South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-31
NOTICE OF THE FILING OF A
PETITION FOR THE IMPROVE
NENT OF A HIGHWAY IN
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.
IN TEE STATE OF
INnIANA

Notice is hereby given. that a pc
tation addressed to the Board Of
Commissioners Of the County Of St.
Joseph in the state of Indiana, sign
ed by Guy g. Carpenter and other
persons. more than fifty in number.
who represent themselves. each 10
be a freebooter and voter of said
county, and which petition prays for
the Improvement Of a highway who'll
" in said county, was on the 21st
day Of March. A. ID. 1919, filed in the
Office OF the Auditor Of said county.
That said Auditor did then and
there by endorsement upon said pc
tition designate the 14th day OF
April. A. i. 1919, the same being a
day II the regular session of the said
Roard of Commissioners 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 said petition 10 said
Board Of Commissioners.
That said petition is for the i'm
provement of a certain highway un-
der the Act passed at the list reg
ular session of the general assembly
of the State Of Indiana, which Act
Is entitled An Act to provide for
the establishment, opening. widen
tenance of highways, culverts and
bridges throughout the county and
upon county lines. providing for the
location, the manner Of their con-
structioh, supervision and control;
providing for the issuance of county
bonds for payment for all such i'm
provements, and providing 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 to be considered
at such hearing is whether said Pc
tition is in due form and sufficient
in substance TO Justify the said Board
Of Commissioners in making and
entering an ,order for said petition
TO be spread of record and referring
the matter in said petition prayed
for to the county surveyor or 10 an
engineer in accordance with the pro-
visions of said Act.
That the beginning, course. and
termination of said proposed high
way and improvement are as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the East IA
corner OF Section Nine; thence
West on center line Of Sections
., 3, and all in Township
thirty-seven (3O North Range
One ID East: thence continu-
ing along the center line OF
Sections IL and IL of Township
thirty-seven. North Range one
Cd West of the West line OF
Section Eleven, Township Thir-
! Ly-seven North Range one West,
ali in St. Joseph County. state
OF Indiana.
That said petitioners recommend
| that the highway be made sixteen
| (16) feet in width. and also recon-
mend that said highway be paveI
| or surfaced with bitumen bound Stag
with sufficient berms and bitches al
each side thereon and with such cul
verts, bridges, and other waterway.
as the survey or engineer and the
Board of Commissioners Of sal,
county may deem to be sufficient
Now, Therefore, all persons OF
corporations whose lands or property
will be affected by the work in saiC
petition prayed for ard all other in
terested persons, if any, are hereby
! notified that on the 14th day o.
April. A. d. 1919, at 10 o'clock II
the forenoon, or as soon thereaftel
as the said petition can be heard
at the Commissioners room in tn,
Court House of st. Joseph County
| Indiana, the said petition will ther
and there be presented TO said Boar,
of Commissioners and a hearing haC
thereon, and that any interested per
son, II any may appear at saiC
hearing and show cause, II any h,
have, why the prayer of said peti
ton should not be granted.
In Witness Whereof, 1, Arthur T
Wolf. Auditor OF st. Joseph County
do hereby sign the above and affil
my seal thereto on this 22nd day o
| March, 1919.
ARTHUR +. WOLF,
Auditor st. Joseph County.