Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. sac, 81 Published juno 10. 1909.

No. 646, 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTE4 4S1. LAWS OF 1909.
AN AL 70 amend section 1797--11m OF
u,,, enc , soafotes relating to spur tracks.
represented ia Senate and Assembly, do
enact as follows:
Section l. Section I79T-11rn Of the
rtetutes. . amended to read: Section 1907
1. Every railroad shall ACQUIRE the nee
essary rights Of way for, and shall con-
struct, connect, maintain and operate
reasonably adequate and suitable spur track,
whenever such spur track does not neces-
sarfly exceed two miles In length, Is prac-
tically indispensable TO the successful op-
!. GRAFTON OF any existing or proposed mill,
elevator, Storehouse, warehouse, dock,
wharf, pier, manufacturing establishment,
lumber yard coal dock or other Industry
or enterprise. and Its construction and
operation ls not unusually unsafe and dan
gerous, and Is not unEeaSonably harmful
to public interest.
q Such railroad may require
the person or persons, firm. corporation
or association primarily to be served there
by, to pay the legitimate cost and expense
Of acquiring, By condemnation or purchase,
the necessary rights Of way for such spur
track, and Of constructing the same, as
shall be determined In separate items by
the commission. In which case the total
estimated cost thereof shall be deposited
with the railroad before the railroad shall
be required to incur any expense whatever
therefor; provided, however, that
when any ouch person, firm, corporation or
association, shall be required By the COM
mission TO deposit with the railroad the
total estimated cost, as herein provided,
such person, firm, corporation or assocla-
ton, may offer or cause to be onered,
proposition 10 writing, to such railroad,
to construct such spur track, such pr0po-
sition to be accompanied BY surety
company bond running TO such railroad,
and conditioned upon the construction Oh
such spur track In good and workman
like manner, according to the plans and
specifications provided by such railroad,
and approved by the commission. and de
post with such railroad the estimated
cost OF the necessary right OF way ZOE
such spur track and whenever such prop
osition and security company bond snail
be offered the person, hrm, corporation, or
association primarily 10 be served thereby,
shall not be required to deposit az herein
provided, IS the total estimate cost OF such
construction, an amount IN excess OF tng
estimated cost OF the right OF Way, ana
the total amount stated In such Written
proposition. Provided further that before
the railroad shall be required to incur any
expense whatever In the construction OF
said spur track the person, urn, eorp S,,od
ton, or association primarily to be service
thereby, shall give the railroad BOND TO
be approved by the commission as to FORM,
amount and surety. securing the raLiio a.
against loss on account OF any eApebSe -
CURED beyond the amount so deposited WIN
the railroad
8. Whenever such spur track Is so con
nected with the main line, as herein pro
vided, at the expense Of the owner OF such
proposed or existing mill. elevator STORE
house, warehouse, dock, wharf, pier, manu- manu-,
featuring establishment, lumber yard. coa i
dock, or other Industry or enterprise, anu
any person. firm, corporation, or associa Ton
shall desire a connection with such sp9r
track, application therefor shall be m s
to the commission, and such person hrD s
corporation. or association shall De required
to pay ia the person, firm, corporation, or
association that shall have PAID OF con,
tributed TO the primary cost and expense B
Of acquiring the right Of way TOT S4 IGN
original souT track, and of constructing ene
same, an equitable proportion thereof, 20
be Determined by the commission, npon
such application and notice, to the persons,
firms, corporations, or associations tnat nave ave
paid or contributed toward the original cos
and eypanee Of acquiring the right OF way
and Constructing the same. ...
Section ; This act shall take enecs
and be in force from and after LES pssSAss
and publication oo
Approved June TO- 1Sos'