Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-06-25
mo. $50, Al Published June L, 1909.
CHAPTER 361 LAWS OF 1909.
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10 amend section l OF chapter $50 O.
| the laws OF 1907, relating to the Wis
consin Valley Improvement Company.
| 1hepeople of the State of Wisc0n
sin, represented in Senate and As
! SenlbiY, de enact as follows:
SECTION1. Section 1 of chapter
335 of the laws of 1907 is amended to
read: Section l. Subject to the sup
ervision and control hereinafter pro-
vlded for, authority is hereby granted
unto Wisconsin Valley Improvement
Company, in order to promote the pur-
poses hereinafter SET forth, to create,
construct, acquire, maintain and oper-
ate system of water reservoirs located
in or along the Wisconsin river at
points north of township forty (40l
north, of range ten (iO) east, and in or
along any or all of the direct or indi-
rect tributaries of the Wisconsin river
| that discharge into said river at any
point north of the south line of town
ship thirty-four (34) north, in this
state, excepting that part of the Eagle
river and lakes lying between the
| point where Eagle river enters Gran
! berry lake, in section thirty-one {3l)
| township forty (40) north, of range
/ eleven (ll) east. and the Wisconsin
! river, and for that purpose said gran
tee may construct, acquire and main
tain all such dams, booms, sideways,
| locks and other structures in, along
| or across any and all of said tributa-
ries. not above excepted, and the said
| portion of the Wisconsin river, as may
be necessary or reasonbly convenient
to accomplish the purposes of this
grant, and may clean out, straighten,
deepen or otherwise improve any of
said tributaries, in order to improve
the navigation thereof and of said
Wisconsin river and prevent injury to
property bordering on said waters.
All franchises, other than corporate
franchises and all riparian rights and
rights of tlowage, either perfected or
inchoate, acquired by purchase or
grant, by any person or by any corpor-
alton org aniZed to improve the navi
CATION for any purpose, of either OF
said Wisconsin or Tomahawk rivers
or any of their tributaries, not above
excepted, shall be and hereby are
made assignable to the Wisconsin Val
ley Improvement Company, and shall
be OF the same force and effect in the
possession and ownership of such as
signee to accomplish the purposes OF
this act as the same may be before as
signment to accomplish their original
purpose. But this act shall not amend
or repeal chapter 532 of the laws of
1887, nor chapter 252 of the laws of
1889. nor chapter 483 of the laws of
1905, nor chapter rs of the laws of
1903, nor any amendment thereof, nor
abridge the rights. powers Or duties
R0nf orrn6 nv said Qnfhnpiza
the taking by the Wisconsin Valley
Improvement Company, by the power
of eminent domain. of any property
used under or pursuant to said acts,
nor any other property devoted to
public uses; except that the dam
authorized by and now maintained I'M
der said chapter 532 of the laws of
1887 may be raised, or a new dam or
dams which are hereby authorized,
may be constructed and maintained, in
and across the Eagle river between
Long and Cranberry lakes at any con-
venient point or points in townships |
thirty-nine (39) and forty (40) north. |
of range eleven az east, SO as to raise
and hold the water in Long lake afore- |
said six inches, and no more, higher
than the high water mark to which |
the water has been customarily raised |
and held by means of said present |
dam, provided, however, that between |
May 1st and the succeeding November |
1st of each year the waters shall not be |
drawn down in Long lake more than |
eighteen (1S) inches below said present |
high water mark as established by said |
dam now constructed an maintained, |
and provided further that said Wiscon- |
sin Valley Improvement Company shall |
prior to June 1st, 1909, by such dam
or dams, and by locks, marine slides or
other safe and convenient means. !
make and thereafter maintain the
Eagle river between said Long and j
Cranberry lakes navigable for the
safe and convenient passage OF boats |
of all kinds and sizes up to and includ-
ing boats fifty feet in length and of
twelve foot beam and drawing five feet
of water. And provided further that !
in case the construction, maintenance
or operation of such new dam or dams
shall require the removal OF the dam
now maintained under said chapter
532 of the laws of 1887, or shall impair
or destroy the use of said dam, its ap-
purtances, superstructure, or approach
es as bridge across said river, the |
said Wisconsin Valley improvement.
Company Suall eltnef pfoVluS su!Ua-
BILE and sufficient bridge, with suitable
and sufficient approaches, for safe and
convenient passage of teams and foot
men over and across such new dam or
in case more than one dam is built,
over the dam nearest to the dam now
maintained under chapter $50 of the
laws of 1887, or it shall at it's election
provide suitable and sufficient new
bridge and approaches across said river
at such point as will conveniently con-
meet with the highway crossing said
river. Said Wisconsin Valley I'M
provement Company shall have the
right to charge and collect reasonable