Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-09-24
No. 50.
AN ORDINANCE

Granting to the Wausau Street Railroad COM
pany an extension to its franchise and permit
the city OF Wausau and to transmit electric
power on certain streets of the said city.
This common council of the city of wausau do
ordain as follow:
First Whereas the wausau Street Railroad
company. corporation organized under the
laws OF the state OF Wisconsin, having made
application in writing, which application has
been duly filed with the city clerk. for an extern
sion Of the franchise permit and license grant
ed to the Wisconsin River Traction and Power
company by the common council of the city of
Nausau on the 9th day of June, 1906, by ordn-
ance adopted on that day. which franchise and
permit has been duly transferred and assigned
by said Wisconsin River Traction and Power
company to said Wausau Street Railroad com
pany, and said Wausau Street Railroad CON-
pany having in said petition stated the sub .
stance of such extensions of franchise asked
for. and having caused said petition to be pub
lished for two successive weeks in the WAUsAU
PILoT, weekly newspaper printed and pub
hshed in the city of Wausau, and the official
newspaper of said city, and more than two
weeks having elapsed since the first publication
of said petition, proof of such publication be-
ing filed with the city clerk said petitioner the
Wausau Street Railroad company. is hereby
granted and given the following extensions to
its said franchise:
Second. The Wausau Street Railroad COM
pany is hereby given permit, franchise and
license TO extend, construct, operate and main
tain its line of street railroad on the north side
of Garfield avenue, between the fair grounds or
park of the Marathon County Agricultural
association, and the track of the Chicago 4
Northwestern II. r. Co. on Garfield avenue.
Third. Also the right, franchise and permits
sion to extend construct and operate its line of
street railroad on Scott street from the inter
section of Scott and Third streets east to Sew
enth street and on Seventh street north to Chi
cago avenue and on Chicago avenue west to
Sixth street.
Fourth. Also the right permission and fran.
chise to extend construct and operate its line
of street railroad from Third street in the city
of Wausau at the intersection of said Third
street and Dekalb street west to First street TO
connect on the west side of First street with the
car barn of said Wausau Street Railroad COM
pany, located on lots g. 10, IL, 70, Is and IA, of
block -, of A. Warren, Jr.,s, second addition to
the city of Wausau.
Fifth. The Wausau Street Railroad company
is also granted al extension of the right fran
chise and permission already granted to it to
erect and maintain ON any of the streets,
bridges, highways and public ways of said city,
cables, wires, poles and other fixtures and
equipment necessary for the purpose of con-
Quoting the power used in the operation of its
street railroad line or lines and for the purpose
of transmitting electric current and power for
any other lawful purpose. The right franchise
and permission herein and HEREBY granted for
the transmission of electric current and power
and its use for any lawful purpose is to include
snch streets, alleys, public ways and public
places of said city as have not been included
heretofore in any franchise, right or permission
granted by the city of Wausau to the Wisconsin
River Traction and Power company by said
or in any amendments to said ordinance.
The right, franchise and permission hereby
! granted shall be subject to all the terms and
conditions of the original franchise and permit
granted ana given to the Wisconsin River Trac-
ton and Power company by said ordinance
adopted by the common council of the city of
Wausau, June 9th, 1905, and to all the amend
ments to said ordinance. and the general ordin-
ances of the city of Wausau.
The rights and privileges herein granted shall
exist and be continuous for the period of thirty
five years from the 9th day of June, 1905.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed
to repeal the terms and provisions of said
ordinance granted by the common council of
the city of Wausau, June eth, 1905. or the terms
and provisions of any amendment to said
ordinance.
This franchise. right and permission shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
said grantee, its successors and assigns, and
shall be in force from and after its passage and
publication as required by law in the official
newspaper of the city of Wausau
Adopted this 9th day of Sept, 1907.
Attest, Approved,
CHAs. F. BECK, NJ H. DUNCAN,
City Clerk Mayor.