Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1908-04-30
Proceedings OF Adjournd Meeting
Held Last Friday Evening.
TnE ICE PLANT.

Heating CO., ana the ice plant ques-
ton was presented
Mineral Point, Wis, April "A, 1908.
To The Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Mineral Point,
Wisconsin:
Your committee on water respectful
ly makes the following report in regard
to the water bill of the Artificial Ice
and Steam Heating Company and in
regard to the location of the Ice Plant
on the city premises.
LIST. We recommend that TIE differ
ence as to the amount to be paid by the
company for the ratio used be referred
to an arbitration committee whose
award shall be final, the Artificial Ice
and Steam Heating Company to furnish
security that the amount awarded will
be paid at once.
End. We recommend that the ice
plant be allowed to be located upon the
city property under the express terms
and conditions of the prepared substan-
tial form of contract hereto attached
and made part of this report.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
F. C. WEIDENFELLER,
JOHN FRIEDEN,
JOSEPH ENGELs.
Water Committee.
FORM OF CONTRACT.
This agreement made and entered in
to by and between the incorporated
city of Mineral Point Wisconsin, here
after called City and the Mineral
Point Electric Light Company here
after called Company" is as follows:
l. That the city hereby grants per-
mission to the company to engage in
the business of making artificial ice
upon the following described premises:
under the express limitations and re-
strictions in this contract contained,
the permission to engage in such bust
nesses being at the sufferance of the
city as hereinafter set forth.
2. The company agrees to pay for
the permission and privilege hereinbe-
fore stated at the rate of $500 per am
mum payable monthly.
). The Company will agree to fur
nish the city with suitable water for
fire protection and to keep the water
in the tank in the city park to level
of at least Is feet at all times except
when the water is reduced below that
level by causes beyond the control of
the Company, this provision in no wise
to affect in any way the contract here
tofore made by the Company for pump
ing water for the city except that the
company will make no extra charge for
pumping over 1900 barrels per day until
| present contract is over
4. 1t is expressly agreed and under
stood between the parties to this agree
ment that if the Company in manufact-
uring ice upon the city premises before
described, shall decide to secure its
water elsewhere than upon the city
premises that it win drill no wells with
in 1900 feet of the city well.
.. 1t is expressly agreed and under
stood between the parties hereto that
the right to determine this permission
to manufacture ice upon the said prem
ises described as follows: ............
shall be vested absolutely and finally in
the Common Council of the City of
Mineral Point. Whenever in the opin-
Ion of majority of the members of the
Common Council of the city, such opin-
ION being expressed by a resolution
adopted by majority vote at any reg
uiar or special meeting duly called for
that purpose, the eity's water supply
for fire protection or other purposes, is
endangered by the manufacture of ice
on said premises, then all rights grant
ed to the company by this agreement
shall be determined as set forth in the
following paragraph.
8 A written copy of the resolution
shall be served upon the Company by
the city marshal together with a notice
in writing to be signed by the Mayor of
the City, which said notice shall be
substantially as follows: To the Min
eral Point Electric Light Company:
Pursuant to the resolution of the
Common Council of the city of Mineral
Point passed .... 100. you are
hereby notified that your rights under
your agreement with the City of MIN
eral Point dated .............. are
hereby terminated and that you can no
longer manufacture ice on the city
premises mentioned therein.
Dated ........
Signed ............. Mavor
This last mentioned notice shall be
attached to the resolution of the Com
non Council above mentioned and
hey shall be served together.
The notice aud accompanying reso-
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