REPORT OF THE MEDFORD AND CHARLESTOWN RAILWAY COMPANY, FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870. 10. Net cost of road,-to include all amounts expended for labor, timber, iron or rails, and chairs, for paving-stones and paving, engineering, interest, salaries of officers during construction of road, and other expenses not included in any of the above items, and not including items of equipment, or running expenses, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RAILWAY. 11. Length of railway laid with single main track, 12. Length of railway laid with double main track, 13. Length of branches owned by the company, stating amount of double track, if any, 14. Aggregate length of switches, sidings, turnouts and other track, excepting main track and branches, 15. Total length of track measured as single track, (12,000 ft. T rail, 28 lbs. per yd.; 19,926 ft. T rail, 33 lbs per yd.; 2,362 ft. street rail, 45 lbs. per yd.; and 1,200 ft. street rail, 30 lbs. per yd., all wrought iron. 17. Maximum grade per mile, with length of grade, 22. Cost of omnibuses, sleighs and other vehicles, excepting cars, owned by the company, 23. Cost of real estate, including buildings owned by the company, 24. Cost of buildings owned by the company, on land not owned by the company, 25. Cost of other articles of equipment, 26. Net amount at which the equipment stands charged on the books of the company, DOINGS DURING THE YEAR.* 27. Total number of miles run during the year, 29. Total number of passengers carried in the cars, 242 in 986 feet. 200 ft. radius in 96 feet, length of curve. 1,786 feet. Equipped and run by the Reported by the Middlesex Equipped and run by the $135 00 20 00 84 25 41. For rent and tolls paid other companies for use of their roads, 42. Amount paid other companies for the use of * The Medford and Charlestown Railroad is run by the Middlesex Railroad Company, at an annual rental of $2,240. † Reported by the Middlesex Railroad Company. 49. From other sources, specifying from what source, in each item exceeding five hundred dollars, 50. Total earnings, [rent of road,] 51. Net earnings, after deducting expenses, 52. Surplus earnings of previous year on hand,. 53. Total surplus, 54. Dividends declared, during the year, None. $287 48 $500 00 500 00 LUTHER FARWELL, Directors of the Medford and Charlestown Railway Company. MIDDLESEX, SS. November 3, 1870. Then personally appeared Luther Farwell, Charles Cummings and William Haskins, and severally made oath of the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed. Before JAMES O. CURTIS, Justice of the Peace. REPORT OF THE MERRIMACK VALLEY HORSE RAILWAY COMPANY FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870. 10. Net cost of road,-to include all amounts expended for labor, timber, iron or rails, and chairs, for paving-stones and paving, engineering, interest, salaries of officers during construction of road, and other expenses not included in any of the above items, and not including items of equipment, or running expenses, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RAILWAY. 11. Length of railway laid with single main track, 12. Length of railway laid with double main track, 13. Length of branches owned by the company, stating amount of double track, if any, 14. Aggregate length of switches, sidings, turnouts, 15. Total length of track measured as single track, [T rail, 30 lbs to yard, 6,000 00 $30,723 26 25,778 ft. 1,200 ft. 26,978 ft. 6,174 76 16,232 ft.,] 26,978 ft. 35 ft. radius; 55 ft. curve. 932 ft. 17. Maximum grade per mile, with length of grade, 18. Shortest radius of curvature, with length of curve, 19. Total length of track paved, 22. Cost of omnibuses, sleighs and other vehicles, excepting cars, owned by the company, . 24. Cost of buildings owned by the company, 23. Cost of real estate, including buildings owned by the company, 1,955 00 8,493 82 on land not owned by the company, 25. Cost of other articles of equipment, 2,687 12 41. For rent and tolls paid other companies for use of their roads, 42. Amount paid other companies for the use of bridges and ferries, 43. For provender, 44. For loss on horses, 45. For incidental expenses,- to include printing, president's, directors', superintendent's, and treasurer's salaries, and all other expenses not herein before included, 46. Total expenses, 5,950 99 3,447 90 $23,375 63 $22,800 77 574 86 $23,375 63 |