The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-01-28
Reasons for Incorporating.

work assigned to them and matters such
stage that election the question will be held aoout
Marchi5 At this election other question will De up
and the voters will have the opportunity OF saying o te
ballots whether they wish continue the present form OF
town government or become city.
There considerable discussion of the question among
the citizens of the town. and The TIMES going to take a
vantage of this occasion to present lew arguments
favor proposed incorporation, believing 90 at
ter carefully looking into the question that the time hs
Washburn should discard the bulky and cumber
method of government which 1t now has ana become
city To present these facts it is necessary to hrs go oac
former days briefly recite the conditions that ex
listed and follow along the thred of history to the
present time
ago territory adjacent to Washbu1n
tanned immense value in pine and deemed advisable
this rich product for the purpose of maintaining
local for the light and water privileges and tor
Streets side walks and the like Under such conditions 1t
deemed wise policy to remain unncorporated town
But during the past few the has been cut OH AND
within another year but little will remain On the other
hand the country hereabouts is settling rapidly and new
school houses being built every year, while the amount
of road work is becoming something of question to keep
pace with Exact figures not at hand but Will be forth
coming and the chances that they will show that the
received from territory outside the proposed city
limits will not exceed the cost OF maintaining that
territory In another year the balance of expense in
looking after all this territory will exceed the amount de-
rived from it, rapid growth of the outlying territory
has made the of extensive territory an I'M
possible affair and good loah to accept positions as
members of the town board.
The outside territory clamorng to be detached, and
within the coming year. whether Washburn wills it not
will evidently present their with such to the
county board that Washburn, it remains unncorporated
will likely become divided town. and when this is done the
burden taxation will with the proposed city territory
The county board next year will consist of ten members
der the present arrangement OF which will be from
Washburn In of Incorporation Washburn wi1lhave
supervisor from each ward which will give members
of the board Supervisors will likely receive for actual
tho has hnnn ADJ
with favor to have aldermen and the
without pay. This in itself will effect big saving
of money to the town. It calculated that the city OF
Washbn could be assessed for between 500 and $780, that
would receive only small part of what he is
getting perhaps onefourth of the present pay. With
the wards divided small districts and with two aldermen
and supervisor each ward they could afford to
their time practically cost to the city for looking after
limited territory they would have. Washburn will
have control of shore line of about twelve miles
that manufacturing institutions settling in vicinity
would be within the city limits. The laws of cities would
apply every government and it
intended that popuous center Washbn should oper
any of laws except city laws other place
the United States with population attempts such a
thing The of officers will necessarily improve because
there will be the salaries to seek after, and mans
neighbors will have to be the who will elect him
city officer from his ward.
Incorporation must before long and if delayed by
will be forced by the legislature The only
sibe manner which Washburn carries form of
government is through the provision mace oy ne legsla
ae permitting the people at the annual town meetings to
all the powers and privileges of village boards upon
town boards This law has been attacked by the Tax Com
mission and by members of the legislature from time to
time and the next legislature may repeal it, Without this
lighting and works could not be provided neither
could we have police protection and many other necessary
things There why incorporation should come
forced upon One of the why this
year suspicious for Incorporating that the
ment was high outside property and cut down on
the property in the village After incorporation settle
must be effected between the city and the remain
ing territory of the old twill be to the advantage of
city make such settlement this year when the
cessed valuations are in favor of the city TERRITORY