Douglas Island news., 1901-02-27
ORDER.

canoe. it's interest to the people oi Douglas Island, and that it may have the circulation its importance merits In the Matter of the Incorporation oi
 Treadwen City, Alaska.
 This matter coming on to be heard ex.parte, upon the petition of Joseph Mcdonald and seventy-iye other sub scribers to such petition, praying the Court for an order prescribing the time and manner of giving notice of the pro posed incorporation as town, of that certain community on Douglas Island included in the boundaries hereinafter set forth, and after such notice is given, to order an election by the qualified electors in such proposed incorpora- tion; and it appearing to the Court that said petition is in all respects regular and signed by the requisit number of bona lde residents of the community proposed to be incorporated, which said community is bounded and de- scribed as follows:
 Situated on the Southwest shore of Gastineaux channel, on Douglas Island, Alaska, and bounded as follows:
 Begiuniug at corner No. l, identical with corner No. s of U. s. Survey No. q, A. Paris Lode, from which U. S. Mineral Monument No. l, bears N. ? deg. 38 min. W. 3OO4 feet distant.
 \. 45 deg. co min. E. 145.5 feet to cor ner No. ): thence \. 5l deg. co min. W. 3O1.6 feet to corner No. 3; thence N. 45 deg. % min. E. 91s.3 feet to corner No. 4: thence \. 46 deg. 30 min. W. 293 feet to corner No. 3; thence \. 45 deg. OO min. E. 3O7.G feet to corner No. 6; thence continuing on said last named course to a.point in Gastineaux channel opposite the North end of the Treadwell wharf to corner No. :; thence in a southeasterly course to the northerly end of said Preadweu wharf to corner No. s; thence down said Gastineaux channel in a seutheasterIy course in a direct line to the most northerly corner of the Miner al Queen Lode Claim to corner No. g.; thence S. 2S deg. 15 min. B. 1900 feet to corner No. 10; thence s. 45 deg. co min. w. 574.5 feet to corner No. Il; thence \. % deg. 20 min. W. 1929 feet to cor ner No, b. thence N. 70 deg. 30 min. W. 200 feet to corner No. B; thence &. 45 deg. O0miu. ". 50 feet to corner No. 14: thence \. 50 deg. co min. W. 1415 feet to. corner No. l5; thence N. GO deg 3oimin- W. I5GO feet to corner No. 16; thence s. 45 deg. co min. W. 600 feet to corner No. IT; thence N. 60 deg. co min. W. 15OOfeet to corner No. IS; thence N. G3 deg. 30 min. W. 1900 feet to corner No. 19: thence N. 42 deg. 45 min. w.. 1496.7 feet to corner No. 20; thence N. 45 deg. % min. E. 217.5 feet to corner No. 21; thence N. 51 deg. % min. w., 932 feet to corner No. l, the place of be- ginning, and containing about 250 acres of land.
 It is ordered that the matter of incOr porating said community and fixing the boundaries thereof and ordering an election to determine whether said com munity. shall be incorporated, and also to elect board of seven councilmen, and three school directors for the same, and also to determine by order of the Court the corporate name of the town, be set for hearing at the court house iu Juneau, Alaska, at ten o'clock a. m. on Monday, the 4th day of March, 1901, that notice of said hearing be given by posting a certified copy of this order, to- gether with a copy of the map attached to said petition at the door of the Tread we'll store on Douglas Island, Alaska, and also on the Treadwell wharf on said Island, and publishing this order in the Daily Alaska Dispatch, for at least five days prior to said hearing.
 At said time and place any and all persons having anything to say why said petition should not be granted, and said community incorporated as a town, with the boundaries aforesaid and an election ordered for the purpo- ses aforesaid, are hereby required to appear and make their allegations iu that behalf. M. c. BROWN, Judge.
 Dated this 18th day of Feb, 1901.
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