Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 5ST, a. Published May 90 1909
CHAPTER 165. LAWS Or 1909


AN ACT to grant to cities and counties
having a population of two hundred
fifty thousand and upwards the right to
acquire private property for public uses
for parks and other pu poses.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
Secf.on /. 1t shall be lawful for and the
right IS hereby conferred upon cities of the
first class aud counties in this state having
a population of two hundred and fifty thous-
and and upwards TO purchase, acquire, enter
upon, take. use and appropriate private
property for the purpose or max .ng. en-
targ ng, extending. protecting and maintain
ing public parks parkways. civic cepters
and Fairgrounds within the limits oil such
city or county whenever the common coun-
Gil or county board thereof shall by ordi-
nance or resolution determine
Section 2. /. 1t shall be lawful for, and
the right is hereby conferred upon cities of
lation of two hundred and fifty thousand
and upwards in this state TO purchase. &C.
qulre, enter upon, take, use and appropriate
pesss SaFsn sp pgysd e yo G Rs n
establishing public parks Pathways civic
centers and Fairgrounds. and after the i'm
hood property with restrictions as TO build
ing thereon and use thereof so as 70 care
fully preserve the same for the purposes In
tended.
2, The ordinances or resolutions provid-
Ing for the taking of such lands shall set
forth why the use thereof AID the. control
grounds or to establish new grounds and
may Include in addition to the protection
hereinbefore specified the preservation of the
view. appearance light air or usefulness In
general Of said premises for public purposes.
Section g. l. The taking, using and APP
propriating. by the right of eminent domain
the purpose of making, enlarging extending.
and maintaining public parks parkways,
civic centers and Fairgrounds. and of neigh
boring property, of such public parks. park
cpDtnrE DlGyQrOundS
der to protect such public parks. parkways,
civic centers and Fairgrounds their en-
virons, the preservation Of the view. appear
ance light. air. health, and usefulness there
Of by re-selling such neighboring property.
With such restrictions in the deeds of
sale as will protect said property, SO taken
for the aforesaid purpose, Is hereby declared
to be taking. using and approprtating Of
such private property for public use
2. The proceeds arising from the resale
OF any such property. SO taken shall be de.
posted In the treasury of said cities
counties and be subject to general appro..
priation by the councils or county board Of
said city or county,
Section A. Ia all cases wherein cities or
counties of this state shall hereafter take,
use, and appropriate private property for
the aforesaid purposes by ordnance IL the
compensation and damages arising there
from cannot be agreed upon by the owners
. thereof and such cities or counties, such
compensa ton and damages shall be cousld-
cred. aseertaned, determined, awarded. and
paid in the manner provided In sections
895 to 904 Inclusive. and other appropriate
provisions of the statutes
Section 5. Contracts may be made by the
public authorities with owners of lands to
Improve such lands and to own the same
after improvement Is made subject to lmita-
tons as to building and use thereof. Such
contracts when acknowledged and recorded
In the registers Office shall be a restriction
on the right Of the owner of the use of such
land which can be enforced by the public.
and shall extend to his grantee or grantees.
Section 6. The power of the public
thoFttieE to out the purposes of this
act shall not be limited to the section OF
the statutes herein referred to, but may be
sought and exercised under other sppro-
pirate provisions thereof, the whole act to
be literally construed for the purposes here
in referred to.
Section z. This act shall be IN force
from and after its passage and publjca-
tion.
Approved May 10. 1909.