The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-06
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR MACAO.
AM ROAD.

Notice is hereby given that on the
Gath day of May, 1912, there was filed
with the Auditor of Wayne County,
State of Indiana, a certain petition
signed by Walter S. Ratliff and more
than fifty other free hold voters of
Wayne Township, Wayne County,
State of Indiana, addressed to the
Board of Commissioners of Wayne
County, State of Indiana, asking for
the construction of Macadamized
Road in said Wayne Township, which
said petition is in the words and fig
ures following to-wit:
State of Indiana County of Wayne IS
Before the Board of Commissioners
of Wayne County, Indiana.
At the -- term, 1912
In the matter of the petition of WAL
ter S. Ratliff ct al, for the improve
ment of West Fifth street Tin part) in
the City of Richmond and the continu-
alton of said West Fifth street from
Linden Avenue to the intersection of
the Richmond and Williamsburg turn
pike in Wayne Township, under the
provisions of The Three Mile Gravel
Road Law"
To the Board of Commissioners of the
County of Wayne and State of Indi-
ana:
Gentlemen:
The undersigned, being fifty and
more free-holders off and bona-fde
residents and voters of Wayne Town
ship, Wayne County, State of Indiana;
said Township of Wayne having pop
ulation according to the last census
including the Town of Spring Grove
and the City of Richmond therein. of
less than thirty thousand 100000 in
habitants hereby petition your Honora-
BILE Body that certain public highway
within said Township of Wayne and
generally known and designated as
West Fifth street in so far as herein
after described part hereof is in the
| City of Richmond and as the continual
ton of West Fifth street in so far as
hereinafter described part hereof is
outside of said City of Richmond, be
| improved as follows to-wit:
That the highway commencing at
the intersection of West Fifth street
and Linden Avenue in the City of
Richmond and running thence north
along the Section Line dividing Sec
tons twenty nine (29) and thirty (30)
and thirty one (31) and thirty two 1922
| in Township fourteen 14) Range one
| % West in said Township of Wayne
along the continuation of said West
| Fifth street to point where the said
continuation of West Fifth street and
caiI ;~o frfn h1 ;1t,
mond and Williamsburg Turnpike
which pike and termination is upon a
free gravel road. The distance thus to
be improved being in length about
three quarters (a) of mile-the
same to be laid out, established and
improved by widening, grading, drain
| ing and paving with crushed stone-all
as hereinafter set out.
| And petitioners respectfully request
that said highway above described and
referred to be laid out, established,
graded, drained and paved as follows:
Width.
That the total width OF said high
way so laid out and established be of
the uniform width of fifty six $3.50 feet
extending and being twenty eight (2s)
| feet on each side of the Section Line
aforesaid
| General Character of Improvement.
That the general character of i'm
provement petitioned for herein. be
the establishing of proper grade there
fore, and in conformity with the grades
of other and already established high
ways connecting Herewith in so far
as the same can be done.
| And by the plating of said highway
| by providing and establishing eight
| (s) foot was along each side thereof
/ for the full length thereof for subse-
| quent further improvement by side
walks
| And after such setting apart of such
eight fS) foot strips for sidewalks,
the remaining part of said highway
! forty (4ol feet in width along the cen
ter thereof be further improved by
the construction along each side there
of for the full length thereof, of ce-
nent curbs of proper and serviceable
width and of six CO. :-caes IL width
along the top thereof and in height
IAhQxa xhA suEfaca~ ot@fhe highway Of