. The street railway review . empted to be complied with, by the city councilpassing an ordinance purporting to repeal the franchiseof the horse car company. Although the daily papers, thepublic, and in fact almost everybody except the horse carpeople, were so enthusiastic over the new power, theraising of the quarter million bon3s was not completeduntil the first of the present year; and on February 17th,after the subsidy had been raised, and the deeds placedin escrow, to be delivered to Mr. Earle upon the completionof his contract, the city council passed its three ordinancesgranting franchi
. The street railway review . empted to be complied with, by the city councilpassing an ordinance purporting to repeal the franchiseof the horse car company. Although the daily papers, thepublic, and in fact almost everybody except the horse carpeople, were so enthusiastic over the new power, theraising of the quarter million bon3s was not completeduntil the first of the present year; and on February 17th,after the subsidy had been raised, and the deeds placedin escrow, to be delivered to Mr. Earle upon the completionof his contract, the city council passed its three ordinancesgranting franchises to Mr. Earle and his assigns. The first granted the use of the streets, alleys and pub-lic grounds of the city of Leavenworth for the purpose ofputting in pipes to convey compressed air throughout thecity. The second granted a similar use of public groundsfor the purpose of building a street car line to be operatedby compressed air, cable, electric or threadless screwmotors. (It will be noted that three svstems are incor-. THE soldiers home—LEAVENWORTH. deeds to real estate within the cit} and adjacent countyof Leavenworth, to the amount of $250,000 be executed,acknowledged and placed in escrow, to be delivered to him-self or assigns upon the partial and final completion of theenterprise, the accomplishment of which Mr. Earle was toundertake. He was to build 10 miles of street railwayto be operated b}- compressed air; to procure not lessthan 10 factories, employing not less than 25 hands each,to locate in the community; and to put in operation a sys-tem of compressed air for driving machinery in thecity, such power to be furnished at a low rate. The 10miles of railway and driving plant was to cost $250,000,and upon the completion of the road and its operation for60 days he was to receive $125,000, and when the 10new factories were located the remaining $125,000. He first, however, required as a condition precedentthat the city council should repeal the franchise of thepre
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