Der Sonntagsbote. (Milwaukee, Wis.) 1906-1912, 1909-07-11

resented in senate ard Assembly. do en-
act as follows.
Section /. l. The construction and
keeping n repair Of harbors. docks,
0harves and reFetments 10 front Of lots
or parcels Of land along the banks Of
rivers and public navigaole canals In any
city Of the first class OF this state. and
the dredging Of such rivers and canals 10
Z width OF cot to exceed fifty feet from
sA@ir dock lines towards the eenters shall
Be chgrgeable % and payable By the lots
and pa GELS OF land SO fronting a river or
public .~iaTigahle canal In any such city.
:. A'leT a river or nav gable eznal In
any such city has been properly locked
cOnf0rnabie to ~speeiica tons made aud
fled 10 the Office Of the board Of public
works or other body in charge Of such
department In any such city. and has been
dredged TO a depth Of twenty one feet be-
iOW tie level Of such river or navigabie
cana as heretot0re or may hereafter be
established. and 10 a width OF FIFTY feet
from its dock line towards its ccstss, Ia
compliance With any order Of the proper
city authorities, and NJ the expense Of
the lots or parcels Of Land ahutIing there.
on, and has been duly accepted By the city
engineer OF such city, or other officer au-
thQrized 10 accept tue same, as complying
with the above requirements. the expense
OF r~edredging such rivers, or canals to a
width Of afty feet from such dock lines TO
its center shall be charged TO and paid
out % the general city fund OF such city.
:. such board Of public works. or 9TH
er body. shall have the same authority
over such rivers and canals and lands and
lots fronting thereon as they have over
streets aud lots or lands fronting thereon.
and shall be governed by the same rules
win respect thereto as In ease OF public
improvements upon streets. except repairs
OF the sides OF docks, wharveS and reYet-
nents In front Of lots or parts OF lots
along the sides Of docks, hanks OF rivers
and naTlgable canals In such city, which
expense shall be a lien and charge upon
the lots or parcels OF land extending to
and aDntting on such docks. rivers and
canals respectively.
T. Provided, that the dredging charge
sole 70 lots and lands fronting Oh such
docks, rivers and canals shall be ordered
done hy any such city only when the mid
die portion Of such rivers and canals re-
speetiyely shall be dredged at the same
time by the city and provided further,
that no part Of the cost OF construction az
any OF the public n~avigabis rivers OF canals
La any such city shall be chargeable to
the city or to any ward thereof, hut the
whole cost Of such construction shall b.
chargaable exclusively 10 the lots and
lands ahutting thereon.
Section :. Whenever the government
does any dredging Of any navigable river
or canal IN any city OF the first class
partially or wholly at the expense Of the
federal government In such cases the abut-
ting property owner shall be chargeable
with the dredging Of the channel not to
exceed fifty feet, extending from the es-
tablished dock line, and where there is any
excess Of City feet dredging 10 be done
beyond that done by the United States
government or chargeable TO the admitting
property the expense thereof shall be paid
Section i. This act shall take effect and
De In force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June 16. 1909.