Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-12-05
RESOLUTION TO APPOINT A COM
MITTEE.

MITTEE.
WHEREAS, The Common Council OF
the City OF Grand Rapids, Wood Coul
ty, Wisconsin, did on the 4th day of
May, A D. 1909, by Ordinance Mum
Der 12S published, May 9th, A. D.
1909, grant to The Electric and Wa
ter Company, of said city of Grand
Rapids, the right to establish, main
tain and operate an electric light and
power plant in the city of Grand Ra-
pids aforesaid under and pursuant
to Chapter 499, of the Laws of 1907,
and
WHEREAS, Section of said Or
dinance Number 1913, does provide
as follows, to-wit:
Section Seven. 1t is further pro
vided that said City of Grand Rap
ids may at any time purchase from
said Electric & Water Company, its
electric light plant, and all its pro-
pertg and assets by assuming all in
debtedness of said company not ex-
ceeding the sum of thirty thousand
dollars ($3O,OOO0O) and paying it's
stockholders the par value of their
stock and no more, it being expressly
understood that in case said City
at any time hereafter purchase and
take over said Electric & Water Com
pany's plant as herein provided, said
City will not be required to pay at
amy time or under any circumstances
any sum therefor on account Of this
franchise and the rights and privileg-
es hereby granted" and,
WHEREAS, 1t is now deemed advi
able that a Committee be appointed
to investigate the probability Of pur
chasing said Electric & Water Com
pany's plant by said City of Grand
Rapids, pursuant to the provisions
in said Ordinance, Number 128, and
Acts amendatory thereof, and of the
State of Wisconsin
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT RE
SOLVED, That a committee of Five,
consisting of the Mayor, City AttOr-
ney, and three Aldermen of the Com
mon Council, be appointed to confer
with said Electric & Water Com
pany, concerning the purchase of
the property of said Electric & Wa
ter Company, and to report to the
Common Council of said City of Grand
Rapids, at it's next regular meeting
it's recommendations in the premises
Dated at the City Of Grand Rapids,
Wood County, Wisconsin, this Bird,
day of December, A. D. 1912.
VIM. Prebban0w Alderman.
Edw. F. Mccarthy, Alderman
On motion by unanimous vote the
clerk calling the roll, the resolution
was adopted and the Mayor, City At
tOrney together with Aldermen Davis
Nash, and Jeffrey were appointed as
the committee to confer with the
Electric & Water Company, concern
ing the purchase of the property of
said Electric & Water Co.
The committee to whom was re
ferred the petition of the G. B. & w.
Ry. Co, reported as follows:
To the Mayor and the Common
Council of the City of Grand Rapids.
Your committee appointed to inves-
tigate and report on the petition of
the Green Bay & Western R. R. ask
ing for permit to cross Fourth Ave.
do find and report as follows:
~. We find that the petitioning
company already has a connection
with the N. w. spur going into the
paper mill and that this connecting
spur crosses Fourth Ave, within 100
it., of the one proposed by the petit
ton.
~. We find that the granting Of
this petition will put frog on the
street, which will be admitted is a
very undesirable thing in amy street.
90. We find that with the addi-
ton of this proposed spur that there
will be five tracks crossing Fourth
Ave, within a distance of 12O feet.
a.. We find that if this petition
were granted it would mean a bad
crossing on Third Ave, as the block
for the switch viii be Is to20 #. from
the street. 1t also means a bad cross
ing on Fourth Ave, as the switch
there will be on Hooker St, not far
from Fourth Ave.
81. We find that the way this
R. R Co. gets its cars onto this N.
W. spur at the present time is more
satisfactory to the city because the
switch is near a. cross street, which
has little or no travel.
90. We find that there is a gen
eral sentiment against any more spur
tracks in that part Of our city.
%. We are Of the opinion that
there will be more spur tracks than
will be necessary and in consequence
there viii be a tendency to store at
certain times a lot Of unsightly en-
PITY cars. on either one Of these con
Meeting spurs.
After careful consideration We are
of the opinion and would recommend
that this petition be not granted.
Respectfully submitted
| VIM. PrebbanoW
/ JOS LukaseSki-
t F. F. Bfllmeyer-
/ Committee.
On motion the report was receiv-
ed.
On motion the petition Of the G.
B. & w. Co. was referred TO the City
Attorney, with instructions to report