EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING THE ROAD, OR REAL ESTATE OF THE CORPORATION. Repairs of road-bed and railway, including iron, and repairs of buildings and fixtures. $71,246 37 Taxes on real estate... 17,285 34 Total cost of maintaining road and real estate... $88,531 71 EXPENSES OF Operating the ROAD, AND FOR Repairs. General superintendence... $4,666 60 Officers, clerks, agents and office expenses 19,391 14 Watchmen, starters, switchmen, roadmen, etc. Conductors and drivers on cars.. Repairs of harness, including material and labor Horseshoeing, including material and labor... 182,949 48 14,701 54 43,544 64 6,370 36 26,011 47 55,585 00 Stable expenses... 60,666 97 Feed, grain, hay, etc., including expense of grinding, 168,296 88 Rents, including use of other roads, ferries, etc. 1,218 00 10,274 91 3,335 58 497 07 3,983 23 1,771 90 The following is a statement of the date of each accident, the place where it occurred, the cause, and the extent of the injuries inflicted upon each person, and the name of such person. 1874. November 12. Theodore Scott, a conductor, while getting on his car while in motion in Hudson street, fell, and the wheel of the car passed over and broke his leg, which was afterward amputated. 1875. January 30. Thomas Burns, while grossly intoxicated, attempted to get on the front platform of a car while in motion, near Abingdon Square, fell under the car, receiving injuries from which he died. February 14. John W. Earl, while riding in a buggy wagon with a woman, the woman driving the horse at a rapid rate on Eighth avenue, near One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, came in collision with an Eighth avenue car; Mr. Earl was thrown out of the wagon and fell so that his thumb came under one of the wheels of the car and seriously injured it. April 9. Elizabeth Bogert, while attempting to get on a car while in motion in Canal street, fell and received slight injuries. July 4. Wallinger Burger, a child about 9 years of age, ran to the front of a car passing Fifty-eighth street, and tried to get on while it was in motion; fell under the car, receiving injuries from which she died. August 1. James Duffy, a small boy, jumping on and off the cars, near Sixty-third street, and peddling lozenges, while attempting to get on a car, fell, and received injuries from which he died. Communications intended for this company should be addressed, Eighth avenue, corner Fiftieth street, New York city. The undersigned have caused the foregoing statements to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this company, from the books and records, and have examined them as far as practicable, and believe them to be correct. GEORGE M. DIVEN, Secretary and Treasurer of the Elmira and Horseheads Railway Company, being sworn, deposes and says that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by him, at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Amount paid in, as by last report. Total amount now paid in of capital stock.. Funded debt, as by last report. Total amount now of funded debt The amount now of floating debt.. Total amount now of funded and floating debt.. COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. $50,000 00 44,000 00 42,600 00 44,000 00 18,000 00 18,000 00 1,118 65 19,118 65 7 per cent. .39 mile. Length of double track, including sidings. Number of passenger cars, including those belonging Length of main line of road, from Erie Railway depot, in the city of Elmira, to Horseheads. 25 & 30 pounds. 10 6.66 miles. The rate of fare for passengers charged, as follows: For through passengers. For way passengers.. Average time consumed by passenger cars in passing over the road...... 15 cents. 5 1 hour 15 min. EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING THE ROAD, OR REAL ESTATE OF THE CORPORATION, Repairs of road-bed and railway, including iron, and Repairs all made repairs of buildings and fixtures. Taxes on real estate.. Total cost of maintaining road and real estate... CASH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS. by lessee. $773 27 $773 27 The railway and branches of the company are leased to Augustus H. Moore, for a period of ten years from the 22d day of May, 1871, at an annual rental now amounting to $5,874.84, the lessee to furnish all the equipment except five cars. Owing to the leasing of the road as above, the officers of the company are unable to furnish further statements than are above given. Communications intended for this company should be addressed, GEORGE M. DIVEN, No. 210 E. Water street, Elmira, Chemung county, N. Y. The undersigned has caused the foregoing statements to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this company, from the books and records, and has examined them as far as practicable, and believes them to be correct. T. B. FITCH, Treasurer, and B. J. HowD, acting Superintendent of operations of the Fifth Ward Railroad Company, being severally sworn, each for himself deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by each of them, at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of October, 1875. JONATHAN C. CHASE, Notary Public. |