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REMONSTRANCE.

To the Senate and Assembly, of the State of Wisconsin:

The undersigned, your petitioners, respectfully represent , that they are residents of Jackson County, Wisconsin; that
for several years last past, the Town of Albion has been composed of considerable territory on the east and west side
of Black river; that the valuation of that part of the territory lying in said Town of Albion, on the east side of the
river is less than one-half the valuation of the said Town of Albion, as appears from the last assessment roll of said
Town of Albion; that the York Iron Company's furnace is and has been for six years last past located on the N.
E. 1/4 of Section No. fourteen (14), in Township No. twenty-one (21) North, of Range No. four (4) West, and consti-
tutes about 20 per cent of the valuation of the assessable property on the east side of said river in said Town of Al-
bion; that all of the said Town of Albion on the east side of said river was by the action of the County Board, at
its annual session in November, 1890, detached from the Town of Albion and formed into a new town, to be called
"Brockway," which town is to be organized on April 7, 1891; that your petitioners are informed and verily believe
that a scheme is now being worked up and perfected by residents of the City of Black River Falls, to detach the ter-
ritory on which said furnace is located from said Town of Brockway, and attach the same to the said city, by amend-
ing the charter thereof so as to include within the limits of said city, territory now adjoining the same as Sections 22
and 23, Town 21 North, Range 4 West, and also the territory in Section 14, aforesaid, on which is situated said iron
furnace; that the population of the territory which it is proposed to take from said Town of Brockway and attach to
said city is about 175, and is nearly one-half the entire population of said new Town of Brockway; that said pro-
posed changes in the boundaries of said Town of Brockway would seriously cripple said town, and probably make its
organization impracticable, if not impossible. Your petitioners pray that your Honorable bodies refuse to pass or
enact any bill or amendment to the charter of said city which shall in any manner change the boundaries of the Town
of Brockway, and your petitioners will ever pray.

Dated January 27, 1891.

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