The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-03-25
Resolution


Resolution
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND
COMMON COUNCIL OF. THE CITY
OF WASHBURN, IN BAYFIELD,
COUNTY:
We, your committee to whom was
referred the matter of the purchase
and acquisition by said city of Wash
burn OF the water works and the
electric light plant and power lines
and electric equipment of Washburn
Electric Light & Power Company, and
property used and useful for the pub
lie convenience in connection with
said water works and electric light
plant. now operated by Washburn
Water Works Company and Washburn
Electric Light & Power Company,
respectively, beg leave to report that
we have given the matter careful con-
sideration, and that the matter of the
purchase of said water works and
electric light plant and power lines
and equipment and property, ought to
be submitted to the electors of said
city Of Washburn, and have caused
ton. the adoption of which we re-
spectfully recommend.
Dated the End day of March, 1920.
- .. NELS NELSON
S. e. SWANSON
NELS M. OSCAR
Special Committee.
A RESOLUTION to provide for SUBJ
hitting to the electors of the City of
Washburn, in Bayfield, County, Wis
consih, the question of whether or
not said city of Washburn shall
purchase the water works and
electric light plant, power lines and
equipment, now operated in said
city by the Washburn Water Works
Company and Washburn Electric
Light & Power Company, respective
| .ly.
Section 1. BE IT RESOLVED by
the Common Council of the City of
lWashburn, in Bayfield, County, Wis
consin, that the question of the pur-
chase by said city of Washburn, water
works plant and system, and the
leiectric light plant and power lines
and electric equipment, together with
all property used and useful for the
public benefit and convenience in con-
nection Herewith, now purpOrting to
be owned and operated by Washburn
Water Works Company and Washburn
Electric Light & Power Company,
respectively, in said city of Washburn,
be- submitted to the. electors of said
city of Washburn at the regular city
r.,s in;n oil 90 T.. oil ~,
the said city ON the 9Th day of April,
1920, such purchase to be made in the
manner provided by Sections 927-16,
927-16a, 927-I6b, 927-16c' and 927-16d
of Wisconsin Statutes, as enacted in
Chapter sos of the laws of Wisconsin
| for the year 1919.
Section 2. BE 1T RESOLVED FUR
THEIR by said Common Council that
the city clerk of said city of Washburn
be, and he is hereby directed and in
|structed to give due notice of the
holding of such election to vote on
said question and to cause to be pre-
pared an official ballot for the SUBJ
mission of said question to the
| electors of said city, and that said
city clerk cause said question to be
|printed upon said ballot as follows:
'Shall the City of Washburn pur-
, chase the water works plant and
system and the electric plant, power
lines and electric equipment now
operated in said city by Washburn
Water Works Company and Wash
burn Electric Light & Power Com
pany, making sucn purchase and
paying therefor under the provisions
of Sections 927-16, 927-16a, 927-16b,
927-16c, and 927-16d of Wisconsin
Statutes?"
Section 8. Said question shall be
submitted to the electors of said city
as provided by subsection (S) of
Section 6.23 of Wisconsin Statutes.
Dated this End day of March, 1920.
NELS NJ. OSCAR.
Upon motion duly made, and
seconded the foregoing resolution was
adopted by the following votes:
Ayes 8, Noes, Not any.
l.. N. CLAUSEN,
Citv Clark