The Owosso times., 1920-11-12
NOTICE OF + LETTING
DRAIN CONTRACTS
THE FAUTH DRAIN
At the Farm Residence of JAMES G. CLINE, on
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER q, 1920.

Notice is Hereby Given, that L, Alor 20
Grimm, County Drain Commissioner OF the
Courty nf Shiawassee, state OF Michigan. will
on the s3d day of November, A. D. 1920, at the
residence OF James @ Kline, sec. IL, In the
Tow ship OF Bennington, in said County OF ~bi'
awassee. at 1000 O'clock 10 the forenoon OF that
day proceed 10 receive bids for the coDstruc-
tlon Of certain Drain known and designated az
"Fauth and Branch DR. H." located and estab,
hshed IN the Township Oh bennington In SAID
County of Sbiawassee.
Petition shows that said drain needs deepen
ing. widening cleaning out and STRENGTHENING,
commencing in the Bear Creek Drain at a
point TO- rs chs N and 8 % chs w of the center OF
Sec lS, T6N RI T., County, OF Shiawassee,
State OF Michigan; from thence running In a
northeasterly course across the OF sec
lS, the N w a Sec H. S w a Sec IL, Il a Sec
II, w a Sec is thence on a south and west
course to a point situated on the S f. Il Sec 20 OF
said Twp of Bennington, Shiawassee County,
Mich. The depth of said drain shall be deter
mined by the Drain Commissioners according to
the survey to re made and shall be two feet
deeper than the or ginal ditch ut line fence be-
tween Jas Broughan and JAS. Shippee, Sec II.
and "A corresp nnding depth across Jas. Brough-
an and highland OF Richard Mahaney.
The following is description Of the several
sections into whi h the drain is divided;
Section No 1. Length 920 rods open drain
beginning at Sta. IA.
Section No. |. Width OF bottom is feet.
Section No. I. Average depth OF cut is feet.
Section No. /. Average width Of top is p
feet
Section No. Length tile port on main dra n,
03 rds " in., 10i rds 10 in. tile.
Section No. Width of bottom fnr tile
" Average dedth of cut is: Full
cut, feet; new cut, feet.
Branch beginning at Sta l52 main drain and
25 rods long and to be 8 In. tile.
All tile to be No. hard glazed tile.
Bids will be received for excavating 92O rods
open drain.
fpr hriA
Bids will be received for cement rk for four
bridges.
Bids will be received for 93 rds ~ in., 10i rds
10 in and 25 rods in. tile; all to be No. hard
glazed tile.
Bids will be received for drawing pei rds tiles
Bids will be received for excavating and lay.
ing 22l rods ttle
Bids will be received for one head wall.
deposit of s5Oo.00 will be required of bidders
for open drain 'steel for bridges ana cement
work
Specifications will be furnished for excavat-
ing, cement work and steel for bridge at time
of letting.
Total Length of tile and open work is ll41 rods.
Minutes of survey of center line and spec
ications for cleaning out, deepening, WIDEN
ing and strengthening the Fauth drain, and
deepening. Strengthening and tiling what is
known as the Fauth Drain Extension. Also
adding branch thereto the whole to be
known henceforth as the Fauth drain:
Commencing in channel of Bear Creek
drain for outlet. at a point 1895 Chs north
Bennington township. Shiawassee county,
Mich. From thence S 40 degrees Is minutes
Z on the following described land the u
mencing at the S. Z. Cor. of w u NE
said Sec 1S; thence w 1876 rods: N AZ 2-3
rods e 1876 rods; AZ 2-S rods to beginning.
L. A he. NJ AaUr
20 minutes E 1855 Chs N 81 degrees 40
utes f 1s.4s Chs; s So degrees so minutes
and IL at 4.O4 Chs N. of y post.
Length of drain said land 4S Chs
S 50 degrees so minutes E on s
1.35 Chs; S 75 degrees 45 minutes S;65
Chs; S. a. degrees 20 minutes h 1.56 Chs
and cross E and W q line Sec. II at 1910
Length of drain on said land 11.56 Chs:
s,d a 20 ohn on
Chs; Sc degrees 20 minutes f 3.S7 Chs. to
W Is line said Sec. II at $40 Chs. S of E
Length of drain on said land 1O.44 Chs.
Thence 81 degrees f on Y SW Sec
II. owner. 7. p. Whalen. 1923 Chs; N Al
10 minutes Chs sS " Sna
z line Sec IL at 5.1S Chs south of f and
w a line.
Length OF drain on saiu lanu ZO.0b CnS.
Continuing S 50 degrees 45 minutes +
w u Sc a G. j. and J. Shippie. owners.
314 Chs; N 36 degrees 10 minutes + $50
Chs N al degrees 40 minutes 1.50 Chs
and cross E and w z line Sec. II at sos
Chs Of center of Sec Continuing al
degrees 40 minutes T. on Sw Il NE 4 Sec.
IL, Neil Carmody, owner, 1.66 Chs; N "a
degrees 10 minutes T. $50 Chs S SO degrees
40 minutes + sos Chs; 35 degrees 40
minutes 2l lks and cross + and w Il line
at "a lks west of r l-S line said Sec H..
Length of drain on said land 1915 Chs.
S 35 degrees 40 minutes on
W Y Sc 4, C. J. and J. Shippie. owners,
33 llSs S of + and w u line.
Total length of drain on said land 11.55
Chs Continuing S 35 degrees 40 minutes
On T. g S. f.. Il said Sec. H. owner. Jas.
Broughan, 46 ks S Sc degrees s.4s Chs
5 SS degrees 90 minutes Il 7.25 Chs; 5s
degrees 20 minutes r 1.59 Chs S d2 degrees
IS minutes f S.16 Chs; 81 degrees 20
minutes Il 80 lks and cross between Secs.
land 16 at AIS Chs south of u post.
Length of drain said land 2l4 Chs.
Continuing S 81 degrees 20 minutes on
w u S. w. u Sec 16. Richard Mahaney,
owner. LIS Chs; s 80 degrees 40 minutes =
1915 Chs; s 23 degrees 10 minutes II TO
rhe 6 2i degrees Is minutes l2.l4 Chs
$ % degrees 35 minutes f 7.s6 Chs; S ~
degrees AZ minutes ~ ks and cross be-
tween Secs .1s and 2l at 100 Chs west of