(No. 83.) UTICA AND FAIR GROUND. UTICA, January 10, 1876. D. M. GREENE, Esq., Deputy State Engineer and Surveyor: DEAR SIR. Your favor asking report of railroad is received. The Utica and Fair Ground Railroad has remained in statu quo since first organization. The Utica and Mohawk Railroad (that was), by its charter, is not obliged to make a report. Yours truly, C. W. HUTCHINSON. (No. 84.) VAN BRUNT STREET AND ERIE BASIN. STATE OF NEW YORK, 88.: Kings County, EDMUND TERRY, Secretary, and JOHN CUNNINGHAM, acting Superintendent of operations of the Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin 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. 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 funded and floating debt... $150,000 00 75,000 00 75,000 00 75,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 7 per cent. Number of passenger cars 6 18 1.25 miles. Number of horses and mules... Length of main line of road from Hamilton Ferry to DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION. Number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars... The rate of fare for passengers charged, as follows: The average time consumed by passenger cars in passing over the road.. 12 minutes. 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. Taxes on real estate... Total cost of maintaining road and real estate... $115 00 688 22 $803 22 EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD, AND FOR REPAIRS. ... Officers, clerks, agents and office expenses.... General superintendence.. Conductors, drivers and engineers on dummy cars. Watchmen, starters, switchmen, roadmen, etc..... $1,200 00 6,907 50 * Unless tickets are bought, in which case they are sold eight for twenty-five cents, sixteen for fifty cents, thirty-three for one dollar. Repairs of cars and sleighs.. Repairs of harness, including material and labor. $448 20 55 97 469 81 Fuel, gas and lights. Stable expenses... Feed, grain, hay, etc., including expense of grinding.. 217 40 3,224 28 108 60 Oil and waste 208 10 Water tax 48 30 Rents, including use of other roads, ferries, etc 250 00 Communications intended for this company should be addressed, VAN BRUNT STREET AND ERIE BASIN R. R. Co., No. 264 Van Brunt street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 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. (Signed) JOHN CUNNINGHAM. GEORGE WHITNEY, President, and HENRY S. SCOVILLE, acting Superintendent of operations of the Washington Street and State Asylum 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. Number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars. The rate of fare for passengers charged, as follows: EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING THE ROAD, OR REAL ESTATE OF CORPORATION. Repairs of road-bed and railway, including iron, and THE $25 50 Total cost of maintaining road and real estate... $25 50 EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD, AND FOR REPAIRS. Horseshoeing, including material and labor Horses and mules.... Stable expenses.. Feed, grain, hay, etc., including expense of grinding, 100 00 180 00 680 75 Fuel, gas and lights. 5 00 Oil and waste... 5 50 |