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

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WHEREAS more than one hundred
electors and taxpayers of the uh-
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
ior, where the north line of section
twentyo one (2D, in township forty
nine (49), north of range four (4
west, intersec's said shore; running
thence west on the north line of said
section twenty-one (21) to the north
west corner of said section twenty
one ely, in said township forty nine
(49) north, and in range four az
west; thence running south TO the
northwest corner of section thirty
three (33), in said township fortv
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
tion 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
eight (48), north of range five 90
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 in 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 ETiscon-
sin; all of which territory comprises
said unincorporated village of
Washburn and said adjacent terri
tory.
AND WHEREAS said territory so
described contains a population of
fifteen hundred $500 and over.
AND WHEREAS the consent in
writing of majority Oh the electors
residing in the territory adjacent to
the unncorporated village of Wash
burn and the owners OF at least one
third 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
the question of Incorporating said
village and adjacent territory, be
submitted to q vote of the electors
of the territory described in said
petition, at an election to be held at
the Town Hall, in the Town of
Washburn. in Bayfield, county, Wis,
on the 10Th. day of March, A. D.
1904, and that said election be con-
Quoted ip the same manner as pro-
vided by law, as elections for village
trustees, and The form of the ballot
shall be s'for a city charter" or
against city charter, and the
electors residing outside the limits
of said unincorporated village of
Washburn shall vote at said election
at the same place above provided
for the electors residing within the
limits of said unincorporated village
of Washburn.,
And be it further resolved, that
said proposed city shall be called by
the name of WASHBURN and that
said proposed city shall be classified
according to the last census taken
under the laws OF this state. e
And be it further resolved, that
said proposed city shall be divided
into eight (8) wards, and the bound.
aries Of said wards shall be as fol-
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