The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-11-02


to construct and operate with
steam power within the village Of
L'Anse, for a Period of twenty (2O)
years from January /, 1912, single
track railroad upon and along Fourth
street, commencing at the northeastern
ly end of said street, and continuing
along said street to the track of the
Duluth, South Shore q Atlantic Rail-
way, situated at the southwesterIy end
of said street, distance of approx
mately eight hundred eighty-five 1851
feet; said railroad track to be laid,
maintained and operated under the
supervision of the village authorities;
and said Marshall F. Buffers. and his
assigns, as consideration of said
grant, to keep such portion of said
Fourth Street as is occupied by said
railroad track and space three feet in
width on each side thereof in good CON
dition and repair SO as MT to interfere
with pubic travel during the period OF
said grant.
II Yes ri NO.
Adopted by the following vote:
Nays, none. Yeas, Sicotte, Seifert,
Seavoy, Sanregret, Rambaud, O'Con-
nor.
Whereas, The village of L'Anse is
now the owner of a plant for the gen
Grating of electricity for the use of its
inhabitants and the industries of the
village; and
Whereas, 1t is also the owner of a
water plant for the furnishing of water
to its inhabitants and the industries of
said village and for use for protection
from fire; and.
Whereas. The Marshall Buffers Lum-
Der Company, Michigan corporation,
is about to erect and operate a lumber
manufacturing plant in said village of
L'Anse; and
Whereas, Said village is DESTROYS of
furnishing to said lumber manufactur-
ing company the electric current -ea-
sonably necessary for the lighting Of
said lumber plant and the water reason
ably necessary for fire protection and
other purposes in and about the lumber
manufacturing company plant of said
company.
And the said lumber manufacturing
company being DESTROYS of having all
agreement with said village, respecting
the consideration to be paid therefor
and the said common council deeming
it for the best interest of the residents
and taxpayers of said village that a
contract be made and entered into
with said lumber company, whereby
said village shall agree to furnish and
provide said lumber company with such
electric current as it shall reasonably
need for lighting purposes and such
water except when the village by rea-
son of accident or other unavoidable
causes shall be unable to furnish said
current and water, as said lumber
manufacturing company shall reason
ably need in and about its plant for fire
protection or otherwise, for a period of
ten Q0) years, for the consideration OF
ten Q0) dollars, and thy right to the
village to use any portion Of the pipe
line and connection with the village
water mains, to be installed by the
Marshall Buffers Lumber Company.
And the said common council being
DESTROYS that the said contract be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of said
village for their approval or disapprov-
al;
Be it resolved, By the common coun-
Gil of the village of L'Anse, Michigan,
That the question of furnishing from
the municipally-owned plant of the
village of L'Anse all such electric cur
rent and water except when village be-
cause of accident or other unavoidable
causes shall be unable to furnish such
current and water as shall reasonably
be needed in the operations of the
Marshall Butetrs Lumber Company in
its lumber manufacturing plant in the
village of L'Anse for the ten years
next ensuing, for the consideration of
ten dollars for said period, andAfor the
further consideration that for the per-
iod heretofore named, the village shall
have the privilege of using all pipe line
and connection made by the Marshall
Buffers Lumber Company with any of
the said water mains, be and the same
hereby is submitted to Jote of the
qualified electors of the said village of
L'Anse, at a special election to be held
in said village on the 18th day of No
vember. A. ID. 1912.
Be it further resolved, That the said
election in all respects be conducted in
accordance with the statutes in such
case made and provided, and that the
form Of ballot to be voted on said prop
osition is as follows:
Shall the village of L'Anse enter into
a contract with the Mrrshall Buffers
Lumber Company, whereby the sale
village shall agree to furnish from it!
hydro,electric lighting plant and watei
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