The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-06
OFFICIAL.
Published March 26, 1881
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AN ACT to amend chap ter 452 If the private and o>
Cal laws of " Wisconsin fer 1869, titled to
/ corporate the NanlIkagon and Totogatic Dam
Company, and the several acts amendatoiy thereof
The People # the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly. do enact ows:
SEcTIoS l. S. cton II of charter 452 of the private
ana local laws OF 1859 amended hy chapter 16i a
OF the private and local laws of 1870 and by chapter
40j IF the private and local laws OF IS7I and by chan.
ter 4O5 Of the laws i Wisconsin, for 1876 aud chan
1874 Of the laws of Wisconsin for 1877 is hereby amend
ed 50 rs 70 read as follows: Section IT, Said unpany
the purpose of improving the several streams and
rivers hereinafter mentioned aud the navigation
thereof is hereby authorized and emp wered 10 con-
sruc three several dams across the Namakagon river
as follows; to wit. One at such point as may be d., ems
ell necessary IN town 49, range &; another at such
int as may be deemed necessary in town A. range
s. aud Another ut such IOiBt may deemed nece
ossary III town IL range 10: also dam acr~ - tn,
IotogatIc river at such point shall deem nec>
esaary ia town IL or 49, range II: also dam across
the Eau Claire river at such pot sllaI be deemed
nee essary in town Al range 10; also dam Il ross te
ST. Croix river at such poitas shall be deemed nece,
ry be- werD tlie mouth Of the Fan Claire river and
the mouth Of the Moose river also four several dams
across the Yellow river as follows: one at such
point -ha he deemed necessary in town 40 rany.
l6 aaother at such pont shall be deemed necessary
III town 80, range IA; another such point as shall
be deemed Necessary in town 80, range l3; and ans
other at such point shall be deemed nee, ss,ty in
town -, range 12 also dam across the Clam river at
such point as shall be deemed nect sStry in town 80
range 16; also to construct ,r purchase dam across
The Moose river IN town 45, range 13 also at the
option OF std company TO construct and maintain three
or more dams al such points may tie deemed nee
essary acres the Sawyer Brook in town 50 and TO i'm
prove the channel Of sad sawyer Brook so s to make
the same with the aid OF such dams LayiribIr for
oS driving purposes, Tor the purpose of living logs
ana other Timber on said rivers and keep and main
tam sad dams for term of fifteen years; crowded
sRid company shall keep the gates and si1iceways
OF each and ali its said dams, except the dam on the
Eau Clare river aud the dam OH the Namakagon, in
owh as range D. open from the both day July iii
the 10th day OF October Of each Year SO AS TO allow
the tree ld un"bstructcd passage of the ,ters Of
each OF sad i'els through the same as fully and com,
pletcly as though said dams and each of them had
not been erected and shall be unlawful for sad COM
ptnY to darn mp obstruct the free passage of tho
waters Of either If said rivers except the Fan Claire
and Aanah agon, during either of the said months:
ana I'D case OF volat on of the proyis this sec
tion, ths pers offending shl b liable to pay
penaiiy Of one hundred dollars be recovered in
action, in the name OF the state for each day during
which the free passage e the of either of said
rivers she II be ; obltru ted.
SEcTI N ,, Section - of said chapter 452 as the
same is am ended Y sail caauter 1854 and Inv s.d
chapter 4e5, and by said chapter 124 is her,Lv
amended to read follows: Section 13 VII lever
the waters ear cd by either of the dams heres
by authorized to be constructed shtl be needed or
required by any person or persons be siuic
ing or driving egs or timber down the river uppn
which the dam from which the water 50 REQUIRED is
situated, said company shall permit the use of 30
much thereon as the superintendent of such dam shall
deem necessary provided, the owner or owners of
the logs So requ Lng such water, his, her or their
aeeL thus nINg s.tid logs snail the superins
teadent OF such dam written notice of the want of
snch water three days prior to the time the me is
required; aud. provided further. that no owner or
owners oil logs, his, her or their agent shall be en-
titled to give such notice and Require such water un
I'll The rear OF the drive of tier said logs shall be
within the howage of said dam; and, provided further
that II. wien the watsr held by any or either of
said dams is being in the driving or sucino of
logs or timber any oher drive cf logs or timbercoes
INTO the nowage OF such dam, the superntsndent of
such dam shall have the right TO shut the gates of
H. al rn raft fin NRara
such Ieasonable time will enable the owner or
owners oi the drlyeso coming into such Iowage his
her or thcir agent, with due diligence to get their
logs or Timber 10 such to be sluiced: bu, the
superintendent IF such dam shall not be reuuired to
close the gates tsr-of and hold the water therein nm.
Iesr the drive coming such flow lle shall contain
at least 59 600 feet fogs timber If the the drive
or drives then using such water contains > a,o 600
ieet oil legs or more and provided further: that 70
owner or owners OF logs or timber. his her or their
agent, having logs in fiowage of any or either Of
said dams, that could With reasonable diIlIpence
have been slu.ced driven that or apv tueyioas
time ia that or any previous year shall have the
right TO demand require the use of the water OF
any or either OF said dams hereubefo proyiied
when tae same Is or NAV be required In the sIuicng
or wing OF other drive of logs either above or
oeow said dam, which could nut with reas ,nabe
diligence, have been sluieed or driven bef,re and
provided further that the person or persons re1uir
log the of the any either of said dams
shali, al their expense, flrn h helm sufficient to
raise or shut the gates OF such dam as he case IN ~
be- anc provided further. that owner or owners Of
logs shall be entitled the the water r. ned
by any eitheS of said DAMS enable him or them
To get any drive OF logs tiniber through any thor
sughflre above such DAM when use of such W Al er
for such purpus will in the Judgment of the superin>
tendent OF such dam, Ia any way interfere with the
lnicig or diyin of any other drive To- sor timber