Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-07-19
Town Board Proceedings.

To John Diamond, Town clerk of the
Town of Eagle River, Villas county,
Wisconsin.
Sir:-You are hereby requested by
che undersigned twelve qualified voters
of said town to call a special Town
Meeting for the following purpose, to-
wit:
To autOrize, instruct, empower and
direct the Town Board of the Town of
Eagle River to grant to D. E. Riordan,
his associates and assigns, a franchise to
erect and maintain electric light poles,
wires, lamps, etc, in the streets and
alleys in the village of Eagle River in
said town, and also to authorize, in
strdct, empower and direct said Town
Board of said town to enter into a con-
tract with said D. E. Riordan, his as
s0ciates and assigns to furnish street
lighting and water supply in said viii
lIge; also, to vote on the proposition of
levying an annual tax to carry into eff
feet the terms of the proposed contract
on behalf Of said town.
The proposed franchise and contract
which the voters of said town are to
be called upon to accept Or reject is as
follows:
To the Honorable Town Board of
the Town of Eagle River, Wis, and to
the Electors and Tax Payers of said
town:
/, the undersigned, d. Z. Riordan,
for myself and such persons as may be-
come associated with me, as we'll as
our OF my assigns, hereby make appli-
cation for franchise from said Town
OF Eagle River to the following tenor
and effect.
''Sec. |.
There is hereby granted to d. E.
Riordan, his associates and assigns,
the right to erect, construct, acquire
and maintain a 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 D. E. 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 SUBJ
mits to and proposes to enter into the
following contract with the said Town
of Eagle River:
This contract made and entered in
10 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:
1t is 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,
TO be run for street lighting purposes,
provided, however, that said second
parties shall not be obliged
to run said lamps on moonlight
nights, and provided further
that said lamps shall run ac-
cording to what is known as the Phil
2delphia Moonlight Schedule, which is
made part of this contract, said
lanps-to 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
in such an event to pay the said sec
ond parties actual cost of making the
desired changes.
1t 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
of $6.25 per month earning capacity.
1t is further mutually agreed be-
tween the parties hereto that said town
81 Eagle River is the owner of svs-
tenn OF water-works, consisting of
pumps, mains and hydrants, which
are and have been maintained for FIRE
protection; that for several years said
town maintained said water-works af-
ter the same were constructed; that
thereafter contract was made with
one, r j. Thrun, for maintaining the
same; that the terms of said contract
was SO onerous, owing TO increased
cost OF fuel and other expenses, that
said Ihrun is unable to carry out or