sentences:  They would vote for emergency funding for the beleaguered town (an economic rival to Denver) in return for legislation authorizing the issuance of bonds for Denver's tunnel.A deal was struck, and on April 29, the Moffat Tunnel Improvement District was created, with the Moffat Tunnel considered one of Shoup's lasting legacies.Shoup declined to run for a third term and left the governor's office on January 9, 1923, returning to work in the private business sector.