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To the Honorable the Legislature of the State
of Wisconsin.

The undersigned inhabitants of the towns
of Bristol and Paris in the county of Racine, respectfully
petition your honorable body to so alter the boundaries of
the two towns as that the width of a half section of land
running from east to est of the town of Paris may be-
come a part of the town of Bristol.
Some of the reasons for the proposed change on ana
[mifed?].

The Present dividing line is a Public road
will littled and much traveled; and the road
and school dishevels an map ainly made up of parts
of each town - This gives use to much confusion,
especially in school matters; on joining the actions of the
commissions of each town to couswich a school ensmel,
and from the inconvenience from the fact that out of
the towns sometims raise money for the support of schools
and not the other, thereby creating sufficiently in its dis-
-tribution, and in the peace and harmony of the
schools.

The above considerations apply with equal
force to road districts.
Second. The town of Paris is seven miles from
north to South; the town of Bristol but six.
Third. The burden of [carten?] of the town of Paris is
four miles from the inhabitants in said town on
this road; the [illegible] of the town of Bristol is but
one mile. To the Former three is no direct
road to the bottom a cap is easy and constant
Fourth. By the proposed change the running of
the two towns will be equally divided, and what
is still greater importance the school and road
districts will come under our jurisdiction, and the