The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-15
Gravel Road Petition.

Notice IL hereby given by the Audi
tor OF Lake County, Indiana. that the
following petition for a road in North
Township has been filed with said Au-
ditor and that the same will be heard
by the Board of County Commission
ers Of Lake County. Indiana, on We'd
nesday. March 5.>1s1s
State of Indiana, County of Lake IS:
In the Commissioner Court of Lake
County. Indiana. March term, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Commits
sioners of Lake County. Indiana:
We. the undersigned petitioners, re-
specially represent that we are each
and all bona hde residents, freehold
ers and voters of North Township,
Lake County, Indiana. and that we are
entitled 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 an 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 therefor,
and their maintenance. which act was
approved March Sth. 1905. and in force
April 10Th, 1906. and all subsequent
amendments thereto. a free stone road
along the following route. to-wit:
Commencing at the point of inter
section of free stone road, hereto
fore constructed under and pursuant
to an Act OF the General Assembly of
the State of Indiana. approved March
Sth, 1905, and all amendments thereto.
and supplemental thereto known as
Plummer avenue in the City Of Ham
mond, with the highway on the west
line of Section &C. Township 81 North,
Range 10. West of the End P NJ, be-
| ing about one-quarter mile south of
| the northwest corner of said section.
and from thence run south about two
miles to the southwest corner of the
northwest quarter of the northwest
fractional quarter of Section IL. Town
| ship So North, Range 10 West of the
| End p, NJ. and there terminating. said
point of termination being at free
| macadam road In North Township,
Lake County, Indiana.
! Your petitioners respectfully petit
! ton 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 fifteen feet, with
| four-foot BERN on each side or SAID
| Improvement. and that all necessary
drains side drains. bridges and cul-
verts be so constructed as to make said
stone road a complete improved high
| way. and 1t is proposed to improve
said highway by placing thereon stone
| to the depth of IL inches after being
/ thoroughly rolled.
| And said petitioners further show
I ofrc tx-
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, az
| herein set out. in the width and man.
| ner herein set out, and that the costs
| thereof will be less than the benefits
thereto.
Said petitioners further show that
| the said road ID less than three miles
| in length, and that said highway Is
about two miles in length and that
| the same connects a heretofore con-
structed, laid out and established free
stone roadt in North Township, Lake
County. Indiana, as herein set forth,
and that it's now laid out, establish
| ed to a width of 80 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
s, Concerning Highways approved
March sth, 1905. and all acts amenda-
tory thereof. and supplemental there