Water Mains, Construction Under Public Highways, Stream and Railroads.
Milwaukee City Charter § 14-28
in effect14-28. Water Mains, Construction Under Public Highways, Stream and Railroads.
Any city of the first class in counties in the state having a population of 350,000 or more, shall have the right to extend water mains under public highways or to tunnel and extend them underneath streams, railroads, whether electric or steam, creeks, rivers, streams and culverts crossing public highways within such county, and it then shall restore the surface of such highways to their former condition of usefulness. (S. 1, Ch. 613, 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/CH14.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/26/2026
