Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-01-10
ELECTRIC LIGHT DIRECT.
ORS ELECT OFFICERS

UNS ELECl uFFlCENS
The new directors in the Electric
Light & Power Co. which were elected
at the recent annual meeting met in
the Secretary's office Thursday night.
They organized by electlng the follow
ing otficers:-J, A. Gaynor. President,
d. d. Conway Secretary and
Treasurer Ii. G. Wipperman rendered
his resignation 10 the new board as
director on account Of the various
duties which will take up his time
the coming year. +. Z. Arpin was
elected as director to succeed him.
Fred BoSSert, new director elected
by the common council, whom it was
found was not stakeholder, did not
qualify and VIM. Gross will continue
to serve as a director until his
successor is elected and qualified.
The committee consisting OF MeSsrs.
l.. N Nash, NJ, FL. Jackson, and h. z.
Arpin who were appointed to check
up the Secretary and Treasurer S
report at the stockholders meeting
spent a day in doing this work and
approved OF and audited the secretary
and treasurer'S report as absolutely
correct and so reported. The office
desk, furniture, etc. has been moved
from the Wipperman law Office to
that of the new Secretary'S d. D.
Conway's office in the First National
Bank block, where the patrons OF the
office will hereafter be Obliged to GO
to pay their electric light rental.
At the second meeting Of the new
directors in the Secretary's Office on
Monday morning it was decided to
seperate the Secretary and Treasures
Office and they did SO by electing
Geo. Nj. Hill as treasurer. They also
decided to elect manager and
superintendent TO have complete
control of all the details Of the
cOmpany's business. They elected an
electrician by the name of Geo. ii.
Kordenat of Augusta, Wis, who
comes to us highly recommended as a
mdn fully competent to discharge the
duties OF such an Office. A contract
was made Will. him in which he gives
a bond of $4,000 TO the company to
make good any mistakes made by him.
self or his SubOrdinateS. A new
method Of collecting will be adopted
and the details of the future
management will be given official
notice later. We are not aware at
this writing whether there will be
any change in any of the SubOrdinateS
now in the employ of the company.
These matters will be taken up as an
after consideration.
In the retirement of Senator H. g.
Wipperman from the management
and control Of the Electric Light
Company We believe we voice the
sentiment of the patrons OF that
company when we say that the
business of said company was never
in any better condition than it is
at present both in reference 10 its
finances and the practical utility OF
The machinery, lines, tranSmitterS,
etc. Mr.. Wipperman has given a
great deal Of his valuable time, with
out remuneration, towards systematic
ing and arranging the details of
collection, records and bills payable.
His successor will find no trouble in
having a ready reference to all matters
connected with the operation of that
plant. We sincerely hope that the
future management will prove to be
equal to that which Senator Wiper
man and his employees have been
giving us.
We ask for the new manager and
superintendent that consideration
that his position demands He comes
among us an entire stranger to assume
a most delicate and responsible
position, one that is hard to fill and
carries with 1T many unpleasant
little details. We would ask the
patrons of said company to assist him
in making his work as pleasant and
agreeable as possible under the new
circumstances. If we all do our part
he will undoubtedly be able to do his
without any friction. We wish him