The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No.. 300, All Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER 397, LAWS OF 1909.

No.. 300, All Published June 1B, 1909.
CHAPTER 397, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO, amend section 1919 Of the stat
utes. relating to county aid for bridges
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
\ Section l. Section 1919 Of the statutes
Is amended to read: Section 1919. /.
Whenever any town board shall hle Its petit
ton with the proper county board setting
forth the fact that said town has voted to
construct or repair any bridge wholly or
partly within such town, designating as
near as may be the location Of such bridge
and further stating that such town has
proportion Of the cost OF such construction
or repairs - 49, as is required by this
section, the said county board shall appro-
pirate - s5Fs such sum as Is required by
this section to be paid by the county and
shall cause such sum ito be levied upon the
taxable property Of the county as Will, with
the amount provided by said town, be sufa-
cient to defray the expense of erecting or
repairing = !" - such bridge SO petitioned
for, and such money, when collected, shall
be paid out on the order of the chairman OF
the county board and county clerk whenever
hereinafter provided for shall notify them
that the work has been completed and &C.
cepted. s.
repaired is located wholly or partly within
a town having total valuation Of six hun
dred thousand dollars or more according to
the last assessment as eQuAiized BY the
In excess of six hundred dollars until the
cost Ia twelve hundred dollars. When the
cost. exceeds twelve hundred dollars the
town and county shall each pay one-half the
cost Of such construction or repair.
3. When such haidge to be constructed or
repaired is located wholly or partly Within
town having total valuation OF Less than
six hundred thousand dollars according 70
No Lost
county board. the county shall pay the cost
in excess of one-tenth Of one per centum OF
said total valuation until the total cost ls
e totai valuasion When The total cost
ceeds one-dfth Of one per centum OF said to-
tai valuation the town and county shall
each pay ne-half the cost of such constrnc-
ton or repair. ass Z,
Of any bridge lying wholly or partly -wEhin
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 facts respecting such immediate
necessity for construction or repairs. The
chairman, of the county board shall appoint
two of It's members who shall have the same
powers and duties as the members appointed
pursuant to subsection 6. The construction
or repair Of a bridge performed and ac-
cepted pursuant to this subsection, shall
entirle the town to county aid to an amount
Of money equal to that which the town
would have been entitled to IL it 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
erty Of the county; provided. however, that
the county board shall not appropriate
money under this subsection to reimburse
any bridge, the cost Of which would not be
sufficient to authorize the county to aid the
town In construction Of such bridge under
the other provisions Of this section.
l1%n fyf inv tho oo< - %ha nNn.
struction or repair OF any such bridge the
cost of constructing or repairing any ap-
proach at the end thereof shall not be con-
sidered as part OF the cost OF such con-
struction or repair.
g. The county board shall. at the time Of
acting upon such petition, designate two Of
it's members who shall act as it's commits
sloners and who shall cooperate with the
said commissioners shall have full charge
and authority to act in the letting, In
specting and acceptance Of the work.
7. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit any county board
from constructing or repairing any bridge
in its county II 1t shall SO desire and IL
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.
S. -. 8 Nothing herein contained shall
authorize the levy of any tax upon the
property in any city or incorporated village
REQUIRED by law to maintain its own bridges.
8. = Supervisors from such cities
or villages SO REQUIRED to maintain their
own bridges. shall have no vote on the
granting or determining of such petition or
in providing a tax therefor.
10. $3.50 No more than one mill on the
dollar on the equalzed valuation Of the
property in any county shall be levied for
the aforesaid purpose and for all other
county bridges, in any one year, unless the
county board, by a rwo-tbirds vote Of all
the members entitled to vote on such propo-
s.rlon shall decide IL favor of larger sum,
and In that case an amount not to exceed
one mill on the dollar OF such equalAed val
nation may be levied IL addition to the one
mill herein provided for and no order shall
be drawn on account OF such levy except
upon the certificate OF the county treasurer
that the money produced by said levy has
come to his hands TO pay such order
Section 2 This net. shall take effect and
be In force from and after its passage aid
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