June 17. - Child fell on tracks; picked up by fender; slightly bruised. June 24. Boy jumped from moving car and fell; slightly bruised. - - Woman stepped from moving car and fell; slight injury. - Man stepped from moving car and fell; leg hurt. Man tried to board moving car and fell; face bruised. Conductor fell from running-board; scalp wound. Man stepped from moving car; knee and arms bruised. - Man fell from moving car; scalp wound. July 16.- Woman's foot caught behind running-board; slight sprain. and fainted. - Woman, frightened by controller flash, jumped from moving car July 19. A woman left moving car and fell; broke wrist. July 30. - Woman stepped on skirt while getting on car and fell; car at rest; arm hurt. - Woman jumped off moving car and fell; died from injuries. – Man jumped from moving car and fell; face scratched. - Man stepped from moving car and fell; face scratched. - Man stepped from moving car and fell; face scratched. - Man stepped from moving car and fell; bruised. Woman fell when getting off car; face cut and bruised; car August 18. - Drunken man struck by car; run over; leg amputated. Car struck buggy; driver drunk; driver slightly injured. - Man on running-board caught foot under hub of team; - Boy kicked dog off brake; struck by brake handle; face September 3. Man stepped from moving car and fell; head cut. September 28. - Drunken man fell from moving car; head cut. CORPORATE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY. LOWELL & SUBURBAN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY, NAMES AND BUSINESS ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. Edward M. Tucke, President, Lowell, Mass. August Fels, Vice-President, Lowell, Mass. Percy Parker, Treasurer, Lowell, Mass. Patrick F. Sullivan, Clerk of Corporation, Lowell, Mass. George F. Richardson, General Counsel, Lowell, Mass. D. Dana Bartlett, Auditor, Boston, Mass. Elwin C. Foster, General Manager, Boston, Mass. Franklin Woodman, General Superintendent, Lowell, Mass. NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Edward M. Tucke, Lowell, Mass. August Fels, Lowell, Mass. Percy Parker, Lowell, Mass. Patrick F. Sullivan, Lowell, Mass. John Lennon, Lowell, Mass. Thomas Costello, Lowell, Mass. Miles F. Brennan, Boston, Mass. Ethan A. Smith, Lowell, Mass. Mayer S. Bernheimer, New York, N. Y. We hereby certify that the statements contained in the foregoing report are full, just and true. EDWARD M. TUCKE, AUGUST FELS, PERCY PARKER, THOMAS COSTELLO, JOHN LENNON, P. F. SULLIVAN, Directors. PERCY PARKER, Treasurer. FRANKLIN WOODMAN, General Superintendent. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. MIDDLESEX, ss. LOWELL, Nov. 1, 1900. Then personally appeared the above-named Edward M. Tucke, August Fels, Percy Parker, Thomas Costello, John Lennon, P. F. Sullivan and Franklin Woodman, and severally made oath that the foregoing certificate by them subscribed is, to the best of their knowledge and belief, true. Before me, W. A. FISHER, Justice of the Peace. GROSS INCOME ABOVE OPERATING EXPENSES, Charges upon income accrued during the year: Interest and discount on unfunded debts and $1,943,980 22 1,104,997 70 $838,982 52 1,434 40 $840,416 92 $327,955 81 Receipts from tolls for use of tracks by other companies, Receipts from advertising in cars, Other earnings from operation: miscellaneous, GROSS EARNINGS FROM OPERATION, $1,921,876 34 4,755 21 6,123 09 7,943 31 3,282 27 $1,943,980 22 Other general expenses: store-room expense, $7,456.93; ad vertising, $1,438.79; miscellaneous general expense, 19,928 54 Maintenance of roadway and buildings: Transportation expenses: Cost of electric motive power, $166,919.64; less power sold, 151,172 39 Wages and compensation of persons employed in conduct ing transportation, . 478,286 80 Damages for injuries to persons and property, 59,744 69 Tolls for trackage over other railways, 185 79 Rentals of buildings and other property, Other transportation expenses: car service supplies, $6,409.60; miscellaneous car service expense, $15,061.60; cleaning, oiling and sanding track, $9,961.11, 7,954 14 31,432 31 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES, $1,104,997 70 TOTAL ADDITIONS TO LAND AND BUILDINGS, . Additions to other permanent property: property of Wakefield & Stoneham Street Railway Company, TOTAL ADDITIONS TO PROPERTY ACCOUNTS, Deductions from property accounts (property sold or reduced in valuation and credited to property accounts): reconstruction, NET ADDITION TO PROPERTY ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR, $2,347,693 17 40,000 00 $2,307,693 17 284,057 65 7,624 43 |