The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-12-22
Notice Of Filing Peti-
ton for Rock Roads.

Notice Is hereby given that on Dec. I,
laO5, There was fled in the office Of the
Auditor oi babo4s county, indiana, q
petition addressed u the Board Of Com,
missi0ners ID said county, praying thai
certain highways ln Columbia township.
said county, shall be graiei. draineo
and paved with rock hich petition So
died Is in words and figures a. follows.
Petition To the Honorable Board on
Comfy Commissioners, of Dubois COun-
ty. Indiana
We the undersigned. resident free
hold voters of Columbia township, Du-
oois county, Indiana, respectfully pet.-
ton your honorable board 10 call an cleo
ton in said Columbia township. in said
county and state therein 70 be decided
for the building OF free gravel or rock
roads, as provided for in the Acts O..
1901, page 449, Ind. and Burns Rev.
Stats. 1871, section 6S9l, and as provid
Ell for by the act- OF the Legislature OF
1905 lIndl ,, section 81, page 800, and
sections etc. upon, over and along the
following highways, in said Columbia
Township, said county and state. Saio
gravel or rock roads to be paid for in
forty semi annual payments, as provid-
ed for in said law, and said highways,
to be go improved, are described as fol.
lows
ROUTE No. known az the Jasper
French Lick Road, beginning AZ the line
dividing the counties / Dubois and Or
ange, rnnning thence southwest, through
sections thirteen, twenty-three and TWEEN
ty-two 10 Il north west corner Of sec
ton twenty seven, township one north
range thr,e West, there 10 terminate
Said described highway following TIA,
meanderirgs of said Jasper and French
Lick Road from the point OF beginning
ID the point Of termination. Total dis
lance OF said proposed road about three
miles. We recommend that said road
be improved by grading draining and
bv placing thereon crushed, macada-
mized limestone rock TO the width OF
nine feet and to the depth OF nine inches
or by placing thereon gravel TO the width
Of nine feet and to the depth OF nine
inches, and by placing on top thereof
not less than two inches Of fine, crushed
screenings or fine gravel
ROUTE No. Il-knoxn az the Els
worth and MON Valley road. BEGINNING
at point in the center OF said Jasper
and French Lick Road, at the center OF
section line. running Nor,h and south
dividing section twenty-three on the
East from section twenty-five Oh the
West in township one North, range
three West, running thence a little east
of South about one mile, passing through
a part Of sections twenty three and
twentv-siX in township one north range
three West. Total length OF said pro-
posed roai TO be improved about ont
mile. We recommend that said road BE-
improved by grading, draining. and by
placing thereon crushed limestone to the
width nine feet and to the der IN of
nine inches and by placing on top there
of fine, crushed screenings % the depth
of two inches or file gravel 10 the depth
Of not les than two inches.
That said petition IL signed by at least
fifty resident voters and ireeholder- oi
said township and county.
ENou are hereby notified that said peti
ton has been endorsed rs the Andi.oi
0. said county for presentation 20 sait
Board az Commissioners ~ said county
0i Dubois Indiana on the 2nd day Of
January 1905 and that said petition vi }
De presented 10 said board on said 2nd
day Of January 1906 for their action
thereon as provided by law
NJ. a. SWEENEY,
Auditor Dubois CO... Ind.
Cox q HrSrER. Att'vs for Petitioners.
Dec. ~, 1908, = wks.