Estimated weight of merchandise trains, including engine and tender, but not including freight, hauled one mile, EXPENDITURES FOR WORKING THE ROAD. For repairs of road, maintenance of way, exclusive of wooden truss bridges and renewals of iron, 6,273,945 For removing ice and snow, For repairs of truss bridges, 5,424 00 For repairs of fences, gates, houses for flag-men, gate-keepers, switch-men, tool-houses, Total for maintenance of way, MOTIVE POWERS. For repairs of locomotives, For new locomotives, to cover depreciation, For repairs of passenger cars, 7,560 60 For new passenger cars, to cover depreciation, Nothing. For repairs of merchandise cars, Nothing. or repairs of gravel and other cars, Total for maintenance of motive power, For repairs of station buildings, aqueducts, fixtures, For amount paid other companies, in tolls for pas For amount paid other companies as rent for use of 12,408 76 For salaries of president, treasurer, superintendent, law expenses, office expenses of the above offices, and all other expenses not included in any of the foregoing items, [including loss on passenger cars and freightcars worn out and broken up, $5,000,] DIVIDENDS. [Two dividends: one paid in July, 41⁄2 per cent.; one paid in January, 1849, 4 per cent.] Surplus not divided, Total surplus, $252,798 50 48,272 45 48,272 45 The following serious accidents have occurred on this railroad :On March 9th, Elizabeth Freeman, aged eight years, was run over by an engine in the Boston wood-yard, and her leg was cut off near the ancle. On April 7th, Franklin Chamberlin was run over by a freight car, at the Dover depot, and his leg was badly injured. On April 28th, James Gregg, having laid down between the rails on a curve, near Medford, was run over by an engine and killed instantly. On May 5th, Samuel Baldwin, in getting out of the cars in Medford, after they had started, was struck by the baggage car, and his arm was broken. On July 4th, a man named Tuttle, in attempting to get into the cars at the Melrose depot, after they had started, was thrown down and so much injured that he died on the next morning. On September 7th, Dennis Leary, a laborer on the grade train, in attempting to step upon a car for the purpose of stopping it, fell, and was run over and killed. On September 11th, Henry Priestly, a small child, wandered on to the railroad, not near a crossing, and was run over by a train and killed. On September 20th, Edward Sweeney, sixteen years of age, was run over by a train near Ballard Vale, not at a crossing, and killed. THO. WEST, WM. F. WELD, SAMUEL A. WALKER, A. PEIRCE, JAMES HAYWARD, Directors. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. SUFFOLK, SS. Boston, January 25, 1849. Personally appeared the above-named T. West, W. F. Weld, S. A. Walker, A. Peirce, James Hayward, and John Flint, and made oath that the foregoing report was true, according to the best of their knowledge and belief. Before me, E. PICKERING, Justice of the Peace. The undersigned have examined the foregoing report of the Directors of the Boston and Maine Railroad, and approve the same. WILLIAM STEVENS, Commissioner for Massachusetts. GREENLEAF CLARKE, Commissioner for New Hampshire. JOHN ANDERSON, Boston, January 27, 1849. Commissioner for Maine. SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE RAILROAD CORPORATION. To the Honorable the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : The Directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation respectfully submit a report of their doings during the past year, as required by law. COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. Amount expended on road and equipment, includ ing branch roads, during the past year, Total cost of road and equipment, including branch roads, and 5 miles owned in common with the
Providence and Worcester Railroad, 2,544,715 05 486,391 67 3,031,106 72 41 miles. Length of branches owned by the corporation, hav ing a single track, 6 6-10 miles. Weight of rail per yard in main road, and Pawtuck Weight of rail per yard in Dedham branch road, Maximum grade, with its length in main road, Maximum grade, with its length in Pawtucket branch road, Maximum grade, with its length in Dedham branch 542 2-10 feet per mile, for road, Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve in main road, Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve in Pawtucket branch road, 1637 feet for 1657 feet. Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve in Dedham branch road, Total degrees of curvature in main road, Total degrees of curvature in Pawtucket branch Total degrees of curvature in Dedham branch road, Total length of straight line in Dedham branch road, 91°. 35 miles. 3 41-100 miles. 18844 feet. 182,430 56,160 4,500 243,090 569,127 Miles run by passenger trains, Miles run by freight trains, Miles run by other trains, Total miles run, Number of passengers carried in the cars, Number of passengers carried one mile in the cars of this corporation, Number of tons of merchandise carried, Number of passengers carried one mile, to and from Number of tons of merchandise carried one mile, Estimated weight in tons of passenger trains, including engine and tender, but not including passengers, hauled one mile, Estimated weight in tons of freight trains, including engine and tender, but not including freight, For wages of switch-men, gate-keepers and flag-men, For removing ice and snow, For repairs of fences, gates, houses for flag-men,
Total for maintenance of way, 8,200,000 $23,785 37 3,427 24 405 59 214 11 $35,800 36 14,178 76 |