The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-19
80 LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF SWAMP
LANDS BELONGING TO THE STATE
OF INDIANA, IN LAKE
COUNTY, INDIANA.

COUNTY, INDIANA.
Notice is hereby given that a petition.
has been filed with the State Audito9z
signed by ten resident freeholders and voST'
ers of Lake County, Indiana, asking that
certain swamp lands belonging to the
State of Indiana. and lying within the
meanders of Lake George and Wolf Lake,
in the city of Hammond, County of Lake.
be offered for sale, in accordance with the
provisions of an Act of the General Assem-
bly, Of the State of Indiana. authorizing
the sale and conveyance of lands belong
ing to the State, approved March 9, 1889.
and the amendment of Section four there
of, approved by the Governor of the
State, March 2. 1923. Acting upon said
petition. required by law. the Auditor
of State viii offer the lands described
therein for sale az public sale, at the time
and place hereinafter stated, and upon the
following conditions as required by the
law, to-wit:
He will at such time and place offer
said lands for sale to the highest bidder
for cash. first offering the same for sale
as a whole. II no cash bid is received
for the appraised value Of said lands so
offered he Will then offer the same for
sale in parcels. If no cash bid for the
appraised value of said lands Is received
when the same are so offered for sale.
a whole or in parcels, the State Auditor
will Immediately re-Offer said lands for
sale on a credit Of not to exceed three
years, payable in equal annual Install
ments, with interest payable annually in
advance
Said lands have been plated and ap-
praised as required by law. a description
of the same and the appraisement thereof.
being as follows:
Description. Appraisement-
l. All that part lying east of the
east line of Sheffield Avenue,
of the south one-haf IS. IA
Of the northeast quarter IN. E.
a of-fractional section thir-
teen (13), Township Thirty
Seven t37) north. Range ten
(lO) west of the Second Prin-
cipal Meridian, not included in
Lot One ~ OF the United
States Government survey of
1884 Of said Section ID. and
not included within the limits
of Calumet Avenue a public
street in the city Of Hammond. -
Lake County, Indiana: contain
ing 7.745 acres. more or less. 81 1855. So
?. All that part lying east of the
east line of Sheffield Avenue,
except the south 627 p feet of
the southeast quarter IS. E.
4 } of fractional Section thiT-
teen tl3J. Township Thirty
Seven (37) north Range ten
(1O), west of the Second Prn-
opal Meridian. not included in
Lot two 90 of the United
States Government survey of
1884 of~said Section 49, and
not included within the limits
of Calumet Avenue. a public
street in the city of Hammond.
Lake County, Indiana; contain
ing 1885 acres, more or less. se,57a8S
3. All that part of the northeast
quarter IN. E. ~ of frac-
uonaI Section twenty-four
(24), Township thirty seven
(37) north. Range ten t1Ol
west of the Second Principal
Meridian. not Jncluded in Lot
two t2) of the United States
Government survey of 1884 of
said Section "A. lying east of
the east line of Sheffield Ave
nue.; excepting therefrom
tract of land PSI feet in width.
the north line of which bears
south 70 degrees % minutes
east from point on the east
line of Sheffield Avenue, which
Is south IA degrees 81 minutes
west. 3S512 feet from the in
tersectiOn OF the north line Of
said section and said east line
of Sheffield Avenue and ex-
ceptIns such part of said lands
as lies within the limits of
Calumet Avenue a public street
in the city OF Hammond, Lake
County, Indiana. containing
4O.766 acres, more or less. &C.. 81. 1874 .05
Said lands will he so offered for sale al
the office OF the Auditor of State. at the
Statehouse, at Indianapolis at IL o'clock
noon on the 23rd day OF May. 1924.
No bid Will be accepted for less than
the APPRAISED value of said lands. -
The appraisement OF the same. as ADD
set forth has been approved by maiorIls ,
of a commission composed of the Cow
ernor of the State. the Auditor of State
and the Treasurer of State, which COM
mission may also accept or reject any and
all bids