Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-

resented In Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
keeping in repair of harbors docks
wharves and revetmeuts in front OF lots
or parcels Of land along the banks OF
rivers and nubllc narigable canals in any
city OF the first class OF this state, and
the dredging of such rivers and canals to
a width Of not 70 exceed fifty feet from
their dock lines towards the centers shall
be chargeable TO and payable by the lots
and parcels Of land so fronting q river or
public navlgable canal in any such city.
,. After river or uaylguhle canal In
any such cry has been properly docked
couformable to specifications mnde aud
works or other body In charge Of such
department 10 any such city. and has been
Qredgeo to q depth OF twenty-one feet be
low the level of such river or nayigabie
canal rs heretofore or may hereafter be
established, and 10 width of n1ty feet
from It's dock line towards Its center In
compliance with any order of the proper
cry authorities, and at the expense Of
the lots or parcels of land abutting there
on, ana has been duly accepted ny the city
engineer OF such city. or other officer Ou-
lh0ti2eI 10 accept the same, as complying
M1'n tue above requirements the expense
OF tsdredgtne such rivers, or canals Go a
Wloth OF hIty feet from such dock lines TO
i's center shall he charged to and paid
GUY Oh TUG general city fund of such city.
o. such board OF public works, or 9th
er pooF! snail have the same authority
over snch rivers aud canals and lands ana
Iots fronting thereon "a they have over
streets ana lots or lands fronting thereon.
and shall be governed hv the same rules
with respect thereto as In case of public
improvements upon streets except repa Irs
or the sides Of docks. wharves and reyet-
ments IN front Of lots or parts OF lots
along the slides Of docks, banks Of rivers
ana naVIgaDle canals In such city which
expense Shall be lien and charge upon
the lots or parcels OF land extending 70
and AUDITING on such docks. rivers and
canals respectively.
4. Provided, that the dredging charge
able to lots and lands fronting on Ench
docks, rivers and canals shall be ordered
done by any such city only when the mid
spectively shall be dredgcd ut the same
time by the city; and provided further.
that no part of the cost of construction az
any of the public navigable rivers or canals
in any such city shall be chargeabIe to
the city or TO any ward thereof. but the
whole cost of such construction shall he
chargeable exclusively to the lots ana
lands abuttinE thereon.
Section . Whenever the government
does any dredging OF any navigable river
or canal In any city Of the frst class
partially or wholly at the expense Of the
federal government In such cases the abut.
ting property owner shall be charEenbIe
with the dredging of the channel not to
exceed fifty feet, extending from the IS
tabllshec dock line, and where there is any
excess of hfty feet dredging TO he done
beyond that done by the United States
government or chargeable to the admitting
property the expense thereof shall be paid
by the city.
Section s. THIS act shall take effect and
| be In force from and after lta passage and
publication.
Approved June TO, 1909.