SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)
Superior Services, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
868316-10-0
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_].
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of
the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 868316-10-0
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Joseph P. Tate/SS #: ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [_]
(b) [_]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Wisconsin
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
2,485,806
SHARES
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
268,700
OWNED BY
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
2,485,806
REPORTING
PERSON
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
268,700
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,777,431
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES* [_]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.57%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G with regard to Superior
Services, Inc. is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend Item 4
of the originally filed Schedule 13G. Except as expressly stated herein,
there have been no material changes in the information set forth in the
Schedule 13G.
Item 4. Ownership (as of December 31, 1997).
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,777,431
(b) Percent of Class: 11.57%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,485,806
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 268,700
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 2,485,806
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 268,700
Item 10. Certification.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
February 12, 1998
Date
/s/ Joseph P. Tate
Joseph P. Tate
