Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-05

w l9fGdS, UIl6 1OWu DOdEQ Oh super
visors 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 4S3 of the
General Laws of the State of Wiscon-
sin 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 electricity for
lighting the streets, bridges and pub
lie buildings of the unincorporated vii
lage Of Eagle River in said town and
to furnish electric light to the inhabi-
tants thereof and to obtain hyranlic
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 afore-
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 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.
Gentleman:
/ The undersigned, John J. Klein anc
! S, S, Van Nostrand, pursuant to re
IdD4sts of the citizens Of said Town Of
Eagle River, respectfully submit the
following proposition and remarks ex,
planatOry thereof;
At the urgent requests OF q large
number of the citizens of the town O.
Eagle River and in good faith relying
4 upon the representations made "a
bv such citizens and upon the assure
ances given us by your honorable body
we came to Eagle River on the secont
day of October, 1908, for the purpos'
of eQuipping and operating a factor.
for the manufacture of articles iron
aluminium, tin and other metals.
In pursuance Of that purpose W.
have since the second day OF October
1908, expended for labor and mateTla
in arranging the upper room OF tn
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 100000.
The above are facts WITCH we ca
and will be pleased to prove to tn
satisfaction Of any person who is II
terested and who is willing TO come
the factory, inspect the machlner
4 and examine the vouchers.
Among the representations mao
and assurances given by the citizen
of Eagle River and your honorabl
1 body was the assurance that we coul
have sufficient power furnished 3
the power plant of the town to ru
our factory now and in the future
the plant grew and the business d'