South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-09
OF FILING OF 4 PETITION
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS OF \
HIGHWAY IN ST JOSEPH
EnI-NTN STATE nE TNnIANA


Notice Is hereby given. that petition
addressed to the Board OF Commissi0
ers Of St Joseph County. Indiana. sign
ell by solomon H. Thornton and others,
more than 30 i'm number. who are free
holders ana voters of said county, not
less than 10 OF whom are from each OF a
majority II the townships OF said county.
and praying for the Improvement of a
highway in said county. was fled In the
office OF the auditor of said county Dec.
7, 1922
Said auditor. by his endorsement on
said petition. has designated Dee. 20.
1872. aS the day upon which the same
will be presented 20 said Board Of Com
miss toner's.
Said petition is for the Improvements.
opening, widening and vacation of Ger
tain highways under an act of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Indiana.
approved March II. 1919 and acts amen
datory thereof. commonly known as the
County Unit Road Act"
The matter 10 be considered at such
hearing. is whether said petition is in
due form and sufficient i'm substance for
such Commissioners 90 make an order
causing said petition TO be spread on
record. and referring the matter there
In prayed for 10 the county surveyor
or 10 a competent engineer for further
proceedings under said act.
The beginning. course and termination
Of said highways proposed 10 be graded.
o
Beginning At the Intersection of the
east line OF Logan ST. and Jefferson
Highway in the city OF Mishawaka /;
thence east along said jefferson Highway
through the middle OF sections .. Ia. II.
and the west half Of section y Of town
ship 81 north. range 3 east. TO the cen
ter Of said section l.; thence north on
the Daisy road to the north line or said
section 10: thence east on the Fillmore
road along the north line III said see
tlon l. by widening. opening and lay
ing out additional strip four feet
wide on each side OF the present public
highway. known as the Fillmore road.
changing the width thereof from thirty
two 1927 feet go forty ti0l feet, 90 the
northeast corner Of said section l..
thence due northeast by laying out.
opening and establishing a new highway
forty fA0i fee; wide across the southwest
quarter Of the southwest quarter OF sec
ton G. township 81 north. range 4 east
70 the Ear Trail road. where II inter-
seCis the west Is section line iu the
southwest quarter 81 said section 3 .
thence norteaSterly along said Ear Trail
road 20 The west Is section line Of
section =. township 81 north, range Z
east. thence east along said Ear Irail
road through the center OF sections (
and .. OF township 81 north, range (
east. 20 the eastern boundary line AZ
said section 4. being the eastern bound
AIRY line OF said County 81 -. Joseph,
Also portion or y. Main So. 10 the
City Of Mishawaka. I'm said County and
state as follows. Commencing a the
intersection 81 said Jefferson Highway
and the said y. Main St. thence run
ming south along said y. Main So a
distance of two blocks. 20 the right OF
way OF the Grand Trunk Western Rail-
way Go.
Said petitioners therein further peti.
tion said board 90 widen the said FIJI
more road along the north line 81 the
northeast quarter Of said section u.
from its present width OF thirty-twO (32l
feet 20 the width Of forty t4Ol feet. by
a strip four 80 feet wide on each side
o. said road. also that a new public
highway be laid out. opened and estab-
lished forty l4Ol feet IL width with the
width OF twenty (20l feet on each side
81 the line above described. across the
southwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter OF said section 6. changing the
course OF the present road between the
said points on said highway. aud that
the present public highway on the west
and north lines Of said southwest quar-
ter Of the southwest quarter 81 said
section 6. be vacated; which said pro