Street Widening Along Park.
Milwaukee City Charter § 10-08
in effect10-08. Street Widening Along Park.
1. CITY MAY ACQUIRE LAND. Whenever proceedings shall be commenced in any city of the first class to make, open or widen a public alley, street or boulevard therein, and it shall be necessary for said purpose to use a strip of land along the border of any public park or other public place under the jurisdiction of the board of park commissioner, if any there be in such city, the common council in any such city shall have power to acquire such strip of land according to the provisions of this act. (S. 1, Ch. 233, L. 1913.)
2. PROCEDURE. The common council shall, except as herein otherwise provided, follow the procedure required by the laws of this state applicable to any such city relating to making, opening or widening of a street, alley or boulevard; provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall permit any officer or department of such city to create any indebtedness, charge or claim whatsoever on account of the taking of any such strip of land payable out of any of the funds of such city which by law may be used only for public park or boulevard purposes. (S. 2, Ch. 233, L. 1913.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH10.pdf#page=4Fetched: 10/26/2026