The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-

act as follows:
Section l. 1. The construction and
wharves and revctments in front of lots
or parcels OF land along the banks of
rivers ana public navigable canals In any
t cty OF Ihe hrSt class of this state. and
the uLeuslIg OF such rivers and canals to
a width OF not to exceed fifty feet from
their dock lines towards the centers shall
be chargeable to and payable by the lots
tnH ptcets - 'anu SO fronting river or
2. After a river or nav gable canal in
any such city has been properly docked
cont to specifications made and
hled in the office OF the board of public
works or other body in charge of such
department in any such city, and hiss been
dredged to d depth of twenty-one feet be-
low the level of such river or navigabIe
canal rs heretofore or may hereafter be
established. and to a width of fifty feet
from it's dock line towards its center, in
compliance with any order of the proper
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-
thOrized 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
it's center shall be charged to and paid
out of the general city fund of such city.
8. Such board Of public works, or 9th
er body, shall ai2Ve 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,
and shall be governed by the same rules
with respect thereto as in case of public
improvements upon streets except repairs
OF the sides of docks wharves and revet-
ments In front Of lots or parts of lots
along the sides OF docks, banks of rivers
ana 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, rivers 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
die portion Of such rivers and canals re-
spectively shall be dredged at the same
time by the city; and provided further,
that no part Of the cost of construction of
any of the public navgable rivers or canals
in any such city shall be chargeSEIe &C
the city or to any ward thereof but the
chargeable exclusively to the lots and
lands AUDITING 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 chargeable
with the dredging of the channel not to
exceed fifty feet, extending from the es-
tablfshed 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 abuttng
property the expense thereof shall be paid
by the city.
Section s. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 49, 1909.