The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-07-27
Common Council Proceed.
ingS.


TT she Office of the city clerk, July, I
1th 1905.
The meeting was called to order
&1v President M. M. Sweet at 9 90
o'clock y m.
Present Stevens. O'Sullivan,
Uagvodt. Dunn, Lamoreaux, Mel
son, Bukelow, Olson, Oscar, Calder,
EG.
ABsent-Goddard, Stockstad,
MoaHette, Lahaie Lemienx.-5.
Niustes of previous meetings
vyeue read anG upon motion duly APP
proved.
Tae following communicable of
9tps Washburn Electric Light &
Power c ompany, signed by F. 7.
Yates, was read:
Washburn, Wis, July7 th, 1905.
To che committee on Street
lighting, Washburn, Wis.
6eGtIemen:
Ga response to your request for
figures OF new contract for light
E9g she streets of Washburn we SUBJ
G1Jt the following:
AL she present time the city has
IS street lights for which it pays the
-sGn, Of S412 per month. We will en-
ter vnto a new contract with the
City for fifteen years for the same
gCmber of lights for the sum Of
3s9.0o per month. We are also will
Gag shat the city should, if it so de-
sires, insert a clause in contract
giving it the right to purchase the
Elaut~at any time.
Respectfully submitted,
Washbur Electric Light & Power
60. 81
BY Fred Z. Yates, Secretary.
1t was moved and seconded thai
1he above communication be laid up
GEL the table for further considers
&IGCu. u pOE GOll Cali SdtAi- lCSOi lCU
zs follows:
ayes Goddard, OSullivan, Mel
sou Oscar, Caider-6.
Nopes-Stevens, UngrOdt, Dunn,
EaEnorea TX. DukeIow, Sweet.
Kt wos,mcved and seconded that
6Eps vote be, reconsidered and was
carried by the following vote:
Ages-Goddard, Stevens, O'Sul-
.Tvau. Ungrodt, Dunn. Lamoreaux,
Dukelow, Olson, Oscar. Calder-lO.
INoes-Nelson 4
III wastmoved and seconded that
committee ofthree be appointed to
sousult with rthe electric light Off
s5als, they to take upthe proposition
4h,ether lighting companies in
lies that compare favorable with
T ashhurn and ascertain what they
xeoe paging for same lights, said
1on mittee to act in conjunction with
SECULAR committee, was carried by
Sue following vote:
.Ayes-S6evens, O'Sullivan. I'm
.yrodt, Dunn, Lamoreaux. Nelson,
D0kelow, Olson, Oscar, Calder-1O.
glhe president appointed alderman
Oscar, Lamoreaux and Nelson to act
IA such committee.
Rke designations of Henry Lahaie
sS alderman of the eight ward and
Joseph Monnette as alderman of the
sezeuth ward were read and upon
emotion duly accepted.
The following resolution introduce
ed by alderman Stevens was read:
WHEREAS, The road passing the
box factory otssKentield.& Lamoreaux
is at times dangerous owing to the
narr0wness of same and the steam
escaping from the building often
Erightens horses driving by There
f0ee be it
RESOLVED, By the mayor and
COMMON council of the city Of Wash
,,srn that the road be and the same
$ hereby changed so that it will run
&qwn Omaha street to the crossing
Il she Northern Pacific Ry., thence
n she main road coming out this
i9e Of the sinai house of the North
sTs Pacific Ry. E. G. Stevens.
Tt was moved and seconded that
he resolution be referred to com
5;ttee on streets and bridges. Mo
ca carried,
Tne following resolution introduc-
I by alderman Bngrodt was read:
XHEREAs. The Bayfield, County
INK of Washburn, Wisconsin, in
"a holder of 1913. 500. 90 of certifi-