River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. al. ST Unpublished June 4. 1909
CHAPTER go. LAWS OF 1909.

Approved June 2, 1909.
CHAPTER go, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to create sections 1379-30a to
1379-30c, inclusive, Of the statutes, re-
lating to the district drainage laws of
Wisconsin.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. There are added to the stat
utes five new sections TO read: Section
1379-30a. Whenever the commissioners
of any drainage district now existing in
process of organization or hereafter organ
lied under the laws of Wisconsin, are petit
toned by the owners of one tenth of the
lands in their district to enlarge existing
drains or lay out and construct new drains
sioners shall become Of the opinion that the
plan and scheme of drainage OF the drain
age district of which they are commission
ers are, or will be insufiiciesn.t 70 effect a
portion thereof for the purposes in section
(1379-11) / of chapter 419, laws of 1905,
of Wisconsin set forth. and that additional
bitches are required, or that bitches already
laid out should be enlarged, 70 effect such
drainage they shall cause sufhcient addi-
tional bitches to complete such drainage of
said district to be located, and plans and
specifications thereof complying with sec
tton 1379-1S of the statutes to be made,
or shall cause like plans ana specifications
OF such enlargements to pc MADE, and shall
estimate the cost Of construction thereof as
provided In paragraph 5 Of said section
1379-1S, together with the cost on all ad-
ditional bridges that said district must
build and shall apportion and assess such
cost of construction upon the several bene-
fitted parcels of lands and easements In said
district and benefited corporations, as pro-
vidcd in paragraph s of section 137o-1S
of the statutes.
They shall also determine the damages
that viii be caused by sucn a new r., ditcnes
to each damaged piece or parcel OF land and
easement in said district the said damage
caused to It by such new bitches or enlarge
ments. Said commissioners shall then flo
In the court q report and petition, which
report and petition shall report
1. That the bitches dug or In the or
der confirming 8 previous report authorized
to be dug. are insufficient to effect thor
ough drainage of said district or Of the
part thereof therein specihed, the reasons
why they are insufici and setting forth
briefly but clearly the facts relative there
2. The description of all lands. ease
ments, and corporations previously assessed
for benefits or awarded damages In said
district
and corporations previously assessed and
confirmed by the court.
4. All assessments for construction which
have been confirmed by the court against
said benefited lands, easements, and cor
s. Whether the cost of construction al-
ready assessed together with the cost or
construction DV LneIu prOpO5cu hUE Sd1u now
bitches or engagements, will exceed the
benefits already assessed and connrmed Dy
6. Said commissioner may assess supple
mental benefits warranted by the proposed
work upon the benefited lands, easements,
and corporations as the facts warrant
Items 2, 3, 4, 5, and may be In the form
Of a schedule to said petition.
Z. Said petition shall pray for the relief
that the facts may Justify. Said petition
and report may by permission OF the court,
1Ioxy f,a RI a
time during the pending thereof or after
order Of confirmation.
Section 1379-30b. Said court or judge
thereof shall by order, fix time and place
of hearing on said petition, and report. A
notice of said hearing, stating briefly the
substance and prayer OF said petition ana aTld
proposed work, and signed by the commits
sioners. shall be served upon the parties In
terested:
once each week for three successive weeks
In a newspaper published In each county
where any lands of said drainage district
2. By posting copy of such notice in
Ave public places In said drainage district.
3. BY mailing a copy of said notice to
each owner OF lands, or easement located
In said district, whose postofice address is
known to said commissioners or whose post
Office address can by reasonable inquiry be
ascertained, and to the secretary or clerk
of each corporation affected.
In case OF defective service such hearing
shall be adjourned and the de1ect IN SAID
service cured. Said hearing may be ad-
journed from time to time.
Section 1379-30c. No assessment OF
supplemental benefits under the provisions
Of this act shall change the apportionment
of assessments for construction, previously
confirmed by the court, but 50 far as this
reassessment of supplemental benefits is
concerned such previously confirmed assess
mente for construction shall remain liens
upon the same lands and easements and
claims against the same corporations. In the
same amounts as when FIRST assessed and
recorded
sections 137e-11 to 1379-82b, except
1912, where applicable and not In con-
filct with the provisions Of this act, shall
apply to the proceedings by this act author
Section 137o--3oe The provisions Of
this act so far as applicable, shall apply to
proceedings now pending orr hereafter In
stituted under section 1379-1O OF the
statutes by way of supplemental report or
amendment of the commissioners report
But any reasonable notice of hearing on
such amended or supplemental report by
the court heretofore ordered. under said sec
ton 1870 of the statutes, In such pend
ing proceedings shall be SUFFICIENT notice of
such hearing.
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after it's passage and
publication.