Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1906 — Page 2

Macadam Road Reports

TH;; riAHT MACADAM DOAD To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams Comity, Ind.: We, the undersigned viewers and engineer appointed by your Honorable Board XnXTthe wi'th> 1996 and m pursuance a v tur. Ind., and anei X ftft a bv - < T’i r3and ti: the route of the proP °vVT d protile showing the grade o{ said road as established prm of th We O iur Jier U find Or that the proposed ir provement in ccordance w i h the nlai.s and specifications herein ~et ft would be of Public benefit an vJ U fter find no claims for Is.r ages of any kind whatever. XV e” estimate the cost of me pto- , os-d improvement to nine thoasInd thirty-seven ($9,037.00) nolDescription of the Hart RoadCommencing at the northeast - per of section tweetv-onee (21) in ic-.n hip twenty-eight (28) noui, range fifteen (15) east tn saiu Adams county. Indiana. State of Indiana. thence running north between section 15 and 16, 9 and t , „„u 4. to the northeast corner section four (4) in said township and at the county line between the counties of Adams and Allen and the.e to terminate. ’ The length of said road is 16,140 ft or 3.05 miles. Roadway. «l’a<le. MrThe roadway must be clear of all Tenets trees, stumps, logs and all other rubbish of whatsoever nature it may be. All stumps must be grubbed blasted out in drains or on grade. The right-of-way shall be tort. (40) feet in width. If at any time during the construction of or before final acceptance of the same the grade should settle the contractor shall fill an depressions and restore the same to j the original specifications. The grade shall be of the doubletrack system of a uniform width of twenty-six (26) feet from shoulde to shoulder, with a slope of'four (4) | inches from center to either side.. The sub-grade shall be rolled b the contractor at such times and I places as may be deemed necessary bv the superintendent or engineer with a roller of not less than six (C) 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 G ade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the convac or through negligence will be set again at the contractor’s expense. Drains. The side drains shall be cut not less than eighteen (18) inches below the hip of the grade. Ml drains to be constructed in < neat and workmanlike manner with sufficient fall and outlet to carryall water that may accumulate therein and remove same from highway. Seivers. Tnerp shall be cast iron sewers placed at the following stations: At station 53 an k-inch cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 10C three (3) 6-ineh cast iron sewer pipes each 26 fee. 1OI Ther P shall be built at each end of said --ever pipe buL.heads com posed of one (1> l“‘-rt Bronson s Portland Cement and one <1 > part clean sharp sand and two (2) parts r-rii'bed stone: all parts ot said crushed stone that will not pass through a two-inch ring shall not be used in said concrete. There also shall be built bulkheads at each end of drain across grade at station <1All bulkheads shall commence 18 inches below the pipe and extend *5 inches above the surface of the stone placed o n the grade, and sha'i be 15 inches thick and extend 18 inches on each side of the pipe. Wells. There shall be wells built at the following stations: At station 2 plus 20 one on each side of grade. At station 15 plus 35 one on each side of grade At station 24 one on west side ot grade. At stations 4 repair weM. At station 93 plus 25 one well on east side of grade. At station 116 one well on each side of grade. Said wells to be built of har t 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 pa r t Bronson's Portland Cement and two f 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 air >r shall repair all .Tat . ._e may cause to tile grains already in along sides of

grade. Add one foot to the abuttments at station 30, and repair gridge byadding three stringers and placing on the same the necessary plank. ('rushed Stone, Kind, Etc. The crushed stone shall be placed on the sub-grade or road bed to a width of ten (19) feet and shall be ten (10) inches deep in center and eight (8) einchs at sides, and shall be placed on the east side of road-bed, leaving a space three (3) feet between the east shoulder cf grade and the edge or stone placed thereon. The upper three inches of said crushed stone shall be composed 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 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 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, crossing. road, etc., and if any fence, post or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of tn? 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 that when the time comes for accep’i- g 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 .o 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 a’l respects with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905. Estimates. Total length of proposed improvement. 16.140 ft., or 3.05 miles. No. yards stone for road.... 4475 No. yards stone for approaches 140 Total 4615 4615 yds. stone @ $1.15 (for stone) $5307.25 4615 yds. stone @ ,5v (hauling) 2307.50 4615 yds. stone @ .15 (spreading) 692.25 Grading 600.00 Wells and connections.... 80.00 Sewers and bulkheads.... 50.00

Total $9037.00 Respectfully submitted: L. W. LEWTON JOHN T. AULT Viewers. L. L. BAUMGARTNER Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of February. 190': C. D. Lewton, Auditor.

Notice of Gravel Road Ele-tion. 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 fcr the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said Union township known as the Hart Macadam Road. o n and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of section twenty-one (21) in town;.!::, twenty-eig<t (2.‘-) north range fifteen (15) east in said Adams county, Indiana, State of Indiana. thence running north between section 15 and 16. 9 and 10, 3 and 4, to the northeast corner section four (4) in said township and at. the county line between the counties of Adams and Allen and there to terminate. The length of said road is 16,140 ft. or 3.05 miles. In witness whereof, we. Marrin Laughlin, David Werling. and Wil liam Miller constituting the board of commissioners of said county, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the said board of commissioners this third dav of Ma ch, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners- « Sheriff’s Proclamation of Special v , cadam 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 Hart Macadam Road in said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s nonce of election to vote for building of said road. -Yes.” Not building of said road “No.” A A. BUTLER, Sheriff. Adams County, Ind.

THE AHR MACADAM ROAD. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Ind.: We, the undersigned viewers and engineer appointed by your Hono: able 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 dulysworn 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 file in the office ot the County Auditor. We further find that the proposed improvement in accordance with the plans and specifications herein set forth would be cf public benefit and utility. We further find no claims for damages of any k'nd whatever. We estimate the cost of the proposed improvement to be nine thousand nine hundred- eighty-five (9,985) dollars.

Description of the Ahr Road. Commencing at the southeast corner of section eighteen (18) in township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen east in Adams county, Indiana, thence running north between section 17 and 18, 7 and 8, 5 and 6 to the northeast corn-T of section six (6) and at the county line between Adams and Allen counties and there to terminate. The length of said road is 16,070 ft., or 3.04 miles. Roadway, Grade, Etc. The roadway must be clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs and all other rubbish of whatsoever nature it maj - 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 time 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 system 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 nefore 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 expense.

Drains. The side drains shall be cut no’ 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 carry all water that may accumulate therein and remove same from highway. At station 132 a 6-inch cast iron sewer shall be placed • across the grade, said pipe to be 26 ft. in length. At station 109 plus 20 the sewer tile already in shal be lengthened to 26 feet. There shall be also bulkheads built at each end of the above described sewer pipe and tile composed of one (1) part Bronson s Portland cement, one (1) part dea 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 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 on the road-bed and shall be fifteen (15) inches thick and expend eighteen (18) inches on each side of the pipe. Wells. There shall be wells at the following places. At station 59 two wens. At station 72 plus 50 two wells. At station 95 plus 12 two wells. At station 105 plus 40 two wells. At station 139 plus 25 two wells. At station 13 plus 2v the two wells shall be repaired according ic following specifications. Said wells to be built of hard burned brick laid flatwise and to extend eighteenn (18) inches below the bottom of the tile and walled •in to the surface of the side drains said wells to be not less than two

I feet in diameter and arched at top Iso as to receive an eighteen ( 1 inch cast iron grate securely fasten- ' Said’brick in said wells to be laid in mortar composed of one P * Bronson’s Portland Cement and two (2) parts of clean sharp sand. VI wells to be connected up witn tile drain already in. the contractor ,o furnish all tile for connections, and tile to be no smaller than that al The contractor shall repair aH damages that he “ay cause to tile drains already in along sides Stone. Kind, Etc. The crushed stone shall be p at on the sub-grade or r°ad bed to a width of ten <10) feet and sha'i be ten (10) inches deep in center an 1 eight (8) einchs at sides, and -h be placed on the north s • road-bed leaving a space thr ( feet between the north shoulder of grade and the edge or stone place thereon. u inches ot The upper three (o’ in d said crushed stone shall be composed ° f XlT material to be placed on grad ■ in a neat and workraanlikemanmThe stone to be graded in ,t"a« elrtl, <s«> p" pass through a 2-inch ring. Where stone is unloaded < coarser particles shall be raked rhe bottom. , Said stone shall be equal to the product of the Linn Grove oi Deca tU approaches to bridges or arches the dirt road shall be stoned 50 feet on each side.

Stipulations. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the engineer and stakeset bv him must be preserved. The material for the ™ r ’ ous provements shall be on the gr ~ at the place of improvement before the old materials are removed The Board of Commissioners, tae engineer and the superintendent reserve the right to inspect the mate, ials used and condemn the same if necessary and all the materials so condemned shall be removed from the right-of-way and not used a any time in the construction of sa.d improvement. Corner-stones, landmarks. etc. must be respected by the contractor while making said improvement It is expressly understood tna’ the contractor is not compelled to place anv tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any private lane, crossing. road, etc., and if any fence, post or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of tae uroposed 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 tha< when the time comes for accenting 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 ■he 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 ali respects with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905. Estimates. Total length of proposed improvement,. 16,070 ft., or 3.04 miles. No. of yards of crushed stone for roads.... 4 460 yards No. of yards of crushed stone for approaches 120 yards

Total of crushed stone for roads 4580 yards 4580 yards of stone @ $1.15 $5267.00 4580 yards of stone @ .75 (hauling) 3435.0 ' 4580 yards of stone @ .15 (spreading) , 687.0" Grading 450.00 Wells and connections. . . . 96.00 Sewers and bulkheads.... 50.90 " t;.l f'l I All of which is respectfully submitted. L. W. LE .V-’GN, JOHN T. AULT Vi-wcrs. L. L. BAUMGARTNER. Engineer. Subscribed and sworn to before tne this 16th day of February. 1903. C D. Lewton, Auditor.

Nrtii-e of r v I Road Eleetmn. 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 =md entered in their March session. 1906. that there be a special election at the regular voting places in Union township, also in Adams conntv o n ... Friday, March 30, 1906 for the purpose of determining the quests n of the building of a macadam road in said Union township known as the Ahr Macadam Road, on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of section eighteen (18) in township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen east in Adams county, Indiana, tnence running north betwween sections 17 and 18, 7 and 8, 5 and 6 to the northeast corner of section six (6) and at the county line between Adams and Allen counties and there to terminate. The length of said road is 16,070 ft., or 3.04 miles. In witness whereof, we, Martin Laughlin. David Werling, and Wil Ham Miller constituting the board ot commissioners of said county, have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the said board of com-

missioners this third day of March. 1906 ’ martin lacghlin, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER, Board of CommissionersSheriff’s Ploclaiiiation ,-f Special Macadam Road Election »' 1 Township. Adams founty ImUannI v \ Butler, sheriff ot Adams county. State of Indiana, do hereby n)a ke proclamation to the voters ot i nion township. Adams county Indiana. to meet in their , F es . P ft® places of voting as established b the board of commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, on Friday. March 30. 1906 to vote on the question of building the Ahr 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 A. A. BUTLER. Sheriff, Adams County, Ind.

STEK.MEYER MAC ADAM 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. I. W. Lewton, John T. Ault as viewers, and L. L. Baumgartner as engineer, met at the Auditor’s office at Decaiur. Ind., and after being duly sworn as prescribed by law we proceeded to examine, lay out and straighten said road as shown bv 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 file in the office of the County Auditor. We further find that the proposed improvement in ccordance with the plans and specifications herein set forth would be of public benefit and utility. We further find no claims for damages of any kind whatever. We further estimate the cost of the proposed improvement to be nine thousand eleven 96-100 (9,011.96) dollars. Descroption of the Steigmeyer Ma-

cadam Road. Commencing at the northwest cor” ner of section thirty-one (31) i township twenty-eight (28) north, range fifteen (15 east, in Union ownship. Adams County, Indiana, ind running thence east between sections 30 and 31, 29 and 32, 28 ind 33 to the northeast corner ot section thirty-three (33) in said ownship county and state aforesaid, and there to terminate. The length of said road is 15,800 ft., or 2.99 miles. Roadway, Grade. Etc. The roadway must be clear of all ’ences, 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 time during the construction of or before final acceptmce 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 doublerack system of a uniform width of twenty-six (26) feet from shoulder o 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 (61 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 ?ngineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set again at the contractor’s expense.

Drains. The side drains shall be cut not tess 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 carry all water that may accumulate therein and remove same from highway.

Cast Iron Sewers. At station 27 a 10-inch east iron sewer pipe shall be placed across the grade, said pipe to be 26 feet in length. At station 105 plus 62 a 10-inch tile drain shall be laid across grade said tile to be 26 feet long. At station 128 on south side of grade there shall be built a bulkhea" of concrete Bxsxl Ki. There shall be also bulkheads built at each end or the sewer pipes composed Portion r * 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 uUcMn Lil °' lnCh Fing shall not be used in said concrete. eiglteen bU (IRl a(IS com ™ncceignteen (18) inches below the alove an tL eXten r d SiX (6 > aoore the surface of the stnno &n e a°s) r ? n ad h bed^ n<l Sha!l befit eighteen (i Bf ahlck and extend of pipe (18) lnches °n each side _. Wells. followuVjtaces- Wel ‘ S P ’ aCed at the sou A th S side° n 33 tV ° Well8 ’ nortl > nonh side ° n 41 PIUS 40 one ,vell- - side° n 44 P,US 80 oae

At station 57 two weii« and south side. ’ nor th . .At station 69 two wells, noro, south side. h a °J At station 105 plus 62 on,, on north side. ° ne W At station 118 plus 35 two north and south side eis , , la “ ’ ,8,,0n 1:8 »” •«" - A, sta'loi, U7 plus 35 lwo north and south side. e ‘‘ 9 At station 152 pius M tWQ nortn and south side. e ‘ 8 ' R'-mlway ( Said wells to be built m burned brick laid flatwise extend eighteenn (18) inches t»> to the bottom of the tile and up to rhe surface of the side said wells to be not less th® feet in diameter and arched at?’ so as to receive an eighteen inch cast iron grate securelv f,’, ' ed thereon. ' eaSaid brick in said wells to be in mortar composed of one ” Bronson’s Portland Cement (2) parts of clean sharp sand ’ All wells to be connected un tile drain already in, the eontrar? to furnish all file for connect ‘/j and tile to be no smaller Ihan already m. The' contractor shall repair J damages that he may cause to til drains already in along S id eß grade. ” 01 < lushed Stone, Kind. Ftc The crushed stone shall he pla<J on the sub-grade or road bed tn > width of ten (10) feet and shall h ten (10) inches deep in center eight (8) inches at sides and shall be placed on the north side o 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 coniposd of screenings. The upper three (3) inches ot said crushed stone shall be coniposd 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 ths -oarser particles shall be raked o the bottom. Said stone shall be equal to the oroduct of the Linn Grove or Decatur quarries. At approaches to bridges or arcL?s the dirt road shall be stoned for >0 feet on each side.

Stipulations. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the engineer and stakej set by him must be preserved. The material for the various improvements shall be on the ground it the place of improvement before he 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 it 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 n nlace any tile, culverts bridges or approaches at any private lane, crossing. road, etc., and if any fence nost or similar matter be within the limits of the right-of-way of tilt proposed improvement is not removed bv the party to whom the) belong after having sufficient notice then the contractor shall remove the same. It is expressly understood thal when the Hme comes for accepting the load, the contractor shall liai' the side drains in good ccnditios and shall have scraped in the stout and leveled the entire road ani have in all respects co:: piled witi the specifications. The telephone pob < within th right-of-way shall b> removed U •he edge of the right-of woy by tk parties owning them w 1 nso order ed by the contractor. Payments. All payments for ~.ti i impr« ment will be paid for • !S^B . f 3 Treasurer’s office in t:.- .-iiy of W catur, Indiana, on ( - es by the engineer, com: lying m 8 respects with the '• °f « eral Assembly of tlu - n ana, approved March '■ Estimates. Total length of pr: ■ ‘ :n P ro ™ ment, 15,800 ft., or - ' ' N. yds. stone for road j No. yds. stone for api r lies

Total ... 4512 yds. stone '/ S’ for stone • 4512 yds. stone (t! ' 11 hauling ' ” 1 4512 yds. stone ©‘ !i,! spreading ... Grading Wells and connectionSewers and bulkhead' Total All of which is mitted ' j., \v i.ewton, ] JOHN T. Al^ T ’ .fl jvn. vie* 6 ® L L BAIMCAKTNER. Engineer tn bes® 1 Subscribed and swoin • me this 16th day of 11 iirua ■ . l 5 c D Lewton. Notice of Gravel K"ad I- I "*' p O r Notice is hereby given ‘ rd 4 suant to an order of ll . o f Ai commissioners of the ' lll . ’ nia* ams. and the state of and entered in then . . e ;e« 1906, that there be a M* ■ j tio n at the regular '' onni ; n .tda# 1 Union township, a ' ?o county, o n 19fl o J Friday. March '<• • tH for the purpose o’ 8 «» question of the bj‘“. to wnsrt cadam road in ? d 1 n ‘, M a cad>" known as die Steigue.'