South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-13

OF INDIANA.
Notice is hereby given that a petit
ton addressed TO the Board Of Com
missiOners of the County of St
Joseph, in the State OF Indiana. sign
ed by Charles Arthur Carlisle and
other persons, more than two hun
dred and fifty C250) in number. who
represent themselves each TO be
freeholder and voter Of said county.
and not less than fifteen G5) Of
whom arc from each Of the major
ity of the townships in said County
of St Joseph. and which petition
prays for the Improvement Of certain
highwals wholly in said county, was
on the 10th day of April. 1921. 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 9th day Of May.
A. d, 1921. the same being a day in
the regular session of the said
Board of Commissioners and which
said day was not more than thirty
900 days after the filing of said pc
tition, as the day upon which said
petitioners would present said petit
ton TO the Board of Commissioners.
That on the 9th day of May. 1921.
said petition for the Improvement of
highways was amended upon leave
of the Board of County Commission
ers and Monday. June 9Th. 1921. at
the hour of ten o'clock \. NJ. was
fixed by said Board Of County Com
miSsioners as the time when said
amended petition would Ice presented
10 said board and hearing had there
~,
give notice thereof.
Said amended petition is for the
Improvement of certain highways un-
der the act passed at the list reg
ular session Of the General Assemb-
~ of the state OF Indiana, and the
Acts amendatory thereof. which Act
Is entitled. An Act 10 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 loca-
ton. the manner of their COnstruc-
ton. supervision and control; pro-
viding for the issuance of county
bonds for payment Of all such inn
prOvements, and providing for the
taking over of township roads by the
county and the making of certain
matters properly connected there
with and declaring an emergency"
which act was approved March nth,
4. D.. 1919. and which said act is
commonly known as the County
Unit Road Act"
That the matter TO be considered
at such hearing on Monday. June
6th. 1921, is whether said amended
petition is in due form and sufficient
i'm substance TO justify the said Board
of Commissioner in making and en-
tering an order for the said amend
ed petition 10 be spread upon the
record and referring the matter in
said amended petition prayed for TO
the County Surveyor or to an engi-
neer i'm accOrdapCe with the pro-
visions Of said act.
That the beginning. course and
termination of the highways pro-
posed TO be graded, drained, resur-
faced or paved is as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at that point in Section
/ Twenty-One (2D. Township Thirty
seven C37). North Range Three 90
East. i'm st. Joseph County, Indiana.
where the Dragon Trail intersects
an improved highway. known as the
Chandler Road. thence running
nOrthwesterly TO a certain other pub
lie highway on the north and south
section line between Sections Twenty
(20) and Twenty-One CID, Township
Thirty-seven (3O, North Range
Three CD East; thence north on the
road commonly known as the Lo-
gan Street Road 10 Vistula Avenue.
Also commencing at the interseC-
ton of said Logan Street Road with
said Dragon Trail at the south end
of said Logan Street Road, and run
ming northwesterly TO the interseC-
ton of said Dragon Trail and Ewing
Avenue at ErnsDerger Street at the
southwest corner Of Section Seven
teen 90, Township Thirty-seven
I'D. North Range Three CD East.
thence west on said Ewing Avenue
20 Miami Street in the City Of South
Bend, Indiana. where it terminates.
The said petitioners recommend
that said highways be constructed of
rolled Stag and gravel of the width
Of eighteen 1S) feet with a BERN
three CD feet wide on each side. also
that said road be provided with such
bitches, drainage. culverts. bridges.
waterways and approaches for the
proper construction and mainten-
ance thereof.
Now, therefore, all persons or cor
porations whose lands or property
viii be affected by the work in said
petition prayed for. ana AN other
persons interested. If any. are hereby
notified that on the 9Th day Of June
A. d.. 1921, az 10 o'clock A. NJ, or
as soon thereafter as said amended
petition can be heard ut the Com
missiOners' Room in the Court House
Of 81. Joseph County. Indiana, the
said amended petition viii then and
there be presented to said Board OF
Commissioners and a hearing had
thereon, and that any interested
party may appear at said hearing
and show cause if any he have, why
the prayer of said amended petition
should not be granted
In witness whereof T. Clarence
Sedgwick, Auditor Of St Joseph
County. do hereby sign the above no
tice and affiX my seal thereto, this
9th cav OF Nav A d 1921