South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-23
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LEGAL NOTICE.
NOTICE OF GRAVEL ROAD
PETITION

Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing is "a copy OF a petition for grave
road Improvement filed in the Commits
sioner's Court of ~. Joseph County
State Of Indiana. to-Wit-
STATE OF INDIANA
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY
PETITION TO PAVE ROAD WITH
GRAVEL.
To the Honorable Board az Commission
ers OF the County of St Joseph.
The undersigned petitioners show your
Honorable Body that this petition Is
signed by ar least hfty 800 freeholders
and voters OF Penn Township, ST Jo-
seph County. Indiana; that there is an
existing highway in said township. de-
scribed as follows.
Beginning NJ "a point on the section
line that divides Sections Twenty five
90 and TWenty-slX l20l in Township
Thirty-sevcn t37I North Range Four
a. East. ST Josep County. Indiana
where said section line is crossed by
gravelled road known as the Beebe Road
which road runs Ira a northwesterly and
Southeasterlv direction across said See
tion line; thence extending due north
and along and upon the section lines that
divide Sections Twenty three l23l.
Twenty -four GA. Twenty-Five 20.
Twenty six t26i. Thirteen tl3I. and
Fourteen 14I Township Thirty seven
Ca North. Range -Four a. East. St Jo-
Seph County. Indiana. to a point north
known "a the Lincoln Highway crosses
over and upon in an easteriy and west
erly direction the section line that di-
vides Sections thirteen ll3l end Four
teen ia Township Thirtv-seven t31
North. Range -Four 90 East ST. JOSEPH
County. Indiana.
Your petitioners respectfully petition
that said highway Doe improved 10y grad
ing. draining and paving same with
screened gravel as follows tO-Wit.
That the grad" thereof De- constructed
90 the width OF fourteen IA feet with
good. clear. sharp gravel. That said
gravel be- placed between boards four
teen ia feet apart. except where the
natural soil affords ample and secure
shoulders for said gravel and the said
boards and said shoulders Co DO nine
l9I inches high and the gravel o. boz
fourteen l1ff inches deep i'm the center
and 20 Doe placed thereon So as o. form
"a uniform curve from the top edges or
said boards and shoulders 80 the cente-
Ot the roJdbed-
That all necessary drain, aud SIDE
drains bridges cuivcrtS and sewer file
thereon Doe So constructed as O. make
said gravel road a complete gravel road
said petitioners further show that
Penn Township has an Incorporated clty
within it which ls of less than thirty
thousand eDOOOi population, that there
i~ uo other town OF city ~ greater
population than thirty thousand 'SJOJO,
inhabitants therein. Said petitioners
further show that it viii be a public
utility o. drain. gravel aud pave said
road as herein set out In the width and
manner herein set out. and that the cost
thereof viii Doe Jess than the benefits
thereof that said road viii not pass into
.r through au Incorporated CITY or town
Said petitioners show that said roHu
les, than three % miles Iu length and
connects the improved roads known as
the Bee1e Road and Lincoln Highway.
and upon aud over most OF said highway
runs the United states Mail Delivery