70. Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in main road,

71. Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, in branch roads,

97. Number of tons carried one mile, to and from other roads,

98. Rate of speed adopted for express passenger trains, including stops,

99. Average rate of speed actually attained by express passenger trains, including stops and detentions,

100. Rate of speed adopted for accommodation trains,
101. Rate of speed actually attained by accommoda-
tion trains, including stops and detentions,
102. Average rate of speed actually attained by special
trains, including stops and detentions,

103. Average rate of speed adopted for freight trains,
including stops,

104. Estimated weight in tons of passenger cars (not
including passengers,) hauled one mile,
105. Estimated weight in tons of merchandise cars,
(not including freight,) hauled one mile,

738 feet for 110 feet.

2,479° 35'
None.

23 789-1,000 miles.
None.

260 50-100 feet.

176 feet.
None.

None.

57

2

No.

4 stations.

14 stations.

4 stations.

14 stations.

4 stations.

108,207
77,832

186,039

623,750

9,486,106

165,145 tons. 4,854,350 tons.

7,976,821

4,486,275

30 miles an hour.

30 miles an hour.
25 miles an hour.

25 miles an hour.

17 miles an hour.

15 miles an hour.

3,185,500

9,754,900

$33,272 50 None.

* All items under the headings marked with an asterisk, are required by law for "the total miles of road operated by this company."

142. For salaries of president, treasurer, superintend

ent, law expenses, office expenses of the above
offices, and all other expenses not included in
any of the foregoing items,

143. Total miscellaneous,

144. Total expenditures for working the road,

145. Total amount of interest paid during the year,

[Interest on bonds,
[Interest on loan,

$14,889 47

$166,188 15

229,864 23

$45,396 63]
8,228 26]

53,624 89

$283,489 12

$286,280 68

2,791 56

per last report,

MORTGAGE DEBTS.

159. Amount of debts secured by mortgage of road and

franchise, or any property of the Corporation,

160. Mortgage debt paid since last report,

$648,000 00

None.

161. Increase of mortgage debt since last report, 162. Present amount of mortgage debts,

152,500 00
800,500 00

163. Number of mortgages on road and franchise, or

any property of the Corporation,

Two.

ACCIDENT.

Rufus B. Heywood crushed between two cars that he was repairing in yard, caused by train backing up, engineer not knowing he was there. Date, December 10. Received fatal injuries.

LYMAN NICHOLS,
FRANCIS B. FAY,
E. A. HARRIS,
JOHN H. LOCKEY,
HALE W. PAGE,
GEO. A. TORREY,
GEO. E. TOWNE,
WM. D. PECK,
H. A. BLOOD,

Directors of the Boston, Clinton and Fitchburg Railroad Corporation.

FITCHBURG, WORCESTER, SS. November 12, 1870. Then personally appeared Lyman Nichols, E. A. Harris, John H. Lockey, Hale W. Page, Geo. A. Torrey, Geo. E. Towne, Wm. D. Peck and H. A. Blood, and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed.

Before

E. D. HEWINS, Justice of the Peace.

FITCHBURG, WORCESTER, SS. November 12, 1870.

Then personally appeared

Francis B. Fay, and affirmed to the truth of the foregoing statement by him sub

scribed.

Before

E. D. HEWINS, Justice of the Peace.

BOSTON, HARTFORD AND ERIE R. R. CORPORATION.

[The Report of this Railroad, (not received at date of printing), will be found on a subsequent page. See Index.]