The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-26
MINUTES OF SURVEY OF BRANCH No !,
OF THE SCOFIELD DRAIN

wassee County, Michigan. Thence s. "a deg.
IL. Edgar E. Smith and wife owners I %
chains. thence N 10 deg. % min. III 407
chains to point 1898 chains north of the
3. E. corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land il K 40 chain.
Thence N. 70 deg. 20 mn f. on the N II Of
the 5. y OF the s. w. q of Sec. IL. Jay 5.
minus of the drain at a point AZ chains
north of the S. w. corner of Sec l2
Length of drain on said land is l.27 chains.
Total length Of Branch No. of the Scofieid
Drain is 6.57 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS for the Construction oe
Branch No. of the Scofeld Drain
% Center stakes are set as follows At
the terminus, outlet and all angles of the
(2) Station stakes and grade hubs are sat
every rods along the line of the drain.
t5) station stakes are numbered consecu-
t,vely as follows From at the outlet Of
the drain TO plus 81 at the terminus
(D Station stakes and grade hubs are set
as follows with reference to the center line
OF the drain: 10 links to the left. going up
stream from the outlet.
(5) All dimensions to be measured
from the top of the grade hub at each station
stake.
90 The drain shall be constructed of tile
as follows: inch.
90 The depth of the drain shall be SCI
feet or less, to be taken from the profile or
grade table, which herewith returned and
made a part of the survey records.
90 Between stations the bottom shall be dug
to true grade. based on the depth at each
grade hub.
90 The bottom shall be dug to the shape
and size of the tile to be placed therein
(10) All tile shall be laid as to rest on
/ the bottom of the excavation their full length
and any rock or stone in the bottom of the
trench shall be removed so as to leave the bot
tom of the tile on firm earth foundation.
(ll) All tile shall have good and true Joint
with the preceding tile and no open joints or
cracks shall be allowed.
(l2) Should quick sand. or other material
giving poor foundation or having ten
dency to run in at the joints, be encountered
the Drain Commissioner his representative
shall be notified and their special directions
(13) No tile shall be covered until inspected
by the County Drain Commissioner or his
/ representative.
(14) When covering tile enough fine earth.
free from stone rubbish. shall be care
fully tamped around the tile to bring the earth
level with the top of the tile, when the next
foot of fine earth shall be carefully placed in
the trench and tamped, after which the re-
manning excavated earth may be scraped and
tamped carefully in place. but no stone or
rocks shall be put back in the trench.
(15) All angles shall be turned on an easy
curve beginning and ending not less than two
rods each sid, of the angle stake where pos
sbe: otherwise. special angles or bends shall
be furnished
(l6) The right of way for said drain shall
consist of strip of land eighty feet wide
forty feet being on each side of the above
described route, which shall be the center line
of the drain.
% All work shall be done in n good and
workmanike manner and shall be approved by
the County Drain Commissioner or his rep
resentatve before being considered complete.
Qs) Surveyed and leveed Aug. IL. 1917.
by order of ALONZO GRIFFIN. Drain
Commissioner of Shiawassee County.
BRUCE ROBINSON, Surveyor
delivering the following Drain Tile to-wit:
1877 rods ID inch No. drain tile 1913 rods
~ inch NO. l drain tile; "a rods inch No.
drain tile; 1O6 rods inch No. drain tile
~ rods inch No. / drain tile.
Bids will be received for constructing one
cement retaining wall and one or more cement
catch basins. ssy3U
Said job will be let by sections. The
section at the outlet Of said drain will be
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
reference may be had by all parties in
terested, and bids wi! be made and re-
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 rejectsany and all bids. The date
Sc ee 81 of Hsn and
announced at the time and place of let
ting.
Notice is further hereby given that at
such other time and place thereafter to
which I, the County Drain Commissioner
the sane the
prlsed within the "Scofield Drain Special ASS
essment District" and the apportonments
be subject to review for one day, from
nine o'clock in the forenoon until five
o'clock in the afternoon.
Thn foil ytVer ts, It'll
several tracts or parcels Of land consti-
tuting the Special Assessment District Of
The Township of Fairfield at large and the
following described lands in said Township:
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Now. therefore. ell unknown or nonresident
persons owners and persons interested In the
above described lands, and you,
Chas. H. Carroll supervisor and Truman p.
Mitchell. highway commissioner of the Town
ship of Fairfield.
And you Mrs. r. p. Goodrich, Chas H.
Carroll. J. F. Younger and wife. Edgar e.
Smith and wife. Wright Sawyer, John Sawyer.
Frank Sawyer. Geo. L. Pearce. Frances w. La
Clear and wife, Gilbert Sawyer, Adella Waters,
Jay Crane and wife. Mrs. s. Bibson, Mrs. C..
b. Loynes, Lewis Loynes, X. H. Williams.
Are hereby notified that at the time and place
atort said, or At such other time and plaSe there
after to which said hearine may be adjourned,
shall proceed to receive bids for the coustruc
ton of said "Sconeld Drain" In the manner
hereinbefore stated, and also that at such
time OF letting, from nine o'clock In the fore
noon to five o'clock In the aftern ron. the
assessment :or berehts, and the lands COM
prised within the "Scofield Drain Special
Assessment District" will be subject to
review. and you. and each ,of you, owners
and persons interestei In the aforesaid lands,
are hereby cited to appear at the time and
place OF said letting as Aforesaid, and be
heard with respect TO such special assess
ments and your interests In relation thereto. IL