Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-29


by the mayor and city clerk and countersigned by
the comptroller specifying the for which 1t Is
payable on or before February first Of the following
year out Of any funds in the treasury belonging to
the city and not otherwise appropriated. all such
orders to be made payable to the order OF the
In whose favor they drawn and such orders shall
be transferable by endorsement and shall be received
In payment OF any taxes levied by the
authority of the city except for interest and
sinking fund on city bonds without further action
| Of the common council
| 3. The comptroller shall have power to make such
further provisions to reports by heads Of the de-
partments and require such other information from
heads OF departments be reasonably necessary
effective
4. The herein given are subject to direction
! Section 2 This act shall take effect and 10 in
force from and after Its passage and publication.
Approved june IS. 1913
No. 284, ST. Published June 81, 1918.
CHAPTER $50, LAWS OF 1919
| AN ACT. To authorize the erection construction.
and maintenance OF free wagon bridge across the
/ Wisconsin river in the counties OF Sank and Col
/ county Wisconsin. and to make the stnte park at
Devils Lake more accessible. and creating section
I l72-l22 OF the statutes. and making an appro-
pration therefor.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin represented in
/ Senate and Assembly. do enact as follows:
! Section l. The village Of Merrimac and the town
| OF Merrimac In Sank county and the towns Of West
Point Caledonia. and Lodi. and the village Of Lodi
| in the county Of Columbia are hereby enabled
| permitted authorized and empowered to erect build
and construct and forever maintain free wagon bridge
over and across the Wisconsin river between sui BILE
points to be selected by the Wisconsin highway com
mission. on section g. township 10. range Z. the
westerly side Of said river. and section l. town.
said bridge to the highways adjacent thereto
! in Sank and Columbia counties. making a continu-
! GUS highway to the state park at Devils Lake; and
for such purpose may erect piers, drive piles build
| entertainments, and approaches in said river and on
| the banks thereof suitable and necessary for the
proper construction and maintenance Of said bridge
and enjoy all the rights hereby granted intended
I to be granted provided, that said bridge shall be
| provided with proper and suitable draw swing
not to uneasonaby obstrlct said river for the
| purpose OF navigadon said bridge shall be con-
I department Of the United States
1 Section 2. If the said villages and each of the
several towns hereinbefore mentioned. by majority
vote Of the electors voting said proposed bridge.
| shall have voted TO construct and build the said
bridge. the amount apporoned>to the several towns
villages and counties herein mentioned shall be
follows. to w.t. Village of Merrimac. $4,000 town Of
MerTimac S. 600: town Of West Point. S. 0O0; town
Of Caledonia. 81 ooo town Of Lodi $4,000; village Of
Lodi 81 coo. Upon the fling with the county boards
of the counties of Sank and Columbia of the petitions
referred to in section Of this act the said counties
Saul and Columbia shall each appropriate $40 900
for the cost of said bridge; all Of said sums to be
raid BY the treasurers of said villages towns and
counties to the state treasurer as provided in section
| 6 of this act
Section g. No tax shall be levied or bonds Jsued
for the purpose of building and constructing such
bridge mentioned in the preceding sections unless
/ the question OF ievy1ng such tax or Issuing such
! bonds shall have been submitted by vote Of a
1 majority OK the village and town boards of such
municipalities to vote OF the electors Of such village
and towns and adopted at annual election. town
meeting or charter election or at election speci
4 ally called for that purpose. by such town and
village boards. and in either such boards shall
give notice of the submission Of such question the
| electors is required by law to be given for
special election or special town meeting: such votes
shall be taken separately in said villages and towns
and majority Of the votes cast on such proposition
in such village and towns shall be necessary to levy
tax issue bonds for said purpose: such votes shall
IN each be by ballot and the proper town or
village board shall for their municipality pre-
scribe the form thereof. The votes shall be cam
vassed. returned and the result declared in other
| elections.
| Section 4 All bonds issued by said villages or
! towns under the provisions Of this act shall be
executed according to the provisions Of section 956
of the statutes and shall be Issued only according
and subject the provisions of sections 943 and ga
| o. the statutes.
| Section s. If any Of the municipalities herein
named shall fail to provide to appropriate at its
annual special meeting its proporonate share Of
the cost Of such bridge as herein provided, any
group of desiring the erection and construc-
ton of said bridge. at any time within ninety
DAYS after such failure vote In favor Of such APP
preparation present to such town or village board
/ petition stating that they desire the erection and
construction of such bridge together with receipt
| showing that an amount not less than fifty per
! centum of the share of any such municipality or
municipalities has been subscribed and paid: and the
boards Of such villages and towns shall then levy
tax or issue bonds as herein provided sufficient to
the remainder OF the cost apportioned TO such
municipality for the building Of such bridge as pro-
yided in this act
| Section g. Whenever the town board Of the town
of Merrmac and the trustees of the said village Of
Merrimac shall nle with the county board Of Sank
county. and the town boards Of the towns Of West
Point. Caledonia. and Lodi. and the trustees Of the
said village Of Lodi shall file with the county board
of Columbia county Its petition setting forth the fact
that the said village and have each voted or
and building Of the said bridge further stating
that such village towns have each provided for the
payment Of their proportionate share of the Of
said bridge as provided In section ef this act the
1 said county boards OF Sank and Columbia counties
shall each appropriate equal raised In the
municipalities their respective counties and cause
said sums to levied upon the taxable property Of
the county and such moneys together with any other
moneys that may be paid to the said county treas
urers as herein provided, shall be paid by the
county Of the counties Of Sank Column
hia to the state treasurer All moneys received by
the said treasurer shall be kept and for by
him other funds, but the same shall be kept as
special fund and shall be paid only for the pur-
poses for which appropriated written orders OK
statements Issued by the Wisconsin highway COM
mission.
Section z The said bridge. when erected and
constructed herein provided shall operated and
maintained in the first instance at the Joint expense
of the said villages and towns In proportion to the
amounts originally contributed for the construction
and building of the said bridge. II any Of such
municipalities shall not provide pay its full share
OF such expense in any year. any or all Of the re-
naming municipalities provide for or pay It. and
upon paying the Of the municipality
municipalities in default It's their share Of the
same with interest from the time OF payment and cost
of suit provided. that action recover the same
shall be brought until thirty days after demand Of
village OF MerrirnAc and the town board Of the
town Of MeErinac shall present its petition to the
county board Of Sank county and the town boards Of
the town OF West Point. Caledonia. Lodi and the
trustees Of the village Ct Lodi shall present its ne
tition or petitions to the county board Of Columbia
county setting forth the amount Of money expended
in the maintenance repair Of said bridge the
county boards of each Of said counties shall provide
for the payment Of fourth Of the cost Of said
maintenance and repairs which shall be paid
by the treasurer Of Sank to the treasurer Of
the village OF Merrnac and the the town
Of Merrimac and the county treasurer Of Columbia
county 20 the several treasurers OF the towns Of
West Poin1. Caledonia. Lodi. and the village If
Lodi. In the proportion herein provided
Section g. The Wisconsin highway commission shan
urpy.de for proper plans and specifications
for the erection and construction Of said bridge and
fer the inspection thereof during the construction n
the same. the expense Of such and similar
work By the state highway commission not to be CON
sidered part OF the provision herein made for the
cost of construction Such surveys. plans and spec
hcations must ne made In accordance with The
standard rules Of the state highway commission ana
shall be placed file with said commission and be
approved hy before the work IS let BY contract
Or any other arrangements made for its construction
The Wisconsin highway commission shall have dfrrct
% rms II the building and construction Of said f-ics