. Electric railway journal . d Railway, Chicago. Hewas graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1892 and became connected with the Hall Signal Com-pany as draftsman and construction foreman. In 1894he entered the employ of the National Switch & Sig-nal Company, but resigned a year later to becomeforeman of construction of the Metropolitan West Side Ele-vated Railway, in charge of wiring cars, stations and powerhouses. In 1898 Mr. Munger was appointed engineer ofthe Englewood & Chicago Railway in charge of the con-struction and installation of that companys storage batterysurface line betw
. Electric railway journal . d Railway, Chicago. Hewas graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1892 and became connected with the Hall Signal Com-pany as draftsman and construction foreman. In 1894he entered the employ of the National Switch & Sig-nal Company, but resigned a year later to becomeforeman of construction of the Metropolitan West Side Ele-vated Railway, in charge of wiring cars, stations and powerhouses. In 1898 Mr. Munger was appointed engineer ofthe Englewood & Chicago Railway in charge of the con-struction and installation of that companys storage batterysurface line between Englewood and Blue Island. On thecompletion of the road he became general manager of theHavana Telephone & Electric Light Company, Havana, 111.,but re-entered the service of the Metropolitan West SideElevated Railway in 1903 as master mechanic, and continuedin that position until March 14, 1908, when he was appointedsuperintendent of motive power of the Metropolitan WestSide Elevated Railway Construction News. Construction News Notes are classified under each head-ing alphabetically by States. An asterisk (*) indicates a project not previously re-ported. RECENT INCORPORATIONS ^Indianapolis & Cincinnati Electric Railroad, Indianapo-lis, Ind.—Incorporated in Indiana in the interests of the In-dianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company. In explainingthe purpose of the new company C. L. Henry, president ofthe Indianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company, said thenew company had been formed to extend the lines of theIndianapolis & Cincinnati Traction Company from Rush-ville to Cincinnati by way of Brookville, Ind., and Harri-son, Ohio. The Indianapolis & Cincinnati Electric Railroadis capitalized at $10,000, and may be merged with the Cin-cinnati, Harrison & Indianapolis Traction Company, whichis now in existence. *Iowa Southern Railway, Des Moines, la.—Incorporatedin Iowa to build a 25-mile electric or steam railway fromAlbia to Centerville. Capital stock, $900,000. Inco
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