Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-11

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Section l. Permission and a fran
chise is hereby granted to the E
lectric & Water Company OF the
City of Grand Rapids, Wood County,
Wisconsin, and to its successors or
assigns to establish, maintain and op-
crate gas plant in said City
and to lay, construct, acquire, op-
crate and maintain a system Of
mains. pipes, condutts and feeders
and all necessary attachments, and
appurte1ances for the manufac
ture Of gas and for the
purpose of supplying gas, either nat
uraI or artificial, for light, power,
fuel, heat or any other purpose for
which it may be used or for any or
either Of them, in the City of Grand
Rapids. Wisconsin, including any
territory that may be hereafter an
neXed to said city, and further to
lay, maintain and operate, in, through
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
tributing, 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 g. Said Electric & Water
Company, in laying its said mains
and pipes shall not in any manner
disturb, or interfere with the water
or sewer pipes now laid and maintain
ed by said city, and no sewer or wa
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 4. When the said Flee
trio & Water Company shall open
ground in any street, avenue, alley,
or public place 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 the 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 may arise through
its 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, nc 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 60-10O 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.
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 e Water Company shall be