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October 1885

A franchise was granted to the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through Janesville streets.

Meanwhile, closer to home

BeloitNovember 1885Month

The Beloit Water Works were completed, tested and accepted by the city.

BeloitNovember 1885Month

A stock company known as the Recorder Printing Company was formed.

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Rock CountyOctober 1885

A franchise was granted to the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through Janesville streets.

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In October, 1885, a franchise was granted the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through the Janesville streets, and a line was built and put into operation during 1886. The snow during the winters proved such an obstacle to the running of the cars, that the superintendent, Mr.

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. 63 / book p. 575

1885 / October

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October 1885

A franchise was granted to the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through Janesville streets.

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Rock CountyOctober 1885

A franchise was granted to the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through Janesville streets.

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1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

In October, 1885, a franchise was granted the Janesville Street Railway Company to construct a horse railway through the Janesville streets, and a line was built and put into operation during 1886. The snow during the winters proved such an obstacle to the running of the cars, that the superintendent, Mr.