Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
No 200, A. Published June 16, 1909.
CHAPTER 397, LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 397, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1919 of the stat
utes. relating to county Al, ala tor oridges,
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section i. Section 1910 of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 1919. I.
Whenever any town board shall file Its petit
ton with the proper county board setting
forth the fact that said town has voted to
partly within such town, designating as
near as may be the location Of such bridge,
and further stating that such town has
provided for the payment of such
proportion Of the cost of such construction
or repairs q as is required by this
section, the said county hoard shall lan appfso TO-
this section to be paid by the county ana
shall cause such sum to De levied upon the
taxable property Of the county as Will, with
the amount provided by said town, be sum-
repairing reya = such bridge so petitiened
for and sseh money when GO COLLECTED S shall III
the county board and county clerk whenever
the said town board and the commissioners
hereinafter provided for shall notify them
cepted.
2. When such bridge to be constructed or
repaired Is !oeased Wholly q 2 of ~ wn ,
dred thousand dollars or more according to
the last assessment as eQnalAzed BY the
f n Excess Of SIX tx nandrsd aears until tie
cost is twelve hundred dollars When the
cost exceeds twelve hundred dollars the
town and county shall each pay ohe-half the
cost of such construction or repair.
g. When such bridge to be constructed or
repaired Is located wholly or partly within
six sVH hundred thousand dollars according to
county board. The county shall pay the cost
said total valuation until the total cost is
equal to onehfth Of one per centum of said
total valuation. When the total cost ex-
ceeds one-hfth of one per centum Of said to-
tai valuation the town and county shall
each pay one-haf the cost of such construc-
ton or repair.
4. Whenever the construction or repair
of any bridge lying wholly or partly within
any town is required to be made without de-
lay, by reason Of being washed out or dam
aged BY foods or other cause, the town may
file its petition with the county clerk setting
forth the factA respecting such immediate
necessity for CONSTRUCTION OF. repairs. The
Of the county s1ad b s5a
powers and duties as the members appointed
pursuant to. subsection 8. The construction
or repair OF bridge perfGrmefai ana s, af
. entitle the town to county aid to an amount
of money equal to that which the town
would have been entitled to If 1t had filed
its petition with the county board as here,
inbefore set forth and the county board
shall levy such sum upon the taxable prop
ery Of the oot Isa
money under this subsection to reimburse
any town for the construction or repair Of
sufficient to authorize the county to aid the
town in construction Of such bridge under
the other provisions of this section
s. In determining the cost Of the con-
struction or repair Of any such bridge the
cost of constructing or repairing any APP
proach at the end thereof shall not be con
sdered as a part or the cost OF sucn con-
struction repair.
6. The county board SHALL at the time OF
acting upon such petition, designate two OF
it's members who shall act as its commits
siopers and who shall cooperate with the
board of such town and such board and the
said commissioners shall have full charge
and authority to act IN n tie the letting IN
@s Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit any county board
from constructing OF repalrldg any ortdges
the whole of the cost of the construction
or repairs of any bridge or bridges Is to be
borne by any county, or any county shall
arrange with such town SO as to assume
and have exclusive charge of such work,
then the county board may direct the let
ting inspecting and acceptance Of such
work in such manner as it may deem proper.
g. Nothing herein contained shall
authorize the levy Of any tax upon the
preoIired by law to maintain its own bridges
g. = Supervisors from such cities
or villages so required to maintain their
oM ron+ino or determining of such petition, or
in providing a tax therefor.
10 No more than one mill on the
dollar on the equalzed valuation OF the
pronerty In any county shall be levied for
t the aforesaid purpose, and for all other
county bridges, in any one year. unless the
county board. by two-th1rds vote Of all
the members entitled TO vote on such propo-
s'tion shall decide in favor of larger sum-
and in that case an amount not TO exceed
one mill on the dollar of such equalized val
ma tion NAV be levied in addition TO the one
mill herein provided for and no order shall
be drawn on account OF such levy except
nnon fhe certificate of the county treasurer
hat the money produced By SAID levy has