Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-03-11

ly SIDE by continuation of the
sou.herIy line of said lot to Wiscon-
sin River.
That said land is owned by Harvey
Gee and occupied by him for saloon
purposes.
That all Of the said lands above
described be taken for the purpose
of a public park and be added to the
lands adjoining the same now owned
by the City of Grand Rapids for park
purposes.
That the location of said improve
ment is the same as above describ-
ed and the whole of the park
when completed by the lands above
described will include all lands south
of Grand Avenue and east OF First
Avenue South, bounded on the south
and east by the Wisconsin River.
That on the 18th day of April, A.
D. 1909, at ten Q0) o'clock in the
forenoon said Council will apply to
Hon. w. J. Conway, County Judge of
Wood County, at his office at the
Court House in the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin, for
jury to condemn and appraise the
said lands for the purpose aforesaid.
Be 1t Further Resolved that an ac-
curate survey and plat of the above
described lands be obtained, made
and filed with the City Clerk show
ing the location of said lands and
the location of said park
Alderman Briere of the Committee
which had been appointed to meet
with the Committee from the Elec-
trio & Water Company reported that
a meeting of the two committees had
been held on Sunday, February 28th,
but that the two committees had
been unable to agree upon the terms
of the proposed franchise for the
Electric & Water Company, and re
commended that the matter be fully
discussed before the Common Coun,
Gil.
The proposed franchised, as filed
with the City Clerk under date OF
February IS, 1909, with Section
eliminated and with 80 days instead
of 80 days inserted in the last sec
ton, was read by the Clerk.
Motion made and seconded that
the proposed franchise, as read, be
adopted.
The matter was then declared
open for discussion.
Mr.. B. R. Goggins, thereupon fled
in writing the following proposed a
mendments to said proposed ordinanc
and franchise and asked that said
proposed ordinance and franchise
be amended accordingly:
Relative to the matter of pro
posed new franchise to the Elec-
trio e Water Company as filed I'M
der date Feb. Is, 1909, now pending
before the Honorable, the Common
Council of this City of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin, l, B. R.
Goggins, resident and taxpayer of
said city, now appear before you
while said matter is under consid-
Grafton and urge the following:
| 1. That Section 2 of said pro-
posed franchise should be entirely
eliminated.
2. That Section 8 of said pro-
| nocod franchise cbouId I,o oboooo5 CO
as to read as follows:
Section s. 1t is further provided
that said city of Grand Rapids may
at any time purchase from said Elec-
trio & Water Company, its successors
and assigns, it's electric light plant,
at value not exceeding the amount
of its Indebtedness and par value of
its stock existing at the time of such
purchase. And in no event shall this
franchise or the occupation, rightful
or otherwise, of the streets, alleys
and public places of this city, be
reckoned as an element of such value
8. That there be included in said
proposed franchise new sections in
substance as follows:
Section -. That in making this
grant there is expressly reserved to
said city of Grand Rapids the abso
lutte right at any and all times
| (a). To lease, hire, purchase, pro-
duce or manufacture for its own use
in the operation Of its watefworks
system or any other public utility
by it owned or operated, any and all
power, electrical or otherwise, which
it may deem necessary, convenient
or proper;
| OBJ. To grant, at any time or
times, to any corporation or person,
within or without the corporate linn
its of said city, the franchise, per-
mission, or right, for such time or
times as said city may deem fit, to
place and maintain in the public
streets, alleys and other public
grounds and places of said city, lines
of poles and wires and other appli-
ances necessary or proper for the
transmission of electrical power, ener
gy and current, for the operation of
any private manufacturing or indus
trial plant within or without the cor
porate limits of said city;
(c). To grant to any street or
interurban railway the right, privi-
lege or franchise to erect and main
tain in the public streets, alleys and
other public places of said city all
poles and wires and other appliances
necessary or convenient for the pur-
pose of operating such railway, and
in that behalf, any such railway shall
have the right and privilege to manu-
facture for its own use, or by pur-
! chase or lease to obtain all necessary
4 power, energy and current for the