Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-08-15

upon, under or along the streets,
avenues, alleys, highways. parks,
and public grounds of said city, and
on along, across or under the Wis
consin River, where it passes through
said city, and on, along, across or
under and attached to any bridge
now or hereafter maintained in said
city, a system of gas mains, ser
vice pipes, conduits feeders and
necessary attachments, connections,
fixtures and appurtenances for dis
trfbuting, supplying and selling gas
for power, light, fuel, heat and any
and all other purposes, to the City
Of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, and to
the inhabitants thereof
Section 2. The gas mains and
pipes of said Company shall be laid
in the alleys, streets, and avenues,
public grounds, ETC., of said city. in
a. line parallel with the curb line, or
lot lines in the absence of a curb
line, and between the curb lines and
the lots abutting such streets and
avenues, when such location shall
be deemed by it the most practical,
in which event the said mains and
pipes shall be laid within five feet
Of the curb line provided that in no
case shall the mains be laid under
the side walks of said city.
Section 8. Said Electric & Water
Company, in laying it's said mains
and pipes shall not in any manner
disturb, or interfere with the water
or sewer pipes now laid ard maintai
ed by said city. and no sewer OF va
ter pipes shall hereafter be laid SO
as to interfere with any gas mains
or pipes which would be laid prior
to the time OF laying such sewer or
water pipes.
Section f. When the said Elec-
trio & Water Company shall open
ground in any street, avenue, alley,
or public pIac~ in said city, for the
purposes aforesaid, it shall restore
such street, alley, avenue, or public
place, or any pavement or side walk,
water or sewer pipes that it may be-
come necessary TO temporarily re
move, or other improvements therein
to a condition as good, or as nearly
so as possible, as the same was. before
such opening, and all at the expense
of the said Electric & Water Company
and should said Company fail, neg
lect, or refuse so to do, tic same
may be done by the said City OF
Grand Rapids. and the said Electric
& Water Company shall be liable to
said city for the cost thereof, and
the said Electric & Water Company
by the acceptance of this franchise,
agrees that it shall and will hold
said city harmless from all claims
for damages which p}ay arise through
it's negligence, from the use of the
streets. avenues or alleys Of. said
city.
Section 5. Said Electric & Water
Company shall have the right to
shut off gas, temporarily from its
mains and service pipes, or any
part thereof, for the purpose of
making repairs or extensions to the
plant or mains, or service pipes and
shall not be liable to said city or
any customer for damage occas-
toned by such temporary suspen-
sion of the supply Of gas lights, fuel
or power, provided such repairs are
made with due diligence.
Section 6. When said Electric &
Water Company, or its successors or
assigns, shall have said plant, pip
es and equipment ready for use and
in operation, gas shall be supplied
at the rates hereinafter specified to
all responsible applicants not in ar
rears for prior bills owning or occupy
ing premises on streets or avenues
or other public places in which gas
mains or conduits are laid.
Section z. From andafter the time
the Electric & Water Company, its
successors or assigns shall have said
gas plant ready for use and in OPP
Grafton and thereafter, no higher
rate shall be chaRged or received
than the following, for gas furnished
by it for fuel, or other purposes to |
customers within the city limits, to-
wit: One and 6O-10O Dollars per One
Thousand cubic feet, and provided
that Fifty Cents a month shall be the
minimum charge at which gas shall
be furnished to customers through
any one meter.
on Oak Street, Between 18TH |
Section 8. All service pipe shall
be laid and maintained by the said
Electric & Water Company to the
curb line of consumers and the said |
Electric & Water Company shall be
entitled to charge for furnishing and |
laying service pipes from the curb |
line to and through the buildings Of |
it's said several customers.
Section 8. The regular employees
of the said Electric & Water Com |
pany, wearing proper badges of iden-
LITIGATION to identify them as such, /
shall have the right at all reason
able hours to enter any buildings
where suck light, heat, power or fuel
may be supplied, to examine the
place and repair, renew or remove
sucA appliances as may be neces-
sary and shall have the right to
make and enforce as a part Of the
conditions under which light, fuel,
and power shall be supplied all need
full rules and regulations not inconsis
tent with the law.
Section 10. This ordinance and
franchise is granted pursuant and