The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-03-14
By MancMus

ings Hereunder be so Improved, as
follows, to-wit:
1-Width.
That the total width of said high.
way from its point of beginning and
throughout the same SO far as il ex-
tends south to the halt section line
dividing the north and south halves OF
Sections Eight and Nine. Township
| Thirteen 13). Range One "a west.
be OF the present width OF said high
way as now established. to-wit, fifty
eight and one-half (5SA) feet, and
that the total width Of said highway,
as the same extends from said half
| section line to the said Straight Line
Pike be of the present width of said
highway as now established. to-vi;,
forty-five (45) feet
! 2-5ridees and cuIverts.
That any bridges built now along
the said line of present highway be
continued and left as at present with
proper approaches on either side there.
OF when said highway is improved to
conform to the present width of said
bridges, and that the culverts necess.
airy in said improvement be OF iron
or cement, and OF a permanent char
acter Culverts now built shall be con.
! tinued as at present in 80 far as thev
are suitable and Of a permanent
! character.
3-GeneraI Character Of Improvement,
That the general character OF the
Improvement to be made as petitioned
for herein be the establishment Of
proper grade therefor. and in conform.
ity with the grade OF other and al
ready established highways connected
here with in so far as the same can be
done. That the surface of said high
way throughout the entire length
! thereof. of width hereinafter specified,
| shall be of either vitrified brick Of A
| standard kind and quality, or Of con-
| crete used and adapted for road build
ing. In the event that said Highway
| should be constructed OF brick, said
petitioners desire that such brick be
four inches In depth. and to be laid
monolythic at the base. and all In &C
cordance with the most improved
methods for the construction Of brick
highways. Said brick or concrete paw
J ing throughout said highway shall be
, OF the width Of eighteen feet. nine feet
| thereof on either side Of the center
line OF said highway. together with an
earth shoulder of three feet In width
on either side of said paving, making
in all twenty-four (24) feet. II said
highway is constructed Of brick, and II
deemed advisable the undersigned pc
titioners suggest a concrete retainer OF
six inches along either side of said
brick, but in such event IT is suggest
ed that said brick surface be then re-
duced In the width so that the total
width of tho axyir
for shall not exceed eighteen feet.
Said highway as improved shall be
properly drained and the part thereof
not to be paved under this petition
shall be left in proper condition 70.
its further and eventual improvement,
either in its roadway or in curbs, gut
tiers and sidewalks thereon as the case
may be.
In the event that resident property
owners along said highway in the City
Of Richmond desire to have said high.
way paved to the full width thereof
then it is recommended that the I'M
provement herein prayed for shall be
made in such a manner and at such
a time as to conform with the ad-
ditional pavement that may be asked
for by said resident property owners
in the City Of Richmond.
And said petitioners and each O;
them hereunder subscribed hereby
petition for the improvement OF said
highway, all as aforesaid, and they re-
quest that all proper steps and pro-
ceedings be taken on this petition
upon its presentation as by law pro-
vided.
JOHN NIEWOEHNER, EFT AL.
Notice is further given that said
petition will be presented to the said
Board of Commissioners Of said
County of Wayne, State of Indiana, on
Monday. April 1st. 1918, same being
during the regular April, 1918, Term
and session OF said Board
IN WITNESS WHEREOF have
hereunto set my hand and seal of the
said Board Of Commissioners OF the
said Wayne County, State OF Indiana,
this 18th day OF March. 1918.
(SEAL) LEWIS S. BOWMAN.
Auditor Of Wayne County, State OF;
Indiana.
Robbins, Keller & Robbins, Attys.