Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-08-06
ORDINANCE NO. /.

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Lighting Co., its successors and as
sigos, permission toexect, construct,
install, maintain and operate an
electric light and power plant within
the limits of the Town of Wabeno,
Forest County, Wisconsin, and for
that purpose to install pipes. poles,
wires, masts and other fixtures in
and upon the streets, alleys bridges
and public grounds and places of
said town for tha purpose of furnish
ing electric light and power to said
town and the inhabitants thereof
The Town Board of Wabeno, Forest
County, Wisconsin, do ordain as
follows:
Section l. There is hereby granted
to The Wabeno Lighting Co., it's sue
cessors and assigns, hereinafter called
the grantee, the right and privilege of
erecting, constructing, installing,
maintaining and operating an electric
light and power plant within the
limits of the Town of Wabeno, Forest
County, in the State of Wisconsin, as
the same now are or hereafter may be
extended, and for that purpose to In
stall and maintain in the ~ several
st9eets, alleys, bridges. public grounds
and places of said town, the pipes,
poles, wires, lamps and fixtures neces-
sary, convenient and proper to carry
on the business of furnishing and sup
plying electric light and power to said
town and the Inhabitants thereof;
Section 2. All pipes, poles, wires
and fixtures installed by virtue of
this ordinance shah be erected in such
manner as rot unnecessarily toen-
ccoach upon thestreets, alleys, bridges
or public grounds and places of said
town, and so as not to5unnecessarily
obstruct or impede the use thereof for
the ordinary purpose of travel thereon
or the flow of water in the cutters
therein; and the erection thereof
shall be subject to the reasonable su-
pervision and direction of the town
board of said town. All poles, where
set in alleys, shall be set at or near
the boundary thereof, and where set
in streets, shall be located as may be
directed by the town board, but shall
MT be so located as to injure or
destroy and shade trees growing in
said town. All such poles shall be of
sufficient Size safely TO carry the
necessary weight of wire, fixtures,
and aceumulations of snow and ice,
and wind pressure, and all wires on
principal streets shall be strung at
least twenty (20 feet above the sur
face of the track. The said grantee
shall restore the streets, alleys, and
public grounds of said town to their
former good condition at all places
where the same shall be disturbed in
erecting such poles or other fixtures,
and shalN thereafter maintain the
same in klike good order. And said
town hereby reserves the privilege of
cutting andremoving any wires, poles
or other fixtures when necessary to
obtain access to building in case of
FIRE
1t Is Further Provided that in case
any person desires to move building
along any street or streets occupied by
such poles and wires, and it shall be-
come necessary to have such poles and
wires temporarily removed, the gran
tee shah be entitled to receive from
the person demanding such removal at
least twentyfour hour notice IN writ
ang thereof, and such person shall also
pay said grantee at the time of giving
such notice the reasonable cost of re-
moving such poles and wires. Such
grantee shall only be compelled to
make such removal at such time or
times when the use of such wires is
not required to supply said town or its
inhabitants with light
Section 8. The rights and privileges
hereby granted shall at all times be
and remain subject to such reasonable
police regulations as may be imposed
by the town board of said town, and
said town board hereby reserves the
right to makek and adopt such regula-
tions of a police nature as may be
deemed necessary for the best interests
of said town.
Section A. The initial rates for light
and power to be charged to the in
habitants of said town shall be as
| follows:
RATE PER K. w.
to 25 X. w.-123c.