Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11
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- cAaASTEs id as' laws dolf 1908 '0'.
AN AIT to grant 20 cities aud e~auntles
having a population OF two hnadred
Effy Thousand snd Epaafds the right to
acquire private property Tor public uses
Tar parks and other purposes
Tie people Of tie state Of Wisconsin, rep
resenSed in Senate and Assembly. do en-
section /. II shall be lasfui scr. ana the
right 8 hereby conferred rp0n cifies d The
first class and counties Ia rhls state having
q population Of two hundred and nfts fhpfs
and and upwards 20 purchase. acquire. enter
upon take. Use and appropriate private
pF1perts for iat purpose 81 max -ng. en-
laFe R&. extending. prnipgtlnE and ala4Htaln
ne. public parks. p~arkgags eivit tenters
and Fairgrounds wtthip the limits 81 such
Ely % count whenever the eVmMap coul
81 or county HQafd thereof shall hy Drdi
nance or resolution determine
section ! II shall BE- laRfui Tor. aud
the eight b. hereby conferred upsQ elites af
the hrst class aud epunties hating ! p0ptl-
alton OF two hNudred and hfty thOlsand
ana upwards 10 this state 20 purchase, ac-
quire, enter upon take. use aud appropriate
aeigh9cfsood pFisate property Tor ths puF,
peses heTein specified for the protection aud
establishing public parks, pathways, civic
centeFs and pfag eIDuncs, aud after the iu8.
provemenf Is made to resell such nelghhor-
hood property with restrictions as 10 build
Ing thereon aud use thereof So as TO care
tnliy pteserve the same for the purposes In
tended.
ne nfdlttAANfe OF ftAoluA0lh profte~
Ing for the taking OF such lands shall set
forth why the use thereof and the control
thereof Is necessary q protect such public
grounds or % establish new grounds and
may Include Ia addition 70 the protection
herelnbcfore specified the preservation Of the
view. eppeaFRnre, light. air on usefulness IN
general q said premises for public purposes
Section 8. l. The taking. using and ap-
pFopriuting. BY the right Of eminent domain
as herein provided. Of private property for
the purpose OF making. eniargsng extending.
civic centers and fairgrounds. and Of neigh.
nof3ng property, of surh public parks. park
ways. civic eentefs aud Fairgrounds. IN Or
der TO protect such public parks. parkways,
civic center6 and Fairgrounds, their en-
%virona, the preservation 81 The view. appear.
ance. light. air, health. and usefulness there
Of py re-seliing such neighh0rlng property,
with such restrictions In the deeds 81 re-
sale as viii protect said property. 80 taken
for the aforesaid purpose, Is hereby declared
20 be taking, using and appreprlating u
such private property for public USE.
2, The proceeds arising from the resale
o. any snch property, 50 taken, shall be de-
posted IN the treasury Of said cities. Or
counties and he subject to general appro-
said city or county
Section 4 II ali cases wherein cities or
counties OF tAis state shall hereafter take,
use, and appropriate private property tor
the aforesaid purposes. hy ordinance. II the
compensation and damages arising there
from cannot BE- agreed upon by enc owners
tnVFNDt hAA SUM- Nttffa OF tHiltfNtEA4 HNEH
compensation and damages shall be consld-
cred ascertalned, determined, awarded. aud
paid ~ the manner provided Ia a~ections
sos 20 H04, Inclusive, and other appropriate
provisions pf the statutes.
section 3 Contra IS may be made BY the
public authorities With oWnerg Of lands to
Improve such lands and to own the same
after improvement Is made subject 10 hmita,
lions as % building and use thereof. Such
contracts when acknowledged aud 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 O. The power Of the public au.
thoritiee 70 carry Out the purposes Of this
act shall not be limited 10 che sectlon 81
the statutes herein referred to, but may be
sought and exercised under other appro.
pirate provisions thereof, the whole act to
be literally construed for the purposes here
Ia referred TO.
Section Z. This act shall be Ia feFce
ton.
Approved May 10. 1909.