Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-23
AN APPLICATION FOR ELECTRIC
LIGHT FRANCHISE. AND CON-
TRACT.

LIGHT FRANCHISE. AMI NOEN=
TRACT.
To the Honorable Gown Board Of
the Town of Eagle River, Wis, and to
the Electors and Tax Payers OF said
town:
|, 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 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 maintaip system of electric light
poles in the streets and alleys in the
village of Eagle River, and in the
streets and alleys acjacent 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 y. K. Kiordan
the righU to attach wires and lamps to
said poles so erected or maintained for
said terms of wears. There is further
granted to said d. E. Riordan, his as
sociates and assigns, theright to main
tain such electric light poles and wires
as are now being maintained III said
village of Eagle River by one f. j.
lThrun, provided said Riordan, his as
sociates and assigns acquire title there
to from said Thrun.'
Said D. E. Riordan, for himself, his
associates and assigns further sub
mits 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 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,
| fourteen Of said lamps to be run until
twelve O'Clock, midnight, for street
Fighting purposes, and three OF SAID
flights to lie run all night, provided
however, that said second parties shall
Inot be obliged to run their lamps on
moonlight nights, and provided fur
Their that said lamps shall be run &C
cording to what is known as the Phil
;ldelphla Moonlight Schedule, which is
made q part of this contract. Pro
vided further that the three lamps
that are to be burned all night shall
be located at the following points in
said village of Eagle River: One on
the bridge crossing the Eagle river in
said village Of Eagle River; one at the
Intersection of Wall and Railroad
streets in said village qf Eagle River.
and one at the intersection Of Main
and Wall Streets III said village OF
/ Eagle River. The remaining lights,
that are to be run 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
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 ID 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 1925 per month earning capacity.
1t is further mutually agreed be-
tween the parties hereto that said town
of Eagle River is the owner of a sys-
tenn of water-works, consisting OF
pumps, mains and MIGRANTS, which
are and have been maintained for fire
projections; that for several years said
town maintained said water-works af-
ter the same were constructed; that
thereafter a contract was made with
one, F. 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 Thrun is unable to carry out or
fulfill his said contract, and has noti-
fed said first party that he would
have to default in carrying out the
same, and surrender h is said cCntlat