Copy of an agreement dated 16/11/1900 between The City of Ballarat and the British Insulated Wire Company Ltd. Sets out the conditions that a tram system would be constructed - such as tramcars, gauge, streets, speeds including that for horse trams, alterations to services, assignment to ESCo, fares, licence for 30 years, option for Council to purchase, and lines to be constructed. Signed by John Whykes and J J Brokenshire and Vincent J Duthie for Council and Benjamin Deakin and J F Hanby for BIWC. Prepared by Cuthbert Morrow & Must, Solicitors, Ballarat. See page 35 of "The Golden City and its Tramways", for background to this agreement. Similar agreements would have been prepared for the Ballarat East and Sebastopol councils.Details the agreement between the City of Ballarat and the British Insulated Wire Co for the construction of electric trams in Ballarat.Copy of a Legal agreement - 11 double foolscap sheets, stapled in the top left hand corner and folded vertically.tramways, biwc, esco, agreements, british insulated wire company, city of ballaarat, new tramways

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