The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-05-07
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[Pnhlished 30. 1891
No. Az, A.

AN ACT to extend the limits of the city of Man
itowoc by annexation of adjacent territory.
The people of the State of Wisconsin: represented
in senate and assembly do enact at follows
CITY BOUNDARIES.
Section |. All that section of country lnclud-
ed in the following described boundary, to-wlt:
Commencing at point OF Lake Michigan where
the south line of the northwest fractional one
fourth of west fractional one-halt OF section
thirty-two intersects said lakes thence west along
said line to the sixteenth post IN the east line OF
section thirty-one: thence west on the south line
of the north one-half of the northeast one-fourth
and south line of north one-half of the northwest
one-fourth to the sixteenth post IN the west line
of SAID section thirty-one; thence north along
the west line of sections thlrty-one. thirty anc
nineteen. to point two hundred and elghty-four
feet north of the north sixteenth post IN section
nineteen; thence east and parallel with the north
sixteenth line, to the west line of section twenty;
thence south lightweight feet; thence east and
parallel with the sixteenth line, to point where
the center of seventh street. when extended,
would intersect; thence south along the 1magln-
airy center of seventh street seven hundred and
sIxty-slx feet to point where the center line or
New York avenue when extended, would inter-
sect thence east and parallel with the sixteenth
line to the east meandered shore line OF the Little
Manitowoc river; thence FOL owing the east mean
dered shore line of said river southeasterly, to
the shore of lake Michigan; thence along SAID
shore in a southerly direction, to the place OF
commencement, all in township nineteen north,
of range twenty-four east of the fourth principal
meridian. III the county OF Manltowoc IN the
state of Wisconsin, shall hereafter be known and
distinguished by the name of the City of Mani
towoc," and the inhabitants residing or who may
hereafter reside within said limits, are hereby
created and constituted a body corporate and
polite. by the name and style of the City of
Manitowoc," and by that name may have per-
petual succession, and shall be capable OF con-
tracing and being contracted with, of SUNG and
being sued pleading and being implicated, an
sWerlng and being answered unto, III all courts
ard places in all matters whatsoever. with power
of purchasing, receiving, holding, occupying and
conveying real and personal estate, ard shall
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at pleasure and shall have generally the powers
possessed by municipal corporations at common
law, and III addition thereto shall possess the
powers hereinafter specifically granted.
Section =. The new survey and plat or the
village of Manitowoc, recorded in the registry
of deeds of Manltowoc county In Book OF Maps
pages i've ard six; the survey ard plat re-
ferred to In the judgment for final PARTITION of
the west hale OF section thirty, described IN the
last preceding section recorded IN SAID registry
of deeds in volume ''P" of deeds, on the pages
from four hundred thirty-fve TO five hundred
forty-folr inclusive; A. w. Buels survey ard plat
af subdivision. recorded in said registry of deeds
in volume II" of deeds, on pages sixty and
vey and plat of subdiVision recorded in said
registry of deeds in volume n" of deeds, on
pages sixty eight and sixty-nine; SO far the
SAID plats or any of them include the territory
described IN the preceding section, or any part
thereof, are hereby made and declared to be the
legal survey and plat of SAID city of Manitowoc
tor all purposes whatsoever.
Section 5. The corporate territory of said city
described In the first section of this act, shall be
divided INTO six wards in the manner following
towlt: All that part of said territory which lies
south of the center of ManitGwoc river and east
of the line running along the center of Main
street to the south city limits. shall be the First
ward: all that part which lies west of the line last
named and east of line running along the GEN.
ter of fifteenth street and from the center of said
river TO the south city limits. shall be the third
ward; all that part which lies west of said Fiji
teenth street llEe and south of the center of said
river shall be the Fifth ward; all that part which
lies north of the center of said river and east of
line running along the center of Seventh street
ard to north city limits, shall be the Second
ward; and all that part which lies within the
limits described follows: Commencing at a
point in the center of Mantowoc river where
Seventh street crosses the same. and running
north along the center of SAID street the north
boundary of said city, thence west along the
northern boundary of said city to point in said
line where the center line of Tenth street crosses
said boundary hne thence south along the center
line of said Tenth street to n point where said
center line crosses the center line of Park street
thence west along the center of Park street to the
center of the channel of the Manitowoc river.
thence down the center of said channel to the
place of beginning, shall be known "a the Fourth
ward and all of that part of the city which lies
north of the Manltowoc riyerand west of the GEN.
ter line of Tenth street and north of that part of
Park street which forms the northern boundary
line of the Fourth ward, shall be known the
Sixth ward.
Section !. 1t is hereby provided anG express
ly declared, that all the territory within said
control thereof, for said corporate purposes shall
be exclusive, separate and distinct from the town
of Manltowoc. in all cases whatsoever.
RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE CORPORATION.
SsctIon D. The people now InhabitIng and
those who shall hereafter inhabit the district of
country described in this act shall be corpor-
alton OF the name of the City OF Manitowoc"
and shall have the general powers possessed by
municipal corporations al common ard statute
laws, and IN addition thereto shall possess the
rights ard privileges hereinafter specially grant
ed.
Section 6. The authorities thereof shall have
perpetual succession. and in the name of said
orporation, may sue and be sued. com plain and
defend IN any court make and use common
seal and alter 1T at pleasure. and may receive by
bequest. gift, grant devise purchase. and hold
ana convey such re.i and personal estate as the
purposes of the corporation may require.
Section Z. The city Of Manitowoc shall here
after be liable for the maintenance. ard
itowoc river, included IN the territory above de-
scrihed.
Section s. A vacancy is hereby declared 10
exist In the Offices of the Sixth ward of said city,
and the mayor of said city is herebu authorized
by ard with the consent of the board of alder
men to I'LL such vacancies by appoint meut; the
persons SO appointed to hold their positions u
tai the next annual municipal election. and until
their cessoTs are elected and qualified. At
the first annual election IL said ward alder
man shall be elect, d for one year. and one for
two years. Thereafter the elections in said ward
shall be conducted in the same manner ard for
the same times or terms as III the other wards of
said city
Section 9. This act shall take effect ard be in
force from ard after its passage ard publication.
Approved april Is, 1891.