Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-05-28
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[Pnblished MN, lS. lsQl

No. PSI 81 Published May Is, 1891.
CHAPTER 4S2
AN ACT relating to the drainage of swamp
marsh and wet lands. and amendatory of sec
tons 5 4, o. s, and g. of chapter 1876, of the
laws of 1887,
The people OF the state of Wisconsin represented
in senate and assembly. do enact as follows
Section l, Amend section l. of chapter 495, of
the laws OF 1887, by inserting the words 'or open
ditch, after the word drain, at the end of the
second line of said section, so that section shall
read as follows Section Whenever any per-
son shall desire to con truct any tile or other
underground drain or o, en- ditch through the
land OF another for agricultural or sanitary
purposes and shall be unable TO agree with the
owner or owners of such land as to the same he
may file with the clerk OF the town where said
land IS situated, an application therefor giving
a desc .iptiOn OF the land OF lands through which
he may aSsire to construct the same, and the
town clerk shall forthwith notify the supervisors
OF the said town of said application who shall
fix inc and place for the hearing of
the same which time shall not be more
than twenty days distant, and they shall cause
said clerk TO notify the applicant and the other
land owner OF owners of the time and place of
said hearing, at least before the time fixed for
hearing the same; which notice shall be in writ
ing, signed by said clerk, and shall be served on
said applicant and land owner or owners. IL
within said county, ard II not. then upon his
agent for said land il within the couBty, in the
same manner rs now provided by law for the
service OF original notices, and in case that
neither said parties nor agents are residents
within said county, then the same shall be
served by posting written notices in the pubic
places in said township one OF which shall be
upon aid land, at least ten days before said
hearing. Amend section Of said chapter, by
inserting the ords "or open ditch" after
the word drain in the third line of said sec
ton. 80 that section shall read as follows: Sec
ton 3. said supervisors may fix the point or
points OF entrance aud exit or outlet of said
tile or other underground drain or open
ditch, on said lani, the general course of same,
through said land. the size and depth of same,
when the same shall be constructed. how kept
in repair, what connections may be made with
same. what corr pcnSaIipn. II any, shall be made
therefor anu any other questions arising thc-e-
with, and they shall rcQuce their findings TO
writing which shall be filed with the town
clerk, who shall record Il in his book of
records of said town, and said findings and de-
Cision shall be final, except as 10 The amount of
damages, II any, which shall be awarded
Amend section by inserting the words. open
ditch after the word tile. in the seventh
hue Of said section, SO that section shall read
as rOilowS. Section 4 Whenever any water
course or natural drainage line crosses the
boundary line between TWO adjoining land own
ers. and botn parties desire to drain the land
along such water course or natural drainage
Inc bur are unable 10 agree upon the conditions
as To the lunCture or connection of the lines OF
tile, open ditch or other drainage at the bound
airy Inc aforesaid then aud in ; CHI case the SUI
pcryisors shall have tull authority TO hear and
determine all questions arising relative thereto
between such land owners and 70
render such judgment thereupon as
she'll seem TO them Just. Amend section OF
said act by inserting the words or open ditch"