Earlier this week, we brought you the heated debate that surrounded the passage of the Union Depot franchise, also known as the Scullin franchise. For those of you who’d like to see the elephant, rather than hear about its parts, we now provide you scans of the original franchise. Click on the images to be taken to a flickr page where you can read them far more comfortably! [Then click “back” on your browser to return here.] Thank you to those who helped us in getting a copy!
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Page 3 - contains the perpetuity clause, the 2 year construction clause, and the controversial facilities clause.
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Page 6 - concerns the demand that the Depot company help with 1/3 the cost of constructing viaducts
Page 7 - Note Mayor Jesse Osborne's signature
Source: City of Joplin City Archives
