The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-02-21
DECLARATION

it's limits the City or WaSnDurI, duu C1Ie UOwHo
of Bayfield,, Bell, Barnes, Cable, Drummond,
Eileen, Iron River, Mason, Orienta, Oulu,
Pratt, Port Wing and Washburn. That the
said towns were situated within said county and
contained within their limits the townships and
sections as shown upon the map OF the said
BAYFIELD, county, which is hereto annexed ana
marked exhibit AZ, and made part hereof.
That the above named town of Washburn
was at the times hereinafter mentioned and
now is one Of the duly organized towns OF Bay
field county and contains within it's limits four
townships and two sections of land as shown up
on said map and marked Exhibit Az.
That the said town of Washburn hereby APP
peas to the State Board of Assessments, pur-
suant to the law from the equalization as liked
bv the county board Of the said county OF Bay
field at the regular annual meeting of said
boar d onthe 18th day of November, 1906. That
an order and resolution directing this appeal to
be TAKEN was duly passed and adopted by the
board of Supervisors of the said town of Wash
burn at lawful meeting of said Board Of Sup
ervsors duly held on the oath day OF Novem-
ber 1906 and that by said order and resolution
the said board of Supervisors directed that the
prosecution of said appeal should be in charge
of A. II. Hosmer, the chairman OF said Town OF
Washburn and that he should retain an attorney
for the prosecution thereof in pursuance of
which he retained R. Sleight OF Ashland Wis
consn as attorney for said board to prosecute
said appeal.
No 2-That this appeal is taken for the
purpose Of obtaining a review and re-determ-
ination of the valuation of property IN all the
assessment districts in the said county OF Bay
field: each Of said towns and said city of Wash
burn constituting separate assessment districts
of said county.
No 3.-That the said town OF Washburn
desires review and re-determination both as
to real estate and personal property.
No THAT this appeal has been author
lied bv the said order and resolution above
set forth.
No 5-That attached hereto and marked
Exhibit b. and made part hereof is table
showing the assessed valuation OF property in
each of the said assessment districts; the value
of such property as The same was fixed by the
Supervisor of Assessments; the apportionment
as recommended by the Supervisor OF Assess
ment and the apportlonment as the same IS
fixed by the county board of Bayfield, county at
it's annual meeting on November 18th, 1906. also
showing the percentage Of said valuations ac-
crung to each of said assessment distr cts ac
cording to the apportionment recommended by
the Supervisor of Assessments, the apportiO on
ment as fixed by the county board, and accord
ing to the valuation recommended by the
Supervisor of Assessments.
That the town of Washburn alleges that it
is aggrieved by reason of the appOrtionment and
equalization as fixed by the said county board
ate it's annual meeting November 18th, 1906, as
aforesaid, because it alleges that the said equal
ization the property in the town of washburn is
assessed and charged with the full value of all
real and personal estate therein contained,
while property in each of the other asse ssment
districts of said county lis placed at consider
ably less than it's full value, in some Of said
sessment districts the same being placed far be-
low it's true value and at not exceeding 50 per
cent of it's true value. That the details of said
inequalities are more specifically set forth as
follows:
That the said town of Washburn does not
contain within it's limits any city or any incor
porated village unincorporated village, that
it has no manufacturing plants within it's limits,
except plantfor the manufacture Of dynamite,
the value of which does not, according to the
/ t knowledge and belief of the signer of this
d, :laration, exceed $500, OOO That the entire