The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-01
Annexation Notice.

a ND NOW HERE H APPEAkGES
- to the Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Evansville, that the follow
ing described territory, contiguous to said
CITY. and not plated or laid Off INTO lots
map where of has been duly made and
verified by affidavit accurately describing
the same by meteS and bounds, and which
said territory is described as follows, to
Commencing at the southwest corner of
Bray's Eniargemen 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 7S3 feet to the half-section line,
passing north and south through the en-
tire of Section %, To 4n south, Range 10
west, In Vanderburgh County, India ma;
thence north along said hali-section line
500 feet TO 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
958 feet to the northeast side OF Tenth
Street of said city thence along said north
east side of Tenth Street S2I feet TO the
north west bank of the canal aforesaid;
thence south westerly along said canal
bank I75 feet to the Intersection line pass
ing east and west through The centre of
Section 20 aforesaid, and from thence east
$50 feet along said half-section line to the
place of beginning, ought to be annexed
10 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 wit: First, that said ter
ritOry IS contiguous to, and to a large ex-
tent surrounded by, said city; second, that
said territory shares in the benefits of sew
erage and other improvements now made,
and necessary to be made, and should be
annexed, SO as to SbEle in tho burdens of
taxation equally with other property SIM
ilaIly 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 Com mon Coun-
ell OF said city to open-and lay out suitable
streets and alleys, and also to 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
men Is of an Act of the General Assembly
of the State of Indiana, approved March
9th, 1865 that they Will, on the 18th day of
December 1869, present to the Board OF
petition for the annexation, as a part of
said city, the territory hereinbefOre de-
scribed. A. III. MCGRIFF, Clerk,
By e. a. MCGRIFF. Deputy.
City Clerks Office, October q, 1859.
To Joseph P. Elliott, Samuel Orr, Dewitt
q. Keller, William Baker, Thomas r.
Garvin, b. j. Day, and the heirs of Hugh
Ronolds, deceased:
AT Office IS HEREBY GIVEN. that
~ the petition referred to in the above
notice was presented to the Board of
County Commissioners of Vanderburgh
County, on the 18th day OF December, 1853, |
and that the same was received and con-
sidered; and it is ordered by said 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 pubIf- /
that said application is now pending be- |
fore said Board, and that IL will be heard |
and decided on the said 18th day of Janu- |
airy, 1870. VICTOR BISCH,
Auditor Marlborough County.
Evansville, December 18th, 1869.
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