1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

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"not to exceed one cent per hour per light of 16 c. p." McCormick
did not complete the installation within the time limit set, but, receiving
an extension of time, he ultimately established a satisfactorylighting
system. His plant and franchise eventually passed, by sale,
to C. H. Webster, who later met his death at the plant, being instantly
killed when struck by fragments of a flywheel that broke. His widow
sold the plant to Alexander Hughes of Duluth, who, on August 9,
1901, was confirmed in the ownership of the franchise, and also some
time later was granted a franchise to establish a heating system. In
1914, there were, on Eveleth main thoroughfares, fifty-one standards
of five lights each, making a "white way" for seven blocks ; and in
addition, eighty-four arc lights. A public heating system had just
been installed, extending "to most parts of the city." At about that
time the "Home Electric and Heating Company, of Eveleth," ofifered
to sell its plant to the city, for $134,655.05. The proposed bond issue,
however, did not carry, and the lighting, heating, and power utilities
at Eveleth are still in private ownership. The Minnesota Utilities
Company, of Eveleth, was organized in 1917, with an authorized capital
of $650,000. The first president was Neal
Wis. He was succeeded by Cyrus C. Yawkey.
Brown, of A¥ausau,
Mr. R. M. Heskett
is the only officer living at Eveleth ; he has been secretary and treasurer
since the organization. In addition to the Eveleth service, the
company supplies power to Chisholm, and at various places from
Eveleth to Deer River, and the company maintains local electrical
distributing systems in Kinney, Chisholm, Carson Lake, Kelly Lake,
Stevenson, Nashwauk, Calumet, Marble, Taconite, Bovey, Coleraine,
Grand Rapids, Cohasset and Deer River. It is only at Eveleth, however,
that the company furnishes steam for heating purposes. That
utility is a comprehensive one, "most business places and a considerable
number of residences" in
mains.
Eveleth being connected with the steam
Moving of Village.— It was evident, even in 1895, that the village
would soon, or eventually, have to be moved from the original
townsite, because needed iron ore lay underneath. But it was not a
matter that could be disposed of in a short period of time. Indeed,
it seems that the removal was not completely effected until the early
years of the present century. David T. Adams writes:
"In 1895, I re-explored the townsite of Eveleth (which was originally
No. 2 of the Adams selections), for the mineral owners, on
a percentage basis. I developed a large body of ore on the townsite,
and thereafter gave it the name of Spruce mine. It then became
necessary, in order to mine out the ore, to vacate the townsite. To
do so, I withdrew the lots from sale, and in company with the mineral
owners, proceeded to lay out the First Addition to Eveleth, on
the east half of the se. quarter of section 31, in the same township.
The plat of the First Addition was filed for record on the 31st day
of August, 1896. The Village of Eveleth then annexed its first addition,
and the moving of the Village of Eveleth, with its twelve or
fifteen hundred inhabitants, on an average of one-fourth of a mile, up
the hill, to the east, ensued, at a cost of about $125,000, for moving
and repairing the buildings alone, and exclusive of the bonuses paid
to each improved-property owner, in the way of an additional lot, or
in cash, according to their discretion."
Municipal action regarding the First Addition to Eveleth did
not come until 1899. A "petition to annex land platted and designated
'The First Addition to Eveleth' was filed with the county auditor on