River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15

No. 646, 81 Published June 10, 1908
CHAPTER 481. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section I70T-.l1m OF
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly, do
Section i. Section i7o7-a1m Of ths
statutes, 10 amended - read: Section H79T
/. Every railroad shall acquire the nee.
s seTft Connect maintain and operate 4
reasonably adequate and suitable spur track
whenever such spur track does not neces-
ticaliy Indispensable TO the successful OPP
Grafton OF any existing or proposed mile
elevator, storehouse, warehouse, dock
lumber yard, coal dock or other industry
or enterprise, and Its construction and
operation is not unusually unsafe and dan.
gerous, and is not unreasonably harmful
2. Such railroad may require
tho person or persons, firm, corporation
or association primarily to be served there
by, to pay the legitimate cost and expense
OF acquiring, by condemnation or purchase
the necessary rights or way for Such SPUR
track, and of constructing the same, as
shall be determined in separate items by
the commission, In which case the total
estimated cost thereof shall be deposited
with the railroad before tho railroad shall
be required to incur any expense Whatever
therefor; provided, however, that
when any such person, firm, corporation or
association, shall be required by the oorn-
r'ission to deposit with the railroad Ehe
total estimated cost, rs herein proviceds
such person, firm, corporation or nssoca-
ton, may offer or cause to be 0nereos
proposition IN writing, to such iaiIroan,
to Construct such spur track, such prOpoA
Bition to be accompanied by surely
company bond, running to such raiIroanl
and conditioned upon the construction OK
such spur track In 4 good and workman.
like manner, according to the plans ana
specifications prov led by such abroad
and approved by the commission and de-
posit with such railroad the estimated
cost of the necessary right OK way LoE
such spur track; and whenever Bucn pLoP,
osition and security company bond shall
association primarily ~ BE- served theFebys
shall not be required TO AspOsir 40 herein
provided, as the total esttrlafe cost OK sucn
estimated cost OF the right of ways and
the total amount stated In euch wrtLten
proposition. Provided further that before
expense whatever IN the construction OF
said spur track, the person, 6xms corpora
ton, or association primarily 70 Do server
thereby, shall give the railroad a Dong eoI 90
amount and surety, securing the railroad
against loss on account OF any expense in-
Cured beyond tAs amount 80 dapostted Wata
3. whenever SUCH spur sruGx ~ so con
necteG with tho main line ~ herei4 Pro-
vided, at the expense Of tho owner OK sucA
proposed or existing mill, elevator store
house, warehouse, dock, wharf, pior, manu-.
featuring establishment lumber yard, coai
dock, or other industry or enterprise, and
any person, fEm, corporation, or associauon
shall degire a connection With such spur
track application therefor shall DC MADE
to the commission, and such perDon, nrmt
corporation, or association GhS I DO required
to pay 20 the person, arm, corporation, cS
association that shall have paid or CON
tributed 10 the primary cost and expense
OF acquiring the right of war tor 9nfm
original spur track, and OF constructing uNo
same, an equitable proportion thereoH "
be determined by the commission, upon
such application and notice. TO the persons,
firms, corpora tons, or associations that have
paid or contributed toward the original COST
and expense Of acquiring fhs eighS o. WY
and constructing the same.
Section 2. This act shall take a0egs
and be In force from end E4tzR SSs pafMaDS
and publication.
Approved June 16, 1908. ,