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The citizens and common council of Beloit got Philadelphia people to accept a franchise under the name Beloit Water Company and build a water system; the company spent some $20,000, then failed and stopped work.

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Numerous failures had occurred, manufacturing was stagnant, growth impossible, and, on account of the fire risk, new companies would not locate at Beloit. The citizens and common council took up the matter and succeeded, in 1882, in getting some Philadelphia people to accept a franchise under the name of Beloit Water Company and to build a water system. This company, after spending some $20,000, failed and stopped work.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 122 / book p. 632

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Numerous failures had occurred, manufacturing was stagnant, growth impossible, and, on account of the fire risk, new companies would not locate at Beloit. The citizens and common council took up the matter and succeeded, in 1882, in getting some Philadelphia people to accept a franchise under the name of Beloit Water Company and to build a water system. This company, after spending some $20,000, failed and stopped work.