Report of the Portland Railroad Company, for the Year Ending September 30 1890. PROPERTY ACCOUNTS: CHARGES AND CREDITS DURING THE YEAR. Passenger, mail and baggage cars (number, 3). Net addition to property account for the year.. 7,615 27 18,456 51 1,662 15 6,344 22 597 25 53,771 32 328 23 945 08 1,712 92 5,727 38 557 77 112,329 91 4,839 34 2,675 00 7,514 34 Total length of road belonging to this company Aggregate length of sidings and other tracks, not above enumerated. .79 14.60 11.31 11.31 EQUIPMENT. Number of passenger cars owned....... Number of other cars owned. STATEMENT OF EACH ACCIDENT IN MAINE. Lady fell while alighting from car, and broke her arm. 54 Team driven by Charles H. Chase, collided with car. Mr. Chase was thrown out and slightly injured. NAME AND RESIDENCE CF OFFICERS. President-Harrison J. Libby, Portland, Me General Manager-Edward A. Newman, Deering, Me. Clerk of Corporation-Edward A. Newman, Deering, Me. Name and Residence of Directors Last Elected-Harrison J. Libbey, Portland, Me. William R. Wood, Portland, Me. Hanson M. Hart, Portland, Me. William A. Wheeler, Norfolk, Va. Charles F. Libby, Portland, Me. Proper Address of the Company-Portland Railroad Company, 471 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. Local passenger mileage (local passengers carried one mile)..... 325,637 66,482 302,260 24,523 326,783 2,942,060 718,750 Number tons of local freight carried Number tons through freight carried, to and from other roads. Total number tons freight carried 68,689 101,742 170,431 1,643,346 4,321,351 Local freight mileage (tons local freight carried one mile) .. Average weight of passenger trains (exclusive of passengers). Average weight of freight-trains (exclusive of freight). Average number of persons employed. .......... ....... 63 tons. 3 171 tons. 19 160 DESCRIPTION OF ROAD. Length of main line of road from Portland to Rochester Length of main line of road in Maine...... Length of main line of road in New Hampshire. Aggregate length of sidings and other tracks not above enumerated Total miles of road operated by this company in Maine. Number of stations in Maine on all roads operated by this company.. Number of stations on all roads owned by this company 52.50 49.00 3.50 15.59 13 59 68.09 62.59 53.90 53.60 .30 52.50 49.00 15 13 17 15 Killed Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed. Injured. Killed | Injured. Employees.. Others...... 24 2 STATEMENT OF EACH ACCIDENT IN MAINE. October 29 1889-Train No. 7 struck and slightly injured W. J. Johnson near Green street, Portland, who was intoxicated and walking on the track. January 14 1890-Train No. 16. Frank Swan, brakeman, hand jammed while shackling cars at Saccarappa. Lost one finger. April 4 1890-Train No. 16 struck and injured Ira Kneeland, who was intoxicated and was sitting close to the track. Accident about one mile west of Gorham. |