River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. STA, A Published June 10, 1909.
CHAPTER SIG. LAWS OT 1909.

CHAPTER $40, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend chapter 537 Of the laws
for it's construction, making an appropria-
tion and levying tax therefor.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section 1. Chapter 537 Of the laws Of
1907 is amended to read: Section : 1.
For the purpose of constructing the capitol,
for purchasing a site for a heating plant
and warehouse. and for constructing and
connecting the same with the capitol. as
directed BY chapter 10 OF the laws OF 1907
priated, there Is hereby appropriated from
the general fund in the treasury annually
with the year to end June 30, 1908, the
SUN of six hundred thousand dollars. The
sums heretofore appropriated shall be avail
able TO the capitol commission for any OF
2 To provide in part for such appro-
priaticn, there is hereby levied an annual
state tax. upon the general property of the
state. in each of said nine successive fiscal
years, of four hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, to be apportioned by the secretary
Of state annually as provided by section
1910 of the statutes, but such levy, or any
portion thereof, may be RENTED, pursuant
to the provisions OF section 1o69a of the
statutes.
directed to proceed with the construction
and completion of the heating plant and
warehouse and of the capitol, according to
priations hereby made Will permit. When In
the Judgment Of the commission 1t Is for
the best interests Of the state to proceed
with the construction more rapidly than the
appropriations hereby made Will permit,
then and IN that case, the commission shall
SO proceed IT, in the judgment OF the COVER
nor the condition of the treasury shall war
rant so doing, and the sums hereby pro-
yided for the use Of the commission shall
become available In payment for such con-
struction to an amount not exceeding one
million dollars In any such fiscal year.
q The commission shall remove the ex-
listing capitol in parts from time to time as
necessary use or dispose of the materials
thereof as NAV be most advantageous, and
apply any proceeds realized to the cost OF
Iuch removal or other authorized purposes.
Provided that the dome Of the existing cap
itol If practicable, shall be removed in such
manner that the materials thereof may be
used In constructing q dome on the main
hall Of the university building. If the legs-
iature or the regents OF the university shall
In the future SO provide. And providing
that the total cost of such removal and re-
construction shall not exceed the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars.
g. The commission may acquire title By
condemnation for the site Of such plant and
warehouse according 20 the provisions OF
chapter SO of the statutes, and the attor-
pey general shall conduct the proceedings.
4 The commission Is authorized to pro-
cure to be laid any railroad spur track or
tracks requisite to connect the heating
uIant with any railroad line or TO transport
building material to the capitol grounds, TO
build g connecting tunnel between the heat
Ing plant and capitol, and to lay
water main between either OF the Lakes of