The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-15
Gravel Road Petition.

State of Indiana Lake County, Sc:
In the Commissioners Court of Lake
County. Indiana. March Term. 1913
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners. Lake County. Indiana:
We. the undersigned petitioners re-
specially represent and show to your
Honorable Board that we are each and
all bonafide resident freeholders and
voters of North Township, Lake Coun-
ty. Indiana: and that we are entitled
to vote at the general election in said
Township, State and County and at
the next general election.
And that said petitioners respect
fully pray your Honorable Board to
without a special election therefor. UNI
der and pursuant to an Act of the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Ind lana.
entitled. An Act concerning High
ways" which act provides for the To-
cation. vacation and change. of high
ways, and provides for the construc-
ton of said highways and for free
gravel stone other macadamized
roads, and for the payment of the
costs thereof. and their maintenance.
which Act was approved March Sth.
1905, and the amendments thereto.
which were approved March End, 1907.
and March 9th. 1909: and that you es-
tablish free stone tmacadamided)
road twenty-four feet in width on. and
along and upon the following describ-
ed route, towit:
Commencing on the northeast cor
ner OF the southeast quarter of section
twelve U2), running thence due west
avenue extended. which point is about
six hundred fifty t65o) feet east of the
center section twelve 12), thence
running due north what is
known as the Ridge Road. said Ridge
Road being on the north line of Sec
ton twelve t12) township thirty-six
$3.50 north, range ten t10) west of the
End P. NJ. The said road to be about
one mile in length.
Your petitioners would further pc
tition your Honorable Board that
said road be maeadamized to the width
of twenty-four feet with crushed stone
together with a suitable dressing to be
decided by this Honorable Board. with
at least four (4) foot BERN on each
side of the pavement, and that you at
the same time construct and cause to
be constructed all necessary culverts
and side drains to make said
stone or paved road a complete and
improved highway.
And your petitioners further show
that the construction of said road and
the pavement thereon will be of public
utility and that-the cost thereof will
be less than the benefits
Your petitioners further represent to
this Honorable Board that this said
highway is located within North
Township. Lake County. Indiana. and
that said proposed highway herein pc
titioned for and to be established and
located has for its commencement a
free macadamized road and that the
point Of termination of said proposed
highway has free macadamized road.
Both of which termini points of the
road herein petitioned for were con-
structed under and pursuant to an Act
of the General Assembly Of the State
of Indiana. That there Is no fncorpo-
rated City or Town in North Township
where said road is to be established,
and that has a population of thirty
thousand Inhabitants or over.
| For all of which your petitioners
would ever pray.
Emil LEM ]. VIM. Koencfe.
Peter Schultz. c. H. VOTERS
Andrew Otto Herhold.
| Hieronymus. A. NJ. Turner
Philip Mclaughlin. l.. Hartlerod.
l Mary Schultz. n. Block.
| Gustav Zachau. o. Hammer.
John Zachau. Chas. Hensick.
Herman Schneider. John Pascaly.
Henry p. Downey. J. Schwaetor
w. B. Newman. NJ E. Frame.
T. Lavene. Carl Grade.
Irwin J. Laws. Chas. Rabenhorst
VIM. Ahlborn. F. c. Dietrich.
James J. Nedjl. John Sherry.
Ernst J. Karan. ]. H Tal1man-
Frank O'Shea. Claude L. Sharits