Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-06-21

AN, PERsONs INTEREsTED.

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED.
VOU are hereby notified that at the regular June
i session. in the year 1883, ofthe Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners OF Henry county, Ohio, to-w1t:
On the 5th day Of June, A. D., 1885, there was pre-.
sented to said Board Of commissioners petition
for the incorporation and organization Of the village
of Florida, In said County and State, signed by
more than thirty Of electors residing within the pro-
posed corporate limits thereof, accompanied by an
accurate map of the territory therein embraced, the
substance or which said petit tiOn is that said pet
TONERS are electors and inhabitants, residing within
the territory laid of into village lots, known as and
commonly called the Village Of Florida, q plat OF
which terrirory has been acknowledged and record
ed as is proFided with respects to deeds and the
territory adjacent thereto, which is embraced With
in the proposed corporation as hereinafter set
forth, and which Is particularly and accurately de-
The plat consists Of the east part, northwest frsc.
tional Il and the northeast fractional Of section
eight (S) town four (4), north range six 6l east,
Henry county, Ohio, and IL more particularly de-
scribed and bounded as follows
Commencing at a stake at the north west corner,
east part, northwest fractional quarter OF section
eight, (S), town fonr; north range east being 70
the center OF the Florida and Okolona road, and
running thence south along the line between east
half and west half Of said northwest fractional
section eight 8 aforesaid to the north bank Of the
Maumee river, distance Of 1928 chains, thence
along northerly bank of said Maumee river as fol-
lows: .
North 60 degrees, east 500 chains, thence north
70 deg east so chains, thence north u deg, east
h.iU
thence north 70 deg east II chsins, thence north
65 deg east IS 90 chains, thence north 81 deg eas
90 chains, thence north 81 deg, east 100 chain
total distance of 81 90 chsins to the east line oil
said eeeton eight S) afnresaid, thence north along
said section line between sections eight and nine
of FlatroCk township, dstane Of III chains 70
| the east corner Of section eight (8) aforesid
thence west along the north line of said section
eight (S) distance of ST. IS chains tothe place OF
beginning the area contained in the interior pla,
| Is i39 acres, more or less.
| That the supposed number Of inhabitants so re.
siding within said described territory two hundred
and eighty that IL would be for the convenience and
welfare OF the inhabi ants so residing within and
come incorporated and to obtain the organization Of
snd tsrritOy as an incorporated village by and I'M
der the proposed name of the Incorporated Village
Of Fiori da and that Jose5h We ible has been dul
selected and is fully authorized and empowered te
act as agent for said petitioners In the premises
and said petitioners pray therein that said above de
scribed territory and the inhabitants thereof may be
Incorporated and become organized as village by
and under the name of the Incorporated Village OF
| FLORIDA, in accordance with the terms and provis
ions of the Statutes of the State Of Ohio relatn
/ the creation and organization of municipal c0rpor
| ations and that all necessary proceedings ana or
| ders for that purpose may be had and made by ant
/ before said Board of Commissioners upon said pc
titiou. 49,
i Anoust, at 10 o'clock. a. m 1858, at the Count,
| Commissioners Office, In the Court House, at Ma
p0leo"' ns'''' eV JOSEPH wEIBLE,
| 4sas Agent for Petitioners
| FLORIDA o. June 18th 1888.