Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08

NO. O4Z, A. HuDIlSneQ july IL, 1907.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1907.
AN ACT to create section 940j-41 to
940j-44, inclusive, statutes of 1898, au-
thorizing cities to compel common use
of street railway tracks by two street Oh
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
utes of 1898, four new sections to read:
Section 940j-41. If any city grants, or
shall have granted, to each of two street
or electric railroad companies, the right
to build or operate railroad upon any
portion of any street, alley, bridge or pub
lie highway in such city, and each of said
a track upon which it is operating cars in
both directions, then it shall be within the
poWer of the common council Of such city
to require, by ordinance, that the two com
panies shall jointly use such two tracks,
and upon the expiration Of ninety days
after the passage and publication of such
operate cars upon it's own track except In
one direction, which is determined by said
ordinance.
Section 940j-42. Any such street or
electric railroad corporation which is so
operated upon one of the tracks on any
such street, alley, bridge or public way
shall have the power to take or acquire
by condemnation or otherwise the right to
enter upon and run it's cars over the track
or tracks, of such other street or electric rail
way corporation heretofore or hereafter con-
structed on such portion of any such street.
alley, bridge or public highway upon such
terms as may be mutually agreed upon,
and if the corporations do not agree upon
the manner and conditions of such entity
and use, or the terms and compensation to
be made, the same, having reference to the
cOnveniences and necessity of the corpora
lions and of the public, shall be determined
by commissioners to be appointed by the
court as is provided in chapter 81 of the
statutes of 1898 in respect to acquiring
title to real estate by railroad corporations,
and on an appeal from the determination
circuit court as provided by said chapter,
such court shall have power to review, re-
verse, modify or affirm such award, both
as to the amount of compensation therein
made and as the manner, terms and condi
lions of such entry and use.
thorized shall not prevent the entry and
use of said tracks by the petitioning elee-
trio railway company. in the manner deter
mined by the commissioners, upon the filing
of such determination and award with the
clerk of the circuit court and the payment
the same become due to such street or cleo
trio railway company or to the clerk of
court for it's benefit.
Section 94Oj-44. Any such street or
electric railroad company shall have a
right to construct and maintain feed and
trolley wires on the poles and span wir?s
of the company on such portions of said
street. alley, bridge and public highway,
and the compensation for the use of such
poles and wires shall be fixed above
provided for the use of tracks or in case
conduits or other methods of placing or
carrying wires for power are used, the said
conduits or other methods may be used for
placing or carrying the feed wires for
Approved July 10, 1907.