Mary E. and Michael J. Witt's Notice to Impanel Jury to Assess Compensation

Date: 10 May 1888
Location: Green Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Surnames/tags: Witt Irwin

Transcription

Following is a transcription of Mary and MJ Witt notice regarding property in Westwood published in the Cincinnati Enquirer on May 10, 1888.^[1]

The property involved is Lot 3 of the Irwin Estate, which Mary inherited as an heir of her father, James Irwin (abt.1813-bef.1843).^[2] For a complete history of the Irwin estate, see Westwood Irwin Estate.

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LEGAL NOTICE.

TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

NOTICE.--Mary J [E] Witt and MJ Witt her husband of Liberty Ind., and all other persons interested in the property hereinafter described, you are hereby notified that an application in writing substantially as herein set forth will be made by the Village of Westwood to the Hon. Herman P Goebel, Judge of the Probate Court of Hamilton County, Ohio, on TUESDAY, the 29th day of May, 1888, at 10 o’clock A.M., to impanel a jury to assess the compensation to be paid for the following real estate in section 8 in said village, to wit:

A strip of ground, ten feet in width, off the property abutting on each side of Ferguson road, between Forest avenue and the Short Line Lick Run road. Said property is owned as follows, to wit:

Lot No. 1 being a strip of ground ten feet in width and fronting Freguson road 506 18-100 feet, containing 12-100 of an acre, belonging to Gilbert Dater.

Lot No. 2 being a strip of ground ten feet in width, fronting Ferguson road 1302.7 feet containing 2990-10000 of an acre belonging to William Meier, and in which the Ringold Building and Loan Company claim an interest.

Lot No. 3 being a strip of ground 10 feet in width fronting Ferguson road, 1036.4 feet, containing 2379-10000 of an acre belonging to William Meier, and in which Philipp Neiheisel claims an interest.

Lot No. 4 being a strip of ground 10 feet width fronting Ferguson road, 818.36 feet more or less, and the rear line of said lot being 824.83 in length and containing 1885-10000 of an acre belonging to Mary J. [E] Witt.

Said property having been condemned and appropriated to public use for the purpose of widening said Ferguson Road between the points aforesaid, by an ordinance passed by the Council of said village on September 26, 1887, and plaintiff asks that upon payment into Court, or to the proper owners, the defendants, the amount of compensation equal to the sum so assessed as the value of the parcels of ground described in said application the appropriation of said land may be allowed according to law, and that the Court will divide the sum so paid or order by distribution among the several claimants in respect to the their interests in the property.

EMORY M. GARRISON,
Attorney for Village of Westwood.

(ap25-3Ttu)

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Research Notes

• Mary's middle initial is "J" in the notice, but this is believed to be a typo since her middle name is "Elizabeth".^[3] Her initials may have been confused with her husband's initials, which are "MJ". This may also explain why "MJ Witt" appears on the 1869 Atlas of Hamilton County, Ohio.]^[4] - Kelly Leonard 13:27, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

References

1. ↑ Mary and MJ Witt notice regarding property in Westwood. The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio. 10-May-1888, p. 5. Accessed on Newspaperarchive.com January 12, 2022.
2. ↑ Elizabeth Irwin deed to Ellis Dunaway. Hamilton County Recorder, Cincinnati, Ohio. Deed Book 102, Page 58. Accessed at the website of the Hamilton County Recorder on April 30, 2022.
3. ↑ Death certificate of Mary Elizabeth Irwin. Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1907; Roll: 14.
4. ↑ Green Township, Cincinnati and Hamilton County 1869. Philadelphia: C. O. Titus, 1869. P. 19. Accessed at Historic Map Works on January 17, 2022.