Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 28 June 1906 — Page 8

Legal Advertising m v >ba?i road n. rrn-»s I ’ Ai I 1 ' «?, • In the Comiiiis.sij:ier.s’ Court of Adams counts. 1... ’ ■ ' A Pet it. . t - ■ ' 1 1 To the Board f Commissioners ,ot Adams County: We the . »-.g:.ed ill re-id.•: fveholde: . i.-i - fW.ibi.lT . ■:? in the County of Adams and State of Indiana, would most respectfully ask your honorable body to tak*.all necessary steps to cause to be graded, drained and paved with crushed stone, the highway already laid out and established on and along the following route to-wit: Commencing at the section lie - between sections fourteen (14) and twen-ty-three (.23) township twenty-five (25) north, rang f > .risen (14) east at the north-east . ' ,•: of the north-west' quarter of said section twenty-three (23) thence south along the middle line of said section twenty-three (23) to the north-east corner of the northwest quarter of section, twenty-si* township twenty-five north, range fourteen (14) east, one mile, thence south along the middle line of said section twenty-six (26> township and range aforesaid to the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section twenty-six. township twentyfive (25) range fourteen (14) east, and there to terminate. Said petitioners would further show that the above road when completed will be about two (2) miles in length and shall be called the L. Rape Macadam road. Said petitioners would further show that it would be practicable to, build said road as a double track road and that the same be graded to a width of, twenty-five* (25) feet and that crush-f ed stone crushed to one-inch size be placed thereon to the width of ten feet, with stone screenings placed on top of said stone. Said petitioners ask that the crushed stone placed shall be the depth of eight (8) inches and the screenings placed thereon shall be placed to a depth of four (4) inches Said petitioners further ask that said road be built and that to pay for same, bonds be issued payable in twenty semi-annual installments and to pay said bonds, together with the interest thereon and the costs of location a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Wabash township, Adams County, Indiana. Said petitioners would further show that said road when completed will connect at the southern extremity with Wm. Burk Gravel Road and at the northern extremity with the extension No. 2 of the Geneva, Ceylon & Wabah Township Macadam Road, both of which are free gravel roads. Said petitioners, would further show that said road be by said Commissioners ordered constructed without first submitting question of building same to a vote of the voters .of said Wabash township, and that such proceedings be had to buiid and establish‘the same as provided by the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, as approved March 8, 1905. (See Acts of 1905, page 521.) Lafayette Rape. S. N. Burkett, Ardan S. Burley, Bartimus Boice, Michael Engle. Christ Steiner. J. T. Burley, W. R Mann. Jacob Cook. Fred Harm, Fred Mathys. Albert P Ford. Dean Bekey. William Lehman. Isaac D. Michael, Jacob J. > Runkel. Wm. Peel. H. M. Aspy, John W. Cook. Peter Bowman, J. H. Smith Wm Farlow, F. M Buckey Henry Miller, Charles Armstrong F. S. Armstrong. Samuel Egley. J. W. Deitsch, A. Harlow. Daniel Beeler, Nathan Shepherd, John Kelly. James H. Kelly. M. F Aspy. E. Barnes Clem Michael, A. J. Juday. M. T. Atwood. W. W. Briggs. J. A. Anderson, C. A. Haviland. C. F. Greene. F. C. Deitsch, Robert Poer, F. J. MaeWhinney, , V. H Finch J. F. Higgins. Thomas Drew, O. O. Juday. W. S. E. Sutton, A. G. Briggs. T. E. Mann. Geo. Hartman, C. O. Ra»n I. N. Veley s. M. Bucher. Said petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners op Monday. August 0, ItMFi the same being the regular July session of said board and at which tjme any tax payer of Wabash ownship may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for „ C. D. LEWTON. 14-3 t. Auditor, Adams county, Indiana. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the Third ward, in the City of Decatur. Adams County, and State of Indiana, that I. Henry Scherry. a male inhabitant and resident of said ward, a person over the age of twenty-one years, and a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and a fit person to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors, will nwke application to the Board of Commissioners, of the County of Adams, at their July session, for the year 1906, for a license to sell spirituous, 'tnous and malt and other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold The pla« e where I desire to sell said intoxicating liquors is a one story brick building fronting on Monroe street in said city being the ground floor, with front and rear openings and situated on the following described premises, to-wit: Commencing 41 feet west from the south-east corner of inlot No. 120 in the City of Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, thence running north 132 feet, thence west 13 feet, thence south 132 feet to the north line of Monroe street; thence east to the place of beginning. Said building is situated on the south end of the above described real estate and is 31 feet long by 12 feet 8 inches wide on the inside I will at the same time ask permission from said board of commissioners to keep and maintain a lunch counter in aforesaid room for the purpose of selling lunch 14 3t. HENRY SCHERRY. Applicant.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of I’cmm's.-m," >■ ,( Adams evuiit/. In- ■ li.in:, vi 11 eh c 1,i.1s fuiWthc <-,,n si-io* m>"«‘lii:nizcd ~.,1 in !i .i rtf-. r', to wr :I: • in < un,i: . I. own as the Jhntown extension <®e i d|> ami*,util 10 ■ k A. M.. cm » s® I Friday. July 13, IfMWS, it,a regular session of said Board of is . • - lield in t lie >■ i t of I ><■ - >: i: . A lanii county, Indiana, scaled bias v. i.i !■■• received Tor th ( . eunstru, - tion of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewefs and Engineer whic are non tile in the Auditor’s olfi. e of said County, said roads tin, be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amount of tlie 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 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 eighty 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 any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. 14-3 t 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 macadam road in French township, in said county known as the, Reynolds Extension No. three Macadßm Road, up and until 10 o’clock A M.. on Friday. July 13. 1909. 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 construction of said road in accordance with tlie plans, specifications and report of the 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 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, 14-3 t Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby' given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana w’ill receive bids for the construction of a macadam road in French township, in said county’ known as the French Township Central Extension No. two Macadam Road up and until 10 o'clock A. M., on Friday. July 13, IDO®. 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 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 bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder it awarded the contract therefor 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 eighty per cent, ot 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, 14-3 t Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby’ given that the Board of Commissioners ot Adams county, Indiana will receive bids for the construction of a macadam road in French township, in said county known as the French Township Central Extension No. one Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock A. M., on Friday. July 13. 1IM»«, at a regular session of the Board of Commissioners held in the city of Decatur. Adams county, Indiana, sealed blds will be received for the 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 bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of fiH work and that the bidder if aw led the contract therefor wljl enter ;ato contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract nd 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 cask payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estfmat ■ o ' f the fun is to i." he: u ’. I ’ t:. - 'L Each bidder will be re-.; Irod to file affidavit as provi : 1 I'.' - .la Board of ' aimiss: •: e:reserve the right to re.- t any ami all bids. (’. D. LEWTON. 14-3 t Auditor of Adams County. NOTICE Os IT Bl It LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county’, Indiana. will receive bids f>r the construction of a macadamized road in Hartford -township in said county, known as the ’l'krote extension No. 2 Macadam Hoad, up and until 19 o’clock A. M., on , Friday, July 13. l»0«, at a regular session of said Board of Coinmisioners held in the city’ of Decatur. Adam a county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received f.r th P construction of said road in accordance with flic plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer whlc 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 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 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 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. 14-3 t Auditor of Adams County. APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given to the citizens of Hartford township. Adams county, Indiana, that the undersigned, a male inhabitant of Hartford township. Adams County, Indiana, over the age of twenty-one years and a continuous resident of said township for more than ninety days, last past, will make application to the board of county commissioners of Adams county’, State of Indiana, at the next regular session thereof, to be begun and holden at the court house at Decatur, in said county and state, on the first Monday’ of July, 1906, for a license to sell spirituous, vinous, malt and other intoxicating liquors in a less quantity’ than a quart at a time, with' the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on tlie premises where sold, for the per’ol of one year, on the first floor of the twostory’ frame building, situated on the following described real estate, in Adams county, in the state of Indiana, to-wit: .... .. Commencing at a point which is north 26% degrees, west eleven rods, from a stone which is north 26% degrees west three rods from a stone which is 34 rods and fifteen and one-half links north. 12% degrees east of the southwest corner of section two. in township twenty-five north, range thirteen east, thence north 63% degrees, east ten rods and five feet; thence south 33 degrees, east 40 feet: thence south 63% degrees, west ten rods and five feet, thence north and west to the place of beginning. ~ . Said room in which said applicant is desirous of conducting said business fronts to the west on Water street, in the town of Buena Vista and has one double door, two windows and one single door in front, one door in east end and one door in the south, and said building is twenty-four feet wide and thirty feet long. The single door in front opens into a stairway leading to the second story of said building, said second story to be occupied as a residence. The undersigned will ask permission to put lunch counter in connection with T4-3t. SalO ° n J M. EHRSAM, Applicant. notice of sale of macadam ROAD BONDS. Notice is hereby given that I, J. F. Lachot, Treasurer of Adams county, State of Indiana, will, on Monday, Jwae 35. 1999, at the room of the board of commissioners in the auditor’s office in the city of Decatur, Indiana, receive sealed bids for the purchase and sale of certain macadam road bonds hereinafter described issued by the board of comniissioners of said county for the construciion of the roads hereinafter named as follows, to-wit: For the construction of the Geneva, Ceylon & Wabash Township No. 3. macadam road in Wabash township Adams county, Indiana, the entire issue of bonds for said road being in the sum of $7,480, being in twenty (20) semi-annual payments bearing the date of May 15, 1906. and each bond being in the sum of $374.00, with 4% per cent, interest, payable semi-annually with coupons attached. Sealed bids will be received until 10 o’clock a. m. of said day. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified check in amount equal to three (3) per cent of the amount of the bid, which check mqst be drawn against monies depositeef in any reliable bank in said county; such check must be made payable or endorsed to the board of commissioners and shall be held as guarantv for the performance of such bid and should such bid be accepted the said check shall »e forfeited to the county should the bider fail to comply with the conditon of his said bid. Each of said bonds w’U bear date of June 15. 1906. and should the bonds be not ready for delivery oi the day tne bids are received and accepted, the interest will be refunded by the purchaser at the rate of four and one-half per cent, from date of June 15, 1906, until the date when the purchase price of said bonds are paid to the county treasurer and the bonds delivered. The above described bonds will become due on the 15th day of May, and the 15lh day of of each year, commencing on the lath day of May, 1907,and are made payable, including interest, at the First National Bank. Decatur, Indiana Said ponds are issued exclusively for the expense of the construction of the above described roads pursuant to the laws of 1905 The amount of bonds to be sold including bonds already issued in said township for the free gravel and macadam roads is less four (4) per cent, of the total valuation of said township for taxation. Further particulars will be furnished on application. Bids must be on each set of bonds separately. JOHN F LACHOT, 16_lt.w ltd County Treasurer. NOTICE OF SALE OF MACADAM ROAD BONDS. Notice is hereby given that I, J. F. Lachot, Treasurer of Adams county,! State of Indiana, will, on Monday, June 25, 1906, at the room of the board of commis*,

sioners in the auditor’s office in the city of I ecatur, In• 1 i ;i - •; ( . • 1 by°the boanl A S StTU' v ’■ ’ * ® vs -bp Monroe .-l ■ . :• < >-nt >1 •" - to .vr.siiip. Adams beentire I'-'.e ot > ■ being lb ing in the sum "US ” t- , ntv (20) semi-annual _ pa.'"let. . hearing the date of June 15, ..a,-I; bond being in the sum ot with 4% per cent, interest, payable semi-annually with coupons attached. Sealed bids will be , r ® ceive(i^"i l1 h id o’clock a. m. of said day. Each bid must be accompanied with a c ®iti fled check in amount equal to th >oe P cent of the amount of the bid. hi cl-eek must be drawn against monie. deposited in any reliable bank in waid county; such check must be mad. pay able or endorsed to the boa . m ' niissioners and shall be held as gua ty for the performance of such bill and should such bid be accepted the said cheek shall be forfeited to the county should the bide:' fail to complv with the conditon of his sin! bid Each of said bonds will bear date ot June 15. 1906. and should the bonds be not ready for delivery on the day the bids are received and accepted, the in terest will be refunded by the er at the rate of four and oue-half per cent, from date of June 15 1906. Sntil the date when the Purchase price of said bonds are paid to the county treasurer and the bonds delivered. The above described will become due on the 15th day OT May and the 15th day of November of each year, commencing on the 15th day of May, 1907. and are made payable, including interest, at the First National Bank. Decatur, Indiana. Said bonds are issued exclusively for the expense of the construction of the above described roads pursuant to the laws of 1905. 3 he amount of bonds to be sold, including bonds already’ issued in said township for the free gravel and macadam roads is less four (4) per cent oi the total valuation of said township for taxation. Further particulars wilfc be furnished on application. Bids must be on each set of bonds separately. JOHN F LACHOT, 16_lt.w ltd County Treasurer. NOTICE OF SALE OF MACADAM ROAD BONDS. Notice is hereby given that I. J. FLachot, Treasurer of Adams county, State of Indiana, will, on Monday, June 25, 1906. at the room of the board of commissioners in the auditor’s office in the city of Decatur, Indiana, receive sealed bids for the purchase and sale of certain macadam road bonds hereinafter described issued by the board of commissioners of said county’ for the construction of the roads hereinafter named as follows, to-wit: For the construction of the E. S. Moses macadam road in Union and St. Marys township. Adams county. Indiana. the entire issue of bonds for said road being in the sum of $6,949; being in twenty (20). semi-annual payments, bearing date of June 15. 1906. and each bond being iri the sum of $347.09, with 4% per cent, interest, payable semiannually with coupons attached. Sealed bids will be received until 10 o’clock a. m. of said day. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified check in amount equal to three (3) per cent of the amount of the bid. which check must be drawn against monies deposited in any reliable bank in said county; such check must be made payable or endorsed to the board of commissioners and shall be held as guaranty for the performance of such bid and should such bid be accepted the said check shall be forfeited to the county should the bider fail to comply with the conditon ot his said bid Each of said bonds will bear date of June 15. 1906. and should the bonds be not ready for delivery on the day the bids are received and accepted, the interest will be refunded by the purchaser at the rate of four and one-half per cent, from date of June 15, 1906. until the date when the purchase price of said bonds are paid to the county treasurer and the bonds delivered The above described bonds will become due on the 15th day of May and the, 15th day of November of each year, commencing on the 15th day of 1907, and are made payable, including interest, at the First National Bank. Decatur. Indiana. Said bonds are issued exclusively for the expense of the construction of the above described roads pursuant to the laws of 1905. The amount of bonds to be sold, including bonds already issued in said township for the free gravel and macadam rquds is less four (4) per cent of the total valuation of said township tor taxation Further particulars will be furnished on application. Bids must be on each set of bonds separately. JOHN F LACHOT. 16_lt.w ltd County Treasurer. TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We. the undersigned ali resident free holders and voters of Root ownship and of Union township, in Adams county. Indiana, would most respectfully petition your honorable body, to cause to be built a stone road, on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the south-east corner ot section twenty-five 125) ■ iwnship twenty-eight (28) north, range fourieen (14) eas*, at the place where the tewnship line between Ryot and Union township aforesaid crosses .th-? public h ghway on the south line' of said section thirty (30) township twen-ty-eight (28) north, range fifteen (15) east. That there is now a public highway’ extending north between said townships from said beginning point, and your petitioners now petition your honorable body that said stone road be constructed upon said public highway to a point north of said beginning point continuously on said Township line and public highway- for a distance of two miles ending at the public highway which crosses said township line road, at the north-east corner of section twenty-four (24). township twenty-eight (28) north, range fourteen (14) east, and there to terminate on said section line, being two miles in length. Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway above described be graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade. And that there be built and made upon said highway what is known as a “Macadamized Road." and yopr petitioners would further show that the public highway sought to be improved is a dirt road, and is one of the public highways of said townships. Your petitioners would further ask that said roads as above described be graded to a width of ( ) and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ( ) feet, and that said road be constructed as a double track, one of dirt and the other of broken stone. The name of said road a?ovs described shall be called the Drummond Jlload. We ask that said improvements ishall be paid for by bonds issued by’ the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty »emi-an-

Installment ‘ t !f: MSI uV-tl-e taxable proper- '■* T J Thatdhe said road be be levied, upon i?' t ' c nn’v in force and passed $ jlle y-ar ‘PP ears In th# Acts of 1905, page aoO. We further ask that the board take the different steps required by ia> without submitting tne in building the same to an said townships. That the road thus sought to be improved is to be an extensor. of the Stegmeyer Macadam Road, a road which had heretofore been voted upon by the voters of union township and is now under construetio- That the road thus sought to be imp'-ovei is less than three (3) miles in length. R. A. Drummond. J. A. Fleming. John H. Railing. J. D NTdlinger. John A. Ehrman, C. S. Mumma, nl . RiAuke. Chas. Ahr. John A. MUmtna, E. J. Ahr. J" i. A. Barkl*' . Geo. Ohl r, Henry Reinking. J. A. Ehnnan. Fred C. Hoile Howard Mauller, Elijah Walters,, Wm. Breiner, J. S. Lower. F. W. Dibble. F. W. Fuelling. John Buchee. John H Mumma, Abe Boch. Fred Krueckeberg. H. Krueckeberg, A. F. Thieme. Fred Koldewey, Smith Stevens. John McGill. E. Krueckeberg, Geo. Stevens. Chas. Krueckeberg, C. C. Miller. Fred Weiland. A. A. Brodbeck. Wm. Hoile. William Bleeke. J. H. Blakey, Otto Bleeke. J. L. Gage. E. F. Miller. A. J. Bailey. Ed S. Moses. J. E. Ulmar. J. P. Spuller. Geo. R Cline, L. N. Grandstaff. J. C. Moses. W. E. Bleeke F. J. Kurber, E. H. Nidlinger. W. Worden, Geo. W Cramer. G. W. Bauserman, Aurie Dykeman, E. Cunningham. J. H. Knavel, Sam Workinger. W. J. Miller. S. Curtis Miller. Fredenek Thieme. A. R. Wolfe.' Paul'Sßlferl W. A. Whittenbarger. F. M Bienz. Nathaniel May. G. Bittner.

Said petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, on Monday, August 6, the same being the regular July session of said board and at which time any tax payers of Union and Root townships may appear and make such objections as the law may’ provide tor. C. D. LEWTON. 14-3 t. Auditor. Adams county, Indiana. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. Township Hoe Road. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana: We the undersigned all resident free holders and voters of Root township and n f Union Township, in Adams county. Indiana, would most respectfully’ petition your honorable body, to cause to be built a stone road, on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the south-east corner of section twenty (25), Township twen-tv-eight (28) north, range fourteen (’l4)east, at the place where the township line between Root and Union townships aforesaid crosses the public highway on the south line of said section and section thirty (30) township twenty-eight (28) north range fifteen (15) east. That there is now a public highway extending north between said townships from said beginning point, and your petitioners now petition your honorable body that said stone road be constructed upon said public highway to a point nortli of said beginning point continuously on said township line and public highway for a distance of two miles ending at the public highway which crosses said township line road, at the north-east corner of section twentyfour (24). Township twenty-eight (28) north, range fourteen (14) east and there to terminate on said section line, being two miles in length. Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway above described be graded, and that broken stone be place,! upon the grade And that there be built, and made upon said highway what is known as a Macadamized Road.’ and your petitioners further show that the public highway sought to be improved is a dirt road, and is one ot the public highways of said townships. Your petitioners would further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width of ( ) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ( ) feet, and that' said road bq constructed as a double.track, one ot dirt and the other of broken stone. The name of said road above described shall be called the Drummond Road. ~<ve ask wthat said improvements shall be paid for by bonds issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Root and Union township, in Adams County, Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they mar become due. That the said road be built and that said bonds be issued and that said tax be levied upon said property of said townships, in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, now in force and passed in the yaar i;i,)s, as appears in the Acts of 1905, page 550. 4 We further ask that the board take the different steps requiredby law without submitting the question of building the same to an election in said townships. That the road thus sought to be improved is to be an extension °\ 9\ e Macadam Road a road which has heretofore been voted upon by the voters of said Union township, and is now under construction. That tlie road thus sought to be improved i« less than three miles in length NAMES OF PETITIONERS. Wu A ’ I I ? r W ,I T- jnri ' J A- Fleming. John H. Railing. J. D. Nidlinger, XI" A - Ehrman, Chas. S. Mumma. Miiliam Bleeke. Chas. Ahr. John A. Mumma, E J Ahr Jno. A. Barkley. Geo. OhleL Henry Reinkmg, j. a. Ehrman. Fr-l C Hohe. Howard Mauller. Elijah W alters, Wm. Breiner i; F. W. Dibble. V ' w t Fuelling. John Andre. John H. Mumma. Abe Boch. Fred Krueckeberg, Henry Krueckeberg A. F. Thieme. Fred Koldewey. Smith stevens. John McGill. Earnest Krueckeberg. Geo. Stevens Chas. Krueckeberg. C. C Miller.' Fred Meimd. A. A. Brodbeck. Mm. Hoile. M’illiam Bleeke, J. H. Blakey. Otto Blakev, J. L. Gage. E . F. Miller, t’ £ ?,? lley ’ Ed s Moses. J E ' Eiman. J. p. s pu ii er . Geo- B Cline L. N. Grandstaff. J. C. Moses. w. E. Bleeke, Frank J. Kurber, C. H. Nidlin "er W. Worden. Geo. w. Cramer: G. M Bauserman, Aurie Dykeman. E. Cunningham James Knavel j-bmtiel Workinger. W. s. I'urtis Miller, Frederick Yhieme A. R. Wolfe Paijl 3tp ler , M . A M hlttenbarger. L W. Bienz Nathaniel May, G. Bitlne.-: -——- 9 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana: We the undersigned ail resident freeholders and voters of Root township, 6

Adams county. Indiana an.t ; township, in Allen ■ . " n v ot MadiJ most respe< tfv.hy petiti,; n . ' ’MlanS able board to cause tn 'i " J '‘’ 11 constructed a stone r , i® _ ' tne following routi;. i„ k' and east, running them e ' ur:ee n nf] r.«(l thus sought to H)ni. easl< thi macadamized is <>n the iin e c' 1 St, Adams county. Indian.,, and An' ilv,ai ns ty. Indiana, and is a l.art of way at ’.lie south side of Ugh, ship in Allen county. highway is at the north atl . d township, in Adams , uu , ?. e Root the said highway thus son.^! 114 improved at tile . > (1 is conected witli a free b A"? , the tß« known as tlie cM Hoad, and at the terminus of v. ty thus sought to i„. improv’,’' I ®’ nects and is connected iviti ~ gravel road known as (re < Branch gravel road. Said hiahw ' Urai sought to be improved is an thl “ -d highway and does not miles in length. ' teed Hirq Your petitioners further honorable body that said h,„, yoai above described be graded and rt-o ! and that broken stone be nla.J, aille ’ tlie grade and that there be built aw structed and made upon said h what ..is known as a “MacadamS! And your petitioners further that the public highway sought improved is a public highwav established and is what is known dirt road and is situated as above?. 1 cribed on the line dividing Adam, . Allen counties in the state of Your petitioners further ask ti™ said road as above described be ztffi to a width of twenty-two feet and ts. the broken stone be placed thereon, a width of ten feet, and to a deotk . ten inches in the center thereof,, eight inches at the sides ’ ani The name of the said road abort cribed 4hall be called the Joint Rm and Madison Township Road. c

M’e ask that said improvement shal be paid for by bonds issued bv counties of Allen and Adams in th state of Indiana, payable in twent semi-annual installments or series fa the payment of which we ask thatax be levied upon the taxable p’on er h of Root township, in Adams countj and upon the taxable propertv of jnl ison township, in Alien county. Indian in a sufficient amount to pav the in terest and principal of said ’bonds a they may become due. That said ran be built, and that said bonds be issue! and that said taxe be levied upon sali property of said township, heretofon mentioned in accordance with the Vt of the Legislature of the State of Indi ana. now tn force and passed in th year 1905. as appears in the Acts o 1905. page 493. and approved Marc! 7, 1905. NAMES OF PETITIONERS. Ernest Schroeder, Ttse Ulmai John Schurger. Samuel Maglej Frederick Hoile, Andrew Fuellini J. A. Fuhrman. S Fuhrmai M’illiam C. Gallmeier, Uriah Grin Bleasor Biggs. Ernest Runcl Fred Hockemeyer. John E. Mam S. J. Spangler. Chrisin A. Seikini Fred Busse. A. B. Cunnlngta Phillip Barher. Joseph Stegmerei L. H. Ziegler. Fred Mutchls H. C. Getting. Martin Gerki M'm. Bulmahn, M’m. Tiemai M'm. Ostermeyer. Herman Fr?m Jerry Barkley. Wm. Gerk Chas. Boknecht. T W Lehrmai Fred Bultemeier. G. M’ LaFolletti M’m Hockemeyer. W. Maekl, Carl Hockemeyer. J. E. Mam B. F. Butter. Coat Cool Thomas Elzey. Noah S. Sheet James O. Hoagland, G. M’. Ruckta L. C. Boerger. I, F Boerge John G. Hey, Frank MeCdnnel August Koenemann. Henry Doehrmai S. Houck. M' A. Fonnei J. C. Houck. Louis Webel Charles Dirkson. Henry Zwicl Henry F. Fuelling, Jacob Fuellini Ernest Fuelling. Herman Reite Henry Dirkson. C. D. Knr.kl| S. D. Kunkle. S. Pillan L. N. Grandstaff. Reuben Baxtjl Jason Hobbs. H. F. W. Bulmahn John Bogner. Henry Webel Louis H. Boknecht. J H Fuellini APPLICATION FOH I.IQI OR I.ICEMI Notice is hereby given to the citt zens of the Second ward, of the Citi of Decatur. Adams County, in th State of Indiana, that I. Frank Bog ner. a male inhabitant and resident o said ward, a person over the age o twenty-one years, a person not in th habit of becoming intoxicated and i fit person to be intrusted with the sal of intoxicating liquors, wiil make ap plication to the board of commission ers of the County of Adams, at thei July session for the year 1906. tor i license to sell spiritous. vinous, ml and other intoxicating liquors in les quantities than a quart at a time, the privilege of allowing the same l be drank on the premises where sole The place where I desire to sell sal intoxicating liquors is on t he 6™?! floor of a two-story frame builoi? fronting on Madison street, inlot eighty-two (82). which is one hunw« and thirty-two (132) feet in !<■ "S* ll a a twenty-one (21) feet in width room where liquors are to be » drank and away is tn ’ ent . v ,L feet in width and forty-five iDI long with front and rear openins 3 “ is part of inlot number ’j as the same is designate! I!1 ' plat of said City of Decani:' I I. 14 3t. FRANK BObNl-R NOTICE OF Pl BLIC LETTISH Notice is hereby given ! ha ltal 2: Board of Commissioners of county, Indiana will reedy 6 b ’- j, tlie construction of a macadam Hartford township in sa , l4 t»j known as the L. O. Bears ex - ; j Macadam Road, up and unti. - A. M.. on Friday. July 13- I# o * at a regular session of the Commissioners, held in tne cu. ;ei catur. Adams county, Indian . bids will be received for , ~,i,.-»’witi tion of said road in accord 10 | the plans, specifications an<l a rt the Viewers and En £ in , ea ''' ol now on file in the -\ u^'tor h s . |, u iit >1 said County, said roads to crushed stone alone. A bond must Accompan? each bl coa , twice the amount of the . ■ “’, inc e oi ditioned for faithful pert) “D e , if said work and that the ,? w i]i e»' awarded the contract | etl ter into contract therefor an ?ntril et the same according to suy, filei and in accordance with tne All bids shall b e made so as o the amount for which saia on ?i . be constructed for cash ;neer n timates to be made by tne & ® c . w t charge, not to exceed eign . fund® of any one estimate out °,,. e sale o' to be hereinafter raised bj bonds as required by lawEach bidder will be required to affidavit as provided by la The Board of Commissioners rew the right to reject any and ai C. D. LEffi'To> unff . 14-3 t Auditor of NOTICE TO CONTR'• >" !l th fit Notice is hereby B> lV ®" July bids will be received up ' , f tilj 1906 at ‘he office of the fo| . s ] Decatur Cemetery Assoc - crushed stone street on ' ‘ ppifli-at:” 1 ’ grojwids as per plans and -I n «j f . j notion file i". the sc -i", ■ J. H STPM- ‘ June 14. 1906. a