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

cation therefor at the conclusion of the
twenty year period, the franchise granted
to such appropriation shall be continued,
subject to all terms, conditions and pro
visions of this act, for period or zen ten
years, and the like filing of an application
1T the end of the first continuance shali
continue the franchise. in like manner
for an additional period OF ten years; :,
be any transfer or assignment OF any
franchise granted under this act; inc
same shall be in writing and certlff 1e1.
copy thereof shall. within ten days aver t'es
the execution thereof, be filed with th5
secretary of state and with the railIQa4 !
commission of Wisconsin, proV1ded ina a.
no franchise granted hereunder sIah pe
transferred or assigned to forelSn coz
poration; and provided further that no
municipality shall transfer or assign an!
franchise granted hereunder nor ndh7
any contract or lease of any flghts tnele-
under for a period longer than ten years
Section 1868. Every francnlse gram
ed under the provisions of TINS act Is
accepted, taken, and held subject TO az
the terms, conditions ana ana ant and is 90
accepted, taken, and held IN consla l7aa-
ton of the powers privileges, Iliu ~ GU
gatives conferred by said tranchlsei;
tions or additions shall be made TO any
dam or other improvements construG9t;e ea
or maintained under any 1t tetS ae+
granted under the provisions or TINS act
Without first obtaining an order author
izing such alterations or addlllOhs run
the railroad commission. SQch oLQel
shall be issued by the railroad conn!ls-
sion after an investigation and hndlhg
Nv said commission that the proposed
alterations or additions Will not llhpdn
the efficiency or suffciency OF SucA oSlii
or other improvements. o,.to "a,
Section 1596-35. 1. NO appt3 pr, tt tol
shall use or utilize any dam or otner I'M
provements constructed OF malntal44{e 5a
Under any franchise granted ufdef ms
frV u 7
purposes other than or addltlonal TO tho0o
specified in such franchise. $500.
q. Any appropriation desiring to use
or utilize any such dam or other I'M
Or additional to those specified in the
franchise granting authority 10 cohSlrucI
or maintain the same shall make a aIo5ie.
cation therefor to the railroad coIn5iils .
sion as provided is section 1596-S OF
this act and q franchise granting SUCH
authority and containing all the terms,
conditions, and provisions OF TINS act may
be granted to said appropriation as IL IS
provided in sections lo9o-9 TO 1o'0--1'
Section 1596-36. i. Every appropri-
ator during the life of his appropriately,
as fixed by the franchise c .,aH s - lt te
the state of Wisconsin as a FRANCHISE lee.
on or before the first day of February o.
each year, five per cent per ahhu m, o., %
the franchise value of each and every
horse power produced by the use %
water power utilized and put to beneficial
use my the said appropriation during inc
year ending December 81, next preceuIlIs
provided that such franchise fee Tor e2cl1
and every such horse power shail not pe
less than ten cents nor more IMAM TWO
dollars per horse power. $500
2 The franchise value Of each morse
power shall be fixed as nearly as may Pc,
as the difference in cost or producing
for use at the place of development or
generation, q horse power by the use o.
Y, j 0H,CiFlE TQ
the cost Of producing for use at such
place in like quantities and on an equlVd.,
lent basis @ horse power by me use %
any kind OF fuel provided that ror "a az
mower transmitted from the place OF de-
velopment and generation the FRANCHISE
value of q horse power shall be n%ed as
near as may be, as the diHerence IN COS
OF producing and delivering to the place
of utilization horse power by, the use
OF the water power under consldera tloil,
and the cost of producing and delivering
at the same place in like quantities ana
on an equivalent basis q morse power Wy
the use of any kind Of fuel
g. The franchise value OF horse power
shall be fixed by the railroad commlsSIo!II
and in fixing the same as PROVIDED III
subsection hereof, the ra1droad con1IlIS-
sion shall take into consideration on the
one hand: the cost of machinery anu tho
expense of installation and MAINTENANCE?
and the depreciation thereof, the cost OF
labor, the uniformity Of the flow OF tho
stream, the amount of hydraulic horse
power developed and capable OF develop
ment and put to beneficial use or capa9Ie
of being put to use, the load factori inc
use or uses to which the power developed
Is to be or may be put, and al other rel
evant and material facts affecting inc
cost and value Of the production ana de-
livery Of the hydraulic horse power ana
shall give to each its proper weight; ana,
OIL the other hand, the cost of machinery
and the expense of installation and main
tenance and the depreciation thereon, the
i 1,01 cod "a M
ton Of q horse power by the use of any
kind of fuel, and all other relevant and
material facts affecting the cost and
value of the production and delivery OF
the horse power by the use Of any Kind
Of fuel, and shall give to each its proper
weight.
as its basis for value, q horse power
operating ten hours per day, and, for the
purposes of this act, horse power IS
hereby defined and declared to be five
hundred pounds Of energy per second net
horse power delivered at the place or
places of utilization.
5. Such appropriation shall pay the ann
uaI franchise fee to the state treasurer
to be placed in the general fund. The
railroad commission shall annually, on or
before the 18th day Of January, notify
each appropriation the amount Of the fran
chise fee due to the state from said APP
proprietor and shall certify copy OF sucf
notification to the state treasurer.
Section 1596--37. The failure of any
appropriation to pay the annual franchise
fee provided for within ninety days after
the same is due and payable shall cause
q forfeiture of the franchise OF such APP
proprietor Upon proper suit brought by
the state such franchise shall be forfeited
and terminated and all rights thereundol
shall therupon be subject to reapprOIrI-
alton as provided In this act.
Section 1596-3S The state shall have
preference lien, second only to the lie1
for taxes, upon all property Of the appro-
priatOr used in connection with any ap-
preparation for the annual franchise fct
herein provided for, and upon notice from
the railroad commission to the governor
the state shall foreclose such lien by ap-
proprate action brought for said purpose
Section 1868. 1t shall be the duty
of every appropriation to keep a correc
daily record of the number Of horse poWe
daily put to beneficial use by said appro
priatOr. 1t shall be the further duty o
every appropriation to report once in eacl
three months, viz, on the first day Q
April, July, October, and January, to tn
railroad commission, upon blanks to b.
furnished by said commission, the eXac
end correct number Of horse power dali,
put to beneficial use by the said appro
priator, stating the number Of hours pc
day such horse power was put to benc
fetal use.
Section 1860 The railroad com
mission may prescribe the character o
nnoo c,Iripc n Of aud devices TO h