The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 200, Al published June 16, 1909.
CHAPTER 307, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to amend section 1919 OF the stat
relating II to sGanty ss f0s n sess
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section j. Section 1872 s, Ct the i statutes
Whenever any town board shall hie its petl-
tion with the proper county board setting
forth the fact that said town has voted TO
partly within such town. designating as
near as may be the location of such bridge,
and further stating that such town has
proportion Of the cost of such construction
or repairs as is required by this
section, the said county board shall anprO7
this section to. be paid by the county aud
shall cause such sum to be levied upun the
taxable property Of the county az WILL, Wild
the amount provided oy said town. pc sum
Repairing In w. !: such bridge 30 petifiShed
for, and such money. when COLLECTED, ahail
be paid out on the order or the cnalrnnn OF
the county board ana county clerk whenever
the said town board and the camn1ssaDnerS
hereinafter provided for shall notify them
that the work has been completed and &c
2. When such bridge to be constructed or
repaired Is located wholly or parx}g witln
town having q total valuation al six hun
a fhe a seas assas SSsf' as ss IS P
county board, the county shall pay the c2st
in excess Of ak bnndred dollars until the
cost cost exceeds twelve hundred dollars the
town and county shall each pay one.haH the
cost of such construction or repair. :.
When such lgEge 70 n DE- S nas1y iah Go
town having total valuantn OF less tnan
six hundred Thousand dollars accprding u
the last assessment as s s1NIn1ii s py the
said total valuation until the total cost is
equal to oneafh ct enc Per e fats e o. a
ceeds one-dfth OF one per cenrnin OF said to-
tai valuation the town and county shall
each pay one half the cost OF such construc-
tlon or repair. =. -t}f's
4. Whenever the construction or repair
Of any bridge lying wholly pr partly within
any town Is required TO be made without OF
lay, by reason Of being washed ON or dam
aged by foods Or other cause, the town nay
file Its petition with the county clerk seEs1ng
forth the facts respecting such INN sdiate
necessity for construction or repairs me
two Of Its members who shall have the same
powers and duties as the members appointed
pursuant to subsection 9. The CONSTRUCTION
cepted pursuant to this subsection, shall
entitle the town to county aid TO an amount
of money equal to that whien tue town
its petition with the county board as here.
inbefore set forth and the county board
shall levy such sum upon the taxable prop
money under this subsection to reimburse
any town for the construction or repair Of
snS t. t anth ss the county e I the
town In construction Of such bridge under
the other provisions of this section, II
strnction orr or repair ct any such bridge the
p bros at the end thereof shall not Be con,
sidered as a part OF the cost OF sucn con-
struction or repair.
6. The county board shall, at the time of
acting upon such petition, designate two OF
it's members who shall act as its commits
soners and who shall ceo cS Hns TiTn r5e
said commissioners shall nave fuii charge
and authority to act In the letting. in
I. 80 Nothing herein contained shall
from constructing or repairing any bridge
Se its wbos e 1t cost sha Of Sc the
or repairs of any bridge or bridges is to pc
borne by any county, or any county Snail
arrange with such town so as s TO ASSUME n
then the county board may direct the. let
ting inspecting and acceptance Of SUCH
work in SUCH as Se IL 44rS sbPs
authorize the levy OF any tax upon the
property in any city or incorporated village
required by law to maintain It's own bridges i
or villages so required to maintain. their
own bridges shall have no vote. on rhe
granting or determining or such petltlon, aor
In providing a tax therefor. 5.s.s,. !
TO- = No more than one mill on the
dollar on the equalized valuation ofsthe
the aforesaid purpose and for all other
county bridges, in any one year. unless the
county board, by a, two.thlrds vote OF. al
the members entitled to vote on Such propo7
s:tion shall decide in favor OF Il larger sum.
and in that case an amount rot to exceed
one mill on the dollar of such elualized val.
mill herein provided for and no order shall
be drawn on account Of such levy except
upon the certificate of the county TREASURER
come TO his hands to pay such order
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after It's passage and
publication. o 49,,
Approved June II, 1909. .s