South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-05
LEGAL NOTICES


NOTICE OF GRAVEL ROAD PETITION
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing Is copy Of a petition for a gravel
road improvement filed IN the Commits
sicners' Court OF st. Joseph County, and
State Of Indiana to-wit:
state or Indiana, 81. Joseph County. IS !:
Petition TO Pave Road With Gravel
To the Honorable Board Of Commits
sionerS Of the Court Of St Joseph County.
The undersigned petitioners show your
Honorable Body that this petition IS
signed by at least fifty (50) freeholders
and voters OF Penn Township. st. Joseph
County. Indiana; that there is an exist
Ing highway in said township, described
as follows
Beginning on the Jefferson Road nj
the East line Of Section Ten f10) Town
ship thirty seven (37b North. Range
Three 90 East. in Penn Township. II.
Joseph County. Indiana thence Eastward
on said Jefferson Road 10 the center Of
Section Twelve (12l. Township Thirty
seven t3O North, Range Three 80 East.
thence north TO the north line Of said
Section Twelve q2l. and TO the cross
roads at the north line Of said Section
Twelve 10
Your petitioners respectfully petition
that said highway be Improved by grad.
ing, draining and paving same with
screened gravel, as follows. to-wit:
Ihat the grade thereof be constructed
10 the width Of fourteen (14) feet with
good clear sharp gravel That said
gravel be placed between boards fourteen
IA rect apart, except where the natural
soil affords ample and secure shoulders
Tor said gravel. and the said boards and
said shoulders 10 be nine 90 inches high.
and the gravel 10 be fourteen (14 inches
deep in the center and TO be placed
thereon so as 10 form uniform curve
from The top edges OF said boards and
shoulders to the center OF the rOadbed.
That ell necessary drains and side
drains, bridges. culverts and sewer tile
thereon be so constructed as to make
said gravel road q complete gravel road.
said petitioners further show that Penn
Township has an Incorporated city within
II which Is Of less than 30 thousand pop
ulatiOn that there is no other city or
town Of greater population than 30
thousand inha bitants therein Said petit
TONERS further show that il will be 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
costs thereof will be less than the bene-
fits thereof: that said road will not pass
into or through any incorporated city or
town.
Said petitioners also show that said
road Is less than three miles in length.
and connects the city limits Of the City
OF Mishawaka. at the northeast corner
thereof with. gravel improved road al
ready constructed in said Township. and
upon, and over said highway runs a
United States Mail Delivery Route.
And your petitioners pray for the i'm
prOyement Of said highway in all things
in accordance with Sections 81 TO 50 in
elusive OF the General Acts OF 1908 en-
titled An Act Concerning Highways.
and all Acts AmendatOry thereof and
Supplemental Thereto"
Jas. G. Eberhart, Jacob II. WOmmer,
David ShanOwer Frank Chrisman, Aug
uSt Geissel, Harry II. Hogue VIM +.
Lott, Palmer Eberhart. Charles +. Willis,
Alfred X. Ludwig, III. ID. Hay. {. l.. God
frey, A. J. Eager. Elmer a. Croft. II. :.
Mcknight. Mrs. Carrie WOmmer. Schuyler
Z. PlOtner, j. /. Aller, John t. Mcknight,
Geo. +. Eberhart. JnO RavencrOft, A. 3.
Snyder J. +. Logan. Anthony 4. Eel
ton, V. DeiIeyter, w. MagOlski, Chas.
Schroeder, William BOnney, Margic Ma
galski, James Smith Alice y Jude,
Garry l.. Smell, Harry WorthingtOn, VIII
Eberhart, w. Ii. Ellick. NJ L. Miles,
John w. Chamberlain, VIM. J. Burden,
William A. Smith. J. W. Virgins James
.. SOusely, Felix DeGrOOte, Chas De-
GrOOte, John Derner, Levi Herbster. w.
a; Massey, Henry Wedel; John Warman.
Chas. Harrison, Uriah Chandler, Jas. III.
kizer. Hiram McCreary, Lewis Primmer,
W. Gaugler, &. \. Hoover. i. +. Hoover
Cyrus Ferris, Oda Bassett, +. Bassett, J.
H. Snyder, o. Z. Hicks, John Cell, Fred
Wedel Dan May. ). H. Thornton, Geo.
Kuntsman, o. B. Robbins, c. 5. Robbins
A. +. Curl, Jas. L. Kennedy, Fred VIII
lard. Peter Neddeau, Purcell NJ Noel,
Mary Beiger Butcher, w. II. Eflick.
!, Arthur i. Wolf. auditor Of ST. Joseph
County State of Indiana, hereby desig-
nate Monday, the 9TH day of February,
1916, being the 1St day Of the February,
1916 session Of said court the day and
date on which the foregoing petition viii
be presented 10 the said Board of Com
missiOners OF said st. Joseph County for
hearing as provided by law.
ARTHUR f. WOLF,
. 70 10 Auditor of st. Joseph County.