Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21

Pathways or boulevards, to grade and i'm.
prove tne same to regulate the width there
On OF SIDEWALKS. foot paths for pedestrians
foadways, service ways, bride paths bi,
cycle paths or roads. to plant within tbe
same trees and snrubbery to construct s,,rh
s,dswalss roaaways. service ways, bride
pains Dlcycie paths or roads, to pave the
same. or any part thereof in such manner
ana OF such materials as said corumirsion
Ray deem advisable, which said prnding
construction and Improvement may nrnrpsd
simultaneously. or from time 10 fine ana
IN and upon such parts or sections of Sid
parkWeys or bouleyar6s. as NAV be deter
mined and prescribed by said commission
from time to time; such commission shall
also nave power and authority to deferrnina
ana prescribe IN the case Of any new park
way or boulevard laid out and onened nv
such commission, the lines for the fronta 90
OF any and al buildings to be located On
the lands fronting on such new parkway
Or boulevard provided. however that the
concurrence OF the common council or other
body having authority over highways shall
be necessary to take or appropriate any
portion OF an existing street or road
Section 3. There Is added to the statutes
q new section to read: Section 17S7o-3b
Ihat when the said commission shall deem
II proper TO acquire lands or rights in lands
FOR any public park or place which it has
located, as herein provided. and the said
board or It's agents duly authorized cannot
agree with the owner or owners OF such
lanas ana rights in lands, as to the price
and terms of the purchase thereof or when
by the legal ineapacity or absence of such
owner or owners, no agreement can be made
Tor the purchase thereof, q description in
writing of the lands or rights in lands so
desired, with the name or names of the oc-
cupants, II any there be, and of the owner
or owners, and other parties Interested II
known. and their residence, If the same can
be ascertained, by the board or its agents
shali be filed in the Office of the clerk of
the courts and said commissioners NAV
proceed by the condemnation proceedings to
acquire title to the land desired there
upon the commissioners may proceed to de-
termine value of said lands and the DAM
age resulting to the owner from the TAX
ing thereof in manner and with the effect
provided as to commissioners appointed by
the judge of the circuit court under the
provisions of sections 600, 606, 60T, stat
utes OF 1898, and acts amendatory thereto,
and other appropriate provisions of the
statutes. The report Of said board as to
the value of such lands and the damages
resulting to such owner shall be fled in the
office OF the clerk of the circuit court of
the county wherein said lands are located
thereafter all proceedings shall be as pro-
vided in said section and the sections re-
ferred TO and with like effect
Section 4. 17S7o-4 is amended to read.
Section I1STo-4. Such park commission
may incur expenses with the consent of the
purposes during the preliminary period of
making the study of the county and getting
out the report or reports to be made TO the
county board. as provided in section
17S7o-2; although the county board may
upon request from such park commission,
authorize the expenditure of additional
money The county board shall
each year levy collect and set aside for the
use of the park commission, q sufficient sum
of money to carry on the work OF the park
commission, not to exceed the sum of $4,000
Approved June 10, 1909.