The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-06-28
MINUTES OF SURVEY OF THE SAWYER
DRAIN

Commencing at point 2.34 chains south
and 35 links east of the N. "A post Of Sec.
IL. Il. N. r. E., Shiawassee County, Mich
igan. Thence S. 70 deg. 10 min. w. on the
Epton owner, 81 links to point $50 chains
south of the N. "A post of Sec. IL.
Length of drain on said land is 81 links.
Thence s. 70 deg. 10 min. w. the N. +.
Barnes owner. 81 links, thence S. 56 deg. w.
5.43 chains, thence S. 81 deg. 35 min. w.
1928 chains. thence S. 81 deg. 20 min. w.
7.94 chains to a point 11.4S chains south OF
the N w. corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 21.00 chains.
Thence S. 81 deg. 20 min. w. on the N. w.
Il of NV a OF said sec. II, VIM. Epton owner
1894 chains. thence N. SO deg. w. rs links
to a point 1865 chains south of the N. w.
corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 1870
chains.
Thence N. SO deg. w. on the N E. u of Sec.
10, Arthur Pimpernell owner, 81 links thence
N. 81 deg. 20 min. w. 1889 chains, thence
s. 4S deg. Is min. w. $50 chains. thence
S. "A deg. so min. w. 4.07 chains, thence S. 38
deg. w. 2.36 chains. thence S. "a deg. 35
min. w. 9.53 chains, thence S. 38 deg. 10
min. w. sos chains. thence s. 81 deg. 40
east of the S. w. corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 47.28
chains
Thence s. So deg. 20 min. w. on the N
u of the s. E. "a of Sec. 10, Rose Hughes.
Lloyd Hughes and Blanche Hughes. owners.
5.52 chains to point 1887 chains south OF the
N. w. corner OF said land.
Length of drain on said land is 5.52 chains.
Thence S. 40 deg. 80 min w. on the S. W..
Il of Sec 10, Henry Seelhof and wife own
2.l7 chains. thence S. al deg. 15 min. w,
20.13 chains. thence S. s deg. 10 min. w.
1893 chains, thence S. deg. 20 min. w. 9.75
chains to a point 21.70 chains east of the
S. w. corner of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 1890
chains.
Thence S. deg. 20 min. w. on the N. u
of the N w. "a of Sec. Is, James b. Hurst
and wife owners, % links to the terminus OF
said drain at point 20 links south and 21.70
chains east of the corner common to Secs. o,
10. Is and 16 T. N. r. 2 E.
Length of drain on said land is 20 links
Total length of Sawyer Drain is 1865
chains.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SAWYER DRAIN.
Center stakes are set ut the outlet termi-
nus and at all angles or the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods along the line of the drain.
Station stakes are numbered consecu
lively as follows: From at the outlet of the
drain to So plus Is at the terminus OF the drain
Station stakes and grade hubs are set 20
links to the right OF the center lie from
-; 20 links right from Sta. 20 to Sta. a.; 20
links left from sta. AZ to terminus.
The width OF the bottom OF the drain shall
be as follows: feet from the outlet to Sta
81 plus ia feet from Sta. % plus7 IL Sta AZ plus
l3i; feet from Sta. 43 plus 1875 TO the terminus
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 63 feet
or less, to be taken from the profile or
grade table which are herewith returned
and made q part Of the survey records.
Between stations the drain shall be dug
to a 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
at the face Of culverts shall be turned on
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
shall consist of strip Of land 80 feet
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.,
shall be removed from the right Of way
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
workmanlike manner and shall be APPROX
ed by the Drain Commissioner or his rep
resentative before being considered COM
pleted.
Surveyed and leveled July II, 70, IS 1917. by
order OF