Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-09-01
AN ORDINANCE

Of the Common council of the City of Grand
Rapids relative to the establishment, mainte-
nance and operation of an electric light plant
in said city by Nash Brothers.
The Common council of the City of Grand
Rapids do Ordain as follows
Section |. Permission is hereby granted to
Thos E. Nash and John L. Nash, doing business
under the name and style of Nash Bros, to erect,
maintain and operate an electric plant in the
city of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, for the
purpose of furnishing light, heat and power for
illumination and commercial purposes in said
city of Grand Rapids.
Section II. Permission is also granted to said
Nash Bros. to erect and maintain the necessary
poles, wires, fixtures and appurtenances in the
streets, alleys and public places of said city to
be used in connection with said electric plant.
Section Ill. Said Nash Bros. shall at all times
exercise due care and precautiOn to protect said
city of Grand Rapids from all liability, from
accident or injury to any person or property,
public or private, and shall save said city of
Grand Rapids harmless from any and all judg-
ments obtained against said city by reason of
the erection, existence operation of said
electric plant, poles wires, fixtures or appurte-
nances providing that they be notified to appear
and defend Failing to save said city Harmless,
all rights hereunder may be revoked by the
council of said city and said poles, wires and
appurtenances removed.
Section ". All poles, wires, fixtures and
appurtenances used by said Nash Bros. in any
of the streets alleys or public places of said city
shall be erected in a proper and substantial
manner of good and suitable material. And all
poles used on the main business street or streets
of said city shall be approximately thirty five
feet high, above the ground, and on other
streets shall be approximately thirty feet high
above the ground. If during the life of this
ordinance the general average height of the
buildings on the main street or streets shall
materially increase, the height of the poles used
for the support of electric wires shall be proper
t1onally increased on demand of the council
Said poles shall be of sound cedar or tamarac,
peeled and straight, and shall be set vertically
and a sufficient distance in the ground to make
them stand all required strain and any ordinary
storm. All cross bars thereon shall be painted
and located as near the top as is practicable.
Section Y. On streets or alleys on which side
walks are located said poles shall be placed
next adjacent to the edge thereof next the road,
and IN the streets, alleys or public places where
no sidewalks are located, said poles shall be
placed III such position as to furnish the least
impeachment to public travel or public eonven-
ience and subject to the ordinances of the city
on that subject at all times.
Section VI. In case said city of Grand
Rapids sees fit to make contract with said Nash
Bros for lighting the streets and public places
OF said City, said contract shall be for period
OF live years AT the end of that period, If either
party to the contract is not satisfied with the
price, terms and conditions thereof, and if said
city still desires to contract with said Nash Bros
for such light, and satisfactory prices terms and
conditions cannot be agreed upon, the matter
shall be referred to a board of arbitration
whom shall be selected by said Nash Bros, one
by the Common Council of said city and the
third by the two so chosen, and said board shall
carefully consider all circumstances in the case,
compare them with those of other cities similarly
situated, and determine upon what price, terms
and conditions said renewal shall be made.
Said renewal shall also be for the period of five