Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-02-19
Notice Of Special Town. Election

| Whereas, the Town Board of 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, SIS.
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 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 hyTaulic
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 muni-
cipaI 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, t0-Wit:
To the Town Board Of Supervisors
Of the Town Of Eagle River Villas
County, Wisconsin,
| Gentlemen;
The undersigned, John J. Klein and
S. S. Van NosUrand, 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 large
number Of the citizens Of the town OF
Eagle River and in good faith relying
upon the representations made us
by such citizens and upon the assure
ances given US by your honorable body
we came to Eagle River on the seconC
day of October, 1908, for the purpose
of eQuipping and operating a factory
for the manufacture Of articles from
aluminium, tin and Other metals.
In pursuance of that purpose we
have since the second d"y OF October
1908, expended for labor and materia
in arranging the upper room OF the
Eagle River Light & Water Com
pany's building for factory the sun
of more than $4,000; we have also
purchased and installed machinery
and materials in said building, which
with the labor for the setting anc
i placing of said machinery, has cost
over the sum Of SIS, 100000.
The above are facts WITCH we car
and will be pleased to prove to the
satisfaction Of any person who is IN
terested and who is willing to come to
the factory. inspect the machinery
and examine the vouchers.
Among the representations made
and assurances given by the citizens
of Eagle River and your honorable
/ body was the assurance that we coulo
have sufficient power furnished BY
the power plant of the town to run
our factory now and in the future as
the plant grew and the business de