The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-23
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a nd NOW HERE 1T APPEARING
~ to the Mayor aud Common Council
OF Jne city Of Evansville, that the follow
ing described territory, contiguous TO said
city, and not plated or laid or into LOTS
a map whereof has been duly made and
verified by affidavit accurately describing
the same by metes and bounds, and which
said territory is described as follows, 90
wit:
Bray's Enlars ement OF the city OF Evans
Vile, aud thence running north 800 feet to
the southeast bank OF the wabash and
Erie Canal: thence nOrtheasterly along
said canal 7S8 feet to the half-EectlOn line,
passing north and south through the ceu-
ire OF Section %, Town south, Range ia
west, in Marlborough County, Iudianas
thence north along said hali-secttOn line
500 feet TO the quarter quarter section COR
section line 834 feet 70 the southeast line OF
Chestnut street Of said city thence south
g5s feet 70 the northeast side OF Tenth
Street ofsaid city thence along said NORTH
east side Of Tenth Street 62l feet 20 the
northwest bank of the canal aforesaids
thence southWesterly along said canal
bank Us feet to the half-seetion line, pass
ing east and west through the centre or
Section % aforesaid, and from thence east
$50 feet along said half-sectlon line 10 the
place OF s.eglnning, ought 70 be annexed
part thereof; and the said Mayor and Com
mon Council OF said city, being DESTROYS
ard made part OF said city for the fol-
lowing reasons, TO wit: First, that said ter
o.
tent surrounded by said city second, that
said territory shares IN the benefits al sew
eTage ana other improve u1entg now made
and necessary 10 be male, and should be
annexed, so as TO shane n tina burdens OF
taxation equally with other property sims
ilaTly situated and now within the cOrpo-
rate limits Of said city and, third, thOt the
Jurisdiction Of said city over said territory
IS necessary 10 enable the Com mon COun-
Gil OF said city 70 open and lay out suitable
streets and alleys, and also 20 provide
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, lSe5, that they viii, on the 18th day OF
December 1859, present to the Board or
Commissioners OF Vancerburgn County q.
petition for the annexation, az a part or
said city, the teTritoTy herein3sIoEe oe-
Bv IL, a. MCGRIVF, Deputy.
City Clerks Ohico, october - 1853.
To joseph p. Elliott, Samuel orr Dewitt
&. Keller William Baker, Thomas ~
GarvIu ri j. Day, and the heirs on Hugh
Ronolds, deceasedf
sRw OTFGE IS HERE By GIVEN. that
NN fhe petition referrei TO On the above
notice was presented 70 the Board or
County Commissioners Of Wanderburgn
County, on the 18th day Of December, 1859,
and that the same was received and cou-
sfdered; and It is ordered by gaid Board,
that the further hearing and cOnsidera-
ton OF said petition be continued until
the 18th Of January 1870, and that notice
be given by the County Auditor, by publl-
cation in the Evansville Daily Journal
that said application is now pending be-
fore said Board, and that it VIII DO heard
and decided on the satd l1th day OF Janu-
airy, 1870. VICTOR BI9CHs
Auditor WandsKhurgh County.
Evansville. Becen1 Der 18th, 1859.