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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1907
Page
4
A fragmented ledger shows arrests in Terre Haute and a long roll of payments, names, and charges. The entries list individuals such as Milton Fitzgerald and Joseph C. Allison among many others, alongside numerous company names and totals, suggesting a municipal or court-finance roster with expenses, fees, and disbursements.
In Daviess County Indiana on May 8 1907 Thomas Nugent Auditor notes a petition asking the Board of Commissioners to lay out establish and improve public highways in Harrison Township by grading draining and paving with stone gravel or other material. The Portersville Road and Montgomery Road areas are described with mileages and route details. Petitioners claim over fifty voters support the request and ask for survey by engineers and viewers.
Daviess county Indiana records show a petition by Nelson C. Wilson and other freehold voters of Harrison township asking for improved highways. The document notes signatures and sworn statements dated April 10 1907 with notary public Faith. It names many local residents and sets June 1907 for board action.
The Daviess County Board of Commissioners will hold a contracting letting on Tuesday June 7 at 2 p m in the auditor s office Washington Indiana for graveling a road project to be bid according to road rating contracts plans and specifications on file in the auditor s office May 7 1907 Thomas Nugent Auditor of Daviess County witnessed seal of the county commissioners of Daviess County Indiana
Notice is hereby sent that a contract for gravel road construction in Washington Township Daviess County Indiana will be let on Tuesday June 3 at 2 o clock p m at the auditor s office in Washington Plans and specifications and a profile of the land are on file in the auditor s office The contract is for the traveling of a reed petitioned by George Lilla The bidding will be conducted in accordance with road setting contract laws Witness signed by Thomas Nugent Auditor May 7 1907
Todiani on behalf of the Davie s county board of commissioners announces a Tuesday June 6 1007 bid letting for the graveling of a road in Washington Indiana. A W Ennis and others petition the project with plans and specifications on file in the auditor’s office. The contract will be let under Indiana road letting laws with signatures of county officials.
Notice of a May 11 1907 filing in Dav iesse s county Indiana for a petition to improve a public highway in Washington township including paving by stone gravel or other material. The route runs from Highland avenue near Washington Southside to the Troy out area with a length under three miles and involves parcels owned by Edward C Faith and Lena B Faith.
Multiple petitions filed May 16 1907 before the Daviess County Board of Commissioners seek improvement of public highways in Veale and Washington townships Indiana. Petitioners request grading draining and paving with stone or gravel to a width of thirty feet and connect with existing roads. Auditors Thomas Nugent and attorney teams Hastings Allen Hastings note hearings set for June 1907 at Washington Court House.
Fragmentary 1907 notices from Davie County Indiana include divorce action against Burriss, mortgage and land sale warnings, and foreclosures. Court dates set for September 8 1907 in Washington with clerk William Wallace and attorneys Hustle Allen Hastings. Vague references to heirs and administrators in related cases and a December or January court schedule.
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