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

72. Total degrees of curvature in main road,
73. Total degrees of curvature in branch roads,
74. Total length of straight line in main road,
75. Total length of straight line in branches,
76. Aggregate length of wooden truss bridges,
77. Aggregate length of all other wooden bridges,
78. Aggregate length of iron bridges,

79. Whole length of road unfenced on both sides,
80. Number of public ways crossed at grade,
81. Number of railroads crossed at grade,
82. Remarks,

83. Way stations for express trains,

84. Way stations for accommodation trains, 85. Flag stations,

86. Whole number of way stations,

87. Whole number of flag stations,

900 ft.
342o 12/
416° 14/

35 miles.
8.37 miles.
2,862 feet.
1,520 feet.
299 feet.

4 miles.

42

1

3

31

31

95. Number of tons of merchandise carried one mile, 96. Number of passengers carried one mile, to and from other 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 ex-
press passenger trains, including stops and de-
tentions,

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,

EXPENDITURES FOR WORKING THE ROAD.* 106. For repairs of road, maintenance of way, exclusive of wooden bridges, and renewals of iron,. 107. For repairs of wooden bridges, [wood and iron,]

279,260 miles.
157,971 miles.

17,622 miles.

454,853 miles. 1,768,445 pass.

22,606,449 pass.

385,467 tons.
12,499,876 tons.

6,716,404 pass.
7,965,367 tons.

29 miles per hour.

29 miles per hour.
22 miles per hour.

22 miles per hour.

22 miles per hour.

12 miles per hour.

11,303,225 tons.

18,749,814 tons.

$74,274 37
7,605 28

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

MOTIVE POWER AND CARS.

116. For repairs of locomotives,

117. For new locomotives, to cover depreciation,

118. For repairs of passenger cars,

119. For new passenger cars, to cover depreciation, 120. For repairs of merchandise cars,

121. For new merchandise cars, to cover depreciation, 122. For repairs of gravel and other cars,

123. Total for maintenance of motive power and

124. Number of engines,

125. Number of passenger cars,

126. Number of baggage cars,

127. Number of merchandise cars, 128. Number of gravel cars,

cars,

32

51

12

306

158

1,632 93

1,726 19

$106,906 92

138. For renewals of iron, including laying down, 139. For new iron laid down, deducting the value of old iron taken up,

63,176 04

December 7, 1869.-Jeremiah Shay, walking on track at Attleborough, was fatally injured by 4 P. M. train from Boston.

April 7, 1870.-Patrick Cullinson, walking on track near Northampton Street, Boston, was struck and fatally injured by inward express train from New Bedford, about 9.15, A, M., April 6, 1870.

April 30.—Annie Applebee, standing on track near the culvert at East Junction, killed by boat train from Boston.

May 4.-James Curran, intoxicated, struck by a locomotive while lying on track. Taken to City Hospital.

July 28.-Michael Moran, walking on track near Hyde Park, killed by 9 P. M. train from Boston.

August 8.—Margaret Murphy, walking on track beyond Hyde Park station, was instantly killed by steamboat train from Boston.

September 5.—James Foley, asleep on track in Roxbury, near Tremont Street, run over by train at 4, A. M., and fatally injured.

JOHN H. CLIFFORD,

SAM'L T. DANA,

F. M. WELD,

J. HUNTINGTON WOLCOTT,

Directors of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation.

BOSTON, SUFFOLK, ss.

November 2, 1870. Then personally appeared John H. Clifford, Sam'l T. Dana, F. M. Weld and J. Huntington Wolcott, and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed.

Before me,

A, A, FOLSOM, Justice of the Peace.

REPORT

OF THE

CAPE COD RAILROAD CORPORATION,

FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.

* Par value of stock reduced by Act of Legislature, in 1851, from $100 to $60 per share, and construction account was reduced proportionately.