The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No. 1S7. A. lPuhishnd MAY ~ I"oS'
CNAPTEE 162. laws OF 1903.

/ No. 1S7 Al lpuhlshod MAY 20 1909
CHAPTER 1872, LAWS OF 1902
AN ACT to create sections a5o-,l7a to
25I pcus,ye OF on J and S STANDARDIZATION
| of a commission on the city plan n
cities OF the first second and third
! classes. and to tie acquisition OF lahus
! by such cities for certa q pIpiic pNppo so
! The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, rep
! resented IN Senate and Assembly, DO en-
! section /. There are added to the stat
! utes ten new sec, .ons to read SecuDh
| g5g-lTa. The common council OF every
! city OF the first. second and third classes
/ may, by ordnance, provide for the creation
1 Of a commission on the city plan TO consist
I Of seven members whose organ,Hat'oh
/ power, duties and qualhcat 9ns sha!l be rs
! set forth In sections oJ9--l'b 10 91o-t'J
section a59-17b Such commission shah
! consist of the mayor. who shall De us pre-
! siding office the, city, engineer the prtSi.
/ Qeat Of the park board. one member Of the
common council ana three citizens. In case
| any such city shnil he without park board
| tho mayor shall appoint four citizen mem
hers.
section o59-17c. Upon the adoption Of
an ordinance az provided IN section ""9-
! liza, the common council Of any such city
shall, by a two-thi"Gs vote Of It's members
( eject one of its number RS Ii member "f such
comm SSion who shall serve az such mem
Der until the next ensuing first day Of May :;
and during the month of April Of each
year or whenever Il vacancy shall occur
! the council! shall. by like two-thlrds vote.
elect one OF its number for period Of one
year from and after the first day OF May
/ then ensuing, or 70 I'LL the uneNprCd term
Section 959-17d. Immediately upon
the adoption of such ORD nance the mayor
/ shall appoint three Ci,i2cEs. members of
such commission. one citizen member to
hold Office for three years. one citizen mem
! Der for two years and one citizen member
/ for one year from the ensuing first day OF
| May and in case any city shall be without
park board. the mayor Of such city shall
/ ..NfE 4frF., -
o'Nce for one year from the ensuing u"st
/ day Of May or until such city shall estab-
! lish park hoard, In the month Of April
Of each year thprca ftcr, in which the terms
Of Office of such citizen members respective
~ expire, the mayor shall appoint one citi-
2'n memher Of such commission for the
May next ensuing. and In case any city
should be without a park board one addi-
tional citizen member for Il period of one
year from the first day OF NAV next pnsll-
ing, or until such city shall establish park
hoard. whenever vacancy shall occur IA
the term of any citizen member, the mayor
SNAIL appoint a citizen rs member to al
| such rneEpired torn.
Section ?52--i7e No member Of the
| common council or citizen shall he elected
or apn"inica a member OF such commission
chasing or selling Of real estate in such
city. ana nj! citizen members shall be per.
sons Of recognized experience and quallfcQ.
tons such members Of the commission
shall hold Office until their respective suc.
cessors are elected and oualifcd No mem.
Der OF any such commission shall receive
member. " DNH
Section a5a--l7f The common council
OF any such city shall refer any question
concerning tho location and arch tectnraI de-
sign of any public building the location AZ
any statue or other memorial tho Iocation
extension Widening, enlargement. ornnmcn,
tatloh' ana parking OF any street parkway
boulevard park, playground. or other ma
mnrai or public grounds within any such
Ky 20 sucD comm ssion for its consdera.
thereon by such council. All plsts or ra'
ptats OF any lands within the Limits
o.. SGch CITY or Of any lands outside Of and
HsttuIu one ana one.half miles of tho limit
OF Sl"h city shall be suhm tied "a tho co,r
MISSION OF such city for It's recommen,1atinn
To- me council before the same are annroyed
by such council ' "pPro'ed
Section 959--17g The commop oo,,,,;,
tnIlaS rrIer TO said commission the constrmc'
~" VI carrying out OF any pubIir won't
hoarG sp ore ra wthn the Province OF other
MIIa'o TO said commission ali nou,erxs
% sa. me said council deems necessary rs
ad5tton S N5aN @2 rs IN s6 al details.
~ ,f"h se, or cause TO be made a map or mans
~ ~, splu .ity or any portion thereof show
p r i"'S b,,id proposed by 1t for any new
sL[rnt PARKWAY. boulevard park nIaS
s ,bo mas or any other public grounds and
o ond E[lurs thereoi, aud the street building
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sauHhIt or PARK, or any changes By Il deemed
SIN'SaR!G III the present location of anv mn
s sr t'''a .nE statue, memorial. grounds.
Sarrtl, PARKWAY boulcvards playgrounS'
square or park and may employ expert adj,
VIC" IN thc making Of such map or mans
section N5!l--17l. Any such city nctlny
lhrngSh us commission, or othcrVisa mmSS
acluITe 6y gift. purchase or condennatio11
any iands within its corporate lIpiIts fn.
establishing, laying out, widening, en'orp
LhE. extending and maintaining memorfS,
kLouhuH, streets squares parkways bouIa
NaiuH. parks, Fairgrounds, sites for nuhiIc
ouliulnES, and reservation in and ahont
ana along and lending to any or ali OF tbe
sa'ne ana after the establishment ia vout
and completion Of such improvements NAV
convey any such real estate thus acrulra1
t.!I NOT necessary for such improvements
WIN reservations concerning the futura usn
ana occupation of such real estate 40 nc TO
protect such public works and improvo'
HehtS, and their envirOns and to preservo
Lhc view appearance, light. air and useful.
ness or such public works. and TO promoto
the puhuc health and welfare
section D1o-lii. II Is hereby declared
ma the acquisition aud conveyance of lands
lpr the purposes go ms provided IN the pre'
cedlng section constitute" a public usa ava
IS Tor the public health and welfare, "''N
section = All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby rnpeoIed
section D. This act shall take effect md
publication. "N'
Approved May 10, 1909