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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
2
The column discusses Roosevelt and Taft era politics with local references to Westville voters, urging focus on local governance and capable officials. It mentions campaign rhetoric, national figures, and a sensational gem about a robbery caper tied to the LS and M.S.R. line.
The viewers and engineer report on a Charles R Baird et al petition for roadway work in Laferte County Indiana. They find no new highway, but grade drain and pave a 40 foot wide road with 20 feet graded and 12 feet stone, include culverts and drainage, and reference plans Exhibit A and C. Estimated cost 47191.09 dollars.
Plans and specifications describe a detailed land survey starting from a point south VO degrees west 20 feet from the intersection of Center of Fourth Street and a macadam road on E Street in LaPorte County Indiana. Winding bearings list numerous distances and directions toward the macadam road at Durham and the old Chicago road, concluding at a station marked 253 plus 0 feet.
Ends of all cross drains requiring protection, as shown on profile, shall be laid in concrete walls according to the plans on said profile.
The document outlines payment and inspection terms for road work in LaPorte County Indiana. It sets progress estimates at two thousand dollars with eighty percent payment upon completion, final acceptance by the engineer and county commissioners within twenty days, and strict material, workmanship, and inspection requirements with contractor liability for defects and delays.
Viewers report that no landowner claims for damages have been presented and that the proposed gravel road causes no damages to any land or to infants or persons of unsound mind. They state no damages were awarded and provide that the election to vote on grading drainage and paving will be held November 6, 1906, at public voting places. The proceedings and records are available at the LaPorte County Auditor’s office.
Specifications dictate removal of full width improvements and side ditches, 20 foot minimum road width, uniform grading, and engineer stakes. All gravel must be clean and compacted, with proper fills, side slopes 14 to 1, side ditches on both sides, and drainage outlets. Public approaches built like main line to 20 feet from center, private approaches removed and roads maintained during construction.
The notice lists Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. with a 9 a.m. class, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, Epworth League at 6 p.m. and a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:40 p.m. Dr. C B Allen invites all to attend. Subscription offer for Chicago papers follows.
The profile specifies cross drains shall be cast iron culvert pipes and sized and lengthened as indicated on the profile.
The engineer will issue a written permit before placing macadam on any road portion. The finished surface requires a two inch crown and a limestone layer of at least 12 feet wide with 9 inches center depth and 7 inches on the sides. Stone must be uniform, with minimal lime, properly shaped and colored, and free of wedge or irregular forms. After subgrading, limestone screening is rolled until firm, then Native Gravel is spread for a smooth surface. Rolling uses a ten ton steam roller, extending six inches beyond the stone, with depressions filled and grade adjusted as directed by the engineer.
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