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The '''Fort Meade Street Railway''' was chartered in January 1886 with a 99 year [[franchising|franchise]]. It opened on January 1, 1887, to connect the center of Fort Meade and the new Florida Southern depot. The charter granted it the exclusive right-of-way in the town of [[Fort Meade, Florida]], and exempted it from city taxes for ten years. The [[railroad]] had two miles of three-foot gauge track and owned two cars and two horses. In 1904 the directors were: Max Reif, President; M. M. Loadhollis, Vice-president; W. H. Francis, Secretary; and L. B. Flood. E. O. Flood was Treasurer and J. G. Carter, Manager.<ref>Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1904 Edition, Poor's Railroad Manual Co., New York, N. Y., p. 874</ref> C. E. Roberts is shown as Vice-president in the 1907 "Poor's Manual" with the other officers being the same.<ref>Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1907 Edition, Poor's Railroad Manual Co., New York, N. Y., p. 1074</ref> The general offices were in Fort Meade, Operations ceased in 1913.<ref>State Archives of Florida, ''Florida Memory'', item 28345</ref> |
The '''Fort Meade Street Railway''' was chartered in January 1886 with a 99 year [[franchising|franchise]]. It opened on January 1, 1887, to connect the center of Fort Meade and the new [[Florida Southern Railway]] depot. The charter granted it the exclusive right-of-way in the town of [[Fort Meade, Florida]], and exempted it from city taxes for ten years. The [[railroad]] had two miles of three-foot gauge track and owned two cars and two horses. In 1904 the directors were: Max Reif, President; M. M. Loadhollis, Vice-president; W. H. Francis, Secretary; and L. B. Flood. E. O. Flood was Treasurer and J. G. Carter, Manager.<ref>Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1904 Edition, Poor's Railroad Manual Co., New York, N. Y., p. 874</ref> C. E. Roberts is shown as Vice-president in the 1907 "Poor's Manual" with the other officers being the same.<ref>Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1907 Edition, Poor's Railroad Manual Co., New York, N. Y., p. 1074</ref> The general offices were in Fort Meade, Operations ceased in 1913.<ref>State Archives of Florida, ''Florida Memory'', item 28345</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:07, 9 November 2012
The Fort Meade Street Railway was chartered in January 1886 with a 99 year franchise. It opened on January 1, 1887, to connect the center of Fort Meade and the new Florida Southern Railway depot. The charter granted it the exclusive right-of-way in the town of Fort Meade, Florida, and exempted it from city taxes for ten years. The railroad had two miles of three-foot gauge track and owned two cars and two horses. In 1904 the directors were: Max Reif, President; M. M. Loadhollis, Vice-president; W. H. Francis, Secretary; and L. B. Flood. E. O. Flood was Treasurer and J. G. Carter, Manager.[1] C. E. Roberts is shown as Vice-president in the 1907 "Poor's Manual" with the other officers being the same.[2] The general offices were in Fort Meade, Operations ceased in 1913.[3]