Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-09-22

State Of Missouri,
County Of Washington, o.
In the County Court of Wash.
ington County, Missouri. special
term.
Now, on this 7th day Of Sep.
tember, 1915, at a special term
Of said county court. come the
petitioners and file with this
court their petition, signed by
fifty and more of the qualified
voters who are resident tax.
payers of q proposed special
road district a. set forth in said
petition as follows:
PETITION.
To the Honorable County
Court OF Washington County,
Missouri:
We, the undersigned petition
ers. being fifty and more in num-
ber OF the qualified voters, who
are resident taxpayers of the
proposed special road district
herein petitioned for, ask the
honorable county court Of said
county to submit to the vote of
the qualified voters of said pro-
posed special road district for
their adoption at a special cleo.
tion to be ordered for that pur-
pose, as previded by Article 6,
CHAPTER 1O2 Of the Revised Stat
ntes of Missouri, 1909, the same
being an act entitled, Roads and
Highways-Special Road Dis
tricts, an act providing for the
working and improving public
roads, etc. in which said pro-
posed special road district is
located a village, known as Iron.
dale, duly incorporated under
and by virtue Of the lays Of the
state pf Missouri, which contains
less than one hundred thousand
inhabitants, and com plying with
SECTION 1850, with Oil amend.
ments thereto.
The territc..y; to be embraced
and organized into said proposed
special road district is contained
and embraced within the follow
ing boundaries, all in said Wash.
ington County, Missouri, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast
corner OF section one Q), town
zhip SO north and of range two
~ east; thence east along the
congressional township line be.
tween townships 36 north and 81,
range three (3l east. and being
the north line Of sections 6, s, 4,
3, 3 and / of township SO, range
three (8 east, to the northeast
corner of section one ID, town.
ship 36, range three (3) east, and
to the county line between Wash
ington County ana st. Francois
County; thence south along the
said county line and along the
east boundary line of sections /,
IL, Is, "a, Is and 26, in township
36, range three (O east, and Sec
tion one (1), township thirty Eve,
range three f3l east, to the north
east corner of section twelve (12l,
township 35 and range three 81
east; thence west along the mu-
nicipa2 township line between
Bellevue and Concord municipal
townships, the same running
along the north line Qf sections
IL, II, 10 aud 9, to the northeast
corner Of section nine (9, all in
township IS north range three
~ east; thence north along the
municipal township line between
Bellevue aud Concord townships,
and being along the west line oi
section four (4). township IS,
range three (3) east, and section
thirty.three (33), township SO,
range three 90 east, to the north.
west corner OF said section 93;
thence west along tie municipal
township line between said town.
ships, Bellevue and Concord, te
the southwest corner of section
80, said line running along the
north line of sections 80 and 81,
township 36 and range three (3
east; thence north along the con
gressienal township lire be
tween ranges 2 and q east {town
ship sc nerth) to the said north
east corner Of section /, town
ship SO north and range two Il
east to the place Of beginning.
petitioners further state thai
the territory hereinhefore dc
scribed does not exceed in ares
thirtyeight square miles, and
contains therein the village o,
Irondale, duly incorporated a
such under the laws of the stats
Of Missouri.
THAT said special road dis
trict when adopted and organizet
by th equalified voters therein
shall be known and styled, iron
dale Special Road District q
Washington County, Missouri. y
The court finds that the fore
going petition was signed b,
Afty and more Of the qualities