The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-28
Annexation Notice..


a ND NOW HERE II AFEsEARENS q
II to the Mayor and Common Council
OF the City of Evansville, that the follow
ing describ bed territory, contiguous to said
ctfV and not plated or laid mr. INTO I[fS
map whereof has been duly made and
verified by AFFIDAVIT accurately describing
the same by Inetes and bounds, and which
said territory Is described as follows, TO
wit:
Commencing at the south west corner OF
Bray's Enlargement OF the city OF Evans
vile, and thence running north 1863 feet To
the southeast bank of the Wabash and
Erie Canal: thence northeasterly along
said canal 7SS feet TO the balf-sectfOn line,
passing north and south through the CEN
tire of section 70, Town south, Range 10
west, IN VanderoGrgh Comfy, Indiana :
thence north along said half-section line
500 feet 10 the quarter quarter section cor
ner; thence west on the quarter quarter
section line S34 feet TO the southeast line OF
Chestnut Street of said city; thence south-
westerly along the side OF Chestnut street
956 feet to the northeast side OF Tenth
east side OF Tenth Street SCI feet TO the
northwest bank of the canal aforesaid /:
bank LIS feet to the hsIf-sectiou line, pass-
ing east and west through the centre OF
Section y azores aid and from thence east
669 feet along said half-section line to the
place of beginning, ought 10 be annexed
TO the said city of Evansville and made a
part thereof; and the said Mayor and COM
mon council OF said city, being DESTROYS
that said territory should be annexed to
and made part of said city, for the fol.
lowing reasons, to wits First that said ter
ritory Is contiguous TO, Snd to a large ex-
tent surrounded by, said city second, that
said territory FthareS in the benefits of sew
erage and other Improvements now made
and necessary to be made, and should be
annexed, SO as to shane in tho burdens Of
taxa ion equally with other property sim.
naIly situated and now within the corpo-
rate limits of said city; and, third. that the
jurisdiction of said city over said territory
Is necessary TO enable the Common Coun-
Gil OF said city to open and lay ont suitable
streets and alleys, and also to D. Divide
necessary and proper drainage for said
territory. 1t Is therefore ordered that the
Mayor and Common Council OF said city
give due notice, according to the require
ments of an Act of the General Assembly
of the State Of Indiana, approved March
9th, 1865, that they Will, On the 18th day of
Commissioners OF Vanderblrgh County a
petition for the annexation, as part of
said city, the territory hereinbef0re de-
soribed. A. NJ. MCGRIFF, Clerk,
By K. A. MCGRIFF. Deputy
City Clerks ONCE, October o, 1858.
To Joseph P. Elliott, Samuel Orr, Dewitt
9. Keller, William Baker, Thomas f.
GarV1nY b. J. Lay, and the heirs Of hugh
Ronolds, deceased:
~ Office Is MERELY GIVEN. that
4% the petition referred to in the above
notice was presented to the Board OF
County Commissioners OF Nanderburgh
County, on the I3th day of Deem Der, 1869
and that the same was received and con-
sidered; and 1t is ordered by said Board,
that the further hearing and constdera@
ton of said petition be continued until
the 18TH Of January, 1870, and that notice
be given by the County Auditor, by publ
cation in the Evansville Daily Journal
that said application is now pending be-
fore said Board, and that IL viii be heard
and decided on the said 18th day OF Janu-
Auditor Vandelburgh County.
Evansville, December 18th 1869
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