Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
No. $40, ST Published Tune 10 toOe
CHApTER ALh LAWS or 1000

No ble, 81 lPDblished June 10. 1903.
CHAPTER 476. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACf TO amend sections iTaT-56 aud
lfNf-ot OF the statutes. relating to
=, lds.
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin. rep
resented IN Sepate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows.
section 1. Section 17e7-5e OF the stat
ntes q amended to read Section f79T-
oV. Every crossing Of the track Of a
steam railroad hereafter made by the track
or another steam railroad and every
crossing or the track Of an electric or
eureei railway surface road hereafter made
By the tracks of a steam railroad
and every crossing Of the track Of a steam
railroad or Of any other electric or street
railway surface road hereafter made : . >
py the track Of nm electric or street rail-
way surface road shall be above. below.
or at grade Of the tracks proposed 10 ~
crossed as the railroad commission shall
determine after hearing the parties upon
reasonable notice prescribed 81 aid com
mission In such determination. said rail-
road commission shall . az the
proportion Of the expense II originally con
sfructlng' operating. and maiutalnlug such
crossing which shall be paid
BY the owners of said tracks respectively.
Section .. Section i797-57 NJ the
statutes Is amended a. read section lSa4
-51. Upon the completion Of the con
struction Of any railroad or extension or
branch thereof. under the specification AZ
approved by the railroad rnmmiasion tbe
said applicant comnany shall. before On.
Grating sad railroad. or extension or
branch thereof, excepting for construction
purposes. and before opening the same 10
the public service, report the eame to said
commission ard said commlssion shall
t1'reupon Inspect and examine said rail-
road. or extension OF trench thereof. or
cause The same 10 be respected and exam
ined. and if II shall he found fhaf fhe
same has fppn fnnnFrurfna IL m..n~a.-..
win said spec hcation as approved ana Ia
otherwise suitable and nronerlv constructed
so as 70 conserve and protect tho publ c
safe'y 10 TIE rpera lion thereof. STD com
mission shall grant 20 said applicant rail
foad an order authorizing Il 70 operate the
same which order shah be presnmpffve
evidence Of the snfieiency Of such con
strleti0n. Said order shall epaeiYy In gen
eraI ierms the methods and conditions or
such operation ana n shall not be awful
Tor any such railroad or extension or
branch thereof. 20 be operated I'll such
order has been so granted and obtained
n upon such inspection ana examination
the commission shall deem that public
safety requires the installation, operation.
ana maintenance Of some suitable prOtec.
tive appliance NJ any grnde crossing Of
the track or tracks OF another steam rail-.
road or OF any other electric or street
railway surface road by the track or tracks
q said railroad or extension or branch
IhereOf. the commission NAV. before grant
ing said order. after notice md hearing
as provided In section I797--12 order me
INHALATION, operation. and maintenance
OF such suitable protective appliance ana
By whom 70 be installed. operated. and
maintained. and shall fix the PROPORTION
Of the expense Of constructing, maintaining,
and operating such protective appliance
which shall be paid by the owners OF said
tracks respectively.
Section 3. THIS act shall take eject and
be n force from and after It's passage and
publication.
Approved June 10. 1908.