The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-02-04
STATE OF WISCONSIN-BAY-
FIELD COUNTY-TOWN OF
WASHBURN-SS.

WASHBURN-SS.
WHEREAS more than one hundred
electors and taxpayers of the I'M
incorporated village of Washburn in
the town of Washburn in Bayfield,
County, Wisconsin, have applied by
petition to the town board of said
town of Washburn, which petition
is on file, to have the question of in
cooperating said village and ada
cent territory submitted to vote Of
the electors of the territory des-
crlbed in said petition, and des-
cribed as follows, to-wit: Begin
ing at a point on the west shore of
Chequamegon Bay on Lake Super
Tor, where the north line of section
twenty-one (2D, in township forty
nine (49), north of range four az
west, intersects 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 ely, in said township forty mine
(49) north, and in range four (g
west; thence running south 10 the
northwest corner of section thirty
three (33), in said township FORTY
nine 40; north of range four (4,
west, thence running west to the
northwest corner Of section thirty
one (3D, in said township forty nine
(49), north of range four az west;
thence running south on the range
line to the south east corner of Sec
ton thirteen Q3), in township forty
eight (48) north, of range five 90
west; thence running west to the
northwest corner of section twenty
three (23), in said township forty
eight (48), north of range five %
west; thence running south to the
south west corner of Said section
twenty three (23); thence running
east to the shore of Chequamegon
Bay; and thence running ina north
erly direction along the shore of said
Chequamegon 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
Washburn and said adjacent terri
tory.
AND WHEREAS said territory so
described contains population of
fifteen hundred $500 and over.
AND WHEREAS the consent in
writing of majority of the electors
esiding in the territory adjacent to
he unincorporated village Of Wash
}urn and the owners of at)least one
bird of the taxable property in such
adjacent territory, according to the
asst assessment roll of said town has
,een presented with said petition.
THEREFORE, be it resolved, that
he question of incorporating said
Village and adjacent territory, be
unlimited to vote of the electors
f the territory described in said
petition, at an election to be held at
he Town Hall, in the Town of
Vashburn. IN Bayfield, county, Wis.
n the 18th. day of March, A. D.
904, and that said election be con-
ucted in the same manner as pro-
ided by law, as elections for village
rustees, and The form of the ballot
nall be for city charter" or
against city charter, and the
tectors residing outside the limits
said unincorporated village of
Vashburn shall vote at said election
the same place above provided
Or the electors residing within the
mits of said unincorporated village
Washburn.
And be it further resolved, that
lid proposed city shall be called by
he name of WASHBURN and that
id proposed city shall be classified
;cording to the last census taken
nder the laws OF this state.
And be it further resolved, that
lid proposed city shall be divided
to eight (8 wards, ard the bound
ries of said wards shall be as fol-
)ws, to-wit:
FIRST WARD.
Beginning at point on the west