Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-08-19
NOTICE OF MEETING

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filed with f. II. Laycock, County
Drain Commissioners of the County Of
Gratiot. for the locating, establish
ing, extending and thing certain
Drain. which said drain was de-
scribed in said application as follows,
to-wit:
Commencing in the channel of Pine
River on Block 36, Original Plat,
City of Alma about sixteen rods east
of South State Street, thence in a
Northwesterly course across the Mill
race and the Ann Arbor railroad.
about twenty-five rods TO a point
where the open drain known locally
as Kress Greek, parallels the Ann Ar
Dor railroad, Thence following the
line OF said Kress Greek as nearly as
practicable across the Pere Mar
quette railroad and South State
street. crossing blocks and 4 of
Elyton Addition to the City of Alma,
and crossing West Superior Street
at point about thirty rods east of
the North West Corner of Section 3,
City of Alma.
Thence following the course of the
aforesaid creek i'm northwesterly
direction across Jas. G.. Kress Add
ton to the City of Alma, crossing
Wright avenue at point about
Twenty-Five rods north of West Su-
perior street, Thence continuing
northwesterly and crossing the South
l-S line of Section 33, City Of Alma,
at point about thirty-five rods west
of Wright avenue.
Thence north across. Udelle Addi-
ton TO the City of Alma, following
the line of Garfield street, crossing
the Quarter line to Section 80, City
of Alma, at about thirty-five rods
west of Wright avenue.
Thence following the general
course of the creek across the SEA
of NE1a. Section 33, City Of Alma, to
point about sixteen rods south of
the center of the northeast quarter of
the aforesaid Section 80.
Thence following the low land gen
orally in a northwest direction more
or less parallel to the Ann Arbor
Railroad for one hundred sixty rods
Thence South and West crossing the
Ann Arbor Railroad at the point
where said railroad crosses the quar-
ter line of Section %. Pine River
Twp, and continuing across the SEA
Of the SWl4 crossing the South line
of Section % about forty rods west
Of the Quarter line. Thence contn-
uing west and southwest and end on
the NWi4 Of the NWA, Section 33,
Pine River Twp, about forty rods
East and twenty rods south Of the
Northwest corner Of Section.
Branch No. i
Branch commencing in the channel
OF the Main drain at a point about
thirty rods South and Twenty
rods West on intersection Of Wright
Ave. with the South Is line section
30 Of City Of Alma.
Thence west across the right OF
way Of the Ann Arbor and Pere Mar
Quette railroads and continuing West
! twenty rods more or less and end.
/ Branch No. ,
Branch commencing in the channel
of the Main Drain at a point about
sixteen rods North and thirty-five
rods West Of the East Quarter post
section 33, City Of Alma, thence in
a Northeasterly direction about forty
five rods crossing Wright avenue
about thirty-three rods north of the
aforesaid quarter post and end.
Branch No. 3
Branch commencing in the chan
mel Of the Main Drain at point
about twelve rods North of the center
of the NEh of Section 80. City OF
Alma, thence West and Southwest
following the low lands and crossing
the Ann Arbor Railroad about twelve
rods north of north Is line of Sec
\ g
uing south and west crossing the
quarter line at point about seventy
rods north of the center of the afore-
said section 33, thence continuing
west eighty rods more or less and
end
That said Drain will traverse the
City of Alma and the township OF
Pine River in said County.
Therefore notice is hereby given
that in accordance with the statute
in such case made and provided, q
joint meeting of the Township Board
Of the Township of Pine River and
the City Commission of the City OF
Alma will be held on the LIST day OF
September, A. ID. 1920, at the Cham.
bers of the City Commission. in the
City Of Alma, in said County of Ora
tiot. at o'clock in the afternoon OF
said day for the purpose of de
termining the necessity Of said drair
and whether the said proposed
drain is necessary and conducive t
the public health, convenience anC
welfare. At said meeting any and al
persons owning lands liable to assess
ment for benefits or whose land.
shall be crossed by said Drain may
appear for or against said proceedings
and may be heard in relation thereto
Dated this 18th day of August
1920.
Jessie Woford, City Clerk of tn,
City of Alma.
Leroy b. Leonard, Township Clerl
of the Township of Pine River
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