River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No 200, AL e Published June 16, 1909.
4 CHAPTER 397, LAWS OF 1909.

CkdAEIEik 3SI, LAWS O6 AoVo.
AN ACT to famend section 1919 of the stat
ltes relating to county aid for bridges
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
]. sented an Senate and Assembly, do enact
-i" Section I.f Section 1910 of the statutes
Is amended 4to read Section 1919. !.
Whenever any town board shall file Its petit
ton withathe proper county t board setting a
construct or repair any bridge wholly or
partly within such town, designating as
ana further stating that such town has
provided for the payment of 50 such
proportion Of the cost Of such construction
or repairs as is required by this
section, the said county board shall appro-
pirate = such sum as is required by
this section to be paid by the county and
shall cause such sum to be levied upon the
taxable property of the county as VIII, with
the amount provided by said town, be sufh-
Gent to defray the expense of erecting or
for. and such money, when collected shall
be paid out on the order of the chairman or
the county board and county clerk whenever
the said town board and the commissioners
hereinafter provided for shall notify them
that the work has been completed and ac-
cepted.
repaired is located wholly or partly within
town having total valuation Of six hum
dred thousand dollars or more according to
the last assessment as eQualized by the
county board, the. county shall pay the cost
in excess of six hundred dollars until the
cost is twelve hundred doilars. Wnen the
town and county shall each pay one-half the
cost Of such construction or repair.
g.. When such bridge to pc constructed Or
town having a total valuation Of less than
six hundred thousand dollars according to
tne last soa4 the caun psS s c sS
in excess Of one-tenth of one per centum OF
said total valuation until the total cost Is
equal to q Sen %
ceeds one-flfth Of one per centum OF said to.
tai valuation the town and county shall
each pay one-haf the COST OF such consrruc
ton or repair.
A. Whenever the construction or repair
Of any bridge lying wholly. or partly within
any town is required to be made without de-
lay by reason Of being washed out or damn
aged by floods or other cause, the town may
file its petition with the county clerk setting
forth the facts respecting such immediate
necessity for construction or repairs. The
chairman of the county board shall appoint
two of it's members who shall have the same
powers and duties as the members appointed
cepted pursuant to this subsection, shall
of money equal to that which the town
would have been entitled to IL 1t had filed
Its petition with the county board as here
shall levy such sum upon the taxable prop
erty of the county provided however, that
the county board shall not appropriate
any town for the construction or repair of
any bridge, the cost of which would not be
sufficient to authorize the county to aid the
| the other provisions Of this section.
g. In determining the cost OF the COM
| struction or repair or any such bridge the
| proach at the end thereof shall not be con-
| sidered as a part of the cost Of such con-
| struction or repair
6. The county board shall. at the time OF
| acting upon such petition, designate two of
| its members who shall act as Its cOmmis-
| sioners and who shall cooperate with the
| hoard of such town and such board and the
| said commissioners shall have full charge
| and authority TO act In the letting. In
specting and acceptance OF the work
| be construed to prohibit any county board
| from constructing Or repairing any bridge
| in its county II 1t shall SO desire and Z
| or repairs Of any bridge or bridges is to be
| borne by any county, or any county shall
arrange with such town so as to assume
| then the county board may direct the let
| ting. Inspecting and acceptance OF such
| yroTir IN silch manner as It may deem proper.
. Nothing herein contained shall
authorize the levy of any tax upon the
property In any city or Incorporated village
q law su u1 from s such S's efss
| or villages SO required to maintain their
own bridges, shall have no no., vote .,. On tn ne
| n providing tax therefor.
10 - No more than one min on the
| dollar on the equalized valuation OF the
property IN any county shall be isyied for
| the aforesaid purpose. and for AL other
| county board. BY q two-thirds vote, Of all
| the members entitled to vote on such propo-
| slfion snail decide In favor Of larger sum,
| and In that case an amount not to exceed
| one mill on the dollar OF such equaiized val-
| uation may be levied in addition to the one
| mill herein provided for and no order shall
/ be drawn on account OF such levy except
| upon the certificate OF the county treasurer
that the money prcducsa y saia lsvy has
Section q This act Gh1E take e&ec& and
| be in force frDm and Afta1 tn passage ana
| publication, .>~~