The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-05-19
WAKEFIELD ELECTRIC co.
APPLY FOR A FRANCHISE
Company Also Makes Proposition to Pump Water for City
Council Asked to Extend Sewer Three Blocks,
to the New School House.


An unusually interesting session
of the council was held Monda y
evening, at which time a number of
matters which are ofvital Importance
to the city were taken into consid-
Grafton, the one which was of the
most Importance being that of the
renewal of the electric light contract
and franchise and the pumping of
the city water.
c. w. Warfield, of the Warfeld
Electric company, presented to the
council a proposition proposing to
do the city pumping, the following
of which is copy of said PROPOSE
ton:
"Bemidji. May II.
Honorable Council of the City of
Bemidji, Bemidji, Minnesotn.
Gentlemen the Warield
Electric Company, propose to do
the city pumping under the follow
ing conditions:
After the acceptance and pas
sage of the ordinance granting us
electric light privileges in further
benefits to be derived from the
granting thereof, we, the Warfield
Electric Company, agree and bind
ourselves to do the city pumping and
keep the elevated tank full or nearly
full at all times and to give the city
direct pressure in case of fire, the
city to furnish water, triplex pumps,
motors and apparatus, also all re-
pairs and extensions, and have the
same apparatus located on the lot
adjacent to the present city plant,
for the term of fifteen (15) years at
the following prices: S125 per month
for the first five 60 years; $50 per
month for the next five 50 years;
Sis per month for the last five
60 years, the Warfeld Electric
Company to furnish power to operate
said motors, also a competent man
by day and one by night to look
after said machinery.
Respectfully yours,
"'Warfeld Electric Co."
An ordinance, which had been
previously prepared, was introduced
and given its first reading, the Or
dinance being as follows:
AN Ordinance Granting the Use
and Right Of the Streets and
Alleys in the City of Bemidji for
Electric Lightand Power Purposes.
The city council of the city of Be-
midi, Beltrami county, do ordain
as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby
granted by the city council of the
city of Bemidji, Beltrami county,
Minnesota, unto C. w. Warfeld and
A. A. Warfeld, a co-partnership
doing business as Warfeld Electric
Company, their executors, admins
traitors and assigns, permission and
authority to erect and maintain fol
period of fifteen -(T5) years the
use of the streets and alleys in the
city of Bemidji within the corporate
limit, as may be necessary for the
production and transmission of cleo
tricity for the purpose of lighting
and furnishing power.
And the said Warfeld Electric
Company, its executors, admin
strators and assigns, is hereb!
granted permission and authority
for period of fifteen (15)years from
and after passage of this ordinance
to erect and maintain poles OF
any and all of it's streets, alleys o
avenues, and to stretch wires OF
said poles for the purpose of operat
ing the said electric light plant il
the said city of Bemidji for the US
of the city of Bemidji and its in
habitants.
Provided, however, that sue
poles shall be so set and place
and the wires so strung thereon a
not to endanger or obstruct travel O
any street, alley or avenue of tn
said city. Said poles. and wire
and operating fixtures, within tn
streets, avenues and alleys of sal
city to be placed and erected unde
the direction of the Light Commute
of the city of Bemidji, and when S
placed, located and erected the sam