The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-03-10
SKATE OF WISCONSIN-BAY-
FIELD COUNTY-TOWN OF
WASHBURN-SS.

saeot0rs and taxpayers of the I'M
Incorporated village Of Washburn in
Bhe town Of Washburn in Bayfield,
County, Wisconsin, have applied by
oeti biOn to the town board of said
Gown Of Washburn, which petition
7s.on file, to have the question of in
cor porating said village and ada
cent territory submitted to a vote of
iheeectors of the territory des-
crloed in said petition, and des-
e9ibed as follows, 10 wit: Begin
ing at a point on the west shore of
CheQuamegon Bay on Lake Super
Tor, where the north line Of section
yenty'one CD, in township forty
nine (49), north of range four az
west, intersec' S said shore; running
8hence west on the north line Of SAID
section twenty-one CD to the north
west corner of said section twenty
one (2I, in said township forty nine
AS north, and in range four (4
west; thence running south TO the
southwest corner of section thirty
8hree (33), in said township fortv
sine (49; north of range four (4,
geSt; thence running west to the
northwest corner of section thirty
enc (3D, IN said township forty nine
{49l, north OF range four a. west;
8Gence running south on the range
line to the south east corner of sec
SION thirteen OBJ, in township forty
eight 49, north, of range five (5)
west; thence running west to the
nor Invest corner Of section twenty
shree (23), in said township forty
eight 49,, north of range five 90
west; thence running south to the
south west corner of said section
swenty three (23); thence running
east to the shore of Chequamegon
Bay; and thence running in north
eFly direction along the shore of said
Ghequamegon Bay to the place of be-
ginning, all situated in the county Of
Bayfield, and the state of Wiscon-
sin; all of which territory comprises
said unincorporated village of
Bashburn and said adjacent terri
tory.
AND WHEREAS said territory so
described contains population of
steen hundred $500 and over.
AND WHEREAS the consent in
~fiting of majority of the electors
residing in the territory adjacent to
3h8 pnincorporated village of Wash
burn and the owners Of at least one
shird OF the taxable property in such
adjacent territory, according to the
last assessment roll of said town has
been presented with said petition.
THEREFORE be it resolved, that
3he question of Incorporating said
village and adjacent territory, be
submitted to vote Of the electors
Of the territory described in said
petition, at an election to be held at
sae>Town Hall, in the Town of
Washburn. IN Bayfield, county, Wis.
on the 18th. day of March, A. D.
1904, and that said election be con-
Quoted in the same manner as pro-
Bided by law, as elections for village
trustees, and the form of the ballot
shall be ''for a city charter" or
against city charter, and the
electors residing outside the limits
oI said unincorporated village of
Eashburn shall vote at said election
II the same place above provided
FOR the electors residing within the
limits of said unincorporated village
Dc w aSDUuTU.
And be it further resolved, that
said proposed city shall be called by
she name of WASHBURN and that
SID proposed city shall be classified
according to the last census taken
nader the laws OF this state.
And be it further resolved, that
said proposed city shall be divided
into eight 81 wards, ard the bound
aries of said wards shall be as fol-
lows, to-wit
FIRST WARD.
Beginning at point on the ives
shore of Chequamegon Bay on Lake
Superior where the north line of
section twenty-one ely, township
sorty-nine 40 north, Of range four
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