The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-02-25
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
territory submitted to a vote of
the electors of the territory des-
cr1bed 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 (4
west, intersec.s 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 GU, in said township forty nine
40 north, md in range four a.
west; thence running south to the
northwest corner of section thirty
three (33), in said township fortv'
nine (49; north of range four az,
west; thence running west to the
northwest corner Of section thirty
one on, in said township forty nine
(49), north of range four (4 west;
thence running south on the range
line to the south east corner of sec
tion thirteen Q3), in township forty
eight 49, north, of range, five (5)
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
erIy 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
jhe unincorporated village Of Wash
ourn and the owners of at least one
third of the taxable property in such
.diacent territory, according to the
asst assessment roll of said town has
)een presented with said petition.
THEREFORE, be it resolved, that
ahe question of Incorporating said
/fllage and adjacent territory, be
ubmitted to vote of the electors
f the territory described in said
seation, 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
lall be ''for city charter" or
against a city charter, and the
lectors residing outside the limits
said unincorporated village of
yashburn shall vote at said election
& the same place above provided
)r 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
lid proposed city shall be classified
;cording to the last census taken
nder the laws OF this state.
And be it further resolved, that
aid proposed city shall be divided
ito eight 81 wards, ard the bound
ries of said wards shall be as fol-
WIS, to-wit:
FIRST WARD.
Beginning at point on the ives
ore of Chequamegon Bay on Lake
Iperior where the north line OF
ction twenty-one (219,. township