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


Notice of the Filing of a Petition for
the Improvement of Highway i'm It.
Joseph County in the state of Indiana.
Notice is hereby given, tLat petition
addressed TO the Board Of Commissioners
OF the County Of 81. JOsepA In the state
of Indiana, signed by Joseph Steele and
other persons, more than fifty in number,
who represent themselves each 20 be a
freeholder and voter Of said county, and
which petition pTayS for the improve
ment OF highway wholly in said county.
was on the LIST day OF April. 1919 filed
In the o1ice Of the Auditor OF said
County.
That said Auditor did then and there
by endorsement upon said petition de-
signate the 2Sth day OF ADril 1919. the
same being a day in the regular session
Of the said Board of Commissioners
and which said day Is not more than
ton, as the day upon which the petition
ers would present said petition 10 said
Board Of Commissioners
That said petition is for the improve
ment Of a certain highway under the
Act passed at the list regular session
OF the general assembly OF the State
or Indiana. which Act is entitled An Act
10 provide for the establishment, opening
widening. repair, construction and main
tenance Of HIGHWAYS CulyertS and bridges
throughout the county and upon county
lines, providing for the location, the
manner Of their construction. supervision
and control; providing for the issuance
of county bonds for payment for ali such
improvements. and providing for the TAX
Ing over Of township roads by the county
and the making Of certain roads. county
highways and all other matters properly
connected Herewith and declaring an
emerGency" Which Act was approved
March 18th. 1919 and which said Act is
commonly known rs The County Unit
Road Act"
That the matter 10 be considered at
such hearing is whether said petition
is in due form and sufficient i'm sub
stance TO Justify the said BOARD OF Com
miSsiOners in making and entering an
order for said petition To be spread OF
record and referring the matter in said
petition prayed for 20 the county sur
veyOr 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 &C a point at the south
line or 81. Joseph County. State OF
Indiana. at the south one quarter
"a corner Of section II. township -
north range one % east; thence
north twenty six hundred and forty
$50 feet 70 the center OF said
hundred and forty C264Oi feet to the
west One-quarter "a corner Of said
section: thence north along the west
boundary Of sections IA. IL and OF
east continuing north OH the west
line OF section -. TO the northwest
corner OF said section So township
%. north range one ~ east. all IN
-. Joseph County. state Of Indiana.
That said petitioners recommend that
the highway be made sixteen (16) feet
in width. and also recommend that said
highway be paved or surfaced with
bitumen bound Stag. with sufficient
berms and bitches az each side thereof
and with such cuiverts, bridges and
other waterways as the surveyor or
engineer and the Board OF Commissioners
OF said county may deem 10 be sufficient
Now. Therefore. all persons or cOrpOr-
atoms whose lands or property viii be
affected by the work in said petition
prayed for and all other interested per-
sons. n any. are hereby notified that on
the 18th day Of April 1919 at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon or as soon thereafter
"a the said petition can De heard. az the
Commissioners room in the Court House
OF 81. Joseph County. Indiana the said
petition will then and there he pre-
sented to said Board 81 Commissioners
and a hearing had thereon and that any
interested person. II any, may appear
az said hearing and show cause. II any
ne have, why the prayer OF said petition
should not be granted.
In witness whereof. I. Arthur +. Wolf.
Auditor OF 81 Joseph County, do hereby
sign the above and affix my seal there
10 on this End day Of April. 1919.
ARTHUR r. WOLF.
Auditor ST joseph COUNTY
BY JOHN Y. GULLY. Deputy.
FRED G. KLEIN, Atty. for Petitioners
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