Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-01-05
PROCEEDINGS eEzaE COUNTY BOARD
CONTINUED FROM LAST Issue

township q north. of range east is hereby
vacated.
Section The town of Port Edwards, in
ing and being now composed of the FOLLOWING
territory to wit:
I Sections twenty Ave, 25. to thirty-six s. in
and sections twenty-seven. q, tothirty-four
~. inclusive. of township % north. of range :
east. the west half of section three. 3, sections
four, to nine, g. inclusive, the west half of
the northwest quarter, and the northeast
quarter OF the northwest quarter of section
fifteen i ana dr tb OF ,ne so9th half OF section
the northwest quarter of section fifteen Is,
on the westerly side of the Wisconsin river,
one, n, twnty- eight 2S twenty-seven. 81. and
thIrty-four. "a, on the westerly side of the
wisconsin river, sections sixteen. Is, to
twenty, 20, inclusive, and sections twenty
nine, 20, to thirty three, 49, inclusive. of town
ship Il north, of range east, aad the whole
four, east is hereby vacated.
Section 3. All OF sections one. l. to twelve
Il. inclusive. of township % north of range
east together with all of sections two, 2, to
eleven IL, inclusive. together with all of Sec
| lions fourteen, IA, to seventeen. H. inclusive
together with all of sections twenty 20 to
tM S, eaty % inclusive. and together with
all OF sections twenty-seyen, 81 to twenty
/ nine, 20 inclusive, is hereby formed and or
gained into new town to be known as and
/
and that said new Town of Seneca is hereby
| declared to be and is hereby made the legal
4 successor of the said old Town of Seneca, and
| shall have the custody of all records, files
| town of Seneca.
Section 4. All the following described ter
ritory heretofore comprising and being a
part of the said Town of Port Edwards here
by vacated to wit; All of sections thirty-two
49, 81 to thirty-four, "a, inclusive, of township
| Y north of range east, together with all of
the west half of section three, B. together
with sections four, 4, to nine, g. inclusive,
together with the west half of the northwest
quarter, and the northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section ten TO- together
with that part OF the south half, and that
ter of section fifteen, Is, on the west side of
the Wisconsin river, together with that part
OF sections twenty-five, % twenty-one, q,
tWenty.seven, "a, twenty-eight. rs, and
thirty -four 81 on the west side of the Wis
consin river, together with sections sixteen,
10, to twenty, 20, inclusive, together with
inclusive, of township twenty lone. Il, north,
OF range 3, east, together with sections twelve
II, and thirteen, 49, and sections nineteen, 49,,
to thlrty-Slx, 81, inclusive, is hereby formed
and organized into a new town to be known
and called by the name of the Town of Port
Edwards: and the said new Town of Port
Edwards is hereby declared, and is hereby
made the legal successor of the said old Town
of Port Edwards and shall have the custody
OF all records, files, papers and books of
accounts OF said vacated town of Port
Edwards.
Section 5. All of the following described
part of said old towns of Seneca and Port
Edwards hereby vacated, towit: All of Sec
tions thirteen, ID, to thirty-six, SO, inclusive,
of township ~ north of range east, together
with sections eighteen IS. nineteen, 10, thirty,
3D. and thirty -one, 81, of township % north of
range east, together with sections one, l. to
eleven, Ii, inclusive. together with sections
fourteen, Ia. to eighteen. IS, inclusive, of
township q north, of range east is hereby
formed and organized into a new town to be
n lad Nv mar, IF tow
Of CranmOOr,
Section 6. The first town meeting of said
new town of Seneca shall be held on the first
Tuesday in April, A. D.. 1904, at the district
school house in the southwest quarter of
section three, 3, township % north, of range
east, as heretofore existing and in which
town of Seneca was held.
Section T.. The first town meeting in the
said town of Port Edwards shall be held on
the first Tuesday in April, A. D. 1904, at the
; new town hall of the said old town of Port
Edwards, as heretofore existing and situated
. on the northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter OF section eight 8, township u north
, of range east.
Section s. The first town meeting of the
, said town of Cranmoor shall be held on the
first Tuesday in April, A. ID. 1904, in the school
house known as Benefits school house
located on the southwest quarter of the
!, southwest quarter of section twenty
: u, township ~ north, of range east.
Section 9. The said town of Cranmoor
shall be entitled e aha have access to all the
and proceedings for the purpose of making
towns of Seneca and Port Edwards hereby
vacated, may affect the territory of the
said town of Cranmoor.
Section 10. The said new town of Port Ed
wards shall be entitled to have, hold, own
, AUG enjoy, and be entitled to collect, receive
} receipt for and discharge all of the credits
claims and accounts and town property
due to the old town of Port Edwards at the
time this ordinance take effect, and shall be
liable to and shall assume and pay all of the
debts, orders and claims that may then be
due or to become due of and against the old
, town of Port Edwards hereby vacated, and
, the said new town of CranmOor shall be
liable for and shall assume and pay to the
new town of Port Edwards SO much of the
, existing indebtedness of the old town of Port
ordinance takes effect, less the value of the
town property (meaning property owned by
. the said old town of Port Edwards hereby
vacated town, kept by said new town of
, Port Edwardsl in such proportion the
assessed valuation for town purposes for the
year 1903, of the territory taken from said
old Town of Port Edwards, hereby vacated
by said new town of Cranmoor, bears to the
total assessed valuation of all the territory
OF said Old town OF Port Edwards so vacated.
Section IL. The new town of Seneca shall
be entitled to have hold, own and enjoy and
be entitled to collect, receive, receipt for and
discharge all the credits, claims and accounts
and town property which may be owned by,
due or to become due to the old town Of
Seneca at the time this ordinance takes effect,
and shall be liable to and shall assume and
pay all of the.debts, orders and claims that may
then be due or to become due of and against
the old town of Seneca hereby yacated and
the said new town of Cranmoor shall be liable
for and shall assume and pay to the new town
of Seneca SO much of the existing indebted
ness OF the old town of Seneca hereby vacated
value of the town property (meaning prop
perty owned by the said old town of Seneca
hereby vacated as town, kept by said new
town OF Seneca) in such proportion the
assessed valuation for town purposes for the