South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-19

Joseph county, Indiana. thence Eastward
on STA Jefferson Road 10 the center OF
section Twelve t12l. Township Thirty
seven t5tl North, Range Three 80 East.
Ihence north 90 the north line OF said
Section Twelve 12}. and 10 the cross
roads az the north line OF said Section
Twelve (12)
Your petitioners respectfully petition
that said highway be Improved by grad.
Ing. draining and paving same with
screened gravel. as follows. to-vvft.
mat the grade thereof be constructed
70 the width Of fourteen t1H feet with
good, clear sharp gravel. That said
sTaFel be placed between boards fourteen
IA feet apart. except where the natural
soil Affords ample and secure shoulders
Tor said gravel. and the said boards and
said shoulders 20 be nine i9l inches high.
and the gravel To be fourteen IA inches
deep IN the center and 10 be placed
thereon SO as % form a uniform curve
from the top edges OF said boards and
shoulders 20 the center Of the roadbed
Ihat all necessary drains and side
drains. bridges, culverts and sewer tile
thereon be so constructed "a 10 make
SAID gravel road a complete gravel road
said petitioners further show that Penn
township has an Incorporated city within
II which Is Of less than 80 thousand pOp-
ulatiOn; that there is no other city or
town Of greater population than 80
thousand inhabitants therein. Said petit
TONERS further show that it will be n
punt utlitlA 10 uFaln. EfdNel ana pave
SAID road as herein set ont in the width
and manner herein set out. and that the
costs thereof Will be less than the bene-
1tS thereof; that said road viii not pass
town.
Said petitioners also show that said
road - less than three miles in length.
and connects the city limits Of the City
OF Mlshawaka. at the northeast corner
thereof with a gravel improved road al
In n
upon, and over said highway runs
United States Mail Delivery Route.
And your petitioners pray for the i'm
prOveinent Of said highway in all things
IN accordance with Sections 81 20 So in
elusive of the General Acts Of 1905 en-
titled An Act Concerning Highways.
and all Acts Amendatory thereof and
Supplemental Thereto"
jas. c.. Eberhart. Jacob H. WOmmer
David ShanOwer, Frank Chrisman. Aug
uSt Gessel. Harry II. Hogue. VIM. T.
Lott. Palmer Eberhart. Charles +. Willis
Alfred II. Ludwig, H D. Hay. c. l.. God
frey, A.. }. Eager, Elmer A. Croft, II. :
Nick ght, Mrs. Carrie WOmmer. Schuyler
G. Plotner, j. /. Aller. John T. Mcknight,
Geo. T. Eberhart, JnO RavencrOft. \. b.
Snyder. J. II. Logan. Anthony 4. Eel
ton, Y. DeGeyter. w. Magolski, Chas.
Schroeder. William BOnney. Margic Ma
galski. James Smith. Alice A. Jude.
Garry l.. Smell Harry WOrtldngton. VIII
Eberhlrt, w. III. Ellick. VI. +. Miles.
Ohm w. Chamberlain. VIM. !. Burden.
William A. Smith. j. w Virgins. James
.. Sousely. Felix DeGroote. Chas. De-
GroOte. John Lerner Levi Herbster. w.
a. Massey. Henry Wedel. John Warman.
Chas Harrison. Uriah Chandler. Jas III.
kizer. Hiram McCreary, Lewis Primmer.
W. Gaugler. G. A. Hoover, i. +. Hoover,
Cyrus Ferris, Oda Bassett, f. Bassett. J.
III. Snyder, .. L. Hicks, John Cell, Fred
Wedel. Dan May. :. ii. Thornton. Geo.
Kuntsman. .. b. Robbins. c. :. Robbins,
A. +. Curl. Jas. L. Kennedy, Fred VIII
lard. Peter Neddeau. Purcell NJ Noel,
Mary Beiger Butcher, W. II. Ellick.
1. Arthur +. Wolf. auditor ot st. Joseph
County, State Of Indiana, hereby desig-
nate Monday the eth day of February,
1916, being the 1st day of the February
1916. session Of said court as the day and
date on which the foregoing petition will
be presented TO the said Board Of Com
missiOners Of said st. Joseph County for
a hearing as provided by law
ARTHUR +. WOLF.
1919 Auditor of st. Joseph County.