Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 489, ST. Published April %, 1907
CHAPTER SIS, LAWS OF 1907.

AN ACT to authorize the city Of Ashland
to construct and maintain dam across
the White river in the county Of Ashland
for public uses and purposes.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows
Section /. The city of Ashland is here
by authorized to construct and maintain a
dam not exceeding thirty feet In height
across the White river al such place on the
west one-half of the northeast one-quarter
of section "a In township AZ north OF
range four west as the common council OF
said city shall, by resolution, hereafter de-
termine, for the following purposes;
(a) To obtain hydraulic power for gen
Grating electricity for lighting the streets,
bridges and public buildings of the city OF
Ashland and furnishing electric light to
the inhabitants thereof.
~ To obtain hydraulic power to be
used for any other lawful municipal pur-
pose
able for use and surplus power which shall
not be continuously needed and used for
the purposes aforementioned, the said city
is hereby authorized and empowered to let,
lease or rent the same for use for any
lawful private purpose, such lease, however,
not to be for q longer term than ten years.
and maintained as not to materially OBJ.
struct or impede the navigation OF said
river or the running of logs or forest
products down said river.
Il
said dam and maintaining ana operating
the same at such height authorized by this
act the said city is hereby authorized to
take overflow and use any land or LANDS
which will at any time be overlooked by
reason of the construction and operation or
said dam and maintaining the same and to
take and use all other property necessary ssal;s
by this act granted to g such dam and
maintain the same. 4,4,u b.
such lands and other property the said
city Is hereby authorized to exercise the
right of eminent domain under and In pur-
suance with sections 1777a2 daa7b, 1I7Yc
amendatory thereof and supplemental
thereto.
the taking and acquisition Of title to any
lands or other property already devoted to
public uses to such extent as may be neces-
sary for calculating the purposes OF TINS
act by the exercise of the right OF eminent
domain under and in pursuance with said
sections 1777a, 1777b, 1777c and 1777d or
the statutes Of 1898 and laws amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto, as fully
as If such lands or other property were
devoted to private nses.
Section s. ANY damage for which said
city may be liable by reason of the exercise
of the bowers of eminent domain, author
lied to be exercised by the said city by this
act or by reason Of the construction or
maintenance or operation of said dam,
shall not be a lien on any of the property
of said city, but shall be collected as other
judgments against cities are collected,
Section 6. Said dam shall be provided
with a sufficient 1shway or fishways, to be
approved by the board Of commissioners OF
fisheries, and such fshway or fshways shall
at all times be kept and maintained In go0d
repair and open for the free passage of fish
up and down said river
Section T. The right Of the Legislature
to amend or repeal this act any time Is
hereby reserved
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved April 25, 1907