South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-29
PETITION TO PAVE ROAD WITT
GRAVEL

GRAVEL.
Notice Is hereby given that on the
22nd day ~ January. \. ID. 1916, there
missloners Of II. Joseph County lndl-
ana petition signed by John II.
/ Chandler 90 al, copy Of Which peu-
STATE OF INDIANA. ST JOSEPH
To the Honorable Board Of Commission
ers Of 50. Joseph County. state Of
Indiana:
The undersigned petitioners show your
Honorable Board that this petition is
signed by az least Fifty freehOlders and
voters of Penn Township, ST Joseph
County. Indiana; that there is an exist
ing highway I'm said Township. de-
Beginning az the center North and
South Of the line between Sections
Numbered Twenty-one l21J and Twenty
two t22l, Township Numbered Thirty
seven $50 North, Range Numbered
Three 90 East which beginning pOiut
is the point Of intersection Of the road
way herein described and the paved
road known as the "Mishawuka Bre-
men Road" which point is known as the
j Austin Corner ia Penn Township, 81.
Joseph County, Indiana; running thence
/ West along the center lihe of said Sec
ton Numbered IWenty-Oue CD one
quarter GA mile, more or less; thence
\ n SOuthwesterly direction % the South
line Of Section Numbered Twenty
and South 20 the center Of Section Num-
bered Twenty eight Isl Township aud
Range aforesaid thence West, along t.e
center line Of said Section Numbered
mile: thence South One-half (i4l mile. 10
the South line Of Section Numbered
Twenty-eight t2S). Township and Range
aforesaid.
Your petitioners respectfully pray that
said highway be improved by grading.
draining and paving the same with
screened gravel rs follows. to-wit:
The grade thereof 10 be constructed TO
the width of twelve 12J feet. and thor
oughly rolled. on which be placed one
course road, constructed of good clear.
sharp gravel; that said gravel be
placed between boards Twelve tl2l feet
apart. except where the natural soil
affords ample and secure shoulders for
said gravel and that said boards and
shoulders be Ten (l0l inches high, and
the gravel De Thirteen t13) inches deep
In the center, and 20 be placed thereon SO
as 10 form a Uniform curve from the top
edges Of the boards or shoulders 20 the
center OF the rOad-bed, and thoroughly
rolled
That all necessary drains and side
drains bridges, culverts and sewer tile
thereon shall be so constructed as TO
make said road finished and complete in
all details
Said petitioners further show that
Penn Township has an Incorporated
City within il which has less than Thirty
Thousand (30.OOO Inhabitants; that
there is no town Of greater than Thirty
Thousand (30,O0Ol inhabitants therein.
Said petitioners further show that IL viii
DC a public utility 10 drain, gravel and
pave said road as herein set out in the
width and manner herein set out; and
that the cost thereof will be less than
the proceeds thereof; that said road will
not pass into or through an incOrpO-
rated town or city: that over said high
way runs a United states Mail Delivery
route.
Said petitioners also show that said
road is less than Three miles i'm length
and connects with a free improved road
/ at East end thereof
/ And your petitioners pray for the inn
prOvcmeut Of said highway i'm all things
! Ia accordance with Sections 81 90 So in
elusive, of the General Acts OF 1905, en-
\ titled An Act Concerning Highways
and all acts amendatory thereof and sup
/ Elemental thereto.
/ j. H. Chandler. Henry T. Pelton Jas.
7 y Becher, Fred Hartstein. j. Louis
I Gerstbauer. Schuyler Rose. Aaron Jones,
/ Martin Myers. Harry +. Ort, Nirginins
/ Near. Vernon CrOfOOt George +. Fries,
/ ~. ID. Eenner. Fred y. Smith, +. \.
/ Partridge, III. +. Suders. J. FL Bultinck.
| : Mcintosh, John ~ HerzOg George &.
| Klein. Frank Wiley. NJ. Klein Fred l..
| Hawkins, Andrew J. GOdshalk Jacob
/ Weiss. Leo GerStbsUer, j. L. GerStbauer,
John H. Fulmer. Jacob Fulmer John G.
Eugene J. Perkins clarence renee Fuim 5er.
\ Geo Chandler, w Il. Chandler Howard
/ Lamb. Murl Aiderfer. Floyd Reed W. :.
/ pawley. otto Keil Ben Baer. L. !. Cas-
| bin. William f. Kerr. Otto Miller. Henry
| lieehler. Geo. l. Weiss. Temple Battles
\ Delbert Battles, :. Mcintosh. H. g. Egg
/ lesion. G. c. Hurst Z. l.. Mason ). VI.
/ Albert. T. +. Rohleder. A. Il. Crofoot.
NJ W. Hunsberger. NJ. !. YOder, Harry
Kelley, Vernon Lowe o. NJ Voorhees,,
/ H. Besinger. William Fischer. George W.
/ Moon. Clarence Kelly. Erwin Retiring.
Andrew Beutter T.. Chester Laidlaw,
/ Lemon Sheets. q. L. Smitly.
ARTHUR T. WOLF
Auditor Of st Joseph County, Indiana.
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