The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-03-22
Gravel Road Petition.

State of Indiana, Lake. County, SIS:
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-
spectfully 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
establish and cause to be constructed
without special election therefor, I'M
der and pursuant to an Act of the Gen
era1 Assembly of the State of Indiana,
entitled. AN Act concerning High
ways" which act provides for the To-
cation, vacation and change of high
tion Of said highways and for free
gravel. stone or 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 a free stone (macadamided)
road twenty four feet in width on. and
along and upon the following describ-
ed route. to-wit:
Commencing on the northeast cor
ner of the southeast quarter of section
twelve (12). running thence due west
on the half section line to Harrison
| avenue extended, which point is about
six hundred fifty (65o) feet east of the
center section twelve CID. thence
running due north on what is
known as the Ridge Road. said Ridge
Road being on the north line OF sec
| ton twelve G2) township thirty six
| t36) north. range ten Go) 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 macadamized TO the width
of twenty-four feet with crushed stone
| together with 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 as 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
Etitioned 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 a 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 incorpo-
| 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 J. VIM. Koencke.
Peter Schultz. C. H. VOTERS.
Andrew Otto Herhold.
Hieronymus- A. NJ. Turner.
Philip Mclaughlin. L. Hartlerod
Mary Schultz. n. Block.
Gustav Zachau. o. Hammer.
John Zachau. Chas Hensick.
Herman Schneider. John Pascaly.
Henry P. Downey. j. Sehwaetor.
w. B. Newman. NJ. E. Frame.
T. Lavene. Carl Grade
Irwin ]. Laws. Chas Rabenhorst
VIM. Ahlborn. F.. C. Dietrich
James j. NedJl. John Sherry.
Ernst j. Karan. ]. H. Tallman
Frank O'Shea. Claude L. Sharits.
L. G.. Elder. A. H. Miller.
r. w. Zoll. Geo. Thon
A. D. Baker. j. E. Wolf
Walter S. Wolf Adam r. Ebert.
Anton H. Taper. w. c. Belman.
! H. NJ Johnson. Hulda LEM.
w. II. Gostlin. Frank Hammond.
} John n. Beckman Walter H.
Peter w. Meyn. Hammond
I Mayer Rubin. w. Haple.
, And the undersigned Auditor. by en-
: dorsement on said petition. has fxes
when said petition shall be heard b.
i said Board of Commissioners of LAX,
County. Indiana. said day being tn,
! Bird day of the April, 1918, term o
| said board.
Notice is hereby given to all per