Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1906 — Page 8

THE EPWORTH ENTERTAINMENT ’ Program to be Rendered at the Next Sunday Evening Musicale— Other News. The following Is the program for'an entertainment to be given by the Epvorth League of the M. E. church on next Sunday evening at seven o’clock: Song by congregation, prayer, Rev. J. <C. White; anthem by the choir, recitation, Mrs. Maud Weimer; music, McKean quartette; recitation, Miss Blenn frays; piano duet. Grace McKean and Josephine Krick; address, “Work of the Epworth League.’’ Rev. J. C. White; music, benediction. Everyone Is cordially invited to attend this en tertainment. ______o New Cure for Epilepsy. J. B. Waterman of Watertown, 0., rural free delivery writes: “My daughter, afflicted for years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills. She has not had an attack lor over two years.” Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills on earth. 25 cents at the Blackburn drug store.' o . ■■ ■ CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAY RATES VIA G. R. & I. One and one-half fare for the round trip will be made between all G. R.; I. stations for the holidays. Tickets will be on sale December 22, 23,1 24, 25, 19 30 and 31. 1906, and January t 1, 1907, good for return until January 2. 1907. For full information ask any "G. R. & I. agent. C. L. Lockwood, G. I P. A. o ~~ LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Harvey Opliger, deceased, to appear in the Adems Circuit court, held at Decatur, Ind., ■on the 24th day of December, 1906, and show cause, if any, why the Final •■Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedant should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. Decatur, Indiana., Nov. 30, 1906. 40-2 t SAMVEL OPLIGER, Adm’r. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, will receive sealed bids for the following supplies for the use of Tsaiq county, on Monday, January 7 ,1907, at ten o’clock a. m., to-wit: For lightning rods on did bam at asylum. And for the furnishing wash nut ' coal for jail. ' Bidders will be required to file i bonds as provided by law. The board reserves the right to re- ’ ject any and all bids. , 41-3 L C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. ■ - J NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. I ( Notice is hereby given to the credit- f crs, heirs and legatees of B. H. Oster- , xneyer .deceased, to appear in the Ad-. ] ams Circuit court held at Decatur, ( Indiana, on the 4th day of January, , 1907, and show cause, if any. why the Pinal Settlement Accounts with the es- j tate of said decedant should not be ( approved; and said heirs are notified 1 to then and there make proof of heir- ( ship ,and receive their distributive • shares. i j FRANK H, MYER, Adm’r. , Schurger & Smith, Attorneys Decatur, Ind., Dec. 10, 1906. 41-2 L , : NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. . Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Benjamin Breiner, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit court, held at Decatur, j Indiana, on the 29th day of December 1906, and show cause, if any, why the Final Settlement Accounts with the •estate of said decedant should not be approved; and said heirs are notified ship and receive their distributive to then and there make proof of heirvSllcLTeS TITUS H. ERNST, Adm’r. Peterson & Moran, Attorneys. Decatur, Ind., Dec. 4, 1906. 40-2 t NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana: You are hereby notified that on the Ninth day of January, between the hours of 6 o’clock a .m., and 6 o’clock p. m., of said day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections in each of the precincts in said Wabash township, in said county and State. The Board of Commissioners <of said county have ordered that the ■polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of said township upon the subject of said township aiding The Fort Wayne & Springfield RailWay company in constructing its railroad in said township, to the amount •of twelve thousand dolalrs to be raised toy levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to enable said Commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said Railway company, its successors and assigns of that amount upon condition that the said Railway company shall construct its said railroad in the said town ship. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less than said amount of twelve thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company its succesors or, assigns under the do

nation aforesaid and the amount so doinated to be payable to said company its successors and assigns upon completion of said road and upon the terms and conditions required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, to be affixed this 3rd day of December, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER. Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 40-4 t. Auditor, Adams Co. NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Washington Township. Adams County. Indiana: You are hereby notified that on the Ninth day of January, 1907, between the hours of 6 o’clock a. m., and 6 o’clock p. m„ of said day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections tn each of the precincts of said Washington township, in said county- and State. The Board of Commissioners of said county have ordered that the polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of said township upon the subject of said township aiding the Fort Wayne & Springfield I Railway company in constructing its • railroad in said township, to the | amount of twenty-five thousand dollars to be raised by levying a tax uplon the taxable property of said townj ship to enable said Commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said -Railway company, its successors and assigns, of that amount upon condition {that said Railway company construct its said railroad in said township ' Said donation to be made on condition I that said Railway company shall con- | struct and complete in said township its said railroad. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less i than said amouptzof twenty-five thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company, its successors or assigns under the donation aforesaid and the amount so donated to be payable to said company, its successors or assigns upon completion of said road and upon the • terms and conditions required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seat of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, to be aflficed this 3rd day of December, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 40-4 t. Auditor, Adams Co. NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Monroe Township. Adams County, Indiana: You are hereby notified than on the Ninth day of January, 1907, between the hours of 6 o’clock a. m., and 6 o’clock p. m., of said day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections in each of the precincts in said Monroe in said county and State. The Board of Commissioners of said county have ordered that the polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of said township upon the subject of said township, aiding The Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company in constructing its railroad in said township, to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars to be raised by levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to enable said commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said railway company, its successors andrgssigps of that amount upon condftMl that said Railway company construct its said railroad in said township. Such donation to be made on condition that said Railway company shall construct and complete in said township its said railroad. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less than said amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company, its successors or assigns under the donation aforesaid and the amount so donated to be payable to said company, its successors and assigns upon 'completion of said road and,upon the terms and conditions required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal . of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, to be affixed this 3rd day of December, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 40-4 t. Auditor. Adams Co. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Hartford township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road on and along the following route, to-wit: I Commencing on half section line . 1 running east and west through section ■ thirty-five in Township twenty-five north, range, thirteen east, at the east L line of said section thirty-five, in a . public highway, connecting with the ’.Brushwood College Macadam road at . that point, thence west on said half . section line and over said highway to [ the center of section thirty-four, thence ; north on the half section line and over public highway to the Pontius free j gravel road, all in township and range . first herein named, and there to terms inate, a total distance of two and oneB half miles in length. t'■ And your petitioners respectfully ask that your honorable body take n such action upon this petition as you a are directed and authorized to do under and by virtue of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana P approved March 8, 1905, and any other ■ acts of the General Assembly now in force and applicable to this subject.

We further ask that said proposed macadam road be ordered and established at a uniform width of forty feet the entire length of said route herein petitioned for, that same be ordered, laid out and constructed as a double track road, one track to be macadamized with crushed lime-stone to a width of ten feet, six inches deep at the sides, and ten inches in the middle, with tvo inches of lime-stone sifting spread evenly over top of stone, that said road be properly drained and all necessary culberts established. We further ask that you order the issue of county bonds for the payment of the cost of said road improvement, same to be paid in twenty equal semiannual payments, for the payment of which said bonds, we ask that there be a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Hartford township sufficient to pay principal and interest of said bonds as the same may become due and payable, under and by virtue of the provisions of said act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana first herein referred to. We further ask that said road be built without submitting same to a vote of the voters of said township, wherein same is located. Said road to be known as Brushwood College Macadam Road No. 2., See Acts 1905, Pages 521. Section 70. Respectfully submitted: J. A. Watson, Chas, F. Watson, J. W. Watson, J. A. Pusay, John R. Clendenen, W. N. Stahl, S. Stahl, Rufus W. Glendening, Henry Stahl S. Pontius, Jerry Glendening, Geo. F. Pontius, D. P. Shoemaker, John Pontius, Chas. Pontius, Elmer Stout, Ezra Gledening, Alexander Bolds, A. Ensly, E. M. Lind- ; sey, Rudolph Lehman, Sherman Glen- i dening, William Glendening, Jacob Rupel. James O. Price, B. W. Bears, W. S. Wilson. N. A. Pusey, L. O. Bears, F. M. Mundhenk, Geo. E. Snyder, T. G. Bears, Wm. Hall, Noah Mosser, Peter Roth, Peter J. Liechty, Dan Pontius, : Wm. Shoemaker, Joseph Bucher,. Chas, i D. Porter, Samuel Egly. A. G. Briggs, W. H .Shepherd, J. W. Heller, Geo. 1 Shoemaker, John P. Shoemaker, John ’ B. Zehr, Wm. Twigg, John Bair, An-J thony Glendening, John Hall, Wm. An-'l derson, Simeon Sales, Noah Runyon, 1 Silas Kizer, Moses Augsburger, .Peter 1 D. Hoffman, A. Schlagenhauf, John G. I Adler, George W. Gentis, Thomas i Bradstock, William Pine, S. Shoemak- i er. Badgley Anderson. Chris Eicher, < John Huffman. David Falb, L. D. Dun- ' bar, David Mushberger, Samuel Opli- ' ger and Ezra Bugh. I This petition will be presented to the J Board of Commissioners on 11 Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Hart-j’ ford township may appear and make,] such objections -as the law may pro- I vide for. t C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. 1 Dore B. Erwin, Att’y for Petlitloners. i 41-3 t. I ■,*>.. • - v -■ \\ . ■ . j 1 PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. 1 To the Board of Commissioners of Ad- I ams Courity, Indiana: 1 We, the undersigned, all and‘each 1 of us resident free holders of the town- * ships of Root and Preble, im Adams ‘ county, Indiana, most respectfully pe- 1 tition your honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road on and along the. following route, to- 1 wit: Beginning at a point on the Decatur ] and Preble Macadam road at the south- ' east corner of section thirty-six in township twenty-eight north, range J thirteen east, in Adams county, Indi- ‘ ana, thence running north • on the " township line road which divides the ' townships of Root and Preble in said 1 county to the Decatur and Magley * Gravel road, at the northsast corner of 1 the south half of section twenty-five in 1 said township of Preble as aforesaid, ‘ and there to terminate. Said proposed road will run between ‘ sections 36 and 25 in said Preble town- i ship and sections 30 and 31 in Root ’ township in said county and State Said road shall be called the Root 1 & Preble Township Line Macadam < Road No. 1. The length of said pro- 1 posed road will be about one and one- * half miles. Said petitioners ask that said road 1 be built as a single track road, and that the same be graded to a width of 5 twenty feet and that crushed stone be i placed on said grade to a width of 1 twelve feet, with stone screenings on 1 top of said stone. Said petitoners would further show 1 .that said proposed road will connect at its southern extremity with the Decatur & Preble Macadam road, which is a free macadam road, built pursuant to a petition and an election and. main- ’ tained at the expense of the county of Adams, and at the northern extremity said road will connect with the De- ( catur & Magley Gravel Road, which is ( a free gravel road, now maintained by , the county of Adams. Said petitioners further pray that J when said road is completed, it be paid i for by an issue of bonds payable in twenty semi-annual installments, and . that to pay said bonds, Including Inter- ' est on same, a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said townships of Root and Preble as aforesaid/ Said petitoners would further ask that said road be ordered constructed , without first submitting the question of building the same to the voter? of said townships, aforesaid, and that such proceeding be had to build said ' road and pay for same as is authoriz-ed-bv an act of the General Assembly 1 of the State of Indiana approved t March Bth, 1905. (Acts 1905. Page 521. ’ Section 70.) Respectfully submitted: 1 M. C. Fuhrman, J. E. Mann, John ! E. Mann, S. J. Spangler, Wm. Bulmahn, - Herman Reiter, H. Bulmahn, John C. ■ Houck. Wililam C. Gallmeier,* Henry ’ Zwick, William Macke, Wm. Hocke--5 meyer. John Bogner. H. A. Fuhrman, Daniel Bieberich, Henry Ehlerding, ; Henry Selking, Theodore Ewell, Wil--5 ham J. Bieberich, Christ Macke, Chris- - tian Selking, August Selking, C. M. ■ Myers. Jeff Klopfenstein. Wm. F. Jaebker, H. L. Buuck, J. C. Grandstaff, Fred r Fuhrman. Charles Conrad, Henry Wer--5 ling. Wm. C. Grote, John Hoffman, 1 Jacob Schnieler, Wm. Ehlerding. Wm. ■ Bieberich, C. D. F. Bieberich, Wm. M. ■ Myer, Fred Busse, Charles Koenne- ■. man. Benj. F. Butler. Fred Koeneman. r Crist Schakel, Martin Reppert, Wili liam Kruetzman. William Llnnemeier, .Thomas J. Elzey, H. E. Butler, F. A. . - " r J?*

Kurt, A. B. Cunningham, Joseph Stegmeyer and Lewis Worthman. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Root and Preble township maj 1 appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. D. B. Erwin, Att’y for Petitioners. ™ __44 PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Root and Preble township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built t* <L» and constructed a stone road on and along the following route, to-wit f Beginning on the Decatur & Ossian Gravel road at the northeast corner of section twenty-four in township twen-ty-eight north, range thirteen east, in Adams county, Indiana, thence to run south on the township line road dividing the townships of Root and Prgble to the Decatur & Magley Gravel road and there to terminate at the southeast corner of the north half of section twenty-five in said township of Preble as aforesaid. Said proposed road will run between section 24 and 25 in said Preble township and sections 19 and 30 in said Root townshjp, all in Adams county, Indiana. r Said road shall be called the Root & Preble Township’Line Macadam Road No. 2. The length of said proposed road will be about one and one-half miles. Said petitioners ask that said road be built as a single track road and that the same be graded to the width of twepty feet and that crushed stone be placed thereon to the width of twelve feet, with stone screenings on top of said stone. I Said petitoners further show that | said proposed road will connect at its ( northern eltermity with the Decatur & Ossian Gravel Road and at the southern extremity with the Decatur & Magley Gravel Road, both of which are free gravel roads now maintained and kept in repair by salfi Adams county, Indiana. Said petitioners farther pray that when said road is completed that it be paid for by an issue of ■bonds payable in twenty senff-annual installments, and to pay said bonds and the interest thereon, a tax be levied upon the taxable property of the fbwnships of Root and Preble as aforesaid. Said petitioners further ask that said road he ordered constructed without first submitting the question of building the same to the voters of said townshios aforesaid, and. that such proceeding be had to build said road and pay sos sa.me as are authorized by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana approved March Bth, 1905. (Acts 1905. Page 521. She. 70.) Respectfully submitted: Theodore Ewell, William J. Bieberich, James O. Hoagland, H. C. Fuhrman, J. E. Mann, S. J. Spangler, Wm. Bulmahn, H. Bulmahn, Henry Zwick, Fred Hockemeyer, Fred Mutscpler, William Macke, G. W. Ruckman. Geq» Keller, Benj. F. Butler, -John E. Mann, Samuel Fuhrman, Herman .. Reiter, John C .Houk, William C. Gallmeier, Cail Hockemeyer, Wm. Hockemeyer, Henry Dirkson, John Bogner, John Evans, Charles Dirkson, H. A. Fuhrman, Daniel Bieberich, Henry Ehlerding, Henry Selking, Christ Macke. Christian Selking, August Selking, William Linnemeier, Crist Schakel, Christopher Schultz, Charles Ewell, Otto Ewell, Fred Koenneman, Wm. Schakel. Wm. Kruetzman, Martin Reppert, Ernest Doehrman, Fred Osterpieyer, Charles Bieberich, Charles Kjess, Charles Miller, H. L. Buuck, Wtp. F. Jaebker, W. P. Goldner, Fred Fuhrman, Joseph Stegmeyer and Wllltan Grote. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, . at which time any taxpayer-of Root and Preble townships may appnear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. . D. B. Erwin, Att’y for Petitioners. 41-3 t . : . PETITION FOR STONE ROAO. To the Boai<’ of Commissioners of Adams County, '-.idiana: W?, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Preble townshjp, in Adams county. Indiana, most respectfully petition your, honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the intersection of a highway running north and south with the highway running east and west at the southeast corner of -the southeast quarter of section fifteen in township twenty-eight north, range thirteen east, in Adams County. State of Indiana, thence running north over the highway lying between sections fourteen and fifteen and over the highway lying between sections ten and eleven and over the highway lying between sections two and three, all said sections being in township twen-ty-eight north, range thirteen east. Adams county, State of Indiana, and terminating at what is known as the Winchester road, at a point located about ten rods north of the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section ten in tpwnship twentv-elght north of range thirteen east. Adams County, Indiana, Safa oetltioners would further show that the above highway when completed will be about two mllps and ten "nd? in length and shall be called the Fred Blomenberg Macadam Road, Preble Township, Extension No. — Said proposed macadam road commences at its southern end at the free gravel road running east and west and known as the Ossion road, said Ossian road being already built and constructed as a free gravel road, thence running north terminates at the free gravel road running in a northwesterly direction and southeasterly direction known as the Winchester road, said

Winchester road being already built and constructed as a free gravel roaa i and lying about two miles and ten rods north of said Ossian road. Said proposed road connects two already constructed and built free gravel roads, lying about two miles and ten rods apart In said Preble township, Adams county, Indiana. Said petitioners would further show that it would be practicable to build said road as a single track road to be graded to the width of twenty-six feet and that stone, crushed to the one-inch size, be placed thereon to the width of ten feet, with stone screenings on top of said stone. Said petitioners ask that the crushed stone placed on said road shall be to the depth of eight inches and the screenings placed thereon shall be placed to a depth of Jour inches. ‘ We ask that you take such action upon this petition as you are authorized and directed to do under and' by virtue of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 9th, 1903, entitled, “An act concerning the construction of free gravel, stone or other macadamized roads, and for the payment of the costs thereof and their maintenance, and declaring an emergency,” and amended -by the General Assembly of said State, said amendment being approved March 4th, 1905, and any other acts of the General Assembly mentioned in said act of 1905, approved March 4, 1905. We further ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by; the County of Adams, State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual installments, for the payment of which bonds we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Preble township in sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same shall become due and payable under and according to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of 1 the State of Indiana, approved March 11, 1901, and any and all amendments thereto. We further represent to this board that this petition is signed by more than fifty resident free holders and voters of said Preble township, Ad>ams county, State of Indiana Respectfully submitted: I Fred Blomenberg, Miss Boese, Coni rad Doehrman, Henry Koeneman, Er(nest Doehrman, Charles Ewell,' Charles Wieymann, W. Heckman, A. Fuhrman, E. D. Marschand, T. Munlor, F. Buuck, Fred Heckman, Louis Buucji, Dan Hoffman, Ernest Gallmeyer, Wm. H. Gallmeyer, John Witte, John F. Fuhrman. August Conrad. Wm. Gallmeyer, W. D .Conrad, Chris Conrad, Fred Lullimann. Wm. Schwarz, August Schelman, Henry E. Schmidt, Wm. Bultemeier, Ed Gallmeier, Herman I/jese, Ernest Buuck, Aug, Miller, Charles Kiefer. Wm. Koeneman, Wm. Werling, sr; Fred Eickhoff, Fred Ostermeyer, O. N. Kiefer, Otto Ewell, Chris Eick hoff, Wm. Koldeway, Jacob :C. Kiefer, 7«.hn G. Miller, Giis Reinking, Chris Stoppehagen, Wm. Eickhoff, Lewis Worthman. Wm. Schakel. Wm. Bieberich. Fred Sherry, Chris ‘Buttemeler, and Henry Wafet • This petitimi Will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on ■ , Mondjy; January 7, 1907, at which tipne any taxpayer of Preble township may ajjpeAr and make tSK objections aS t|ie law mav provide for. C. j). LEWTON. AuditoW Fruchte & Litterer, Att’ys Petitioners. 41-3 t. ' PETITION FOR STf'NE ROAD. To the Boar of Commissioners of Adams County,’lndiana: _ We ,the undersigned, all and each of us freeholders of Root township, ind Adams county, Indiana, most respect-j fully petition your honorable body ttH cause to be built and constructed stone road on and along the route to-wit: Commencing at the. northwest compr of the southwest quarter of section twenty-nine, township twenty-eight north, range fourteen east, in Adams county, Indiana extending thence north over and along the public highway between the north half of sections twen-ty-nine and thirty, and between sections nineteen and twenty, to a point where said highway turns in a northeasterly direction, thence in a northeasterly direction to a point where said highway intersects with the Ossian road in section twenty, township and range aforesaid. The above improvement as prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at each end with an improved free gravel road in said townshin. ’ Your netitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway above described be graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon this broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what is known as a Macadamized road and your petitioners further show that the public highwav thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and is what is known as a dirt road, and is one of the public highways of said Root townSh'lp. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width of 24 feet and that brok- ■ en stone’ be placed thereon to a width, of ten feet, and to a depth of ten inches in the center thereof and to a depth of eight inches at the- sides thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four inches upon said broken stone. That the name of said road above described shall be called The Winchester Road Extension No. 2. We ask that said improvement 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 i upon the taxable property of said Root ! townshin, in Adams countv. Indiana. ■ in sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they • ms»v become due. that said road’be ! built, and that said bonds be issued. I and that said tax be le”ted upon said i pronertv of said township in accord ■ anc n with the acts of the Legislature • of *he State of Indiana now in force - and passed in the year 1905. hoe-inning • on nage 550 in the Act® of 1905. i We further ask that the Board take I the different steps as required by law -if *. • • .7-- v rt •'

t to have said improvement constructed i and made, that the same be constructi ed without submitting the question of construction to an election of the vot> - ers of said Root ownship, as the said 1 board is authorized to do under the i acts of the legislature of 1905, as the - same appears on pages 554 and 555, of the acts of the Legislature of the f State of Indiana, acts of 1905 1 Respectfully submitted: i Johh E. Mann. James O. Hoaglanu, t B. F. Butler, J. E. Mann. L. N. Granoi staff, John A. Fuhrman, Charles Schel- > man. W. Macke, Carl < Hockemeyer, - Fred Hockemeyer, Joseph Stegmeyer, A. J. Bailey, R. A. Drummond, Chas. I E. Magley, S. S. Magley, E. Fritzinger, > John Tbnnelier, W. A. Fonner, Ffed j Mutschler, Tise Uftnan, John &. ■ Hey/ ? Herman Reiter, Wpi. Singleton, H?A. Fuhrman, William C. Gallmeier, Hori ace E. Butler, Reuben Baxter, Jesse • S. Warner, L. C. Lenhart, Jonas Cline, r Oscar Fritzinger, J. A. Cline, Samuel - Fuhrman, John Evans, G. W. Ruckman. 1 Henry Selking. Christ Selking, Fred - Busse, Anson Cunningham, Thomas El- - zey, William Ezley, James Knavel. , Henry Fuhrman, E. S-. Christen, and - A. J. Lewton, Wm. Hockemeyer, S. J. • Spangler, John C. Houk, Henry F. r Fuelling, Jacob Fuelling, F. L. Roop, , Henry Zwick, Coat Cook, Frank Mci Connell and A. R. Wolfe. » This petition will be presented to I the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, - at which time any taxpayer of Root r, township may appear- and make such , objections as tjie law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. I 41-3 t. | J • ’ ) ' ' t j PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. • To the Board of Commissioners of Ads ams County, Indiana: ! We, the undersigned, all and each of ■ us resident freeholders ot Root town--1 ship in Adams County, Indiana, most respectfully • petition your honorable 1 body to cause to be built and construct- ’ ed a macadamized road on and along 1 the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest comer of section eight township twenty-eight north, range fourteen east, running ’ thence east over and along the public ■ highway for a distance of two and sev- ! en-eighths miles between section five > and eight and sections four and nine ■ and sections three and-ten, township 1 twenty-eight north, range fourteen east ■ and terminating at the northeast cor- ‘ ner of -section ten, township twenty- • eight north, range fourteen east. The above improvement as prayted. for is less than three miles in length ’ and connects at each end with an im- - proved free gravel road in Root town1 ship. . « ‘J i 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 upon such broken stone there • be placed stone screenings and’ that • there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what is known as a macadamized road, and your petlti9ners further show that the public highway thus sought to be im»”oved IfjiFa public highway already established, is what is known'ad a dirt road, and is one of the public highways of said Root townshin. - f Your petitioners further ask that : said road as above 1 described be graded to a width of ’ttventy-two feet and that broken stone be- placed thereon, to a width of tqp feet ahd to a depth of ten inches in the cerftbr thereof and ' to a depth of eight inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of ' | three inches, upon said broken stone. J That said road be constructed as i a -single track, the same to be made of fwushed stone and stone screenings f’btaioed thereon. That the name of said j road above described shall be cglled ! the Harmon Reiter and Henry WABulmahn Macadam Road extension. We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by thfe Gounty of Adams, In the State of Indiana, payable 1n twenty semi-annual installments 'or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Root townshjp. in Adams countv. Tndiena. in sufficient amount to nay the interest and principal of said bonds, as they may become due. that said road be built and that said bonds be issued and that said tax be levied noon said property of said township, in accordance with the acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, now in force and nassed in the vea* - 19 n 5 beginning on naae. 550 in the acts ’’9os. W'' fnrtb°r'ask that the board take 3’ otono nr* land a- the Ipt” airthoHTM thorn to do B'. to have said improvement constructied °nd tnadq. that the be con- ’ I strutted without submitting the same tn an election of the voters of said Root, townshin, as the said hoard Is authorized to do under acts of the Legislature of 1905, as the same anpearfif on pages 554 and 555. of the acts’ of , legislation of the State of Indiana, acts of 1905. Respectfullv submitted: Henrv F. W. Bulmahn, John G. Hey Harry Bulmahn. Conrad Gallmeier, J. A. Fuhrman, Wm, Hockemeyer, Carlo I Hockemeyer, Charles Scheiman, Fred | Hockemeyer, W. Macke, Henry SelkChristian Selking, Fred Busse,’J. E. ManlT James O. Hoagland, S. J.. Spangler. Coat Cook, George Keller, . Charles Dirkson, Henry Dirkson, John ,E. Mann, B. F. Butler. Chas E. ■ John Tonnelier, John Bogner, Wm. But- ' mahn, Jonas Cline. Herman Reiter, i Henrv Zwick, Henry F. Fuelling, Jacob ■ Guelling. Martin Gerke, Ed Wietfeldt, John Henry Fuelling, Theodore Hobrock, William Fuelling, Ernest Fuelling, Ernest Franz, Fred Busse, Louis ■ H. Boknecht. Ernest Conrad, Chi les ■lßoknecht, Jimmie Franz, William Lie:|mann .William Ostermeyer. August ■ Walter. John C. Houk, Henry Weber, ■ Louis Weber, Frederick Hoile, Chas., . F. Fuelling. Clamor Fuelling, J. M. • : Knapp, F. W. Christlaner, Henry Mar- ’ henke, Willis Fonner, William C. Gall- ! meter, August Koeneman, C. D. Kun- . kle and S .D. Kunkle. [ This petition will be presented to theBoard of Coinmissloners on > Monday, January 7, 1907, i at Which time any taxpayer of Root ; township may appear and make such objections, as the law may provide for. D- LEWTON, Auditor. r 41-3 t.