Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Gravel Road Notice. State of Indiana, County of Jasper, as; In Commissioners’ Court, to June Term, 1911. Notice is hereby gvien to all tax payers of Jordan Township,- Jasper County, Indiana, and to Jordan Civil Township, Jasper County, Indiana, and to all corporations and all other persons who pay taxes, that a petition in duplicate has been filed with me as Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, on May 15. 1911, said petition being in the words and figures as follows, to-wit: State of Indiana, County of Jasper, ss: In Commissioners’ Court, to June Term, 1911. To the Honorable Beard of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana: We. the undersigned, who comprise a majority of the resident free hold voters of Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana, which said township does not include any incorporated towns or cities. nor are there in said township one hundred (I'M) free bold voters, do hereby respectfully pray that the public highways which are already established and which highways are described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the south east corner of section twenty-nine <291, township twenty-eight (28) north, range six (6) west in Jasper County. Indiana, and from thence west on the section line following the line of said established highway the distance of seven (7) miles to the south west corner of section twenty-nine (29) township twenty-eight (28) north, range seven (7j west in Jasper County, Indiana, and from thence south to the south west corner of section thirty-two (32), said township and range, and commending again at said south west corner of said section twenty-nine (29) and from thence north the distance of two (2) miles following the line of established highway to the north west corner of section twenty (20). township twenty-eight (28) north, range seven <7) west in Jasper County, Indiana, and from thence west following the line of the established highway the distance of one (1) mile to the Newton County line, and commencing again at the north west corner of said section twenty (20) and from thence east the distance of two miles to the south west corner of section fifteen (15) in said township and range, said line of highway asked to be improved as hereinbefore set forth being continuous and connected and is aimed to be voted upon as a unit, pray and ask that the same shall be graded, drained and paved with stone, gravel or other road paving material and the proper bridges and culverts constructed thereon and ,n such cases as the engineer and viewers may definitely determine after a thorough examination thereof.

Your petitioners further ask and recommend that the width of this improvement as to gravel and macadam be eight feet and that the depth of the stone or gravel be eight inches and that the same shall be constructed of gravel or macadam and where the highway as now established will permit of two traveled tracks that the said gravel or macadam improvement as herein asked for be located on either side where the same will be to the best advantage and for the improvement of said highway. Your petitioners further recommend and advise' that this highway as now established and traveled is of the average width of feet and that the grade for the improvement should not be less than thirty (30) feet and the same properly drained where needed. Your petitioners further aver that the benefits to be derived by this proposed improvement to Jordan Township and to all persons and lands assessed therefor will greatly exceed the cost thereof. Your petitioners further aver that this petition is filed under the law pertaining to gravel roads by taxation and being section 7711, Burns Revision of 1908, Vol. 3 and the succeeding section of said Acts and all amendments made thereto since the said .-vet uecame a law and to which reference is had. Wherefore, we ask the Auditor to designate the day in a regular session of such Board of Commissioners when the same shall be presented and heard and that notice be given as required by the statute and that all legal steps be taken as required by law under said statute and that said improvement be ultimately made as herein asked for and for all other proper relief in the premises. Joseph Nisius Jacob Finklemyer Thomas v»'. Reed Barnard Steine Charles E. Sage Nick Zimmer Frank Fenwick Henry Shide J. W. Phares Chas. E. Hall Martin Cain Dennis Marqule Matthew Nesius Jacob Beaver John Nesius J. T. Whigard Earl R. Wingard Jacob Dewey Henry E. Roadifer Arthur D. Putt C. E. Patrick J. E. Dunn J. W. Kennedy John Roadifer Daniel V. Blake Wm. E. Cain Win. Keen Peter E. Nafziger Peter D. Nafziger Joseph Nafziger Caleb Friend Valentine Nafziger George Wortley John Bill Arthur Wortley Albert Wortley Lymon Raymond Frank Corbin John Beecher Charles Gorman James E. Damson Frank Nisius Chris Nafziger Christian Nafziger Ralph Johnson V. Dziabis M. E. Bice J. D. Turner James Shinuler Andrew Kahler In wtness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, this 15th day of May, 1911. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County.

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