River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-02
Published April 8, 1876
Approved March 10, 1878.
CHAPTER 2S4,


AN ACT to amend chapter Ga Of the general
laws of 1871, entitled AN act to authorize
town supervisors to construct drains in GER
tain cases"
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. Section i Of chapter ca Of the
general laws of 1871, entitled IAN act to au-
thoriZe town supervisors to construct drains
in certain cases" is hereby amended to read
as follows; When any six or more freeholders.
residing in any town in this State in which
any marsh, swamp, or lands oyerfiowed by
water shall he located, shall wish to have
ditch OF drain laid out for the purpose OF
draining any such marsh, swamp, or over
flowed lands, or for the purpose OF straighten-
ing or charging any water course within their
town, one or more of whom shall be the own
er or owners of portion Of The lands through
which said ditch is proposed to be laid out,
they may make application to the supervisors
of the town in which they reside, and in
which such lands or water course are located,
for that purpose, which application shall be
in writing and shall describe the lands
through which sach proposed d och, drain or
enlargement IL to pass, together with the route
of the same, as nearly as is practicable, and
the said supervisors shall proceed to lay out
and establish such ditch or drain, or to deepen,
widen, or ia any form enlarge any watercourse
for the purpose of draining the lands, en-
braced in such application, H. in their ludg
rnent such ditch, drain or enlargement Is de-
manded by, or will conduce to the public
health or welfare.
Section Q. Section of said chapter ga is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Whenever application shall be made to the
supervisors of any town within this State, as
nrovided in section one of this act, for the
purpose Of having any ditch, drain or enlarge
merlt of a water course laid out and establish
ed, as contemplated in section l OF this act
the said supervisor shall make out notice, In
which said notice they shall state the time
when and the place where they will meet to
examine and decide upon such application;
every such notice shall specify, is nearly as
practicable, the route Of the proposed ditch,
drain or enlargement of water course, and
the several tracts or parcels OF land through
which the same may or viii pass and the SUI
porysors shall serve or cause to be served
upon each of the resident owners of the lands
through which the proposed ditch, drain or
enlargement Of O water course may pass, a
COPY of such notice, which notice shall be
served at least five days before the time APP
pointed for such meeting, and shall be served
personally or by copy left at the usual place OF
abode of the resident owners Of such lands,
and shall also post or cause 10 be posted in
three public places within their town copies OF
such notice at least ten days prior to the time
appointed for such meeting.
Section s. Section of said chapter Ga is
Whenever the supervisors shall decide to lay
ont and establish and ditch, drain or enlarge
ment Of q water course, under the provisions
OF this act. they shall cause an accurate sur
yey thereof to be made; shall establish The
route through which such ditch, drain or en-
larpement OF a water course shall pass, to-
gether with the width thereof at the top and
bottom, and the depth thereof at different
points along the line on whichit Is to be con-
str1cted, and shall incorporate the same Ia an
4 GfNs@a nFXd
shah cause such order to be filed and recorded
in the office of the town clerk Of their town,
and shall also file with such order map or
plan Of such ditch, drain or enlargement OF
water course. showing the line or the route
0f the same with the courses and distances
and the sections of land through which it will
pass together with the sections into which
thew may have for the purpose OF construc-
tion divided such ditch, drain or water course,
with specifications setting forth or showing
the amount and character 81 the Work re-
ouifed IN the construction or each section
separatelv which map or plan, and order lay
inr ont and establishing the same, shall be
flnd in the Office of the town clerk Withln
twenty days AFTER the time fixed by them Tor
deciding upof, the app icatlon for laying our
and establishing such ditch, drain or water
course. and in case said supervisors shaH oe-
eide against such application so made, as pro.
xided in section Of this act, they, the SAID
supervisors, shall, within twenty days after
the day OF the hearing upon sucn appl scasi0ni
fife In The office Of the town clerk OF Their
town.it the said application and copy OF the
notice required BY section two, together with
inc proofs OF the service of such notice and
the posting thereof, and also their decision IN
writing: aud any freebooter resident CT the
town feeling himself aggrieyed by the deter
unination Of the supervisors, either 10 laying
out and establishing any ditch, drain or en-
lafrement OF water course. or in refusing 70
I'M ollt and establish such ditch, drain or en-
Iar.-ement may, ct any time within fifteen
DAYS after the fling OF such order or deter.
mutation, file in the office Of the town clerk OF
the toy-r, notice Of an appeal from the de-
cision Of the supervisors, which notice snall
contain a description Of the lands through
which the proposed ditch, drain or enlarge
rnent OF water course j. 70 pass,
AZ shown by the application 10
fhe Ease and also the proceedings
ana determination OF Judgment Of the super
visors thereon, and whether the appeal Is
taken fer the purpose OF reversing enllrely
fs,a determination of the supervisors ~ Ihe
matter. or only to reverse part thereois ana
n me latter case, shall state what parts ana
also n notice that he, or they will, on certain
ssav and hour OF such day, to be named 10 such
notice. which day shall not be less than SIX
nor more than ten days after the date G. Inc