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Charles Mix County grants 20-year electric-rail franchise and approves ferry leases
Summary
On May 7, 1907 the county granted a 20-year franchise to the Wagner, Lake Shore and Armour Traction Company under Chapter 107 (1903) to use specified highways for an electric railway, and the board also approved short-term ferry leases across the Missouri River to local lessees.
At a May 7, 1907 session the Charles Mix County Board of Commissioners granted a 20-year franchise to the Wagner, Lake Shore and Armour Traction Company to construct and operate an electrical railway on specified county highways. The grant cited compliance with Chapter 107 of the Session Laws of South Dakota (1903) and enumerated route segments and conditions intended to protect ordinary highway travel.
Why it matters: The franchise would authorize private use of public highways for rail operations and includes…
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