The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-10-06
PETITION.

To the City Council of the City OF Vr-
ginia, St. Louis county: Minnesota.
Gentlemen;
We, the undersigned. numbering more than
one-fourth (A) Of the resident electors in the
territory described below. which it is desired
be annexed to the City of Virginia, Saint
Louis County. Minnesota, do respectfully re-
quest and petition that the same be annexed
to the City of Virginia, Saint Louis County,
Minnesota. The population of said territory
described below is fifty, (5o) and a definite
description of said territory is as follows:
Commencing at the northwest corner of
Section six 8), township ffty-eight (5S), north
or range seventeen west of the Fourth Prin-
cipal Meridian in Saint Louis County, Minne-
sofa, thence south four az miles to the south
west corner Of Section nineteen Q9), thence
east three (3' miles to the southeast corner
OF Section twenty -one (2D, thence north two
~ miles to the northeast corner of Section
sixteen u6), thence west one and one-fourth
40 miles to the northwest corner OF the
northeast quarter of the northeast quarter
(NE n of NE ~ of Section seventeen az,
thence south one-fourth ~ mile to the south
west corner OF the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter one n of NE ~ of Section
az miles to the southwest corner of the
northwest quarter OF the northeast quarter
(NW u of NE ~ of Section eighteen U8),
thence north one-half on mile to the north
west corner OF the southwest quarter OF the
southeast quarter (SW Il of Sc NJ of Section
seven %, thence east one-fourth 10 mile to
the southwest corner of the northeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter one n of Sc ~
OF Section seven Cd, thence north one-half
(M) mile to the northwest corner of the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter (SE ID
Of NE ~ OF Section seven "a. thence east
one-fourth C4) mile to the northeast corner
OF the southeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter (sE Il Of NE ~ OF Section seven G,
thence north one. fourth % mile to the
northwest corner of the northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter (NW n of NV w Of
Section eight 49,, thence east one-half (k)
mile TO the northeast corner OF the northeast
quarter OF the northwest quarter one " OF
NV ~ of Section eight (S), thence north one
CD mile to the northwest corner of the north
west quarter of the northeast quarter (NW
n OF NE NJ of Section FIVE ~, thence west
one and one-half QH) miles to the place of
beginning, being the west half OF Section Eve
~, all of Sections six (e), sixteen u6). nine
teen Q9), twenty (20) and twenty-one (2l) and
all those portions of Sections seven (D, seven.
teen U1) and eighteen us) not included with
in the present corporate limits of the City of
Virginia, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
We. your petitioners, do further represent
that said territory is not now included in any
Incorporated City or Village and that said
territory adjoins the City Of Virginia, Saint
Louis County, Minnesota, and is wholly with
in Township Fifty-eight 6s), north of Range
Seventeen N7) West OF the Fourth Principal
Meridian in Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
| commonly known as Missabe Mountain
Township
w. w. Woodward.
Jas Carman.
Geo. Rankila.
David AhOla.
John p. Watkins,
VIM. B. Wilshir.
A. N. THOMPSON,
City Clerk,
Virginia, St. Louis Co., Mimi.