COMPANIES REORGANIZED. 281 "Chautauqua Lake Railway Company," sold and reorganized as Capital stock, $250,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State October 11, 1894. "Schenectady Street Railway Company," sold and reorganized as "SCHENECTADY RAILWAY COMPANY." Capital stock, $300,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State February 12, 1895. "Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Company," sold and reorganized as "WESTERN NEW YORK RAILWAY COMPANY." Capital stock, $10,000,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State February 28, 1895. "Grand View Beach Railroad Company," sold and reorganized as "ROCHESTER, CHARLOTTE AND MANITOU RAILROAD COMPANY." Capital stock, $100,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State March 21, 1895. "Northern Adirondack Railroad Company," sold and reorganized as "NORTHERN NEW YORK RAILROAD COMPANY." Capital stock, $1,000,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State May 27, 1895. "Buffalo, North Main Street and Tonawanda Electric Railroad Company," sold and reorganized as "BUFFALO, NORTH MAIN STREET AND TONAWANDA RAILWAY COMPANY." Capital stock, $75,000. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State June 4, 1895. "The Southern Central Railroad Company," sold and reorganized as "LEHIGH AND NEW YORK RAILROAD COMPANY." Capital stock, $4,142,188. Articles of incorporation filed in the office of Secretary of State August 24, 1895. COMPANIES CONSOLIDATED. The following corporations were consolidated and name changed during the year, as follows, viz.: STREET SURFACE ROADS. NAME OF OLD COMPANIES. Name of present company. The Susquehanna Valley Electric Traction Company; the Waverly, Sayre and Athens Electric Traction Company (Penn.)..... The Waverly, Sayre and Athens Mohawk and Ilion Horse Railroad Geneva Surface Railway Company; Traction Company. Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and] Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls Buffalo and Niagara Falls Electric Middletown-Goshen Traction Company; Middletown Blooming. burg Electric Railway Company. Middletown - Goshen Traction Company.. Western New York Railway Company: Northwestern Pennsylva nia Railway Company... The Batavia and Northern Railroad Company; the International and Oak Orchard Harbor Railroad Company... STEAM ROADS. Western New York and Penn- March 18, 1895. 20,000,000 The Batavia and Northern Rail- Company". The Rochester and Honeoye Val- road Company. EXTENSION OF ROUTES. The following companies have, during the last year, filed articles of extension of routes: NAME OF ROAD. Extension Length of Extension. The North and South Electric Railway (Yonkers). Long Island City and Newtown Railroad Company. The North Mount Vernon Railway Co. (three certificates) The New York, Westchester and Connecticut Traction Co. March 22. 1895 The Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company. April 12, 1895 The Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company. April 13, 1895 Less than mile April. May 23, 1895 Less than mile 14, 1895 Less than mile April April INCREASE OF CAPITAL STOCK. The following companies have increased their capital stock during the year, to wit: The following companies have, during the year, surrendered capital stock "FULTON ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANY," surrendered to the "Kings County Elevated Railway Company." Certificate filed in the office of Secretary of State May 3, 1895. LEASED ROADS. The following roads were leased during the year, viz.: "ROCHESTER ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMPANY," was leased September 8, 1894, to the "Rochester Railway Company." Lease filed in the office of Secretary of State September 17, 1894. "THE CORTLAND AND HOMER RAILROAD COMPANY," was leased June 28, 1894, to “The Cortland and Homer Traction Company." Lease filed in the office of Secretary of State January 2, 1895. "COLUMBUS AND NINTH AVENUE RAILROAD COMPANY, AND METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY COMPANY," was leased March 1, 1895, to “The New York Guarantee and Indemnity Company to secure $3,000,000 1st mortgage 5 per cent. bonds of the Columbus and Ninth Avenue Railroad Company. Lease filed in the office of Secretary of State April 5, 1895. The following roads filed amended certificates of incorporation during the year, viz.: "THE NEW YORK, ELMSFORD AND WHITE PLAINS RAILWAY COMPANY." Capital stock, $60,000. Directors, 9. Certificate filed in the office of the Secretary of State September 6, 1894. "THE WHITE PLAINS AND MAMARONECK RAILWAY COMPANY." Capital stock, $90,000. Directors, 9. Certificate filed in the office of the Secretry of State September 6, 1894. "THE WESTCHESTER AND WILLIAMSBRIDGE TRACTION COMPANY." Certificate filed in the office of the Secretary of State May 16, 1895. "NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY." Certificate filed in the office of the Secretary of State September 23, 1895. Affidavit of three directors, under chapter 238, laws of 1893. "BUFFALO AND TONAWANDA ELECTRIC RAILWAY." Affidavit filed in the office of the Secretary of State February 11, 1895, |