The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-02-18
STATE OF WISCONSIN-BAY-
FIELD COUNTY-TOWN OF
Z WASHBURN-SS.

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WASHBURN-SS.
WHEREAS more than one hundred
lectors and taxpayers of the un-
Incorporated village of Washburn in
he town of Washburn in Bayfield,
county, Wisconsin, have applied by
petition to the town board of said
own Of Washburn, which petition
on file, to have the question of in
cooperating said village and ada
cent territory submitted to a vote OF
he electors of the territory des-
}rlbed in said petition, and des-
;ribed as follows, to-wit: Begin
ng at q point on the west shore of
Jhequamegon Bay on Lake Super
or, where the north line of section
twenty-one (2D, in township forty
line (49), north of range four a.
west, intersec S said shore; running
thence west on the north line of SAID
section twenty-one (2D to the north
west corner of said section twenty
one Oh, in said township forty nine
49, north, and in range four a.
west; thence running south to the
northwest corner of section thirty
three (33), in said township fortv
zine 90; north of range four a.,
west; thence running west to the
northwest corner of section thirty
me CD, in said township forty nine
40, north of range four a. west;
thence running south on the range
inc to the south east corner of sec
zion thirteen Q3), in township forty
eight (48) north, Of range FIVE %
west; thence running west to the
northwest corner Of section twenty
three (23), in said township forty
light (48), north Of range five %
vest; thence running south to the
outh west corner OF said section
.Fenty three (23); thence running
asst to the shore of Chequamegon
Bay; and thence running in north
rly direction along the shore of said
hequamegon Bay to the place of be-
inning, all situated in the county of
ayfeld and the state of Wiscon-
n; all of which territory comprises
I'D unincorporated village of
ashburn and said adjacent terri
ry.
AND WHEREAS said territory so
.scribed contains a population Of
teen hundred $500 and over.
AND WHEREAS the consent in
'iting of a majority of the electors
siding in the territory adjacent to
unincorporated village Of Wash
rn and the owners of ct least one
rd OF the taxable property in such
jacent territory, according to the
I assessment roll of said town ha
n presented with said petition.
1HEREFORE De it resolved, thai
question of Incorporating said
age and adjacent territory, be
omitted to a vote of the electors
the territory described in said
ition, at an election to be held at
Town Hall. in the Town of
.shOurn. IN Bayfield, county, Wis,
the 10Th. day of March, A. D.
1, and that said election be con
ted IN the same manner as pro
I'd 10y law, as elections for village
jtees, and the form of the ballot
Il be FOR city charter" or
ainst city charter, and the
tors residing outside the limits
said unincorpOrated village Of
3hburn shall vote at said election
be same place above provided
the electors residing within the
is of said unincorporated village
Nashburn.
nd be it further resolved, that
proposed ely shall be called by
name of WASHBURN and that
proposed city shall be classified
riding to the last census taken
ar the laws OF this state.
nd be it further resolved, that
proposed city shall be divided
eight (0 wards, ard the bound,
of said wards shall be as fol-
!, tO-wit:
FIRST WARD.