South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-20

/ fretinct 2-OJ2 South Michigan Street,
| Precinct 3-T10 East Bronson Street.
/ Sixth Ward.
| Precinct 10y South Chaplin Street. Joe
Precinct sos south Chaplin Street.
| Modern Pharmacy.
Precinct 3-I546 Durham Street. Barber
| shop.
Precinct 4-19O2 West Division street.
| Ice Cream store
seventh Ward
| Precinct 1-127 East keasey Street
! Precinct 2-1323 South Michigan Street,
;Preciact a"16oi south Leer Street.
Precinct 4-1sO9 South Michigan Street.
! Ice Cream Store
Precinct 5-I5Os Prairie Avenue, Ivan
Bros. Office
German Township.
Mount Pheasant school House
Warren Township.
Dunn School House. Dist. No. ,
Olive Township
Town Hall, New Carlisle
For the purpose Of taking the votes Of the
legal voters OF said Townships whether
the public highway named in The petition
and report herein shall BE- graded. drain
ed ard paved prayed for in said petit
ton and AZ found in said report
Notice is further given that the said
petition. viewers and engineers report.
all plats and prohles, and all records aud
matters pertaining. TO said improvement
OF ST. Joseph County Indiana where the
same are on file for inspection.
The said viewers and engineers report
Of said Improvement is In the following
VIEWERS And ENGINEEER.S REPORT.
STATE OF INDIANA.
ST JOSEPH COUNTY, IS.
West.
ITO the Honorable Board Of Commission
erS OF st. Joseph County. Indiana:
Gentlemen The undersigned Viewers
"a n nfrfV D.
the Lincoln Highway West, represent that
we met at the time and place designated
by you, and duly qualified % perform the
duties required of us. by each taking the
oath prescribed by law, and the Engineer
further by filing the proper bond 10 the
acceptance OF the Auditor Of said County
mat we then proceeded without delay to
view and make all needful surveys Of the
road mentioned in said petition and there
upon we determine as follows:
list, That the said proposed improve
ment does not involve the laying and es-
tablishing Of any new highway.
'2nd. That it will be a public utility
TO grade, drain and concrete the Highway
named in said petition and hereinafter
more specifically described as in said pc
titiOn prayed.
"3rd. That the width Of said highway
TO be improved is one hundred feet OF
which thirty feet in the center thereof is
TO be graded and concrete to the width of
eighteen feet spread thereon.
fh. That the length Of said highway
20 be improved is sixty five thousanc
seven hundred and fifty feet, or which
twenty-five hundred and eighty feet has
been paved in New Carlisle with brick.
9th. That said highway mentioned in
said petition and more particularly de-
Scrtbed in the plans and specifications
hereinafter appearing, shall be graded as
aforesaid, proper drains provided. and
the Travelled roadway concrete That the
said improvement, with culverts and 9th
er waterways, as an entirety and each part
thereof and everything that in any way
pertains TO the same. shall be and be con
sTucted In accordance with the plans and
specifications and terms hereinafter set
tiOns," and profile made by the Engineer
filed herewith and made part Of this re-
port That the improvement above set
out will be OF puDfic utility
18th. That the improvement herein de-
scribed and by US found to be Of public
utility is by us estimated co cost S193,-
724.75 divided as follows
Grading 117,034 Gu. YdS
Concrete 12S,773 So. Yds.
Cdlverts one at RednOlds Ditch.
Drain Tile see Profile
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Route.
Grading
beginning at "A point where the Michi-
gan Road intersectS the West boundary Of
section 81 Township 50 North Range 1
West, which point is 1890 feet south OF the
northwest corner of said Section; thence y
O. 80 Il following the center Of the Mich
igan Road 1900 feet: thence y 81 L $50
feet; thence East along the North bound
airy Of Section So Township IS North
Range / West and the North boundary of
Range l East, a distance of 1850 feet;
thence n - 80 L 1919 #; thence y 81 L
6,525 feet; thence y 40 4 1920 feet; thence
5 50 so L 200 feet; thence ) I'll l. 1850
feet; thence o. l. 4,j70 feet; thence ) 73
Il 1900 feet intersectng Michigan Avenue
at the City limits OF South Bend, Indiana
The course Of the road will be staked
out by the Engineer, and the roadway will
be evenly graded 10 uniform width OF
thirty feet; In all respects must the high
way be built in conformity with stakes
set by the Engineer, and according TO a
profile and CrOss-SectiOnS as shown. Side
slopes to all fills will be one and One-half
horizontal 10 one foot vertical. The ills
TO be made OF clear soil. such as sand or
and periShable matter Side bitches for
carrying of water will be brought to a
uniform grade and dressed up In "A work
manlike manner, and have sufficient fail
and outlet TO carry OF all surface and ac-
cumulated water from the roadway. Be
fore concreting, the roadway will be
properly graded, as shown by the profile,
and rolled with a ten-ton steam roller
TO the satisfaction OF the Engineer and
superintendent The removal OF any prf-
vate approaches to the road. required in
its construction shall be restored rs soon
as construction is completed and in as
good shape as they were found.
Surface and Grading.
"Al grades Will be completed with a
crown as shown in the crOsS-sections here
TO attached at least five hundred feet IN
advance Of the cOncreting. and no con-
crete is % be placed thereon until in
spected and accepted by the Engineer. Any
injury 20 the grade or any part thereof. or
TO the bitches and drains, shall be repair
ed under the direction Of the Engineer
so that when the said work is finished the
road may represent neat and thoroughly
workmanlike appearance
The gravel must be screened, free from
all foreign substances and be retained on
a screen Of one-haf inch and pass through
a screen Of one and One-half inches, APP
proved by the Engineer and County Com
missioners. The sand 10 be clear free from
surface earth or foreign substances and
screened when ordered by the Engineer
The concrete TO be composed OF one part
OF good Portland Cement, 10 one and one
half of clear sand and two and one-half
Of gravel, "A Described above. The Gull
vert pipe and all other material used I'm
this improvement shall meet with the ap-
prOval Of the County Commissioners and
Engineer before being placed IN said inn
prOyement.
COncreting
After the sub grade has been done e
the satisfaction Of the Engineer and SUI
perintendent. il shall be rolled with
steam roller Of not less than ten-ton
weight until the roadway is thoroughly