Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 17 October 1914 — Page 4

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, as: Before the Board of Commissioners Adams County, November Term. 1914. We. the undersigned, each and all of whom are residents, adult freeholders and voters of Kirkland Township, in Adams County. Indiana petition your Honorable Body that you construct and complete a free macadam stone road in said township, over and upon a public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of the south half (*4) of section one (1) in township twenty-seven (27) north, range thirteen (13) eaitr, in Adams County. Indiana, running thence west ov</*--and upon the public highway. running through section fie (1) on the half-section line in said township and range aforesaid and terminating at the northwest corner of the south half (14) of said section one (1) in said township and range aforesaid. Said petitioners say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is the public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways in said Kirkland township. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be graded and that broken stone be placed upon said grade and upon such broken stone, there he placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusixe of crushed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of forty (40) feet., and that said highway above described be graded to the width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to the width of ten (10) feet and to a depth of ten (19) inches in the center and six (6) inches at the sides thereof and that crushed stone screeningsbe 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 "Goldner Macadam Road.” That to pay for such improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty (20) semiannual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Kirkland Township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds, as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds j be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Township, in accordance with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana as passed in the year 1905 and as amended by the Acts of 1907 and the Acts of 1909, now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and any and all other amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all the necessary steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Kirkland township, and that the board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel and macadam roads. Respectfully submitted: Ed F. Miller, W. J. Goldner. Wm. D. Hoffman, Milton Hoffman, Wm. Zimmerman. E. H. Kirchner, Joseph Petersein, Fred Ehlerding, C. M. Andrews, Wm. Weber, Geo. Martin, D. M. Byerly. R. D Limenstoil, Nathan Ehrman. Wm. Adler. C. G. Bryan, Middleton Beavers, Fred C. Kiefer, R. A. Johnson, S. J. Beavers, Daniel Scherry. Charles C. Arnold, M. M. Srady, Edward B. Scherry. W. H. Dettinger, Lewis Goldner, T. J. Baker. George Ernst, T. Diehl. W. A. Straub, H. Worthman. F. W. Spade, L. D. Bieberich, Henry Scherry- J- L. Babcock. August Werling, Martin Kirchner. Jas. D. Brown. James D. Gault, Milton Hoffman. Reuben Beery, David Steele, Wm. H. Ehrman, R. B. Johnson, D. C. Zimmerman, J. Barger, David Werling, J. F. Yaney, Albert Reppert, E. E. Zimmerman. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, November 3, 1914, at which time the taxpayers of Kirkland Township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL. Auditor. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 10-17 o „ PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners Adams County, November Tenn. 1914. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are residents, adult freeholders and voters of Wa-

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. bash Township. in Adams Couaty. Indiana petition your Honor- • able Body that you construct and , complete a free macadam stone road in said township, pver and upon a public highway situated on the followI ing route, to-wit: Commencing on the Township line . at the southwest corner of section six , (6) in township twenty-five (25) north. . range fourteen (14) east, in Adams j County. Indiana, thence east between I sections fiive (5) and six (6) on the ! north and seven (7) and eight (S) cn . the south for a distance of about one and one-half (I*4) miles to the Joel • Hirschy macadam road and tnere to , terminate, all of said route being in , Wabash Township, Adams County, In- . diana. , Your petitioners aver and say that . the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects . at one end with a free macadam road . in said township, and the other end . with the township line, and that a United States Mail Route passes over said highway herein sought to be iui- . proved. Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be im- : proved is a public highway already established and in use, and is one cf I the public highways of said Wabash Township, and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that the said public highway above described be drained and graded and that the said , improvement be made upon the said road as it is now located. Your petitioners further ask that said highway be improved to the width it now is, being forty feet, and that the same be graded to a width of twenty-four feet and that entshed stone be placed thereon to a width cf ten feet and to the depth of six inches at the sides thereof, and eight inches in the center thereof, that stone , screenings be placed thereon to a proper depth: that said road be made a double track and that the name of the same be "The Hendricks Macadi am Road.” That to pay for such improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the j County of Adams in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty (20) semiannual installments or series, and for | the payment of which we. ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Wabash Township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds, as they become 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 i General Assembly of the State of Indiana as passed in the year ; 1905. beginning on page 550. and I as amended by the Acts of 1907 and the Acts of 1909. now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and any and all other amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take al! the necessary steps as required by law jto have said improvement construct- ■ ed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Wabash township, and that the board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of frae gravel and macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted: Enoch Yoder. Peter Huser. Earl Farlow. John Hendricks, A. Blardner. B. Boice, J. A. Long. J. H. Smith, Char. Reichelcheffer. John H. Aspy. A. G. Briggs. L. L. Mattox, J. A. Coolman, A. J. Bliss. G. W. Fravel, Jerry Swank, Josephus Martin. Noah Yoder. Charles D. Hawbaker. D. D. Hawbaker. O. W. Graham, Dr. A Bricker, E. S. Calliham. F. C. Deitsch, H. W. Aspy. J. W. Barr, J. C. Manley, Peter Yoier, D. C. Neuenschwander, J. F. Felty, August Schug, Noah Ellen-, i burger, John Burke. Wm. Farlow. ‘ ‘ Fred Mattry, Sam Soldner, C. P. Hirschy, Chr. Gilliom. A. Luginbill, R. i B. Kerr, Peter Bauman, Edward Gerber. John D. Mason. George F. Cook. Chas. Pyle. John J. Schenbeck, Isaac Emery. John Kirschhafer. Gottlieb Gerber, C. W. Baumgartner. John W. Neuenschwander, Job.n J. Amstutz. R. R. Long. Alonzo Long. Julius Miller. John Brown, Jacob Bixler, George E. Fink, James H. Kelley. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. November 3, 1914, at which time the taxpayers of Wabash Township may appear and make such objections as the law maj" provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL. Auditor. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 10-17 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. f State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners Adams County, November Term, 1914. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are residents, adult freeholders and voters of French Township, in Adams County, Indiana, petition your Honor able Body that you construct and com-

i plete a free macadamized atone road • in said township, over and upon a I public highway situated on the followI ing route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of section twenty-three (23). township twenty-six (2‘STMorth, range thir- ■ teen (13) east. In Adams County. In- . diana. thence running east ou the sec- , ticnline road between sections fourteen (14) on the north and twentythree (23) on the south to the northi east corner of said section twentythree (23) and there to terminate. Al! of said route being in French Township. Adams County, Indiana. 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 read in said township, and that aUnited States Rural Mail Route passes over the said highway sought to be improved. Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use, and is pne us the public highways of said French township, and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that the said public highway above described be drained and graded and that the said improvement be made upon the said road as It is now located. Your petitioners further ask that the said highway be improved to the width it now is. being about forty feet, and that the same be graded to a width of twenty-four feet and that crushed stone be placed thereon to a width of ten feet and to a depth of six inches at the sides thereof, and eight inches in the center thereof, that stone screenings be placed thereon to a proper depth; that said road be made a double track and that the name of the same be "The Siegrist Macadam Road.” That to pay for such improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty (20) semi annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said French Township. In a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds, as they become 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 General Assembly of the State of Indiana as passed in the year 1905 an! as amended by the Acts of 1907 and the Acts of 1909, now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and any and all other amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all the necessary steps as required by lav to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said French township and that the board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, under the laws of the State of Indiana gravel and macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted: W. H. Bolinger, Simon Smith. Au gust Reinhart. John Smith. Eras' Isch, Fred Schaefer. Fred J. Isch. Gecrge Ringger. Alfred Kohler. Julius Erhart. Joe R. Isch, Eph. Kipper. John A. Isch, John Rich, F. A. Kohler Kail Krebig, Alfred Isch. Wm. T. Stepler. Samuel Lochner. Edw. Bentz. Sam Kaehr, Peter Steffin, John Tonner. John M. Kaehr. David Liby. Oren Gillium, Jest Gerber. Gottfried Rauch, Paul Geisel, John Minger. Daniel Kipfer, Joel Kipfer, Jacob Falb, Jonas Neuenschwander, Joel E. Schwartz. John Lobsiger, Godfrey Reinhard John Mcsure, J. P Stiner. H. J. Reynolds, John Meshberger. H. A. Morrow, John J. Aschliman, Albert Augsi burger, J. R. Graber, J. L. Graber, P. N. Moser, Albert Moesehberger. Daniel D. Moser. John Baumgartner. Emanuel Joray, John J. Schwartz. Joel Baumgartner, Ben Baumgartner. Wm. H. Schwartz, H. E. Meyer, Mennis Wulliman. David Wulliraan. Adam Liby. Joseph Luginbill, Albert Erhart. Samuel Siegrist, C. N. Stucky, G. C. McCpne. Urs Minger. J. J. Rich, Jacob B. Stiner, Jacob Schwarts, Frank Behling, John Roth, I. B. Roberts. John A. Amstutz, R. D. Roth, S. F. Baumgartner, Tobias Steffen, Daniel Schwartz, Joseph Rupp, L. D. Cola.v, Daniel Reinhart. W. L. Townsend Franklin Siegrist. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, November 3, 1914, at which time the taxpayers of French Township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL, Auditor. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 10-. 1 ' —■ ■ o PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners Adams County, November Terra, 1914. We, the undersigned, each and • II of whom are residents, adr”* r rw-

—... .... 1 holders and voters of Washington and Kirkland Townships In Adams County, Indiana petition yottr Hotter able Body that you construct an 1 complete a free macadam stone road in said townships, over and upon a public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast earner of section one (1) in township twenty-seven (27) north, range thirteen <J3» east, in Adanis County. In-j diana. running thence south upon the; public highway dividing section one (1) in said township twenty-seven (27) north, range thirteen (13) east, and section six (6) in township twenfy-' seven (27) north, range fourteen (141 east, and terminating at the spjheast corner of said section one (1) and the southwest corner of said section six (6) and between said townships as aforesaid. Said petitioners say that the improvement prayed for is less than three (3) miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said townships. 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 hiehwars between ! said townships of Washington and Kirkland. Your petitioners ask your honorable body mat said highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and upon such broken stone there be 1 placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusive cf crushed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask th.it' said highway above described be in>-I proved to the width of forty (40) feet, and said highway above described be graded to the width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to the width ofter. (10) feet and to a depth of ten (10) inches in the center and six (6) inches at the sides thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to' a depth of four (4) inches upon such | broken stone, and that said improvement be made a double track, and that the name of the same be the Beavers Macadam Road. That to pay for such improvements we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty (20) semiannual, installments or series, an 1 : c

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the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington end Kirkian i Townships in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement b* mace and constructed and that said bombe issued and said tax be levied upo the taxable property of said Township,, in accordance with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana as passed in the year 1000 ° n ‘ las amended by the Acts of 190. and • the Acts of ’909. now In force, prowling for the extension of free gravel r ' macadam roads end any and all other amendments thereto. We further ask the board to.take••til I the necessary steps as required » > ’ 1 / to have said improvement constructed without •I’hmitting the question of building tl/ sa\.e tn an eh :i< the voters of said Washington and Kirkland townships and that the 80;..< ■construct the same under the laws c ; the State of Indira, providin-- f< - • I extension of free gravel and macadam roads. Respectfully submitted: Seth D. Beavers, David A. Gerber. John Amspaugh. W. A. Bowman. F “ earner. Christ Beery. John D h’- ' W. Kitson. George Weber. Charles ■' Poling. Norman G. Lenhart. J ; ■ Johnson, Jonas Hoffman. Emile hgiej. Middleton Beavers. Alphonse Kohne. Julius Heideman. Joseph Meyer. Emi e Wilder. W. H. Engle. John S. Bowers. . Pete Holthouse, Harry Helm. Henry | Knanp. A. M. Fisher, C. V. Connell. «. R. Dor win. E. X. Ehinger. T - i Mcore, E. Burt Lenhart. Dr. J. M. Mr her. U. S. Cress. Dan K?tson. A«a i ‘ Engle. O. P. Mills. E. H. Beaver- F. A .Peoples. Alva Nichols. M. B. Welty.; Fred H. Heuer. Charles Miller, Pe r Amspaugh, W. H. L*e. Ed F. Mill< r, J. R. Tumbleson. Wm. Zimmerman. I. D. Biebrich. Henry Scherry. J. L. B;> cock. August Werling. Jas. D. Brown. James D. Gault. Milton Hoffman. W. J. Goldner, Wm. D. Hoffman. C M . Andrews, James M. Ernst. Rem ?n I Beery. David Steele. Geo. Martin, D W. Bverlv, N. Ehrman. Wm. Ad. -r. Chas. C. Arnold. J. B. Stoutenberry. Abraham Ginter. R D. LimenstWm. H. Ehrman. Geo. Ernst. Wr.i. Shoaf. S. J. Beavers, K. Dick. J. i' Baker. M. M. Shady. W. H. Dettinyer. S. Goldner, George Geeles. This petition will be presumed to I the Board of Cc.mmissi< m:r? cn

at which ’5 irklan d Townships may ington and K obJe ction» < s ~ appear and maK '., , the law 1 " u Auditor. _ Dore B. I'nvin. Mty. l ‘ | NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. ; Xotif e is hereby given that MonJ day the 2nd day of November, will » Jthe last day to pay your fall Instalh ■ . , n t of taxes. The treasurers office vill be open from 7 o’clock a. m. until 15 o’clock p. m.. each week day and the books will positively be closed at ■i o’clock p. m. on Monday. November ■>nd All taxes not paid by that time iwili Income delinquent and ‘>' c P" 1 ’ alty of ten per cent will be added. Do not put your taxes off, as they must !be paid and the law points out the ’ duty of the treasurer. Those wno (have bought and sold property and wish a division of taxes or wish tu ma’io partial payment should come in iat once. Don’t wait for the rush. No rei.jpts can be laid awayjor any one. So do not ask it. W. J. ARCHBOLD, ■36t22 Treasurer Adams County. democrat want ads PAY BIG LITTLE RED HEN Will make you one dollar for even* dime your neighbor gets that does not feed this tonic all fall. 2 feeds a day in feed for 7 days then 2 or 3 feeds a week. We guarantee the tonics to give satisfaction when fed according to directions. Smith, Yager & Falk

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