Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-25
Published April Q, 1878.
OH pTEQ Oe1

Published April Q, 1881
CHAPTER 2e4.
AN ACT to amend chapter 81 of the general
7 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 of chapter GA Of the
general laws of 1871, entitled "An 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 overflowed by water
shall be located, shall wish to have ditch or
drain laid out for the purpose OF draining any
such marsh, swamp, or overlooked lands, for
the purpose of Strengthening or charging any
water course within their town, one or more
of whom shall be the owner or owners of por
ton of the lands through which said ditch is
proposed to be laid out, they may make an
plication 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 said proposed
ditch. drain or enlargement is to pass together
practicable, and the said supervisors shall pro.
coed to lay out and establish such ditch or
drain, or to deepen, widen, or in any form en-
large any waterconrse for the purpose of drain
ing the lands embraced in such application, if.
in their judgment, such ditch, drain or enlarge
ment is demanded by, or will conduce to the
public health or welfare.
Section 2. Section of said chapter 81 is
hereby amended so as to read as follows.
Whenever application shall be made to the
supervisors of any town within this state, as
provided in section one of this act for the pur.
pose of having any ditch, drain or enlargement
of a water course laid out and established. "a
contemplated in section one of this act. the
said supervisors shall make out notice. in
which said notice they shall state the time and
the place where they will meet to examine and
decide upon such application; every such notice
shall specify, as nearly as practible, the route
OF the proposed ditch, drain or enlargement of
water course, and the several tracts or par.
GELS of land through which the same NAV or
will pass, and the supervisors shall serve or
cause to be served upon each of the resident
owners of the lands through which the pro-
posed ditch. drain or enlargement of water
course may pass, copy of such notice, which
notice shall be served at least five DAYS before
the time appointed 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 Ind shall also post or cause to 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 3. Section 4 of said chapter Ga il
hereby amended so as to read as follows
Whenever the supervisors shall decide to Law
out and establish any ditch, drain or enlarge-
ment OF water course under the provisions
OF this act, they shall cause an accurate survey
thereof to be made; shall establish the route
through which said ditch, drain or enlargement
of water course shall pass, together with the
width thereof at the top and bottom, and the
depth thereof at different points along the line
on which it is to be constructed, and shall in
corporate the same in an order to be signed
by said supervisors, and shall 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 a water course. show.
ing the line or the route of the same, with the
courses and distances and the sections of land
through which it will pass, together with the
sections into which they may have, for the
purpose OF construction, DIVIDED such ditch.
orain OF water course, with specifications set
ting forth or showing the amount and cbarac.
W. "a shS "SAh sSNuAVu III Tile construction
OF each section separately, which map or Man
and order laying out and establishing the same
shall be filed in the Office of the town clerl
within twenty days after the time fixed by
them for deciding upon the application for
laying out and establishing such ditch, drain
or water course, and in case said supervisors
shall decide against such application so made. |
as provided in section one of this act the said |
supervisors shall, within twenty DAYS after the |
day OF the hearing upon such application. file
IN the Office of the town clerk Of their town
the said application and copy of the notice |
required by section two, together with the |
proofs of the service of such notice and tn,
posting thereof, and also their decision in writ.
ing and any freebooter resident Of the town
feeling himself aggrieved by the determination
of the supervisors, either in laying out and es-
any ditch, drain or enlargement Of /
q water course, or in refusing to Law out and
establishment may, at any time within fifteen
days after the fling of such order or determi-
nation, file in the Office of the clerk of the
own, notice Of an appeal from the decision
Of the supervisors, which notice shall contain
! description of the lands through which the
proposed ditch, drain or enlargement of wa
Ter course is to pass, as shown BY the app,,ca
ion in the case, and also the proceedings aud
determination or judgment Of the supervisors
thereon, and whether the appeal is taken for
me purpose of reversing entirely the determi-