STATE v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMM.


16 Wis.2d 231 (1962)

STATE, Appellant, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

April 3, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was argued by Roy G. Tulane, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was John W. Reynolds, attorney general.

For the respondent Public Service Commission there was a brief and oral argument by William E. Torkelson, chief counsel.

For the applicant Langlade county there was a brief and oral argument by James H. Whiting, district attorney.


BROWN, J.

The proposed dam would be constructed in Langlade county where County Trunk A crosses the Wolf river. It will be approximately 60 feet wide and inundate between 1,400 and 1,600 acres of land. The dam pool will be 13½ feet deep at the dam and extend nine miles upstream. According to its proponents the basic purposes of the dam are to enhance recreation and wildlife propagation and water conservation and to increase property values and the tax base.<...

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