South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-18
NOTICE or GRAVEL ROAD
PETITION

Notice is hereby given that the follow
: ing Is copy OF q petition Tor \ gravel
road improvement filed I'm the Commits
sioners Court of 81. Joseph County. and
/ state Of Indiana. to-wit.
Petition 10 Pave Road WIN Gravel.
STATE OF INDIANA. ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY. SIS
To the Honorable Board Of Commis-
SiOners Of the County ~ 81 Joseph,
/ 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. 81. Joseph
. County. Indiana that there is an exist
ing highway boz said township. described
as follows.
Beginning on the Jefferson Toad at the
East line Of Section Ten (1ol. Township
! Thirty seven t30 North, Range Three
/ t3l East i'm Penn Township. 81 Joseph
county, Indiana, thence eastward on said
I Jefferson Road 20 the center Of Section
North Range Three 90 East, thence
North 10 the north line Of said Section
Twelve tl2l and 20 the Cross roads az
the north line Of said section Twelve.
Your petitioners respectfully petition
I that said highway Doe improved by grad
ing, draining and paving same with
/ screened gravel as follows. tO-wit:
That the grade thereof be constructed
t. the width of sixteen t16l feet and
thoroughly rolled. on which shall be
I placed a tWO-cOurse road. the bottom
course constructed Of crushed and
screened blast furnace Stag. the top
course Of gravel passing one-inch
/ screen and containing approximately
twenty-five esq per cent % sand
( That the materials of said road shall be
placed between boards sixteen I6l feet
/ apart, except where the natural soil ar
fordS ample and secure shoulders FOR
Stag. 10 be six (Gl inches deep at the
side and eleven 11 inches deep On the
/ center Of the road. and thoroughly roll
ed and the screened gravel to be- placed
Ithereon at a uniform depth Of three 90
inches. and thoroughly rolled, making
total thickness in said finished road 81
nine 90 inches az the side and fourteen
14l inches M the center, and SO con
structed as 10 form Uniform curve
I from the top edge Of said boards aud
/ shoulders to the center 0f the road.
That all necessary drains and side
drains bridges culverts and sewer tile
/ thereon shall be so constructed as 10
make said road complete and finished Ira
\ all details.
said petitioners further show that
/ Penn Township has an incorporated city
within il. which Is 81 less than 30Oo0
population; that there d. no other city
\ OF greater population than 5000 inhab-
I itaIts therein. said petitioners further
show that IL viii be public utility %
drain. gravel and pave said road as
/ herein set ont in the width and manner
herein set out and that the costs there
/ o. viii Doe less than the benefits thereof.
/ that said road viii not pass into COT
/ through any incorporated city or town
Said petitioners also show that said
road rs less than three miles Boo length
and connects the city limits Of the CITY
/ % Mishaw3ka al tife northeast corner
/ thereof with q gravel improved road
! already constructed I'm said Township.
and upon and over said highway runs
/ United states Mail Delivery Route.
/ And your petitioners pray for the i'm
r q D. Fr. Ill
4 IL accordance with sections 90 20 ~ IN
elusive. Of the General acts OF 1915 en-
titled An Act Concerning Highways
and All Acts Amendatory Thereof and
Jas. q. Eberhar. Jacob IT. Wommer.
David ShanOwer. George III Carver jas
/ II kizer. Garry J. Smell. Chester a.
Smith, Edwin Erickson. James Sousely.
/ Erickson. w A Kaiser. John Kirk
Patrick g A Hoover. =. a. Hoover
Valentine l.. Marx. Alyah q. Gaugler.
W. W. Ludwig. j. II shaw Johu A.
Eyer. Chas Rodabaugh, T. Bnssett r.
I r. Baughman. +. a. EbeThart Mrs Mary
/ B3yrer John Beyrer Harry Worthing
/ ton. John Il. Mcknight Peter Ncddeau-
/ Felix Degroote, g. Robbins. George
/ Hicks j. 4. Horner $. 4. Morse. y. r.
I Logan. Fred willard. IS. Chapman
/ John Austin. Henry ". Brown. l. Herb
/ ster, %. /. Bloomer, Victor De Geyter.
/ William Bonney. Henry Bonuey. ".
/ Angerstein. = 4. Eerkhciser Chas Har-
rison. Uriah Chandler. John Pope II. ~
/ Smith. sam Beehler Mrs Alice Judy. s..
Judy H. ~ pl0tncr. o b Robbins. Wm-
| Lott. Milton Mcknight. g.. q. Sweltzer.
/ q. j. Eager, J.. $. Fuson. Geo. j. Eber-
hart. Chas Fryar. John Giel. Joba =
4 Stoeckinger. i. vs.. Wiagins. q. a Wig-
gins. Jerry Leininger. Jas I. kennedy
\ Ben B3er %. L. Lang. J. A. Croft, A. u.
Snyder.
! T. ARTHUR WOLF. Auditor II ST.
Joseph County. State 81 Indiana. hereby
designate Monday. the eth daF OF Iann-
ary 1917 being the 9th DAY ~ the reau-
i day on which the foregoing petition
I win Doe presented 90 the said BOARD Of
/ Commissioners ~ said ST. Joseph C0un-
! q for a hearing ss provided by law.
/ ARTHUR D.. WDLF.
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