Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-09
An APPLICATION FOR ELECTRIC
LIGHT FRANCHISE AND con-
TRACT.

LIGHT FRANCHISE AND CON"
TRACT.
To the Honorable Town Board of
the Town of Eagle River, Wis, and to
the Electors and Tax Payers of said
town:
I, the undersigned, D. E. Riordan,
for myself and such persons as may be-
come associated with me, as well as
our or my assigns, hereby make appli-
cation for a franchise from said Town
of Eagle River to the following tenor
and effect.
s'Sec. /.
There is hereby granted to d. E.
Riordan, his associates and assigns,
the right to erect, construct, acquire
and maintain system of electric light
poles in the streets and alleys in the
village of Eagle River, and in the
streets and alleys adjacent thereto, for
the term of Fifteen years from and
after the date of the granting to and
acceptance of this franchise; there is
further granted to said d. E. Riordan
the right to attach wires and lamps to
said poles so erected or maintained for
said terms of years. There is further
granted to said u. <. Riordan, his as
sociates and assigns, the right to main
tain such electric light poles and wires
as are now being maintained in said
village of Eagle River by one F. j.
Thrun, provided said Riordan, his as
sociates and assigns acquire title there
to from said Thrun."
Said ID. E. Riordan, for himself, his
associates and assigns further sub
naits to and proposes to enter into the
following contract with the said Town
OF Eagle River:
This contract made and entered in
to between the Town of Eagle River.
Wis, party of the first part, and d. E.
Riordan, his associates and assigns,
parties of the second part, Witnesseth
It's mutually agreed between the
above named parties that said second
parties shall maintain in the unincor-
porated village of Eagle River in said
Town of Eagle River, for the period Of
twelve years from date seventeen arc
light electric lamps, of not less than
twelve hundred candle power each,
fourteen of said lamps to be run until
twelve o'clock, midnight, for street
lighting purposes, and three of said
lights to be run all night, provided,
however, that said second parties shall
not be obliged to run their lamps on
moonlight nights, and provided fur
ther that said lamps shall be run ac-
cording to what is known as the Phil
adelphia Moonlight Schedule, which is
made part of this contract. Pro-
vided further that the three lamps
that are to be burned all night shall
he located at the following points in
said village of Eagle River: One on
tho bridge crossing the Eagle river in
said village of Eagle River; one at the
intersection of Wall and Railroad
streets in said village of Eagle River,
and one at the intersection of Main
and Wall Streets in said village of
Eagle River. The remaining lights,
that are to beru until midnight only,
shall be maintained where they now
are, unless the town board of said
town of Eagle River directs that
changes be made, in which event the
second parties agree to make such
changes; the said Town of Eagle River
i'll sach an event to pay the said Sec
ond parties actual cost of making the
doS4red changes.
l. is further agreed between the par
ties hereto that in case said second
Parties shall fail to furnish lights, as
provided by this contract, then pro
rata deduction shall be made from the
payments TO become due said second
parties, figuring each lamp on basis
Vi ST. 20 per month earning capacity.
1t is further mutually agreed be-
tween the parties hereto that said town
ol Eagle River is the owner Of sys-
tenn vi water~works, consisting of
pumps, ruains and hydrants, which
are and nave been maintained for fire
protection; that for several years said
town maintained said water-works af-
ter tne same We're constructed; that
thereafter y contract Was made with
one, r. j, Inrun, Tor maintaining the