South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
PETITION NO. -.

Notice Of the Filling OF a Petition for
the Improvement 81 Highway In St.
Joseph County in the state Of Indiana.
Notice r. hereby given. tGat q petition
addressed 90 the Board Of Commissioners
% the County OF St Joseph In the state
o. Indiana, signed by James ". StrOpe
and other persons, more than hfty In
number. who represent themselves each
20 be n frechOlder and voter Of said
county, and which petition prays for the
Improvement OF highway wholly ia
said county. was on the 2ith day ~
March. A. ID. 1919 filed in the Office Of
the Auditor of said county.
That said auditor did then ard there
By endorsement upon said petition de
signate the 21st day OF April. \. II. 1919,
the same being day I'm the regular ses-
sion of the said Board Of Commissioners,
and which said day Is not more than
thirty days after the fling Of said petit
ton, as the day upon which the petit
said Board OF eommissionersi '''''" "
That said petition IS for the improve
ment OF a certain highway under the
Act passed az the list regular session
% the general assembly OF the State Of
Indiana which Act is entitled "An Act
20 provide for the esta BIZ shment, opening.
widening. repair, construction, and main
tenance OF highways, culverts and bridges
throughout the county AMI upon county
lines. providing for the location. the
manner OF their construction, super
vision and control; providing for the
Issuance Of county bonds for payment
for all such improvements. and prOvid-
ing for the taking over Of township
roads by the county and the making Of
certain roads, county highways and all
other matters properly connected there
with and declaring an emergency" Which
Act was approved March 18th. 1919 and
which said Act Is commonly known as
The County Unit Road Act"
That the matter 10 be considered at
such hearing Is whether said petition Is
In a In hof ~
10 Justify the said BOard~of Commission
ers In making and entering an order for
said petition 20 be spread OF record and
referring the matter In said petition
prayed for 20 the county surveyor or
10 an engineer in accordance with the
provisions OF said Act.
That the beginning, course and ter
minatiOn OF said proposed highway and
Improvement are as follows:
Beginning nc a point az the south
east corner Of Section Thirteen Obj
Township Thirty five (3J) north
Range one CD East; thence North
along the East Boundary lines OF
Sections -, 10 and l In Township 81
North Range one East. thence con-
tinuing North along the East Boun-
Diary OF Sections 80. ., "A, Il and Il
in Township 80 North Range One
East to the Northeast corner OF
section -. Township IS North Range
East, all In Liberty 4 Greene
Townships. st. Joseph County, State
That said petitioners recommend that
the highway be made fourteen (14) feet
in width. and also recommend that said
highway be paved or surfaced with con
crete with sufficient berms and bitches
az each side thereof and with such cul-
verts, bridges and other waterways as
the surveyor or engineer and the Board
OF Commissioners OF said county may
deem TO be sufficient.
Now. Therefore. all persons or corpor-
attons whose lands or property Will be
affected by the work In said petition
prayed for and all other interested per
sons. II any. are hereby notified that on
the 21st day OF April, 1919 az 10 o'clock
in the forenoon Or as soon thereafter aS
the said petition can be heard at the
Commissioners room In the Court House
81 St Joseph County, Indiana the said
petition will then and there be presented
10 said Board 81 Commi ssioners and a
hearing had thereon and that any in
fcrcsted person, n any. may appear nj
said hearing and show cause, n any he
have why the prayer ~ said petition
should not be granted
In Witness Whereof, / Arthur +. Wolf
Auditor OF st. Joseph County, do hereby
sign the above and affiX my seal thereto
on this 18th day Of March 1919
ARTHUR F. WOLF.
Auditor st. Joseph County