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South Grove Records 1850-1982

Page 78 | May 19, 1866

Road Survey

DeKalb County

Town of South Grove

Whereas upon the application in meeting of Willard Rand and others twelve men, legal voters, residing within three miles of the route hereinafter described, for a Public Highway, a copy of their petition having been first duly posted up as required by Law, one, that Commissioners of Highways of said town, did on the 19th day of May AD 1866 cause a survey to be made by a competent Surveyor of the following route, to wit;

to the South half section stone of section 33, being the same as mentioned and set forth on said petition, which survey as according to the annexed plat, and the said Commissioners having personally examined the route proposed on said petition as were offered for and against the laying out of said road at that time and place fixed upon and appointed by them for the hearing there of, and being of the opinion that the laying of the same is necessary and proper, and that the public interest would promotedthereby was therefore ordered & determinedthat a road be sameis hereby laid out and established, as follows: to wit, beginning at the south West corner stone of section thirty one; then East through the lands of John H. Wiltsie on the North and Stephen Wiltsie on the South 21 chains and 79 links, then East through the lands of L. Haverill on the South and Stephen Wiltsie on the south 20 ch and 5 links, thence East through the lands of George Kempson on the North and Mark Howard on the South 20 ch.and 5 lks. thence through the Lands of George A. Gillis on the North and Hammond on the South 40 ch and 5 Links, thence through the lands of (continued on next page)