Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-08-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Alderman all present.
The committee on electric light hay
ing no report Aid. Brundage presented
the following ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE.
OF the Common Council ef the city of Grand
Rapids relative to the establishment. mainten-
ance and operation of an electric light plant in
said city by the Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co.
The Common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows
SECTION 1. Permission is hereby granted to
the Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co. to erect, maintain
and operate an electric light plant in the city
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, or other conven-
lent place, for the purpose of furnishing light,
heat and power for illumination and CONNER
cial purposes in said city Of Grand Rapids.
SECTION q Permission is also granted to
said Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co. to erect and
maintain the necessasy' poles, wires, fixtures
and appurtenances in the streets, alleys and
public places of said city to be used in connec-
ton with said electric plant
SECTION 8. Said Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co.
shall at all times exercise due care and precau-
ton to protect said city of Grand Rapids, from
son or property, PUBLIC or private, and shall
| save said city of Grand Rapids harmless from
any and all judgements obtained against said
city by reason of the erection, existence or op-
Grafton of said electric light plant, poles wires
| fixtures or appurtenances providing that be
notified to appear and defend. Failing to save
| revoked by the council of said city. and said
| poles, wires and appurtenances removed.
SECTION 4. All poles, wires fixtures and
appurtenances used by said Wisconsin Wood
places of said city shall be erected in proper
and substantial manner of good and suitable
material. And all poles used on the main bns-
iness street or streets of said city shall be ap
proximately thirty five feet high, above the
| ground, and on other streets shall be approx
mately thirty feet high above the ground. If
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| average height of the buildings on the main
| street streets shall materially increase, the
| height of the poles used for the support of elec
trio wires shall be proportionally increased on
| demaud of the council. Said poles shall be of
| sound cedar tamarac, peeled and straight
| and sha II be set vertically and sufficient dis
| quired strain and any ordinary storm. All
cross bars thereon shall be painted, and located
as near the top as is practicable.
! SECTION s. On streets or alleys on which
sidewalks are located said poles shall be placed
| adjacent to the edge thereof next the road. and
! in the rtreets, alleys public places where no
sidewalks are located, said poles shall be placed
| in such position as to furnish the least impedi-
| ment to public travel and public convenience,
| and subject to the ordinances ofthe city on that
| subject at ali times.
SECTION 6. In case said city of Grand
| Rapids sees fit to make contract with said
Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co. for lighting the
streets and public places of said city, said con-
| tract shall be for period of five years. At the
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tract is not satisfied with the price, terms and
condition thereof, and if said city still desires
| to contract with said Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co.
| for such light and satisfactory prices terms
| and conditions cannot be agreed upon, the mat
| ter shall be referred to a board of arbitration
consisting of three disinterested parties, one of
whom shall be selected by said Wisconsin Wood
| Pulp Co., one by the Common Council of said
| city, and the third by the two SO chosen, and
said board shall carefully consider all circum
| stances in the case, and determine upon what
price, terms and conditions said renewal of con-
| tract shall be made. Said renewal shall also be
for the period of five years, and each succeeding
renewal shall be treated in the same manner
| the first
SECTION 7. The privileges herein granted
shall be for a period of ten years from the date
| of acceptance hereof.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall in man.
ner be construed granting exclusive priv
tlege to the Wisconsin Wood Pulp Co. The
Common Council expressly reserves the right to
pass other ordinances of similar nature and
for a similar purpose, for such plant
SECTION 9. The Common Council reserves
| the right to prescribe the manner of wiring for
| such plant, both interior and exterior, and to
provide by ordinance for such other public safe
guards or cOnyeniences whenever in their op
| ton the public welfare requires it.
SECTION TO- A failure for six months at any
time during the life of this ordinance to furnish
| electric lights, under the provisions of this or
dinance, shall be cause for revocation hereof by
| the common council of said city.
SECTION H. The provisions of this ordi-
! nance shall apply with equal force @ to said Wis
consin Wood Pulp Co., and to their heirs exc
cutOrs, administrators and assigns
SECTION -. This ordinance shall be in
force from and after its passage and publicatson
and acceptance by the Wisconsin Wood Pulp
Co. And its acceptance by said Wisconsin
Wood Pulp Co. shall be filed with the city clerk
of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, within thirty (3O
days from the passage hereof; and the work of
installing said electric plant shall be begun
within sixty f60] days from the date of accept
ance and the plant shall be in full operation on
or before January LIST, 1898.
Passed by the Common Council of the city of
Grand Rapids, Wood county, Wis, this Sth day
F.J. WooD, Mayor.
SETH REEVES, City Clerk.
After being read by the mayor alder
man st. Amour introduced and read the
following ordinance:
ORDINANCE.
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, &C
State of Wisconsin,
The Common Council of the city of Grand
Rapids, do Ordain:-
SECTION l. Thomas Z. Nash and John l.. |
Nash, co-partners, doing business under the |
firm name and style of Nash Brothers.; and w. |
E. Mack and c. A. Spencer, co-partners, doing
business under the firm name and style of Mack |
& Spencer, having each, as such CO. partners, |
separately applied to the city of Grand Rapids
for license and permit TO establish put up, |
electric lig ht and power plant for street lighting
and other commercial purposes, in the city of
Grand Rapids, and in connection Herewith to |
erect and establish poles, wires, fixtures and ap-
paratus in and along the streets alleys and pub
lie places Of said city. Each of said applica- |
tiOns is hereby granted IN the manner following |
tO-wit:-The said firm OF Nash Bros, and the |
said firm of Mack & Spencer, and the successors |
and assigns of each of said firm are hereby IL |
censed, permitted, authorized and empowered |
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along the streets alleys and public places of |
said city, in q safe and proper manner, and in |
accordance with such ordinance or resolution !
covering suchwork as may y be hereafter enacted
sary poles, wires, fixtures and apparatus for the
purposes aforesaid.
SECTION . This franchise and permit is |
intended to apply to each of said firms sa parate
ly, and either or both may accept the same and |
in case of acceptance thereof by either of said |
firms, or both, the firm so accepting shall before
doing any work or commencing operation here |
under, and within sixty days from the passage
of this ordinance may execute and deliver to
the city of Grand Rapids, and file with the CITY
clerk. good and sufficient bond in the sum Of |
Five Thousand Dollars, with two or more suffic- |
lent sureties, each of whom shall Justify in |
property within the state of Wisconsin over and |
above all of his debts. liabilities and exemp-
tions, conditioned to, at all times hold and save
said city of Grand Rapids harmless from any
aud every guilt, hindrance damage which |
may arise grow out OF the erection, main |
tenance or operation of said electrical plant and
appurtenances in tho public streets aileys and |
places of said city.
SECTION g. The city of Grand Rapids re- |
serves the right to contract with either or both |
of said firms for lighting the streets alleys and |
public places of said city, or to provide for such
lighting in any other manner.
SECTION A. This franchise shall remain in |
force from and after its passage and publication
cepted within sixty days, as hereinbefore pro-
vided.