REPORT

OF THE

CONNECTICUT RIVER RAILROAD CORPORATION,

FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.

16. Total present amount of funded and floating debt, 17. Whole amount in cash value realized from funded

and floating debts,

18. Whole amount in cash value realized from stock

and debts,

19. Average rate of interest per annum paid during

20. Maximum amount of debts during the

COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT.

21. For graduation and masonry, per last report,

22. For graduation and masonry paid during the past

23. Total am't expended for graduation and masonry, 24. For wooden bridges, per last report,

25. For wooden bridges paid during the past year,
26. Total amount expended for wooden bridges,
27. Total amount expended for iron bridges, (if any,)
[per last report,]

28. For superstructure, including iron, per last report, 29. For superstructure, including iron, paid during

the past year, .

30. Total amount expended for superstructure, includ

31. For stations, buildings and fixtures, per last report, 32. For stations, buildings and fixtures paid during the past year,

320,000 00

322,000 00

2,025,724 32

16,642 76

$650,629 95

42,991 94

42,991 94

5,200 00

589,156 01

9,000 00

598,156 01

130,410 30

6,500 00

69. Total rise and fall in branch roads,

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

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,

DOINGS DURING THE YEAR.

88. Miles run by passenger trains,

89. Miles run by freight trains,

90. Miles run by other trains, . 91. Total miles run,

92. Number of passengers carried in the cars, . 93. Number of passengers carried one mile,

28 feet.

882 ft. radius; 892 ft.

714 ft. radius; 1,300 ft.
1,8540

448°

36 miles.
11⁄2 miles.
2,674 feet.
None.

80 feet.
None.

54

One.

3

15

None.

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,

ད

137,068
112,195

13,673

262,936

696,628

7,954,321

253,465

6,466,931

2,626,193

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,

5,605,325

32 miles per hour.

30 miles per hour.
25 miles per hour.

22 miles per hour.

20 miles per hour.

15 miles per hour.

$70,864 53
1,483 07

* 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, superintendent, 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,

January 14.-James Burke, of Holyoke, while walking on the track at a bridge near Chicopee, was run over and killed.

September 1.-Hiram Hayward, of Springfield, an employé of the company, fell in