Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-01-03
Ordinance No, 50,

| ordinance NO, 6S.
An ordinance to provide for the con-
SCfuctlOn, maintenance and operation
OF a system of waterworkS in the city
OF Grand Rapids, Wood county,
Wisconsin.
The common council of the city of
Grand Rapids, Wood county, Wiscon-
sin, do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. That permission and
authority are hereby granted to and
vested in the Twin City Electric
company hereinafter Called the
company its associates and assigns, to
establish, construct, maintain and
operate system of waterworks in the
city of Grand Rapids, Wood county,
wisconsin, substantially according to
the plans, specifications and report as
made by G. f. Loweth, and now on file
IN the office Of the city clerk of said
city, and for that purpose the COM
pany, its associates and assigns are
hereby granted permission 20 use the
streets, alleys, roads, sidewalks,
bridges, public parks, public places and
all other lands owned by said city
within the corporate limits of said city
Tor the purpose of placing, replacing,
taking up, repairing and connecting
water mains, hydrants, pipes and
valves for the service of water. The
rights, privileges and franchises here
ysgranted, if accepted and acted upon
as hereinafter prescribed, shall be
vested IN the company, it's associations
and assigns for a period of ninety-nine
(99) years from and after the legal
passage and publication of this
ordinance as hereinafter directed.
SECTION 2. That the water to be
used IN said WaterwOrkS system shall
be obtained from natural springs, but
for the purpose of supplying water in
case of emergency an intake to the
| Wisconsin river shall be connected as
shown on the said plans, specifications
and report.
SECTION 3. That the company, it's
associates and assigns shall not I'M
reasonably ObStruct any of the streets
| roads, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks,
public grounds and public places in
said city in constructing said water
works, or in placing, replacing, taking
up or repairing mains, hydrantS or
valves or other devices for the service
of water, and after using said streets.
roads, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks,
public grounds and public places for
| V,
it's associates and assigns shall restore
the same to their former condition as
provided in the said plans, specifica-
tions and report now on file with the
| city clerk. The company. its
associates and assigns shall hold the
city harmless on account of it's or their
negligence or the negligence of it's or
their agents and employees in the
construction of said works. Danger
| lights shall be kept burning at night.
along the line of all excavations and
temporary barbados shall be erected
at the ends of all trenches and at all
streets and alleys where they cross
such excavations, and the company in
consideration of the passage of this
ordinance and the privileges hereby
granted, releases the city of Grand
Rapids from any and all claims for
damages which may arise or be caused
| to It's MIGRANTS, mains, tower, pumping
station. or any other appurtenanceS to
said WaterWOrkS system by mObS,
| riots or other civil connections and
| does further agree at all times to
protect said city from liability, from
accident or injury to any person or
property, public or private, caused by
its said MIGRANTS. mains, tower,
pumping station or other appurten-
anceS or the operation of said water
| works system: and to save said city
harmless from all judgments obtained
| against it by reason of the cOnStruc-
| tlOn. existence or operation of it's
| MIGRANTS, mains, tower or pumping
station or any other appurtenanceS of
said waterworks system.
And it is hereby provided and made
a condition obligatory upon the said
company that the said company shall
increase its capital stock, SO that the
same shall consist of four Thousand
shares, the par value of which shall be
ten dollars each, and no stock shall be
| sold to any one at less than par value,
nor to any one not using water or
electric service to the rental value of
| two dollars and fifty cents per annum
for each share of stock SO purchased.
And it shall be binding upon the
company to SO regulate its stock that
it can and will sell its stock at par
to any consumers desiring the same,
upon the terms above named, and if
any one owns stock who is not using
water or electric service to the rental
value of two dollars and fifty cents
per annum for each share of stock
owned by him, the company shall have
the right or option to call in and can
Gel such excess and refund to the
owner OF such stock its par value: and
If necessary to meet these require
ments said company shall increase or
diminish its capital stock from time
to time and must do so whenever
ordered by the common council of said
city.
And it is hereby demanded and
made a condition obligatory upon said
company that the business of the said
company shall be managed by board
OF directors consisting of five members
chosen from the stock holders of the |
said company, two of whom shall be |
named by the common council of the |
said city and that said directors shall |
receive no salary for their services.t
and it is further provided that neither |