The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-08-20

COURT FOR BAYFIELD, COUNTY.
In the matter of the petition of tk e Northern
Pacific Railway Company for the appoint
ment of commissioners to appraise certain
real estate required by said company for
Bayfield, County
To-
H. G. Akeley and M. A. sprague, co-part-
ners doing business under the firm name and
style of Akeley and Sprague The South Shore
Lumber company, a 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 --A---~-~
Akeley, wife of said III. c. Ake,ey and Mrs.
Hattie II. 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 filed in the office of the clerk
of the Circuit court O. said Bayfield, County,
praying for the appointment of three disin :
terested and COM etent free holders who re-
side in said Bayfield, County, or in some az
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
aud proposed to be taken by said Northern
Paclhc Company. for the purpose indicated
IN said petition, which said lanos are situated
in said Bayfield, county in the state of Wis
consin aud are described as follows. to wit
strip of land seventeen feet in width owe,
and across the following tract of land. ,vino
and being situate in said town of Washburr
and County of Bayfield,, to-wit Commenc
ing at point on the lake shore where tn,
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 hunored
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 fled 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 mil
plant of said Akeley and Sprague provided.
lOWpVpr. no ri oa
shall be at a less distance from the water level
of said Cheqpamegon 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 Railw ~ 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 be hereafter be erected
across said right OF way. adraw bridge OF
other appliance, to lift the portion OF said
bridge or tramway across said strip of land
SO that the said Northern Pacific Railway
company may in salty operate any of engines
orcars 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 il is
the intention of said Northern Pacific Rail
way company in good flth to use it therefor.
You are hereby further notified that pur-
suanu to an order made by the Honorable
John X, Parish, Judge OF said Circuit Court