Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
No. 141, 81 Published June 4. 1909.
CHAPTER go, LAWS or 1909.

CHAPTER go, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT TO create sections 1379--30a to
1379-30c, inclusive. Of the statutes.
lating to the district drainage laws of
Wisconsin,.
The people of the State of wisconsin, repre-
scented IN Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section l. 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
ICED 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
in said district, or whenever said commits
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 insufficient to effect
thorough drainage of said district or any
portion thereof for the purposes in section
13T9-11) 1 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, to effect such
drainage they shall cause sufficient add.
tional bitches to complete such drainage OF
said district to be located. and plans and
specifications thereof complying with sec
ton 13T9-1S of the statutes to be made,
or shall cause like plans and specifications
OF such engagements to be made, and shall
provided In paragraph of said section
1379-1S, together with the cost Of all adj
dittonal bridges that said district must
esHSN~S
cost Of construction upon the several bene-
fitted parcels of lands and easements in said
district and benefited corporations. as pro-
vidcd In paragraph 8 Of section 13T9-1s
of the statutes.
They shall also determine the damages
that will be caused by such new bitches
or engagements of bitches. and shall award
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 -
In the court report and petition. which
report and petition shall report:
|. That the bitches dug. or In the or,
to be dug are insufficient to effect a thor
ough drainage of said district or of the
why they are insufficient, and setting forth
briefly but clearly the facts relative there
to-
q The description of all lands, ease
ments, and corporations previously assessed
for benefits or awarded damages in said
district
g. The benefits to said lands, easements,
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
porations
ready assessed together with the cost Of
construction by them proposed for said new
bitches or engagements, will exceed the
benefits already assessed and confirmed by
the court.
g. Said commissioner may assess supple
mental benefits, warranted by the proposed
work. upon the benefited lands, easements.
Items 3 5, 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
be amended to conform to the facts at any
time during the pending thereof or after
Section is7omsob. Said court or a judge
thereof SHALL by order, fix time and place
of hearing on said petition and report. A
substance and prayer Of said petition and
report and q general description Of the
proposed work, and signed by the commits
sioners, shall be served upon the parties In
terested:
1. BY publishing a copy of said notice
once each week for three successive weeks
in a newspaper published in each county
where any lands of said drainage district
situated.
2. BY posting a copy of such notice in
five public places in said drainage district.
3. BY mailing 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 defect In said
service cured Said hearing may be adj
journed from time to time
Section 1379-30c. No assessment or
supplemental benefits under the provisions
of this act shall change the apportionment
Of assessments for construction, previously
confirmed by the court, but SO far as this
reassessment of supplemental benefits Is
concerned such previously confirmed assess
ments 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 1379-11 to 1379-32b, except
1922, where applicable and not In con-
fiict with the provisions OF this act, shall
apply to the proceedings by this act author
lied.
Section 1379-3oe The provisions of
this act, so far as applicable, shall apply to
proceedings now pending or hereafter in
stituted under section 1910 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 Q This act shall take effect and
be In force from and after Its passage and
publication.
Approved June 2, 1909.
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