 biloxi street railway biloxi electric street railway power company biloxi street railway biloxi electric street railway power company ray thu 12022010 1102 biloxi city railway company   1895 the biloxi city railway company was established  in march 1895 by dr jj lemon president jc bradford vicepres edward g burklin general mgr and superintendent col edwardw morrill 19391910 sec treas and wh maybin gen attorney laying of track was to commence shortly as cars rails ties etc had been acquired 8000 worth of company stock had been sold at 25 per share edward g burklin 18601931 had gone to nola and acquired at a heavy discount 15 rail cars six miles of track turntables switches and curves from the prytania rampart dauphine lines the biloxi city railway ran from the l n depot south to howard avenue and east to main street from main street south to the beach and then to point cadet the biloxi herald march 16 1895 p 8 and march 30 30 1895 p 8 the biloxi herald april 20 1895 p 8  biloxi electric power company biloxi became electrified with the formation of the biloxi electric power company in 1894 it was chartered in the state of mississippi on february 3 1894 by a large contingent of biloxi merchants coast seafood packers and other prominent businessmen among them were edward g burklin 18601920 ed glennan 18541933 jw swetman 18631937 jj lemon 18251915 ej buck lazaro lopez 18501903 walter a white 18541942 harry t howard 18561930 charles f theobald 18391903 john c bradford 18551928 sherwood bradford 18571937 lyman bradford 18631944 george e theobald 18731921 francis b dunbar 18461908 george h dunbar 18441917 wt bolton 18591923 sb mayers frank voivedich 18601930 john eistetter isidore heidenheim manuel perez john bousquet 181908 vincent voivedich 18501927 charles patton 18391922 casimir harvey 18461905 john johnson peter eskald 18561944 ta cleary tb cleary cm amare frank t howard 18551911 nicholas voivedich 18501937 jw elder charles redding a bousquet lizzie bradford and wkm dukate 18521916 the first board of directors of the biloxi electric power company was composed of the following edward g burklin ed glennan jj lemon lazaro lopez jw swetman ej buck and walter a white harrison co mississippi chattel deed bk 2 p 116  edward g burklin edward g burklin  18601931 was born at vandalia missouri he came to biloxi in the fall of 1892 with the purpose of building a flour mill and an electric light plant near the l n depot he had erected several flour mills in missouri mr burklin returned to missouri and expired at carthage jasper county missouri on june 3 1931 at biloxi mr burklin founded the light and power plant first street railway horse drawn and telephone system  the biloxi herald november 5 1892 p 4   from along the gulf dye 1895 in april 1893 the  biloxi milling company commenced operations making flour and meal  it was founded by missourians edward g burklin 18601931 james b buck chinn 18571912 rd chinn and mr brewton   the mill was situated on the northeast corner of magnolia street immediately north of the l n railroad tracks  the biloxi herald january 7 1893 p 8 and april 22 1893 p 1    1902 incorporation the biloxi electric street railway and power company was chartered in the state of mississippi on the biloxi herald december 6 1902 p 3 the city of biloxi gave the  biloxi electric railroad and power company  led by wkm dukate the right to build a railway on reynoir street from the l n rr to howard avenue and from howard avenue east to main street this privilege had been granted to ec jouillian 18641931 in august 1902 harrison co ms land deed bk 67 p 247  1903  the biloxi daily herald march 14 1903 p 8 in early july the biloxi electric street railway and power company contracted to acquire 300000 bricks from the biloxi brick company to erect their power house on lameuse street the brick company agreed to deliver 75000 brick immediately with the remainder to arrive within thirty days the bricks cost 8 per one thousand it was anticipated that the power house construction would start in ten days also at this time six miles of trolley wire and the large steam domes of the big boilers arrived  the biloxi daily herald july 3 1903 p 6   the city of biloxi signed a new eighteen month contract with the biloxi electric street railway to furnish free city lights  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1903 p 5   two more car loads of boiler fixtures for the power plant have arrived  the biloxi daily herald july 8 1903 p 5   the biloxi electric power company was acquired by the  biloxi electric street railway power company  the transaction was enacted for 29500 in cash and 18000 in stock the biloxi herald novemebr 4 1903 p6 by early september crews were working feverishly on point cadet in east biloxi track was being laid on oak street from east howard avenue to the beach and grading was almost completed from oak street east to the barataria canning company archille chiapella 18621936 who resided on the east side of reynoir street between howard avenue and the l n railroad was demanding the biloxi electric street railway company place their tracks in the center of the street when it fronted his property chiapella s request was redundant as the company preferred to locate their tracks in the street s center in addition the street railway company had no control of where the tracks were placed on the street as the alderman of each ward in the city had this power  the biloxi daily herald september 3 1903 p 6   the stock holders of the biloxi electric light company sued the directors of the company for 416667 the pro rata due to the holders of 25 shares of stock from the biloxi electric street railway power company  the biloxi daily herald september 4 1903 p 6   the fountain situated at lameuse street and howard avenue had to be relocated to lameuse street and front street in order that the electric railway could pass unimpeded martin hass the city plumber was in charge of the project following the large conflagration of 1889 harry t howard 18561930 philanthropist donated an artesian well and fountain to the city at this location to provide a ready source of water for drinking and fire purposes  the biloxi daily herald september 9 1903 p 6    october 1903 the work of grading lameuse street for the electric railroad from howard avenue from the montross hotel was commenced on october 13 1903 contractor o beirne is building the transportation route  the biloxi daily herald october 13 1903 p 8 and october 19 1903 p 8  route the biloxi electric street railway ran from the western corporate limits of biloxi on front street now west beach boulevard to porter avenue here the tracks turned north onto porter and went to howard avenue where the line ran east along howard avenue to oak street the railway went south on oak street to front street and then east on front street to cadet street near the barataria canning company a spur also ran north from howard avenue on oak street to the l n railroad another short route from howard avenue connected the biloxi electric street railway with front street from lameuse street the back bay section of biloxi was reached by the line from howard avenue and reynoir going north to back bay and then east to the factory of ec joullian which was on back bay near main street harrison co mississippi land deed bk 104 pp 104105  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company1905 the  biloxi electric street railway power company was acquired  by j oseph t jones and the gulfport and mississippi coast traction company for 1 million  on 15 september 1905 the conveyance included the following the biloxi street railway and franchise biloxi electric street contract electirc plant at biloxi and ocean springs and desire to extned the railway to gulfport and beyond the biloxi herald july 7 1905 p 1 and harrison co mississippi land deed bk 70 p 109  1924  the daily herald june 12 1924 p 2  mississippi power company1924 the mississippi power company was organized when it acquired the gulfport and mississippi coast traction company on december 31 1924 jm barry president and frank n savage assistant secretary also reported the  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company  was acquired by the  mississippi power company in late december  harrison county mississippi land deed bk 151 p 340 and the daily herald december 29 1924 p 1  1926 in early january  barney e eaton  18781944 of the mississippi power company related that street car service between gulfport and long beach had been replaced by motor coaches and that the company had i nvested about 200000 in buses and ancillary equipment  the daily herald january 2 1926 p 1 in march 1926 the mississippi power company announced that a hydroelectric line paralleling the coast would be included in its 70 million development plan the companies hydroelectric plants were situated on the coosa and tallapoosa rivers in alabama and a 110000 volt line would be built from the alabamamississippi state line to a stepdown transformer station at gulfport permission had been granted to the company to construct power lines on the bridge across the back bay of biloxi from d iberville  the biloxi news march 28 1926 p 1   the daily herald december 1 1926 p 2  1927 john donzelli 18881950 native of sicily and spouse mabel roberts 19001982 born in wisconsin operated the golden fawn bus line for several years at gulfport they were victims of the depression and lost their gulfport home and in 1929 relocated to indianapolis where john cleaned busses for greyhound lucy a daughter was born at gulfport in august 1927  the daily herald april 12 1927 p 3 the teche transfer company was given the priviledge of transporting passengers by bus from new orleans to the coast with stops at bay st louis pass christian and biloxi teche was not permitted to pick up local passengers which were provided transportation by the city bus company  between pass christian and biloxi the daily herald october 13 1927 p 7  1932  the daily herald june 22 1932 p 8 the daily herald september 26 1932 p 1  1936 the icc reported in october 1936  gulfport and mississippi coast traction company  had accrued a deficit of 366688 total investment in the road and equipment was 390 686 the daily herald october 1 1936 p 1  1944  the daily herald december 13 1944  1949  the daily herald january 15 1949 p 1 the daily herald june 8 1949 p 9 the daily herald august 30 1949 p 1 the daily herald august 30 1949 p 1  references  the biloxi herald   electric lights   november 5 1892 the biloxi herald   local happenings   january 7 1893 p 8 the biloxi herald   local happenings   april 22 1893 p 1 the biloxi herald   lights for the town   september 30 1893 the biloxi herald   progressive biloxi   march 16 1895 the biloxi herald   the city railroad   march 30 1895 the biloxi herald   charter of incorporation of the biloxi city railroad company   april 20 1895 the biloxi daily herald   city council   january 8 1902 the biloxi daily herald   stock taken   november 15 1902 tthe biloxi daily herald   the charter   december 18 1902 the biloxi daily herald   electric street railway   january 16 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi electric railway company   february 24 1903 the biloxi daily herald   damage suit   june 17 1903 the biloxi daily herald   big brick deal   july 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 6 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city fathers   july 8 1903 the biloxi daily herald   biloxi for biloxians   july 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the silver spike   august 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city news   september 3 1903 the biloxi daily herald   want a receiver   september 4 1903 the biloxi daily herald   fountain to be moved   september 9 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 13 1903 the biloxi daily herald   city items   october 19 1903 the biloxi daily herald   deal closed   november 4 1903 the biloxi daily herald   let us have an electric line to biloxi   november 25 1903 the biloxi daily herald   the cars   december 15 1903 the biloxi daily herald   money makers   march 25 1904 the biloxi daily herald   work on coast railway to begin   july 4 1905 the biloxi daily herald   electric plant sold to jones  july 7 1905 the daily herald     eg burklin  wants to hear from biloxi   march 4 1911 the daily herald   biloxi promoter  eg burklin  of 1893 writes   october 4 1919 the daily herald   eaton makes statement    january 2 1926 the daily herald   tech sic bus line will not take up coast passengers    october 13 1927  the daily news   power line to coast included in companies program   march 28 1926 834 views  