Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-04-16

oath of offices of inspectors and
clerk respectively, official oaths
on file.
The polls were thus declared
open at 9:15 a. m. by the chair
man, and at eleven o'clock a. m,
the chairman announced that
the polls would be closed at II
O'Clock, noon, and would be
closed for one hour.
/ At one O'Clock p. m. the electors
assembled and the town meeting
was called to order by the chair
man, who announced that the
clerk would read the report Of
the town board of audit, which
was read, and also proposition
j to the electors submitted by +.
7. Thrun, and resolutions which
offered by D. E. Riordon and N.
L. Kinney.
The resolution which was Of
fered by D. E. Riordan, which is
on file, was then taken up for
discussion, and is as follows:
Resolved, by the electors of the
town of Eagle River, in town
meeting assembled, that the
board Of supervisors OF said
town be, and they are hereby
authorized and instructed to en-
ter into a contract with F. ].
Thrun amending the contract
which is now existing between
said town and the said F. 7.
Thrun, and bearing date August
9th, 1897, increasing the con
tract price for operating the
water works and electric lights in
the village of Eagle River, one
thousand dollars per annum,
and further providing that the
amount of such increase be paid
monthly, the same as other
monthly payments provided tor
in said contract, less an amount
to be deducted for any street
lights not operated during the
month, to be determined by the
town board at the rate of seven
ty-hve dollars per annum for
each light.
A. 6. Robinson then offered
the following amendment to res
olution No. one which is on file.
| offer an amendment to the
motion, that the contract remain
as it is, that for the ensuing year
one thousand dollars be appro-
priated to Mr.. Thrun as an extra
reimbursement.
After discussing the resolution
and amendment and the PROPOSE
tio.l of F. ]. Thrun, which is on
file, and is as follows:
To the electors of the town Of
Eagle River, Villas Co., Wis,
Gentlemen:
On August 9th, 1897, ! entered
into a contract with the town of
Eagle River to operate the water
works plant then owned and
operated by the town Of Eagle
River, and to furnish twelve arc
lights on the streets Of the vii
lage of Eagle River, for the
period Of fifteen years, in consid-
Grafton of three thousand dol
lars, $4,000 OO) per annum. l
have from said date to the pres
ent time labored, with the assist
ance of my family, increasingly
to carry out the provisions Of
said contract, a fact which l
believe is we'll known to most of
you. Since the date OF said con
tract, the cost of fuel has ma
terially increased by reason Of
the suspension of the operation
of saw mills in the village OF
Eagle River, and | submit to you
that the amount of said contract
price, together will allother earn
ings of the plant are not and
have not been for three months,
sufficient to pay the actual oper-
ating expenses of the plant, ju-
diciously and economically con
Quoted. Additional funds are now
necessary to furnish new arc
lamps on the streets, and for re-
pairing the boiler capacity of the
plant
I therefore, submit to you the
proposition to authorize and in