The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-16

highway in the main by permanent
of single roadway of
some thirty-five feet in width of earth
and cement roadway as above where
said highway is occupied by line of
railway at side of highway; and where
the center of highway is occupied by
the track of railway that for such
part the public shall permanently i'm
prove by the two ways of concrete and
cement roadway as above described,
and all of which with the gradings and
drainage as circumstances require will
make the cost of said improvement
as a whole practically the same either
within or without the municipal cor
poration within said township affected
by this petition; and that in the such
part of said highway where the same
is occupied by such track or tracks
the public shall not be put to expense
in improvement of highway or bed
occupied by such track or tracks, the
owner of such railway being required
to maintain the same itself; and fur
Their to the end also that the property
owners along the course of said high
way may then, and either coincident
with improvement or later and at the
expense of property owner, place
such additional improvement of road
way and of such character as proper
in the premises, or as may be ordered
by the authority having jurisdiction
over such property.
Petitioners further state in present
ing this petition that highway referred
to is OF gravel construction, and that
same is in need of per-
manent improvement due to.
the great use thereof, and being
needful of improvement should be per-
manently improved rather than tenn
porarily improved with gravel or
macadam.
Petitioners further petition, in view
of the permanent character of i'm
provement herein petitioned for that
in the eventual bond issue made and
sold to pay expenses of improvement,
that such issue be made retirable in
fourth semi-annual payments and
series.
Petitioners further petition that this
copy and the duplicates thereof, which
are duplicates except as to sigma
lures, may all be considered as one
petition in the presentation thereof.
Petitioners further petition that the
Board of Trustees of Town of Cen
terville, Indiana, may by proper pro-
ceedlngs in the premises transfer au-
thority to the Board of Commissioners
OF Wayne County, Indiana, by resolu-
ton as provided by statute, to order
such improvement in the corporate
limits of said town, and herewith petit
TONERS authorize their representatives
to petition such Board of Trustees for
passage of such resolution.
Petitioners further state that in the
suggestions an recommendations
herein made they understand same
are suggestions and recommendations
only, and that the Board of Commits
sioners of Wayne County Indiana, and
the viewers and engineer as may here
after be appointed are not bound
hereby, the end the petitioners de-
string to reach being always the per-
Inanent improvement of said highway
OF character of improvement which
best meets the desires and demands
Of the uses of said highway, and as
have been found most suitable for
such and like highways in the per-
manent improvement thereof
wherefore, finally, the petitioners
herein pray your honorable body for
the 1mprov ement of the said highway
substantially as aforesaid, and further
request and petition that all the neces-
sary and proper steps be taken and
proceedings be had as will effectuate
the contamination of the improvement
OF highway upon this petition on its
presentation as by law provided.
Respectfully petitioned,
THOMAS G. DUNBAR. ct al.
Notice is further given that the said
petition will be presented to the said
Board OF Commissioners of the County
of Wayne, State of Indiana, on Satur-
day, June 10th, 1916, the same being
during the regular June term and SEES
sion, 1916, of the said board.
In witness whereof / have llereunto
set my hand and seal of the said
Board of Commissioners of Wayne
County, Indiana, this 18th day of
May, 1916.
LEWIS S. BOWMAN,
Auditor of Wayne County,
State of Indiana.
(SEAL) Gardner, Jessup and White,
sa1- l.