The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-06-20
NOTICE OF LETTING -
OF DRAIN CONTRACT

Notice is hereby gwen that i.
Charles z. Ashley, County Drain
Commissioner of the County of Van
Buren,, State of Michigan, will. on
the 26th, day of June, A. d. 1919, at
the residence of Albert Chase. in the
Township of Waverly, in said County
of Van Buren, at Ten o'clock in the
forenoon of that day, proceed to re-
ceive bids for the construction of q
certain Drain, known and designated
as elm Flat East( Branch( Drain"
located and established in the Town
ship Of Waverly, in said County Of
Van Buren, and described as follows
to-wit:
Said Elm Flat East Branch Drain
is to be Cleaned Out and the tile ia
be taken out across the Putney farm
in the S. w. Y N E. Y on Sec. 20
Waverly Township. Said Drain is
so rods long, is to be cleaned to an
10 inch bottom.
Said job will be let by sections.
The section at the outlet of said
Drain will be let first. and the re-
naming sections in their order up
stream in accordance with the diagram
now on file with the other papers per-
tanning to said Drain. in the office of
the County Drain Commissioner of
the County of Van Buren,, to which
reference may be had by all parties
interested. and bids will be made and
received accordingly. Contracts will
be made with the lowest responsible
bidder giving adequate security for
the performance of the work, in a
sum then and there to be fixed by me,
reserving to myself the right
ject any and all bids. The date for
the completion of such contract, ard
the terms of payment therefor, shall
and will 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 there
after, to which /, the County Drain
Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn
the same, the assessments for bene-
fits and the lands comprised within
the Elm Flat East Branch Drain
Special Assessment District, and the
apportionments thereof will be an
nounced by me and will 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
constituting the Special Assessment
District of said Drain, viz: T. 2 S.
r. ID w.
S. w. 4 N. E. u Sec. 20. S. w.
4 S. E. u N. E. u, Sec. 20. N.
w. u S. E. a N. E. "a, Sec. 20. S.
u N. E. "A N. E. a Sec. 20. N. q
E. u S. f. u N. E. Il Sec 20.
Now, Therefore, all unknown and
non resident persons, owners and
persons interested in the above des-
cribed lands, and you Mr.. Putney, A.
r. Cleveland, A. E. Chase, John Gault
Supervisor, Art Warner, Highway
Commissioner, Albert Chase and
Robert Taylor, Drain Assessors are
hereby notified that at the time and
place aforesaid, or at such other time
and place thereafter to which said
hearing may be adjourned, | shall
proceed to receive bids for the con-
struction of said elm Flat East
Branch Drain" in the manner herein
before stated; and also, that at such
time of letting from nine o'clock in
the forenoon until five o'clock in the
afternoon the assessment for benefits
and the lands comprised within the
Elm Flat East Branch Drain Special
Assessment Districts will be subject
to review.
And you, and each of you, owners
and persons interested in the afore-
said lands, are hereby cited to appear
at the time and place of such letting
as aforesaid, and be heard with re-
spect to such special assessments and
your interests in relation thereto, If
you so desire.
Dated at Bangor, this 9th, day Of
June, A. ID. 1919.
Charles f. Ashley
County Drain Commissioner Of the
20t2 County of Van Buren,.