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Now This is Fighting

           Pettifogginglawyersweresent,onebyeachcompany,tothevillagecouncilineachparticularterritoryinvolved,butnooneofthecompanieshadasyettheslightestideawhowasbackofitallorofthegeneralplanofoperations.Beforeanyoneofthemcouldreasonablyprotest,beforeitcoulddecidethatitwaswillingtopayaverygreatdealtohavethesuburbadjacenttoitsparticularterritoryleftfree,beforeitcouldorganizealegalfight,councilmanicordinanceswereintroducedgivingtheapplyingcompanywhatitsought;andafterasinglereadingineachcaseandoneopenhearing,asthelawcompelled,theywerealmostunanimouslypassed.Therewereloudcriesofdismayfromminorsuburbanpaperswhichhadalmostbeenforgotteninthearrangementofrewards.Thelargecitynewspaperscaredlittleatfirst,seeingthesewereoutlyingdistricts;theymerelymadethecommentthatthevillageswerebeginningwell,followinginthestepsofthecitycouncilinitsdistinguishedcareerofcrime.

           Cowperwoodsmiledashesawinthemorningpaperstheannouncementofthepassageofeachordinancegrantinghimafranchise.HelistenedwithcomfortthereafteronmanyadaytoaccountsbyLaughlin,Sippens,McKibben,andVanSickleofoverturesmadetobuythemout,ortotakeovertheirfranchises.HeworkedonplanswithSippenslookingtotheactualintroductionofgas-plants.Therewerebondissuesnowtofloat,stocktobemarketed,contractsforsuppliestobeawarded,actualreservoirsandtankstobebuilt,andpipestobelaid

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