Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-10
Notice by Town Board of
Proposition to be Voted on
at Annual Town Meeting.

Whereas the Town Board of Supervisors Of
the Town of Eagle River, Villas county, Wis
passed and adopted the following re solutions:
State of wisconsin, Villas County, Town of
Eagle Rivers.
Whereas the Town of Eagle River, Villas
county, Wisconsin, is duly authorized by Chap
ter 4S3, Of the General Laws of the State of
Wisconsin for the year 1905, to build and
main tain dam across the Wisconsin river in
said town, for public uses ind purposes and to
obtain hydraulic power for generating cleo
tricity for lighting the streets, bridges and
public buildings of the unincorporated village
of Eagle River in said town and to furnish
electric lights to the inhabitants thereof and
to obtain hydraulic power for operating water
works for the purpose of supplying the village
and the inha bitants thereof with water and to
obtain hydraulic power to be used for any
other lawful municipal purposes; and
Whereas the said Town of Eagle River is in
said Chapter 4S3 of the General Laws of The
said State of Wisconsin for the year 1905
further authorized in case the said dam as SO
conStlu tted and maintained shall make avail
able for use any electrical power which shall
not be continuously needed and used for the
purposes aforementioned, the said town Is au-
thorized ana empowered to let, lease or rent
the same for use for any lawful private pur-
pose, such lease, however, not to be for a Ion
ger term than twenty years; and
Whereas, James Langill has submitted to
the Town Board of said Town of Eagle River,
and filed with the Town Clerk OF SAID town
proposition in writing OF the following tenor,
to-wit:
To the Town Board of Supervisors. Town of
Eagle River Villas County. WISCONSIN:
Gentlemen
The undersigned, James Iangin respect
fully makes application for a lease of thirty
horse power of the surplus electrical power
ownedb by said town to operate planning mill
and other wood working plant in the village of
Eagle River In said town for period ofhfteen
James Langill his heirs, executors, administra-
tors and assigns shall continue to operate said
planning mill and other wood working plant.
ntS nlanlnQ said village
of Eagle River and in view of the fact that the
operation of such plant will be of material
benefit not only to the residents of the village
but to the people of the community who have
lumber to be surfaced and will give labor to
number of employees
Therefore, respectfully ask that the power
be leased at a nominal consideration of, say
One Dollar per year, payable on the first day
of July on each and every year. further
cate, contract with the said town of Eagle
River whenever the Town Board of said town
is duly and legally authorized so to do by the
electors of said town at an annual or special
town meeting or election at which time the
question OF making or rejecting of said con-
tract shall have been duly and legally submit
ted said contract to be of the following
tenor, to-wit:
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made in
duplicate this day Of. $50. 1909, by and
county, Wisconsin. its successors and assigns
party of the first part and James Langill, his
heirs executors. administrators and assigns
WIrNESSETH, That the party of the drst
part for, and in consideration of the payment
to it by the party OF the second part, OF One
Dollar per year, payable on the first day of
July in each year. and of the mutual covenants
hereinafter expressed are TO lease to James
laugh his heirs, executors, administrators
and ASSIGNS. for period of fifteen years from
and after the date OF this agreement, thirty
horse power of the surplus electrical power
now owned by said first party and generated
at the Otter Rapids dam. in said town, to be
delivered to the second party from the power
house of the first party in the village of Eagle
River, in said town The surplus electrical
power before mentioned is understood to
mean that part of the electrical power now
owned. generated and transmitted to the first
Eagle River ahd being in excess OF the amount
required for its municipal purposes or now
under contract to other parties.
The party of the second part, James Langill. !
for and in consideration of the foregoing
covenants and the mutual covenants herein
contained, agrees and binds himself to equip,
operate and maintain in the village OF Eagle
River, in said town. during the period of fifteen
years a planning mill or other wood working
plant and to- use said power so furnished by
said party in the operation of said plant.
The party of the second part further agrees
to furnish and install at his own expense all
appliances and machinery necessary for the
transmission of said Thirty Horse Power from
said place of delivery TO his manufacturing
plant and further agrees and binds himself to
employ in the operation of said manufacturing
plant, ON an average, not less than one person
for every three horse power used IN operating
the same.
It is further mutually agreed by and between
the parties that the said second party hereby
agrees and binds himself, his heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, to do custom plain
ing mill work for any and all parties bringing
lumber to said mill Said work 10 consist of
the doing OF any and all work of which said
mill is capable of doing, at any and all reason
able times Provided however the said party
OF the second part shall have the right to
charge for and receive reasonable compen-
sation for the doing of said planning mill work.
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by and between the parties hereto thatin case !
the said second party shall at any time after
six months from the date hereof and during the !
said period of fifteen years aforesaid fail to
operate said plant and to employ said number
OF persons as hereinbefore stated for a contin- |
uous period OF ninety DAYS more, then all
the rights and privileges granted to said second
party under the terms OF this agreement shall
Immediately become void and of no effect !
without notice from or action on the part of
the said Town OF Eagle River. Provided that !