River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-04-11
ed March 10, 1873.
Published March IS, 1878. ]
CHAPTER 123.

Approved March 10, 1873.
Published March Is, 1871
CHAPTER 123
AN ACT to authorize the boards of trustees of ncor-
porated villages to build repair sidewalks and
cutters.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact follows
Section l. Whenever the board of trustees of any
village incorporated under any general or special
law Of this state shall determine TO build or repair
any sidewalk or gutter IN any street, highway al
lev of said village said board of trustees NAV lew
and use to be collected sTch sum or sums as they
may estimate to be necessary for that purpose,
by tax against the owners of the lots, pieces or
tracts of land bounding that side of the street
where said sidewalk or gutter is ordered to be built
repaired Such part of the tax necessary to build
or repair said sidewalk gutter shall be assessed
against each of the owners of the lots, pieces or
tracts of land along the line of said sidewalk gut
ter and bounding the same, shall be sufficient to
construct repair said sidewalk gutter along
and contiguous to the respective lots, pieces or
tracts of land of said owners. In case any such
tax shall prove insufficient to pay the expenses of
building or repairing any such deWalk gutter
said board Of trustees shall have power TO levy and
collect such deficiency in the same manner the
original tax was levied and collected.
Sec q whenever the board of trustees shall levy
any tax for the purpose of build ing or repairing any
sidewalk or gutter, they shall make ont and deliver
to the street commissioner Of such village list of
the persons and description of the property taxed
together with a warrant for the collection and eX-
penditure of said tax: and thereupon the street
commissioner shall notify the persons named in
such tax list, by publishing notice weeks in
some newspaper published in said village if there
be one, or by posting up notices in three or more
public places IN such village, and shall specify in
such notice time or times, not less than twenty
days nor than forty days from the date there
Of when the persons charged with taxes in such
list may pay their taxes in labor. materials
ey and the persons charged with such tax may, at
such time and place as may be required by the said
nv or ma
terals provided, the labor and materials offered in
payment for such taxes are such as may be requir-
ed by the said street commissioner.
Sec. 3. At the expiration of forty days from the
date of said notice given by said street commission
err he shall make out and deliver to the clerk Of the
town in which such village is situated, a certified
list of the lots, pieces or tracts of land in said vii
lage upon which said sidewalk or gutter tax remains
unpaid with the amount of such delinquent tax up-
each Of said lots, pieces, or parcels of land; and
if such list shall be returned to said town clerk be-
fore thocompletiOn of the assessment troll of said
town for the year, the said clerk shall add said
delinquent sidewalk or gutter taxes to said assess-
ment roll opposite 10 the description of the proper
lots, pieces parcels of land therein; and the said
delinquent sidewalk gutter taxes shall be collect
ed with and in the same manner as the town taxes
If such list shall be returned TO the town clerk after
the completion Of the assessment roll aud before the
/ town treasurers return delinquent taxes, he
shall deliver said list 70 the said treasurer, who shall
collect the with the other taxes I'm said village
and add what remains uncollected Of said sidewalk
or gutter taxes to his list Of delinquent taxes
turned 10 the county treasurer who shall collect the
same sell the lots pieces parcels Of land afore
said for such delinquent taxes, in the same manner
as lands sold for other delinquent taxes; and all
subsequent proceedings in relation thereto shall be
the in all respects in the case of lands sold
for other delinquent taxes.
See. 4. Every town treasurer or county treasurer
who shall collect receive any money account Of
such sidewalk or gutter taxes shall pay the same TO
the treasurer Of the proper village, and take dup-
cate receipts therefor, and file Of said receipts
with the clerk of his town or county.
Sec. 8. Whenever any street commissioner shall
have returned any lots pieces parcels of land for
delinquent sidewalk gutter taxes. herein pro-
vded the board of trustees Of such village shall be
Authorized 20 build or repair such sidewalk gut
ter at the expense Of said village: provided, nothing
in this section shall be construed 10 release said
land or the owner thereof from the lien aud pay
ment Of sush delinquent sidewalk or gutter tax.
sec. 6. when the law under which any village is
Incorporated contains a dihereu mode Of proceed
urc from the one herein prescribed, the same may
be followed
from and after its passage AID publication.
Approved March II, 1873.
Published March %, 1891
CHAPTER i76.
AN ACT 20 grant certain lands TO the Milwaukee
and 81. Paul Railway Company, and TO execute
the trust assumed by the state of Wisconsin by
It's acceptance Of the grants 81 land made by Con.
gress, by acts approved June 2, 1856, and May s.
1864.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact o. follows:
Section l. There "a hereby granted 20 the Mi
waukce and 81. Paul Railway Company al the right
titlean ,ntercst which the state Of Wisconsin now
has or may hereafter acquire IN or 20 the lands
granted 10 said state by two certain acts u Com
cress one approved june 9. 1850. entitled IAN act
granting public lands % the state q Wisconsin 20