The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-19
MINUTES OF SURVEY OF BRANCH NO. $
OF THE SCOFIELD DRAIN

commencing in the Scofeld Drain at a point
goo chains north and 5.l0 chains west Of the
81 r. corner cner OF Sec II. N R. E. shia-
z. on the S. E. a of the S. E. Y of said Sec.
IL, Edgar f. Smith and wife owners "a
chains. thence N. 20 deg. 25 min. E. 4.07
5. E. corner of said land.
Length OF drain on said land is $50 chains
=. Thence NJ Is deg. 70 min. E. on the N. h Of
the s. " of the S. w. Il of Sec IL, jay ).
Crane and wife owners. 1.27 chains to the ter.
minus of the drain at a point lo45 chains
north Of the s. w. corner of Sec. IL.
Length OF drain on said land is 1877 chains
Total length of Branch No. of the Scofieid
Drain is 6.57 chains.
SPECIFICATIONS for the Constr .,
Branch No. of the Scofeld Drain
" Center stakes are set as follows: At
the terminus. outlet and all angles of the
drain.
(2) Station stakes and grade hubs are set
every rods along the line of the drain.
tS) station stakes are numbered consecu-
lively as follows: From at the outlet of
the drain to b plus 81 at the terminus.
(4) 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
t5) All dimensions are to be measured
from the top of the grade hub at each station
stake.
(6) The drain shall be constructed of tile
as follows: inch
Cd The depth of the drain shall be 5.6I
feet less. to be taken from the profile or
grade table. which are herewith returned and
made part of the survey records.
80 Between stations the bottom shall be dug
to true grade. based on the depth at each
grade hub.
(9) The bottom shall be dug TO the shane
and size of the tile to be placed therein.
tlO) All tile shall be so 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 a firm earth foundation
Q1) All tile shall have good and true joint
with the preceding tile and no open joints or
cracks shall be allowed.
(12) Should quick sand or other material
giving poor foundation, having a ten
dency to run in at the joints, be encountered,
the Drain Commissioner or his representative
shall be followed
(f3) No tile shall be covered until inspected
by the County Drain Commissioner or his
(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-
naming 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
sible: 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 each side of the above
described route. which shall be the center line
Of the drain.
O7) All work shall be done in good and
manner and shall be approved by
the County Drain Commissioner his rep
resentative before being considered complete.
1S) Surveyed and leveled Aug. II, lsfT:
by order of ALONZO GRIFFIN, Drain
Commissioner of Shiawassee County.
BRUCE ROBINSON, Surveyor.
Bids will be received for furnishing and
the following Drain Tile to-wit:
157 rods ID inch No I drain tile 1913 rods
10 inch No. drain tile; "a rods s inch No.
drain tile; LOG 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.
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
office of the County Drain Commissioner
IF said County Of Shiawassee, to which
may be had by all parties In
.eived accordingly, reserving the right to
let IL In one section. Contracts will be
made with the lowest responsible bidder
giving adequate security for the perform
o be fixed by me, reserving to myself the
light to reject any and all bids. The date
or the completion Of such contract, and
announced at the time and place Of let
ing.
Notice is further hereby given that at
such other time and place thereafter to
which l, the County Drain Commissioner
may adjourn the same, the as
for benefits to the lands COM
t,0x q
,ssment District" and the spportonments
hereof will be announced by me aud will
,e subject to review for one day, from
line O'Clock in the forenoon until five
o'clock in the afternoon.
The following is a description Of the
everal tracts or parcels Of land consti-
uting the Special Assessment District Of
The Township of Fairfield at large and the
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Now. therefore. all unknown or non.resident
ersons, owners and persons interested In the
bove described lands, and you. .i
Chas. H. Carroll. supervisor and Truman p.
Iitchell. highway commissioner of the Town
hip of Fairfield.
And you Mrs. r. p. Goodrich, Chas. II.
arroll, j. +. Younger and wife, Edgar +.
NTH and wife, Wright Sawyer, John Sawyer.
rank Sawyer, Geo. l.. Pearce. Frances w. La
lear and wife, Gilbert Sawyer. Adella Waters,
ay Crane and wife, Mrs. s. Bibson, Mrs. G..
. Loynes. Lewis Loynes. r. Fl. Williams.
re hereby notified that at the time and place
fore said, or at such other time and place there
fter to which said hearing may be adjourned,
hall proceed to receive bids for the construc-
ION of said "ScoHeld Drain" In the manner
ereinb before stated. and also that at such
line OF letting from nine o'clock in the fore
DON to five o'clock In the afternoon. the
sses ment sor benefits, and the lands COM
rised within the "Scoheld Drain Special
assessment District" will be subject to
evew, and you. and each ,of you owners
nd persons interested In the aforesaid lands,
re hereby cited to appear NJ the time aud
lace OF said letting as aforesaid, and be