Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 14 October 1909 — Page 8

COMMISSIONER'S ALLOW. ANCEB. Hirsehy & Winteregg, ins...| 139.00 Gallogly & Lower, Insurance 139.00 H. Harruff, insurance 36.00 L. A. Graham, insurance .. 36.00 W. W. Briggs, insurance .. 36.00 W. B. Hale, Insurance 36.00 Ed Kintz, insurance 60.00 Hooper & Lenhart, insurance 36.00 .John D. Stultz, insurance .. 36.00 E. B. Adams, insurance .... 27.00 Julius Haugk, 3 Est Cook Rd. 2,000.00 Julius Haugk, 3 Est. Berning Road 1,600.00 Julius Haugk, 7 Est. D. & M. 5 3,500.00 Jfiiko Miller, final estimate on ®J M. Sprunger 1,837.00 Merryman & Fugate, final estimate on. W. A. Tieman.. 857.50 Merryman & Fugate, final estimate on Faust r0ad...... 1,000.00 Sam Yost, final estimate on W. A. Bowman 895.00 Sam Yost, final estimate on Gallmeyer 2,890.00 Sam Yost, extra pn Gallmeyer 10.00 Chris Musser, 4th Est. on L. O. Bears 400.00 L. O. Bears, final estimate on Broadstock 699.00 Erie Stone Co.. 4th estimate on Carter Rd 1,500.00 Erie Stone Co., 4th estimate on E. W. Daly Rd 1,700.00 Conrad Doehrman, Supt. Gallmeyer Road .. 36.00 John Wittwer, Supt. E. M. Sprunger Road .......... 74.00 David Buckmaster, Supt. D. & M. No; 5 49.00 W. A. Bowman, Suptßowman 56.00 C. H. Otting, Supt Christen arch 14.00 John W. Abnet Supt. Jones bridge 9-00 W. B. Beabout, Supt Bebout bridge 8-0® James M. Archbold, Supt. Kern bridge ..x 9.00 Berne Sup. Co., Jones bridge 315.00 Berne Sup. Co., Kern bridge 304.00 Berne Sup. Co., Niblick bridge 327.00 Berne Sup. Co., Bebout bridge 348.00 L. L. Baumgartner, labor on Cook Road ~ 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner, Berning Rd 1500 L. E. Baumgartner, French Tp. Rd. 4 ......... 5.00 L. L. Baumgartner. Gallmeyer Rd. .j , 15-00 L. L. Baumgartner,Busche Rd 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner, Carter Rd 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner. Dailey Rd 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner, L. O. Bears No. 1 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner, Broadstock Rd. 10.00 L. L. Baumgartner, Faust Rd 20.00 C. C. Ernest, ditch al’otment 48.00 C. C. Ernest, Habegger Rd... 5.00 C. C. Ernest, C. C. Sprunger 10.00 C. C. Ernes*, bridge 40.00 C. C. Erenst, Jones bridge.. 5.00 C. C. Ernest, specific 5.00 C. C. Ernest, measuring G. R. & I 5.00 C. C. Ernest ditch allotment 64.00 C. C. Ernestfi plans for Young bridge 5.00 Lewis Miland, labor Jones br 1.50 H. J. Barthol, labor Young br. 1.50 J. C. Moran, map Sur. office 2.50 Hattie Studabaker, rent surveyor’s office ■ 18.75 Chas. Wise, assist surveyor 1.00 J. F. Lachot, salary 191.60 C. J. Lutz, salary 41.66 »C. J. Lutz. 2 trips to Bluffton 17.50 H. S. Steele, Clover Leaf subs 4.00 H. S. Steele, salary 108.33 J. P. Haefling, making repbrts etc '••••, 45.0 ft J. P. Haefling, making.,reports, etc 175.00 H. S. Michaud, salary 191.66 Mrs. C. S. Niblick, specific.. 2.00 Mrs. C. R. Niblick. B. of C. G. 54.20 T. H. Ernst, salary, etc.... 76.35 Martin Laughlin, mileage, exp 16.66 Wm. Miller, mileage, exp... 16.66 Henry Zwick, mileage, exp.. 16.66 Henry Zwick. salary 7 9 mo.. 225.00 J. M- Miller, seev. B. of H... 28.50 c Eli Meyer, per diem 32.00 Eli Meyer, janitor at jail.... 15.00 Aug. Koeneman, threshing Co. farm 58.82 Orval France, labor Co. farm 5.12 Ed Elsworth. labor Co. farm 3.12 George Raudebush, labor Co. farm 1-87 Sohn W. Meyers, labor Co. farm 4.08 Shindler Bros., peaches Co. farm 1100 Homer Faust labor Co. farm 2.50 TamD Noll, labor Co. farm.. 2.50 Mary Hlsey, labor Co. farm.. 5.00 Mrs. J. W. Meyers, labor Co. farm 3.00 Frank Carrier, labor Co. farm 7.62 Thomas Gause, labor Co .farm 2.50 S. J. Durbin, bridge and rep. 86.07 Decatur Lbr. Co., material.; 15.93 G, Rolli, poor 15.00 L. H. Baily, poor ..i 3.70 W. W. P. McMillen, poor.. 10.00 ff. C. Wechter, old grader.... 20.00 Decatur Journal, printing .. 57.10 H. H. Bremerkamp, sprinkling 50.00 J. S. Bowens, ass. Elm sewer 187.50 Henyy Stevens, help at C. H. 1.00 W. J. Archbold, electric light 26.96 Julia E. Work, training school 27.60 Dr. H. E Keller, poor 15.00 Decatur Lbr. Po,, coal jail " and Co. farm 250.13 M. Bums & Son, harness and repair Co. farm 23.95 T. R. Moore, Co. farm 10.90 Gay & Zwick, burial Co. farm 58.00 Gay & Zwick, poor 10.00 J. D. Wisehaupt, Co. farm.. 10.00 F. E. Smith, jail and C. H... 1.50 Frank McConnel, tobacco Co. farm 13.73 L Kirsch and. *Sellemieyer, f.o. farm C. H. and surveyor.. 71.5' | - W. H. Tieman, SUpt. Tieman 40.00 | A. G. Briggs, sal. Co. counsel 10.00 TURNPIKE REPAIR—Dist. No. 1. fc A. Shaffer, repair •$ 12.75 ■ Henry Zwick, repair 48.90 ; Van Camp Foundry 17.5 C fc TURNPIKE REPAIR—Dist. No. s‘. Ben Nussbaumer, repair....? 15.90 repair .... 1 J. D. Augsberger, repair.... 1.00 P;. J. C. Augsberger. repair . ?.. 13.50 Mathias Miller, repair 4.80 Geo. Kintz, repair . 0 ......... • 16 ™ Wm. Miller, repair 47.40 S. J. Durbin, repair 22.50 Thomas Perkins, repair .... 4.0 C Lewis Kintz, repair ........ d 4.50

George Gunset repair ...... 44>0 John Sprague, repair 4.80 » > TURNPIKE REPAIR—Dist. No. 3. ) David Meshberger, repair ..| 170.1 ft 1 Emanuel Reffe, repair .... 11.10 ) Otto Sales, repair 6.00 ) Chris Eicher, repair 7.0° ) Wm. Striker, repair 5.00 1 Fred Liddy, repair 53.70 I Martin Laughlin, repair .... 62.40 > Henry Rockwood, repair .... 5.00 ) G. W. Reynolds, repair .... 8.00 ) Jesse Snyder, repair .90 Courtney Runyon, repair 29.00 > Rufus Meshberger, repair .. 7.b0 ) Fred Beeler, repair 3.00 Evert Banter, repair 1.50 > H. S. MICHAUD. Auditor. — o ' PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. • State of Indiana, County of Admas, s«: Before the Board of Commissioners 1 of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909. 1 We, the undersigned, each and all 1 of whom are resident freeholders and voters of Washington Township,. and ' the City of Decatur, situated therein in Adams County, Indiana, respectful1 ly petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete 1 a free macadamized stone -road in said Township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section eight (8), township twenty-six (26)**fiorth range fourteen (14) east in Adams County, Indiana, thence north on the public highway dividing the north half of said section eight (8) aforesaid and the north half of section nine (9) township and range aforesaid, and the south half of sections four (4) and five-(5) township and range aforesaid, and terminating at the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road at a point about 20 rods north of the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said section five (5) aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township and that a United States rural mail route passes over a part of the highway sought herein to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highwav already established and in use and is one of the public highways of said Washington township and that this improvement is to be a continuation | of, and—an extension to the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be -Inaced upon the gra&e and upon such broken stone there be p’aced stone screenings. and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone*anu screenings. v<jpr netitioners further »sk that said highwav above described be improved to the width to which it is now established and that said highway above described be graded to a; width of twenty-four (24) feet, and ' that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a i depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of ten (10) inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same be the John Hessler Macadam Road. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be 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 Mid Washington Township and the City of Decatur, situated therein, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Townslhp and said City situated therein, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page ' 1550, an das amended in the acts of ' 1907, and as amended in the acts ' of 1909, now in force, providing for 1 the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and , all amendments thereto. ! We further ask the Board to take J all of the necessary steps as is re- . quired by law to have said improve- ’ ment constructed and made as pe- : j titioned herein, that the same be conI structed without submitting the ques. ’| tion of building the same to an elec- ; tion of the voters of said Washington J', Township, and that the Board con- ’ i struct the same under the laws of ' the State of Indiana, providing for ' i the extension of free gravel or ma- ’ ■ cadam roads. ' I John Hessler, Peter J. Heimann. ’ Marion Andrews, T. H. Baltzell, Geo. . Martin, John P. Braun, Frank Hei5 mann, Geo. A. Hessler, R. H. Gal- , breth. Henry Gunset, W. Kitson, Henry Eiting, George Geels, Joseph Wetsel, Jacob Pawley. Bernard ; Meyer, Charles Nyffeler, Peter Wet- ’ sei, H. Hite, John Amspaugh, AnAppleman, Marlin' Miller, Anthony Kohne, J. H. Voglewede, George , Colchin. Geo. A. Kintz, Andrew MllJ ler. William E. Kintz. C. 3. Heide- , man. Teo. J. Koh'pa, Wn>. F. W*et- „ feldt, J. W. Johnston, Wm. Weber, n Elias Crist, B. F. Booher, Henry Hes- , sler, David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot, Albert Joe I Rumschlag, /Henry Barkley, Joseph _ I Heimann, Peter Braun, Wm. Har- ’ ’tings, W. A. Bowman, C. B. Poling, 0 J. J. Longenberger, Christ Been-, 6 .Wm. Roop. ePter Meyer,Theo LenIgerich, Toney Vogelwede, H. W. Sel- ?! lemeyer, Joseph Meyer, Clinton C. ft Cloud, Kohne, Bernard 0 pKohne, Julius Heifleman, Leo Meyers, 0) J. H. Elick, Daniel J. Cool, Julius 0 Kohne, R. B. Johnson, Emile Wilder, 0 , Gerhard Kohne, John S. Meyer, John 0 Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich. 0 This petition will be presented to 0 the Board of < Commissioners on °l 0 I ... Monday, November 1, 1909, -

) at which time the taxpayers of 1 Washington township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. r ) 41-3 t H. S. MICLAUD. Auditor. k o — ) PETITION FOR STONE ROAD ) State of Indiana,Courty of v.ss: j Before the Boa”'’ Co era ) of the county Adams, ) Term, 1909. ) We. the unfierfdgned. eBC h Bn( | a n ) of whom are res’drn* rrpnbniqevs «»d j voters of Monroe Township, In the ) county of nn d nt Tnj diana, do herebv respeetfp’lv petition your Imnoreble bodv *h«t ren proceed to have a free stone road constructed and cofpn’eted in said Monroe on along and over the public highway situated on the following described route, to1 wit: Commencing nt. the southwest corner of section twenty-one (21) in 1 townshin twenty-six (26) north, of 1 range fourteen (14) east. In Adams 1 county, state of Indiana, and, run--1 nig thence north on the section line ■ dividing sections twenty-one (21) and 1 twenty (2JO) and rections sixteen (16) ‘ .and seventeen <17)» township and range aforesaid, to the northwest corner of section sixteen (16) township and range aforesaid, thence east on and along and over the seqtlon fine dividing sections sixteen (16) and nine (9), townshin and range : aforesaid, and terminating -at the '■ northeast corner of said section six- • teen (1..), being about three miles ’ in* length. > Said proposed improvement is three miles In length and connects 1 at each end with an improved free macadamized road in said Moproe 1 township, sod that a United States Irural mail route passes over said highway. 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 that there be placed stone screenings, and that there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what is known as a macadamized stone road. Your petitioners further show that the public highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and is one of the public highways of said Monroe township. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width o ftwenty-four (24) I feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten feet, and to a depth of ten (10) Inches in th» center thereof, and to a depth or eight (8) Inches at the sides and that crushed stone and screenings be placed thereon to a depth of three inches upon said broken stone and that said road be constructed as a double track and the name of this improvement is to bn the acob Kauffman Macadam Road. | We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds by the county of Adams and State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-angual jlnstallmets or series and for ..the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property ;of said Monroe Township in Adams County, Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the iterest and principal of said bonds as they may become due; ‘ \ That said road be built, and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon said ipitoperty of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they may become due. That said road be built, and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon said property of sgid township in accordance with the setft of the legislature of the State of Indiana. passed in the year 1905, (Acts of 1905, beginning on page 550) and as amended by the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, for the year 1907 dnd as amended by the acts of the General Assembly ot the State of Indiana for the year 1909 in the acts of 1909, and any and all other amendments thereto. We further ask the Board that the proposed improvement he constructed as prayed for herein, without sub’ mittfng the question of building the same to the voters of said Monrpe township, and that the board tske the different steps as required by law to have said Improvement constructed and that they construct the same ' by virtue of the laws of the state of Indiana now in force, providing fw the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Albert Myeer, Christ Chrlstener, 8. E. Leisure, Jacob Scherer, Christ Baumann, Jacob J. Yoder, Webster C, 1 Mhrtz, G. W. Tablet, ! Joseph D. Urick, Daniel Urick, Noah Rich, ’ Peter Bailey, Jessie Urick, John ‘ Urick, Peter Rich, Jacob J. Roth. J. ’ E. Johnson, Daniel Kaehr, William Liby, Ferdinand Stauffer, J. W. Klopfenstein, Millar Hendricks, Z. 0. • Lewellen, W. S. Smith, M. L. Olin, H. ’ O. Steiman, Chas. E. Bahner, Jeff ’ Llechtv, J. B. Miller. W. L. Keller, - J. M. Crist, Menno 8. Liechty, M. F. 1 Parrish, E. W. Johnson, Manas Leh--1 man, Julius H. Beer, Ira Wagoner, ’ David Biberstlne, Jacob Kaufman, F. ' H. Meyer. Sam Baker, Peter I. ' Moser, Paul Girod, James Mazelln, C< ’ C. Beer. Peter F. Graber, Eli Beer, " 'Tacob Graber, Daniel Mazelln, Ru- ’ dolph Steury, David F. Mazelln, John ’ L Hllty, Victor Graber, Noah D. > Schwartz, Peter H. Habegger, David ■ D. Winteregg, _David F. Lehman, Christian Brendy. John J. Schwartz, ? i Dr. Ernest Franz, Phil Schug, Amos 1 Reusser, J. M. Rose, Rudolph Schug, Fred Dentz, J. C. Schug, C. C. Schug, Robt. Schwarz. Jesse Rupp, Ferd. Mettler, Gid Riesen, John Carlton, • John Rinaker, John M. Amstutz, Wm. ■ Baumgartner, David Lehman, Alvin Lehman, Joel Liddy, Norm Jacobs, i Apos Sprunger, Emil F. Gailbreth, >• E. A. Luginblll, N. 8- Stucky, Amos s Neuhausre, Albert Nehauser, 1 ’ David ’> P. Sommer, Paul Gerber, A. J. Moser, 1 John Gerber, Paul Felber, Wm. Miller, M. L. Ray, Chris Stengel, Ferd. o Ryf, Peter Burkhalter, Menno Burkhalter, Fred Rohrer, E. M. Ray, Lewis Reynolds, Noah Luginbi 11, Jerry Luginblll. John Steiner, C. L. Sim-

kins, Chas. Braun, Sami Slmlson, • John Eicher, Henry Michaud, J * F. Sprunger, Abe Hocker, E. D. Engeler, A. J. Myers. John Rohrer, Otto I Stucky, Elias Riesen, Fred Braun, J Tom Michaud, J. H. «llty, D. N. Stauffer, C. C. Yoder, Lewis Sprunger, J. D. Winteregg, Abe A. Habegger, A. Sprunger, D. Bixler, C. Reusser, Amos Schindler, Amos Klrchhafer, David Augsburger, Ephraim Baumgartner, J; F. Lehman, A. A. > Lehman, Ell Baumgartner, A. H. Dro, Louis Habegger, Theodore F. Sprunger, L. A. Sprunger, Jacob Nusbaum, Emil Liechty, Edwin Lehman, C. E. Stauffer, Jerry Liechty, A. N. Sprunger, Frank Amstutz, Emanuel Sprunger, Frederick Sprunger, Abraham Inniger, Peter Nusbuam, Jacob J. Schwartz, Joseph A. Schwartz, Wm. F. Schug, Simeon Sprunger, Abe Beer, E. H. Habegger, David Schwartz, Christ 'lnniger, Emile Brunner, Jacob Musser, Louis A. Brounner, Wm. Nussbaum, Jbhn J. Soldner, Peter D. Steiner, Joshua Voder, C. C. Neuenschwander, C. E. Stucky, Levi Moser, David Soldner, C. J. Liechty, Dennis Striker, David Luginblll, David C. Lehman, John Nusbaum, David J. Schwartz. Peter Musser, Daniel Musser, Benjamin Nuss maumer, Ulrich Lehman, J. A. Neuenschwander, Emil Burkhalter, Wm. Reusser, Peter Mazelln, David Habegger, William W. Eley, Ben Habegger, David C. Nussbaum, T. J. Rayl, Dr, C. C. Rayl, Emil Fluckiger, Nicholas Rich, Jacob Huser, David N. Sprunger Julius Relckert, George Barkley, Albert Duer. Wllliam MJoschberger, R. E. Smith, Jacob Baker, C. H. Lammerman. This petition will be presented, to the Board of Commissioners on * Monday, Noxsmtpr i, 1909.at which /time the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 41-3 t H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana,County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders and voters of Monroe township, In Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of section nineteen (19), township twenty-six (26), north -gange 14 east, in Monroe township, Adams county, Indiana, thence running west between sections nineteen (19) and thirty (30), and terminating at the southwest corner of said section (nineteen (19) township and range aforesaid. Your petitioners aver end say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township, and ends on the township line between Monroe and French townships. Your petitioners further aver and say ttmt the'highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway established ahd in use and is one of the public highways of said Monroe township. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings anfi that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone and screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width to which it Is now" established nd that said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stohe be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a depth of eight (8) inches, at the sides thereof and to a depth of ten (10) Inches, in "the center thereof Jand that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches, upon such broken stone, that s*id Improvement be made a double track ' ahd that the name of the same be the John J. Soldner Macadam Road. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be Issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty sem-an-nual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe township, in a sufficient amount to pay the Interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds be Issued ahd said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1995, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of 1907. now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take ail of the necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an piection of the voters of sajd Monroe . Tnwnshin. and that the Board construct the same under the laws of , the State of Indiana providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. i John J. Soldner, Jacob Schwartz, William Nussbaum, David Schwartz, ,jacob Habegger, Jacob Musser, Daniel Smith, Peter F. Graber, Lewis Sprun. , ger C. C. Yoder, Albert W. Baurni gartner, Noah Fox. C. C. Snrunger, J. B. Welty, Alfred Romey, Ephraim , Bhumgartner, AJbert Neuenschwander, Albert Neuhauser, Amos Reusser, D C Lehman, E. H. Gilliom, D. Bixler J. W. Kllewer, J. F. Lehman, Wifi. Miller, David J. Habegger, Emil Liechty. Silas Sprunger, Isaac Beer. Eihanuel Sprunger, Christian J.

.... _ „ • V - « . IjiGchty. xionry MiHhaud C JD’ Balslger, Daniel Kaehr, Le'hman, Wm. Lammert, Fred Sprunger. David D. Wlnteregg, J. J. Liechty, Peter Nusbaum, Isaac Lehman, Gottfried Burri, Emanuel Wanner, Jacob S. Moser, Levi Moser,, Robert Schwarz, John Nusbaum, Abraham Innlger, Burkhart Lehman, J. 0. Neuenschwander, Amos Hlrachy, Peter Burkhalter, John Eicher, John M. Amstutz, John Wittwer, Sam Kuntz, W. J. Sprunger, David Luginblll, Phil Schug, Alfred Sprunger, Amos Steiner, August Girord, C. C. Burry, Fred Ellenberger, David P. Sommer, Emanuel Lehman, D. S. F. G. Eichenberger, Victor Graber, Amos Kirchofer. Christ Amacher, Jesse Rupp, J. D. Winteregg, J. J. Hirsehy, Henry Winteregg, Urich Lehman, Gid Rlesen, Amos Ellenberger, E. A. Luginblll, Wm. Baumgartner, Peter J. Baumgartner, Jacob Brown, Joel Liddy, L. A. Sprunger, Jacob J. Yoder, Noah Luginblll. John C. Rohrer, J. F. Sprunger, David Augsburger, Fred Rohrer, Abe Snrunger, Wm. Narr, Ernest Dro, Ferdinand Ryf, J. W. Craig, Christ Stengel, Henry Schindler, Benj. Sprunger, J. H. Hllty, W. L. Ray, Joseph D. Moser, John Winteregg, David Soldner, J. M. Neuehschwander, A. M. Neuenschwander. John P. Nuss, baum, John Steiner, Charles Lehman, Samuel Lehman. Christ Bauman, Joshua Snrunger, Daniel Zurcher, Wm. H. Frauhlger, Ulrich Sprunger, Jerry Luginbill, I. G. Kerr, D. N. Stauffer. Sam Simison. George Heller, Christ Htlty, Wm. Reusser,. Peter Liechty, David Lehman, Fred Augsburger, Peter Lehman, Abe A. Habegger. F. C. Foreman, Jerry Liechty, Paul Gerber, Otto Franz, S. F. Lehman, Geo. W. Marts, C, E. Stuckey, Amos Burkhalter, Wm. B. Tucker, John Wanner. Joshua Yoder; Louis A. Brunner, Mathias Liechty, Jbccrt) Welchly. George Nicolet, Paul Girod, Jacob Graber, Peter Steury, Christ Lehman, David F. Mazelln, Q. C. Sinniger. Daniel Mazelin, Davm F. Neuenschwander.Peter Soldner, Ellas Rlesen, ‘Smith Shoemaker. Samuel Stuckey, D. L. Shalley, Simon Gilliom, H. H. Stucky, M. Burkhalter, Abe Hocker, U. Broughton, A. Moser, Henry Ellenberger, E. M. Ray, Andrew Gottschalk, Emanuel Neuenschwander, John Rohrer, Geo. Baumgartner, C. S. Stauffer, Noah Baumgartner, Peter Biberstlne, C. C. Beer, Julius Reichert; H. M. Reusser, Eli Baumgartner, Jacob Reusser, C? L. Simkins, Rufus Flory. Jonas Sprunger, ■ Edwin Lehman, David Sprunger, Chas. E. Leisure, John J. Schwartz, Daniel Wlelty, Sam S. Egly, Jacob- J. Schwartz, David Neuenschwander. John J. Habegger, J. E. Loudon.' Mathias Miller, Fred Wechter, P. P. Klopfenstine, Jacob A. Moser, Dr. C. H. Schenk, Anton Michaud, Anton Zurcher. J. P. Habegger, Oswin Lehman, A. A. Lehman. A. H. Dro, Jacob Nusbaum, N. S. Stucky, Peter D. Steiner. Emanuel J. Liechty, Calvin R. Liechty,’ J. N. Kerr. John F. Mazelln, Peter F. Mazelln, Philip Sprunger, D. J. Sprunger, Noah D. Schwartz, Chr. Reusser, H. H. Baumgartner. Michael Zehr, Wm. F. Reichert, Jacob Schindler, N. G. Funkhauser, Dan Winteregg, A. N. Sprunger, William T. Waggoner, Dennis Striker. M. Striker, Phil Sauder, Dr. E. Franz. A. J. Myers, H. P. Ray, Jacob Steiner, David Habgeger, Amos Schindler, V. E. Haebker, Abe Beer. This petition will be presented, to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, November 1, 1909, at which time the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objection, as the law may provide for. _ 41-3 t H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. — oPETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Ipdlana,County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freholders and voters-of Washington Township, and the 'City of Decatur, situated therein in Adams . county, Indiana,. respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a fr® macadamized stone road in said Township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route tq-witu . Commencing about twenty- (20) rods north of the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section five (5), Township twenty-seven (27) north range fourteen (14) east, in Adams County, Indiana, running thence in a northeasterly direction on the highway dividing the north half of sections four (4) and five (5) Township and range aforesaid, -to where said highway angles from said section line, thence following the and terminating about twenty-five (25) trods east of the northeast corner of the northeast quarter 0 fsaid section five (5) Township and Range aforesaid. - Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends with 'a free macadam road in said Township, and that a United States rural mail route passes over a part of the highway sopght herein to be Improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be Improved is a public highway already established and in tfse and is one of the public highways of said Washington Township and that this improvement is to be a continuance of, and an extension to the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone be placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone and screeniOSß’ ‘ , XV Your petitioners further ask that said highway ablove described be improved to the width to which it is now established and that said highway above described be graded to a wifith of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the

(10) inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same be the Andrew Appleman Macadam Road. That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be Issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semiannual (installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that atax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington Township, and the City of Decatur situated therein in a sufficient amount amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds 1 be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Township and City situated therein, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended ip the acts of 1907, and as amended in the acts of 1909, for th® extension of tree gravel or macadam and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take all' of the necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to pn election pt the voters erf said Washington Township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of tree gravel or mitadam roads. Andrew Appleman, John Hessler, Peter J. Heimann, Marion Andrews, T. H. Baltzell, Geo. Martin, John I*. Braun, Frank Heimann, Geo. A. Hessler, R. H. Galbreth, Henry Gunset, W. Kitson, Henry Eiting, George Geels, Joseph Wetsel, Jacob Rawley, Bernard Meyer, Charles Nyffeler, Peter Wetsel, H. Hite, John Amspaugh, Anthony Kobhe, W. A. Bowman, Martin Miller, J. H. Voglewede, Geo. Colchin, Geo. A. Kintz, Andrew Milter, William E. Kintz. G. J. Heideman, Leo G. Kohne, Wm. F. Wietfeldt, J. W. Johnston. Wm. Weber, Elias Crist, B. F. Booker, Henry Hessler, David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot, Albert Spuller, Joe Rumschlag, Henry Barkley, Joseph Heimann, Peter Braun, Wm. Hartings, C. B. Poling, J. J. Longenberger, Christ Beery, Wm. Roop, Peter Meyer, Tho. Lengerich, Toney Vogelwede, H. W. (Sellemeyer, Jbeeph Meyer, •Clinton C. Cloud, Alphons • Kohne, Bernard Kohne, Julius Heldeman, Leo Mey-'X ers, J. H. Elick, Daniel J. Cool, v Julius Kohne, R. B. Johnson, Emile Wilder, Gerhard Kohne, John 8. Meyer, ohn Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, November 1, 1909, at which time the taxpayers of Washington township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 41-3 t H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. o NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, superintendent of the construction of the Fred Scheuler ditch in Root and Preble townships, Adams county, Indiana, on Saturday, October 23, 1909, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the office of the county surveyor, in the city of Decatur, In said county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch In accordance with reports, plans, and specifications thertor, now on file in said causa. Blds will be received and contracts Jet as follows: Main dltctl: Section 1 from station 94 plus 30 to 130. ‘ " Section 2 from station 85 to 94 plus 30. - Section 3 from station 65 to 85. Section 4 from station 51' plus || to 65. , Section 5 from station 35 pills 95 to 51 plus 85. Section 6 from station 20 to 35 plus 95. ’ Section 7 from station 0 to 20. Branch ditch: Section 1 from station 0 to 13 plus 50. Blds will also be received on the Main ditch as a whole. t and to the lowest and best bidder or bidders. Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as required by law, uyon forms furnished by such superintendent and each bld shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the faithful performance of said contract, if the same be awarded to him, such , bond to be, approved by said superintendent The said superintendent reserves the right t ©reject any and all blds. No blds will be accepted, in excess : on the estimated cost of such work or in excess df the benefits found. C. C. ERNST, i 41-2 t Supt of Construction. — «- ■ APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. i » Notice is hereby given, That the , undersigned has been appointed Adi mtnlstrator of the estate of Mary F. i Swartz, late of Adams county, de- . ceased. The estate Is probably solvent. JESSE A. SWARTZ, Sept. 28, 1909. Administrator. ——o ■ ' APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR « • Notice is hereby given, Tb®t the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of Henry PetorS, late of Adama| county, deceased. The estate is prolJAbly solvent—' FREDERICK BLOEMKER. » Oct 4, 1909. > - /