South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-20
C NOTICES.
NOTICE OF THE FILING OF A PETI-
TION ron THE IMPROVEMENT OF
A HIGHWAY IN ST. JOSEPH COUN-
TH IN THE STATE OF INDIANA.

PETITION No. 23.
Notice is hereby given. that a petition
addressed TO the Board OF Commission
ers Of the County of 1t. Joseph in the
Arthur Carlisle and other persons. more
than fifty in number, who represent
themselves, each 10 be a freehOlder and
voter Of said county and which peuuon
prays for the improvement OF a highway
wholly IN said county was on the litn
day OF Tune A ID. 1919 fled in the onice
Of the Auditor OF said county.
That said Auditor did hen and there
by endorsement upon said petition de
signate the 18th day OF July A. ID. 1912
the same being a day in the regular
session Of the said Board Of Commits
sioners and which said day is not more
than thirty days after the filing Of said
petition as the day upon which the
petitioners would present 10 said Beard
Of Commissioners.
That said petition is for the improve
ment Of a certain highway under TIE
Act passed at the list regular session
Of the general assembly of the State OF
Indiana. which act Is entitled An Act
TO provide for the establishment. open
ing, widening, repair. construction and
maintenance Of highways, culverts, and
bridges throughout the county and upon
county lines, providing for the location
the manner OF their construction, super
vision and cOQtrol; providing for the
issuance Of county bonds for payment
for all such improvements, and pro
viding for the taking 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 1lth A
ID. 1919 and which said Act is commonly
known as The County Unit Road Act.
That the matter TO be considered at
such hearing is whether said petition
is in due form and sufficient in sub
stance TO Justify the said Board OF Com
missionerS in making and entering an
order for the said petition prayed Tor
to the county surveyor or 10 an en-
gineer I'm accordance with the provisions
Of said act.
That the beginning course and ter
mination Of said proposed highway and
improvement are as follows:
Beginning at the township line between
Portage and Penn townships, in st,
Joseph County. Indiana. at the point
where Ernsberger st. and Ewing ave.
intersect. the same being the southeast
corner Of section II, township 81, north
range 3 east; ti1Jlce running east and
southeasterly over what Is known as
The Dragon Trail" to that point In
section 81, township 81, north 5
east, where the said Dragon Trail In
tersects on improved highway, known
as the Chandler road, also a certain
other public highway on the north and
south section line between sections 16
n II. township 81, north range 8 east,
and also on the north and sQith sec.
ton lines between sections 20 and q,
township 81, north range 3 east, begin.
ming at the point where the highway
on said section line connects with the
Dragon Trail; Themes north to Vistula
Ave. which road is commonly known as
Logan ST.
That said petitioners recommend that
the highway be made IS feet In width.
and also recommend that said highway
be constructed of rolled Stag and gravel,
with sufficient berms and bitches at each
side thereof and with such culverts,
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 corpora
lions whose lands or property viii be
affected by the work in said petition
prayed for and all other interested per
sons. if any, are hereby notified that on
14th day Of July a. d. 1919 at 10 O'Clock
in the %forenoon or as soon thereafter
az the said petition can be heard, at
the commissioners room in the Court
House Of st. Joseph County, Indiana
the said petition will then and there
bv presented TO said Board Of Commits
sioners and a hearing had thereon and
that any interested person, If any, may
appear az said hearing and show cause.
IL any he have. why the request prayed
for in said petition should not be grant
ed.
In witness thereof, I, Arthur F. Wolf.