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

railroad, or whenever such petition e 90
track crosses or Is all to cross, or Ia
crossed, or about to be crossed By street
or highway TO the effect that public SAFETY
REQUIRES an alteration In such crossing, It's
approaches, the method Of crossing, the loca-
ton OF the highway or crossing, the closing
of a highway crossing and the substitution
OF another therefor, not at grade, or the
removal Of distractions to the view at such
crossing, or requires the determination
Of the mode and manner Of making such
new crossing, and praying that the same
may be ordered, 1T shall be the duty OF
the commission to give notice to the proper
party or parties In interest other than the
petitioner, Of the fling Of such petition, and
to proceed TO Investigate the same and TO
order q hearing thereon in the manner pro,
vided for hearings in section 1797-12, ana
after such hearing the commission shall ue-
termiDo what alteration In such crossing, APP
proaches, mode of crossing, location OF higb"
way crossing, and the substitution or an
other therefor not at grade, or removal On
distractions to sight at crossing, II any,
shall be made. and BIZ whom made, and IN
case OF new crossings the mode and manner
Of making them. The commission snail NJ
the proportion Of the cost ana expense Oh
such alteration, removals ana new efoss-
ings, including the damages TO any person
whose land is taken, and the speciai Jam
ages which the owner OF any ia1o !, aoyol l49s
the public street or highway shall sustain
By reason Of such change In the grace OF
such street or highway, or By reason OF tne
removal Of obstructions 70 view az sucn
croaslngs, to be paid by the railroad com
pany or companies. the municipality or mu-
inequalities In interest, and the state. IN
fixing such proportion the commission may
order the amount Of such cost and expense
and damages 80 apportioned to be paid by
the parties against which the apportton-
rnent shall be made.
Section 1707--12f. The commission, may
in the absence OF any petition therefor,
when In their opinion public safety requires
an alteration In any street or hlghWeZ
crossed at grade By any railroad or railroad a
company, after notice and hearing as pro
Vidsd In section 1902, order such az
teEstions In such street or highway or rai-
road aa they shall deem best eno ahall uer
tormins and direct by whom, and within
what time such alteration shall Be made,
and the expense Of such alteration shall DO
pPPsScSdSS Section tR% RailToa Companies may
take land for tho purpose OF thus SECTION
and the preceding secfSon IA sas manner
Raoticn If97-i2g. When the couamiS-
zion upon q petition brought under ths pro
vlsione OF section 17e7-12a, or proceedings
inatifuted under the provisions OF section
1TpT--12f, shall dnd that any streGt or high
way crosses or is crossed By the tracks OF
more than ons railroad, and tho tracks OF
such railroads are so near together tnaI
public conYteDce requires the work OF s9pa-
rating the grades to be done under and In
compliance with one order, they shall give no
tlce or Buc0 proceedings 10 al Lue CVlAp&AAS7
operating such railroads; and after such
notice and hearing the commission shall de.
termins what alterations shall be MADE, II
any, so IA TO separate the grades OF all such
crossings ct the same time, and shall deter.
mine by whom such work shall be dona ana
they shall appOrtion the sxpanSe az pro
yided Ia section 1797-i2e
Section 1797--12h Whenever q petition
IL lodged with the commission By the com
mon council Of any city, the village board
OF any village, or the town board OF any
town within which railroad track crossee
another railroad track at grade, or when
ever such petition Ia 80 lodged by any rail-
road company whose track cT0sseg or IN
crossed at grade by tina track OF another
safety requires an aiferEtio In such grace
crossing, or the tnstalla ti0n1 operation, ana
maintenance OF some suitable protective ap
pliance at such grade crossing, u snalI DO
the duty Of the commission 20 give notice
to the proper party OF parties In interest,"
other than the petitioner Of the ming OF
the same and to order hearing thereon In
the manner provided for hearings In section
l7p7-12, and after such hearing the COM
mission shall determine what alteration IN
such crossing or mode of crossing, II any
shall be made, and by whom made and
maintained, or what suitable protective up
plfance shall be installed, operated, ana
maintained at such crossing and by whom
installed, operated, and maintained. The
commission shall tx the proportion OF the
cost and expense OF ouch change In grade
"a
the installation, operation, and mainten-
ance OF such safety appliance which shall
be paid by the railroad companies, re
apectively.
Section 17e7--12i. Tho commission may,
in the absence OF any petition therefor,
when In their opinion public safety requires
or alteration IN an existing grade crossing
Of q railroad track by 2 railroao track %.
longing to or operated by any railroad or
railroads, or requires the installation, oper-
alton and maintenance or come suitable pro-
tective appliance at such grade crossing,
after notice and hearing as provided In sec
ton 1T97--12, order such change In such
crossing, or the installation, operation, and
maintenance OF such suitable protective APP
plIance at such grade crossing as they snail
deem best and shall determine and direct
by whom and within what time such altera-
ton shall be made or such safety appliance
shall be installed, and the cost and expense
Of such change In such crossing and OF
maintaining the crossing, or Of the installa-
ton, operation, and maintenance Of such
safety appliance shall be apportioned and
patd as provided in the preceding section.
Section 17o7-12j. The provisions OF
section lTe7--12h and 1797--12i shall APP
ply 90 all swing or draw bridges, functions
and other fonling points on all railrosdr.
carry out tho provisions OF this act Is ap-
pRcpeiRtsd out Of any money In tbs state
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Section 2. All acts or parts OF acts con-
nicting with the provisions Of this act or
with section 1792-12d, or with the ex-
elusive exercise of the jurisdiction herein
and hereby conferred, or conferred by Hee-
ton 1TeT-12d, are hereby repealed.
Section O. This act shall take effect and
30 In force from and after its passage and
Approved June II, 1900.