Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-22


s'To the Honorable, the Board OF
Supervisors Of the Town of Eagle Xiv
err, Villas county, Wisconsin,:
Genlemen:- Having had a varied
experience in running and operating
water-worlzs systems for private use
and. fire protection. and being a praeti-
cal engineer. / beg leave to submit the
following proposition for. the consider
alton OF the electors Of your town.
1st. Twill agree to run and operate
the water-works system now in opera
ton. in the village Of Eagle River, &c
cording to the rules and regulations
which have been heretofore, or may
hereafter be made 10y the board OF SUI
peryisors Of said Town, for the period
of fifteen years. 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.
Pad. The Electors Of said Town, in
consideration OF the foregoing. are to-
appropriate annually to me the sum OF
three thousand dollars $4,000 and pay
the same to me, or to any person or
corporation that I may direct in writ
inc. ia monthly insgallments OF two
hundred and Higy dollars $4,000,
payable ON the first day of each and ev-
cry month during said period OF fifteen
years.
3rd. The said Board Of Supervisors
to have the full control Of said system
OF Ma6el-woalzs, shall have tile right to
extend the water mains and keep the
same and the hydrants in repair, shall
have the right to lease the use Of the
water to private persons and corpora
lions. 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 its 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 are
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-works: 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 for
the purpose of furnishing lights to
private persons and corporations at a
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 approval
of the electors of your town, and they
authorize you so to do, / will enter in
to contract, embracing the foregoing
provisions, at any time before the fif-
teenth day of August, 1897, and further
agreeing to carry out the provisions of
the contract, as to furnishing the arc
lights, on or before the 30th day of Oc-
tober, 1897.