Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04

No. c 599 81 B s A%s H 81 IL = i'll
AN ACT to amend SECTIONS 925L9S'
925-100, and 925-106 of the stat
utes, relating to waterworks, light
ing works, and heating plants.
The ne0ple of the State of Wisconsin,
represented in Senate and Assembly,
Section /. Section 925-9S Of the
statutes is amended to read: Section
925--9S. When cities own the water
heating plant OF. plants. the water
rates or charges for lighting or heat
ing shall be collected by the treasurer
and be first devoted to the expense OF
maintaining and operating the works,
paying the principal and interest OF
any Indebtedness created in the con
struction or purchase thereof, and the
balance, if any, shall be paid into. the
general fund. The common council OF
every city which shall construct or
own and operate lighting works,
i water works, or q heating plant or
plants to supply the city and its in
habitants with light, water
or heat, may, by ordinance, fix the in
itial rates to be charged for light,
water, or heat furnished the in
habitants thereof, and provide for the
collection of the same either quarterly
or semi-annualY in advance or other
wise, provided such rates shall be uni
form for like services in all parts of
the city. The provisions of the next
following section shall apply to the
or charges for light, water
or heat, so furnished, so far as they
are applicable.
Section 2. Section 925-1Oo of the
925-100: /. The board of public
works, before laying any water pipe
or heating pipe along any street, alley,
or other line in said city shall assess
or parcels of land which may front or
abut on the proposed line OF water pipe
or heating pipe, or which may ne con
tiguOus to and used in connection with
any such lot or parcel OF land, Such
sum as such lot or parcel of land Will
| be, in the judgment of sal board, spe-
such water pipe or heating pipe, not to
| exceed, however, the amount pre-
scribed in the next section.
2 Nc lot; parcel, Of lang 3D. or or par part
ment of more than one assessment for
water pipe and more than one assess
ment for heating pipe laid in the same
street or alley.
8. Before making such assessment
they shall give notice by publication in
! the off1ciay city paper to the, owners
of such lots or parcels OF the , tldnf
! to hear objections to the proposed as
sessment and they shall make no as
| sessment of benefits upon such lotSs
the cost of laying such water pipe or
| heating pipe between different lots,
until after such hearing, The owner
| of any such lot may appear at Such
| time and place and be heard upon the
| question of assessment ana appoftlon-
ment. c4, o,-z
wherein a water system or heating
system was constructed and water
pipes or heating pipes laid along the
public streets previous to the adoption
| Of chapter 40a, statutes OF 1898, by Sa IA;
city for it's government entirely at the
public expense, the common council
may. by a majority vote of all the
/ members thereof, cause water mains
or heating mains to be extended from
such system along the public streets
and alleys as they may direct at the
expense of such city, the same to be
| constructed as other public works, as
provided by such statutes. .oe - +,,o
statutes is amended to read: Section
927-106 The preceding provisions
| relating to the construction OF water
! mains or heating mains in whole or IN
part at the expense of abutting proper
! fy owners shall not apply except IN
cases where the city owns the works
| or plant or plants; and in cases where
the water works or heating, plant or
plants are now owned or may mere
after be purchased by the city, the eX-
| tension of mains after such purchase
shall be made at the expense OF tnee
! city at large, or at the expense 81
/ Auditing property, as the council shall
| determine.
! Section T. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after ltS pas
SAGE and publication:
| Approved May 25, 1911, Copy Law.