The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-07

twenty of US are such resident free
/ holders Of each township
Said petitioners respectfully pray
| your Honorable Board OF Commission
ers TO establish and cause to be estao-
lished and constructed under and pur-
suant to the provisions Of an Act, en-
titled AN Act Concerning Highways
and providing for the construction ~
| free gravel stone or other nacadam-
lied roads therein and for the pay
ment of costs thereof. and their main
tenance, which Act was approved on
/ March sth. 1905. and in force April 18th
1905 and all subsequ7et amendments.
/ thereto. together with all acts sup
Elemental thereto inclusive Of those
applying specially to the. construction
Of free gravel, stone or other maca-
damned roads in two Townships. q
! free stone road along and upon the
! following described route. to-wit.
Commencing at the intersection with
heretofore constructed free gravel
road at the center OF section 10. Town
ship 80 north. range ten (10) west Of
the end p. NJ and from thence run
north three ts) miles to the center
| of section So. township "a north, range
/ ten I0) west of the End p NJ, at the
point of intersection with q hereto
/ fore established free gravel road and
! there terminating Said proposed rvso
! having one-haIf GO mile. To-wit: that
/ In said Section S. in Hanover town
/ ship and the remainder two and one
half (21z) miles in West Creek Town
ship
And your petitioners represent and
/ show that at least twenty of them
are each and all bona-ide resident
/ freeholders and qualified voters from
! each Township and are entitled to vote
at the general election In each Of said
I Townships in which they respectively
/ reside
Your petitioners respectfully petit
ton that said highway to be i'm
/ proved by grading. draining and paw
/ ing the same with stone and binding
/ material and that the same be paved
+ TO a width OF IA feet. and that the
same have a foot BERN on each side
/ Of said Improvement and that the
/ same be securely and properly rip
raped where needed so as to give a
substantial road-bed using all neces-
sary material therefore. and that all
/ necessary drains. side-drains bridges
! and culverts be so constructed as to
make said road a complete improved
/ said highway by placing thereon
stone to a depth OF .... inches
after the same is thoroughly rolled
foundation to a depth OF ..........
inches,
Said petitioners further show that
West Greek Township and Hanover
I Township. both in the County Of Lake
ard State Of Indiana, have no incor-
porated town or city within their
boundaries which has population as
great as 10000 inhabitants.
Said petitioners further show that
the said highway viii be Of public
utility to drain. grade and pave and
improve the same as herein set out
and in the width and manner herein
set out and that the costs thereof viii
be less than the benefits thereof and
that said road lies wholly within the
corporate limits Of said townships and
no part thereof lies within the cor
porate limits Of any town or city IN
either OF said Townships in tho Coun-
~ Of Lake and state of Indiana
said petitioners further show that
said road is not over three miles in
length and that the said proposed Inn
provement IS three miles in length and
that the same connects two heretofore
established and laid out and ccnstruc-
ted free gravel roads. and is Of great
benefit to all az the citizens generally.
connecting two main gravel roads and
opening a through system Of travel
That the said highway herein pro
posed to be improved is now laid out
and established and located to a width
Of 40 feet and used by the public gen