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

subject to the approval of the common
council, within sixty days after the
creation of such board by ordinance as
aforesaid. Said board when appointed
shall elect from it's own members a
president and g. secretary. In appoint-
ing the first board created under TINS
act the mayor shall designate the
length of term OIL each commlssIotneI'
one member to serve until the next en-
suing first day Of January after ms APP
pointment; one member to serve unti
the second ensuing hrst oay ~ Oh ne Saqe
airy after his appointment; one Ihei1oct
to serve until the third enSuinS nla
day Of January after his appolnte1ne I.+I
one member to serve until the Iouf TN
ensuing last day Of January AFTER ms
appointment; and one member TO serve
until the fifth ensuing first day OF jan
uary after his appointments; ana 6here
after on or before the first day or jan
uary of each year, the mayor shall ap-
point one commissioner to serve 1oI d
term of five years and until ms SuGcess-
or Is appointed and quallned' N1L4 III
one month after any vacancy by oeatn,
resignation, or otherwise, the mayor
shall appoint some person to MI such
vacant office for the uneXpired term.
flee until the expiration of the term
for which he is appointed and quall1Ied.
All Appointments by the mayor shall pc
subject to the approval OF the common
Section 959-147. The common coun-
Gil may fix and provide for the pay
ment Of q salary or salaries Tor one OF
more Of the members of said board,
when in the judgment of the common
council the fixing and payment OF sucn
salaries become necessary IN qfaer TO
which salaries shall be paid solely out
of the fund hereinafter named.
Section 959-148. 1. Said commits
sioners shall have power to appolnt
such clerks, assistants, ana WOfkmeh
as they may deem necessary and proper
for the proper discharge of their duties,
subject, however, to such reguIat1ons
in respect to the number Of such en-
ployes to be appointed and their. com
penSation as the common c0unclI may
BY ordinance prescribe. Said board OF
public commissioners Is hefepy EN-
powered to acquire, in the name or
such city, lands and improvements
thereon in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided, within a distance Of three nun
ting on any public street. or highway
for the purpose of converting the same
into q parkway or boulevard. Inc
streets or highways to be thus con-
verified shall be first designated by res
olution Of the common council OF sucn
city, upon the recommendation OF said
board OF public land commissioners
After such designation the said lands
may be acquired by purchase, gift, or
condemnation, and no such purchase
shall be made until the same shall have
been recommended to the ~ common conn on
resolution of said common council
adopted by a majority vote thereof,
specifying the land to be purchased,
the maximum price to De paid the mere
and the terms of payment. Amy gift OF
lands for the purposes herein speclned
shall first be accepted by the common
council of such city upon recommends,
become the property of such city:
2. In case such lands cannot be 40
quIred by purchase or glft from the
owners on the terms prescribed by the
onY PNnnHiI of such CITY, SuCn city
Is hereby authorized to condemn and
take the same in the manner reQulred
by law to enable said city to take and
condemn lands for the purpose or lay
ing out streets, alleys, and pubic
places, but it shall not be necessary to
proceed by petition Of freeholders. but
the common COUNCIL shall ny resol4tt ion
adopted by an affirmative vote OF the
majority Of the aldermen elect direct
proceedings to be had for such PRO
posed taking, and thereafter proceed
provided by law governing such city
for the taking Of property for public
use a street, without pet1tlont ex-
cept that when there are any buildings
or other improvements on such lands
such city shall also take such buildings
and improvements and determine ana
appraise the value Of the same and in
jury to the owner thereof n oonse-
Quence Of such taking, and thereafter
such buildings and Improvements, as
we'll as the land taken, shall become
the properly VI SUN CAIss anu SbSAt NANS
shall be entitled to enter upon and ap-
propriate said property when the dam
ages awarded to the owner shall nave
been paid or rendered to owner or his
agent or when sufficient money Tor
the purpose shall be provided in the
hands OF the city treasurer for that
purpose and ready to be paid over to
such owner and ten days notice there
Of shall have been given by the oom-
missioner of public works In the Of
fetal papers.
3. When such land shall have been
acquired as aforesaid, said board shall
have the power to manage, control,
govern, improve, subdivide, re-subdt-
vide, and plat, and, subject to the prior
approval of the common council Of such
city, to mortgage and sell any such
land, or parcels thereof, on such terms
and with such restrictions and reser-
vations as may be deemed necessary in
order to convert such street or highway
into parkway or boulevard, and to
protect the same and its environs, and
preserve the view, appearance. light
air. health. and usefulness thereof.
Section 959-149. Whenever said
board shall deem it necessary to grade,
| gravel maCada mize, or otherwise pave,
manner any parkway or boulevard laid
! out and established under this act. in
! Guiding the sidewalks thereof, and any
| portion Of such parkway or boulevard
the same to the common council OF
! such city, describing their plan, to-
gether with a plat for the same, for
| such proposed improvement. Such
common council shall. If it deems such
| improvements necessary, direct the
| commissioner of public works. or any
| board, or body, or other authority. Of
| said city, having charge of the i'm
| provement of streets therein, to make
an estimate of the costs Of such i'm
! provements, which shall be placed on
! file in the office Of said commissioner
| Of public works board, or body, or
other authority, and be open to the In
spectIon of the public interested.
| Thereupon such commissioner, board,
| body or other authority so directed
| shall send such estimate Of the cost Of
such Improvement to the common cOun-
Gil of such city, and upon the same
being adopted by said common coun-
| Gil, in whole or In part, said improve
ments shall be made and the procedure
| followed as now provided by law in
! such city for the Improvement Of
streets, alleys, and sidewalks; provided
! that all property fronting or AUDITING
any parkway or boulevard laid out
under this act shall be subject to an
| assessment Of benefits and damages for
any improvements made under this act
as property abutting or fronting on
streets or alleys are now assessable
under existing law governing such city,
whether such city owns the fee or an
! easement in the land laid out for such
| parkway or boulevard
I Section 959-150. The acquisition Of
, any lands under this act shall be in the