The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-08-02

| Wouoots AUGUST <otns ~. -. 1910.
Notice is Hereby Given, that l. Alor ~
Grimm, County Drain Commissioner OF Toe
Coui " OF Sbiawassee, Stale OF Michigan. wiz
on the goth cay of August, A. 1918. AZ ths
farm residence OF James c. Coleman, In ia,
Township Of Owosso, In said County OF Sbia.
wassee at 1880 o'clock In the forenoon OF tn Al
day, proceed 10 receive bids for III. recopslruc
ton Ct certain Drain known and designated IA
| McCartney Drain," located an a established In
| the Township OF Owosso. In said County OF
Shiawassee and described as follows. to wit:
MINUTES OF SURVEY OF THE
MCCARTNEY DRAIN.
Commencing in the Matousek Drain at
a point ~ links north and los chains
west Of the center of Sec. 2, Il N II E,
Shiawassee County, Michigan. Thence s
Il deg. w on the following described land :
a part Of 81 1-3 acres described below lying
east or an extension n0rtherly of the east
line or the w ~ of the w a being
about 10 acres more or less. Commencing
at the intersection of the west line of the
railroad with the Il & w "a line, thence
northerly 25-1OO chains along said rail
road, thence westerly 3s 61OO chains to
along said line 25-1OO chains to the w
"A post, thence easterly along the II & w
line 81 90 100 chains to the beginning,
John Spolecnic and wife owners 20 links
to point I'd links west of the Il corner
Of said land.
Length of drain on said land is 20 links
Thence $ p deg. w on the u of the
=,
wife owners, 1903 chains; thence s 2 deg.
30 min: W., 600 chains; thence s 81 deg.
w, 1893 chains to a point 1881 chains
south of the N w corner of said land.
Length OF drain on said land Is 1886
chains.
Thence S 81 deg. w on the w 4 of
the : w u of Sec. ., James Coleman,
owner, 1.13 chains; thence N 3 deg. 80 min.
w, 1854 chains to a point 400 chains
south Of the w n post of Sec. 2.
Length of drain on said land is 1896
chains.
u Of the S Il "a of Sec. 3, Catherine Car
mody and Alice L. Mccartney owners, %
links to point 4.95 chains south and %
links west of the T. u post of Sec 3,
which is the terminus Of that part of the
drain to be deepened.
Length of drain on said land is % links.
Total length of the Mccartney Drain to
be deepened is $3.50 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS
For the Mccartney Drain
Center stakes are set at the outlet term
mus, 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 consecH-
lively from at the outlet of the drain
to 20 plus 80 at the terminus of the drain.
Station stakes and grade hubs are set
as follows: 20 links to the left of the
center line of the DRAIN excepting stake
20 which is 20 links to the right.
The width of the bottom of the drain
shall be as follows 4 feet.
The slope Of the banks shall be 1 foot
horizontal to each foot of depth.
The width Of the top shall be times
the depth added to the width of the bot
tom.
The depth of the drain shall be 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 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 OF
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
wide, 40 feet being an 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
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 i'm a good and
workmanlike manner and shall be ap-
proved by the Drain Commissioner, or his
representative, before being considered
completed.
Surveyed and leveled July 81 and Aug. 1
1917, by order of AlonZo Griffin, County
Drain Commissioner of Shiawassee County
BRUCE ROBINSON,
Surveyor.
Bids will be received for furnishing the steel
necessary for one bridge 10 IT K Is IT. Also
ouivert SO inch 20 IT. according to the
specifications now on file.
Bids will be received for constructing the
cement work necessary for said bridge and
culvert according to the specifications now or
file.
Said job will be let by sections. The sec
ton at the outlet of said drain will be lei
first, and the remaining sections in Their
order up stream, in accordance with the dia
gram file with the other papers per
tanning to said Drain in the office of the
County Drain Commissioner of the Count,
of Shiawassee, to which reference may bs
had by all parties interested. and bids will
be made and received accordingly, reservins
the right to let 1t in one section. Contracts
will be made with the lowest responsible bid
der giving adequate security for the perform
ance of the work. in a sum then and there Il
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 ant
place Of letting.
the time and place of said letting, or al
such other time and place thereafter tC
which l, the County Drain Commissioner
aforesaid, may adjourn the same, the as
d
prised within the Mccartney Drain Specia
. Assessment District" ard the apportionmen'
I thereof will be announced bv me and viii
! 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 Owosse at large and the fol
lowing described lands In said township:
Section No. 2-E y of 8 w a exc. M @. r. r
right OF way; w u OF w u; wv OF
WA.
Section No. Sc n OF e u exc. N:
Church Lot and exc. N WeAi w OFFS
exc N w IS A; s e A OF s e u OF N u;
ESA of s u of s n.
Section No. 10 N K 8 A of E " OF N w u exc
A. A. X. r. right of way and N w corner sold
u OF N w 4 of N e N; N 40 A of W 80 A OF S
OF N and w n OF 4 OF N f 4; u Of