Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1906 — Page 3

a d on and along the following ® te ’ to-wit: kniniencing at the northwest corC section thirty-one (31) in >r “ hlll twenty-eight (28) north, '" n fifteen (15 east, in Union inge i,j„ Adams County, Indiana, thence east between ld .,' U s 30 and 31, 29 and 32, 28 f '' to the northeast corner of 'non’ ’i'irty-three (33) in said „«hit> county and state atore'V and there to terminate. The length of said road is 15,800 r q 99 miles. ", witness whereof, we, Martin “bi n David Werling, and WiiaU'\liller constituting the board of ’“'issioners of said county, have ennto set our hands and affixed ! I\eal of the said board of comjssioners this third day of March, ,o6 ’ MXRTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners" h « Proclamation of Special Madalll Road Election in Union Tmvnship, Adams County, Indiana I \ A. Butler, sheriff of Aaams mint' State of Indiana, do hereby lake proclamation to the voters ot nion township, Adams county, In- ■“ to meet in their respective cfs ’ of voting as established by he board of commissioners of AdL county, Indiana, on Friday, March 30, 1906 votp on the question oi building je Steigmeyer Macadam Road > said township. in said nntv as described in the uditor’s notice of election ‘ vote for building of said road. y es ," Xot building of said road A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff, Adams County, Ind. StAMERI-OH MACADAM ROAD. ■ 0 the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Ind.: We. the undersigned viewers and neineer appointed by your Honorific Board at the February term. 906, and in pursuance to the withj' order of said petition would most espectfully submit the following reort. In pursuance to said order we, L. f. Lewton, John T. Ault as viewers, nd L. L. Baumgartner as engineer, let at the Auditor’s office ct Dectiur, Ind., and after being duly worn as prescribed by law ,ve proeeded to examine, lay out and traighten said road as shown by hat part of our report which is larked exhibit “A" and which reort shows the route of the proosed road. Also a profile showing the grade f said road as established and bowing “cuts and fills,” also locaion of drains and sewers, said prole is marked exhibit “B,” the nne being on file in the office of he County Auditor. We further find that the propose 1 Eprovenient in ccordance with the lans and specifications herein set jrth would be of public benefit nd utility. We further find no claims for sr uges of any kind whatever. We further estimate the cost of be proposed improvement to be welve thousand, six hundred, sixeen 72-100 (12,616.72) dollars. Ascription of the Schainerloli Macadam Road. Commencing at the southwest coritr of section thirty-three (33) in ownship twenty-eight (281 north, ange fifteen (15) east .in said Unon township, Adams county. Indina, thence running north between ections 32 and 33, 29 and 28, 20 ind 21, 16 and It to the northwest orner of section sixteen (16) In aid township, county and state and here to terminate. The length of said road is 21.100 t. or 3.99 miles. ■ ROADWAY, GRADE, Etc. .. . The roadway must be clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs and all über rubbish of whatsoever nature t may be. All stumps must be grubbed or Hasted out in drains or on grade. The right-of-way shall be forty «") feet in width. if at any time during the conduction of or before final accepting of the same the grade should icttle the contractor shall fill ail Impressions and restore the same to Ibe original specifications. The grade shall be of the doublehack system of a uniform width ot fenty-six (26) feet from shoulder Jo shoulder, with a slope of four (4 ) inches from center to either side. The sub-grade shall be rolled by contractor at such times and ss may be deemed necessary : the superintendent or engineer *ith a roller of not less than six tons in weight before placing buy stone thereon. The road-bed shall be made in a ®oot!i and workmanlike manner M be inspected and accepted in .ft. sections before any mater18 placed thereon. wade and line stakes set by the a ?tneer and destroyed by the conL| C: ° r . trough negligence will be again at the contractor’s expense. Drains. ‘“C side drains shall be cut not I ss k” teen (18) inches beui e b .’ p °f the grade. •11 drains to be constructed in a ail! ’ workmanlike manner with HI tlen t fall and outlet to carry ther at€>r ,bat may accumulate av ln and remove same from highshall ,)e Placed one string Hug ’o h ,ile fronl s ' a ti o n J to 7 badp'' ° n ,be west side of the subkm a . D<! . one string of 14-inch tile ' • station 48 to 52 plus 51 on Ml "concrete. « ? h I p? ll ' kl,eads sfiaH commence 1 taclies below the eKcnd six inches nep'pes and extend six (6) r Oa . ] abov e the surface of the U fiftp„ aced _° n road-bed and shall ’’id pio-v inches thick and exUde n f ,f een (18) inches on each ' or ’ h e pipes. Th fee s ? all he wells placed at Allowing p] ac e S :

At station 14 plus 50 two well? At station 26 puls 10 two well!;' At station 33 two wells. At station 48 one well, west side. At station 61 plus 50 two wells' At station 114 plus 90 two wells. At station 125 plus 70 one well east side. At station 161 two wells. At station 173 plus 40 two wells. At station 182 two wells. At station 2QI plus 25 two wells the east side. Sast iron sewer pipes shall be placed across the grade at the following stations: At station 2 plus 80 an 8-inch cast iron seiner pipe 26 feet long. At station 48 a 12-inch cast iron sewer pipe 26 feet long. At station 52 plus 51 an 8-inch cast iron sewer pipe 2 6 feet long. At station 158 plus*:i7T a 6-inch cast iron sewer pipe 26 feet long. At station 210 plus 60 a 6-inch cast iron sewer pipe 26 feet long. There shall be bulkheads built at each end of the above cast iron sewier pipes and at the ends of the sewer already i n at station 2(1’3 plus 90. Said bulkheads shall be composed of one (1) part Bronson’s Portland Cement, one (1) part clean sharp sand and two (2) parts of crushed stone. All parts of said stone that will not pass through a two-inch ring shall not beused in Said wells to be built of hard burned brick laid flatwise and to extend eighteen (18) inches below the bottom of the tile and walled up to the surface of the side drains said wells to be not less than two feet in diameter and arched at top so as to receive an eighteen (18) inch cast iron grate securely fastened thereon. Said brick in said wells to be laid in mortar composed of one part Bronson’s Portland Cement and two (2) parts of clean sharp sand. All wells to be connected up with tile drain already in, the contractor to furnish all tile for connections, and tile to be no smaller than that already in. The contractor shall repair all damages that he may cause to tile drains already in along sides of grade. At station 186 plus 60 there shall be constructed a 12-ft. arch according to the plans and specifications hereto attached. Crushed Stone, Kind. Etc. The crushed stone shall be placed on the sub-grade or road bed to a width of ten (10) feet and shall be ten (10) inches deep in center and eight (8) einchs at sides, and shall be placed on the north sidq ot road-bed, leaving a space three (3) feet between the north shoulder of grade and the edge or stone placed thereon. The upper three (3) inches of said crushed stone shall be composd of screenings. All material to be placed on grade in a neat and workmanlikemanner. The stone to be graded in befcre final acceptance. All stone must be so crushed that at least eighty (80) per cent will pass through a 2-inch ring. Where stone is un-oaded all the coarser particles shall be raked to the bottom. Said stone shall be equal to the product of the Linn Grove or Decatur quarries. At approaches to bridges or arches the dirt road shall be stoned for 50 feet on each side. Stipulations. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the engineer and stakes set by him must be preserved. The material for the various improvements shall be on the ground at the place of improvement before the old materials are removed. The Board of Commissioners, the engineer and the superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials used and condemn the same if necessary and all the materials s> condemned shall be removed from the right-of-way and not used at any time in the construction of said improvement. Corner-stones, landmarks, etc. must be respected by the contractor while making said improvement. It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any private lane, cros' sing. road. etc., and if any fence, post or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of tne proposed improvement is not removed by the party to whom tlmy belong after having sufficient notice, then the contractor shall remove the same. it is expressly understood tn<? when the time comes for acceding the road, the contractor shall I a”e ihe side drains in good condition and shall have scraped in the stone and leveled the entire road and have in all respects complied with the specifications. The telephone poles within the right-of-wav shall be removed o the edge of the right-of-way by the parties owning them when so ordered by the contractor. Payments. All pavments for said improvement will be paid for in cash at the Treasurer’s office in the city of Decatur Indiana, on estimates made bv the engineer, complying in all respects with the Acts of the Genoral Assembly of the State of Indiana. approved March 8, 1905. Estimates. Total length of proposed ifprovement 21,100 ft. or 3.99 miles. No vds of stone tor road. . . . a,B>4 No. yds. of stone for approaches a Total ....6.004 6004 vds of stone @ _,. for stone $7,684. 6004 yds. of stone @ »0c for hauuling 002.09 6004 yds. of stone & toe (o; spreading ....... 4"l>°and connections .. .00 Sewers and bulkheads..- ’ Domestic tiling '• 400'00 Arch Al] T< of a 'which is respectfully sub-

menu 15,660 ft., or 2.96 miles. • ■ No. yds. of stone for road. . . . 4343 No. yds. of stone for approaches 1 10 mitted. L. W. LEWTON, JOHN T. AULT, Viewers. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, Engineer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of February, 1906. C. D. Lewton, Auditor. .Notice of Gravel Road El’Cti'u:. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the board of commissioners of the county of Adams, and the state of Indiana, made and entered in their March session, 1906, that there be a special election at the regular voting places in Union township, also in Adams county, on Friday, March 30, 1906 for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said Union township known as the Snamerloh Macadam Road, on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of section thirty-three (33) in township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen (15) east in said Union township. Adams county, Indiana, thence running north between sections 32 and 33, 29 and 28, 20 and 21, 16 and 17 to the northwest corner of section sixteen (16) in said township, county and state and there to terminate. The length of said road is 21,100 ft. or 3.99 miles. In witness whereof, we, Ma tin Laughlin, David Werling, and William Miller constituting the board ot commissioners of said county, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the said board of commissioners this third day of March, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER. Board of Commissioner'Sheriff’s Proclamation of Special Macadam Road Election in Union Township. Adams County Indiana. ' I, A. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county, State of Indiana, do hereby make proclamation to the voters of Union township, Adams county, Indiana, to meet in their respective places of voting as established by the board of commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, on Friday, March 30, 1906 to vote on the question of building the Sehamerloh Macadam Road, in said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s notice of election to vote for building of said road. “Yes.” Not building of said road, “No.” A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff, Adams County, Ind. THE BLEF.KE MACADAM ROAD. To the Honorable” Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Ind: We, the undersigned viewers and engineer appointed by your Honorable Board at the February term. 1906, and in pursuance to the within order of said petition would most respectfully submit the following report. In pursuance to said order we, L. W. Lewton, John T. Ault as viewers, and L. L. Baumgartner as engineer, met at the Auditor’s office-at Decatur, Ind., and after being duly sworn as prescribed by law we proceeded to examine, lay out and straighten said road as shown by that part of our report which is marked exhibit “A” and which report shows the route of the proposed road. Also a profile showing the grade of said road as established and showing “cuts and fills,” also location of drains and sewers, said profile is marked exhibit “B,” the same being on fije in the office of the County Auditor. We further find that the proposed improvement in ccordance with the pians and specifications herein set forth would be of public benefit and utility. We further find no claims ior dan ages of any kind whatever. We further estimate the cost ot the proposed improvement to be nine thousand eight sixty-four 15100 ($9,864.15) dollars. Description of the Bleeke M»icaiiain Road. Commencing at the northwest corner of section nineteen (19) in said township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen east, in said Adams County, State of Indiana, thence running east between sections 18 and 19. 17 and 20, 16 and 21 to the northeast corner of section twentyone and there to terminate. The length of the proposed roao os 15,660 ft., or 2.96 miles. Roadway, Grade, Etc. TJie roadway must be clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs and all other rubbish of whatsoever nature it may be. All stumps must be grubbed or blasted out in drains or on grade. The right-of-way shall be forty (40) feet in width. If at any tine during the construction of or before final acceptance of the same the grade should settle the contractor shall fill all depressions and restore the same to the original specifications. The grade shall be of the doubletrack svstem of a uniform width of twenty-six (26) feet from shoulder to shoulder, with a slope of four (4) inches from center to either side. The sub-grade shall be rolled by the contractor at such times and places as may be deemed necessary by the superintendent or engineer with a roller of not less than six (6) tons in weight before placing any stone thereon. The road-bed shall be made in a smooth and workmanlike manner and be inspected and accepted in 1,000 ft. sections before any material is placed thereon. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set Wtain at the contractor’s expense Drains. The side drains shall be cut not

less than eighteen (18) inches below the hip of the grade. All drains to be constructed in a neat and workmanlike manner with sufficient fall and outlet to carryall water chat may accumulate therein and remove same from highway. Cast Iron Sewers. Cast iron sewers shall be placed across the grade as follows: At station 13 an 8-inch east iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 53 an 8-inch cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 67 a 6-inch tile drain across the grade. At station 91-10 a 6-inch tile drain across the grade. At station 73 lengthen sewer tile already- in to 26 feet. On each end of the arch at station 112 there is to be constructed concrete banisters 2 ft. high, 1% ft. thick and extend across the arch. Said concrete to be competed of material as specified for in bulkheads. There shall be built at each end of said sewer pipe bulkheads composed of one (1) part Bronson’s Portland Cement and one (1) part clean sharp sand and two (2) parts crushed stone; all parts of said crushed stone that will not pass through a two-inch ring shall not be used in said concrete. All bulkheads shall commence eighteen (18) inches below the pipe and extend six (6) inches above the surface of the stone placed in roadbed and shall be fifteen (15) inches thick and extend eighteen (18) inches on each side of pipe. Wells. There shall be wells placed as for lows: Station 1 plus 80 two wells. Station 13 one well on south sideStation 18 one well on south side (and also a bulkhead. Station 24 one welt on south side. Station 53 one well on north side. Station 58 two wells. Station 67 one well. Station 91 plus 10 two wells. Station 126 plus 20 two wells. Station 146 two wells. Station 155 two wells. Said wells to be built of hard burned brick laid flatwise and to extend eighteen (18) inches below the bottom of the tile and walled up to the surface of the side drains said wells to be not less than two feet in diameter and arched at top so as to receive an eighteen (18) inch cast iron grate securely fastened thereon. Said brick in said wells to be laid in mortar composed of one part Bronson’s Portland Cement and two (2) parts of clean sharp sand. All wells to be connected up with tile drain already in, the contractor to furnish all tile for connections, and tile to be no smaller than that already in. The contractor shall repair all damages that he may- cause to tile drains already in along sides of grade. Crushed Stone, Kind, Etc. The crushed stone shall be placed on the sub-grade or road bed to a width of ten (10) feet and shall be ten (10) inches deep in center and eight (8) einchs at sides, and shall be placed on the north side of road-bed. leaving a space three (3) feet between the north shoulder of grade and the edge or stone placed thereon. The upper three (3) inches of said crushed stone shall be composd of screenings. All material to be placed on grade in a neat and workmanlikemanner. The stone to be graded in before final acceptance. All stone must be so crushed that at least eighty (80) per cent will pass through a 2-inch ring. Where stone is unloaded all the coarser particles shall be raked to the bottom. Said stone shall be equal to the product of the Linn Grove or Decatur quarries. At approaches to bridges the dirt dirt road shall be stoned for 50 feet on each side. Stipulations. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the engineer and stakes set by him must be preserved. The material for the various improvements shall be on the ground at the place of improvement before the old materials are removed. The Board of Commissioners, the engineer and the superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials used and vondemn the same if necessary and all the materials so condemned shall be removed from the right-of-way and not used at any time in the construction of said improvement. Corner-stones, landmarks. etc. must be respected by the contractor while making said improvement. It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any private lane, cros" sing, road, etc., and if any fence, post or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of th? proposed improvement is not removed by the party to whom they belong after having sufficient notice, then the contractor shall remove the same. It is expressly understood th tt when the time comes for accept.ng the road, the contractor shall have the side drains in good condition and shall have scraped in the stone and leveled the entire road and have in all respects complied with the specifications. The telephone poles within the right-of-way shall be removed to the edge of the right-of-way by the parties owning them when so ordered by the contractor. Payments. All payments for said improvement will be paid for in cash at the Treasurer’s office in the city of Decatur. Indiana, on estimates made by the engineer, complying in all respects with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905. Estimates. Total length of proposed improveTotal yds. stone for entire road 4 483 4483 vards of stone ® $1.15 ..$5155.45

4 483 yards of stone @ .75 (hauling) 3362.25 44 83 yards of stone © .15 (spreading) 672.45 Grading 4 50.00 Wells and connections ... 144.0') Sewers and bulkheads.... 80.00 T0ta159864.15 All of which is respectfully submitted: L. W. LEWTON, JOHN T. AULT, Viewers. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, Engineer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of February, 1906. C. D. Lewton, Auditor. Notice of Gravel Road Election. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the board of commissioners of the county of Adams, and the state of Indiana, made and entered in their March session, 1906, that there be a special election at the regular voting places in Union township, also in Adams county, on Friday, March 30, 1906 for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said Union township known as the Bleeke Macadam Road on and along the following route to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of section nineteen (19) in said township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen east, in said Adams County, State of Indiana thence running east between sections 18 and 19, 17 and 20, 16 and 21 to the northeast corner of section twentyone and there to terminate. The length of the proposed road os 15,660 ft., or 2.96 miles. In witness whereof, we, Martin Laughlin, David Werling, and William Miller constituting the board of esmomissioners o| said county, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the said board of commissioners this third day of March, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, , WILLIAM MILLER, Board of CommissionersSheriff's Proclamation of Sp«'cial Macadam Road Election in Union Township, Adams County Indiana. I, A. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county. State of Indiana, do hereby make proclamation to the voters of Union township, Adams county, Indiana, to meet in their respective places of voting as established by the board of commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, on Friday, March 30, 1906 to vote on the question of building the Bleeke Macadam Road in said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s notice of election to vote for building of said road. “Yes.” Not building of said road “No.” A. A. BUTLER. Sheriff, Adams County, Ind. PLEASANT VALLEY AND OAK (GROVE * EXTEFSJON N(»; I. To the Honorable Board of Com missioners of Adaus county, Indiana : We, the undersig-ed viewers and enigneer appointed by your Honor able Board at the February term, 1906, and in pursuance to the with in order of said petition, would most respectfully submit the following report: In pursuance to said order, we, William Anderson and Daniel Ha begger, as viewers; and L. L. Baumgartner, as engineer; met at the office of Bert Baily, in Monroe, Adams county, Ind’ana, and after being duly sworn as prescribed by law we proceeded to examined, lay out and straighten said road as shown by that part of our report which is marked exhibit “A.” and which reuott shows the route of the proposed road. Also a profile showing the grade of said road as established and showing “cuts and fills;” also location < f drains and sewers; said profile is marked exhibit ”B,”the same being on file in the office of the county auditor. We further find that the propos ed improvement in accordance with rhe plans and specifications herein set forth would be of public benefit and utility. We further find no claims or damages of any kind whatever. We further estimate the cost of the propose improvement to be three thousand four hundred an d ninety-five (13,495) dollars. Description of Pleasant Valiev & Oak Grove gravel road extension No. 3: Commencing at the nortbwe« corner of section twelve (12.) townshiu twenty six (26) north, range (14) east, running thence east on section line between one (1) and twelve (12.) connecting the Oak Grove & Pleasant Valley macadam road with the township line between Monroe and Blue Creek townships, and terminating at the northeast corner of section twelve (12,) in township and range atore said. The length of the' proposed road is 5,200 feet, or .98 mile. ROADWAY, GRADE, ETC. The roadway must be clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs, and all rubbish of whatsoever nature it may be. All etumps must be grubbed or basted out in drains or on grade. The right of wry shall be forty (40) feet in width. ® --

If at any time during the oon struotion of or before the final acceptance of the same the grede should settle, the contractor shall fill all depressions and restore the same to the original specifications. The grade shalll be of the double track sytem of a uniform width of twenty six (26);foet from shoulder to shoulder, with a slope of four (4) inches from center tc either side. The subrgade shall be rolled bv the contractor at such times and places as may be deemed necessary by the superintendent or engineer with a roler of not less than six (5) tons in weight before placing any stone thereon. The road bed shall be made in a smooth and workmanlike manner and inspected and accepted in 1,000 foot scetions before any material is placed thereon. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence, will be set again at the contractor's ex ■ pense. DRAINS. The side drains shall be cut not less than eighteen (18) inches below the hip of the grade. "All drains to be constructed” in”a neat ard workmanlike manner, with sufficient fall and outlet to carry all the water that may accumulate therein and remove the same from highway. WELLS. There shall be ,wells built at the following places: At station 35 plus 80, 2 wells, one on esch side of grade. At station 42 plus 85, 2 wells, one on each sile of grade. At station 51 plus 75, 2 wells, one on each side of grade. Said wells to be built of the best hard burned brick laid flatwise, and to extend eighteen (18) inches below the bottom of the tile and walled up to the svrface of the side drains, said wells to be not less than two (2) feet in diameter and arched at the top so as to receive an eighteen (18) inch cast iron grate securely fastened thereon. Said brick in said wells to be laid up in mortar composed of one part Bronson’s Portland cement and two parts of clean sharp sand. All wells to be connected up with tile already in,the contractor to furnish all tile for connections, and tile to be no smaller than that already in. The contractor shall repair all damages that he may cause to tile drains already in along sides of grade. BRIDGE. At station 12 plus 85 the contractor shall build a bridge of steel and abutments of concrete, as specified in plans and specifications hereto attached. CRUSHED STONE, KIND, ETC. The crushed stone shall be plaoed on the sub grade or roadbed to a with of ten (10) feet, and ten (10) inches deep in the center and eight (8) inches at sides, and shall be placed on the north side of roadbed, leaving a space ot three (3) feet between the north shoulder of grade and to hedge of stone plaoed thereon. The upper four (4) inches of aid tone shall be oompjsed of creenings. All material to be placed on the grade in a neat and workmanlike manner. The stone shall be graded in be fore final acceptance. All st me must be so cruehe’’ .that at least 80 percent will pass through a two (2) inch ring. At approaches to bridge the dir t road shall be stoned to a distance of fifty (50) feet on each side. Where stone is unloaded all the coarser particles shall be raked to the bottom. Said stone shall be equa to the product of the Linn Grove or Decatur quarries. STIPULATIONS. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the engineer, and stakes set by him must be preserved. The material for the various improvements shall be on the ground at the place of improvement before the oid materials are removed. The board of ccmmissiont ’ the engineer and the superintenae . re serve tne right to inspect the materials condemn the ame if necessary, and all the materials so condemned shall be removed from the right-of-way and not used at any time in the construction of said improvement. y Corner stones, landmarks, etc., must be respected by the centiactor while making said improvement. It is expressly und< r«tc that the contractor is not c ep. to place in any tile, culverts, _.idgs3 or approaches at any private lane, crossing, road, etc., and if any rence, post or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of the proposed improvement is not removed by the party to whom they belong, after having (Continue 1 on S xth Page.)