South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-27

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STATE OF INDIANA. ST JOSEPH
COUNTY. SS.-Bcfo-e tle Ho- Board
~ Commissioners Of 81. JOSEPH COUNT
PETITION FOR THREE MILES OF
GRAVEL ROAD IN UNION TOw>-
To the Honorable Board ~ Commission
ers OF St Joseph County
We, the undersigned petitioners. res
pectfuliy petition and show % said
board that We are each resident free
holders, and voters Of MON Township.
81 Joseph County, and State ~ Indiana
constituting Fifty faOl or more az said
freeholders and voters Il said Township.
County and state aforesaid
Your petitioners respectfullv pray that
the Following highway running and eX-
tending entirely within said Union Town
ship. County and State. shall be- graded
drained. aud paved with gravel said
highway Is single continuous high
way, and is described as follows t0wlt.
Beginning at the intersection -
the Nandalia Railroad and the
Michigan Road, In section Number
one % in Union Township. thence
running IN a North Westerly direc-
ton for q distance ~ about twenty
20l rods. 10 the Section line. thence
due West along the South Line %
Section Number Thirty -Four i34l.
Thirty Three ta9t and Thirrv-Tvgt
l32i. also being the North line OF
Section Number one %. Four a.
and Five CO.., % a public highWa
running North and south, along the
West Line Of Section Number Five
30 and Thirty-TwO l32i a distance
Of Two and one half l2i2l miles
We respectfully pray that said high
way described aforesaid be graded 30 e
width Of Sixteen TO- feet exclusive Of
side bitches that the center Of the
roadway be paved with a three course
gravel pavement. Five feet wide on
each side or the center line Of said
road way. screened or washed gravel
20 be II inches I'm the center and ten
inches on the sides. and taper 90 uni
form curve.
We respectfully pray and recommend
that the grading shall include. all cuts
nils, drains, and catch basins. ap-
proaches. and side bitches tile drains
and the proper shoulders be made ON
each side Of said highway. and the
same be graded and rolled until The
said shoulders are firm and uniform
Your petitioners further show that
said highway above described is now
used by the United States Government
for Rural Mail Route. and connects -
one end the Michigan Road. an i'm
proved Gravel or Macadam road and the
other end with the Boundary line ~
said Union Township.
Your petitioners further ask and pray
that the issue Of bonds be ordered and
sold 70 pay for such improvement that
in not less than ten years In denomina-
tions Of Fifty l5Oi dollars
w therefore,. your petitioners pray that
said Improvement ~ said described
highway as aforesaid. be granted and
ordered made without an election iu
snid township. and in accordance with
the laws Of the State or Indiana rs
therein provided
Respectfully submitted this 5rd day
II February, 1917
I. Ed Hawblitzel
- i. r How
o. Jone HawblitZel
g. Arthur HerbSter
= Jacob Hawblitzel
G. George w. Mcbride
Amos Hall
Monitor Robertson
Q Charles Robertson
TO- r. W H0ers Cilosky.
II Sidney smith
- James Henson *
IT, Nelson Eldred
a Mike Wozniak
j.. Andrew j. kirkley.
1G Chas W. Anthony.
y John Walter.
*. George Folk
%. ~ 7 Mangus
20 William L Walter
n Wm II. Longaker.
- Leroy Reed.
% + +. Van Lew.
~ g. 7. Rupert.
- John Rupert
70. Peter fls0eT.
- II NJ Plummer
2S VIM J. Kollar
% C. j. RensberEer
go Lewis Lonzo.
b. CLas $ Wiseman.
81 " q Houser
81 Jacob Krou.
So Marvin & Moon.
- Alex Moore
90 Nathan Lyons.
%. Ora TAYLOR.
IS j r steele.
40 W y Annis
40 Elmer r Taylor.
a. sam Whitmer.
~ " s Riddle
48 Byron smith
a. Martin Row.
IS g. ". Noon
4G q 2 Hardy
~ a. T Annis
a. sim rIa--i1gto,
30 Russe1 PIummer
81 William Shafer
- T. ID KrIecer
Sc. Jasper Wticoxer 81
- John r OInger
~ Jennings
58 " OberIr.
-. Charles Ilneback
IS Cbas Paish
30 r Fasran
co G r Motifs.