. The street railway review . t lines to the north limits. Besidesthese, several lines were built outright. Mr. McGeoghremained in possession until December i, 18S8, whenhe sold out to New York capitalists for $1,500,000. andthen again in August, 1S90. it changed into the hands ofits present owners. THE CREAM CITY LINE was incorporated in June, 1874, by F. B. Van Valken-burg. James B. Tuick, James B. Hoes, Ed. C. Wall andII. S. Mark. 352 This company took up the streets on tlie. east andsouth sides abandoned by the Milwaukee City RailwayCompany. The Farewell Avenue, Ogden, Jackson andMason Str
. The street railway review . t lines to the north limits. Besidesthese, several lines were built outright. Mr. McGeoghremained in possession until December i, 18S8, whenhe sold out to New York capitalists for $1,500,000. andthen again in August, 1S90. it changed into the hands ofits present owners. THE CREAM CITY LINE was incorporated in June, 1874, by F. B. Van Valken-burg. James B. Tuick, James B. Hoes, Ed. C. Wall andII. S. Mark. 352 This company took up the streets on tlie. east andsouth sides abandoned by the Milwaukee City RailwayCompany. The Farewell Avenue, Ogden, Jackson andMason Street lines, from North avenue to East Waterstreet was in operation in 1S75. Soon after the companybuilt the line on East Water street, from Juneau avenueacross the East Water street bridge to Clinton street,down to Kinnickinnic. The Forest Home line wasbuilt in 1877. Ten years later nearly all the other hneswere completed. James. B. Turck was the first manager of the road,while F. B. Van Valkenburg was first president. In 1S77. TEIE FIRST ENGINE. the Forest Home road was built, but soon after consoli-aited with the Milwaukee. Winfield Smith, the promi-nent lawyer, was president of the consolidation. remained president until January. 1890, when hewas succeeded by Henry C. Payne. In April, 1890, the road was sold to a Pittsburgh syn-dicate for $777,000, and August ist of the same year theVillard people paid $850,000 to get possession. Horses were successors to steam dummies which wereforbidden on account of accidents, and when the Villardsyndicate took hold, all the horse barns became uselessand the beautiful electric system inaugurated. THE WEST SIDE ROAD organized in June, 1874, by John Tesch, John Plankinton,S. W. Greene, S. S. Merrill and S. S. Harrison, with president, was given franchises on several WestSide streets. Ordinances dated 1876, 1879 and 1880give rights to extend and double track various lines. In1890 the entire road was overhauled, put in condit
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