Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1906 — Page 9

Corner stones, landmarks, etc., must be respected by the contractor while < making said improvements I It is expressly that the contractor is not compelled to place 1 in any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any priavte lane, crossing, road, etc, and if any fence, post or i similar matter be within the limits of i the right-of-way of the proposed im- i provement is not removed by the party , to whom they belong, after having had i 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 i sctaped 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 estimateAmade by the engineer complying in all respects with the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, Upfi. —-—• ESTIMATES. Total length of the proposed road is 24277 feet or 4.60 miles. No. yards stone for r0ad6475 No. yds stone for approaches.. 300 Total 6775 6775 yds stone sl.lO for stone. .$7452.50 6775 yds stone 30c for hauling. ._ 2032.50 6775 yds stone 15c or spread... 1016.25 Grading • • l®®®.oo Wells and connections 150.00 Sewers and bulkheads . ••••••• 500.00 Bridges, arches and abutments 1800.00 Abutments for brldg at 209.. 6Q0.00 Total $14551.35 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 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 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, 1906. for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said St. Marys township known as the Piqua and Fort Wayne Macadam Road, on and along the following route, to-wlt: Cmmencing 1000 feet south of the north-west corner of the south-west quarter of section 8, township 27 north, rande 15 east, running thence south 68 (togr-ees east 700 feet, thenoe south 85, degrees east 1862 feet, tfi'ence south’ 75% degrees east 2888 feet, thence south 58% degrees east 544 feet, thence south 59 dgr.ees east 3248 feet, thence south 53 degrees east 993 feet, thence south 35 degrees east 445 feet, thence south 29 degrees east 3870 feet, thence south 27 degrees east 1550 feet, thence south -6 degrees east 1345 feet, thence south 31 degrees east 971 feet, thence south 30 degrees east 440 feet, thence south 29% degrees east 2061 feet, thence south 31% degrees east 1157 feet, thence south 30% degrees 2203 feet, to the east state line and there to terminate. In witness whereof ,we. Mrtin Laugh- ‘ Un, David Werling and William Miller, constituting the board of commiwioners 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, 7 ! 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, Indiana, to meet in their respective places of" voting as established by the board of commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, on Friday, June 1, 1006. I to vote on the question of building the I Piqua & Ft. Wayne Machdam Road, in ■ said township, in said county, as de- ! I scribed in the Auditor’s notice of elecfl tion to vote for the building of said fl road. “Yss.” Not building of said road, ■ *!No?’ [ A. A. BUTLER, t fl ' Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. ■ DECATUR & WILLSHIRE MACADAM ROAD? H To the Honorable Board of Commis- || sioners of Adams county, Indiana: ■I We, the undersigned viewers and en- ■| gineer appointed by your Honorable ;■ I Board at the April term, 1906, and ■ within pursuance to the within order I of said petition would most respectfully submit the following report: fl In pursuance to said order we, D. J. ■ Dilling and W. A. Bowman, as viewers I and L L. Baumgartner as engineer met ■ at the office of the County Auditor in ■I Decatur, Indiana, and after being duly fl sworn as prescribed by law, we profl ceeded to lay out and straighten said Ml rpad as-shown by that part of our reII nort which is marked exhibit ‘ A.< and fl| which report shows the route of the fl) proposed road. HI Ai S o a profile showing the grade ,of II said road as established and showing 111 “ CU ts and fills,” also location of drains £ I a nd sewers: said profile is marked exfl nibit “B,” the same being on file in the ■ office of the Auditor of Adams County, H Indiana. IB We further find that the above imfl provement in accordance with the plans fl and specifications herein set forth B would be of public benefit and utility, fl We further find no claims for damII ages of any kind whatever. IB We further estimate the cost of the ■ Hnronosed improvement to be 122 , 5.00. IBnESCRIPTION OF THE DECATUR & ■ WILLSHIRE MACADAM ROAD, afl Commencing 346 feet north °£. ■ ■south-west corner of section 7, townHshipA27 north, range 15 east, running Ifltheiftce south 5,6 east 1027 feet, thence IHsonth 54% east 3765 feet, thence south IH4B east 2808 feet, thence souh 47 east 1H2600 feet, thenep south 46% east 892 Iflfeet, thence south 45 east 2938 feet, ■thence south 52 east 306 feet, thence ■ ■south 57% ast 1063 feet, thence south s f 155 east 668 feet, thence south 48 east ■Bl3 feet, thence south 45 east 1955 feet, ■thence south 83% east 1775 feet, thence (■south 67 east 180 feet, thence south 27 Ifleast 681 feet, thence south 27 east 681 IHfeet, thence south 47% east 1607 feet, ■thence south 75 east 1359 feet, thence | ■south 43 east 293 feet, thence south (■35% east 264 feet, thence south 21 east ■ ■1607 feet, thence south 41% east 2316 to the east state line and there flto terminate. K ROADWAY, GRADE, ETC

I All stumps must be either grubbed I or blasted out in the drains or on ths I grade. The right-of-way shall be forty J4O) feet in width. If at any time during the contruction of er before the final acceptance of the same the grade should settle tne contractor 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, except from station 148 to 153, twenty.two (22) feet wide 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 inspected and accepted in 1000 feet sections before any material is placed thereon. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set 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. 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. SEWERS. Cast iron sewers shall be placed at the following places: At station 71 plus 80 a 16” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 80 a 16” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 247, a 6” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 262 plus 85,’ an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. A station 267 plus 85 a 6” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. Sewer tile already in shall be repaired .by the contractor if necessary BULKHEADS. The contractor shall build bulkheads at each end of the above sewerfe 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 pa:|> 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 inches thick and extend eighteen (18) inches on each side c>' the pipe. WELLS. There shall be wells built at the following places: At station 32 plus 10 two wells, one on each side of 2he ’grade, .a— . . At statidn' 67 jiffs'-tip two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 86 two wells, one on each side of the grade. • At station 95 plus 70 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 169 plus 80 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 183 plus 5, two wells, one on each side of the gradeAt station 221 plus 20 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 276 plus 50 ( two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 283 plus 80 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. BRIDGES. At station 114 the contractor shall build a 'concrete bridge 4x16 feet, and according to the plans and specifications hereto attached. The bridge, over Blue Creek at station 201 and which is 12x68 feet shall hav six (6) lines of 7 feet I beams placed thereon and be refloored with 2% inch white ohk plank. 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 north side of the road-bed leaving a space of three (3) feet between the shoulder of the grade on the north side and the edge of the stone placed thereon. STIPULATIONS. , ! The work as it progresses will be laid out by the englner 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 Commisisoners, the Engineer and the Superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials used 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 improvements It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place in any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any priavte 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 amd 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. Estimate length of proposed road is 29089 feet or 5.51 miles. No. yards stone fer road6oßß No. yards stone for approachs 182 ,Tot4l 6270

f 6379 yds atone 15c for .spread.. 940.50 I Bridge and ' repairs ‘ f”'' " , Swers and bulkheads 200.00 1 Wells and connections 180.00 Total ....;$12275.50 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 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 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, 1906. for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said St. Marys township known as the Decatur and Wilshire Road, oh and along the following route, towit: Commencing 346 feet north of the south-west corner of section 7, township 27 north, range 15‘ east, running thence south 56 east 1027 feet, thence south 54% east 3765 feet, thence south 48 east 2808 feet, thence south 47 east 2600 feet, thence south 46% east 982 feet, thence south 45 east 2938 feet, thence south 52 east 306 feet, thence soyth 57% ast 1063 feet, thence south 55 east 668 feet, thence south 48 east 813 feet’, thence south 45 east 1955 feet, thence south 83% east 1775 feet, thence south 67 east 180 feet, thence south 27 east 681 feet, thence south 27 east 681 feet, thence south 47% east 1607 feet, thence south 75 east 1359 feet, thence south 43 east 293 feet, thence south east 264 feet, thence south 21 east feet, to the east state line and there to terminate. v 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 AAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER. Board of Commissioers. SHERIFF’S PROCLAMATION OF SPE- , CIAL 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, Indiana, to meet in their respective places of voting as established by the board of commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, on Friday, Juae 1, 1906. to vote on the question of building the Decatur & Willshire Macadam Road, in said township, in said county, as described, in >tk«Audtttot*«' nqticeof elec* tion to vote for the building of said road. “Yss.” Not-building of said road, “No.” A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. i / - “ . GRANT STRICKLER MACADAM ROAD Tb 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 I at the office of the County Auditor in Decatur, Indiana, and after being duly' sworn as prescribed by law, we pro- ' ceeded to lay out and straighten said road as shown by that part of our re--1 port 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 Adamis County, Indiana. » We further find that the above provement in accordance with the plans and specifications herein set forth would be of public, benefit and utility. 1 We further find no claims for damages of any kind whatever. We further estimate the cost of the proposed improvement to be $4660.00 DESCRIPTION OF THE GRANT STRICKLER MACADAM ROAD. I Commencing at a point where the Decatur and Willshire Macadam Road connects with the east state line ip section 35, township 27 north, range 15 east, running thence south 97 west 587 feet, thence west 919 feet, thence north 85% west 819 feet, thence north 81 west. 440 feet, thence north 75% west 580 feet, thence south 47 west 755 feet, thdnce south 70% west 375 feet, thence south 62% west 425 feet, thence south 96% west 900 feet, thence south 422 feet, thence south 71 west 243 febt, thence south 52% west 417 feet, thence south 73% west 735 feet, thence south 375 feet, to the township line between St. Marys and Blue Creek townships and there to terminate. 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. It 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 restore the same to the original specifications. The grade shall be of the double track system of a uniform width of twentv-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 inspected and accepted in 1000 feet sections before any material Is placed thereon. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set 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. AH 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.

I: Cast iron sewers shall be placed at ! the following places: ; %t station 20, a 6” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. * i At station 44 plus 85 an 8” cast iron < sewer 26 feet long. ' < At station 57 plus 80 a 6” cast iron < sewer 26 feet long. i At station 65 plus 6 a 6” cast iron < sewer 26 feet long. At station 69 plus 15 an 8” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. At station 74 plus 70 a 6” cast iron sewer 26 feet long. BULKHEADS. i 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 i through a two-inch ring shall not be 1 used in said concrete. t ( All bulkheads shall commence eigh- < teen (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. ' ."-i • i There shall be wells built at the fol- i lowing places: At station 0 plus 20 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 14 plus 90 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 15 plus 30 two wells, one on each side of the grade. ■ At station 25 plus 40 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 50 plus 50 two wells, one on each side of the grade. • At station 53 plus 90 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 sbelow the bottom of the tile and walled up to the surface of the side drains; said welal to be not less than . two feet in diameter and arched as the ' top so as to receive an eighteen (18) inch cast iron grate securely fastened thereon. Said brjck ;n said wells to be laid Tip 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 contract-* or shall furnish al tile for conections and tile to be nq 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 15 plus 30 shall be connected by a string of 6” first-class tile to be laid across the grade to depth hereinafter given by the engineer. At station 47 the contractor shall build a 4x16 feet concrete bridge according to the plans and specifications hereto attached. 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 b placed on-the, north side, of-the roadbed: lbatN«t y aspaqe of three (3) feet between the shoulder of the grade on the north side and the edge of the stone placed thereon. STIPULATIONS. The work as it progresses will be laid out by the enginer 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 Commisisoners. the Engineer and the Superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials used 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 improvements It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place in any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any priavte lane, crossing, road, etc, and if any fence, post of 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 tne State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905. ESTIMATES. Length of the proposed road 8010 feet or 1.52 miles. No. yards stone for r0ad....2230 No yards stone for approaches. 120 Total 2350 2350 yds stone $1.15 for stone. .$2702.50 2350 yds stone 30c for hauling 705.00 2350 yds stone 15c for spread.. 352.50 Grading 525.00 Wells and connections 125.00 Sewers and bulkheads 150.00 Bridge 10®-°° Total $4660.00 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 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 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, 1906. for the purpose of determining the question of the building of a macadam road in said St. Jdarys township known as the Grant Stricgler Macadam Road, on and along the following route, towlt: Commencing at a point where the Decatur and Willshire Macadam Road connects with the east state line in setion 35, township 27 north, range 15 east, running thence south 97 feet, west 587 feet, thence west 919 feet, hence north 85% feet west 819 feet, thence north 81 feet west 440 feet, thence north 75% feet west 580 feet, thence south 47 feet west 755 feet, thence south 70% wesß37s feet, thence south 62% west 425 feet, thence south 96% west 900 feet, thence south 422 feet, thence south 71 west 243 feet, thence south 52% wst 417 feet, thence

south 73% west 735 feet, thence south I 375 feet to the township line between j "WS and Blue Creek townships and there to terminate. In witness whereof ,we, Mrtin Laughlin, David Werling and William Miller, constituting the board of commissioners or 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. ty ß lndiana XSHlP ' adams coun - I, A. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county. State of Indiana, do hereby make proclamation to the voters of St. Marys township, Adams county, Indiana. to meet in their respective places of voting as established bv the board of commissioners of Adams countv, Indiana, on Friday. June 1, 1906, • to vote on the question of building the Grant Strickler Macadam Road, in said township, in said county, as dein the Auditor’s notice of election to vote for the building of said road, “Yss.” No.t building of said road, “No. A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. J. W. BROADBECK 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 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 im» provement in accordance 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 $3850.90. DESCRIPTION OF THE JOHN W. BROADBECK MACADAM ROAD. Commencing at a point which is 250 feet north and 1300 feet west of the north-east corner of the south-east quartr of the south-east quarter of section sixteen (16), township twentyseven (27) north, range fifteen (15) east in Adams county. Indiana, thnee running east 13,00 feet on the public 'highway, thence south ..25ft feet, thence east on the public highway running east and west through, section fifteen (15) and fourteen (14) said township and range to the state line and there to erminate. Length of the proposed road Is 7079 feet or 1.34 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 tire 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 restore the same to the original specifications. The grade shall be of the double track system of d 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 inspected and accepted in 1000 feet sections before any material is placed thereon. Grade and line stakes set by the engineer and destroyed by the contractor through negligence will be set 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. 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, SEWERS. Cast iron sewers shall be placed at the following places: At station 67 plus 90 the contractor shall plac a 12” cast Iron sewer 26 feet long across he grade to a depth as given by the engineer. At station 29 plus 10, the 24 inch salt glazed sewer now in shall be lengthened to 26 feet by adding tile of the same dimensions and quality. 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 stqne; all parts of said stone (hat 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 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 23 plus 30 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 38 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 41 plus 85 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 53 plus 50 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 56 plqs 80 two wells, one on each side of the grade. At station 41 plus 85 and 56 plus 80 the contractor shall connect the wells with a string of 6” first-class tile to be laid across the grade to a depth hereinafter given by the engineer. 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. «

Sa,d br,ck jn said wells to be laid u» ln ( no ’^ ar composed of one part Bronson s Portland cement and two oarta clean, sharp sand. AH welhs to be connected up with tho 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. CRUSHED STONE, KIND, ETC. The stone shall be placed on the sub-roa<l-bed to a width of ten <l®l feet ? nd , (I ®> inches in the center and eight (8) inches at the sides and shall be placed n the th road-bed leaving a space of three (3) feet between the shoulder of l . he —; side aad the edge of the stone placed thereon. STIPULATIONS. i««5 he ? v ? rk . l as n Progresses will be laid out by the enginer and stakes set by him must be preserved. The material for the various improvements shall be on tho ground at the place of improvement before the old materials are removed. The Board of Commisisoners, the Engineer and the Superintendent reserve the right to inspect the materials used and condepin 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 improvements It is expressly understood that the contractor is not compelled to place in any tile, culverts, bridges or approaches at any priavte 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 ttine comes for accepting the road the contractor shall have the side drains in good condition and shall have scraped in the sto'ne 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 engii neer 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 road is 7079 feet or 1.34 miles. « No. yards stone for r0ad....1966 1966 yds stone $1.15 for stone. .$2260.90 I 1966 yds stone 35c for hauling 688.10 , 1966 yds stone 15c for spread.. 294.90 t Grading 450.00 f Sewers and bulkheads 50.00 ; Wells and 'conne'ctions 115.0 P > Total ;$3858.90 ; All qf which is most respectfully ’ submitted. ‘ D. J. DILLING, 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. I Notice of Gravel Road Electioa. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an order of the Board of Commis--1 sioners of the County of Adams, and s the State of Indiana, made and entered in their May session, 1906, that there there be a special election at the regu- > lar 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 John W Broadbeck Macadam „ Road, on and along the folowing route, j to-wit: ’ Commencing at a point which is 250 feet north and 1300 feet west of the north-eqst corner of the south-east , quartr of the south-east quarter of : section sixteen (16-), township twenty- . seven (27) north, range fifteen (15) . east in Adams county, Indiana, thence running east 1300 feet on the public ■ highway, thence south 250 feet, thence east on the public highway running t east and west through section fifteen [ (15) and fourteen (14) said township . and range, to the state line and there [ to erminate. Length of the proposed road is 7079 feet or 1.34 miles. r In witness whereof ,we, Mrtin Laughlin, David Werling and William Miller, constituting the board of commissioners of said county, have hereunto set 1 OU L I l adds 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 MARYSI TOWNSHIP, ADAMS COUNIX, lIN DIANA. I, A. A. Butler, sheriff of Adams county, State of Indiana, do hereby make proclamation tq 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 John W Broadbeck Macadam Road, in ; said township, in said county, as described in the Auditor’s notice of elec- , tion to vote for the building of said . road. “Yss.’ r Not building of said road, i “No.” ■ A. A. BUTLER, Sheriff Adams County, Indiana. ; IRVIN CARTER MACADAM ROAD. | To the Honorable Board of Commls- ; sioners 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. 1 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 partiof our report which is marked exhibit “A,” and , which report shows the route of the proposed road. 1 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, i Indiana. ' We further find that the above im- ; provement in accordance with the plana (Contiaaed an Page 8.)