Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-08-22


maintenance of highways and bridges
built with state aid in the county. The
person appointed by the state highway
commission to have charge Of work in
county highway commissioner of said
county, and shall have all powers and
duties assigned by the statutes to
county highway commissioners
The county highway commissioners
elected under chapters 4S7 or $50 Of
the laws Of 1907, or both, shall be
highway commissioners under this law
until their successors are elected or
appointed. Any county highway COM
missioner may be removed by the
state highway commission, for cause,
upon due notice and hear
ing. Candidates for the Of
flee of county highway commissioners
shall be examined at the county seat
by the state highway commission to
determine their relative fitness for the
position. Said commission shall noti-
fly the county clerk Of the relative
standing of the various candidates in
their ability to conduct the work. and
the county board shall elect as county
highway commisS Toner one of the first
two men on the list, so certified as
eligible. striking out the names of
those who refuse etoii II qualify when
3. ca Upon his first election. the
county highway commissioner shall
serve until the first Monday in Janu-
of his election. The county board
shall fix " his salary II
at not less than six hundred dollars
per snnum. -. ,an5 make "a grange aa,ang e.
such powers and authority to him as
shall enable him to carry out the pro-
visions of sections 1317m-1 to 1317m
Is, inclusive, of the statutes.
OBJ If a county highway commits
sioner shall be reelected, he shall
serve until removed by a majority
vote of all members of the county
board with the consent of the highway
commission or by a two-thirds vote of
all the members Of the county board.
Upon his second election, and annually
thereafter, unless a different salary be
fixed by the county board and ap
proved by the state highway commits
sion, the salary of the county high
way commissioner shall be fixed by the
county board at not less than eight
hundred dollars in counties doing less
than ten thousand dollars worth of
work the succeeding year; at not less
than ten hundred dollars In counties
doing between ten thousand dollars
and fifty thousand dollars worth of
work the succeeding year, and at not
less than twelve hundred dollars in
counties doing more than fifty thous-
and dollars worth of work the sue
ceeding year. The amount of work
used as basis for fixing the mani
mum salary shall be the amount of
actual new construction contemplated
commissioners in office November i,
1913. shall have their salaries fixed in
accordance with this subsection at the
annual 1913 meeting of the county
board.
(c) The board shall provide him
with a suitable office and such assist
ants as are necessary for the proper
performance of his duties. The sal
airy and the necessary travelling ex-
penses of the county highway commits
sioner and his assistants shall be paid
out Of the general fund of the county
!. (a) The county highway com
missioner shall have charge, under the
direction Of the state highway com
mission, of the construction Of all
highways built with state or county
aid and of the maintenance of all
state highways. He shall have power
10 make, in the name of the county,
such contracts or other arrangements
as may be necessary for the proper
prosecution of such construction and
county board; and in case he shall
deem it desirable to acquire the right
10 take stone, gravel, clay or other
material from private land for use in
the execution of, his duties, or acquire
the right of access to or from said
lands, he is empowered TO take title
to such right to the county Cor high
way purposes and pay; or contract to
pay therefor, out of the public funds
provided for Improvement Of high
ways in his county.
OBJ In case the county highway
commissioner and the owner OF the
private premises cannot agree as to
the price for such right, such COM
missioner may acquire the same in the
name of the county for the public use
indicated, by exercising the right Of
eminent domain in the following man
ner He may, upon not less than five
days notice in writing, exclusive OF
Sundays and holidays, to such owner,
describing the property and stating
the time and place of hearing the APP
plication, apply to the county judge
of his county to determine the neces-
sity of taking and to appraise the
value of the property sought to be
taken. At the time set therefor such
Judge shall hear the parties and in
such manner as he may in his discre-
ton determine, inform himself in re-
spect to the matter within five days
make his award in writing and file
the same in his office. The highway
commissioner may then pay the sum
awarded to the owner, or tender the
same, and in case of refusal to re-
ceive the money, deposit it. with the
county judge for such owners use and
give him written notice thereof and
the title to the property and rights
sought to be acquired shall thereupon
vest in the county for the uses and
purposes of the requirement, and such
commissioner may cause certifca to
under the hand and official seal OF
such judge, stating the facts, to be
of deeds, which shall be notice to all
persons thereof. He may then pro-
ceed to use the same, provided, how
ever, that If the owner shall deem
himself aggrieved for any reason he
may proceed for redress in the man
ner and the time hereafter Indicated
and in no other. At any time within
five days after notice Of the award.
such owner may file with such Judge
notice of appeal to the circuit court
whcreupon such Judge shall promptly
certify all the papers in the proceed
ings to such court and thereupon such
matter shall be regarded as at issue,
and the proceedings shall be the same
as in case of an appeal from an award
In railroad condemnation proceedings
except as herein otherwise provided
(c) In case Of the award COM
planned of being finally increased,
Judgment for such increase and costs
shall be rendered against the county
and paid the same as any other money
judgment against 1t, and the owner
may withdraw the deposit. In case of
such award not f3<being increased
Judgment for costs shall be rendered
In favor of the county and paid out
OF the deposit made for the owner
so far as 1T will go for that purpose.
and in case of it's being decreased the
of tba SJ,oI