The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-26
Gravel Road Petition.

State of Indiana, Lake County, SIS:
In the Commissioners Court OF Lake
County, Indiana July Term, 1918.
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners. Lake County. Indiana:
We. the undersigned petitioners re-
spectfully represent that we are each
and all bona fide residents. freeholders
and voters of North Township. Lake
County. Indiana, and that we are en-
titled to vote at the general election
held In said Township. County and
State.
Said petitioners respectfully pray
your Honorable Board of Commission
ers to establish and cause to be con-
structed under and pursuant to the
provisions OF Act Concerning
Highways" and providing in said act
for the construction of free gravel.
stone or other macadamized roads. and
for the payment of the cost therefore
and their maintainance. which act was
approved March 8th. 1905. and IN force
April 18th, 1905. and all subsequent
amendments thereto. a free stone road
along the following route, towit:
Beginning at the intersection OF the
west line of Section One %, Township
Thirty-si $3.50 North, Range Ten C0)
West, End P. NJ, with the center line
of Kenwood Avenue laid out in
Kenwood Addition to the City OF Ham
mond; running thence easterly on the
center line of said Kenwood Avenue to
Holman street; thence east on the
center line of Kenwood Avenue as laid
out on the north line of the south half
of the south half of said Section One
"a to the center of Calumet Avenue.
and being about one mile in length.
Your petitioners respectfully petition
that said highway to be improved by
grading. draining and paving the same
with stone. and that the same be paved
to a width of Twenty-seven CID feet.
with four foot BERN on each side of
said Improvement, and that all neces-
sary drains. side-drains, bridges and
cuiverts be so constructed as to make
said stone road a complete improved
highway.
And said petitioners further show
that North Township. Lake County.
Indiana, has no incorporated town or
Cities within it's corporate boundaries
| which has a greater population than
10000 inhabitants.
Said petitioners further show that
said road will be of public utility to
drain. pave and grade the same. as
herein set out. In the width and man
thereof will be less than the benefits
thereto
Said petitioners further show that
the said road is less than three miles
| In length, and that said highway is
about mile in length and that the
same connects heretofore construct
| ed, laid out and established free stone
| road in North Township, Lake County.
| Indiana, as herein set forth. and that
| 1t Is now laid out, established to a
| width of Sixty feet and used by the
| public generally.
And your petitioners further pray
| for the Improvement of said highway
| In all things in accordance with an
! Act of the General Assembly of the
| State of Indiana. entitled AN Act
Concerning Highways" approved March
| Sth, 1905, and all acts amendatory
| thereof, and supplemental thereto and
that said highway to be constructed
| by order of the Board of Commission
| ers of Lake County, Indiana, without
/ an election being held therefor.
| All of which is most respectfully
| submitted and prayed