The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-09-20
AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT
Company in New Contract Safeguards
Itself Against Not Abandoning the
Service '-Att'y for Patrons May
Start Court Fight on New Pact.

New contract for the heating service
of the Wisconsin Gas and Electric
Company for the emergency season
of 1917-1918' are now in the hands of
practically all of the patrons Of the
company. The contract is work of
art and it has a lot of interesting feat
ures other than general increase of
close to forty per cent Of the rates for
service. 1t is an iron bound contract
which provides that the company shall
give no better service than is possible
with diligently handling the present
equipment. 1t puts upon the patron
the burden of cooperation in order
to make it easy for the company to
fulfill it's part of the contract. Tt is
impossible to describe this new contract.
to be appreciated it must be seen and
read. The contract is as follows
Wisconsin Gas & Electric Company
Contract for Heating Service.
1t is Hereby Agreed by and between
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company,
Wisconsin, corporation, hereinafter
called the Company" and. ......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. or henosha,
Wisconsin hereinafter called the
= Purchaser, that the CoEopaay will
supply the Purchaser with hot water
heating service during the heating sea-
son commencing on the 18th day of
September 1917, and ending on the
........... day of ..........,, 1918,
at a rate of twenty-seven and half
cents (271@c) per square foot of
radiation required, payable in month
ly installments as follows
per cent on the LIST day of October.
10 per cent on the list day of November.
is per eent on the LIST day of December.
20 per cent on the LIST day of January.
20 per cent on the LIST day of February.
Is per cent on the LIST day of March.
10 per cent on the 1st day of April.
5 per cent on the LIST day of May.
1t is distinctly understood and agreed
that, in view of the fact that the Com
pany has publicly announced its aban-
donment of its hot water heating sys-
fem in Kenosha and it's discontinuance
of public utility service for the furnish
ing Of heat, this contract is entered in
to by the Company only as an emer-
gency contract and purely as an ac-
commodaticn to the Purchaser, and
not as a contract for public utility
service, and that the making of this
contract is not to be construed as an
admission by the Company that in the
furnishing Of service hereunder it is
engaged in a public utility service, or
as a REIMBURSEMENT by the Company
of any legal rights or status it may
have by reason of having announced the
abandonment of its heating service
1t is Further Agreed and Understood
that the Company does not guarantee
to supply the Purchaser with any bet
ter quality of service than can be
furnished, by the use of ordinary dill
gence, with the plant and equipment
uuW 1hoI1AlSN- LUZ SuCu SciNiCes anu bIIdl
the Company is not responsible for any
damages which may accrue to the Pur-
chaser by reason of the insuficiency
of its heating service during any
portion of the period covered by
this contract.
The Purchaser agrees, during the
period fer which service is to be
furnished hereunder, to keep the doors,
windows and other building openings
in good repair and closely fitted into
their frames and castings aud to use
the highest diligence for the purpose
of keeping the same securely closed to
avoid needless waste of such heating
service. The Purchaser further agrees
to cooperate with the Company in Sc
curing the most economical and eff
ticient operation of the heating system
as whole by regulating the flow of
hot water through radiators and other
wise. The Company reserves the right
to discontinue heating service here
under in the event the Purchaser
fails to so cooperate with the Com
pany, or, in the event the Purchaser
avs hot water from such heating
tenn, or, fails to pay heating serv-
bills within ten (10) days from
the same were~rendered.
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