Lands Ceded to United States.
Milwaukee City Charter § 20-06
in effect20-06. Lands Ceded to United States.
1. BY COUNCIL RESOLUTION. All the right, title and interest of the state of Wisconsin in the lands hereinafter described is hereby granted and ceded to the United States of America; provided that this grant and cession shall not become operative until the consent of the city of Milwaukee, a municipal corporation, shall have been duly given by a resolution of its common council, and a copy of such resolution, duly certified by the city clerk of said city, shall have been filed with the secretary of state in his office at the city of Madison, state of Wisconsin.
2. LANDS DESCRIBED. The lands to which this act refers are described as follows: Beginning at a point distant south eighty-nine degrees, thirty-two minutes, seventeen seconds east two thousand eight hundred sixty-eight and fifty-six hundredths feet; north zero degrees, twenty-seven minutes, forty-three seconds; east six hundred fifty-one and nine hundredths feet, north eighty-seven degrees, sixteen minutes, thirty-nine seconds, east four hundred sixty-five and two hundredths feet, from the northwest corner of the south one-half fractional section thirty-three township seven north, range twenty-two east; being a point on the north pier of the harbor entrance in the extension of a line passing through United States government monuments numbers 305 and 307 on said north pier and distant four hundred sixty-five and two hundredths feet easterly from United States government monument number 307; running thence north zero degrees, forty-five minutes, one second west one thousand one hundred sixty-five and twenty-four hundredths feet to a point; thence south eighty-seven degrees, sixteen minutes, thirty-nine seconds west seven hundred fourteen and thirteen hundredths feet along a line parallel to the north pier of the harbor entrance, as determined by a line passing through United States government monuments numbers 305 and 307, to a point on the rubble-mound breakwater; thence south zero degrees, forty-five minutes one second east one thousand one hundred sixty-five and twenty-four hundredths feet to a point on the north pier of the harbor entrance, being a point in the line passing through the United States government monuments numbers 305 and 307 and distance two hundred forty-nine and eleven hundredths feet westerly from United States government monument number 307; thence north eighty-seven degrees; sixteen minutes, thirty-nine seconds east seven hundred fourteen and thirteen hundredths feet along the line passing through United States government monuments numbers 305 and 307 to the point of beginning, excepting that portion of the north pier of the harbor entrance lying within the area herein described, being a parcel of land mainly submerged, in the north one-half fractional Section Thirty-Three, township seven north, range twenty-two east in the third ward of the city of Milwaukee and containing nineteen acres. (S. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1929; S. 15, Ch. 516, L. 1929.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH20.pdf#page=6Fetched: 10/26/2026