Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 222, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1914 — Page 6

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams. Before the Board of Commission "in of the County of Adams. We, the undersigned, each and i ll of whom are resident free holders and voters of Monroe Township, Adu'. as County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct aud complete a macad amized stone road, in said township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, towit: Commencing at the northwest corner of section twenty-five (25) north, range fourteen (14) east, In Adams! County, Indiana, running thence west I on the lino dividing sections twentysix (26) and twenty-th re (23), townchip and range aforesaid, to the north-1 west corner of said section twenty-six, (26) aforesaid, thence , running south I on the line dividing sections twenty-, six (26), and twenty-seven (27). town-' ship and range aforesaid, and term!:,-! atlng at the southwest corner of said section twenty-six (26) aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects 1 at both ends with a Free Macadam Road in said township, and that a United States Rural Mall Route pusses ' over tlie highway thus sought to be I improved. Your petitioners further aver and 1 say that the highway herein sought hi ' be improved is a public highway .1- ! ready established and in use. is one ' of the public highways of Monroe ‘ Township and that the same will be 1 of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said high-J way above described be drained and i graded and that broken stone be i 1 placed upon the grade, and tiiat upon J such broken stone there be placed |' stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that ’ said highway above described be itn-' proved to a width of forty (40) feet, I and that said highway above describ-I ed be graded to a width of twenty-four ’ (24) feet, and that broken stone -be 1 placed thereon to a width of ten (10) I* feet and to a depth of eight (8) inches 1 at the sides thereof and to a depth o' 1 ten (10) inches in the center thereof., and that crushed stone screenings be| placed thereon to a depth of four (4) ‘ inches upon such broken stone, that ' said improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same ‘ be "The I. G. Kerr Macadam Road.” | That to pay for said improvement ‘ we ask that bonds be issued by ‘lie 1 ' County of Adams, in the State of In-1’ diana. payable in twenty semi-annuil ,• installments or series, and for the pay- ’ ment of which we ask that a tax el' levied upon the taxable property ol |1 said Monroe Township, in a sutii- ] 1 cient amount to pay the interest and.' principal of said bonds as they be-.* come due. That said improvement be made and * constructed, and that said bonds be | issued and said tax be levied upon \ ■ the taxable property of said township ' in accordance with the Acts of the] 1 Legislature of the State of Indiana, i 1 passed in the year 1905, beginning on] 1 page 550 and as amended in the j.ets 1 of 1907, and as amended in the Acts 1 of 1909, for the extension of free grav-J el or macadam roads, and all other 1 and any and all amendments thereto. J < We farther ask the Board to take ! all of the necessary steps as is re- ' quired by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein, that the same be con- • structed without submitting the question .of building the same to an elec- 1 tion of the voters of said Monroe 1 ' township and that the board construct ’ the same under the laws of the State 1 ■ of Indiana, providing for the exten- < sion of free gravel or macadam roads 1 -by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, 1. G. Kerr, James K. Martz, Geo. W. ’ Gates, Vance Mattox, F. C. Foreman, ■ Fred Wechter. G. C. Baumgartner, • Win. Baumgartner. David Sprunger, Joseph D. Mose/-, C. C. Beer. J. D. Win- ' teregg, W. T. Waggoner, Peter Sold- 1 ner, J. W. Craig, C. Stengel. Jacwb Hu- : sen Paul McClain. J. C. Schug (’. E. ' Stauffer, A. J. Myers, Albert Huser, !• E. W. Tumbleson. F. U. Miller. S. 1 Lehman, Calvin R. Liechty, Emanu'el J. 1 Liechty, Amos Newhau.l*<. Altieri 1 Newhauser, C. C. Sprunger, Ben I Sprunger, Philipp Sprunger, P. J.| Baumgartner, Abe Beer, Adam Nut;s-| baum. Wm. Miller, Otto Stucky, M. 1 Burkhalter, Fred Braun, Frank Amstutz, Fred Ryf, Mhnasse M. Liechty, 1 E. A. Luginbill, Amos Kirchhofer, Ja- ■ cob S. Moser, Daniel H. Habegger, • Leon Von Gunten, E. W. Lehman, Henry Michaud, Elmer W. Baumgartner, ’ S. C. Baumgartner, Lewis Sprunger. Daniel Schenbeck, David Miller, Jul- ] ius Reichert. D. C. Nussbaum, J. F.l Lehman. J. J. Liechty, Amos Hidschy. 1 J. D. interegg. Jerry Liechty, Jeff ' Liechty, Menno S. Liechty, David Habegger, Emanuel Sprunger. Anton* Zurcher, David N. Sprunger, John Rohrer, Wesley Neuenschwander, Peter Liechty, Abraham W. Habegger. This petition will be presented uO the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, < at which time the taxpayers of Monroe Township may appear and < make such objection as the law may i provide for. * t THOS. H. BALTZELL, i 14-21 Auditor. 1 o- i PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. I 1 State of Indiana, County of Adams. ' Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. We, the undersigned, each and ail' of whom are resident free holders and j voters of Washington Township, and the City of Decatur, situated therein 1 in Adams County, Indiana, respectful-' ly petition your honorable b«dy and; ask th.it you construct and complete a free macadamized stfone road in said township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing about twenty (20) rods north of the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section five (5), township twenty-seven (27) north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams| County. Indiana, running thence in a northeasterly direction on the high-

way dividing the north half of see tions four (4) and five (5). towusbi) and range aforesaid, to where su.<l highway angles from said section lin t thence following the highway, and terminating about twenty-five (2.,) rods east of the northeast corner ot the northeast quarter of said section five (5), township and range ulor. 1 - said. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road In said township, and that it United States Hural Mail Route pusses over a part of tile highway sought i herein to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that tl c highway heroin sought •to be improved is a public highway 'already established and in use and i . one of the public highways of sn’<’ j Washington township and that this improvement is to a continuation of land an extension to the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road I Your petitioners ask y(;ur honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that this improvement he made exclusive of crushed stone and screenings. ! Your petitioners further :#k that said highway above described be improved to the width to which it is now established, which is 30 feet, and timt said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of t°n (10) inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4)1 inches upon such broken stone, that' said improvement be made a double, track and that the name of the same be “The John Appleman Macadam Road.” That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax oe levied upon the taxable property .-1 aid Washington township, and the Cit£ of Decatur situated therein in a suili-l cient amount to pay the interest an 1 principal of said bonds as they he- i cons? due) That said improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds be! issued and said tax be levied upo i the taxable property of said township! and city situated therein, in accordance with the Acts of the I Legislature of the State of Indiana.; passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550 and as amended in the Acts I of 1907, and as amended in the Act ■ I of 1909. for of free grav-1 el or macadam roads, and all other and any and all amendments thereto. I We further ask the Board to take! all of the necessary steps as is required by law to hav.e said improvement constructed and made as pel i- 1 tioned herein, that the name be,con- 1 strutted without submitting the question of building the same to an elec-1 tion of tlie voters of said Washington , township ahd kliat \he board construct the same under the laws of tlie State I of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. John Appleman, John Hessler, Peter J. Heiman. Marion Andrews. T. H. Baltzell, George Martin. John P. Braun, -Frank Heimann, Geard Hess-1 let. I’s N. Galbreath, Henry Gunsett,, W. Britson, T. P. Lankard. Henry Eit-| ing, George Geels. Joseph Wetsel. Ja-I cob Rawley, Bernard Meyer. Charles Nyffeler. Peter Wetsel. H. Hite. John Amspaugh. Anthony Kohne, W. A. Bauman, Martin Miller, J. H. Voglewede, George 'Cojchin. Geo. A. Kintz. Andrew Miller. William E. Kintz, C. J. Heidemann. Leo G. Kohne. Wm. P. Wietfeldt. J. W. Johnston, Wm. Weber. Elias Crist, B. F. Booker, Henry Hessler. David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt. John F. Lachot, Albert Spuller. Joe ■Rumschlag. Henry Barkley. Joseph Heimann, Peter Braunn, Win. Hartings. C. B. Poling J. J. Longenberger, Christ Beery, Wm. Roop, Peter Moyer. Theo Lengerich, Toney Vogelwede, H. W. Sellemeyer, Joseph Meyer, Clinton C. Cloud. Alphonse Kohne, Bernard Kohne, Julius Heidemann, Leo Meyers, Daniel J. Cool, Julius Kohne, R. B. Johnson, Emil Wilder, Gerhardt Kohne, John S. Meyer, John Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich, J. H. Elick. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, at which time tlie taxpayers cf Washington township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL, 4-21 Auditor. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County X? Adams. Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. We, the u’ndersigned, each and all of whom are resident free-holders and voters of Washington Township, and the City of Decatur, situated therein in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at tlie northeast coriner of of the southeast quarter of section eight (8), townsli’p twenty-seven I (27) north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams county, Indiana, thence 'north on the public highway dividing 'the north half of said section eigut (8) aforesaid and the north half of section nine (9), tpwnsliip and range aforesaid, and the south half of sections four (4) and five (5) township and range aforesaid, and terminating at the Decatur ayd Bluffton Macadam Road at a point about 20 rods north of tiie northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said section five (5) a£or< said. I Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects

r 'at both ends with a free macadam p road In «ald township and that a Unitd ed States Rural Mail Route passes >, over a part of tlie highway sougyt d heroin to lie Improved. )| Your petitioners further aver and if say that the highway herein sought to ii be improved in a public highway ul- -| ready established and in use and i« i.ne of th" public highways (f said t Washington township, and that tlie s same will be of public utility and bens eiit. il Your petitioners ask that said hlgi • -| way above d</eribed lie drained aid i graded, and that broken stone be platt ed upon tlie grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone I (screenings. t i Your petitioners further ask that . said highway above described be improved to the width to which it Is now established, which is 40 feet, and ■ that said highway above described no ! graded to a width of twenty-four (24) I feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to .a width of ten (10) feet, ■ and to a depth of ten (10) inches iti - the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be plneed thereon to ■ a depth of four (4) inches upon su.li • broken stone, that said improveme nt be made a double track and that the ■ name of the same be The John Hessler Macadam Road. i That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds bo issued by tlie County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the pay- ■ intent of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property ol ' said Washington township and the city ' of Decatur situated therein in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said, bonds as they be- ' come duo. That shid improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township land city situated tbere’u, in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in tlie year 1905, beginning on page 550 and as amended in the Acts of 1907, and as amended in tlie Acts ' of 1909, for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads, and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps as is required by law to haVc said improve- I 'ment constructed and made as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the ques- ' tion of building the same to an elec- , 'tion of the voters of ssjd Washington (ownship and that tlie board constrm t ■ ■ the same under the laws of the State ' of Indiana, providing for the exten- ' sion <if gravel or macadam roads ' i by township taxation. i Respectfully submitted, John Hessler, Peter J. Heimann, Ma- , rion Andrews, T. H. Baltzell, George Martin, John P. Braun, Frank Hei- , mann. Geard Hessler, R. H. Galbreath, , Henry Gunset, W. Kitson, T. F. Lem- , hard, Henry Eiting, George Geels, Joseph Wetsel, Jacob Rawley, Bernard , I Meyer. ChaTles Nyffeler. Peter Wetsel. H. Hite. John Amspaugh, Andrew , Appleman, Martin Miller. Anthony! Koiine, J. H. Voglewede, George Col- . chin. Geo. A. Kintz, Andrew Miller, William E. Kint , C. J. Heideman, Leo , IJ. Kohne. Wm. F. Wietfeldt. J. W. , Johnson, Wm. Weber, Elias Crist. B. | F. Bobber, Henry Hessler. David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot, Albert Spuller, Joe Rumschlag, Henry Barkley, Joseph Heimann, Peter I Braun, \Vm. Hartings, W. A. Bauman, ;C. B. Poling. J. J. Longenberger. ■ Christ Beery, Wm. Roop. Peter Meyer. ]Theo Lengerich, Toney Voglewede, H. 1 W. Sellemeyer, Joseph Meyer, Clinton I C. Cloud, Alphonse Kohne. Bernard i Kohne, Julius Heideman, Leo Meyer.-., J. H. Elick, Daniel J. Cool, Julius ' Kohne. R. B. Johnson, Emil Wilder, ; Gerhard Kohne. John S. Meyer, John ' Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich. This petition will be presented to < . the Boa.rd of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, ,at which time the taxpayers of . Washington township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. A THOS. H. BALTZELL. . 14-21 Auditor. o PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams. Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. . We, the undersigned, each and all I ’ of whom are resident free-hclders and voters of Blue Creek Township, <n ' Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask , that you construct over and upon the public highway situated on the follow- , ing route, to-wit: CommenciD”; at the southwest corner of the east half of the west half of section thirty-three (33), township! tv;enty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east, in Adams County, Indiana, running thence north following the public highway through the center of said west half of said section thirty- : three (33), township and range afore- 1 said and terminating at the northwest I corner of the east half of the west i half of said section thirty-three (33), I township and range aforesaid, i Your petitioners aver and say that ■ the improvement prayed for is less ! than three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam | ! road in said township, and that a Un- ■ ited States Rural Mail route passes ’ over the highway thus sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway ■ already established and in use and is] ■ one of the public highways of said Blue Creek Township. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above describ- ' ed be drained and graded and that - broken stone be placed upon tlie > grade and that upon such broken ; stone there be placed stone screeni ings. f Your petititioners further ask that t said highway above described be improved to the width to which it is now established, that being forty (40) feet, t and that said highway above described s be graded to a width ®f twenty-four s (24) feet and that broken stone lie

i placed thereon to the width of ten (10) feet, and to a depth of eight (8) inches < at tlie sides thereof, and to a depth of I ten (10) inches ill the center tlierO'il, and timt crushed stone screenings be I placed thereon to u depth of lour (4) > inches upon such broken '.tone, that said improvement lie made a double ‘ track and that tlie name of same tie "Tlie Junies M. Foreman Macad • am Road.” • I That to pay for said iinprovenn. it we ask that bonds bo issued by 'lie County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable In twenty semi-anh'ial installments or series, and for the payment of which wo u‘k timt a tux be levied upon tlie taxable piojarly said Blue Crook Township in a sufficient sum to pay tlie interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. Tiiat said improvement bo made and constructed, and tiiat said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon (lie taxable property of said towns i'n in accordance witli the Acts of the Legislature of the State of India m. passed in tlie year 1905. beginning <i'i page 550 and us amended in the Avs of 1907, and as r mended- in tlie Act i of 1909, for tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads, and all other and any and all amendments thereto, i We furfher ask the Board to time all of (lie necessary steps as is quired by law to have said improvement Constructed and made as petitioned herein, tiiat tlie same lie constructed without submitting tlie question of building the same to an election of the voters of Blue Creek township and that the board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing tor tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Janies M. Foreman. Wm. Speakman, Mary Snyder, Sam Fisher. Ida M. Fisiier, W. L. Foreman, Samuel Frank, E. L. Foreman. Jess L. Smitley, L. C. Buckmaster, Sol Luginbill, John J. Burke, George E. Paille. George Schrank, G. Jones, Elisha Merriman, Rolla Calderwood, William H. (Clark, Sarah Tumbleson. Samantha J. Agler, Harlow Agler, John Pare, Menerva E. Kelley, Solomon Hettier. Frank C. Wechter. Abraham Morgan, A. W. Wagers, Edgar Kelsey, C. A. Krugh,, R. L. Angler, E. O. Krugh, A. J. Sipe, C. W. Y. Davis, G. C. McElhany, J. H. Halinert. L. F. Okel<<. Geo. Dellinger, J. L. Sipe, Chancy Sipe. Dan Roop, S. C. Tinkham. i'. ;vl. Ttnkham, Libble Tinkham. W. T. Tinkham, W. L. Sipe. M. E. Dudgeon. Rebecca Bevington, J. L. Grim, M, E. Grim. I). Mattax. John Hoblet, jr„ Boston Hoblet, J. L. Hook, S. Doorson, J. C. Auston. M. A. Ripley. S. L. Vance, H. G. Edwards, W. J. Edwards, J. F. Mitch. W. H. Ruby, Monroe 4Jyer, Leslie Flury, Chas. Morrison, John Wechter, Wm. Raudenbush, G.Tricker, Wm. Frazier, J. M. Miller. J. F. Parrish, Charles E. Passwa.ter, D. Ferguson, Josiah Myers, James Myers, H. Marbaugh. John D. Tinkham, J. F. Kiefer, Franklin Yaney, Wm. Campbell. Charles Workingle. Tills petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, at which time the taxpayers of, Blue Creek township may appear q« - l make such objection as the law may provide for. I THOS. H. BALTZELL, 14-21 Auditor. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. 1 State of Indiana, Ccunty of Adams. Before the Board of Commissioners! of the County of Adams. ! We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident free-holders and 1 voters of Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, towit: Commencing at the northeast corner of section twenty-four (24 ( township twenty-six (26) north, range 13, east, in Monroe township, Adams County, Indiana, running thenee east one, mile between sections eighteen (181 and nineteen (19), township twenty-six (26) north, range fourteen (14) east, and terminating at the northeast corner of said section nineteen (19), township and range aforesaid. i Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is leas than three miles in length and begins on the boundary line between French and Monroe townships, in said county, | and at the end connects with a free macadam road in said Monroe Township, and that a United States Rural Mail Route extends over said highway. | I Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways of said Monroe Township. 1 Your petitioners ask your honorable body that say! highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that thjs improvement be made exclu-l sive of crushed stone and screenings, j Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be ‘mproved to the width to which it is now established, that being 40 feet, and that said highway above descrlbde be graded to a width of twentyfour (24) feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten ](10) '/;et, and to a depth of eight (8) inches, at the sides thereof, and to a depth of ten (10) inches in thd center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed therepn to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, and /sat., said improvement be made a double track and the name of the same be The Emil Brunner Macadam Road. That to pay for said Improvement Y'e ask that bonds be issued by ’llCounty of Adams, in the State cf diana, payable in twenty semi-ann-al installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of

I said Monroe Township, in a auffl j s dent amount to pay the interesj and. i principal of said bonds as they he-| , come due. ’ 1 < That said improvement be made ami i constructed, find tiiat said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upmi ■ the taxable property of said township . In accordance witli the Acts of lie Legislature of the State of Indiitmi. passed in tlie year 1905, beginning on page 550 and a« amended in tlie Acts of 1907, and as amended in tlie Ai ts of 1909. for tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads, and nil oth-T' and any and all amendments theret >. Wo further ask tlie Board to take 1 nil of ti v necessary step as is " quired by law to have said improve mint constructed and made as pe'i- i tioned herein, that the same be con-'J structed without submitting tlie ques- i tion of building tiie same to an el"s- I tion 'l' the voters of said Monroe I township and tiiat tlie board construct < the same under tlie laws of tiie St.i e i of Indiana, providing for tlie ext-.i- I sion of free gravel or macadam roads, by township taxation. ' Resptt tiuily submitted. Emil Brunner, Louis A. Brunner, ' Frank Lewis. Jacob Musser, John J. I Soldner, Joshua York, Menno Burklial- 1 ter. David Soldner, Eli Heer, Pet'"' I Nussbaum, David D. Winteregg. ('. E- ■' Stuckey. Rudolph Schug, Simeon I Sprunger, l’li\ Schug, John Nnsbaum. 1 John Eicher. David F. Lehman. Levi t Moser, Robt. Schwartz, Peter Soldner, I David Lehman. Wm. Baumgartner. < Amos Steiner, John W. ( raic. Chris I Stengel. Abe Beer. (’. C. Burry. David < Luginbill. C. G. Egly, Otto Stucky, Ja- f cob Husser, Amos Kirchofcr. Lewis J. < Habegger. Emanuel Sprunger. Anton 1 Lurcher, Ferd .Ryff, J. F. Sprunger. L. I A. Sprunger, A. V. Sprunger, Ira Wag- <i oner. Ferdinand Augsburger, Jesse . Rupp, Christ Bauman. L. J. Lindley. 1 Jerry Lichty, D. K. Sprunger, Jacob ( J. Yoder, J. F. Lehman. Burkhart Leh- ’ man, Peter Biberstine, Henry Midi- 1 aud, Andrew Gottschalk, E. A. Lugin- < bill, P. J. Baumgartner. J. C. Schug,;! Hfcnry Schindler, Amos Schindler. Da- s vid Biberstine, Abraham M. Habegger. s V. E. Hueaker, Chris Hilty, Samuel J Beitler, Jacob Luginbill, Muljicah 1 Luick, George Nicolet, C. C. Beer. 1 Paul Gorod, Janies Mazelin, Peter ’. 1 Graber, Jacob Graber. Peter Steury. J Christ Inniger. Jacob Schwartz, Daniel 1 Zuosjner, Albert Baumgartner. John 1 Steiner, Jacob Habeger. J. P. Habeg- I ger. Daniel Neuenschwander. David £ Sprunger, Gilliom Bunner, Sanin- i r Lehman, Jacob Steiner. J. C. Bauiii-I; gartner. A. J. Moser, Elias Kiesnt", i Peter Burkhalter, Christ Christener, 1 Abe A. Habegger. Joel I.iddy, 1). Bix- I ler, C. E. Stauffer, D. L. Shalley, John p J. Schwartz. Fred Liechty. Joel Lid- 1 dy, David P. Steury. David J. Ma; '- I lin, David J. Schwartz. Jacob H. Ha- 1 logger, Eli C. Bieric, Abe Inniger. f Zepheus J. Nussbaum. Sam Nussbaum.l John J. Hilty, Samuel H. Long. David t Habegger. Abe Hocker. Geo. J. Brun-1 ner. Leo Von Gunter. Emil Sprung-.’!’, a E. M. Ray. F. M. Cottrell, Anna Ell. ,i---berger, Gid 1| sen, Lewis Reynolds.j J. F. Merriman. David Hal\gge( "I. | Striker, Jai,b Nnsbaum. Mathias Mil-I ler. Wm. Reusser. C. ('. Yoder, S. Gil- 1 Horn, C. L. Simkins, Peter H. Habeg4ter. This petition will bo presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, at which time the taxpayers cf, l Monroe Township may appear and ( make such objection as the law may provide for. c THOS. H. BALTZELL. ' 14-21 Auditor. 1 o r i PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. 1 11 . I 1 1 State of Indiana, County of Adams. ; Before the Board of Commissionci s c of the County of Adams. We, the undersigned, each and <ill| of whom are resident freeholders amid voters of Monroe Township, Adams t County, Indiana, respectfully petition j your honorable body and ask that you t |construct and complete a free macad-'s amized stone road, in said township,ig over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-'s wit: ‘ jt Commencing at tiie northwest cor- r ner of section thirty-two (32), town- I ship twenty-six (26) north, range four-11 teen (14) east, in Monroe township, i Adams County, Indiana, running ,t thence east oyer the public highway! on the line dividing sections twenty- t nine (29) and thirty-two (32), town- t ship and range aforesaid and termin- t ating at the northeast corner of sec- t tion thirty-two (32), township and i range aforesaid. If I Your petitioners aver and say that 1 the improvedemnt prayed for is less 1 than three miles in length, connects! at both ends wfith a macadam road in ‘ said township. |i i Your petitioners further aver and ' say that the highway herein sought 1 to be improved is a publis highway]' already established and in use and 1 is one of the public highways of said, Monroe ownship. | Your petitioners ask your honorable, body that said highway above de-1 scribed be drained and graded, that, broken stone be placed upon the t grade and that upon such broken stene there be placed stone screen- 1 ings. | I Your petitioners further ask that, said highway above described be Improved to the width to which it is! now established, which is 40 feet,.and; that said highway above described be I graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet,l and to a depth of eight (8) inches, at the sides thereof, and to a depth of ten (10) inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be ' placed thereon to a depth of four (4) ■ inches upon such broken stone, that . said itsnAoverient be made a double track and that the name of the same be The John J. Hirschy Macadam Rond. That to pay for said improveme -t we ask that bonds be issued by C-a County of Adams, in the State of-1 diana, payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payl ment of which we ask that a tax - levied upon tlie taxable properly ' said Monroe Township, in a su'.fi- " cient amount to pay the interest an.'j

. I principal of said bonds as they be , i < ' , Th Ut d s«HLinil>rovement be nr.ui" n».l i™.. j .....i >«“ “«"■ ? the taxable property <1 ..r mm page 550 and as amended in » A—of 1907, and as amended 111 J. ” ; of 1909. for Hie extension o fr el or macadam roads, and 1,11 - r and any und all amendments tl'i'ree • iWe further ask the Board to lake all of tlie necessary steps as is mired by law to have said impro « mi nt constructed and made as P<' Honed herein, that Hie same be con-, strutted without submitting the qu ■" .tion of building Hie same to an e.-’t-tion of the voters of said Mom x township and that the board-('(instr mt ■ the same under the laws ot lie b a of Indiana, providing forth ex sion of free gravel or macadam roa by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, , John J. Hirschy. A. B. Bailey, ( . t • Beer. Joshua Nus'iium. Joshua W ’tv. er. N'. H. McClain, John Nusbaum. D C Lehman. Noali Fox. Jerry Lugi-- ' bill, Peter Rich, N. M. Lehman. Pe’.er ; I). Steiner. J. V» inter:?"??. HSiuckv, Isaac Lehman, Amos Hirsi ay.; Hichael Zehr, D. J. Sprunger Noah Habegger. Levi Mo X, Peter Burkhal , ter. Peter Ma elin. C. C. Sprunger. Ferdinaiil Habegger, Jesse Rupp. An- , drew Gottschalk. E- Steurv. Ishmael U. Augsbergcr, J. F. Sprung- , er I A. Sprur,ter, A. N. Sprunger. Noah Luginbill. A. M. Neuenschaan- , der, H. Michaud. M .Burkhalter, Ber j. Sprunger, Ferd Ryi, J. - ( raig, A. 1 - (1 Neuenschwander, Chris Stengel. Rudolph Schug, Fred Bent::. C. C. Schug. ; Anton Zurcher. J. C. Schug, E. I i Hocker, Wm. Reusser, Sum Simison. C. C. Yoder, Fred Augsburger, Peter Nusbaum. Emanuel Sprunger, E. A. Luginblll, Dr. R. Sprunger, R. A. Hunter. C. E. Stauffer, A. Sprunger. J. J Liechty/ E. J. Luginbill, J. A. Neuenschwander, Chr. Reusser, J. C. Neuea- , schwander, John Rohrer, John i. ; Martz. C. Neuenschwander. Abri- j ham M. Habegger. John Steiner. Burk- ,- hart Lehman, Sam Lehman, Abet. Hocker. Jacob A. Moser. J. H. Striktr. Jacob Huser, Phil Scliurg, Wm. T.] ( Wagoner. Dan Winteregg. Lawrence , L. Yager. Wm. Miller. A. J. Moser.! Paul Gerber. D. P. Sommers. David Sprunger, J. S. McClain. David P. L"h- - man. Emil Liechty, Wm. Baumgartn t. A. A. Le ! A>mi. Abe Beer. Christ Bauman. Jeff Liechty, D. Bixler, Abraham Schmeck, F. M. Cottrell. Jerry Liechty, Otto Stucky, Peter J. Baum gartner. Fred Wechter, Amos Schind-i' ler. J. H. Habegger. Henry Schindler, i' I). A. Ruesser. J. M. Rose, Sam S. Eg-j ( ly. S. Habegger, D. O. Lehman. Al-;] fred Sprunger, This petition will be pre f mted to ' the Board, sis Cor.missioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, at Which time the taxpayers of J Monroe Township may appear and; make such objection as the law may ■ provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL. < 14-21 Auditor. I o 2 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams. Before the Board of Commissioners cf tlie County of Adams. We, the undersigned, each and .ill ( of whom are resident free-holders and I voters of Blue Creek and St. Mary's 1 Townships, in Adams County. Indiana, : respectfully petition your honorable 1 ; body, that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road on the boundary line between Blue Creek and Saint Mary’s Townships aforesaid, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of section thirty-three (33), in township twenty-seven (27) north, range fifteen (15) east in Adams County, Indiana, thence east on the township line between the west half of said section thirty-three (33) and the west half of section four (4) in township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east, to a point about 20 rods east of the northeast corner ot the northwest quarter of section four 14), township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (15) east and there to terminate. Your petitioners aver and say that the petition herein is signed by more than fifty adult resident freeholders and voters of said townships, abutting said township line road, and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected and to be affected by the proposed improvement. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for ,is less than three miles in length, is outside of the limits of any city or incorporate town, connects at both 'ends witli a free macadam road, on said township line, and tiiat a United States Rural Mail Route passes over I said highway, that the same will be of public utility and benefit. | Your petitioners further show that ( the highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and,in use and is one of tlm 1 public highways on the boundary line jb’tween Blue Creek and Saint Mar;Townships, afores'aid. | Your" petitioners ask your honorable I body, that said highway heretofore (described be drained and graded, and I t hat broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet, and that said highway be graded to a width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of io feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of io inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, that said im-i prover/ent be made a double track I mAt h “ ame of sait! impro- e-1 Rcad.” be TIC J ° lin Durr Macarla ’n, Tha >' pay for said improvement; p ,a ? k tkat bonds be issued by tlie County of Adams, in the State of L-- | iana, payable in twenty semi-annual

installments or series, and for the pa ,. ! ment of which we ask that a tax levied upon tlie taxable property ! said Bln" ’-'reek and Saint Mary, I Townships aforesaid tn a sufficient ' amount to l>«y Interest and prill . J < ipal of bonds us they become 'due. . . , xprovt naent be mi d< construeted, ami Hint said bonds U. ; issue.i and said tux b<> it vied up 1( ihe taxable property of said townsi,.., 1 in accordance with the Acts O s th o 1 I , glslutve o f !I, ‘‘ state ~f Indiana passed in tlu* year 19H. beginning 0!1 (Age 550 and as amended in the Acta ] of 1907, and as amended in tin- A ns Ot 1909. for tho extension of free gra». ,1 or macadam roads, and all utli-r ind any apd all amendments thereto. We furtlier ask the Hoard to take •ill of the necessary steps as Is > quired by law to have said improvenit nt constructed and made as pet;, tioned herein, that tlie same be eon‘tructed” without submitting tlie quag. ; tion of building the same to an ele<>. tion of the voters of said Blue Creek and Saint Mary’s townships and that the board construct (lie same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extxision of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, i John Durr. Charles Workinger. \V. O. Myers, Chas. Morrison. J. W. H ,p---pel, W. J Edwards, W. H. Laughrey, ,1 F. Kieler, A. Dearmond, Chas. \V. Feasel. D. Mattax. Ainos M. Damn r, J I’. Hilyard. Eli abeth Durr, Joan Wechter, J. U- Hook, J. M. Willey, J. M. Myers. W. T. Meyer. Ray Ho, .. L W. Merriman.’ M. A. Ripley, Wi.i. H Patterson. Wm. F. Burkhart. F ' Bilderlmck. J. F. Parrish. Giles S. Sulim, R. I*. Davies, Ark Young, 1,. 11. (’ampbell. J. Bevington. Wm. Roop, H. A. Durr. John Malston, C> .Beam. G. H. Shosenburg, L. F. Davis, J M. Baker. John Hamrick. Ed Burkhart. J. H. Burnett, A. B. Riley, L. G. Bauhman, J. S. Blason S. iWaffer, Byron Whittredge, David Baker, Geo. Dellinger. D. Ferguson, Henry’ Marbaugb. Monroe Byer, J. J. Dailey, Ed Miller, J. M. Boyer, Henry .Teeple, Wm. Frazier, R. O. Elstoti, 'Jesse E. Lautzeniieiser, C. E. Elston, R. G. Martin, Lausetta Elston. A. ii .Crist, H. M. Davis, Moses A. Haulrick. Frank Bolinger. D. E. Bolinger, J. B. Roebuck, S. Springer, A. J. Case. E. J. Miller. James McCullough. W. ,W. Smith. Dale Cowan, J. Cowan, J. G. Miller. Jehu Smith, R F. Sniiin. Place, Geo. Foor, Ed France, Wm. Johnston, J. W. Vizard, J. 'A 'Hill, O. J. Suman, F. L. Masters. G. Everett, A. A. Roebuck, William Culler. M. F. Aspy. J. W. Watkins, Asa McMillen. David Archer. S. J. Durbin, '(’lay Green, D. B. Roop. Thomas iGrouch. J. 11. Steele. W. H. Teeple. 'Geo. I. Davis, W. A.' Carter. H. O. D I vis. I This petition will be presented io tlie Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 6, 1914, at which time the taxpayers <f Blue Creek and Saint Mary’s Town ships may appear and make sttcli ol fjections as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL. 1421 Auditor. — -* LAST CHANCE FOR MAPS. Do you want a map of Adams coun.ty? If you do. you ought to get it soon, for one of these fine days there are not going to be any more ou the market. We have a few at this office for? 1.00 and $1.25 and you should buy before they are all gone. Every lope needs a county map and when 'they can be bought at this price you ought to have it. Buy now, if you ne?d one. 213tf — o LAUNDRY WORK FOR MEN. Mrs. Frank Snarr, 236 North Seventh street, tnaks a specialty of washing and ironing men’s clothes. Pric.’S 1 right and work guaranteed. Send your work to her or have wo-d at this ’ office. 21416 ; e MOTORCYCLE DRIVERS. t 1 , Notice is hereby given to all drivers . of motorcycles that they must stay off t the track at Steele’s park between the hours of one and three o’clock each 1 “ afternoon to give the horsemen a chance to work out their racers. 1 Please do this. r 212t6 D. W. BEERY. 0 , “EVERFAIR FACE CREAM” 1 restores chapped hands and face, irritated, sore skin, Removes pimples and blackheads, leaves th- 1 t skin soft and attractive. For sale by i- your druggists or will be sent direct. Price 25c per tube postpaid. Satise faction guaranteed. Made by THE EVERFAIR MFG. CO. 213t3 St. Louis, Mo. o ( GRAVEL FOR SALE ' 1000 yards of gravel for sale at 50c per yard at the Decatur'Stone quarry. . 2 13t6 JULIUS HAUGK. I oi WANTED—A good boy for shining shoes Saturdays and Sunday morn- , ings, at Wear-U-Well shoe store. 21113 i FOUND—Chain and small locket on Monroe street. Owner may have I same by de3cribing article and paying ' for this ad. Call at this office. il' OR RENT—Four furnished rooms for light housekeeping; 609 Monroe ( street. ’Phone 21.—Mrs. B. W. Sholi’y- 210-t-ts-ts WANTED—To rent, a small house of three or four rooms. Address ‘‘F. B." care Democrat. 2212t3