Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-26


which proposition is as follows to-wit:-
'sTo the Honora BILE, the Board of
Supervisors Of the Town of Eagle Riv-
er, Villas county. Wisconsin:
Gent emen:- Having had varied
experience in running and operating
water-woaizs systems for private use
and fire protection, and being d practl-
cal engineer. beg leave to submit the
following proposition for the consider
alton Of the electors of your town:
1st. will agree to run and operate
the waterworks system now in opera
tion in the village of Eagle River, ac-
cording to the rules and regulations
which have been heretofore, or may
hereafter be made by the board of Su-
pervisors of said Town, for the period
of fifteen years. I further agree to
furnish all fuel, make all necessary re-
pairs to building and machinery and
perform all necessary labor to proper
ly run and operate said machinery.
End. The Electors of said Town, in
consideration Of the foregoing, are to
appropriate annually to me the sum of
three thousand dollars (S3000) and pay
the same to me, or to any person or
corporation that may direct in writ
ing, in monthly installments of two
hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00),
payable on the first day Of each and ev-
cry month during said period of fifteen
years
Bird. The said Board of Supervisors
to have the full control of said system
of water-woal1s, shall have the right to
extend the water mains and keep the
same and the MIGRANTS in repair, shall
have the right to lease the use of the
water to private persons and corpora
tions: and the revenue derived there
from shall belong to the town and they
shall further have the right of using
the water for extinguishing fires, but,
the said Town shall, at it's own ex-
pense, purchase new machinery when
ever the same is required.
4th. For the further consideration
hereinafter mentioned, further will
agree to furnish, erect and operate, in
in such places in the Village of Eagle
River, in said Town, as the Board OF
Supervisors may designate, twelve arc
lamps of not less than fifteen hundred
candle power each, and to operate the
same on such nights as may be desig-
mated by said Board of Supervisors for
the period of fifteen years.
5th. In consideration of furnishing
lights as aforesaid the said Board OF
Supervisors shall, during said period
of fifteen years, permit me to erect and
maintain upon the grounds used for
pumping house or engine house, and
adjacent thereto an electric light
plant. and to connect the lighting ma
chinery used therein with the pumping
machinery used in operating said wat
er-worlks; and also permit me to erect
and maintain during said period of fif-
teen years electric lighting poles along
the streets of the said Village of Eagle
River and to stretch wires thereon fol-
the purpose of furnishing lights tc
private persons and corporations at q
uniform rate to all such persons and
corporations, excepting the aforesaid
twelve arc lights which are to be fur
nished for the privileges aforesaid.
9th. If this meets with the approva
of the electors of your town, and they
authorize you SO to do, I will enter IN
to contract, embracing the foregoing
provisions, at any time before the fiji
teenth day of August, 1897, and furthel
agreeing to carry out the provisions o
| the contract, as to furnishing the are
1 lights, on or before the 30th day of DC
tober, 1897.
Dated Minocqua, Wisconsin July l
1897.
Respectfully submitted,
| f. J.THRUN."