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

No. ll4s. Al published July "a 1918
CHAPTER 65l, LAWS OF 1918.
AN ACT, Creating the Lake Superior and Mississippi
river canal commission. prescribing its duties and
creating section l72-i21 of the statutes making an
appropriation
The people Of the state Of wisconsin represented in
Senate and Assembly. dc enact as follows:
Section l. There is created commission % pc
Known and designa ed as the Lake Superior and MIS-
sissiDE river canal commission Such commission shall
consist of three members to be appointed by the
gogerncr within thirty days after the passage and
Section 2 such commission shall within forty
days after he passage and publication Of this act
and secretary.
Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Lake SUI
peTaor and Mississippi river canal commission hereby
created. said commission Is hereby granted
and authority to investigate and ascertain all the
fac with reference to the practieabty and the cost
OF construction and operation of canal from Lake
Superior to the Mississippi river VIA the BrIe and
St Croix rivers the utility thereo for the purposes
OF creating water power and the character and amount
Of commerce which would probably be carried or
anee cd by said canal and the probable effect OF the
construction and operation thereof upon transporta-
tion rates and upon the consumers and producers OF
the northwest and especia " the states Of Minnesota
and Wisconsin. Said commission is hereby directed
20 lay before the United States engineers and any
ether federal commission beard authority having
jurisdiction Of any question relating to the constitute
tion OF said canal by the United States government
al Of the facts conclusions atistics data informa-
ton and views ascerained and gathered BY said COM
mission bearing upon the ACCESSIBILITY and praetic-
ability OF the construction OF said canal by the federal
government and to make OF to be made any
and all arguments deemed necessary by said commits
SIGN IL favcr OF said canal. and to their best
efforts to further the project Of the construction
thereof
Section The said commission is also authorized
and directed to confer and act with any commission
or other body designated appoin cd by the state Of
Minnesota. other state interested in the con-
astrnctsen OF said canal. and to act with such
eammiason or ether body in and all Of the mat
ers set forth section Of this act. Said COM
mission shall after its organization notify such
commission other body designated appointed by
ether state oi such organization and Of its de-
sire 10 cooperate with such commission or other
body. and shall hereafter act herein provided
Section s. Said commission shat report its acts
and deiligs to the from tine to time he
may request and shall report to the next session OF
the legislature all Of its acts and dongs with such
recommendations for further legislation 1t may
deem expedient.
Section g. The members Of said commission shall
without salary but shall be paid their actual
necessarily incurred in the performance Of
their duties under this act All payments under this
section shall be made on proper vouchers signed by
the president and secretary Of said commission.
Section 7. There IL added to thes atutes new
section to read Section 172-121 There is appro-
prated July 1. 1913 the sum Of two thousand five
hundred dollars. payable from any moneys in the
general fund not otherwise appropriated for the Lake
Superior and Mississippi river canal commission to
carry out the provisions of this act
Section g. This act shall take effect and be In
force from and after its passage and publication
Approved July 81. 1913.