Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-08-13
No. $40. 81
[Publlshed June 70. 1909

No. 646. 81 Published June 10, 1909
CHAPTER 481, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend sectIon l797--1lm Of
m the statutes. relating to spur tracks.
The people OF the State OF Wisconsin
represented In Senate and Assembly do
enact as follows
Section l. Section 1ToT--l1m Of the
statues, Is amended to read Section 1891
/. Every railroad shall acquire the nee
essary rights Of way for, and shall con
strucr, connect, mai1tain and operate Il
reasonably adequate and suitable spur track
whenever such spur track does not unccs-
sarily exceed two miles in length Is p3ac-
tically Indispensable to tAo successful op-
Grafton Of any existing or proposed mill,
elevator, storehouse, warehouse, dock
wharf, pier, manufacturing establishment,
lumber yard, coal dock or other Industry
or enterprise, and Its construction and
operation is not unusually unsafe and Gan
gerous, and is not unreasonabiy harmful
to public interest.
2. Such railroad may require
the person or persons Arm, corporation
or association primarily TO DO served there
by, to pay the Legitimate cost GnG expense
Of acquiring, by condemnation or purchase
the necessary rights of way for such spur
track, and Of constructing the same, aF
shall DC determined To separate items by
estimated cost thereof shall be deposited
with the railroad before the railroad shall
be required to incur any expense whatever
therefor; provided, however, that
when any such person, firm, corporation OF
association, shall be required by the com
mission to deposit with the railroad me
total estimated COST as herein pFoViueH,
such person, firm, corporation or assoGd'
ton, may offer or cause to De oHeIeu' q
proposition I'm writing, TO such ralFoau'
to construct such spur track, such propo-
sition to pc accompanied by surety
company bond, running 10 such railroad,
and conditioned upon the construction ui
such spur track In good ana %orhuanl
like manner, according to the plans anp
specifications provided by Snch ralIoaur
and approved by the commission ana pc
posit with such railroad the estln'at saa
cost of the necessary right OF way ~
such spur track; and whenever sucn phi
osition and security company Dol9 SUE.
be offered the person, firm, corpo,htioh' VI
association primarily to be served ue Lo;y,
shall not be required to deposit as Ht LeIh
provided, as the total estimate cost u ST. ~
construction, an amount 10 excess Va n I'D
estimated cost Of the right OK way, ,t CIV
thp total amount stated in sucn WrtsCcn
nronosition. Provided further that beLoIt
the railroad shall be required 60 Ilt .In,, ~
exnanse whatever IN the consuuctIon ~
said spur track. the person, hrIhi Ip.ol
tion, or association primarily 70 Dg s +o
thereby, shall give the rallroau w. I'm
he annroved by the commission as 10 49,
amount and surety, securing the ran o i
ogpinst loss on account OF any expense III, 'I
Cured beyond the amount so depoSle' WIZ
the railroad. .u.,s Ia en- CON
nected with the main line, as I mSt1 Of such
yided, at the expense of the owner u stSra,
nroposed or existing mill, elevator nam
house, warehouse, dock, wharf, plg "a "1% conf
featuring establishment, lumber var, and
dock, or other industry or enlet yllno; hon
any person firm, corporation, or ass nb en1Ir
sh nS desire connection with sqch SiGT
track. application therefor shall Da fTn
n fhe Commission, and such persC .a,,, rcd
cornoration, or association shall De . .5ou or
to to- bay to the person, hrm, corPo4Fa or con-
ese6Scfstion that shall have palal o ovnensa
fribntFd to the primary cost anu ,or such
Of Of acquiring the right Of way f r4ior the the
original spur track and Of consOt tacreof to
same 5', an equitable proportion thsre' Iron
be determined by the comnis5Ssl o aors6ns
sr rD nornoratons. or associations t9oT cost
Ind mr. Contributed toward the GssD If way
md md exnense of acquiring the risA' "a
ahg goc G9oT This act shall faSe >, s sssEe
and 1'f he in force from and after i'S H"-'~
ana abPD goi5edd'JJG June 10, 1909.