Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
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section /. /. The construction and
! keeping in repair of harDofs, eo Ints
wharyes and reyetments IN fron5 % io Of
or parcels of land along the panks u
rivers and public navigaDie canals ~ an S
city of the first class of this stare, anu
the dredging of such rivers ana canals ~
width OF not to exceed ffty Ieet lloIi
their dock lines towards the cenfers snail
be chargeabie to and payable Dy tne iols
and parcels Of land SO fronting a river "a
public nayigable canal in any snch cry. j.,
2 After a river or navigaDle canal ~,
any such city has been properly oocheu
conformable to specifications mace an
filed in the office of the board OF pupiII
works or other body in charge OF Sucn
department in any such city, and has peen
dredged to a depth of twenty-ohe Ieet pc
low the level of such river or navigaphi nc
canal as heretofore or may hereafter We
established. and to width OF nIty leet
from it's dock line towards its center, III
compliance with any order of the proper
city authorities, and at the expense u
the lots or parcels of land abutting there
on. and has been duly accepted by the city
engineer of such city, or other omceI au
thorized to accept the same, as compIyIils
with the above requirements, the eApenee
of redredging such rivers, or canals 10 d
width of fifty feet from such dock lines 70
it's center shall be charged to ana pau
out of the general city fund OF sucn cry.
g. Such board IF public works, or oth-
er body, shall have the same authority
over such rivers and canals and lands ava
lots fronting thereon as they have over
streets and lots or lands fronting thereon,
and shall be governed by the same rules
with respect thereto as in case Oh puplc
improvements upon streets, except repairs
of the sides of docks. wharves and revet-
ments In front of fote or parts OF lots
along the sides of docks, banks OF rivers
and nayigable canals in such city, Whlcn
expense shall be q lien and charge upon
the lots or PARCELS Of land extending to
and AUDITING on such docks, rivers and
canals respectively.
4. Provided. that the dredging charge
able to lots and lands fronting on sucn
docks, rivers and canals shall be ordered
done by any such city only when the mid
die portion of such rivers and canals re-
spectively shall be dredged at the same
time by the city and provided further,
that part Of the cost of construction OF
any of the public navigable rivers or canals
in any such city shall be chargeGEie .
the city or to any ward thereof, but the
whole cost of such construction shall be
chargeable exclusively to the lots and
lands abutting thereon.
Section 2. Whenever the government
does any dredging of any navigable river
or canal In any city of the first class
partially or wholly at the expense Of the
ting property owner shall be chargeable
with the dredging of the channel not to
exceed fifty feet, extending from the es
tablished dock line, and where there Is any
excess of fifty feet dredging to be done
beyond that done by the United States
or chargeable to the abutting
property the expense thereof shall be paid
by the city.
Section g. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16, 1909.