South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-24
NOTICE OF THE FILING OF \
PETITION FOR THE IMPROVE
MENT OF y HIGHWAY IN
81. JOSEPH COUNTY IN
THE STATE OF IN


Notice is hereby given, that a pc
tition addressed to the Board OF
commissioners of the County Of St.
Joseph in the State of Indiana sign
ed by Albert c. Mangus and other
persons, more than fifty in number,
who represent themselves. each to
be a freeholder and voter OF said
county, ana which petition prays for
the Improvement of a highway who'll
~ in said county, was on the list day
of March, \. 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 21St day OF
April, A. ID. 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 Iiling of said petition,
as the day upon which the petition
ers would present said petition TO
said Board of Commissioners.
That said petition is for the i'm
provement of a certain highway I'M
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
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 inn
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 10 be considered
at such hearing is whether said pc
ution is in due form and sufficient
in substance to Justify the said Board
of commissioners IN making and en-
tering an order for said petition 10
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 a point at the
Northeast corner of Section
Thirty-two cay Township Thir-
ty-six $3.50 North Range one
C1) East: thence south along
the East boundary of said Sec
ton Thirty-twO one mile; thence
south on the East boundary
line of Section five go Town
ship rhirty-hve $3.50 North
Rance one CD Last to the
Southeast corner OF section FIVE.
4 township thirty-hVe, North
Range one CD East. thence
/ East on the south boundary line
of Sections 4, 5, and l, Town
/ shin Thirty-iive, North Range
one Cd East, continuing East
on the South boundary line Of
Sections o, .. and part OF Sec
! ton 1. known as Michigan Road
lands. all IN Township thirty
nve. Range Two CD East 20 "A
| Doint where the south line OF
section l. Township So. North
! Range Two CD East intersects
/ Dixie Highway, better known as
the Michigan Road. all in ST.
! Joseph County. state of In
diana
] That said petitioners recommend
/ that the highway be made sixteen
1 (16) feet in width, and also recon
mend that said highway be paved OF
surfaced .ith bItumen bound Stag
with sufficient berIns and bitches al
each side thereof and with such cul-
verts. bridges, and other waterway
as the surveyor or engineer and the
I BOARD OF Commissioner OF said
county may deem 10 be sufficient.
Now, Therefore, Ill persons or cor
! porations whose lands or property
! will be affected b. the work IN said
petition prayed, for and all othe'
Interested persons. II any. are here
| by notified that on the 2lst GAY OF
April. A. d. 1919. at 10 o'clock IL
the forenoon, or as soon thereaftei
as the said petition can be heard. a