The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-07-15
No 64s 81 Published June 10 1908

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CHAPTER isi. LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section i70I-iim o.
the statutes. relating to spur tracks
Th" peop,r Of IN. STATE Of Wisconsin,
repreS'o'ed tn seuAts and Assembly. d"
section section i7a7--iim OF mo
statutea 70 anenesd to read Section l1ST
l. Every raitsoad SHAH acquire the noe
essary rights OF vsy for. and shall con
struct connect maintain and operate =
reasonably adequate ADD suitnh'e spur TRACK
"hTnevs' go. .seh spG re1s does 1s,s oct 1sss:
tically indispensable to the SUCCESSFUL op-
eration Of any existing or proposed MILL,
elevator, s,orehons", warehouse, dock.
wharf pier, manufacturing establishment.
lumber Yard coal dock or other Industry
or sutrrprte, and it's construction and
opcratiou ia not unusually unsafe and dan-
grrous, end Is aot unreasouEbly harmful
10 public interest
2 Such railroad may reqnfro
the person or persons. hrrn corporation
or association primarily to be servsd there
by, TO pay the legitimate coat and expense
Of acquiring. BY condeul astlon or purchase.
the necessary rights Of way for such spus
truck, and OF constructing the same. ~
shall De determined In separate Items By
the commission, IN which case the tota.
estimp,ed cost thereof shall be deposited
With the railroad before the railroad shall
be required TO Incur any expense whataves
therefor provided however. tkAs
when any such person, hrm, corporation o.
assoc,a ton. shail be required by the con-
mission 10 deposit with the railroad the
total sntimntad coet, as herein provided.
such person, arm, corporation or assor's
ton, may offer or cause to be oFer'd =
proposition 10 writing to such railroad.
to construct such spur track, such prupo~
sitiop to be accompa nied BY surety
company bond, running to such railroad,
prd conditioned upon the construction o.
ZACH spur track IN good ana worAman-
Ike manner. according to the plans and
specifications provided by such railroad.
and spprov~d by the commission. aud de-
post with such railroad the stimated
cost OF the necessary right OF way for
spch spar track and whenevw such prop
cs''inn and security company bond shall
se offered the person. 6rm, corpora ton. os
association primarily to be served thereby.
stall not b. required to drpo@i, as herein
provided. as the total sst'msts cost OF such
construruon, an smount In ne~ss OF tho
the total .mount stnted In such wr,tteu
proposition Provided further that before
the railroad shnl be required to Incur any
expense whnteVm In the construction or
sntd spur track, the person, arm, corrors-
ton, or association primarily to be served
thereby, shall give the railroad bond to
be approved by be oommisson ss to form,
amount and surety. securing the railroad
against loss on account OF any expense IN
Cured beyond The amount % dspositsd wiz
the railroad
3 Whenever .uch spur trsca IL so ecr-'
nected with tho main line, a herein pre-
vided. at thr expense Of the owner OF such
-oposed or existtns mill, elevator, store
louise. warehouse. dock, wharf pier, manu-
featuring establishment. lumber yard. coat
dock. or other industry or enterprise, and
any person nrm. corporation, or assoc1a zion
shall desire connection With sucn spu
track. application therefor shall be uads
To the commission and sucb person. arm.
corporation. or association shall be require!
70 pay to the person, arm. oorporsttoo. OF
asNocat ton that shBii have paid or eor
trihuted 70 the primary cost and expense
nr RI re nj
original apur TRACK and OF ccn4tructlnx N
same, equitable proportion thereof, -
be Determined by the commission, oroa
suoh application and notire to the p"rsonN-
frms corpora tons. or associations that havs
paid or contributed toward the orig!na cos,
aud expense OF acquiring tbs right ~ "a
and constructing the Same,
Section . This act shah take e6sra
mud hs In force from and AfsM III DaAoSa
and publication
Approved Juno i6 1909.