The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-07-05

NOTICE OF LETTING OF DRAIN CON-
TRACTS FOR BARNES NO. DRAIN,
AT THE RESIDENCE OF c. b. CHALK
Err. SECTION 10. RUSH TOWNSHIP. ON
TUESDAY. JULY 9TH. A. ID. 1918.
Notice is Hereby Given. That l. Alonzo
Griffin, County Drain Commissioner of the
County of Shiawassee. State of Michigan,
will. on the 9th day of July A. D., 1918, at the
residence of G. j. Chalker, in the Township
o'clock in the forenoon of that day. proceed
TO receive bids for the contraction of a GER
tain Drain known and designated as Barnes
No. Drain" located and established in the
Township OF Rush, in said County of Shia-
wassee. and described as follows. to-wit:
MINUTES OF SURVEY OF THE BARNES
NO. DRAIN
Commencing in the Griffus Creek Drain ut
a point LINKS east OF the west is posl GA the
east aud west a line of Sec 3 rsN RE
Thence S. 2 deg. w. on the west 1-2 of the
east u of the S. w. a of Sec. 8. Charles H.
Barnes and wife owners, PISA chains, thence
S. deg. 20 min. w. 1915 chains to point
l6 links east of the S. w. corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 1898
chains.
Thence S. 2 deg. % min. w. on the north
z of the N. w. "A of Sec. 10. Chandler b.
Chalker and wife owners, 26 links, thence
N. 81 deg. 20 minutes w. 1887 chains. thence
N. 81 deg. 10 min. w. 20 links to a point 80
links south of the N. w. corner of said Sec.
10.
Length of drain on said land is 1885
chains.
Thence NJ 81 deg. 10 min. w. on the N. e.
"a of the N. Z. "A of sec. 8, Robert p. Ross
owner, 1897 chains to point 20 links south
of the north N, Z. l-s post of Sec. T.
N. r. E., which shall be the terminus.
Length of drain on said land is 1897 chains
Total length of Barnes No. Drain is 80
chains or l mile.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR BARNES NO. DRAIN.
Center stakes are se, at the outlet terminus,
anu at oil angles " The dran.
Station STAKES and grade hubs are set every
8 rods along the line OF the drain
Station stakes are numbered consecutively
from at the outlet Of the drain to 40 NJ the
terminus OF the drain.
Station stakes ard grade hubs are set az
follows: station Ia, 3, and are set %
links right; all following stations are set 20
links lett with reerenca u the center line OF
the drain going up stream IRON the outlet
The width OF the bottom of the drain shall
be as follows: feet.
The slope OF the banks shah be one
foot hor zoDta, to each foot Of depth
The width Of the top Shall be TWO times the
depth ADDED 10 the W dan OF The bJttom.
The depth OF the drain snail be 9.iO feet or
less TO be taken from the profile or grade
table which are herewith retul ned and made
part OF the survey records.
Between stations the Drain shall be dug to a
true grade, based GA the depth AT each grade
hub.
All measurements shall be from the tops of
the grade huos or bench marks.
All angles MT aft 'cung the highway or a,
the face OF culve~ts shall be turned on an
al han and. l.Ia
two rods each side oil The angle stake.
The right OF way requ' red for the drain shall
consist OF strip OF lad 30 feet wide. A. feet
being on each side OF The above described
route which SHAH be the center line OF the
drain.
All trees, rocks, brush, stumps. etc shall be
removed from the right OF way far enough from
each side OF the center line so that the full
width OF the drain good clean BERN OF D feet
and the spoil banks shall DE 10 the cleared
area.
All work shall be done In a good and work
manlike manner and shall be approved by the
Drain commissioner or his representative,
Oefore being consiuereu completed.
Surveyed and leveled Aug. and z 1917, by
order OF
ALONZO GRIFFIN.
County Drain Commis sioner OF
Shawassee County.
BRUCE ROBINSON,
surveyor.
Bids will be received for furnishing
l 4S-inch corrugated pipe 20 feet long IA
gage.
l 42-nch corrugated pipe "a feet long, Ia
gage.
Bids will be received for delivering corri-
gated pipes and constructing two head walls
for each pipe.
ton at the outlet of said drain will be let
first, and the remaining sections in their
order up stream, in accordance with the da-
gram now file with the other papers per-
tanning to said Drain in the office of the
County Drain Commissioner of the County
OF Shiawassee, to which reference may be
had by, all parties interested, and bids will
be made and received accordingly, reserving
the right to let it in one section. Contracts
will be made with the lowest responsible bid
der giving adequate security for the perform
be fixed by me, reserving the right to reject
any and all bids. The date for the completion
OF such contract, and the terms of payment
therefor, shall be announced at the time and
place Of letting.
Notice is Further Hereby Given. That at
the time and place of said letting or at such
other time and place thereafter to which /.
the County Drain Commissioner aforesaid,
may adjourn the same, the assessments for
benefits and the lands comprised within the
Barnes No. Drain Special Assessment
District" and the appointments thereof
will be announced by me and will be subject
10 review for one day (from nine o'clock
in the forenoon until FIVE o'clock in the after
noon.)
The following is a description of the several
tracts or parcels of land constituting the spe-
,ial assessment district of said Drain, viz:
The Township of Rush at large and the fol-
owing described lands in said Township.
Section No. as. w. Z A. of w. u of S.
3: a s.. A. of z. u of E. II of s. w. "a
W. n of E: u of s. w. E.. 8 A.: and
Z. E. A. of the remainder Of W. u of s. w.
Section No. As. w. A. of s. E. u of S.
B. a S. E. A. OF w. u of S. E. a.
Section No. 9.--S. Z. rs A. of N. " of NJ
". AN; W. y of N; E; Y; E. 80 A; of
,; Of N W; exc 5. W, 10 A. A., y. % 70 4.
# N: E exc. s; 5 A. also N. w. 2 A. of S.
y of s. +. n OF. N. E. n N. E. a of N. E.
Y w. A. of N. u of S. E. u of N. E. q. |
Section No. 1O.-N. w. a of N. w. u; N. |
:. u Of n. W. Nj y. Y Of s; u Of n. W: q
V of N. w. a strip rods wide from |
outh side and w. . A. and Z. A. of the |
/; N. w. A. of N. E. "a. All in T.
} N. II. East.
Now, therefore. all unknown nonresident |
persons. owners and persons interested in the |
lbove described lands, and you Jessie Bliss. |
and Charles lsham. highway COM |
missioner of the Township of Rush.
And you George II. and Fred Sawyer. VIM. |
}. Wheeler, Charles Barnes and wife, Mrs. |
Ann Newell. Elizabeth Bacon, Otis s. Mead, |
Iohn Dellamaterf Arthur Bliss, George |
Shepard and wife, Mrs. James Wardele, c. b. |
Jhalker and wife, Emma Smith, John p.
splitter and wife, Arthur and Joseph Pimper- /
L.x h., AL hot NJ he t,.aa un1