Notice Of Letting Of Drain Contract

Notice is Hereby Given, That I, Daniel W. Barry, County Drain Commissioner of the County of Washtenaw, State of Michigan, will, on the 27th day of June A. D. 1899, at the lower end of the Drain in the township of Augusta, in said County of Washtenaw at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, proceed to receive bids for the cleaning out of a certain Drain known and designated as " Polzen Drain, located and established in the Township of Augusta in said County of Washtenaw and described as follows, to wit: Commencing in the Big Marsh Drain, 120 4-5 rods south of the northeast, corner of the west half of the northeast quarter Section 24 of the township of Augusta. Running thence north 55 west 30 fl rods, thence north 19' west 55 rods, thence north 58 1/2 west 3 19-20 rods, thence northeast 5 1/2 west 12 6-25 rods, thence 9 north 81 west 24 9-25 rods, thence north 28 west 31 1/4 25 rods, thence 44 1/2 west 29 4-25 rods, thence west 35 6-25, thence north 12 1/2 west 40 16-25 rods, and there terminating 4 rods east of the northwest corner, of the south 1/2 of the southeast  quarter, of southwest quarter Section 24 of the Township of Augusta. Said job will be let by sections. The section at the outlet of the drain will be let first, and the remaining sections in their order up stream, in accordance with the diagram now on file with the other papers pertaining to said drain, in the office of the County Drain Commissioner of the said County of Washtenaw, 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 to reject any and all bids. The date for the completion of such contract, and 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 therefore after to which I, the Drain Commissioner aforesaid, may adjourn the same, the assessments for benefits and the lands comprised  within the "Polzen Road Drain Special Assessment District," and the apportionments thereof will be awarded 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 District of said Drain, viz: West half of northeast quarter Section 25, east 17 acres of north 53 acres of northwest quarter Section 25, west 36 acres of north 53 of northwest quarter Section 25, south half of southeast quarter of southwest quarter Section 24, north half of southeast quarter of southwest quarter Section 24. West half of southwest quarter Section 24, south 27 acres north half of northwest quarter Section 25.

All in the Township of Augusta; also the Township of Augusta at large.

Now, Therefore, all unknown and non-resident persons, owners and persons interested in the above described lands, and you Frank Poltin, C. Woezochowsky, Chas. Cox, Wilber Sherman, Fred Chester, Jos. Palzen, Chas. Freber, 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, I shall proceed to receive bids for the cleaning out said "Polzen Drain," in the manner hereinbefore 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 Polzen drain special assessment districts will be subject to review.

And You and Each of You, owners and persons interested in the aforesaid lands are hereby cited to appear at the time and place of such letting as aforesaid, and be heard with respect to such special assessments and your interests in L relation thereto, if you so desire.

Dated this 13th day of June, A. D. 1899.

DANIEL W. BARRY, County Drain Commissioner of the County of Washtenaw.