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The Enid City Railway Company was a street car franchise in Enid, Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1929. ==History== On January 4, 1907, the Enid City Council awarded a street car franchise to C.H. Bosler of Dayton, Ohio, who had also constructed the Tulsa Street Railway. The chartered and municipal franchise was granted in 1907 for 50 years, and the Enid Railway Company was organized on January 7, 1907.〔''Annual report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma'', Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Page 937, 1910〕 The city council dictated the following requirements for service:〔Edson, Bill, Enid Morning News Vol. 87 No. 59 "Street cars in Enid 1907-1929" reprinted in ''Garfield County Oklahoma 1907-1982,'' Vol 2., pages 824-825〕 * line must serve university, all three railroad depots, and all sides of the square, equally * frequency of service was limited to no more than 20 minutes during 12 hours of the day, and no more than 30 minutes for another four hours. * trolleys had right-of-way over everything but fire engines * street car speed limit: 10 mph in the business district; 20 mph in residential areas The construction of the road and the equipment cost $274,556.02.〔"ORDER No. 150—Cause No. 3560, In the Matter of the Application of the Enid City Railway Company, a corporation, for an increase in fares, November 14, 1918," ''The Twelfth Annual Report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma'', Oklahoma Corporation Commission, pages 287-288, 1919.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Enid City Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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