33. Total amount expended for stations, buildings and fixtures, 34. For land, land-damages and fences, per last report, 35. For land, land-damages and fences paid during the past year, 36. Total amount expended for land, land-damages, and fences, 37. For locomotives, per last report, 38. For locomotives paid during the past year, 39. Total amount expended for locomotives, 40. For passenger and baggage cars, per last report, 41. For passenger and baggage cars paid during the 47. For engineering paid during the past year, Nothing. 48. Total amount expended for engineering, 49,188 25 49. For agencies and other expenses, per last report, Nothing. 3,640,000 00 53. Total cost of road and equipment, 54. Amount of assets or property held by the corporation in addition to the cost of the road; cash and loans, $200,661.18; stocks and bonds, ; real estate, $201,181.04; fuel, $39,341; [stock materials, $60,047.11,]. 55. Income expended in construction and equipment, CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. 56. Length of main road in this State, 67. Length of main road in other States, (specifying how much in each,) 58. Length of single main track, 59. Length of double main track, 60. Length of branches owned by the Company, (stating whether they have a single or double track, and specifying length in this State, and in each other State,) 61. Aggregate length of sidings, and other tracks, excepting main track and branches, 62. Length of roads belonging to other companies operated by this Company, 63. Total miles of road operated by this Company, 64. Weight of rail, per yard, in main road, 65. Weight of ail, per yard, in branch roads (specify the different weights per yard,) 66. Maximum grade, with its length, in main road, 67. Maximum grade, with its length, in branch roads, 68. Total rise and fall in main road, 69. Total rise and fall in branch roads, 501,230 33 51 miles. None. None. 51 miles. 42 miles single track; 334 miles in Massachusetts; 9 miles in New Hampshire. 31 13-100 miles. None. 93 miles. 56 to 63 lbs. 49, 50, 53 and 56 lbs. (40 ft., 5 12-100 miles in the aggregate, made up of 4 separate planes in different parts of the road. 97 ft.; 3,200 ft. long. 739 ft. rise; 313 ft. fall. 713 feet. 98. Rate of speed adopted for express passenger 100. Rate of speed adopted for accommodation trains, 103. Average rate of speed adopted for freight trains, 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, 818 ft., 500 ft. long. 385 ft., 530 ft. long. 2,4280 34 67-100 miles. 22 miles. 1,653 feet. 6,054 feet. None. 126 9 16 13 on main road and br'ch's. 31 on main road and br'ch's. 273,523 16,277 538,088 1,630,975 20,328,234 528,846 13,563,559 5,202,913 27 miles per hour. 271⁄2 miles per hour. 21 miles per hour. 11 miles per hour. 19,075,259 21,039,242 $113,165 15 * All items under the headings marked with an asterisk, are required by law for "the total miles of road operated by this company." 129. For fuel used by engines during the year, viz. :— 1. Wood, No. of cords, 3,1124. Cost of the $19,523 32 65,790 58 130. For oil used by cars and engines, 6,684 24 131. For waste and other material for cleaning, 132. For salaries, wages and incidental expenses, 3,027 86 chargeable to passenger department,. 79,828 63 153. Surplus not divided,. $103,232 84 154. Surplus last year, [$547,050.44; less January dividend, $149, 52.65,] 397,997 79 December 12, 1869.—A child named W. H. Mills, while upon the track near Pros- January 20, 1870.-E. A. Newton, brakeman, fell from a freight car and was January 28.-A. J. Paine was instantly killed at East Cambridge while attempting the April 4.-Charles B. Ford, engineman, was scalded by the explosion of the boiler April 19.-Edward Stevens, fireman, fell from the engine "Assabet" (while oiling the cylinders), near Groton Junction, and was killed. April 26.-A young child, named McGannes, had a leg broken by an engine. He was playing upon the track near Mt. Auburn. July 14.-Charles A. Smith jumped from the 7.30 A. M. express train on Prison Point bridge, and was killed. September 6.—James Hulehy was run over and fatally injured while walking upon the track in Fitchburg. September 8.-John McCarty was found lying upon the track with one arm over the rail, near Stony Brook. He was taken to the hospital, where his arm was amputated. He was intoxicated. September 10.-John Gallaghar jumped from a baggage car, near the Lowell Railroad crossing, and was severely injured. WM. B. STEARNS, ALVAH CROCKER, W. E. FAULKNER, WILLIAM A. BRIGHAM, P. B. BRIGHAM, Directors of the Fitchburg Railroad Corporation. SUFFOLK, SS. November 21, 1870. Then personally appeared Alvah Crocker, W. E. Faulkner, Wm. A. Brigham and P. B. Brigham, and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed, according to their best knowledge and belief. Before WM. B. STEARNS, Justice of the Peace. MIDDLESEX, Ss. November 21, 1870. Then personally appeared W. B. Stearns, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by him subscribed, according to his best knowledge and belief. WM. S. STEARNS, Justice of the Peace. |