South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-31
NOTICE or THE FILING OF A
PETITION FOR THE IMPROVE
NIENT or \ HIGHWAY IN
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN
TILE STATE OF IN
DIANA

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 <. Carpenter and other
persons, more than nifty IN number,
who represent themselves each TO be
a fTeeholder and voter Of said coun-
y, and which petition prays for the
Improvement of a highway wholly
in said county, was on the 2lst day
Of March, a. ID. 1913 filed in the OF
flee 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 -. 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 hling 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 ablishment, opening, widen
ing, repair, construction and main
tenance OF highways, culverts. 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 for payment for all such i'm
proyements, and providing for the
taking over Of township roads by
the county and the making OF Ger
pa hfc md all
other matters properly connected
Herewith and declaring an emery
ency." Which Act was approved
March nth, 1919, and which said
/ Act is commonly known as The
County Unit Road Act
That the matter 20 be considered
~ such hearing IL whether said pc
tition is in due form and sufficient
in substance 70 Justify the said Board
( OF Commissioners in making and
( entering an ORDER for said petition
/ 20 be spread OF record and re-
/ ferring the matter 81 said petition
prayed for TO the county surveyor or
/ 70 an engineer in accordance with
/ the provisions Of said Act
That the beginning, course, and
/ termination Of said proposed high
/ way and Improvement are a. fol-
lows:
Beginning at a point on the
! East boundary OF Section Twen-
ty-seven (27) Township Thirty
/ eight (3S) Range one ID West
AT a point where the Chicago
Road intersects said section
line: thence North along the
East line Of Sections u. %, 10
and 10 10 a point where the East
line OF section Ten intersects
the state Line OF the states Of
Indiana and Michigan. all IT. St.
Joseph County, State OF Indiana
That said petitioners recommend
that TIE highway be made sixteen
/ (16) feet In width, and also recon-
mend that said highway be paved or
/ surfaced with bitumen bound Stag,
/ with sufficient berms ana bitches ~
each side thereof and with such cul-
verts. bridges. and other waterway &
as the surveyor or engineer and the
\ Board Of Commissioners OF said
county may deem 10 be sufficient
Now. Therefore, all persons or cor
porations whose lands or property
/ viii be affected by the work ia said
petition prayed for and all other
/ Interested persons. II any. are here by
notified that on the 18th DAY Of
April. A u. 1918 at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, or as soon thereafter a.
the said petition can be heard al
the Commissioners room IN tbs
Court House OF -. Joseph County
Indiana the said petition VIII theI