The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-12-22
CHARTER ColinirTKE MEETING.
sUPEeIoE, Monday, December 18Th fsSt

sUPEeIoE, Monday. December 18Th 1855
County Cont House. ppm
Pursuant 70 egll the committee of the Village
OF SUPERIOR on INCORPORATION city, raet and
wefe GATED II order by Mr.. W. d, psys>. Mr.. {,
wilson @ttlng as secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. " B. Banks the committee
pruSeedea 10 permanent organization Mr. A.
NJ spencer was elected president and p. II. Per
klL@ secretary The roll was then called and the
tolloWlhgptmed committeeman responded 10
their names.
West sgaTerior-w D vernham, w. b. Banks.
=. \ NatAer, r o>.ranfer. c. NJ Wilson, A. IF.
spencer \. A. Cross. Howard Thomas W H.
L. 1icknor
East End, E. Roberts, ?. II. Perkins James
ough, ?. r bradshaw. T. r. Otis Hiram HAYES
l. " Oates, Neil smith
Middletown-P. Hanson, II II. Grace l.. Moran
1ehhoFS MONT q. y. LaBlare Nm. Munro
The follow ing were absent West sup rior-
c. IL Carver. East Ead-Jndgs : IT, GIough
Dan Kennedy Champ tirecu. fred lsishoh' Jr.
Aiter some discussion and several amendments
agreed toWJthout objection. the following resol-
ntion was moved by d, e Roberts and seconded
by ii. II. Grace:
RESOLVED, that the chair appoint and announce
III All me village papers committee Of three on
each OF the following Subjccls 10 draft the part OF
the proposed city charter relating TO said subject
namely
Mayor and elections.
2-Education
Judiciary and criminal offences.
5-BoaFd Of Health
6-Pubic Improvements. including streets.
water. gas, lights, haIbass, docks, exc.
t-IaNUton and Assessments.
Sire Departments
g-NafdS-a committee Of five.
lo-llcenses, including shows, theaters sud
lion a provision prohibiting any bridge from
Wisconsin shore 10 Minnesota point from
me natural entry to the harbor 10 the y r
IA general supervisory committee Of three,
Iic!GlNHg the chairman OF this meeting Sc
Iected al large to see that the proposed char
Ter snail contain all Necessary provisions,
and he il further
RESOLVED, thai the various committees above
named, report To said supervisory committee
within - days from this date. Dec. Is, IS,S.
The toreS' ing resolution was adopted. ii was
also moved and carried that it is the of this
committee meeting that the territory embraced
in the present limits ofthe village Of Superior he
organized into the city OF Superior aud that i'm
mediate steps be taken to prepare charter and
have the same forwarded 70 the legislature for
immediate action
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Ba don and ad pied:
B RESOLVED, than il is the sense of this meeting
that no charter, right or license ever he granted
by the authorities OF the proposed City of super
ior To any person, corporation or municipality 70
erecta bTi lge bridges from the Wisconsin TO
the Minnesota shore or vice versa across or over
the natural entry to the bay of Superior or ac
ross the ha-bOr of Superior. between said cut-y
aud the present bridge of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, on =. Louis bay, and that Il
provision be inserted in the proposed charter III
the strongest terms forever prohibiting the erect
ION of any bridge across the harblr OF superior
from the entry 10 the Northern Pacific Hallway
bridge.
struGted 70 forward copy Of these resolutions to
Mr. Haugen.
The meeting then adjourned subject IS the
Chairman. p. II. PERKINS, Secretary.