Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-06
Published May 8, 1901,
No. 100, 81

No. 10Y, 81 Published May 8, 1901.
CHAPTER 319
AN ACT to amend section 1778 of the stat
uteS of 1898, in relation to the construction
lines for the Of telegraph, telephone
and power transmission companies.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section ITS of the statutes of
1898 is hereby amended so as to read as
follows: ANY corporation formed under
this chapter to build and operate telegraph
or telephone lines or power transmission for
public purposes, or conduct the business of
telegraphing, or telephoning or transmitting
power for public purposes, may, subject to
all reasonable requirements and regulations
made by any city or village through, across
or adjoining which said line or lines may be
proposed to be constructed, construct and
maintain any such lines, with all neces-
sary appurtenances, from point to point, up
on, along or across any public road, highway
or bridge, or any stream or body of water,
or upon the land of any owner conSenting
thereto, and from time to time extend the
same at pleasure, and for such purposes
may also acquire lands or any interests
therein, in the manner provided in this act;
and may connect and operate it's lines with
the lines of any person or corporation en-
gagged in like business, within or without
this state, and charge reasonable tolls for
the transmission and delivery Of messages
or the furnishing Of power for public pur-
poses. But no such telegraph line, or any
appurtenance thereto, shall at any time OBJ
struct or incommode the public use of any
road, highway, bridge, stream or body of
water Whenever the use Of any such line
shall be abandoned or discontinued, the
proper corporation shall forthwith take
down and remove all wires, posts or other
articles; and on failure for three months
after such abandonment or diScOntinuance
so to do any person owning land near, over
or upon which such line shall pass, may
take down and remove the same, or any
part thereof, for his own Any person,
association or corporation operating or own
ing any telegraph or telephone or power
transmission line for public purposes, doing
business in this state, shall be liable for all
damages occasioned by the failure or negl-
gence of their operators, servants or en-
ployees in receiving, copying, transmitting
or delivering dispatches, messages or the
furnishing of power to its patrons for public
purposes. Nothing contained in this act
shall authorize or empower such telegraph,
telephone or power transmission company
or corporation to in any manner destroy,
trim or otherwise injure any shade or Orna-
mental trees along any such lines, except
by consent of the owner.
Section g Petition. Condemnation pro-
ceedings may be instituted for the taking
by such corporations of rights, easements
or interests over bridges and streams within
the limits of any public highway, road,
street or alley, and In land only on or with
in public highways, roads, streets or alleys
over or upon which the line is, or Is to be
constructed or located, either by the cor
poration or any person Interested IN the
land. They shall be commenced by petition
to the circuit court or circuit judge of the
county in which the land lies. The petit
ton may be signed and verified in the same
manner as pleadings in the circuit court,
and shall contain the following, in sub
stance: The road, street, alley or highway
along or over which the line is to be or has
been constructed. The terminus OF the line
on such property. if any. and on which side
or part of the highway the line is or will be
located If made by the corporation, that
it intends in good faith to use such real
es+ate. and that it is required for its use.
If made by another that it is used or is de-
signed by the corporation to be used, for
telegraph, telephone purposes or for the