Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1906 — Page 2

Legal Advertising Appointment of Administrator. * the undersigned has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Ferdinand Klickman, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably sol. AUGUSTE KLICKMAN. Administratrix. Peterson & Moran, Attorneys. March 30, 1906, a-3t, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That sealed bids will be received at the office of Henry Decker, trustee, till the hour of 10:30 o’clock A. M.. April 30, 1906. for the erection and completion of a one-room brick school house at District No. 10, Wabash township, Adams county, Indiana. Plans will be on tile at office of Oscar Hoffman. Decatur. India'a. and at trustee's office, one mile west of Geneva. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. pRCKEH _ Township Trustee, Wabash township. Adams County. Indiana. Dated April 2, 1906. 5-4 t. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS, The State of Indiana. County of Adams. .s. In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term. 1906. JOHN OWEN. PHILLIP OWEN. vs. No. 7164. FRANKLIN ADAMS. O. B. ADAMS, et al., Suit to Quiet Title to Real Estate. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Franklin Adams, O. B. Adams, whose true Christian name is to plaintiffs unknown, Mary Adams, wife of Franklin Adams, whose true Christian name is to plaintiffs unknown. Susan Adams, (wife of said O. B. Adams), whose true Christian name is to plaintiffs unknown, Mary M. Rogers. Henry D. Rogers. John Cribbs. Samuel AA . tilery, Martha ■■ Cilery, of the above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said no-resident defendants, that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the 28th day of May. 1906. the same being the 43d Juridicial day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the Sth day of April. A. D., 1906, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. WITNESS, my name and Seal of said Court hereto affixed this 3d day of April. A. D., 1906. [SEAL] DAVID GERBER, Clerk. By PAUL BAUMGARTNER. Deputy. Merryman & Sutton. Attorneys for Plaintiffs. 5-3 t NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Wabash township in said county known as the Geneva. Ceylon and Wabash Township Extension No. 3. Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock A. M., on Monday. May 7. 1906. at a regular session of said Board of Commisloners held in the citv of Decatur, Adam s county. Indiana, sealed ■ bids will be received for tli„ construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer which are now on file in the Auditor's office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amount of the bid tiled conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid liicd. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which s.c 1 road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF PI.'HJI LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana. will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Jefferson township in said countv. known as the East Jefferson Macadam Load, up and until 10 o’clock A. M. -on Monday. May 7. 1906. at a regular session of said Board of Commisjoners held in tin- < ty of Decatur. Adam< county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for th P construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer wiiic are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amount of the bid tiled conditioned for faithful performance oft said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which .aid road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, wilt receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Monroe township in said county, known as the Pleasant Valley & Oak Grove Extension No. Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock A M . on Monday, .May 7. 1906. at a regular session of said Board of Coramisioners held in the city of Decatur. Adam s county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for tlm construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer whic are now on file in the Auditor’s offlc ■ of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. Ago • i bmc ’i accompnn each hid twice the amount of the bid filed conditioned for fai-lifn! performance of said work and that th bidder if

I awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as co give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of anv one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all blds. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana; will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Hatrford township in said county, known as the Brushwood College Extension No. 1. Macadam Road up and until 10 o'clock A. M.. on Monday. May 7. 1906. at a regular session of said Board of Commisioners held in the city of De- • •atur. Ad:im 4 county. Indiana, s •■tied bids will be received for thp < (instruction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer whic are now on file in the Auditor’s offi.-e of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid tivii-e the amount of tile bid lilid conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete tiie same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to gr e rhe amount for which said road will be constructed for cash t>a'. able on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING.’ Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana. will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Union township in said county, known as the Ahr Macadam Road up and until 10 o'clock A. M., on Monday. May 7. 1906. at a regular session of said Board of Commisioners held in the city of Decatur. Adams., county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for ilip construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer whic are now on file in tiie Auditors office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amount of the bid filed conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will bcconstructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana will receive bids for tiie construction of a macadam road in Union township, in said county. know n as the Steigmeyer Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock. A. M., on Monday. May 7. 1906 at a regular session of tiie Board of Commissioners, held in the City of De. • atur. Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for tiie construe, tion of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said County, said roads to be built of rushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bld filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor wi]l enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in ac ordant e with tiie bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will !>e constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by tiie Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, Adams Count? Ind. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana wiil receive bids for the construction of a macadam road in Union township, in said county, known as the Blakey Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock A. M., on Monday. May 7, 116)6. at a regular session of the Board of Commissioners held in the city of Decatur. Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construe, tion of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor's office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. . A bond must accompany each hid in twice tiie amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor wijl enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eight? - per cent, of any on» estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds .as required by law. Each bidder will he required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. Adams County Ind. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the

Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana will receive bids for the construction of a macadam road in Union township, in said county, known as tiie Schamerloh Macadam Road up ami until 1" o’clek A- M.. on Monday. May 7. 1906, it a regular session of the Board of. Commissioners, held in the (’it? - of Decatur. Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construe, tion of .-aid road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report ot the Viewers and Engineer, which are now oil tile in the Auditor’s office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stO’.e alone. A bond must accompany each bld in twice tiie amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of ■ said work and that tiie bidder if awarded tiie contract therefor wi]l enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eight? - per cent, of an? one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject an? - and all bids. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. Adams County. Ind. NOTICE OF Pt BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereb?’ given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams count!. Indiana will receive bids for the construction of a macadam road on Township line between Washington and St. Marys townships, up and until 10 o'clock A. M.. on Monday, ’'lay 7. 1906. at a regular session of the Board of Commissioners, held in the City of De catur. Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids wiil be received for the construe, tion of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of tiie bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will ent-. into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and ir. accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eight? - per cent, of any - one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided b? - law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject an? - and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, Adams County Ind. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereb? - given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county Indiana will receive bids for the construction of a macadam road in Union township, in said county, known as tiie Hart Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock A. M. on Monday. May 7. 1906, at a regular session of the Board of Commissioners, held in the City of De. ■ atur. Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of tiie Viewers and Engineer, which are now on file in"the Auditor's office oi said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor wi]l enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in • liege. not to exceed eight? - per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds t.. be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject an? - and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, Adams County Ind. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. Notice is hereb? - given that there has been filed in the auditor s office. Adams count?, a petition for the location and construction of a certain stone road, signed bv more than lift? - (50) freeholders and voters of Washington township, in said county, which petition is in tiie following words, to-wit; l’o the Honorable, the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana. We, thp undersigned. e s ,ch and all of whom are resident freeholders taxpayers, and voters of and in the township of Washington, an,] the incorporated cit v of Decatur. Adams county, Indiana. said Citv of Decatur bping situated in said Washington township, and having a population of less than 30,000 inhabitants, hereby petition your Honorable body that you proceed to construct and improve a certain public liighwa? already established which said public highway - is located as follows. to-wit: Commencing at the north-east corner running west on the section line beof section twenty-three (23), thence tween sections 23. 14. 15 and 22. in said Washington township, to the north-west corner of section twenty. two (22). there to intersect the Decatur. Monroe and Washington township gravel road, (or the center Washington Township Macadam Roadi. there to terminate, connecting the east Washington township stone road, extension No. 1. with the West Washington Township, or center AVashington township stone road, extension No. 1. Beginning at what is known as the Raudenbush School House and to terminate at tiie Hines School House, being a distance of two miles in length. The proposed stone road being an extention of the East Washington town ship stone road, and heretofore petitioned for and voted upon by the voters of said Washington township, and was constructed under the laws then governing Macadam roads. We ask that said proposed road be constructed with double track by placing Macadam on one side of center of said road. Your petitioners would respectfully petition your Honorable Board to establish and order the construction of said road without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said township of Washington and City of Decatur, as provided in section No. 70. of the Acts of the General Assembl? - of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905. The same being less than three miles tn length. The said proposed macadam road being a public thoroughfare, much used, being on a School House line, and a R. F. D. route. NAMES OF PETITIONERS. Harvey Harruff. J. M. Miller, E. AV. Busche. W. H. Niblick,

r s Niblick K- K AHison, John Niblick. Ed Johnson Seth 1). Beavers, S?'iafele’ M h Kint e z e ‘ e ’ & er - H. S. Porter. H. J ’ H Y ?nte J 1 , 1 ,: & , j ’ • \v w McMillon, James O. Ball. t Fili/ Julius Haugk. I. G. Elllngham. Dave E. ■' ! , , | ‘} i4b01 ' 1 ' Pete Hoith'ouse: Henry ‘s'chulte. Ben Shrank. < A ,' ,u f a "’ James Bain. iA!;.,J Al .’ Alpheus Mi 11 A. B. X. hhlngei, Julius Kohne. A. A L. G. Kohne. J- Gluttin o , Anthon? Kohne. Bernard Kohne, Alphons Kohne, "v le _’ Joseph Meyer. Peter J. I lemann. John P. Braun, H. "■ >elleme?c . Albert Spoiler. Edward Chronister, Frank Heimann. Casper Heimann, Theo. Lengerich. Peter Major. Joseph Heimann. R- E. Gilpen, C. T. Lee. Michael Miller. H. Buckmaster. F. H. Tabler, Janies Kirkendall. James A\ agner, Fred Schiemann. Hern - ? - Schult? - . H. L. Smith. Fred Reppert. G. AV. Brown. Jacob Omlor. G. W. Raudenbush. L. M. Andrews. L. T. Johnson. George A. Kintz. William Ar,,old. AVm Harting. J. Fred Fruchte. I - - O. Martin. H. M. Myers. C. I. Payne. Joseph Shilling. Eli Meyer. H. F. Linn. J- Place, A. A'anCamp. C. C. Schafer. John B. AVeber. H. I. Caliow Chas. Pennington,■ ■■ P. K. Kinney, A. N. Steele. B. Meyer. J. S. Colchin. Geo. E. AVemhoff. Chas. - Sether. C. M. Kenyon. Gustav Reinkink. John Hessler. Said petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on MONDAY, MAY 7. 1906. the same being the regular May session of said board and at ivhich time an? - tax payer in AVashington township may appear and make such objections as the law ma? - provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. 5-3 t. Adams county. Indiana. PETITION FOR STONE HOAD. Notice is hereby given that there has been tiled in the auditor's office. Adams county, a petition for tiie location and construction of a certain stone road signed b? - more than fifty (50) freeholders of Monroe township, in said county, which petition is in tiie following words, to-wit: State of Indiana. Adams county. In tiie Commissioners’ Court. May term, 1906. Petition for extension ot Macadamized Stone Road. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana. We, the undersigned resident freeholders and voters in Monroe township. Adams county, Indiana, do hereby most respectfully petition your Honorable Body, that you proceed and take the necessary steps to have a free macadamized stone road built, completed and constructed in said Monoe township, over, on and upon the public liighwa? - located and situated >n and upon the following described route, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the Pleasint Valle? and Oak Grove Macadam Road, at the south-east corner of secion twenty-three (23). township twen-ty-six (26) north, range fourteen (14) ?ast, in Adams county. Indiana, thence to run ?vest on. over and upon the public highwa? - on the section line running east and west between sections twen-ty-three (23) and twenty-siv (26). and sections twenty-two (22) and twentyseven (27) in said township and range o the macadamized road known as the Mounroe Central Macadam Road, the same being a free turnpike and stone road and to the south-west corner of said section twenty-two (22). ownship and range aforesaid, a distance ot two miles, and there to terminate. And tve pra? - that you take such action upon this petition as you are authorized and directed to do. under and >y virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 9. 1903. and under an Act of the General Assembl? - of said State, approved March 4. 1905, amending said Act. AVe further ask that said improvement be paid for b? - bonds issued .by said Count? - of Adams, payable in twenty semi-annual equal installments for the payment of which bonds, we isk that a tax be levied on the taxable propert? - of said Monroe Township in i sufficient amount to pa? - the principal and interest of said bonds as tiie same shall mature and become due and payable under and according to the provisions of said act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 11. 1901. and an? - and ill other amendments thereto, or anv ither law authorizing tiie levy of said axes and the issuance of said bonds. The improvement herein praved for to be supplementary to and a continuance ot the said Pleasant Valiev and Oak Grove Macadam Road, at and from -aid point of commencement as aforesaid, over and upon the located highway to said Monroe Central Macadam Road at the south-west corner of said section twent? - -tw;i township and range aforesaid. The Pleasant Valle? - and Oak Grove Macadam Road having been heretofore constructed according to and under laws heretofore and then existing. and in force and in pursuance to an election lawfully held and had for that purpose. Said terminal point of the road herein prayed for being two miles from place of commencement and being at said Monroe Central Macadam Road, which road is a free turnpike and stone road. George AV.‘Gates. Thomas E. Maev, , S - , Ke . rr- Silas Oliver, , - .Lehman. Amos McCune, ‘l..' - *‘ ,lne . David Cook. AA m. r. AY aggoner, G. W. Headington John Kohrer, Menno Burkhalter, Vu C ’3’ Ch , ~g ’ Egley, Abe Hocker. p red i; o hrer, TV ?' James McCune, I, G. Lusk Edwin H. Gilliom, Henjanun Luzzcomer, I. G. Kerr, r’ H - . striker, Andrew u , Ered K. Shaefer, S - “‘ehaud, R. B . Smith, oh-? 1 '• ose ‘ James Long, Schugr. J \v Praianr^i S xr e n ge1 ’ Jaeob HuseG Daniel Miller, Emil Erhart, Ben Habegger. F. m. Cottrell Lewis Reynolds, Dan N. Stauffer FnJ?i S l-^ usser ’ F <-■ Foreman: p ni | R./ anZ ’ K- A- Luginbill. P. J. Baumgartner. Eli Baumgartner, ip M Fa’imgartner. Ed Luginbill, .Al. Buffenbarger. C. H SchenkEmil Fluckiger, Vance Mattox: Said petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. May 7, 1906. the same being the regular May session of said board and at which time an? tax payer In Monroe township mav ?he Pe iaw a mn make . , su . ch objections m tne law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, Adams County. Indiana. PETITION FOR STONE RO YD ON COUNTY LINE BETWEEN WELLS AND ADAMS COINTIES. Notice is hereby given that there has been filed in the auditors office Adams county, a petition for tiie location and construction of a certain stone load, signed by more than fifty (50) freeholders and voters of Kirkland and Preble townships. Adams count? - and Lancaster and Jefferson townships in AA ells county, which petition is in "the rollowing words, to-wit:

State of Indiana, Adams county, ss. Commissioners' Couit May Term, 1906. To the Honorable Board of Commisstoners of Adams count. . The undersigned voters to the numebr ot fifty of Knklan ana Preble townships in Ada "’ s .‘iiVson said state and L a h castPr , an ‘L.. J i ; townships in Wells count?, said state, respectfull.v petition your *| 01 ‘'" a bF body for the improvement of “n un improved liighwa? on and along tne boundary line between the said coun ties of Wells and Adams, of the Mate of Indiana, not exceeding in length, between said Kirkland ana Preble townships In Adams count?, and Lancaster and Jefferson townships in said Wells county, and represent that said proposed highway connects at each terminus with a oonstructed macadamized road and is upon the follow In- route, to-wit: Commencing at the south-east corner of section a. township 27 north, range 13 east, and running thence nortli to the north-east corner of tiie south-east quarter of section 29, township 28 nortli. range 13 east. Your petitioners farther represent that it will be cheapest and best to improve said highwa? by macadamizing the same with crushed rock as the same comes from the stone crusher and by placing upon the top of the same a coating of screenings, and your petitioners further ask that said improvement be so made that the road will admit ot a douoie track, tne one track improved witli the proposed rock and screening upon the west side of the liighwa? - . and the other side left duly graded for a dirt track. Name Township. M M. Shad? - Kirkland Wm. Frauhiger Lancaster Phillip Jromflger Lancaster John Grim Lancaster Edward Barger Laneaster N. M. Johnson Jefferson Wm. YargerLancaster AV. M. Plummer Jefferson J. M. SowardsJefferson D. J. Miller Jefferson Elmer Plummer Jefferson C. F. Kell? - Jefferson John F. Stine Jefferson A. P. Kell? Jefferson Irvin AV. WassonLancaster George AV. EssnerLancaster Oliver Hall Jefferson Joel Neuenschwander Lancaster Fred NeuenschwanderLancaster Albert AVibel Lancaster A. G. GurrellJefferson S. E. Stine Jefferson Louis Miller Jefferson Abner S. ElzeyJefferson J. S. KiensonJefferson Lafayette GowellJefferson Chris. H. Bell, Jefferson AA - . D. MannesJefferson M. E. Spencer Jefferson John D. Hannalefferson John M. SippueJefferson N. Weaver. ~Jefferson W. T. Bailey lefferson C. A. NurwattJefferson A’. M. Hatfieldlefferson R. A. Hatfieldlefferson J. p. HurshJefferson C. A. Green, Jefferson J. H. Henline. lefferson F. R QuackenbushJefferson Frank A. Jacksonlefferson Jacob FatscherJefferson B. F. Vardaman Jefferson J. AA'. AVoodwardJefferson O. AA'. Reed, Jefferson G. A. Bomnanlefferson E. T. Hawleylefferson C. AA . DavisonJefferson James Baker Jefferson James Kline .Jefferson " • Hood Jefferson C. M. Quackenbush Jefferson It. A. Green Jefferson S’- D ,’ S? r EJefferson AA. J. Mahnensmith, Jefferson S’ Jefferson G. AA. Wagner Jefferson D. C. Hall, Jefferson AA Patterson Jefferson Khaye Rueghlefferson X? 11 lefferson Hoover Jeffers >n C’ ,?b ar P Jefferson E. .Salisbury. lefferson J. AA. Osborn lefferson Heoige E. Motzlefferson XT* *!’ pioenike. ... . J.-ff,, n John C. Helm, . . . Prpbip Peter Helmri. k . ■.ki-kßwd T o,’ ! vle ‘ ?r K'rkisnd John H. Barge: - : .in aster Jacob Barge:i-iduand James Imwer Krkiand E. H. Kruetzman Kirk.and. ,n! a n pptit J on will be presented to the Board of Commissione. s on Monday. May 7. iimig. the same being tiie regular Mav session of said board and at which tinie any tax payer in the above naned tovvnslups, in said counties may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. Adams County. Indiana. MONROE roUASHIp (ENTRYI I X. TENSION No. 2. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana We. the undersigned viewers and HoarTTi ap l’ l 'i , ' t ' ?< ' b-v - V ' ,ur Honorable Boaid at the March term. 1906. and inpursuance to the within order of said petition, would most respectfully s mit the following report: * , In Pursuance to said order, we. AA’alisX iow/'V 1 ' ? n r d rman. ai iitwe.s, and L. L. Baumgartner as tl!e office ~f Andrew \ n Berne- Indiana, and aftei being dul? sworn as prescribed bv law, we proceeded to examine, lav out and straighten said road as shown bv tnat part of our report marked exhibit A. and which report shows tiie mute ot the proposed road. le Also a profile showing the grade of said road as established and showing cuts and fills. -- also location of drains h?bit SC- T’ e--S ii Sa ' d profilp is marked ex“'b't B. the same being on file at the Auditor’s office in Decatur. Ind. We further find that the pronosed improvement in acordance with the Plans and specifications herein set utilß? -WOU hE ° f Publk benefl ‘ and AVe further find no claim for dam ages of an? kind whatever AVe further estimate the cost of the proposed improvement to be six thousand, one hundred twenty-eight dollars and eighty cents (|6,128.8M) aolla 's D «Hl'p'cF I '?m- OF MONROE TOWNIHIP central extension NO. 2. ~.C „ O f m nie. n cing at tbe north-west cornshin ‘blrty-four (34) in township twenty-six <26 > north. rane-P ourten (141 east, in Adams county Intioiiaiineenhz, rUnnil ' g eaSt ° n tbe spption line hetwen sections 27 and 14 and sections 26 and 35, to the northo? to ,o t r h n e er-o , f Section thirty-five U 5) or to the intersection with the Oak Grove and Pleasant Valiev macadam b»uL and there ,o terminate. The same sb n S <-f, n , of Monroe township Central macadam road. P r °P° improvement is 10.72a feet, or 2.05 miles. ROADWAY, GRADE. ETC. fences, 'l'mes a 'stumps. Vogs’^lnd f t'll it mly be bb ‘ Sh ° f " rhatsoevpr nature drains^r^gVX 4 be KrUbbed ° ut in fee r t h in‘'wi l d t t'h t ' W ’ ar be forty (40 > If at an? - time during the construe tion of or before the final aeeeptanc; e , San ’ e ' the grade should settle the contractor shall fill all depressions and restore the same to the original specifications. orig.nal The grade shall be of the double

track system and of a uniform , of twenty-six (26) feet from sb ' ? to shoulder with a slope off., d inches from center to either si.],s ( The subgrade shall be rolled i, v > contractor at such times and ni? as may be deemed necessary iAsuperintendent or engineer with / J er of not less than six <6, t( ', n , ol weight before placing any stone ther The road-bed shall be mad,. smooth and workmanlike manner L Inspected and accepted in inu,, sections before any material is D i a p thereon. p Grade and line stakes set be ,) engineer and destroyed through negligence of the contractor shall set again at the contractor s expense Tiie Habegger ditch, from station at bridge to station 20 shall be by contractor To the north bv ~x c. vating dirt and placing same ... Kr J in right-of-way; the ditch shall he « constructed that the south bank < same will be in line with th. nort side of the north-east wing of ea , abuttment of said bridge; also betwee stations 70 and 72 plus 59. and sta tions 76 and 77 plus 50 the above nan ed ditch shipl be moved north in th same manner so that the south i>an will be at edge of nortli line „f r i K i lt of-way. CONCRETE WORK. The south-west wing of Arch at sta tion 80 shall be extended to tiie lenzt of twenty (20) feet, and to tiie ii-igh of tiie top o fthe sides of arch, th bottom of said extension shall >... S j x teen (16)' inches wide and the t.twelve (12) inches wide with a slop of one (1) foot from arch to end o wing. The north-east wing sliall also b extended twenty (20) feet and sha in all respects conform to the exten sion specified above: said extension shall commence at bottom of wing already in. The east wall of arch shall be ex tended to the length of twenty-fiv (25) feet, said extension shall 1..- in i south-easterly direction and shall t> eighteen (18) inches thick at botton and battered on east side to twelv • (12) inches at top. said extension ti commence -at "bottom Os arch or a depth herein after given by engineer and top of which shall be on a leve with top of east wall of said arch. The west wall shall be extended t. the length of fifteen (15) feet in i north-westerly drection and shall it all other respects conform (■• the ex tension of cast wall as specified above The above extensions shall be l uil of concrete composed of one (1) par Bronson's Portland Cemen.. two di parts clean, sharp sand and three IS parts crushed stone; the exposed pail! of said extensions snail haw i eoa of one (1) inch thick of cement mor tar. composed of one part ■.eme:.; ant two parts clean, sharp sanu. said coal 1 to be troweled to a smooth surfaie. i REPAIR OF BRIDGE. The floor on bridge at station II 1 shall be replaced with new AA’. (j plan! i 2% inches thick. Said bridge is 3S ‘ feet long and 14 feet wide. i DRAINS. t i The side drains shall be cut n it less i than eighteen (18) inches below the jiip of the grade. i All drains to be constructed in a neat and workmanlike manner with sufficient fall and outlet t" iarry all the water that may accumulate therein and remove the same from higliway. At stations 40 and 45 plus i there shall be placed a string of 6 tile across grade to depth herein after given by the engineer. At station 53 there shall lie placed across grade two 8" cast iron sewers on each side of cross road. Said sewer pipe to be 26’ long. AV ELLS. There shall be wells plat ed in side drains at the following places. ■ At station 40, 2 wells, one on each side] of grade. .. At station 20, 2 wells, one o: ear h side of grade. . At station 69, 2 wells, one on side ot’ grade. , At station 82, 2 wells, one on each side of grade. , . At station 107, 1 well, on south side. At station 82 there shall i- added enough 16" salt glazed sew. t ti.e W the sewer already in to make its entire length 26 feet. The wells mentioned allow all be built of the best hard-b.t■: • ■ laid flatwise and to extern' - c.cties below tiie bottom of tile am. 1 tl . ■’> the surface of the side dra raid wells to be not less than thret ■ nei in diameter and arched at t !• ' to receive an IS-inch cast n s raie securel? fastened thereon. Said brick in said " nart up in mortar composed ot • I Bronson’s Portland Cement .1 1 j (2) parts clean, sharp sand All wells to be connect! tile drain already in and tin ■•■ or to furnish all tile for “ "t said tilt? to be no smaller t.m t hal already in. The contractor shall rep d a ® age he max - cause to til' ready in along side of gr • bulkheads. At each end of sewers crus- -• near stations 53 and 82 tne: ■ built bulkheads composed ' t Bronson’s Portland Cement • clean, sharp sand and two pat.. ■ ’ ,j at ed stone; all parts of said - will not pass through a- ■ shall »iot be used in said co: All bulkheads shall comm. • J' below pipe and extend (> ■. ’ (W surface of the stone plac. ■ roadbed, and shall be !•' extend 18” on each side of P i CRUSHED STONE. KIND, l.d The crushed stone shall be !■■ 1 sub-grade to a width of ten ' 1 jn and to a depth of ten <l'" ‘ center and eigiit (8) inchc- " ■ eide and shall be placed on the - , ree of road-bed, leaving a spa. ■ ‘‘ o f (3) feet between south ■•' ed grade and the stone shall thereon. The upper four < 4 ' ' stone shall be composed ot All material to be placed o - ? , ' ade 1B a neat and workmanlike ma’ All stAne to be graded in before r aal acceptance. All stone must be so < pass least 80 per cent, of same ? • through a two-inch ring. At approaches to bridges the o f road shall be stoned to a 111- , ,„ e . fifty (50) feet on each side et . AA'here stone is unloaded the ‘ a tolo . particles shall be raked to tne Said stone to be equal t■■ , a tur duct of the Linn Grove oi quarries. Between bridges at 98 an' ( stone shall be placed in the the road-bed. ST I PUL AT IO N S will be The work as it progress' ■ laid out by the engineer. ,w_ set b? Wm must be prese.xThe materials for the ' 'M— —- Continued on Page Six-