The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-08
CHANGE COUNTY ROADS
State Highway Commission Makes
Changes in the Decatur County
Highway System.

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ing and innumerable hearings and
sion has finally definitely settled on
what will constitute the county high
way system of Decatur county. In
letter from commissioner H. c.
Beard. received this week the
highway map has been prepared by
county engineer Mallette, showing
the system as finally adopted, which
is on file in the county auditors Of
fee.
In his letter Mr.. Beard sets out at
| length the changes, which are de-
scribed by sections and numbers, but
smmered down the changes are as
follows:
The 21s miles running east and
south from Leroy to the Wayne
county line are cut out. The road
running north from Decatur City to
! Delray is cut out. The road from
Pleasanton to Lineville, known at
the Ocean Wave Trail is cut out, and
so is the road from Pleasanton to
Davis City. and the road from Gar
den Grove to High Point.
The new roads added are the road
from the four corners north OF Leon
running northwest to intersect the
Corn Belt Trail south of Van Vert,
known as the NJ. F. Springer road
The road from Decatur City to La
moni, running through Burrell. The
north road. which runs west from
Decatur City to the Ringgold county
line. The Leon and Lineville road,
commencing at the Hazlet corner,
branching from the Leon and Wood
land road. and running on the Leon
and Lineville road to Wayne county.
The three miles running west from
Lamont to the Ringgold county line.
The following is the official de-
scription of the changes as outlined
by Commissioner Beard:
Beginning at the northeast corner
of Decatur county it is necessary to
remove the road from Leroy one
half mile east, thence one mile south,
thence one mile east as there Is no
connection with Wayne county.
The next change is in Grand River
and Decatur townships. l have add
ed the road beginning at the town of
Decatur running west through sec
tions 20, 20 and 80 of Decatur town
ship and ON the line of sections 20
and SO to the one half section cor
ner, thence south to about the CEN
ter of section SO and thence west, to
about the center Of sections 35, "a,
33, 80 and 81 until within one half
mile Of the county line, whenco4 1t
goes south one quarter mile to the
township line, thence west to the
Ringgold county line.
l have taken off the road designat-
ed by the board of supervisors from
Decatur City north to the one half
section corner between section "a in
Long Creek township and section
in Decatur township.
have also taken off the road be-
ginning at the one half section cor
ner between section SO Long Creek
township and section l in Decatur
township running east on the section
township line to the LeOn-Van Vert
road, and in place of this I have
added the road petitioned for by NJ.
F. Springer and others beginning at
a point one quarter mile east of the
northwest corner of section l Deca-
tur township, thence one mile south
thence one and one quarter mile
east, thence in a southeasterly direc-
ton about two miles to the Leon-Van
Vert road.
have taken of the road in Gar
den Grove and High Point townships
running from Garden Grove south to
High Point. / have added the road
in Eden, Woodland and Morgan
townships as it is indicated on the
map as the Lineville road beginning
one quarter mile east of the north
west corner of section 13, Eden
township, running south and east
through sections 13 and "a in this
township, and thence along the town.
ship line to the southwest corner of
section 19 in Woodland township,
thence southeast through sections
80, 29, 32 and 33 in Woodland town.
ship and continuing in the same di-
rection from the northwest corner of
section Morgan township through
sections 8, II, IA and 13, striking
the Wayne county line one half mile
north of the southeast corner of Sec
ton 13, Morgan township.
l have taken off the road from
Pleasanton to Lineville through the
southern portion of Hamilton and
Morgan townships. l have taken of
the road from Davis City to Pleasan-
ton in New Buda and Hamilton town.
ships. have added the road begin
ming at Decatur City running south
through the middle of section "a in
Decatur township, thence west three
quarters mile along the township
line and thence southwest through
sections 4, 9, 8, II and 1S Burrell
township and section "a in Bloom
ington township, and thence south
to the 1nter-State-W -Waubonsie one
quarter mile east of Lamont.
have added three miles from the
west line of the town of Lamont to
the county line along the south side
of sections 4, 5 and. 6 of Fayette
township.
The county map as we have it on
file does not indicate clearly that
the Interstate fom the southwest
corner of Lamont one quarter mile
south, thence two and one half miles
west, thence two and one half miles
south, is on the county system, but
it is my understanding that this is
true, but have added it to the coun-!
ty iystem to prevent any error in