The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-11-09

Notice Of Letting OF Drain Contrsc
for Lowe Drain, at Darwin Green's
Store, Village Of Burton, Township
OF Owosso, on Wednesday, Novem
Der 28th, A o. 1877.
Notice is Hereby Given. that 1. Alonz'
Grimm. County Drain Commissioners Of tn,
County of Shiawassee. State OF Michigan. will
on the 26th day of November. A. d. 1917, a.
Darwin Green's Store, Village OF Burton, in the
Township OF Owosso, In said County of Shia
| wassee. at 80 o'clock In the forenoon OF that
day, proceed TO receive bids for the construction
Of a certain Drain known and designated as
Lowe DR. .ln," located Sn1 established In the
Township OF Middlebury. In said County oil
Shiawassee and described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at q point In the Middlebnry
County Drain 3I.67 chains west and IS links
south OF the east y post of Sec. Il. TIN K
T., Shiawassee County, Michigan. thence y
deRs w On the right OF way OF the Grand Trunl,
chains west and % leo chains south of the east
4 post OF sad Sec. Ii.
Length OF drain on said land Is 30 100 chain.
Thence Q dogs. W on the west n OF f u
OF said Sec.-except r X lands-Wm. s: Ban
S SO dogs. 70 min Z 81 100 chains thence s
degs. 30 min. + 67.iO0 chains, thence " dogs.
80. 100 chains, TO q point 6-lO0 chains
south Of the N E corner of said land.
Length OF drain on said land Is % 80. 100
chains.
Thence S SO degs. z on the N 4 4 of s e n
OF said Sec. a. south ofraiiway linds-Chas. h
Lowe aud wife owners 0 10 l0J chains. thence
S degs. 80 min. Z 2 25-l00 chains, thence II
2 % 100 chains, theGce = II degs. 81 min. Il 10
1 0 chains, TO point 9S 100 chains w OF the N
z corner Of said land. Length Of drain on said
land Is II if-i00 chains.
Thence : II dogs 80 min. e on the a Of
= F. u Of said Sec. 14-Wm. Is. Wallace owner
1903 100 chains. thence East z Is 100 chains TO
the terminus OF said draia at point % links
West and II $4,000 chains North Of the cor
ner OF Sec IA Aforesaid. Lsngth OF drain on
said land Is 10 81 lC0 chains.
Total length OF Lowe drain is 81 Al 100 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR OWE DRAIN.
nus and at all angles Of the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods along the line Of the drain.
Station stakes are numbered consecu-
lively from at the outlet of the drain
to 20 plus Al at the terminus Of the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set
Is links left OF the center line. going upstream
FROM the outlut.
The width of the bottom of the drain
shall be feet.
The slope of the banks shall be one foot
horizontal to each foot Of depth.
The width of the top shall be two times
the depth added to the width OF the bot
tom.
The depth OF the drain shall be 8 80 100 feet
or less, to be taken from the profile or
grade table which are herewith returned
and made part OF the survey records.
Between stations the drain shall be dug
to q true grade, based on the depth at
each grade hub.
All measurements shall be from the tops
Of the grade hubs or bench marks.
All angles not affecting the highway or
In f.nA Af rAptG hall hx. NttHV Ad
an easy curve, beginning and ending not
less than two rods each side of the angle
stake.
The right of way required for the drain
wide, 40 feet being on each side of the
above described route, which shall be the
center line of the drain.
All trees. rocks. brush, stumps,. etc,
far enough from each side Of the center
line so that the full width Of the drain
a good clean BERN OF feet and the spoil
banks shall be in the cleared area.
All work shall be done in a good and
manner and shall be approx
ed by the Drain Commissioner or his rep
before being considered COM
pleted.
Surveyed and leveled August rs. 1915. by
ALONz) GRIFFIN.
County Drain Commissioner of
the County OF Shiawassee.
Said job will be let by sections. The
let first and the remaining sections in
their order up stream, in accordance with
the diagram now on file with the other
papers pertaining to said drain, in the
Of said County Of Shiawassee, to which
may be had by all parties in
terested, and bids will be made and re-
ceived accordingly, reserving the right to
let 1t in one section. Contracts will be
made with the lowest responsible bidder
giving adequate security for the perform
ance of the work, in a sum then and there
to be fixed by me, reserving to myself the
right to reject any and all bids. The date
for the completion Of such contract, and
the terms of payment therefor, shall be
Notice is further hereby given that at
the time and place of said letting, or at
such other time and place thereafter to
which l, the County Drain Commissioner
may adjourn the same, the as
sessments for benefits to the lands COM
prised within the Lowe Drain Special Assess
ment District" and the apportionments
thereof will be announced by me aud will
be subject to review for one day, from
nine o'clock in the forenoon until five
o'clock in the afternoon.
The following is a description of the
several tracts or parcels of land consti-
tuting the Special Assessment District OF
said drain, viz:
The Township OF Middlebury at large and the
described lands in said township:
Section No. 1875 A IN central part on w side
Of w Il OF 3 W q,
Section No. I'm f 10 A OF s + u OF 8 f u;
5 w 2' A OF N e a OF n; 70 OF w u
Of e a.
All in T N, r Ess..
Now therefore, all unknown or non.rcsident
persons. owners and persons interested in
the above described lands, and you Edward
Vince mt supervisor. aud John Haffner high way
Commissioner OF tho Township Of Middlebury.
And You James Dennison, VIM. Wallace Est,
Chas. Lowe and wife, VIM. Bann mister, are hereby
notified that ut the time and place afort said, or
1T such other time and place thereafter to which
said hearing may be adjourned, shall proceed
10 receive bids for the construction of said
Lowe Drain" In the manner herein
before stated, and also that at such
time OF letting, from nine o'clock In the fore.
noon to five o'clock In the afternoon, the
asses ,ment sor benefits, and the lands com.
prised within the Lowe Drain Special |
Assess District"I will be subject to
review, and you, and each ,of you, owners |
md persons interested In the aforesaid lands, |
IRE hereby cited to appear AZ the time and |
place OF said letting rs Aforesaid, and be |
heard with respect to such special assess |
ments and your interests Ia relation thereto. II
you SO desire.
Dated this 2sth day OF October, A. D. 1917.