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JULIEN AVENUE RAILROAD
JULIEN AVENUE RAILROAD. In June 1876 officers of the Julien Avenue Railroad were elected including John D. BUSH, president; J. W. NEWBURG, vice-president; J. W. Dillrance, treasurer; and D. S. Cummings, superintendent. The company then had to receive a charter from the city council and an ordinance giving them the right-of-way. (1)
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1. "Julien Avenue Railroad," Dubuque Herald, June 2, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760602&printsec=frontpage&hl=en