Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 10 May 1906 — Page 8

(Continued from Pago 7.) and specifications herein set forth ] would be of public benefit and utility. We further find no claims for damages of any kind whatever. Wfe further estimate the cost of the ‘ proposed improvement to be $6528.00, DESCRIPTION OF THE IRVIN CART- J ER MACADAM ROAD. ' Commencing at a point 100 feet north ' of the river bridge at Pleasant Mills in 1 section 20. township 27 north, range 15 east, running thence soutli 8 east 1 200 feet, thence south 47_east 275 feet, thence south 52% east 175 feet, thence south 40 east 412 feet, thence north 81 1 east 2757 feet, thence north 82 east i 716 feet, thence south 27 east 813 feet, thence south 86 east 1407 feet, thence east 1189 feet, thence south 70 east 406 ( feet, thence north 68% east 663 feet. , thence north 82 east 913 feet, thence . north 86% east 1574 feet.- to the east . state line and there to terminate ( ROADWAY, GRADE, ETC. The roadway must be clear of all ] fences, trees, stumps, logs and all rub- , bish of whatsoever nature it may be. All stumps must be either grubbed ( or blasted out in the .drains’ or on the ( grade. i ’• t < The right-of-way shall be forty (4(1) J feet in width. < If at any time during the contruction of or before the final acceptance of the same the grade should settle the contractor shall fill all depressions and re- ( store the same to the original specifications. ( The grade shall be of the double 1 track 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 sup- ' crintendent 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 . inspected and accepted in 1000 feet sec- 1 tions before any material is placed I thereon. ' j < Grade and line stakes set by the en- , gineer and destroyed by the contractor , through negligence will be set again at the contractor’s expense. DRAINS. The side drains shall be cut not less f 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 the wafer that may accumulate therein and i remove the same from the highway. SEWERS. Cast iron sewers shalT~be~pTa?eel at the following places: At station 12 plus 60 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 22 plus 25 a 10” cast iron i sewer 26 feet long. < At station 44 plus 15. a 10" cast iron | sewer 26 feet long. z At station 103 an 8” cast iron sewer ) 26 feet long. ' At station 113 an 8” cast iron sewer s 26 feet long. At station 115 an* 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. BULKHEADS. < The contractor shall build bulkheads ' at each end of the above sewers com- < posed of one part Bronson’s Portland , cement, one pvt clean, sharp sand and two 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. j All bulkheads shall commence eigh- j teen (18) inches below the pipe and ex- ; tend six (6) inches above the surface J of the stone placed on the road-bed and • shall be fifteen inches thick and extend j eighteen (18) inches on each side of ( the pipe. . One bulkhead shall be built at sta- ! tion 48 plus 10 and 60 plus 25. , WELLS. ’ There shall be wells built at the fol- J lowing places: ( i •At station 0 plus 30. two wells, one < on each side of tjhe grade. < At station 9 plus 20 two well', one on each side of the grade. At station 22 plus 25, two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 32 plus 50 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 48 plus 10 one well, on ; side of the grade. At station 60 plus 25. one well, on side of the grade. At station 76 two wells, ‘one on each side of the grade. At station 91 plus 25, two wells., one on each side of the grade. At station 63 plus 65. two wells, one on each side of the grade. Said wells to be built of hard burned brick laid flatwise and to extend 18 inche sbelow the bottom of the tile and walled up to the surface of the side . drains; said welsl to be not less than two 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 clean, sharp sand. All wells to be connected up with the tile drains already in and the contractor shall furnish al tile for conections and tile to be'no smaller than those already in. The contractor shall repair all damage that he may cause to tile drains already in along sides of grade. The wells on each side of the grade at station 76 shall be connected bv a string of 6” first-class tile to be laid across the grade to depth hereafter given by the engineer. REPAIR OF ABUTMENTS. At the bridge at station 50 plus 50 the contractor shall extend the northwest wing of the abutment 12 inches and the south-west wing 8 feet. Said extensions to be made of concrete as specified for the bulkheads and they are to conform in all respects to the wings already in. CRUSHED STONE, KIND. ETC. The stone shall be placed on the subgrade or road-bed to a width of ten (10) feet and ten (10) inches in the center and eight (8) inches at the sides and shall be placed on the side of the road-bed leaving a space of three (3) feet between the shoulder of the grade on side and the. edge of the ?tone placed thereon. The upper three (3) inches of said crushed stone shall be composed of screenings. *•— All material to be placed on the grade in a neat and workmanlike manner. The stone must be graded in before final acceptance. All stone must be so crushed that at least 80 per cent, will pass through a two-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 brdges the dirt road shall be stoned for fifty (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 prepared. Tire 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 materials so condemned shail 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 coptractor while making said improvement. It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place jin any tile, culverts, bridges o>. approaches at any private lane, crossing, road, etc., and if any fence, post or similar master be within the limits of the rlght-of-way of the proposed improvement is not removed by the party to whom they belong, after having had sufficient notice, then the contractor shall remove the same. It is expressly understood that when the time comes for accepting the road the contractor shall have the side drains in goon condition and shall have scraped in the stone and leveled the entire road and have in all respects complied with the specifications. PAYMENTS. . All payments for said improvements will be paid for in cash at the TreaSurer s office in the city of Decatur, Indiana. on estimates made by the engD neer complying In all respects with thq Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8. 1905. ESTIMATES. Length of proposed, road is.’.'J.lsoo feet or 2.18 miles. No. yards stone for road. .3198 i No. yds stone for approaches..' 122 Total '. .3320 3320 yds stone $1.15 for stone. .$3818.00 3320 yds stone 35c for hauling. T 152.00 3320 yds stone 15c for spread.. 498.00 Grading 650.00 Sewers and bulkheads 150.00 Wells and connections 175.00 RepaiY of abutments 75.00 Total AU of which is most respectfully, submitted. ' D. J. DILLINC. i W. A. BOWMAN, Viewers. L L. BAUMGARTNER, Engineer. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this the 26th. day of April, 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 (jof Adams, and the State'of Indiana, made and entered jn their May session, 1906, that there there be a special election at the regular voting places, in St. Marys township also in Adams county, on Friday, June 1, 1906. for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said St. Marys township known as the Irvin Carter Macadam Road on and along the following route, towit: of the river bridge at Pleasant Mills in section 20,. township 27 north, range 15 east, running thence south 8 east 200 feet, thence south 47 east 275 feet, thence south 52% east 175 feet, thence south 40 east 412 feet, thence north 81 east 2757 feet, thence north 82 east 716 feet, thence south 27 east 813 feet, thence south 86 east 1407 feet, thence east 1189 feet, thence south 70 east 406 feet, thence north 68% east 663 feet, thence north 82 east 913 feet, thence north 86% east 1574 feet, to the east state line and there to terminate In witness whereof ,we. Mrtin Laughlin. David Werling and William 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 seventh day of May, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER. Board of Commissioers. SHERIFF S PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL MACADAM ELECTION IN ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY. INDIANA. I, A.. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county, State of Indiana, do hereby make proclamation to the voters .of St. Marys township, Adams county, Indi* ana. to meet in their' respective places of voting as established by the board of commissioners of Adams county, In* diana, on Friday, June 1, 1906. to vote on the question of building the Irvin Carter Macadam Road, in said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s notice of election to vote for the building of said road. “Yss.” Not building of said road, “No.” A. A. BUTLER, Adams County, Indiana. PLEASANT MILLS MACADAM ROAD., To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana: We, the undersigned viewers and engineer appointed by your Honorable Board at the April term, 1906, and within pursuance to the within order of said petition would most respectfully submit the following report: In pursuance to said order we, ’D. J. Dilling and W. A. Bowman, as viewers and L. L. Baumgartner as engineer met at the office of the County Auditor in Decatur, Indiana, and after being duly sworn as prescribed by law, we proceeded to lay out and straighten saidroad 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 of the Auditor of Adams County, Indiana. We further find that the above improvement tn accordance with the plans and specifications herein set foFth Would be of public benefit and utility. I ' We further find no claims for damages of any kind whatever; We further estimate the cost of the proposed improvement to be $12,122.00. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLEASANT MILLS MACADAM ROAD Commencing at a point where the public highway running north and south between sections 4 and 5, town-, ship 27 north, range 15 east, interesects ' township line between Union and St. Marys townships, thence running south on said highway and through • of St M arys township until said highway intersects the township line between St. Marys and Blue Creek townships and there to terminate. ’ m the P ro Po sed improvement is 32375 feet or 6.13 miles.

ROADWAY, GRADE, ETC. The roadway must be clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs and all rubbish of whatsoever nature it may be. All stumps must be either grubbed or blasted out in the drains or on the grade. The right-of-way shall be forty (40) feet in width. • If at any time during the contruction of or before the final acceptance of the sapie the grade should settle the eontractor shall fill all depressions and restore the same to the original specifications.. The grade shall be of the double track 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) tonkin weight before placing any stone thereon. The road-bed shall be made in a smooth and workmanlike manner and inspected and accepted In 1000 feet sections before any material is placed thereon. » t *. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set again at the contractor’s expense. The approaches on eatJi side of the. river bridge at Pleasant Mills shall be widened to 24 feet at top and to a distance of 150 feet on each side from the end of the bridge. 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 carry all the water that may accumulate therein and remove the same from the highway. The ditch, on. west side of road from station 287 plus 80 to 294 shall be moved west so that the east bank of same Will be at the edge of the right-of-way by excayating earth and placing same on right-of-way. . The new ditch shall conform as to depth and width to the original specifications. From station 166 to 269 side drains shall be constructed and dirt track graded as specified abpve, SEWERS. „ Cast iron sewers shall be placed at the following places: At station 11 plus 85 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 20 plus 20 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 25 plus 80 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 26 plus 20 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 36 plus 25 a 14,” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 72 plus 15 a 14” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 105 plus 50 a 14”„ cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 136 plus 6 a 14” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. BULKHEADS. The contractor shall build bulkheads at each end of the above sewers composed of one part Bronson’s Portland cement, one part clean, sharp sand and two parts of crushed stone; all parts of said stone that will not pass through a two-incfi ring shall- not be used in said concrete. All bulkheads shall commence «ighteen (18) inches below the pipe and-ex-tend six (6) inches above- the surface of the stone placed on the road-bed and shall be fifteen inches thick and-extend eighteen (18) inches on. each side of the pipe. WELLS. There shall be wells built at the following places: . At station 8 plus 8 two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 60 plus 25 two wells, one on each side of the grade -A££station 78 plus 90 two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 85 plus 30, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 91 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 112 plus 55, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 119 plus 30 two wells, one on each side of the grade At statipn 136 plus 6, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 143 plus 70, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 182 plus 90, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 215, two wells one on each side of the grade. At station 221 plus 55 two wells, one on each side of the ,grade At statiqn 237, two wells, one on each side of the grade. ‘At station 270 plus 40, two wells, one on each side of the grade At station 291 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 310 plus 40, two wells, one, on each side of the grade Said wells to be built of hard burn* ed brick laid flatwise and to extend 18 inche sbqlow the bottom of the tile and walled up to the surface of the side drains; said welsl to be not less than two feet in diameter and arched at the top so as to receive an eighteen (18) inch cast iron grate securely fastened thereon. Sajd brick in. said wells to be laid up in mortar composed of one part Bronson’s Portland cement and two parts clean, sharp sand. All wells to be connected up with the tile drains already in and the contractor shall furnish al tile for conections. and tile to be ho smaller than those already in. The contractor shall repair all dam- • age that he may cause to tile drains [ already in along sides of grade. The wells op each side of the grade at station 78 plus 90 shall be connected by a string of 6” first-class tile to ■ be laid acrosse the grade to a depth > hereinafter given by the engineer. J BRIDGES AND ARCHES. " ‘Bridges or arches shall be placed at 1 the following places: ' At station 162 a concrete bridge 4’xl6’. > At station 284, a 14 feet arch. At station 320 a concrete bridge 4’xl6’. J The above bridges and arches shall ■ be built according to the plans and ’ specifications hereto attached. ! The stone is now on said above pro- • posed road from station 166 to 269 and aS this portion is in good condition, the same need not be repaired by the • contractor. i 1 All old materials from the bridges, abutments, sewers, etc., shall become the property of St. Marys township. All telephone poles shall be moved to the edge of the right-of-way by the - parties owning the same. CRUSHED STONE, KIND, ETC. I The stone shall be placed on the subgrade or road-bed to a width of ten ■ (10) feet and ten (10) inches in the t center and eight (8) inches at the sides ■ and shall be placed on the east side of ; the road-bed leaving a space of three I (3) feet between the shoulder of the ; grade on the east side and the edge of i the stone placed thereon. I , The upper three (3) inches of said : crushed stone shall be composed of screenings. All material to be placed on the grade an a neat and workmanlike manner. / f/f <

The stone must be graded in before final acceptance. All stone ‘■must be So crushed that at least 80 per cent, will pass through a two-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 Dec:i‘.ur quarries. At approaches to brdges the dirt road shall be stoned for fifty (50) feet on each side The stone is now on said above proposed road from station 166 to 26!) and as this portion is in good condition the same need not be repaired by the con, tractor. z STIPULATIONS. The work as,.it progresses will be laid out by the engineer and stakes set by him must be prepared. 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 En.--gineer and the Superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials usea and condemn the same if necessary, and all 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 in 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 the proposed improvement is not removed by the party to whom they belong, after having had sufficient notice, then the contractor shall remove the same. It is expressly understood that when the time comes for accepting 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, PAYMENTS. All payments for said improvements 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. Length of the proposed improvement is 32375 feet or 6.13 miles. No. yards stone for road ....6120 No. yds stone for approaches.. 120 Total ?6240 6240 yds stonfe sl.lO for stofie.s 6864.00 6240 yds. stone 30c for hauling 1872.00 6240 jds stone 15c for spread. 986.00 Grading :...-.» 800.00 Wells and connections 325.00 Sewers and bulkheads 275.00 Levee at river bridge 400.00 Arch and bridges 600.00 Total 12122.00 All of which, is most respectfully submitted. D. J. DILLING. W. A. BOWMAN, Viewers. L L. BAUMGARTNER, Engineer. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 26th day of April, 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 May session, 1906. that there there be a special election at the regular voting places in St. Marys township also in Adams county, on Friday, June 1, 1900. for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road iTI said "St. Marys township known as the Pleasant Mills Macadam Road, on and along, the following route, towit: Commencing at a point where the public highway running north and south between sections 4 and 5, township 27 north and range 15 jeast, intersects the township line between Union and St. Marys towsnhips, thence running south on said highway and through the center of St. Marys townhip until said highway intersects the township line between St Marys and Blue Cree,k townships and there to terminate. The length of proposed improvement is 32375 feet or 6.13 miles. In witness whereof ,we, Mrtin Laughfljn, David Werling and William 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 seventh day of May, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioers. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL MACADAM ELECTION IN ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNTY, INDIANA. I, A A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county, State of Indiana, do herebv make prdclamation to the voters of St. Marys 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, June 1, 1906. to vote on the question of building the Pleaant Mills Macadam Road, in said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s notice of election to vote for the building of said road. “Yss.”. Not building of said road, ‘•NO.” A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. E. W. DAILEY MACADAM ROAD. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana: We, the undersigned viewers and engineer appointed by your Honorable Board at the 'April terrii, 1906, and within pursuance to the within order jof said petition would most respectfully ■ submit the following report: In pursuance to said order we, D. j. Dilling and W. A. Bowman, as viewers and L. L. Baumgartner as engineer met at the office of the County Auditor in Decatur, Indiana, and after being duly sworn as prescribed by law. we proceeded to 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 of the Auditor of Adams County, Indiana. We further find that the above iffinrovement in aobordance 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.

|proposed r improvement to be C 512932.«0. e DESCRIPTION OF THE E. W. DAILEY MACADAM ROAD. ; Commencing at a point which is 80 rods wst of the north-east corner of the south-west quarter of section seven (7). township twenty-seven (27). north, range fifteen (15) east, Adams county, Indiana, thence running east on*. the public highway running east and west through sections seven (7); eight (8), njne (9). ten (10) and eleven (11) to the stat> line and there to terminate. The length of the proposed road is 17,420 feet or-333 miles. roadway; grade, etc. The roadway must be. clear of all fences, trees, stumps, logs and a(l rubbish of whatsoever natufe it may be. All stumps must be either grubbed, or blasted out in the drains or on the grade. The right-of-way shall be forty (40) feet in width. If at any time during the contruction of or before the final acceptance of the same the grade should .settle the contractor shall fill all depressions and re*. ) store the same to the original specifications. The grade shall be of the double track 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* The road-bed shall be made In a smooth and workmanlike manner and inspected and accepted in 1009 feet sections before any material is placedthereon. 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. t 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 suffi-cient-fall. and outlet to carry all ; the water that may accumulate therein and remove the same highway. The ditch on the north side of the. road from;station 40 plus 90to 41 plus 30 and the one on the north side of the road from statlTHl 2S p+us 60 to 26 plus 30 shall each be moved north to the edge of the right-of-way by excavating the earth and placing same on the right-of-waj- Both of these ditches shall conform in every respect to' the original specifications. SEWERS. Cast iron sewers shall be placed at the following places; ) At station 47 plus 85 a 14” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 80 plus 75 a 6” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 111 plus 10 an 8” cast iron seWer 26 feet long. At station 137 plus 15 a 12” cast Iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 150 a 30” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. BULKHEADS. The contractor shall build bulkheads at each end of the above sewers composed of one part Bronson’s Portland cement, one part clean, sharp sand and two parts of crushed stone; all parts of said stone that will not . pass through a two-inch,-ring shall riot be used in said concrete. / Alt 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 inches thick and extend : eighteen (18) inches on each side of ; the pipe. « ' ' WELLS. k ' There shall be wells' built at the following places: At station 1 plus 50 two wells, one ’ on each side of the grade. i At station 62 plus 95 one well on i ' south side of the grade. , At station 71 plus 50, two wells, one on each side of th3 grade. At station 119 plus 20 two wells, one on each side of the grade. > At station 157 plus' 40. one well on I south side of the grade. - At station plus, 10. one well on north side of the grade. i At station 169 plus 20, two wells, one on each side of the--grade. I At station 174 plus 20, two wells, one on each side of the grade. W, J , ' i Said wells to be built of hard burn- > ed brick laid flatwise and to’extend 18 . inche sbelow the bottom orthe tile and walled up to the surface-of the side drains; said welsl to be not less than’ . two feet in diameter and arched at the top so as to receive an eighteen (18) ’ inch cast iron grate securely fastened t thereon. ' - ' , 8 * ; Sajd brick {n said wells to be laid up in mortar composed of one part Bron, son’s Portland cement and two parts clean, sharp sand. , All wells to be connected up with the tile drains already in and the contractor shall furnish al tile for conections and tile to be no sipaller than those al- ’ ready in. The contractor shall repair all damage that he may cause to tile drains already in along sides of grade. [ BRIDGES, ABUTMENTS, ETC. * \ I Bridges shall be placed at the fol- ’ lowing places: 1 1 - - At station 96 a bridge 10x16 faet with concrete floor. * At station 25 plus 60, a bridge 14x16 feet with abutments. At station 9 plus 40 a bridge 24x16 feet e with concrete floor and also 8 feet 1 wings to abutments already in * At station 40 plus 90, the contractor * shall add 6 'feet wings to the arch 1 already in. *- The above bridges, abutments, etc., shall be built according to the plans •• and spcifications hereto attached. . . CRUSHED STONE. KIKE, ETC. * The stone shall be placed on the sub- - grade or road-bed to a- width of ten (10-) feet and ten (10) inches In the . center and eight (8) inches at the sides - and shall be placed on the s side of the road-bed -leaving a space 1 of three (3) feet between the shoulder r of the grade on'" side and the f edg'e of the stone placed thereon. The upper three’(3) inches of said crushed stone shall be . composed of s screenings. » ‘ , 1 All material* to be placed on the grade ir in a neat and workmanlike manner. i The stone must be graded inxbefore final acceptance. . ' • i p ’ All stone must be so crushed that at least-80 per cent, will pass through a , two-inch rinse. £ Where stone is unloaded all the\ * coarser particles shall be raked to the bottom. Said stone-shall be equal to the pro- ’ duct of the Linn Grove or Decatur quarries. J' t . " At approaches to brdges the dirt, ' road shall b‘e stoned for fifty (50) feet 1 on erich side STIPULATIONS. 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The material for the various im- | provements shall be on the ground at S the place of Improvement before the I old materials are removed. ■ The Board of Commisisoners. the I Engineer and the Superintendent re- ■ serve the right to inspect the materials | used and condemn the same if neces- 1 sary and all materials so condemned . | shall be removed from the right-of-way and not used at any time in the . i construction of said improvement. Corner stones, landmarks, etc., must be respected by the contractor while ‘ making said improvements ! It is expressly understood that the | contractor is not compelled to place I in any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any priavte lane, crossing, road, etc, and if any fence., post or similar matter be withiri-the limits of the right-of-way of the proposed improvement is not removed by the party’ | to whom they belong, after having had j sufficient notice, then the contractor I shall rertiove the same i It is expressly understood that when'* 1 the time' comes for accepting the road I the contractor shall have the side I drains in good condition and shall nave I scraped in the stone and leveled the. I entire road and have in all respects I complied with the specifications 1 PAYMENTS. v 1 All payments for said improvements ■ will be paid for in cash at the Treas- ■ urer’s office in* the city of Decatur, In- a diana. on estimates made by the engi- 1 neer complying in all respects with the I Acts of the General Assembly of the | State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1 1905. I ESTIMATES. , I Length of proposed is 17420 I feet or 3.3 miles. I No. yards stone for r0ad4842 I No. yds stone for approaches.24o I Total /........5082 ff I 5082 yds stone $1.15 for stones 5844.30 | 5082 yds stone 50c for hauling 2541.00 I 5082 yds stone 15c for spread. 762.30 | Grading 110'0,00- | Wells and connections ' 135.00 I Sewers and bulkheads .; 225.00 I Bridges and abutments, etc... 1525.00 I Total . ’. ... 12132.60 I All of which is most respectfully I submitted. I D. J. DILLING, I W. A. BOWMAN, Viewers. I L L. BAUMGARTNER, Engineer. I Subscribed and sworn to before me, I this the 26th. day of April, 1906. I C .D. LEWTON, Auditor. I 1 I i ■ X I Notice of Gravel Road- Election. I Notice is hereby given that pjirsitant' . | to an order of the Board of Commis- ’ I sioners of the County of Adams, and I the State of Indiana, made and entered I in their May session, 1906. that there I there be a special election ‘at the regu- I lar voting places in St. Marys township J also in Adams county, on I Friday. Jane 1, 1906. I for the purpose of determining the I question of the building of a macadam ■ road in said-St. Marys tTß'llMhip known fl as the E. V. Dailey Macadam Road, on ■ and along the following' route, to- ■ wit: I Commencing at a point'which is 80 I rods wst of the north-east corner of ■ the south-west quarter of section sev- ■ en (7) township twenty-seven (27), .1 north, range fifteen (15) east. Adams ■ county, Indiana, thence running east I on the public highway running east f and west through sections seven (7), ■ eight (8), nine (9), ten (10) and eleven ■ (11) to the state line and there to term- 1 inate, O Tho length of the proposed road is ■ 71420 feet or 8.3 miles. • < .■ In witness whereof ,we, Mrtin Laugh- ■ lin, David Werling and William Miller, S constituting the board of commission- ■ ers of said county, have hereunto set ■ our hands and affixed the seal of the fl said board of commissioners this sev- ■ enth day of May, 1906. ■ ■MARTIN LAUGHLIN, I DAVID WERLING. ■ WILLIAM MILLER, ■ Board of Commissioers. ■ ■ SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION OF SPE- I CIAL MACADAM ELECTION IN ST. 1 MARYS TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUN- ■ TY. INDIANA. ■ I. A. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams H county. State of Indiana, do hereby *• ■ make proclamation to the voters of St. ■ Marys township, Adams county, Indi- fl ana, to meet in their respective places ■ of voting as established by the board ■ of commissioners of Adams county, In- ■ diana, on B Friday, jane 1, 1906. to vote 6n the question of building the ■ E. V. Dailey Macridam Road, in ■ said township, in said county, as de- ig scribed in the Auditor’s notice of elec- ■ tion to vote for the blinding of said ■ road. “Yss.” Not building of said road. ■ “No.’l • ‘ ■ A. A. BUTLER, ■ Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. || NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. || NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the undersigned, superintendent of The ■ construction of the Henrv Hildebrand. ■ Ditch, in Kirkland and Preble town- ■ ships, Adams county, Indiana, will on Saturday, May 26, 1906, ■ at 10:30 o’clock a. rp-- at the office of ’-.H the County Surveyor, in the City of Decatur, in said- county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch. ,■ in accordance with reports, plans and ■ specifications therefor, noW on file in ■ said cause Bids will be received and ■ contracts let as follows:Sec. 1, main ditch, station 0 to 39 plus 80. i ■ and to the 10-west and best bidder or S bidders ■ Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as . required by ■ fl; law, upon forms furnished by' such 3S superintendent, arid each bid shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient . M bond in a sdm equal to the aipount of ■ each bid, conditional for .the faithful B? performance of said contract, and that such bidder will enter into contract if ■ the same be awarded to him, such bond ■ to be approved by the superintendent. ■ The said 'superintndent reserves the, H right to Reject any and all bids. 5, -J No will”‘be accepted in excess of the estimated -cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. L. L. BAUMGARTNER, H 10-2 t. Superintendent of Construction. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF H ESTATE. B M Notice is hereby given to the credi- H tors, heirs- and legatees of Peter Klop- ■ fenstein. deceased, to appear in the Ad- :Bl ams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, In- .; -SB diana. on the 28th day of May, 1906. M and show cause, if any. why the final K settlement accounts with the estate of ' said decedant should.not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and B| there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. . 'H FRED MATHYS. Adm’r. ( Decatur, Indiana, May 1, 1906. 9-2 t. ■ 1 I