The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-02
Town Board Proceedings.

Town Board Proceedings.
Special meeting of the Board of Super
visors held at the office of the town clerk
June 20. 1903.
Meeting called to order by the chairman,
Fred I. Yates at o'clock p. m,
| Members PRESENT.. T. Yates chair
man. Nose Jerome and Mike Thorson.
supervisors.
| The following petition for highway
has been acted upon as follows
To the Supervisors of the town of Wash
burn in Bayfield, County:
We. the undersigned freehOlders resid-
ing in said town of Washburn. do hereby
make application to you to lay out high
way in said town as follows: Commenc-
ing at the northeast corner of the north-
east quarter of the southeast quarter of
section thiIty-6ve ISL in township forty
eight (4S) north of range five (5) west
thence south along the east one-eighth (1s)
line of said section thirty-fve Isl and Sec
ton two (2) in township forty-seven (47)
north of range five 50 west to the right of
way of the Chicago, ST. Paul Minneapolis
& Omaha Railway, thence easterly along
the north side of said right of way to the
county line.
Signed--M. J. Raarup. VIM. O'Neil
George White, G. A, Herring, D. ], Esta-
brook. VIM. Olson. c. L Wiley. John
Clark, c. B. Simpson. E. c, Stevens J.
E. Jones. F, S .Calquhoun. Thos L. Duke
low, H. P. Axelberg, Peter Jensen, W.
| Landruit, Tim Kearns
Application having been made on the
23rd day of June, 1903 duly made to the
undersigned supervisors of the town of
Washburn in the county of Bayfield,, state
of Wisconsin, by seventeen freeholders re-
siding in said town, for a highway to be
laid out as follows: Commencing at the
northeast corner of the northeast quart
er of the southeast quarter of section
thirty-fve in township forty-eight north of
range five west thence south along the east
one-eighth line of said section thirty fv e
and section two in township forty-seven
north of range five west to the right of
way of the Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway. thence easterly
along the north side of the right of
way to the county line.
Notice is therefore hereby given that we,
the undersigned supervisors of the said
town. will meet on the 9th day of July
1903, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of thai
day. at the office of the town clerk, Town
Buildingl in said town, and decide upon
such application.
Dated at Washburn, Wis. this 24th day
of June. 1903
Signed. Fred T. Yates,
Nose Jerome,
Mike Thorson.
Supervisors.
State of Wisconsin.
| County of Bayfield,. SIS.
| Town of Washburn.
r. A. Herring being first duly sworn on
oath says that on the a4th day of June. A.
D. 1903. he did post up said notice. of
which true and correct copy is hereunto
annexed as follows:
One on the front door of the town
clerks Office in the village of Washburn in
said town; one on the bulletin board in
the post Office: one on the electric light
pole corneI Washington avenue and Bay
field street. being three of the most public
| places in said town.
r. A. Herring, Town Clerk,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
oath day of June; A. D. 1903.
C. o. SouDER.
Notary Public, Wisconsin.
The following bids were opened for the
construction of the highway commencing
at the northeast corner of the northeast
quarter of the southeast quarter of section
thirty-fve in township forty-eight, north
of range five west, thence south along the
east one eight til line of said section thirty
five and section two in township forty-sev-
en- north OF range five west to the right of
way of the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapc-
lis & Omaha Railway, thence easterly
along the north side of said right of way
| to the county line. The work was divided
into two sections. The bids for the con-
struction of the road from Hosmers corner
south along the one-eighth section line to
the Chicago, ST. Paul. Minneapolis and
Omaha Railway are as follows:
Thos Moore. Washburn SLABS. 90
Gilbert Olson 1907. 90
| ]. N, Kinney 1900. 90
| Jensen & Bergstrom 1893. 90
Kenneth Nicholson Ashland 5,451.oo
George Wilkinson 3,58s. 90
Thos Moore. bid for the two Sec 2.I2o. 90