The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-04-12
SUPERIOR, April lst., 1884.


The Board of Supervisors of
Douglas county met pursuant to adjournment at
O'Clock. All the members present.
An ordinance was adopted establishing dock
and wharf lines in the Bay of Superior and the
waters in the county of Douglas.
ON motion and resolution the county clerk
was instructed to purchase for poor farm, the
sw u ofsec. 9. township As range u, at a price
not to exceed SO. per acre.
Resolved, That the county Treasurer and the
county Clerk be and are hereby authorized to
cancel all taxes charged upon church and school
lots in Superior.
Resolved that the county Treasurer and the
county Clerk accept town of superior orders on
collections in their offices for the amount due the
town OF superior by the county.
happening to the county Board that book A
Of the records in the Office of the Register ofdeeds
is in mutilated condition, that is, that portion
OF its leaves are torn from the rest that the cover
of the book il in poor order and that book and
paper have been about thirty years in existence
as such record and is now unfit for use. it is
sidered that such book should be transcribed,
therefore
Resolved That said book "a" of Deeds be
iranscribcd by the Register of Deeds into the
book provided by him for that purpose the fee Of
the Register for transcribilg the said book is
| hereby fixed at ten cents per folio.
Whereas The following books of record in the
office OF the Register of deeds in and for Douglas
county need TO be covered with cloth immediate
ly in order 10 their preservation, to wit: Books
\ b. c. D. f.. +. c. II. !. J. X. l.. L. V, of Deeds
of Tax deeds, books +. Il f. of agreements; book
c. & ID. of Mortgages. and the first three sets of
Grantors * Grantees Indexes Ill said office, there
fore
Resolved, That d. Geo Morrison Register of
Deeds be and he is hereby requested to furnish
books of record with good strong and suitable
coverings to be put on in a neat and work man
like manner at the expense Of Douglas county,
said register of deeds to make the best and eco
nomical arrangement Practicable for such work
and that Douglas county will pay the costs
Names of county roads were adopted as followS:
Resolved that the highway running south from
west nth street in Superior along the range line
he q named rj Az,
snue after Henry Willard Esq, late President of
the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
Resolved, That the highway laid out on the
north and south quarter section line of the east
ly tier of sections in range IA, being the line
commencing at the southwest corner Of Ely's adj
dltlon to superior ana running south along the
quarter section line over the Ncmadji wagon
bridge be named Cakes Avenue, after Thomas F
Cakes Esq Vice President, of the Northern Pa
cihc Railroad Company.
Resolved, That the highway laid out upon
the section line running north and south be
tween sections ID and i. . and "A p and DC, 50
and Sc, town %. range H. be named Hill Avenue
after James Hill Esq, President of the St Paul
Minneapolis and Manitoba railroad company
Resolved. That the highway commencing on
the st. Louis Bay on the section line between
sections 10 and II, town ~ range II, and running
south along the section line between sections IA
aud Is, - and %. pc and ~ and 81 and s. town
70. range II; sections -a-d s. 10 and IL town IS
range IL be named Hammond Avenue after
Gen John II. Hammond of superior
Resolved, That the highway laid out on the
east and west quarter section line in sections IA
- and I6, town 49, range a. be named Winter
Avenue after +. w. Winter, Esq, President of
the Chicago, ST. Paul Minneapolis Omaha rail
road company.
Resolved. That the highway laid out upon the
east and west section line between sections IA
and Is, Is and % Is and Il, and Il and 20 town
40, range Il be named Belknap Avenue after
Robert L. Belknap Esq Treasurer of the North
ern Pacific railroad company.
Resolved That the highway laid out upon
the east and west section line between sections
"a and p, . and o6. - and y. y and Is 20 and
~, commencing at West 18th street in Superior.
and running west to the st. Louis Bay be named
Billings Highway. after Hon. Frederick Billings
late President of the Northern Pacific railroad
company.
| Resolved. That the highway laid out upon the
east and west quarter section line of sections l. .