Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-01-31
Two Bills of Local Interest.

The past weel. Assemblyman H.
Wipperman introduced two bills by
request which we hereto append so
that the citizens of the Twin Cities may
read and digest them:
Relating to an act to authorize Jacob
Searls, a. Z. Bennett and James
Gaynor to connect by a canal Hemlock
creek with Cranberry creek in Wood
county, and amendatory of section of
chapter 265 Of the laws of 1898.
The people of the State of Wisconsin.
represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section of chapter 265 of
1893 is hereby amended by striking out
the word twenty-five" in the seventh
line Of said section and inserting in lieu
thereof the word 'twenty-one,' so that
said section when amended shall read
as follows: Section 2. The head of
said canal shall be located on Hemlock
creek at some convenient point on
section thirty-three in township twenty
three north, of range four east, and
shall extend thence southerly over the
most feasible route to a point on section
ten in township twenty-one north, of
range four east, where Cranberry creek
crosses the right of way of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul railway
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
To amend section l of chapter 2l0 of
the laws of 1893, entitled can act to
authorize Bertrand G.. Chandos and
Geo. E. Hoskinson, their associates and
assigns, to build and maintain a dam
Rapids.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,
represented in senate and assembly do
enact as follows:
Section /. Section one of said chapter
210 of the laws of 1898 is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: Section one
~. Bertrand G. Chandos and Geo. E.
Hoskinson, their associates and assigns,
are hereby authorized to build and
maintain dam across the Wisconsin
river at Grand Rapids, at such place on
said river as they may elect on lots four
az, seven % and eight (8), in section
eight (S) in township twenty-five (22)
north Of range six (6), IN Wood county,
for the purpose of utilizing the water
power created thereby, and for the
purpose of improving the navigation of
said river; provided, that said dam
shall not exceed twenty feet in height,
and shall be SO constructed and main
tanned as not to obstruct the running
of lumber, timber or logs down said
river and over such dam, and that a
slide shall be constructed and maintained
in said dam at least two feet below the
general height thereof, and not less
than forty feet in width, and that the
same be constructed in accordance with
purpose aforesaid the said Bertrand G..
Chandos and George E. Hoskinson,
their associates, heirs and assigns, are
hereby authorized to overflow and set
the water back upon, and hold it upon
all such lands as shall be necessary for
keeping up and maintaining such dam,
and to acquire title to such lands for
such purposes by purchase, lease or
condemnation; and in case said Bert
rand G. Chandos and George E.
Hoskinson, their heirs, associates and
assigns, are unable to agree with the
owners of such lands so necessary for
said purposes, for purchase, lease or
use thereof, and the right of fowage
thereof, or as to compensation to be
made for taking or flooding any such
lands, then they, the said Bertrand G..
Chandos and Geo. E. Hoskinson, their
associates, heirs and assigns, may
acquire the same by proceedings of
condemnation, in the manner provided
and set forth in section 1777 of the
revised statutes of this state, as amend
ed by chapter 51S of the laws of 1882,
the provisions of which said section and
chapter are hereby made applicable for
the purpose aforesaid, under this act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.