The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-07-22

east, that the part of said highways
be improved which is more particular
ly described as follows, to-wit:
| Beginning at point In the south
line Of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton twenty.eight (2S) In township
eighteen (1S) north OF range thirteen
(13) east. where Market Street as
plated on said village plat Of Econ
omy. extended south intersects .aid
section line, the said point being also
the point where the Greensboro pike.
which is an improved free gravel turn
pike, enters into and joins with the
said Market Street extended south as
above described, running north to the
| intersection OF Market Street with
Main Street as shown by said village
| plat and at which intersection an I'M
proved free gravel road branches and
runs east and is known as the Will
iamsburg and Economy Turnpike;
thence running west from said inter
section to the intersection Of Main
Street and Popular Street as shown
i by reference to the village plat Of said
town Of Economy, at which intersec-
tion a free gravel turnpike road
branches off to the north and is
known as the Carlos City and Econ
omy Turnpike road; running thence
south from said intersection along
said Popular Street and Popular
Street as extended to the south, to
the south line Of the southwest quarter
Of section twenty-eight (28) in town
ship eighteen (1S) Of range thirteen
| 13) east, where said street as extend
ed runs into and joins with an improv-
ed free gravel turnpike road, common
ly known as the Hagerstown and
Economy Turnpike road.
That said highways as above de-
scribed connects the Hageretown and
Economy Turnpike, The Carlos City
and Economy Turnpike road, The
Williamsburg and Economy Turn
pike road and the Economy and
Greensboro Turnpike road all Of which
roads are improved free gravel roads
into continuous system of roadways.
That the road as above described and
set out is of less than three miles In
length, being OF the length of approx
imately one hundred AID thirty-two
(132) )rods, and the same being all
within the said Township of Perry Of
said County and State.
Your petitioners also show that the
total bonded indebtedness payable by
taxation for the construction Of free
gravel or macadamiZed or concrete
roads under any law in force In this
state, whether said bonds are issued
~ With
bond issue which will be incurred II
this work shall be ordered will not
exceed four az per cent. Of the total
assessed valuation (after deducting
all mortgage exemptions) Of the prop
erty of the township wherein said road
so petitioned to be improved by grad
ing and paving is located, and also
after deducting from the aggregate
total Of such bonds the amount of tax
coilectable during the current year for
the payment of road bonds now issued
and outstanding and for which the
tax levy has already been made.
That your petitions pray that the
said road as above described shall be
improved by grading, draining and
paving the same all as hereinafter set
out, and recommend that said high
way as above set out be so improved
as follows, to-wit:
Width.
That the total width of said high
way as at present laid out and estab-
lished in that part Of Market Street
and its extension south as described
in said petition is 491a feet wide, that
part Of Main Street described in said
petition is 66 feet wide and that part
of Popular Street and its extension
south described in said petition is 1917
feet wide and that such established
width be not changed.
That your petitioners recommend a
roadway of about twenty feet IN with
for the entire length of the work and
highway thus petitioned to be improv-
ed and that the remaining width Of
said highway be left for sidewalks and
drainage cutters for the roadway so
improved.
Culverts.
That all culverts shall be Of per
manent construction Of such length as
not to diminish or narrow the used
surface of said roadway where 1t pass.
es over any of said culverts. All Of
said culverts to be in good condition
and If necessary to construct new
ones
And the said petitioners hereby
recommend that the general character
of the improvement to be made, and
petitioned for herein be that proper
grade therefor be established in con-
formity with the grades OF other exist. |
ing highways which connect there |,
with in so far as the same can be
done and the establishments of suit
able other grades in the others parts !
OF said highway which are not effected !
by highways already established. The !
roadway should be graded with cutters
at the side Of the road SO as to fur
nish roadway at least 90 feet wide !
and the surface when finished shall |
be uniformly convex surface having |
in the middle of the roadway height |
Of at least two inches above the sur
face at the edge of the highway. That !
the twenty feet in the center OF said |
roadway after the establishment of the /
proper grades be improved by filling i
or by excavating of the soil there |
from as may be necessary to grade
that Will be proper base OF sufficient !
depth as to provide permanent bed |
and foundation for concrete road. |