Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-05-06
ORDINANCE NO. l28.

Granting to the Electric & Water
Company of the City of Grand
Rapids, the right to establish and
Light and Power Plant in the City of
Grand Rapids, Wood County. Wiscon-
sin, under and pursuant to Chapter
499, Laws Of 1907, and
WHEREAS. the franchise under
which said Company is now operating
expires before the bonds which said
ompany has ordered its Board of
Directors to issue for the purpose Of
charging and rebuilding said plant
and
WHEREAS, said Company has petit
toned the Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Grand Rapids, that
it be granted an iDdeterminate fran
chise pursuant to Chapter 400, Laws
Of 1907 to place, erect, maintain and
use all the necessary posts, poles,
wires, fixtures and appurtenances in
the streets, alleys and public places of
said City, for the purpose of furnish
ing to all patrons and users in said
City electric light and power. and
WHEREAS, such application for
franchise contains the substance Of
the franchise asked for, and said petit
tion or application for franchise has
been published for more than two sue
cesSive weeks liz the Grand Rapids Tri-
bune weekly newspaper printed and
published in the city of Grand Rapids,
being the official newspaper of said
City, and more than two weeks have
elapsed since the first publication of
said petition,
The Common Council of the City
of Grand Rapids, do ordain as follows:
Section One.-Permission and in
determinate permit and franchise is
hereby granted to the Electric g.
Water Company of said City, pur-
suant to Chapter 499, Laws Of 1907, to
place erect, maintain and use all the
necessary posts and poles, and all the
necessary wires, fixtures and appur-
tenances in the streets, alleys and
public places OF said City of Grand
Rapids, SO far as the same may be
necessary fer the purpose Of furnish
ing to all patrons and users in said
City electric light and power, provid-
ed. however, said Company set said
poles and posts, and place the wires
thereon in such manner and in such
places as not to unnecessarily inter
fere with the travel On the streets and
sidewalks, alleys and public places Of
said City.
Section Two.-The height and
points of location of said poles set by
said Company and the height of all
wires used to transmit all electric cur
rent, shall be as determined by the
Mayor, and Chairman of the Street
Committee, subject however, to the
approval of the Common Council, and
shall be changed from time to time in
such manner as the Common Council
shall direct.
Section Three.-The Electric &
Water Company in consideration of
the passage of this ordinance, and the
privileges hereby granted, release the
city of Grand Rapids, from any and
all claims for damage which may arise
or be caused to its poles, wires or
other property by the fireman OF the
city in the performance Of their duty
during a fire, or by mobs, riots or
other civil connections and does
further agree at all times to protect
said city from liability, from accident
or injury to any person or property,
public or private, caused by its said
poles. posts or wires. in the operation
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