Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
No. 40S, ST. Published July 13, 1907
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.

CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to amend section 1663a Of the
statutes, as amended relating to con-
demnation proceedings by street and cleo
trio railway companies.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section /. Section 18e3a of the statutes
is amended to read: Section 1883a. !.
Any street or electric railway corporation
nay lay out itg right of way
and acquire the same by concentration and
to construct its railway thereon; and may
acquire a right of way not exceeding two
rods in width, for the purpose OF conveying
or transmitting electric current from the
power house where the same is generated
to the electric or street railway system
operated thereby, and for the purpose Of
gn ana Wherever FOE d%ch
corporation has constructed it's railway on
any street or highway under a franchise
or city council, such corporation shall not,
during the term of such franchise. aban-
don or discontinue any part OF such rail-
way on a public street or highway within
sent of the proper town or village board
or city council.
2. For the purpose of cuttings and EN-
bankments and of obtaining gravel or other
material such railway may take as much
more land as may be necessary Tor the
proper construction, operation and secur"
ity of the road and cut down any stand
ing trees that may be In danger or failing
on the road, making compensation therefor
as provided In chapter 81 of the statutes,
for lands taken by railroad companies, and
any such street or electric railway S0rp 10
condemnation and nay hold or use such
real estate or other real or personal prop
erty as may be necessary for the construc-
ton, maintenance and operation OF its rail-
road and of the stations, depot grounds and
other accommodations reasonably necessary
to accomplish the objects of Incorporation
and when reasonably necessary may taKe
and acquire by condemnation or otherwise
the right to run its cars over any bridge
owned by any city OF the second, third and
fourth classes, towns and villages, ana the
other street or electric railway which 1T
may meet, join, intersect or cross.
8. All the provisions OF subsection SIX
to railroad crossings, shall apply to street
and electric railways. The commissioners
therein named shall have power to deter
mine the place at and manner In which
grade or other crossings shall be made,
and on appeal from the determination and
award Of such commissioners to the cir
cult court as provided by this chapter, In
condemnation proceedings, such court shall
have power to review, reverse, modify or
affirm such award, both as to the amount
Of compensation therein provided, and as
to the manner OF making such crossing,
and may make such reasonable provisions
as it shall deem necessary for public safe
ty; provided the provisions Of section 1908
Of the statutes, shall not apply to trains
electric railways and provided further that
the appeal herein authorized shall not pre-
vent the construction Of such crossing In
the manner determined by the commission
ers, and the use Of the same by the petit
toner upon the fling Of such determination
and award, with the clerk of the circuit
compensation awarded to the railroad com
pany, or to the clerk Of the court for its
benefit but the circuit court may In Its
discretion require the petitioning company
to maintain a hagman or other safeguard
at gucn crossing pending the determination
of such appeal. 49,.
power to cause such examination and sur
veys for it's proposed railroad to be made
as may be necessary to the selection OF
the most advantageous route, and for such
ants, to enter upon the lands or waters Of
any person, but subject to responsibility
for all damage which shall be done thereto.
8. All the provisions of these statutes
relating to the exercise or eminent domain
by railroad companies, shall apply to street
and electric railway corporations,
but nothing herein shall apply to ', any park
to any street, alley, bridge or vladuct
therein, unless the use Of such park, boule-
ward, street, alley, bridge or viaduct shall
railway company by franchise duly passed
by the board of trustees or common council
Of such village or city; and
the public or the title of any city or vii
iage, in and to any park, boulevard street,
alley. bridge or yiaduct within its limits.
As far as applicable to the pro-
and 1914 of the statutes, relating to the
construction and maintenance Of fences and
cattle guards by railroad companies, shall
apply to street and electric railways
6. All the provisions of these statutes
relative to condemnation for the purpose
of acquiring a right of way on which to
construct and operate it's railway, shall ap-
ply to acquiring such right of way for the
purpose Of transmitting electrical current
as aforesaid provided nothing herein cor