River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-04-27

The following is an abstract of G
new road law, signed by the Governor


The following is an abstract of Q
new road law, signed by the Governor
April 18TH, ana now in force:
The town board of each tow n in this state shall
have the full supervision, management nnst cut
tro Of TIA, making anu repairi oi all roads of
sa.4 town exec ~ suen asa are, or may hereafter
In, pui under the Jurisdiction of the county by
any law OF this state; and may make ana repair
the sane Dy hire or contract. AMI Tor that pur-
pose may annually appoint "A competent person
OF persons 10 superlntend the making and repair
ing of all such roads, who shall hold his position
for term OF three years, unless sooner removed
for cause, by a vote of the town board and he
shall have the same powers, and perform the
same duties over the highways of town as the
oyerseers now do over the districts except such
as may be in conflict with the provisions of this
act.
The town board of each town may procure ma
chinery, implements, stone, gravel and other
material, and hire laborers and teams necessary
ana proper for making and repairing all roads
aforesaid, and 70 make and repair the same, and
shall have power 10 purchase gravel pits and
stone quarfies and take title 10 the same, in the
name of the town. In case the town board can
not obtain title, by agreement with the owner of
such gravel pit or stone quarry, then said board
shall, by resolution, declare its purpose TO take
the same, and therein describe, by meets and
bounds, the land proposed 10 be so taken, and the
amount thereof owned by each owner, mention
ing the names OF the owners or occupants, so far
as known, and therein nix day, hour and place,
when and where they will apply to the county
such town, for "A jury to condemn and appraise
such gravel pit or stone quarry. Notice shall
be given ana served as provided in section $50
OF the revised statutes Tor 1878. Sections s9l 10
sU2 inclusive, OF the revised statutes for 1878
shall apply, so far as applicable, TO such con
domination proceedings by the town board, ex,
cept that, wherever the word village is used
in said sections, the word town shall be sub
stituted therefor, and wherever the words will
age boards" are used, the words "town board
shall be substituted therefor, and wherever the
words ''yillage clerk" are used, the words town
clerk" shall be substituted therefor.
Ii shall be lawful Tor said town board, at any
time after the road taxes in any year shall be or
dered to be assessed and before the same is col
lected 10 pledge the credit of the town tor loan
or loans OF any sum OF money, not exceeding IN
all four ffths of so much of such tax shall be
assessed, 10 be by them expended in paying the
expense of such making and repairing OF the
roads OF said town Tor the current year; and the
road tax for that year, when collected, shall be
first applied 10 repay such loans, anu 50 much
thereof as shall not be needed for such payment
shall be used by said town board ia paying the
expenses of making and repairing the roads as
aforesaid.
Hereafter all axes, assessed for making and
repairing roads III any town IN this state, shall
be payed in money aud collected by the town
treasurer at the same time, aud III the same
manner as other taxes are collected III said town
tor other town and county purposes; and the
taxes collected shall be discussed by said
treasurer on warrants draw by the town board.
The amount OF highway taxes that may be as
sessed in any town for any one year, and the
manner OF making such assessment, shall re-
main the same AS now provided Tor by section
1910, of the revised statutes, and the amend
ments thereto. In case there be filed with the
town clerk, thirty days prior to the time OF hold
ing the annual meeting, a petition in writing,
signed by not less than twenty-five electors and
free holders of the town requesting that the
electors OF the town shall, at such town meeting,
vote on the question whether the highway taxes
in such town shall be paid i'll labor instead of
money, IL shall be the duty of the town clerk 20
post in three public places OF the town at least
ten days prior TO the time of holding such an
nual meeting, notice that such question will be
submitted at such meeting TO II vote OF the cleo
tors In case the electors, at such meeting, vote
that the highway taxes shall be paid III labor
instead OF money for that year, such labor shall
be performed under the supervision OF a road
superintendent or superintendents appointed by
the town board under this act, and at such time
the town board or road superintendent may
determine. All the provisions OF the Revised
Statutes of 1878, ana the acts amendatOry thereof
for the collection OF highway taxes, when paid
in labor shall 50 far as applicable apply, except
that such road superintendent or sIpperintend-
ents shall have ali the powers and perform all
the duties OF the road oyerseers mentioned in
said statutes.
Ii shall be the duty of the town board of each
town to estimate the amount of money they
deem advisable TO expend for making and re-
pairing all public roads tor their respective
towns Tor the ensuing year, and 10 report the
same to the annual town meeting Ot said town