The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1919-04-07
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF HIGHWAY

Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton addressed to the Board of Com
missioners of Wayne County, Indiana,
was filed on the 29th day of March,
1919, in the office Of the Auditor of
said County, by Gates r. Davis, and
more than fifty other voters and free
holders Of said County, praying for
the improvement of highway under
the provisions Of the County Unit
Road Law, which petition, omitting its
caption and signatures, is as follows:
Gentlemen: The undersigned, be-
ing nifty (6O) and more freeholders
and voters Of Wayne County, in the
state OF Indiana, respectfully petition
and pray Your Honorable Body for
the improvement under the provisions
or the County Unit Road Law of a
certain highway within said County,
and particularly described as follows,
to-wit:
Beginning at point on the Rich
mond and Newcastle Turnpike, said
point being on a line between the
counties OF Wayne and Henry in tn
state OF Indiana, said line being ap-
proximately two miles west of the
Town of Hagerstown; thence in a
southeasterly direction along said
turnpike to the west corporate limits
OF the Town of Hagerstown; thence
east along Main Street in said town
to Perry street; thence south along
Perry Street to the south end of said
street: thence angling east with said
hchmond and Newcastle Pike and
continuing along the same to the west
corporate line Of the Town Of Green's
fork; thence east along Pearl street
In said Town to the east corporate
limits thereof; thence continuing in
a general southeasterly direction
along said Richmond and Newcastle
Pike to point where it intersects
with the Union Pike; thence south
along the Union Pike to the north
corporate line of the City of Rich
mond; thence continuing south on
Northwest Fifth Street in said City
to point where it intersects with
Center Street: thence east on Center
Street to Northwest Second Street in
said City; thence south on said North
west Second Street to where it inter-
sects with Richmond Avenue, said
last point being the terminus of said
highway. Said highway being in total
length of approximately eighteen 1S)
miles.
Said petitioners respectfully show
that said public highway has already
been established. and they now petit
ton and pray that said highway be
improved by grading. draining, chang
ing and widening the same where
necessary, and paving as hereinafter
recommended.
1--WE recommend the width of said
highway be as now established ex-
cept where it shall be necessary IL,
widen the same for drainage or CON.
struction purposes.
Character Of the Improvement
I'VE recommend that the highway
be paved with concrete, the same to
be eighteen feet in width, nine feet
en- either side of the center line of
said highway, and on either side of
said strip Of concrete paving there
shall be BERN of gravel six feet in
width.
I'VE recommend that such changes
be made in the grade of said highway
and the drainage, culverts and bridges
On the same as in the discretion of
said Board of County Commissioners
may be necessary. In regard to an
overhead bridge above the tracks oc
the Richmond Division Of the Pitts
hurgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & ST. Louis
Railway Company on Northwest Fifth
Street in the City of Richmond, We
recommend that such bridge be re-
placed by a suitable bridge OF per-
manent character with safe and proper
approaches to the same.
"All of which is respectfully re
Quested."
This petition will be presented for
hearing and determination to the
Board of Commissioners OF Wayne
County. Indiana, at their office in the
Court House. at Richmond, Indiana.
at 10 A. NJ, o'clock on Saturday the
18th day OF April, 1919.
Any interested party may appear at
such hearing and show cause why the
request prayed for in the petition shall
not be granted.
Signed this 31st day Of March, 1919.
w. HOWARD BROOKS,
Auditor OF Wayne
County, Indiana.