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

shall be subject to the approval Of the
| common council.
Section S59--147. The common council
may fix and provide for the payment of
| a salary or salaries for one or more Of
| the members of said board when in the
Judgment OF the common council the fix
Inc and payment Of such salaries become
| necessary in order to carry out the pur-
poses Of section 959-145 to 959--156, in
| elusive. which salaries shall be paid SOLE
! ~ out Of the fund named in section 959-
!62, unless other provision shall be made
In said ordinance for the payment of the
same.
Section 959-14S. l. Said commissioners
snail have power to appoint such clerks,
assistants and workmen as they may
deem necessary and proper for the proper
discharge of their duties. subject, how
| ever, to such regulations in respect to
| the number of such employees to be APP
pointed and their compensation as the
common council may by ordinance pre-
scribe.
2. Said board of public land commits
sloners is hereby empowered to acquire,
| in the name of such city, lands and inn
provements thereon in the manner pro-
:. Vlded in sections 959-145 to 959-156 in
elusive, within distance of = five
! hundred feet on either side of and abut-
| tlng on any public street or highway for
the purpose of converting the same into a
| highways to be thus converted shall be
| first designated by resolution of the
common council of such city. upon the
| recommendation of said board of public
ton the said lands may be acquired by
! purchase, gift, or condemnation. but
no such purchase shall be made
1 until the same shall have been recon-
mended to the common council by said
| board Of public land commissioners and
| ordered by resolution Of said common
council. duly adopted. ANY gift of
| lands for the purpose specified In Sec
tions 959-145 to 959-156, inclusive. shall
| first be accepted by the common council
of such city upon the recommendation Of
said board of public land commissioners
| before the same shall become the prop
| erty of such city
8. Said board of public land commits
sioners may, however, and it is empow-
| cred, in Its discretion, to proceed either
| prior or subsequent to such designation,
| to obtain from any or all of the respec-
| tive owners of said lands, or any part
thereof, duly executed contracts or OPP
| TONS In the name or for the benefit Of
! said city, for the purchase or acquiring
OF said lands, or any part thereof so held
| by said owners respectively, or of any
| leasehold or other interest or claim there
| in or thereto, and said board of public
! land commissioners is also further en-
| powered in such case to pay out of the
| fund herein named and created, any
! charges or expenses by it incurred there
| for or in connection Herewith; provided
| however, that in no case shall any such
| contract or option be held binding upon,
!
against said city until the same shall
| have been reported and recommended by
| said board of public land commissioners
| to the common council of said city and
| have been approved and accepted by
resolution of said common council duly
| adopted.
4. In case such lands, or any
| part thereof cannot be acquired by pur-
chase or gift from the owners thereof on
| the terms satisfactory to y such city,
| such city is hereby authorized to con-
| denim and take the same in the manner
| required by law to enable said city to
take and condemn lands for the purpose
of laying out streets, alleys, and public
| places, but 1t shall not be necessary to
proceed by petition of freeholders. but
the common council shall by resolution
| duly adopted direct proceedings
| to be had for such proposed taking, and
| thereafter proceedings shall be had in all
such city for the taking Of property for
| public use as a street, without petitionG
| except that when there are any buildings
| or other improvements on such lands such
| city shall also take such buildings and
improvements and determine and APP
| praise the value of the same and injury
| to the owner thereof in consequence OF
such taking, and thereafter SUCH build
| ings and improvements, as well as the
| land taken, shall become the property of
| such city, and such city shall be entitled
| to enter upon and appropriate said prop
| erty when the damages awarded to the
owner shall have been paid or rendered
| to the owner or his agent, or when suf-
| ficient money for the purpose shall
| have been provided in the hands Of the
| city treasurer for that purpose and ready
| to be paid over to such owner and ten
days notice thereof shall have been given
| by the commissioner of public works in
| the official papers
8. When such lands shall
| have been acquired as aforesaid, said
| board shall have the power to manage.
| control, govern, improve, subdivide, re-
cf,hdi xyi1 md 11at nd tn r.
gage and sell any such land, or parcels
| thereof, on such terms and with such
| restrictions and reservations as may be
deemed necessary by said board in order
| to convert such street or highway into
| a parkway or boulevard, and to protect
| the same and it's environs, and preserve
the VIEW, appearance. light, air. health.
! and usefulness thereof.
| Section 959-149. 1. Whenever said
board shall deem it necessary to grade.
| gravel, macadamize, or otherwise pave,
manner, any parkway or boulevard laid
| out and established under sections $50
| las to 959-156, inclusive, including the
side walks thereof, and any portion OF such
| parkway, or boulevard said board
! shall make a recommendation of the same
to the common council of such city, de-
scribing it's l" plan, together with plat
| for the same for such proposed i'm
provement Such common council shall.
| If it deems such improvement necessary,
| direct the commissioner of public works,
! or any board, or body, or other authority
of said city, having charge of the inn
provements of streets therein, to make
| an estimate of the costs of such inns
provements, which shall be placed on file
| in the office of said commissioner of pub
| lie works, board, or body, or other au-
thority, and be open to the inspection of
| the public interested.
| 2. Thereupon such commissioner,
| board, body or other authority so d.
rected shall send such estimate Of the
| cost Of such improvement to the common
council of such city and upon the Same
| being adopted by said common council.
| in whole or in part said improvements
| 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 abutting any parkway or
boulevard laid out under sections 959--145
| to 959-156, inclusive, shall be subject to
an assessment Of benefits and damages
| for any improvements made under said
sections 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.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's pas
| nd r,Ilh1