Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
resented in senate and Assen1bIy. DC en-.

resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows
keeping in repair OF harbors, docks.
wharYes and revetments in front Of lots
or parcels Of land along the banks of
rivers and public nayigable canals in any
city Of the first class Of this state, and
the dredging Of such rivers and canals TO
width OF not TO exceed fifty feet from
their Cock lines towards the eenters shall
be ehargeable 20 sud PAYABLE by the lots
aud parcels Of land so fronting a river or
public nayigable canal in any such city.
= AFTER a river or navlgable canal In
any such city" has been properly docked
eonIoFmable 10 specifications made and
filed in the Office Of the board of public
works. or other body in charge OF such
department in any such city. and has been
dredged TO depth OF twenty-one feet be.
low the level of such river or navigable
canal as heretofore or may hereafter be
established. and TO a width Of fifty feet
from its dock line towards It's center, IN
city authorities. and at the expense OF
the lots or parcels Of land abutting there
on. and has been duly accepted by the city
engineer OF such city. or other officer au-
thoFized to accept the same, as complying
with the above requirements, the expense
OF redredging such rivers or canals to
width Of fifty feet from such dock lines to
its center shall be charged to and paid
out OF the general city fund Of such city.
3. Such board Of public works, or 9th
er body, shall have the same authority
over such rivers and canals and lands and
lots fronting thereon as they have over
streets and lots or lands fronting thereon,
ana snail be governed by the same rules
with respect thereto as in case of public
Improvements upon streets, except repairs
* the sides OF docks, wharves and revet-
nents IN front of lots or parts of lots
along the sides of docks, banks of rivers
and navigable canals in such city, which
expense shall be a lien and charge upon
the lots or parcels of land extending to
and AUDITING on such docks, riTais and
canals respectively.
4. Provided, that the dredging charge
able to lots and lands fronting on such
docks, rivers and canals shall be ordered
done by any such city only when the mid
spectively shall be dredgea at the same
time by the city; and provided further,
that no part of the cost of construction of
any of the public navigable rivers or canals
in any such city shall be chargeable to
the city or to any ward thereof, but the
whole cost of such construction shall be
chargeable exclusively to the lots and
lands abutting thereon.
Section 2. Whenever the government
does any dredging of any navigable river
or canal in any city of the first class
partially or wholly at the expense of the
federal government In such cases the abut-
ting property owner shall be ehargeable
with the dredging of the channel not to
exceed fifty feet, extending from the es-
tablished dock line, and where there is any
excess of fifty feet dredging to be done
beyond that done by the United States
government or chargeable to the abutting
property the expense thereof shall be paid
by the city.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
Approved June 49, 1909