Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-06-28
AN ORDINANCE.

unity of Villas.
Whereas, A petition has been pres
ented to this Board, signed by more
than thirty electors of the State OF Wis
consin, residing within the territory
hereinafter described. praying that
the said territory be set Off from the
Town of Minocqua in said county and
be organized into IL new town; and
whereas said territory SO proposed to
be set off and organized into new
town: contains :. population OF more
whom have been actual electors of
this state and residents within the
territory OF such proposed iiew town for
six months and more last past; and
satisfactory proofs OF the existence OF
the facts stated IN said petition having
been furnish he'd, and this Board being
duly advised and satisfied III the prem
ises:
Therefore, The County Board Of
the County OF Villas do ordain as
follows:
Sec. /. That all territory included
within the following described bound
aries, to wit, the north half of township
number 40 and all of townships number
ed II, A. 43 and "A north of Range
East OF the fourth principal
meridian, heretofore embraced in and
part of the town of Minoc-
QUA in said county is hereby detached
from taid town OF Minocqua in said
county, for the purpose of forming a
new town, as hereinafter designated.
And such territory SO set off and de-
tacbed from said town Of Minocqua
shall hereafter constitute new town,
to be known and called the town of
Flambeau.
Sec. 2. The first town meeting OF said
town of Flambeau shall be held on the
first Tuesday in April. A. D. 1901 in
the front of public room of the t'lam-
beau Lumber Company's boarding
house, In Section Number Eight (Sl
Number Forty (40) North OF
Range Number Five 90 East, at the
hour Of nine O'Clock in the forenoon.
Sec. 3. Said town of Flambeau shall
be charged with and liable to pay the
of the present unpaid legal
of the town Of Minocqua
which the valuation of the property in
said proposed town of Flambeau bears
to the valuation of the property in the
town of Minocqua according to the last
assessment roll of said town of Min
ocqua. The proportion of said indebt-
ednesss so chargeable to said town of
Flambeau and payable to said town of
is hereby determined and
fixed at 1922 per cent of the whole in
debtedness of the town of Minocqua.
The legally incurred Indebtedness of
the town of Minocqua over and above
the amount of taxes levied at the an
nual Town meeting in April 1900 to
pay such outstanding Indebtedness is
the sum of Eight Thousand One Humid
red Dollars.
The amount and proportion of said
indebtedness to said town of Minocqua
to be charged to said town of Flambeau
is determined to be $2,617.92.
If the proportionate share of the
indebtedness of the town of Minocqua
to the state of Wisconsin which the
town of Flambeau should pay is.certifi-
ed directly to the Town of Flambeau
by the Secretary of State, then and in
that event said Indebtedness may be
paid directly by the town of Flambeau
to the State of Wisconsin and such pay
ment shall operate as a discharge
from any libility to the town of Min
ocqua of the proportion of Indebtedness
from the town of Minocqua tosthe state
of Wisconsin which the town of Flam-
baau should pay.
Sec. 4. The town of Flambeau shall
be entitled to the same proportion, to
wit, 1892 per cent. of the credits
and other assets of said town of Min4
ocqua, which said assets consist sofsthe
following items, to wit:
Property Valuation
Town Hall. ...................... $4,000
Jail. $4,000
Water works and Buildings S230O.0O
Total $30O0O0
Total amount Of credits to which the
said town of Flambeau is entitled and
which is to be Offset against the proper
ton of Indebtedness which the town of
Flambeau should pay. $969.6O.
Sec. ). This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
adoption and publication.
Dated at Eagle River, Wis. this 9Th