Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-10
Notice of Special Town
Meeting.

Meeting.
Whereas the Town Board of Supervisors of
the Town of Eagle River. Villas County Wis
cQnsin, on the Atm day OF February, 900. duly
passed and adopted the following resolution:
TOWN OF EAGLE RIVERS
WHEREAS, the town of Eagle River,
Villas County, Wisconsin, Is duly authorized by
Chapter 4a3 of the General Lawsof the State
Of " isconsin for the year 1905 to build and
maintain a dam across the Wisconsin River in
said town, for public uses and purposes and to
obtain hydraulic power for generating cleo
public buildings of the unincorporated Village
of Eagle River in said town and to furnish
electric light co the inhabitants thereof and
to obtain hydraulic power for operating water
works for the purpose of supplying the village
and the inhabitants thereof with " tier and TO
obtain hydraulic power to be used for any
the saa River
in said Chapter 4S3 of the General Laws of
the State of Wisconsin for the year 1905 FUR
Their authorized in case the said dam as SO con-
structed and maintained shall make available
for use any electrical power which shall not
be continuously needed and used for the pur-
poses aforementioned, the said towns author
lied and empOw cred to let, lease or rent the
same for use for any lawful private purpose,
such lease, however, not to be for longer
term than twenty years; and
| WHEREAS, S. S, Van NOstrand and John
j. Klein have submitted to the Town Board of
! the Town Clerk OF SAID town a proposition in
writing OF the following tenor to-wit:
, TO the Town Board Of Supervisors of the
Town Of Eagle River, Villas County. Wiscon-
sin.
Gentlemen
The undersigned John j. Klein and s. s.
Van NOstrand, pursuant to requests OF the
citizens of said Town Of Eagle River, respect
fully submit the following proposition and re-
marks explanatory thereof:
Ia a
the citizens of the town of Eagle River and In
good faith relying upon the representations
anceS given US by your honorable body, We
came to Eagle River on the second day or
October, 1908, for the purpose of equipping
and operating factory for the manufacture
of articles from aluminium. tin and other
metals.
In pursuance of that purpose we have since
| the second day of October, 1908, expended
| for labor and material in arranging the upper
room OF the Eagle River Light Il Water Com
than $2OOu0; we have also purchased and in
| stalled machinery and materials in said build
ing which with the labor for the setting and
placing of said machinery, has Cot over the
sum OF So 100000.
The above are facts which we can and will
be pleased to prove to the satisfaction Of any
person who is interested and who is willing to
come to the factory. inspect the machinery
i and examine the vouchers.
Among the representations made and assur-
anceS given by the citizens OF Eagle River and
| your honorable body was the assurance that
we could have sufficient power furnished by
the power plant Of the town to run our factory
now and in the future as the plant grew and
the business developed. The time has come
when it is necessary that we know definitely
what we are to have in the way OF power
Until this is done we do not feel justified in
going to further expense in the matter. The
time has also come when we feel that the
citizens should be fully informed as to what we
require and for such purposes we submit the
| following proposition:
10 make execute and deliver, in duplicate
a contract with the said Town OF Eagle River,
| whenever the town board of said town is duly
and legally authorized and directed so to do by
the electors of said town, at a special town
| meeting and election, at which the question OF
the making or rejecting OF said contract shall
have been duly and legally submitted, said con-
| tract to be OF the following tenor, to-wit:
Memorandum OF Agreement made in dupli-
cate this...... day of........ 900, by and be-
tween the Town of Eagle River. Villas County,
Wisconsin. its Successors and assigns, party OF
the first part, and ). 5. Van Nostrand and
Jonn j. Klein, their heirs, executors. auminis
traitor, and assigns parties OF the second part:
NEoSk III. That the party OF the ir,t
part. for and in conSidera lion OF tie payment
TO 1t by the parties OF The second part or One
d liar per yea. payable on the nrst day OF
july Il. each year, and of he mutual covenants
hereinafter expressed, hereby leases to ). 3
Van Nostrand aid John J. Klein. their heirs
executors, administrators ana assigns for a
period OF fifteen years from and after the date
OF this agreements sixty horse power OF the
surplus electrical power now owned by SAID
first party and generated at the Otter Rapids
dam In said town. to be delivered to the second
parties from The power house OF first party in
the village OF Eagle River, in said towl
The surplus electrical power above mem
toned is unue rstood to mean that part OF the
| transmitted by the first party to its power
house in the village of Eagle River, and being in
excess tof the amount required for its municl-
pal purposes or now under contract to other
parties.
NoStrand and John j. Klein, for and in con-
~ infr and
the mutual covenants herein contained, do
hereby agree and bind themselves to equip
operate aud maintain in the village Of Eagle
River. in said town, during the period OF fifteen
years before mentioned. a plant for the manu-
facture of articles from aluminium, tin and
other metals, and to use said power so furnish
ed by said first party In the operation of said
plant.
"Ibe parties OF the second part further
agree to furnish and install, at their own ex-
pense, all appliances and machinery necessary
for the transmission of said sixty horse power
from said place of delivery to their plant; and
further agree and bind themselves to employ
IN the operation of said plant, on az average
not less than one person for every three horse
power used in operating the same.
1T is further mutually covenanted and
agreed by and between the parties hereto that
in case the said second parties shall at any
time after three mont IS from the date hereof,
and during the said period of fifteen years. fail
to operate said plant and to employ said num-
Der of persons, as hereinbefOre set forth, for
continuous period of ninety days or more:
second parties under the terms of this agree
ment shall Immediately become void and of no
effect, without notice from or action on the
part of said Town of Eagle River Provided,
that any delay or interruption in the operation
of said plant caused by fires, accidents. strikes.
injunctions, or other causes beyond the con-
trsl OF said second parties, shall not be COM
puted as any part of said ninety day period.
1T is further covenanted and agreed by and
between the parties hereto that the said second
parties, S. >. Van NOStrand and John j. Klein,
Shall have the option, at any time within three
years from the date hereof, to use, during said
period OF fifteen years, and under the same
terms as the sixty horse power hereinbefOrc
mentioned. additional electrical power to be
produced at SAID Otter Rapids dam to the
amount of one hundred and ninety horse pow
er. upon the express condition that said second
tional power. shall install and equip one of the
wheel pits and the power house at said dam