Year: 1871

AN ACEaio regulate the building of bridges across


the ManItewoc river in the City of Mantowoc.
Inc people OF the State of Wisconsin represented in


Senate and Assembly, do euact as follows


SECTION L. The Board of Aldermen OF the City of
Manltowoc shall have full power and authority to
order and regulate the building of bridges across the
ManItowoc river in said City of Manitowoc to repair
and rebuild the same, and provide for the security
and protection of the same prorided that no bridge
thali be nearer the mouth of said Manitowoc river
than Eighth street and prorided further that the
llrst new bridge to be built shall be built on point
where Main street crosses said Manilowoc river


Sec. 2 All bridges built under the provisions of
this act shall be built in such style and manner that
they may be opened for the purpose of allowing
steam OF salllnS vessels to pass up and down said
river; pTorided that is said bridge is built high
enough above the water to enable the hull cabin
and pilot house of any tug boat to pass under said
bridge without opening said bridge the Board of
Aldermen may order by y.ordinance or otherwise that
such tug boats shall lower or lay down their smoke
stacks so as to pass under said bridge without re-
curing the opening of the same and the said Board
OF Aldermen may also limit by ordinance, the time
allowed lor any steam sailing vessel in passing the
bridge and may levy and collect fines for the viola
tion of such ordinances


Sec 3. All bridges built under the provisions of
th!s act, AID all repairs and rebuilding of such
bridges shall be paid for of the general fund in
the Treasury of said City, and the Board Alder
men are hereby authorized and empowered to as
sess, levy and collect by taxation the necessary
sums OF money to pay for such building, rebuilding
or repairing such bridges


Sec. 4. Whenever the Board of Aldermen shall
nave resolved to build, rebuild repair any such
pfoGe they shall cause plans and specifications to
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printed IN the City of Manitowoc and such other
papers as they may deem for the interest said city


AT least four weeks for sealed proposals for the build


ing, rebuilding repairing of such bridges stating


IN SAID notice the time when the bridge or the wor
thereon must be completed, and the time
| and the manner in which payment will be made and
te contract shall be let to the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders for such building rebuilding OF
repairing, and such contractor contractors shall
give good and sufficient bonds in sum double the
contract price, for the faithful performance of suct
contract, said bond to ba approved by the Board OF
Aldermen: proctde that repairs, the cost of which


do not exceed one hundred dollars or such reuair;
which must be doue without DELAY or in the opinior
OF said Board of Aldermen be let by contract
may he done by order of said BOARD of Aldermen an,
uider tho supervision OF committee of said Board
| or any proper person appointed by said Board.
| sec. D. whenever petition signed by at least two
hundred legal voters of the City of anitowoc pray
ing Tor the construction of any bridge shall be sub
ntt9d to the board of aldermen of said city it shal
De the duty OF said board of aldermen enquire in
10 the expediency and probable cost building sucT
brIdge, and TO submit to the electors at the uext
general or city election, at special election cse,
lor mat purposes, the question whether such bridg,
shitl De pulIt or not The ballots used such elec
tons shall be written or printed as follows: ssfo
street BRIDGE 'aeainst street BRIDGE The elec
ton snail be conducted the votes counted
anu returned as prescribed for the election of city off


GERS and If it shall appear that the majority of h
votes cast at such election shall be in favor of th
Duudilg OF said bedge thLn the SAID board of alder
men shall forthwith proceed to prepare or cause b
prepared, plans and specifications and advertise fol
proposals in the way if the building of sucf
bridge had been ordered by the board of aldermen
according the provisions of sections four


act but if majority Of the votes cast at such eIec
tion shall be against the building of said bridge sucl
bridge shall not be built or contracted for to be bui
within two years after the date of such election.
| sec O. Paragraph XIV of section !, chapter VI 0
chapter 10 private and local laws of 1870 entities
an act to incorporate the city of Manitowoc, i
| hereby repealed


Sec. :. This act shall bee deemed public act. ari
shall be published such in The official state paper
and take effect from and after its passage


Approved February IS, 1870.