South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-24
NOTICE OF THE FILING OF \
PIE EDITION FOR THE IMPROVE
ME\T OF \ HIGHWAY IN
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,
IN THE STATE OF
INDIANA

Notice is hereby given. that a pc
titiOn- addressed 10 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 to
be a freehOlder and voter of said
county. and which petition prays for
the improvement of a highway who'll
ly 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. u. 1919, the same being a
day in the regular session of the said
BOARD 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 to 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 esta blishment. opening. widen
INK. repair. CONSTRUCTION anu IliIl-
tenance of highways, culYertS and
bridges throughout the county and
upon county lines. providing for the
location. the manner of their con-
struction. supervision and control;
providing for the issuance of county
bonds tor payment for all such i'm
rrovements, 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 Comm ssionerS 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 rs fol-
lows:
Beginning at the East IA
corner OF section Nine: thence
West on center line of Sections
.. 3, and oil in Township
thirty-seven (37) North Range
one % East; thence cOntinu
ing along the center line Of
Sections Il and II OF Township
thirty seven. North Range One
CD West OF the West line OF
Section Eleven, Township Thir-
ty-Seven North Range one West
ali in St Joseph County, state
OF Indiana.
That said petitioners recommend
that the highway be made sixteen
G6) feet in wi0th. and also recon
mend that said highway be paved
or surfaced with bitumen bound Stag
with sufficient bsrms and bitches az
each side thereof and with such cul-
verts. bridges. and other waterway
/ as the survey or engineer and the
Board OF Commissioners o. said
county may deem to be sufficient
Now Therefore, all persons OF
! corporations whose lands or property
will I've affected by the work in said
petition prayed for ard all other in
! terested persons. il any. are hereby
notified that on the 14th day ol
I April. 4. u. 1919, at 10 o'clock in
\ the forenoon. or as soon thereafter
as the said petition can be heard
at the Commissioners room I'D the