Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-08-04
No. 8S7, Al Published June 81, 1911

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CHAPTER 412, LAWS OF 1911.
AN ACT to create sections 1407m-1 to
d4U'tni-o, inclusive, Of the, statutes,
relating to the pollution Of streams
ana puDIlc water supplies.
The people Of the State of wisconsin,
represented IN Senate and Assembly,
do enact as follows:
section l. There are added to the
statutes nVe new sections to read: Sec
ton l40Im-1. Whenever the common
council, town board village board or
board Of health Of any city, incorpor-
plant in writing to the state board Of
health, that city, village, corporation
or person is dIscharging or permitting
to be discharged any sewerage or other
waste into any stream, watercourse,
lake or pond, and is thereby creating
d public nuisance detrimental to health
or comfort, or is polluting the source
OF any pubic water supply, it shall be
the duty OF the state board of health
to forthwith investigate, or cause to be
investigated, the conditions complained
OF; and whenever the state board of
health finds after careful investigation
that the source of public water supply
or any city, village or community in
this state is being subject to c0ntami-
nation, or has been rendered impure by
other wastes, or whenever said board
finds that such sewerage or other
waste have SO corrupted any stream,
Watercourse, lake or pond and that
ruption is detrim entail to the public
health, 1t shall notify such city, village,
corporation or person causing the con-
tamination, corruption or pollution of
any such stream, WatercOurse, lake,
pond or banks adjacent thereto, of it's
findings.
Section 14O7m--2, The state board of
health through It's executive secretary
shall notify such city, village, corpora
ton or person in writing, setting forth
the decision of the board in regard to
the conditions complained Of. The city,
village, corporation or person shall DE
given an opportunity to be heard with
in fifteen days after receiving the de-
cision Of the board. If after such hear
ing the state board of health deter
mines that improvements or changes
are necessary for the preservation of
health and should be made, it shall re-
port it's findings to the governor, and
upon his approval said board shall
notify such city, village, corporation or
person to install such works, as may
be necessary for purifying or other
wise disposing Of its sewage or other
wastes, SO as to preserve the public
health, or to change or enlarge exist
ing works il such manner as may. be
necessary to preserve the public health,
such works or means must be COM
pleted and put into operation within a
time to be fixed by said board.
Section 1407m-3. II in any case any
order Of the state board of health, when
approved by the governor, and made in
pursuance to the provisions of this act,
is not acceptable to any city, village,
corporation or owner affected thereby,
such city, village, cOTporatons0r owner
shall have the right of appeal as fol-
reasonableness of such order may be
submitted to two reputable and eX-
perienced sanitary engineers, one to be
chosen by the city, village corporation
or owner to which such order Of the
state board Of health applies, and the
other chosen. by the, state board of
ployed by said board, and who shall
act as referee engineers. If the en-
gineers so chosen are unable to agree
then they shall choose a third engineer
majority shall be the decision Of the
referee engineers. The referee en-
gineers, herein provided for, shall affirm
or modify the order of the state board
preserve the public health when neces-
sary or reasonable to do so, and their
decision, as reported in writing to the
state board of health, with recomm:eajn-
in a reasonable time, shall be enforced
by said board in the manner provided
for in this act. The fees and expenses
Of said referee engineers shall be paid
by the city, village, corporation or
owner requesting such referee.
Section 14O7m-4. No town, city, vii
Ia1e, public institution. individual or
water or ice company shall use water
or ice which is SO contaminated, I'M
wholesome and impure, that the use
thereof endangers the public health.
The state board of health, after full In
yestigation of the facts, may prohibit
any town, city, village, public lnst1tu-
ton, Individual or water or Ice COM
pany from using water which is so
Contaminated, unwholesome and i'm
pure. that the use thereof endan2ers
the public health, and the circuit court
shall have jurisdiction and power, upon
anpIication therefor by the state board
Of health, to enforce by proper order
and decree the orders, rules and regu-
lations of the said board of health,
made under and by virtue of this sec
ton for the protection OF the public
health.
partment or officer of any municipality
or person or private corporation shall
fail or refuse to do and perform, any
act or acts required of him, it or them
to be done and performed by this act,
such members of the council or depart
ment, and such officer or officers or
person or private corporation shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
a sum of not more than five hundred
dollars nor less than one hundred dol
lars for each offense.
Section 2. IL shall be the duty OF
the attorney general TO act as legaI al,
assist such board in the enforcement Of
the provisions Of this act.
Section 8. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after It's pas
sage and publication.
Approved June 20, 1911. Copy Law.
Mo 5o0 81 TPubliShed Juno 21 1911