Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1911 — Page 5

PETITION for macadam road. .. at e o f Indiana, County of Adams, ss: h Before the Board of Commissioners. October Term, 1911. We. the undereigned, each and all of hotn are adult resident free-holders .nd voters of Washington township, In tdains county, Indiana, and the city of Decatur, situated therein, respectfully netltlon your honorable body and ask ha , you construct and complete a irP e macadamized stone road, in said ■ownship, over and ui>on the public highway situated on the following route, to*lt: Commencing at the southeast cor o f the northwest quarter of section t4» township twenty-eight (28) north range fourteen (14) east in Ad •ms county, Indiana, where sth street in said city intersects with the Lachot macadam road, thence south over and upon sth street in said city in a southerly direction, crossing Marshall utreet, Monroe street, Madison street, ini l Jefferson street, in said city, terminating at the southeast corner of inlot one hundred and seventy-seven (177) in the original plat of the town mow city) of Decatur, Indiana, at the intersection of said sth street with Adams street, in said city. Vour petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at the commencement thereof with the Lachot Macadam Road and at the end or terminus connects with the Decatur and Monroe Macadam Hoad Extension No. 5. Your petitioners further aver and say that the street and highway hero in sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public streets and highways of said city aforesaid. Your petitioners ask that said street and highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such broken stone these be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width to which it is nowestablished. that being forty feet, and that said highway and street above described be graded to a width of 21 ieet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 15 feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of ten inches in the ■enter thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of the same be The Schaffer Macadam Road.

That to pay for said Improvement 'as ask that bonds he 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 ol said Washington township and jnid 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' township 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 in the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana for the year 1907, and as amehded i'i the Acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads and all other and all amendments therto. We further as kthe "Board to take all of the necessary steps required bylav,- to have said improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Washington township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Hoads by township taxation. Hespectfull submitted, Fred Schafer, A. D. Artman, .1. 1 • Hale, Daniel W. Beery. Chalmer C. Schafer. H. AV. Shroll. John Smitley. W. A. Bowman, Gustav Reinking. S. Spangler, Roy Archbold, Bernard .1. Terveer, Chris Hilgeman. P. E. Amspaugh, John H. Starost, Louis Wise. George C. Steele, Abe Boch, John R. Parrish, Earl B. Adams, J. H. Meyer, A. M. Fisher. H. Burns. J no. W. Vail. C. H. NTbTick, B. J. Smith. H. Hite, John T. Mvers, J. H. Heller, Jno. D. Stults, C. Rademaker, D. A. Hunsicker. H. Krick, C. H. Elzey, Dan Erwin, W. A. Kuebler, Chas. Sether, W. R. Dorwin, W. P. Schrock, Julius Houk, E. F. Gass, I. A. Kalver, C. A. Dugan, J. M. Rice, J. H. Bremerkamp, J. B Rubier, Ferditrand Bleeke, Jacob J. Meyer. C. E. Strebe. L. C. Helm, W. H Fledderjohann, G. E. Steele. W. J. Myers, J. M. Frisinger. Eli Sprunger, John Everett, Jno. Nfbtick. Dan M. Niblick, E. X. Ehinger, .1. T. Merryman. C. M. Weldy, C. H. Colter, ’esse N. Dailey. .Lawrence C. Waring. ,»ahn Spuller, Jesse O. Sellemeyer, C. .1. Walter, Ed Ahr, D. D. Clark, J. L. Hoefcer, D. F. Teeple, Samuel Doak, Geo. Kinzle. J. D. Meyer, John Lenhart, P. Kirsch. Wm. Butler, Michael Miller. J. B. Holthouse. Henry Schulte. Wm. Reppert, Clem Voglewede, Frank Coppess. Andrew A. Welfley, P. H. Macklin. A. H. Sellemeyer, O. L. Kirsch, O. L. Vance. Hugh Hite. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, October 2, 1911, at which time the taxpayers o'' Washington Township and the City of Decatur, Indiana, may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 37t3 H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor.

petition for macadam road. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners. October Term, 1911. We, the undersigned, each and all of *hom are adult resident tree-holders and voters of Monroe township and Wabash township, 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 or *he following route, to-wit: Commencing about 115 rods west of

' C ° h r !' er ° f ,ect ‘ on “>*«>• ", (.14) townsl) p twentv-siv 19R\ north range fourteen (14) east in Ad ' h”hwa O y nU d t l v‘ ldl ,nd,anai ln the "übhc mgnway dividing section four (4) «n . a ‘ p ( , rr y a n . ve ,26> north ' three (33) m\ Ot . a . nd aec,,on th,r»y---i (•><>) In township twenty*six (2RI north range fourteen (14) east rimwavo | P t h« e t eaS ’ s° n ,h ” "übllc’hlgheast X ,r ° W I Sh ‘ P ~nc dlvldln * the ' t?t irTe , ° na four ,4 ' ttnd thirty three (33) aforesaid to the southtest corner of section thirty-four (34) h ghwa ■' th .h“ Ce eaat on the P" b! ’t' highway on the township line dividing sections three (3) and two (2) in town•ecn t **? ty flve ,25 » north range four- • tn Hl) east and sections thirty-four wemSx .a 3s ’ ' n toWnahll ’ went.'-six (26) north range fourteen 14> east, and terminating at the sou h-west corner of section thirty-six (36) in township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east. Your petitioners say that the petition herein is signed by more than itty adult resident freeholders and voters of said townships abutting said township line road and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each ot the townships affected by this improvement. Your petitioners further say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miies in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over said highway. Your petitioners further say that the highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways on the boundary line between Monroe and Wabash townshins aforesaid. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described he drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings.

'•our petitioners further ask that said highway be improved to the width to which it is now established, that being 40 feet, and that the same be graded to a width of 30 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon from the commencement to where this improvement intersects with the southwest cornel- of section thirty-four (34) aforesaid to a width o*' twenty fee’, and to a depth of 10 inches at the -'des thereof and to a depth of 14 inches in the center thereof: and that ■rt.shed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such crushed stone: that from where this improvement intersects with the southwest corner of section thirty four (34) aforesaid to its terminus, that the same be graded to a width of 28 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 14 feet and to a depth of 9 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 12 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone and that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of said improvement be "The Amos Reusser Macadam Road." That to pay tor 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 said Monroe and Wabash townships aforesaid, 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 levied upon the taxable property of said townships in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1907. beginning on nage 203 and all other acts mentioned therein which are now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads, and any other and all amendments thereto We further ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps required Inlaw to have said improvement constructed as petitioned for herein, and that the same be constructed withc-H submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters oi said Monroe and Wabash townships, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana now in force providing tor the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully sumbitted. Amos Reusser. E. M. Ray. Daniel Stucky, C. D. Balsiger. L. A. Sprunger, Menno Burkhalter. Jerry Liechty. Ben Sprunger. J. W. Craig. Chris Stenge’, E D Engeler. Eli C. Bierie. Lawrence L. Yager. William Miller, S. H. Dro, Albert Wenhauser. Levi Habegger. N. S Stuckv Jesse Runp. David A tigsburger. Jeff Liechty, F. G. Eichenberger J C. Schug, Anton Zurcher, D. N. Stauffer, Albert Neuenschwander, D. C Neuenschwander. Eli Baumgartnei. Chauncey Zuber. C. L. Simkins Amos Schindler. Sam Nussbaum. J_ Win teregg. Robt. Schwarz. V. E. Haet.ter John Rinaker. Andrew Gottschalk Edwin Heller. Otto Rranz. Eml. Lelchtv, A. J. Moser. Paul Gerber. nZnben Snrnnger. J. F. UW « Telber, Wm. B. Tucker D. P. Sommer Ed Baumgartner, Cyrus Lank hart’. D. C. Lehman. Philipp Snrunger, C J Brann. Amos Hirschy, ( . der H P. Ray- '-evl Moser - ' Foreman. John J. Hirschy. Amos Steiner. C. C. Sprunger. " ” d " n , gartner. Dr. Ernst Franz, " > ’* r I?aiiTnp’artn?r. Ernest Dm. fer David Lehman. Fret} Bruun._ Hocker. Jerry Imginhill L Broughton. F K Staufer. John C arlton. < Horn.' Rudolph Schug. Fredl 7 M Rose. Samuel Liecniy. « Bentz. H. M. ReusserSamite Sthenbeck. John l.eichty. Phi’ * ’ t. Amstutz. Noab ' r qnninger S F Lehman. Mm. E. John 11. Hilt' H W. J. Sprunger, Lewis Reynold.. ter soldner, EA. T ‘ ufr J ll) ‘ c r e pJ Faunkhanser. Otto Sticky. IsJ-e , j -nan. A x. Sprunger. A A Lehman., I F. Hockman. < • G. Egty. r -hr. Reusser. D. J- Sprung*.J- •i vrnzelin. Oswin Sprung*. . hn '' n —” MCH.ri F. V

schwander, Bernhard Lehman, A. J. Mozer, Ferd Mettler, Ben Neuenschwander, David Neuenschwander, Joseph Habegger, John Kirchhofer, C. B. Holmes. John J. Soldner, C. C. Schug, Peter Lehman, Jacob J. Schwarz, Phil Sandor. O. W. Stigly, Ferdinand Nussbaum. Sam H. Long, Win. Reusser, ohn J. Hilty, Jqcob Houser, N. H. McClain, C. C. Beer.'jonas Sprunger, John Gerber, Enos W. Lehman, Chas. Moser. Alf Romey, W. L. Ray, S. L. Kuntz, Noah Wulliinan, C. H. Schenk. J. C. Neuenschwander, Samuel Lehman, William Eley, Emanuel Neuenschwander, Samuel Zuercher, Peter A. Habegger, J, M. Neuenschwander, Isaiah Neuenschwander. E. F. Moser, S. F. Sprunger, David Habegger. Charles Lehman, S. Gllliom. Abraham M. Habegger, Samuel Baker, David C. Nussbaum. J. W. Kliewer, Zebu E. Habegger, Joel Lehman, Joel Liddy, Jacob Reusser, David Luginbill, Noah Ellenberger. Reuben Schindler, Gottfried Lehman, W. H. Parr, William T. Waggoner, Fred Augsburger, S. B. Hirschy, Elias Riesen, Earl Farlow, James K. Martz, David Heller, J. P. Habegger. ePter D. Steiner, Emanuel Sprunger, Jacob T. Burley, C. C. Neuenschwander, Rufus Lehman, George Hedington, E. A. Sharey, Nathan Shepherd, C. A. Neuenschwander, David Hirschey. Ulrich Lehman. D. D. Winteregg, W. L. Thornhill. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, October 2, 1911, at which time the taxpayers of Monroe township and Wabash township may appear and make such objection as the law tnay provide for. 37t3 H S. MICHAUD. Auditor.

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Boat'd of Commissioners, October Term, 1911. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult resident free-holders and voters of Monroe township and Wabash township, Adams county. Indiana, respectfully petition your lionot able 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 thirty-two (32) township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east, running thence west over and upon the public highway on the township line dividing sections thirtytwo (32) and thirty-one (31) in township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east and sections five (5) and six (6) in township twenty.-flve (25) north range fourteen (14) east and terminating at the southwest corner of said section thirty-one (31) township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east. Your petitioners say that the petition herein is signed by more than fifty adult resident freeholders and voters of said townships abutting said township line road and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected by this improvement. Your petitioners further say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over said highway. Your petitioners further say that the highway thus sought to he improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways on the boundary line between Monroe and Wabash townships aforesaid. 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. Your petitioners further ask that said highway be improved to flu width to which it is now established, that being 40 feet, and that the same be graded to a width of 30 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon from the commencement to where this mprovement intersects with the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section thirty-two (32) aforesaid to a width of 20 feet and to a depth of 10 inches at the sides thereof and to a dtpth of 14 inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such crushed stone: that from where this improvement intersects with the southwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section thirty-two (32) aforesaid to its terminus, that the same be graded to a width of 28 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a Width of 14 feet and to a depth of 9 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth ot 12 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone and that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of said improvement be '•The E. M. Ray 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 ot said Monroe and Wabash townships aforesaid, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax levied upon the taxable property of said townships in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1907, beginning on page ; and ail other acts mentioned therein which are now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or Ma-.-pdam Roads, and any other and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to tak, all of the necessary steps .equired bylaw to have said improvement constructed as petitioned for herein, and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters 31 said Monroe and Wabash townships, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State ol Indiana now ~i force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation.

Respectfully sumbltted, E. M. IRlay, Amos Reusser, Daniel Stucky, L. A. Sprunger, C. D. Balslgcr. Menno Burkhalter, Jerry Lelchty, Ben Sprunger, J. W. Craig, Chris Stengel, E. D. Engeler, Eli C. Blerle, Lawrence L. Yager. William Miller, Albert Wenhauser, Levi Habegger, N. S. Stucky, Jess Rupp. David Aughburger, Jeff I>eichty, F. G. FJchenberger, J. C. Schug, Anson Zurcher, I). N. Stauffer, Albert Neuenschwander, D. C. Neuenschwander, Eli Baumgartner, Chauncey Zuber, C. L. Simpkins, Amos Schindler, Sain Nussbaum, J. 1). Win teregg. Robert Schwarz, V. E. Haeckel', John Rinaker, Andrew Gottschalk, Edwin Heller, Emi) Liechty, A. J. Moser, Paul Gerber, Reuben Sprunger, .1 F. Lehman, Pau) Telber, Wm. B. Tucker, D. P. Sommer, Ed Baumgartner, Cyrus Laukhart, D. C. Lehman, Philip Sprunger, C. J, Braun. Amos Hirschy, C. (’. Yoder. H. P. Ray, Levi Moser, Frank C. Foreman, John .1. Hirs.-hv, Amos Stiner, John Lelchty, William Baumgartner, C. C. Sprunger, Peter .1. Baumgartner, Ernst Oro, C. E. Stauffer, David Lehman, Fred Braun, J. F. Sprunger, Jerry Luginbill, L. Broughton, F. K. Staufer, John Carlton, O. F Gilliom, Rudolph Schug, Fred Rohrer, J. M. Rose, Samuel Lelchty, Dr Ernst Franz, Fred Bentz, H. M. Reusser. Samuel Schenbeck, Abe Hocker, Phil Schug, John J. Amstutz. Noah Luginbill, S. F. Lehman, Wm. E. Teeter. John H. Hilty, H. H. Ellenberger, Wm J. Sprunger, Reynolds. Peter Soldner, E. A. Luginbill. W. G. Faukhauser, Otto Stucky. Isaac Lehman, A. Nn Sprunger, A. A. Lehman, J. F. Bockman, C. G. Egly, Ford Ryf, Chr. Reusser, D. J. Sprunger, J. P. Mazelin, Osion Sprunger. John Winteregg. W’u. Speicher, Joseph D. Moser, Sam Sim 1 son. F. C. Dietsch, M. E. Hutter, Michael Zehr, Theo F. Sprunger, D. Bixler. David Sprunger, Jacob Suman. Christ Hilty, Wesley Neuenschwander. Bernhard Lehman, A. Z. Nizen. Fetd Metier. Ben Nnzzbaumer, David Neuenschwander Daniel Nussbaumer. John Kirchofer, C. B. Holmes. John J. Soldner, C. C. Schug, Peter Lehman. Jacob J. Schwartz, Phil Sander, John Stigly, Joseph .1. Nussbaum Christ I Rich, Sam H. Ixmg, Wm. Reusser. i lohn .1. Hilty, Jacob Huser, N. H. McClain, C. C. Beer, Jonas Sprunger. John Gerber. John Eicher, Enos W. Lehman, Charles Moser. Alf Romey, W. L. Ray, S. L. Kuntz. Noah WulliI man, C. H. Schenk, J. C. Neuen i schwander, Samuel Lehman, William i Eley. Emanuel Neuenschwander, SamI uel Zuercher, Peter A. Habegger, J. M. i Neuenschwander. Joseph Cullenbarg--1 er, John J. Hobstetter, E. F. Moser, S. J F. Sprunger, David Habegger, Charles j Lehman, Simon Gilliom Xbrahant W. j Habeggger, Samuel Baker. David C. ‘ Nussbaum, J. W. Kliewer, John E. Ha- ! begger, Joel Lehman, Joel Liddy. .la cob Reusser, David Luginbill. None Ellenberger, Reuben Schindler. Got, friend Lehman, W. H. Parr, Wm. T. Waggoner. Fred Augsburger, S. B. Hirschy, Elias Reisin, Earl Farlow James K. Martz, David Heller. J. I*. 1 Habegger, Peter D. Steiner. Emanuel Sprunger, Jacob T. Burley. C. C. Neuenschwander. Rufus Lehman. George Hedington. E. N. Sharey, Nathan Shepherd, C. A. Neuenschwander, I David Hirschy, Ulrich Lehman, D. D. ' Winteregg, W. L. Thornhill. 1 This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, October 2, 1911, lat which time the taxpayers of ! Monroe township and Wabash town ■ ship may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 37t3 H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor.

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. ■ of Indiana, County of Adams, ss Before the Board of Commissioners, Jctober Term, 1911. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult resident free-holders and voters of Washington township, in Adams county, Indiana, and the city of Desatur, situated in said township, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone roaci, in said township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of inlot 176 in Joseph Crabb’s western addition to the town mow city) of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, running thence south over and upon the public highway known as Bth street in said city of Decatur, Indiana, for a distance of about 800 feet, to the southeast corner of inlot 168, in said addition, running thence west along, over and upon Monroe street in said city of Decatur, and thence west over and upon the puMic highway in Washington township, in AdOOt; county, Indiana, for a distance of about 3.900 feet to the east e»d of the Decatur and Bluffton Free Macadamized stone road and there to terminate, at a point which ip about 3.900 feet west of said southeast corner of said Inlot 168 aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for 's less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township and tha‘ a United States Rural Mail Route passes over a part of said highway herein sought 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 use and is one of the public highways of said Washington 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. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width to which it is now established, that being about 40 feet, and that said highway above described be graded to a width of 30 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 24 feet, and to a depth of 7 inches at tlie sides thereof and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof for the first 800 feet of said improvement: that the balance ot said improvement be gr..ded to a width of 30 feet and that broken stone be plated thereon to a width of 30 feet and 1°

a depth of 7 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 12 inuhes in the center thereof and that ertwhed stone screenings be placed ther«yjn upon the whole of said improvement to a deffh of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said Approvement be made a single track and that the name of the same be "The Lenhart Macadam Road," Your petitioners recommend that the old material now upon said proposed improvement be used in the construction of the Improvement asked for herein. Your petitioners further recommend that the engineer and viewers upon said improvement determine and fix the width of the proposed improvement and the kind and character ot the material to be used in constructing the proposed improvement, from tin commencement to 13th street, il any. in addition to the crushed stone and screenings aforesaid, so as to make a practicable, and durable improvement, having regard for amount and kind of public travel upon said highway. That from 13th to Monroe street that the Improvement be made of crushed stone and screenings only. 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 lor the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property ot said Washington township and said 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 it> I constructed, and that said bonds be i ■ sued, and said tax be levied upon th«taxable property of said township i;i accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550. and as amended in the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana for the year 1907, and as amended in the Acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads and all other and all amendments thereto. We furaher ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein and that the same be constructed without, submitting the question of building tne same to an election of the voters of said Washington township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing for the ex tension of Free Gravel or Maeada. i Roads by township taxation. Respectlull submitted, E. Burt Lenhart. Geo. E. WemhotT. Martin Miller, Charles Miller. H. F. Linn, Chas. N. Christen, Samuel Doak, J. J. Magley, D. F. Teepie, F. V. Mills, A. H. Sellemeyer, Alex Hoyer. H. Buffenbarger, Dan Erwin. W. B. Teepie, C. H. Elzey, Schafer Hardware Co., A. D. Hunsicker, Abe Boch, J. M. Rice, .1. B. Buhler. E. Cutting, Thos. J. Durkin, Eli Sprunger, E. J. Ahr, J. D. Dailey, H. Bremerkamp, Sam Butler, Norman G. Lenhart, L. Ellis, C. M. Boknecht, J. D. Hale. J W. Myers, Fred Heuer, Gustav Reinking, T M. McConnell, Henry Schulte, C. Rademaker, W. H. Fledderjohann, H. Hite, John Everett, E. A. Beavers. .1. H. Stone, I. A. Kalver, J. S. Colchin, Pete Amspaugh, Marion Andrews, Henry Gerke, F. W. Jaebker, W. H. Zwick, Fred Sheimann. L. A. Graham, M. E. Hower, Joe Harris, A. W. Graber, J. M. Frisinger, J. D. Krick. Dr. J. M. Miller, Andrew S. Welfly, H. M. DeVoss, W. J. Archbold. Martin Beery, J. D. Meyer, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot, Jno. Niblick, James O. Hoagland. J. L. Gillig, O. T. Johnson, J. S. Falk, P. L. Macklin, Eli Meyer. Michael Miller. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, October 2, 1911, at. which time the taxpayers ol Washington Township and the City ol Decatur, Indiana, may appear and make such objection as the law mat provide for. 37t3 H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor.

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners, October Term, 1911. We, the undersigned, each and al) of whom are adult resident free-holders and voters of Blue Creek township, 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 a point a’anu fill rods west of the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section eight <8) township twenty-six (2€) north range fifteen (15) east, running thence west over and upon the public highway on the section line dividing the west part of sections seventeen (17i and eight (8), and dividing sections eighteen (18) and seven <7). township and range aforesaid, and terminating at the southwest corner of said section seven <7l. township and range aforesaid; the same terminaitng on the township line between Blue Creek and Monroe townships. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township and that, a United States Rural Mail Route passed over the. highway herein sought 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 use and is one of the public highways of said Blue Creek 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. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet, and that, the said highway above described be graded to the width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to the width of iff feet, and to the|

depth of 8 incues at the sides thereof, and to the depth of 10 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to the depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said Itnpiovement be made a double track, and that the name of the same be “The R. P- Davies Macadam Road.” That to pay lor said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County oi Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable In twenty semi-annual Installments or series, and tor the pay ment ol which we ask that a tax ■ >- levied upon the taxable property <>i said Blue Creek township in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be tnad< and constructed, and that said bonds be is sued, and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the Acts of tne Le Islature of the State of Indiana peed in the year 1905, beginning on 550. and as amended in the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana for the year 1907, and as amended in the Acts of 1909, now in force proviaing for the extension of Free Grav. i or Macadam Roads and all other anu any and all amendments theteti We furaher ask the Board to laloall of the necessary steps iequired io structed and made as petitic 1 tor herein and that the same be con structed without suumitiing the quet tion of building tne same to an elet tion of the voters of said Blue Creek township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing tor the ex tension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads by township taxation. Respectfull submitted, R. P. Davies, J. H. Burnett, Wm. Roop, J. M. Myers, F. Neadstine. D. J. Wells, F. Bryan, G. C. McAlheny. C. W. H. Davis, L. C. Helm, A. Rit ter, Hiram Vanette, A. D. Danner, Wm. Campbell, A. J. Ray, John Sho senburg, L. R. Blossom, L. B. Oakley, J. F. Okley. W. W. Harper. H. G. Edwards, Charles E. Passwater, W. M. Inhu, Joshua Harmon, J. Swerking. Samuel Steele, John R. Porter. Philip Martz. Edgar Kelsey, Wm. Frazier, 1 Young, sr., A. C. Huffman, E. Tricker, Warren Hamrick, C. A. Krugh. Elisha Merriman, Bert Merriman. W P. Merriman, W. E. Young, W. J. Edwards, M. A. Ripley, S. Wodd. -I. L. Hoop. J. M Willey, D. Motto, Amos W. Jany, S. T. S. Douglass, Joseph Sims, Charles Morrison, Wilber Sims. Jacob Wechter, .1. M. Bilderbach, S F. Campbell Elmer Eley, C. L. Lha mon, Charley Workinger. L. R Ed wards, Frank C. Wechter, Abraham Morgan, W. J. Case, J. W. Merriman. Andrew Steury, Barney Everett, Frank Everett, Henry Teepie. Miles W. Hamrick. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. October 2, 1911, at which time the taxpayers of Blue (’reek township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 37t3 H. S. MICHAUD. Auditor. NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, in the State of Indiana, will on Thursday, Oct. 5, 1911, and up until I 0 o'clock a. m. of said day, receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all material and labor necessary for the construction of the following bridges, arches and abutments, for the use of said county, to-wit: The Samuel Darr concrete - bridge. 16x16, in section 3, Union townshiu. Adams county. Indiana. The Emanuel Hart concrete bridge. 12x16, in section 3, Union township. Adams county, Ind. No bid will be received or entertained by said board unless such bi I is accompanied by an affidavit sue,) as is now required by law governing bids for bridges. If any such plans and specifieationv so sumbitted include the use ot any patented device or of any article <•/■> t-o'led by a monopoly, the specifications shall be accompanied by a statement of the terms upon which such device or article may be used or obtained. Also at the sametime and place, the Board of Commissioners will receive sealed bids for the construction of a cement sidewalk along the west side of the county jail property, according to plans and specifications now on file at the office of the county auditor, Each bid must be accompanied by a good and sufficient bond, equal so the amount of the bid, made payable to the State of Indiana, signed by .it least two freehold sureties, resident of the county, or by a properly authorized and qualified bonding or suretycompany; which bond shall guarantee the faithful performance and execution of the work so bid lor, in case same is awarded, and thoi the contractor shall promptly pay nil debts Incurred by him in the prosecution of such work, including labor, materials furnished, and for boarding the laborers thereon. Any one desiring to submit plans and specifications for competition at the same letting may do so by filing the same with (lie county auditor of said county not less than ten days before the said date of letting. Tlie Board reserves the right to reject tiny and till bids. JAMES HENDRICKS, HENRY ZWICK. CHRIST EICHER. Board of Commissioners of V ■ ■ County. Indiana. Attest: ’I.'S. Michaud. Auditor. '7:2 BARGAINS OFFERED TODAY. Will mase you invest If you take the trouble to investigate them, in city property and farm land. I have two modern city homes at a great bargain, for a few days only. Also two fortyacre tracts, at $75.00 per acre. Also Michigan land for sale. 'Phone 301 194-e-o-d-t« W. H MYERS