Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-26

! Whereas, the Town Board OF Super
yis0rs of the Town of Eagle River,
Villas County, Wisconsin, On the 4th
day Of February, 1909, duly passed
and adopted the following resolution:
STATE OF WISCONSIN, VILLAS
COUNTY, TOWN OF EAGLE
RIVER, IS.
WHEREAS, the Town of Eagle
River, Villas County, Wisconsin, is
duly authorized by Chapter 483 of the
General Laws Of the State Of Wiscon-
sin for the year 1906, 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 electricity for
| lighting the streets, bridges and pub
lie buildings Of the unincorp0rated vii
lage Of Eagle River in said town and
to furnish electric light to the inhabi-
tants thereof and to obtain hyraulic
power for operating water works for
the purpose Of supplying the village
and the inhabitants thereof with
water and to obtain hydraulic power
to be used for any other lawful NUM-
! cipal purpose; and
WHEREAS, the said Town of Eag-
lie River is in said Chapter 483 Of the
General Laws of the State of Wiscon-
! sin for the year 1905 further author
lied in case the said dam as SO con-
structed and maintained shall make
available for use any electrical power
which shall not be continuously need
ed and used for the purposes atOre-
mentioned, the said town is au-
thorized and empowered to let, lease
or rent the same for use for any law
full private purpose, such lease, how
ever, not to be for a longer term than
twenty years; and
WHEREAS, S. S. Van Nostrand
and John J. Klein have submitted to
the Town Board of the said Town OF
Eagle River, and file with 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, Wisconsin.
| Centlemen:
The undersigned, John J. Klein ant
S. S. Van Nostrand, pursuant to re-
quests of the citizens Of said Town OF
Eagle River, respectfully submit the
following proposition and remarks ex'
planatory thereof:
At the urgent requests Of a Largo
number of the citizens Of the town o.
Eagle River and in good faith relying
! upon the representations made u
bv such citizens and upon esae assure
ances given us by your honorable body
we came to Eagle River on the secont
dav of October, 1908, aor the purpos'
of eQuipping and operating factor.
for the manufacture of articles from
aluminium, tin and other metals.
In pursuance of that purpose WI
have since the second day Of October
1908, expended for labor and materia
ia arranging the upper room OF th
Eagle River Light & Water Com
pany's building for a factory the sun
of more than $4,000: we have ais
purchased and installed machiner
and materials in said building, which
with the labor for the setting an
placing of said machinery, has COS
over the sum of S., 100000.
The above are facts WITCH we ca
and will be pleased to prove to tn
satisfaction of any person who is IL
terested and who is willing to come +
the factory, inspect the machiner
and examine the vouchers.
Among the representations mad
and assurances given by the citizen
] of Eagle River and your honorabl
1 body was the assurance that we coul
have sufficient power furnished o
the power plant of the town to ru
our factory now and in the future a
the plant grew and the business de