FITCHBURG RAILROAD CORPORATION.

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

REPORT

OF THE

FRAMINGHAM AND LOWELL RAILROAD CORPORATION,

FOR THE TEN MONTHS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1870.

No progress has been made in the construction of the road, the requisite amount of stock not having been subscribed for.

H. A. BLOOD, V. President,

DAVID LANE,

RALPH WARNER,

P. B. BRIGHAM,

GEO. A. TORREY,

WM. F. ELLIS,

DANIEL WETHERBEE,

JAMES W. CLARK,

HOSEA HYDE,

Directors of the Framingham and Lowell Railroad Corporation.

SUFFOLK, SS.

October 1, 1870. Then personally appeared H. A Blood, David Lane, Ralph Warner, P. B. Brigham, Geo. A. Torrey, Wm. F. Ellis, Daniel Wetherbee, James W. Clark and Hosea Hyde, and severally made oath to the truth of the foregoing statement by them subscribed.

Before me,

GEO. E. TOWNE, Justice of the Peace.

REPORT

OF THE

HANOVER BRANCH 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

18. Whole amount in cash value realized from stock

and floating debts,

and debts,

19. Average rate of interest per annum, paid during

COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT.

21. For graduation and masonry per last report,

22. For graduation and masonry paid during the past

year,

23. Total amount expended for graduation and ma

sonry,

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,)
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
ing iron,.

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

60,000 00

14,115 64

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,

40. For passenger and baggage cars, per last report,

17,050 25

49. For agencies and other expenses, per last report,

50. For agencies and other expenses, paid during the

51. Total amount expended for agencies and other expenses,

52. Amounts of discounts or other sacrifices on stock and bonds issued,

58. Length of single main track,

77 miles.

how much in each,)

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 rail, per yard, in branch roads, (specify the different weights per yard,)

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

mile.

8 miles.
50 lbs.

92 4-10 feet per mile.

317 feet.

1,000 feet; 1,156 feet.

372° 37'

26,472 feet.

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, exclu-
sive of wooden bridges and renewals of iron,
107. For repairs of wooden bridges,.
108. For wages of switchmen, average per
month,

109. For wages of gate-keepers, average per

20 miles per hour.

16 miles per hour.

16 miles per hour.

$500 00

Total,

18

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