The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-09-03
STATE OF WISCONSIN IN CIRCUIT

COURT FOR bayfield, COUNTY
In the matter of the petition of tn Northern
Pacific Railway Company for the appoint
ment OF commissioners to appraise certain
real estate required by the said company for
right of way of branch or SUR track in said
Bayfield, County.
| To-
| Ell. @. Akeley and M. A. Sprsgue CO. part
ners doing business under the firm name and
/ style OF Akeley and SDrague; The South Shore
Lumber company, corporation under the
laws Of the state of Wisconsin; The Metro
politan Trust Company of Minneapolis,
Minnesota corporation under the laws of
the state OF Minnesota; Mrs. Akeley,
wife of said II. @. Akeley and Mrs. Hattie
| H. Sprague, wife of said M. A. Sprague and
to all persons interested in the lands
hereinafter described.
You and each of you are hereby notified,
that on the 18th day of August. 1903, the pet
| ition of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany was duly fled in the office of the clerk
of the circuit court of said Bayfield, County,
praying for the appointment of three disin-
terested and con petent free holders who re-
side in said Bayfield, County, or in some ad-
| joining county, commissioners. to ascertain
and appraise the compensation to be made to
the owners of and persons interested in the
lands described in said petition, as required
and proposed to be taken by said Northern
Pacific Railway Company, for the purposes
indicated in said petition, which said LANDS
are situated in said Bayfield, county. in the
state of Wisconsin and are described as
follows to wit
| A strip of land seventeen feet in width ever
and across the following tract of land, lying
and being situate in said town of Washburn
and County of Bayfield, to-wit: Commenc-
| ing at point on the lake shore where the
section line between sections FIVE and six in
tersect said lake Shore in township forty
eight north, of range four west; thence south.
westerly along said lake shore twelve hundred
| feet thence due north to the south line of the
| right of way Of the Chicago ST Paul, Minnea-
polls and Omaha Railway; thence northeast
erly along said right of way to the point where
the same intersects said section line; thence
south along said section line to the place Of
beginning.
That said strip of land above described, is
colored red on the blue print attached to the
petition hereinbefore referred to and that said
petition and blue print have been filed in the
Office OF the clerk Of the circuit court in and
for said Bayfield, County, Wisconsin.
That said right of way and easement on said
strip of land has no riparian rights and is
subject to the right of said Akeley and
Sprague and the persons interested in said
tract of land to construct and maintain over
said strip of land. bridges and tramways for
the handling of the product of the saw mill
plant of said Akeley and Sprague. provided,
/ however, that no such bridge or tramway
shall be at less distance from the water level
of said Chequamegon Bay or give a less clear
ance beneath the same than the present
bridge or tramway in existence across said
strip OF land. and, provided, further, that
said Northern Pacific Railway Company shall
have the right and privilege at any time to
construct, maintain and perate in said pre-
sent tramway or bridge. or, In any tramway
or bridge which may hereafter be erected
across said right OF way. a draw bridge or
other appliance, to lift the portion of said
bridge or tramway across said strip of land,
30 that the said Northern Pacific Railway
company may in safety operate any ofengines
| or cars or equipment for railway purposes on
the said spur or branch track proposed to be
constructed on said strip OF land
| That said right Of way and easement on
| said strip Of land with the clearance and
privileges aforesaid and without any riparian
rights is required by the Northern Pacific
Railway Company for the construction and
operation of said proposed branch or spur
railroad and its system OF railroads and it is
the intention of said Northern Pacific Rail.
way company in good faith to use it therefor,
You are hereby further notified, that pur-
suant to an order made by the Honorable
John K. Parish. Judge OF said Circuit Cou rt.