The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
~. 141, S Published June t. 1909
CHAPTER 27O, LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to create sections l379--3Oa TO
l3T0--3oc inclusive, of the statutes re-
lat!ng 10 the district drainage laws Of
Wisconsin.
The people of the state Of Wisconsin, repre-.
scented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There are added TO the stat.
utes fiye new sections to read Section
1379--3ua. Whenever the commissioners
of any drainage district now existing In
process of organization or hereafter organ
lied under the laws OF Wisconsin are petit
toned by the owners OF one tenth OF the
lands in their district TO enlarge existing
drains or lay out and construct new drains
In said district, or whenever said commits
sioners shall become of the opinion that the
plan and scheme Of drainage of the drain
age district of which they IRE commission
els are or will be insufficient 10 effect
thorough drainage OF said district any
portion thereof for the purposes in section
l3T9-lll ! OF chapter 4l9. laws of 1905,
Of Wisconsin set forth. and that additional
bitches are required. or that bitches already
laid out should be enlarged. 10 effect such
drainage they shall cause sufficient add
tionai bitches to complete such drainage Of
said district to be located, ami plans and
speCihcat ions thereof complying with sec
tion l373--1S OF the statutes to be made,
or shall cause like plans and specifications
of such cnlargcments to be made and shall
estimate the cost OF construction thereof rs
provided in paragraph 3 Of said section
1373--lS, together with the cost Of all adj
ditional bridges that said district must
cost of construction upon the several bene-
flied parcels of lands and easements in said
district and benefited corporations as pro-
vidcd in paragraph of section 13T9-1S
They shall also determine the damages
that will be caused by such new bitches
or engagements of bitches and shall award
TO each damaged piece or parcel of land and
easement in said district the said damage
caused to II by such new bitches or enlarge
ments Said commissioners shall then file
In fl, wi 81
report and petition shall report:
/. That the bitches dug, or in the or.
der confirming previous report authorized
TO be dug. are insufficient TO effect thor
ough drainage Of said district or of the
part thereof therein specified the reasons
why they are insufficient, and setting forth
briefly but clearly the facts relative there
9 The description of all lands, ease
ments and corporations previously assessed
for benefits or awarded damages in said
district.
3. The benefits to said lands easements,
and corporations previously assessed and
confirmed by the court.
1. All assessments for construction which
have been conf rmed by the court against
said benefited lands. easements, and cor
porationS.
. whether the cost of construction al
ready assessed. together with the cost of
constructs ION by them proposed for said new
bitches or enlargements, viii exceed tho
benefits already assessed and confirmed by
6. Said commissioner may assess supple
mental benefits warranted by the proposed
work upon the benefited lands, easements.
and corporations as the facts warrant.
Items ., 3, 1. 3. and 9 may be IN the form
of schedule to said petition
SAD petition shall Pray for the rei,ef
and report may by permission Of the court
be amended to conform to the facts at any
time during the pending thereof or after
order of confirmation.
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thereof shall, by order fix time and place
Of hearing on said petition, and report A
notice Of said hearing, stating briefly the
substance and prayer OF said petition and
report and Il general description Of tho
proposed work and signed by the commits
sioncrs, shall be served upon the parties ln-
terested
/. BY publishing a copy Of said notice
once each week for three successive weeks
in n newspaper published IN each coun y
where any lands Of said drainage district
.. ny posting copy OF such notice IN
five public places in said drainage districg
3. BY mailing a copy OF said not!c' 10
each owner % lands. or easement located
in sad district. whose postofiice address IL
known to said commissioners or whose post
office address can by reasonable inquiry be
OF each corporation affected.
In case OF defective service such hearing
shall be adjourned and the defect in said
service cured. Said rearing may be ad-
Section 13T9-30c. No assessment Of
supplemental benefits under the provisions
Of this act shall change the apportionment
of assessments for construction, prev Oust Y
confirmed by the court. but so far as this
resssessment OF supplemental henetts Ia
concerned such previously confirmed assess
rnents for construction shall remain liens
upon the same lands and easements aud
Chains against the same corporations in the
same amounts as when first assessed and
recorded
Section 1379-3od. The prov slons Of
sections 13T9--11 to 1370-32b, except
l379--l2. where applicable and not In con.
hct With the provisions OF this act, shall
apply to the proceedings by this act author
lied.
Section 1880 The provisions Of
this act so far as applicable, shall apply TO
proceedings now pending or hereafter in
sttuted under section 1870 OF the
statutes by way of supplemental report or
amendment of the commissioners report.
But any reasonable notice of hearing on
such amended or supplemental report by
the court heretofore ordered. under said sec
ton 1870 OF the statutes. In such pend
ing proceedings shall be sufficient notice Of
such hearing.
Section . This net shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June 2, 1909