Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No, 619, 81 Published June 10. 1909.
CHAPTER 475, LAWS OF 1909.

NO. CHAPTER III as a9 Laws 'S OF i 1905 5'O'
AN ACT to amend sections 1916 and
l197-67 Of the statutes, relating 10
the construction and operation OF rail-
roads.
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented ia Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
Section i. Section 17e7-5e Of the stat.
utes Is amended to read: Section 1797--
b0 Every crossing Of the track OF a
steam railroad hereafter made by the track
OF another steam railroad and every
crossing OF the track Of an electric or
street railway surface road hereafter made
by the tracks Of steam railroad
and every crossing OF the track Of a steam
railroad or OF any other electric or street
railway surface road hereafter made
by the track of an electric or street rail-
way surface road shall be above, below,
or at grade OF the tracks proposed 10 be
crossed ms the railroad commission shall
determine after hearing the parties upon
reasonable notice prescribed by said com
mission. In such determination, said rail-
road commission Snail fix the
proportion Of the expense Of originally con
Eructing, operating, and maintaining such
crossing, which shall be paid
BY the ownefsOf said tracks respectively.
Section q Section 1877 Of tin
statutes Is amended to read Section 1897
--67. Upon the completion OF the con
struction OF any railroad or extension or
approved by the railroad commission, the
said applicant company shall, before OPP
Grating said railroad, or extension or
branch thereof, excepting for construction
purposes, ana before opening the same TO
the public service, report the same to said
commission and said commission shall,
thereupon inspect and examine said rail-
road, or extension or branch thereof or
cause the same to be inspected and exam.
lined, and II IL shall be found that the
same has been constructed In accordance
with said specification as approved and is
otherwise suitable and properly constructed
so as 10 conserve and protect the public
safety In the operation thereof, said COM
mission shall grant TO said applicant rail-
road an order authorizing It TO operate the
evidence Of the sufficiency Of such con.
struction. Said order shall specify In gem
eral terms the methods and conditions OF
such operation and 1t shall not be lawful
for any such railroad or extension or
branch thereof, TO be operated till such
order has been so granted and obtained.
II upon such inspection and examination
the commission shall deem that public
SAFETY requires the installation, operation,
and maintenance Of some suitable protec.
tive appliance at any grade crossing Of
the track or tracks of another steam rail
road or Of any other electric or street
railway surface road by the track or tracks
OF said railroad or extension or branch
thereof. the commiskion may. before grant
ing safu order. efter notice and hearing
as provided In section 1797--12 order the
installation, operation, and maintenance
Of such suitable protective appliance and
by whom to be installed, operated, and
maintained, and shall FIX the proportion
Of the expense Of constructing. maintainine,
and operating such protective appliance
which shall be paid by the owners Of said
tracks respectively.
Section 3. This act shall take effect AID
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 10, 1909