- year ▁sal ary ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁The ▁project ▁involved ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁electric ity ▁and ▁tele phone ▁networks , ▁water ▁supply , ▁tram ▁lines , ▁hosp it als , ▁buildings ▁of ▁public ▁meet ings . ▁Full ▁implementation ▁of ▁plans ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁war ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁he ▁bought ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁motor ▁cars ▁in ▁Russia , ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁motor ▁sport ▁racing , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Autom obile ▁Club , ▁the ▁organ izer ▁and ▁the ▁participants ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Russian ▁autom obile ▁races ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 – 1 1 . ▁The ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁license ▁plate ▁in ▁Moscow ▁- ▁ 8 4 , ▁ 5 8 8 , ▁ 6 7 9 . ▁ ▁Active ▁member ▁of ▁many ▁soci etes ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Autom obile ▁Society ▁( RA A ), ▁K iev ▁Autom obile ▁Club ▁( K AC ), ▁Life ▁Member , ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Russian ▁Autom obile ▁Society ▁( IR AS ) ▁- ▁committee ▁member , ▁vice - pres ident , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁technical ▁commission . ▁ ▁- ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁sea , ▁river ▁and ▁land ▁transport ▁and ▁ins urance ▁of ▁lug g age ▁and ▁w are h ouses ▁with ▁the ▁issu