South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-03
PETITION NO. 10.

AON NV lWs
Notice Of the Filing of Petition for the
Improvement OF a Highway I'm German
Township, 1t. Joseph County, in the
State of Indiana.
Notice is hereby given that petition
addressed 70 the BOARD IF Commissioners
OF the County Of St Joseph. in the State
OF Indiana. signed by John NJ. Swartz
and other persons, more than nifty (JO)
I'm number, who represent themselves
each TO be a freebooter and voter Of
said County. and which petition prays
for the improvement OF a highway Who'll
~ in said Comfy. was on the oath day
OF March. A. D., 1919. filed In the Office
Of the Auditor OF said County.
That said Auditor did then and there.
by endorsement upon said petition, de
s,gnate the 2lst day OF April. A. D., 1919.
the same being day in the regular
session OF the said Board OF Commits
sioners and which said day is not more
than thirty C.D) days after the filing
Of said petition. as the day upon which
the petitioners would present said petit
ton To said Board OF Commissioners.
That said petition is for the improve
ment OF certain highway under the
Act passed at the list regular session
OF the General Assembly Of the state
Of Indiana. which Act is entitled. An
Act % provide for the establishment.
opening. widening, repair, construction
and maintenance of highways, culverts.
and bridges throughout the County and
upon county lines, providing for the
location the manner OF their construction.
supervision and control: providing for
the issuance Of county bonds for pay
ment for all such improvements and
providing for the taking over Of town
ship 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 IL. 1919 and
which Act is commonly known as The
County Unit Road Act
That the matter % be considered az
such hearing is whether said petition lis
I'm due form and sufficient in substance
Co Justify the said Board OF Commits
siOuers m making and entering an order
for said petition 10 be spread ~ record
and referring the matter in said petition
prayed for 90 the County Surveyor OF 20
an engineer in accordance with the pro-
visions II said Act.
That the beginning. course. and ter
mination Of said proposed highway and
Improvement are as follows;
Beginnir : in what is known as the
Portage Highway az the NOrtherly
Terminus of the present existing i'm
proved portion OF said Portage High
way which terminus Is In the North
East Quarter a. OF Section sixteen
40. Township Thirty-eight 1881
North. Range Two ~ East. about
sixty ,6Ol rods south Easterly from
the Northerly line OF said Section
sixteen 10 and running North Wes-
terly. distance Of about said sixty
TO- rods. 90 the intersection OF said
Portage Highway with the said North
line 81 said Section Sixteen (I6l
thence West on the said North line
~ said Section Sixteen 10 and con-
unuing on the North line Of Sections
Seventeen tlTl and Eighteen t1Sl.
said Township and Range. on what
Us known as the Adams Road
distance In all Of about two miles
ana sixty t6Ol rods 20 the interSec-
ton or said Adams Road with what
Is known as the Okra Road ia the
North line Of said Section Eighteen
llNl. thence North with the said
ukra Road through section seven
go said Township and Range. 10 the
North Boundary line OF the state OF
Indiana. distance OF about One
Hundred Eighty lSel rods
That said petitioners recommend that
the highway be made sixteen I6i feet
IN width. and also recommend that said
highway De- paved with concrete with
sufficient herms and bitches az each side
thereof and with such culverts. bridges.
and other waterways, and II necessary
a shoulder % be made for a distance
az three 90 feet on each side OF the
pavement with either gravel stone or
Stag. rolled until IL is firm and uniform.
As the surveyor or engineer and the
Board OF Commissioners 81 said county
may deem O. be sufficient.
Now therefore all persons or corpor-
atious whose lands or property wifi DO
affected by the work in said petition
prayed for and all other interested per
sons. ~ any. are hereby notified that
ou the -lst day ~ April g. D. 1919 N
To o'clock in the forenoon. or as soon
thereafter as the said petition can be