Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 857, 81 Published April 10, 1907.
NHAPTER SIS. LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER 50, LAWS OE 1SUI.
AN ACT to authorize the city of Eau Claire
to increase the height Of the Dells dam
across the Chippewa river therein, and
to authorize said city by thf exercise OF
the right of eminent domain to acquire
all such property and rights as may DO
requisite for accomplishing such purpose.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-.
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section i. The city of Eau Claire Is here
by authorized and empowered. for the pur-
pose of securing additional water-poWer TO
maintain and operate waterWorks ZOE sup
plying said city and the inhabitants Thereon
with water, maintain and operate nghtlng
works for lighting it's streets and public
buildings and supplying its inhabitants WIN
electric lights and procure power Win
which to operate rock crushers for crushing
rock with which to macadamize Its streets
and highways and to be utilized Tor any
other proper and legitimate public OF mu-
time, the height Of the DellS dam across the
Chippewa river in the city Of Eau Cls4re
over and above the height Of eighteen feet
now authorized by law, uRtl the height
thereof shall be thirty-two feet above low
water mark In said river Immediately Do
low the same, and maintain said dam, as
so Increased In height, provided, however,
that all encroachments upon and obstruC-
lions in said dam made and continued BY
hash-boards thereon and the closing or the
lock, chutes and slides therein, all OF when
are In violation of the legislation heretofore
authorizing its height, shall first be removed
therefrom, and that all claims by any par
ties to any use Of water resulting therefrom
be first surrendered or extinguished by 1u-
dicial decree, and provided further that
nothing In this act contained shall be con-
strued as creating any right IN or rat1fylng
any claim of, any party directly or indirect-
ly claiming under said city. and that the
rights of said city of any nature Whatso-
ever as against any such party shall not be
impaired by this act. =. ou,n
into effect the powers herein granted to in
crease the height Of said dam to and main
tain the same at such increased height as Is
herein authorized, and Of acquiring title
to such lands az 1t may be necessary 70
take for such purpose, the city OF Eau Claire
shall have all the powers granted by chap
ter 231 of the laws OF 1876, and subsequent
acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto, save and excepting the right ana
authority to issue bonds and shall for any
of the purposes OF this act have the rlght
Of condemnation including the right or
condemnation granted by sections 1777a,
1s0s.
Section 8. That the increased height Of
the said dam shall be so effected, construct
Cd and maintained as not to endanger the
lives or inJure the property Of persons re-
siding above or below the same, or In the
immediate vicinity thereof. and protect and
preserve the navigability of said river in
full compliance with the provisions of chap
ter 231 Of the laws of 1876, and subsequent
acts amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto.
Section T. In case the increase in the
height of said dam hereby authorized to De
cess of what may be needed and required
for public or municipal purposes by the city
of Eau Claire, the common council of said
city is hereby authorized and empowered TO
let, lease and rent such surplus WATERPROOF
er or any part or portion thereof for pc
RODS not exceeding twenty-five years from
the date thereof, and determine and collect
the rent therefor.
Section 8. The said dam shall be provid-
81 with a sufficient fshway to be approved
Hy the board of commissioners of fisheries,
md such fishway SHALL at all times, be kept
I'D maintained in good repair, and open
for the free passage Of fish up and down
said river.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
BE in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
approved April 8, 1907.