South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-16
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LEGAL NOTICES
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT or a
HIGHWAY IN ST. JOSEPH
InINTY STATE or INnIANA


Notice is hereby given. that a petition
addressed TO the Board OF Comm ion
crs OF ST. Joseph County. Indiana. sign
cd by Solomon II Thornton and others,
more than 30 in number. who are free
holders and voters OF said county, not
less han Is OF whom are from each Of a
ma jOrity Of the townships Of said county,
and praying for the improvement Of a
highway In said county, was filed In the
Office Of the auditor Of said county Dec.
:. 1922
Said auditor. By his endorsement on
said petition has designated Dec 90,
1922. as the day upon which the same
viii be presented TO said Board OF Com
missIouers.
Said petition IS for the improvement.
opening, widening and vacation Of GER
tain highways under an act OF the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Indiana,
approved March H. 1919, and acts amen
datOTy thereof, commonly known as the
County Unit Road Act"
The matter TO be considered at such
hearing, is whether said petition Is in
due form and sufficient In substance for
such Comm issiOners TO make an order
reco-d. and referring the matter there
in prayed for 90 the county surveyor
or 90 a competent engineer for further
proceedings under said act.
The beginning. course and termination
Of said highways proposed 10 be graded.
drained and paved herein. are as follows
Beginning az the intersection Of the
east line Of Logan st. aud Jefferson
Highway In the City OF Mishawaka
thence east along said jefferson Highway
through the middle of sections .. 10. IL.
and the west half Of section Il. OF town
ship - north, range 3 east, 20 the cen
ter Of said section 70; thence north on
the Daisy road to the north line Of said
section y. thence east on the Fillmore
road along the north line Of said sec
tiOn 10 by widening. opening and lay
ing out an additional strip four feet
wide on each side Of the present public
highway. known the Fillmore road
changing the width thereof from thirty
two 1927 feet TO forty (4Ol feet. 10 the
northeast corner OF said section l.
thence due northeast by laying out
opening and establishing a new highway
forty (4Ol feet wide across the sOuthwes;
quarter Of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton g. township 81 north. range east
/ 20 the Ear Trail road. where 1t inter
sects the west Is section line Ia the
southwest quarter OF said section q
thence nOrteasteriy along said Ear Trail
road TO the west Is section line OF
section >. township 81 north. range 4
east: thence east along said Ear Trail
road through the center II sections
and 8. OF township 81 north. range
east. 10 the eastern boundary line OF
said section g. being the eastern bound
airy line Of said County Of st. Joseph;
Also a portion Of y. Main ST. ia the
| City Of MlShawaka. i'm said County and
/ state. as follows: Commencing at the
/ intersection Of said Jefferson Highway
and the said y. Main St; thence run,
ming south along said y. Main st. a
! distance Of two blocks, 90 the right OF
way Of the Grand Trunk Western Rail
/ Said petitioners therein further petI
i ton said board 90 widen the said Fill
I more road along the north line Of the
northeast quarter Of said section y
+ from its present width OF thirtytwO (32
/ feet 90 the width Of forty (4O feet. by
\ a strip four (4 feet wide on each sid;
/ Of said road also that 4 new publ,
\ highway be laid out opened and estab
/ l>hed forty tfol feet in width, with tn,
I width of twenty (2Ol feet on each sid,
T. southwest Quarter 81 the sOuthwes
quarter OF said section q. changing the
course Of the present road between M
said points on said highway. and tha
the prese mt public highway on the ives
and north lines OF said southwest quar-
ter OF the southwest quarter Of sal,
1 section 8. be vacated which said pro
posed opening, widening and vacation
az said roads VIII pass along, upon an,
over the lands of the following named
laud owners. to-wlt: samuel Jude
| Alice A. Jude. Lima W. Dunten. Paine
Eherhart. Kate Eberhart, W. A Smitl
T and y. J. Smith.
said petitioners recommend that sal,
. highways be paved with concrete Of tn
. widths and specifications as follows;
BY widening the present concrete pave
meut on said jefferson Highway from
its present width Of fourteen G4 Zee
% the width IL twenty t20l feet over tn
I course thereof from Logan st. 20 TN
I center Of said section 70. thence nor,l
along said Daisy road by widening th
present concrete pavement from IFS pre-,
eut width of fourteen t1+I feet to tn
width of eighteen u.s. feet. thence east
er.v along the said Fillmore road an,
said proposed new highway and aloni
the said Ear Trau road 90 its said east
ern terminus. by new concrete pavemen
eighteen U.s. feet in width.
Also hv paving said y Main ST. 3D.