Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-01-16
Gentlemen: Your committee

Gentlemen: Your committee to
whom was referred the offer of the
Electric & Water Co., 10 furnish G.
lectric current for the city pumping
beg to report as follows:
ID. We recommend that a coun-
ter offer be made to the Electric &
Water Co, of DC per K. w. H. to be
measured at the pumping station as
at present. the Electric & Water Co
to furnish and maintain lime as at
present.
(2). # this offer is not acceptable
to the Electric & Water Co., we re-
commend that the city proceed with
the Diesel engine installation at the
earliest possible date Respectfully
submitted.
Guy Nash, chairman.
H. Yeschke.
F. F. Bfllmeyer.
On motion the report was accepted
The committee appointed to meet
with the directors of the Electric &
Water Co made the following .neport.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council Of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin,.
Your committee, appointed to meet
with the Directors of the Electric &
Water Company, of this City, beg
leave to report that on January 5th,
1913, such meeting was held and three
questions submitted to said Direct
ors, as follows:
First. Are you satisfied to enter
into an agreement with the City as
to terms for surrendering franchise
for lighting said city, pumping water,
and to come to some mutual agree
ment on terms, so as to he fair to
the tax payers Of the city at large,
to the users of light, and to the stock
holders of said company.
Second. Will you oppose the inlsta
lation of a pumping engine to furnish
power for city water?
Third. Have you any better offer
to make on lighting and pumping
rates to the city of Grand Rapids?
The Directors answered the first
question, by stating:
l. That they had no authority to
act; 2 That personally they were
not in favor of entering into any such
agreement and did not favor the po-
Icy of the city taking over the EIec-
trio & Water Companyis franchise
The Directors, as such. said that
they would not oppose the instaIla-
ton of a pumping plant, as Directors
but that they were individually op-
posed to the plant for different rea-
sons. Mr. Conway said that he would
object as a taxpayer, and gave as his
reason that as yet there was no evil
dence that the city could find addition
al water in the location proposed for
the site Of the new engine. Mr. Gay
nor said that as a taxpayer he would
oppose the proposition because he
tAAObSi1S II pun SSOIlOlllg W have SSSh
eral small plants, and that greater
economy would result in a single
plant to furnish all the power
In answer TO the third question sub
mitted the Directors, said that they
would submit their best terms for fun
nishing the city with power to pump
water and lights after further CONSUL
tation.
Your committee respectfully sub
mits the result of its work, and asks
for an extension OF time unless the
Council decides to take definite ac-
ton at this meeting
Dated at the City of Grand Rap
ids, Wood County, Wisconsin. this
eth day Of January, A. D. 1913.
Respectfully submitted.
]. A Cohen, Mayor
Guy Nash.
Geo. w. Davis.
Geo. P. Hambrecht-
On motion the report was accepted
The Electric & Water Co, made
the following proposition.
Grand Rapids. Wis, Jan 6, 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of Grand
Rapids, Wisconsin.
Gentlemen: At the request of you
Honorable Mayor and a committee
appointed by the Common Council,
We submit TO you the following pro-
position TO do the street lighting
and furnish electric current for pump
ing.
We have heretofore submitted you
a proposition of cents per K. W
hour for pumping measured at our
plant, etc, (See proposition hereto
fore submited-)
If this proposition which We have
made is not satisfactory TO the city
by reason of not wanting to own its
lines, etc, or for any other reason,
We will modify the proposition and
flrpish you current the same as