. The street railway review . II. Kisk, the Detroit promoter, and his Detroit as-sociates have, il is nnderstoof time by the city councilof Nashville in which tn commence its work to cmnply with thefranchise granted it fur supplying electric power at Nashville. Theprice to be paid is $ and ihc property includes some 200 acresalong the Caney Fork River, a $ cotton mill, the charter ofthe corporation, plans and surveys. Power is to be furnished for theNashville and also for the Chattanooga street railway and electriclight systems. It is rumore i that Isidore Newman & Sons, who arcl
. The street railway review . II. Kisk, the Detroit promoter, and his Detroit as-sociates have, il is nnderstoof time by the city councilof Nashville in which tn commence its work to cmnply with thefranchise granted it fur supplying electric power at Nashville. Theprice to be paid is $ and ihc property includes some 200 acresalong the Caney Fork River, a $ cotton mill, the charter ofthe corporation, plans and surveys. Power is to be furnished for theNashville and also for the Chattanooga street railway and electriclight systems. It is rumore i that Isidore Newman & Sons, who arclargely interested in the holdings in both cities, will also have promi-nent connection willi the Great Falls Power Co. It is probable thata dam will be erected to increase the power of the falls, although ilis understood that Mr. Newman favors the use of only the natural. SlIiCIAL WOKK AT EAST NASHVILLE. power produced by the falls, which il is contemplated would besufficient for the railway and electric light systems of both Nash-ville and Chattanooga. Cancy Iork Falls, from which it is pro-posed to derive the power, is located near McMinnville, Tenii., al)outmidway between Nashville and Chattanooga. The Great FallsPower Co., as now constituted, is capitalized at $20,000, with A. , president; George Jungcrnian, vice-president, and Robert I!.Goodrich, secretarj and treasurer. The city council of Chattanooga has completed the passage ofan ordinance granting the Rapid Iransit company a right of wayon Newby St. in order that the line will not be bottled up at theexpiration of the present lease of the Hclt Railroad. It was statedin the open meeting that this was only a part of the consolidationof the two street railway companies, which it was then understo<idwas soon to be effected, but as nothing further has been heard forquite awhile of the prop
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