The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-04-28

Notice is hereby gwen that petltlon mas
! been filed with the state Auditor. signed by
/ ten resident freeholders and voters 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, i'll the CITY OF HAM
/ mond. County Of Lake, be offered for sale,
| in accordance wbh the provisions of an
! Act of the General Assembly of the State OF
! lndiaEa, authorizing the sale and conveyance
/ of lands belonging to the State approved
! March g. 1889, and the amendment OF Sec
! ton four thereof approved BY the Governor
/ of the State, March = 1928 Acting upon
/ said petition, IS required by law. the Auditor
of State will offer the lands described there
/ in for sale at public sale at the time and
place hereinafter stated and upon the fol-
! lowing conditions required by the law, to-
| wit:
He Will at such time and place offer said
| lands for sale 10 the highest bidder for
! cash first offering the same for sale as
whole. If no cash bid Is received Tor the
/ appraised value of said lands 50 offered, he
! will then offer the same for sale in parcels.
4 II no cash bid for the appraised value OF
said lands is received when the same are
20 offered for sale, a whole or Ill parcels
the state Auditor will immediately re-offer
said lands for sale a credit OF not to
exceed three years. payable sin equal annual
iustallmonts. with interest payable annually
I IN advance.
praised as required by law. a description
| of the same and the appraisement thereon.
being as follows:
Description. Appraisement.
! l. All that part lying east OF the
east line of Sheffield Avenue.
of the south one-half s. h
OF the northeast quarter n. f.
a Of fractional section thir
teen t13t, Township Thirty
Seven (37l north. Range ten
tlOJ west Of the Second Prin-
cipal Meridian, not included IN
Lot One a. OF the United
States Government survey of
1884 Of said Section ~ and
not included within the limits
Of Calumet Avenue. a public
street in the city Of Hammond.
Lake County. Indiana: contain
ing : 745 acres more OF less. 81 .355.37
- Ali that part lying east of the
east line of Sheffield Avenue,
except the south 627.2 feet OF
the southeast quarter IS. E.
L. OF fractional Section thir-
teen 49,. Township Thirty
Seven t37l north. Range ten
t1Ol. west of the Second Pr1n-
sapal Meridian. not included in
Lot two t2) Of the United
States Government survey Of
1894 Of said Section i3. and
not included within the limits
of Calumet Avenue a public
street in the city of Hammond,
Ing g sos acres, more or less Sc 5zo.o5
3. All that part of the northeast
quarter y. r ~ of frac-
uonal Section twenty-four
ga Township thirty seven
1871 north. Range ten (10J
west of the Second Principal
Meridian. not included in Lot
two go 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 75 degrees 20 minutes
east from point 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-
Ccpting such part of said lands
lies within the limits of
Calumet Avenue, a public street
In the city OF Hammond Lake
d. County, Indiana containing
4O766 acres, more or less. S7,134 .05
Said lands viii be so offered for sale at
the office of the Auditor of State at the
Statehouse, at Indianapolis at 10 O'Clock
noon on the 23rd day OF May 1924.
No bid will be accerted for less than the
appraised value of said lands
The appraisement of the same. as above
set forth, has been approved by a majority
Of the State. the Auditor of State and the
Treasurer of State. which commission may.
also accept or reject any aud all bids
(Signed) ROBERT BRACKEN.
Auditor OF State.
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