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PUBLIC DOCUMENT No. 39.
RETURNS
RAILROAD CORPORATIONS
1859.
TOGETHER WITH
AN ABSTRACT OF THE SAME,
PEEPARED BT
OLIVER WARNER,
SECKETARY OP THE COMMONWEALTH.
BOSTON:
WILLIAM WHITE, PKINTER TO THE STATE.
1860.
CORPORATIONS FROM WHOM PRINTED RETURNS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED.
[The returns are bound in the following order.]
STEAM RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Agricultural Branch.
Amherst, Belchertown and Palmer.
Berkshire.
Boston, Barre and Gardner.
Boston and Lowell.
Boston and Maine.
Boston and Providence.
Boston and Worcester.
Cape Cod.
Cheshire.
Connecticut River.
Danvers.
Dorchester and Milton Branch.
Eastern.
Easton Branch.
Essex.
Fairhaven Branch.
Fitchburg.
Fitchburg and Worcester.
Hampshire and Hampden.
Hartford and New Haven.
Horn Pond Branch.
Lexington and West Cambridge.
Lowell and Lawrence.
Marlborough Branch.
Medway Branch.
Middleborough and Taunton.
Midland.
Nashua and Lowell.
New Bedford and Taunton.
Newburyport.
New London, Willimantic and
Palmer.*
New York and Boston, in Massa-
chusetts.
Norfolk County, (Trustees of.)
Norwich and Worcester.
Old Colony and Fall River.
Peterborough and Shirley.
Pittsfield and North Adams.
Providence, Warren and Bristol.
Providence and Worcester.
Salem and Lowell.
South Reading Branch.
South Shore.
Stockbridge and Pittsfield.
Stony Brook.
Stoughton Branch.
Taunton Branch.
Troy and Greenfield.
Vermont and Massachusetts.
Western.
West Stockbridge.
Worcester and Nashua.
Boston and Chelsea.
Broadway.
Cambridge.
Union Railway.
Chelsea Beach.
Dorchester Railway.
Dorchester Extension
Maiden and Melrose.
HORSE RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Metropolitan.
Middlesex.
Newton.
Somerville.
Waltham and Watertown.
West Cambridge.
West Roxbury.
♦Received 31st of January, after the printing of the Abstract, from which it is necessarily
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ABSTRACT, PREPARED FROM THE RETURNS OF THE SEVERAL STEAM RAILROAD CORPORATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS, FOR THE YEAR EXDING NOVEMBER 30, 1859.
Amounl or CapUAt
CnpltBl paid 111.
....
Equlptncnr
the Corporallon.
.-ri..
Letiglh of
LCDglh
Hrx
Average .peed
or Freight
TralDi, mllea
^£F
ToiisofFrelghl
transported.
â„¢.,_,
Expense of wor tine
.n,o,n..f,„..„.,
.........
i r,r een,, of
ofDMdTl,
Total Surplua.
CasuaLnES.
1 Dl.ldend..
FOU,,
Not r«ui.
Agricultural Brand)
8480,000 00
8203,021 69
$105,800 00
8350,228 30'
None.
28.30
_
_
.
.
.
.
814,123 91
,
None.
None.
Amherst, Belchurtown and IVImcr, 11 mooths,
85,000 00'
85,000 00"
None.
85,000 00'
81,200 00
10.56
-
20
-
13,256
7,784
23,673 12
817,743 04
-
85,930 08
6 per cent
86,100 00
8630 08
Berkshire
000,000 00
600,000 00
None.
600,000 00
8,000 00'
21.14
-
20
7
*
'
42,560 00
500 00*
42,000 00
7 per cent.
42,000 00
Boston .^nd Lowell,
1,830,000 00
1,830,000 00
445,365 50
2,428,502 79
243,294 22
26.75
26.75
1.80
25
10
624,944
389,456
631,477 81
322,673 99
825,793 80
183,004 93
8 per cent
146,400 00
332,471 61
2
3
Boston and Maine,
4,155,700 00
4,070,074 62
None.
4,219,740 85
303,659 20
74.26
27.79
8.79
23
12
1,678,427
276,390
800,119 43'
475,886 29'
None.
384,283 14
8 per cent
332,450 00
446,425 53'
8
2
Boston and Providence, ....
3,100,000 00
3,100,000 00
174,220 OO
3,160,000 00
311,720 19
47.00
15.75
7,00
22
12
1,021,958
259,938
6.54,673 53
317,024 92
10,554 92
327,093 60
7|,ereent
221,200 00
137,600 19
3
5
Boston and Worcester,
4,600,000 00
4,600,000 00
520,595 48
4,728,580 33
1,022,832 34
44.02
44.62
24,00
25
11
1,603,453
327,360
1,007,070 73
666,434 61*
2.700 78
408,866 44
7 per cent.
316,000 00
541,917 19
IS
9
Boston. Barre and Gardner, ....
1,000,000 00
None.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
_
Cape Cod,
000,000 00
631,680 94
229,409 16
1,031,625 15
65,602 22
40.10
-
1.04
23
14
97,207
42,285
118,720 37
69,352 33
14,076 30
35,207 74
_
None.
108,471 50
1
Cheshire,
2,250,000 00
2,085,925 00
622,527 00
3,075,064 46
87,707 28
53.65
-
25
10
70,017
125,479
327,742 04
202,583 60
53,581 90
71,576 28
_
None.
164,206 10
Connecticut Iliver, . • .
1,750,000 00
1,691,100 00
252,600 00
1,801,943 80
126,320 66
60.00
2.35
22
12
269,101
102,442
271,592 16
163,367 00
13,066 95
96,158 20
4i&8perceot.'
82,362 00
84,664 46
2
_
Danvers
100,000 00
66,120 00
102,121 61
218,830 88
4,800 00"
9.20
-
-
"
"
"
"
100 00'
-
_
Dorchester and Milton Branch,
130,000 00
73,340 00
42,950 00
136,789 42"
-
3.25
-
20
-
11
"
6,559 68
3,345 02"
2,100 00
1,114 66
_
None.
No'ec,
_
Eastern
4,160,000 00
2,853,400 00
2,091,010 65
4,590,999 83
353,410 82
44.11
16,00
30.61
20
12
1,415,504
114,693
693,409 02
307,603 79
118,899 80
200,905 43
_
None.
120,872 79
3
2
Kaston Branch,
50,000 00
49,325 00
4,400 00
66,894 27"
-
378
-
-
80
30
10,407
9,940
0,517 51
2,273 27'
316 72
3,928 62
6 per cent.
3,000 00
463 61
Essex
700,000 00
299,107 55
477,080 41
747,008 53
-
19,66
2,00
1.32
20
12
00,604
33,822
02,061 67
60,418 80
24,617 68
Loss 12,954 31
None,
_
Fairhavcn Branch
300,000 00
228,007 00
266,404 22
306,785 14
95,730 77
15.11
-
_
20
15
60,430
10,166
47,694 26
32,883 93
12,469 77
2,340 64
_
_
1
Fitchburg,
3,540,000 00
3,540,000 00
100,000 00
3,640,000 00
329,729 74
50,93
60.93
16.85
22
4
732,908
413,923
669,485 44
392,035 42
Less than rec'd
207,450 02
6 per cent.
212,400 00
247,307 03
1
Filchburg nnd Worcester, ....
275,000 00
214,296 70
63,200 00
275,000 00
None.
1309
_
22
38,521
30,718
48,708 13
32,140 27
3,832 25
12,795 61
6 per cent."
10,578 00
10,029 30
_
Grand Junction It. R., and Depot Company,"
-
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
-
-
-
-
-
^
_
_
_
_
_
naninshire anil Hampden, ....
Hartford and New Haven, ....
375,000 00
292,050 90
360,079 44
677,582 72"
_
24,96
_
"
1*
"
"
28,790 84
"
_
_
_
_
_
300,000 00
"
964,000 00
309,218 18"
5,87
6.87
2.16
27
12
219,648
109,596
-•
"
-
-
_
_
_
_
_
Horn Pond Branch,
10,000 00
2,000 00
13,238 46
13,075 52"
.66
_
_
-
8
-
18,316
-
"
_
523 12
_
None.
None.
_
_
Lexington and West Cambridge, .
Lowell and Lawrence,
241,200 00
241,200 00
None.
251,257 75
28,100 15
0.03
_
_
16
14
137,464
20,700
29.997 38"
10,602 41
_
13,394 07
3 per cent.
11,403 74
1,931 23
_
_
300,000 00
200,000 00
100,000 00
363,158 12
None.
12.35
_
_
»
vt
»
"
21,606 02
2,338 22"
6,896 23"
12,550 67
8 per eeot.
12,000 00
6,708 78
_
_
Marlborough Branch
80,000 00
60,546 00
88,441 39
156,184 80"
None.
3.90
_
_
o
n
ai
"
3,308 65
1,051 31"
_
2,257 54
None.
9,211 94"
_
_
Medway Branch,
36,000 00
29,000 00
3,785 12
37,008 75"
-
3.60
_
_
u
n
"
"
1,001 62
1,408 00"
253 52
_
_
_
Midland,"
2,675,000 00"
1,301,400 00"
10,414 10
_
74.50
_
_
_
_
_
~
-
â– a
_
_
_
_
_
Nashua and Lowell,
160,000 00
148,067 00
10,300 00
183,942 79
3,930 85
804
_
_
25
_
18,344
13,172
26,030 63
26,547 28
084 31
Loss 595 06
_
_
101 70
_
_
600,000 00
600,000 00
None.
6o4,803 23
44,060 30
14,68
14.20
_
25
10
280,772"
174,973
229,205 31
160,694 78
68,510 53
8 per cent.
48,000 00
63,504 11
1
3
500,000 00
600,000 00
19,800 00
547,487 18
17,219 89
20 13
_
1.46
24
15
111,997
47,147
143,261 43
110,037 10
1.068 09
25,264 68
per ccnt-
30,000 00
34,951 73
1
1
Newburyport,
430,000 00
220,240 02
433.203 80
648,968 95
-
26.98
_
24
12
113,672
19,370
61,338 07
37,250 22
4,094 95
9,992 90
'
_
_
_
Now London. WiUimantic and Palmer, .
No return.
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
-
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
New Ynrk and Hoston. in Massachusetts,
(100,000 00
223,176 02
177,853 00"
434,334 22'"
_
32,00»
_
20
H
134,136
M
22,530 81
22,534 06"
_
Loss 3 25
_
_
_
_
_
Norfulk 1 'â– : 1 1, i-Si-iof,)
*"
«>
*
»
»
26.00
_
_
18
9
117,717
24,171
. 00,228 08
37,578 63
None
22,679 46
_
_
30,008 60
_
_
Norwi' \ < . : W . :, '
2,825,000 00
2,122,500 00
729,077 61
2,613,694 21
166,404 95
69.40
1,80
7,00
20
8i
180,046
117,445
351,089 68
212,324 41
42,224 94
97,140 33
_
_
-
1
2
Old t :,,rr
3,300,000 00
3,015,100 00
195.400 00
3,434,164 81
567,321 08
70 50
11,50
7.75
23
12'
1,265,364
199,298
840,755 52
340,342 24
10,331 47
208,081 81
6 per cent.
180,006 00
607.321 08
10
•J
Pclcrl.i 1.. ji: â– 1 -, ..,1.,, . , . .
275,000 00
203,700 00
None.
265,326 81
120,944 16"
14.07
31
22,372 88
576 38"
674 70
21,122 80
_
_
4,074 89
_
_
600,000 00
460,000 00
_
443,677 67
18.05
_
_
20
20
47,637
28,237
48.355 51
23,227 87
-
25,127 64
6 per cent.
27,000 00
_
_
_
Providence, Warren and Bristol,** .
292,000 00
287,917 49
146,070 04
437,007 22"
_
13.60
_
_
20
82,300
8,225
26,851 71
23,022 86
977 50
2,861 35
-
-
-
-
_
1,560,000 00
1,510,200 00
300,000 00
1,761,642 47
_
4.3.41
6,41
1.00
23
10
036^931
142,130
341,MU 71
205,449 85
15,453 89
120,932 97
6 pftr cent.
90,612 00
-
2
2
Salem and Lowell
400,000 00
243,305 00
227,216 21
440,530 22
8,034 16
16.38
1
20,429 51"
2.923 69"
17,462 95"
42 87
Q per cent.
14,598 00
1,641 17
-
-
400,000 00
209,532 73
-
289,408 36"
_
8.16
_
.22
20
_
54,988
19,400
19,730 14
22,437 39
Loss 2,691 25
-
-
-
-
-
South Shore, .......
600,000 00
269,686 00
156,110 86
501,692 06
11,519 64
11.60
_
22
_
136,388
1,934
68,784 48
43,321 18
8,310 20
6,163 10
-
-
44,224 68
-
-
448,700 00
448,700 00
None.
448,700 00"
2,300 00"
21.93
_
_
20
7
31,400 00
10
-
31,409 00
7 per cent.
31,409 00
-
Stony Brook
275,000 00
267,300 00
None.
267,383 67"
13,18
^
_
28
12
68,580
17,906
â– 63,029 90
30,686 88
-
10,34.1 02
6 per cent.
16,038 00
638 32
-
I
Stoughton Branch
85,400 00
85,400 00
None.
90,477 96"
_
4.04
_
18
73,085
25,602
31,038 82
23,402 60
-
8,236 32
71 per cent
6,405 00
6,736 66
1
-
Taunton Branch,
260.000 00
260,000 00
None.
313,156 06
61,407 00
11.10
.57
26
_
121,860
50,126
155,844 66
129,166 20
60 00
26,618 46
8 per cent
20,000 00
51,005 00
-
-
Troy and Greenfield
852,600 00
365,200 23
310,465 50
478,048 83"
42,65"
_
_
*'
"
6,333 33*'
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Vermont and Massachusetts
3,200,000 00
2,214,225 15
1,003,880 00
3,616,805 61*<
_
60.00
_
8.00
26
10
86,376
76,207
240,798 15
140,481 01
57,422 03
48,896 11
-
-
-
-
1
Western
6,150,000 00
5,150,000 00
6,334,245 68
11,030,279 41*-
2,427,641 01
156.03*'
97.17
17.33
28
16
677,770
448,345
1,767,008 13
938,702 48"
350,179 03
478,096 62
8 per cent
412,000 00
321,813 95
3
1
West Stockbridpo
Worcester and Nashua
30,000 00
39,600 00
None.
39,600 00
None.
2,75
•*
1,913 60
21 50"
-
1,892 30
41 per cent
1,782 00
609 04
-
-
2,100,000 00
1,141,000 00
196,362 00
1,328,397 63
74,512 66
45,09
,76
"
23
10
165,291
101,426
216,444 43
122,200 13
10,664 06
83,690 24
51 per cent"
00,868 00
67,047 18
-
-
Totals, . , . . . .
859,405,200 00
J48,300,607 94
817,630,381 73
863,318,848 84
$6,478,363 27
1,463,28
821.55
139.20
22.6
12.06
12,356,086
3,808,726
810,101,331 00
$5,702,768 54
8800,604 27
$3,511,412 63 6vy^,porccnt.**|
82,333,587 74
83,427,082 34 62
28
3 *â– Por Notes, see the other side of tUia sheet.
ABSTRACT FROM THE RETURNS OF THE SEVERAL HORSE RAILROAD COMPANIES, FOR THE YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1859.
Boston and Chelaea,
Broadway,
Cambridge, ,
Chelsea Beach,
Dorchester, .
Dorchester Exlensioc
JSIaMen and Melrose,
Melroijohtan,
Middlesex, .
Newlon,
Waltham and Watertow
West Cambridge, .
West Roxbury,
8140,000 00
60,000 00
300,000 CO
30,000 00
87,900 00
12,000 00
200,000 00
470,000 00"
300,000 00
75,000 00
68,000 00
160,000 00
20,000 00
16,000 00
40,400 00
4140,000 00
53,000 00
300,000 00
3,000 00
87,800 00
12,000 00
200,000 00
470,000 00"
295,100 00
26,000 00
68,000 00
160,000 00
17,200 00
11,350 00
40,400 00
Totals, 11,978,300 00
$6,456 4G
174,600 00
07,227 02
102,401 54
28 00
Noae.
650 00
69,407 63
8140,000 00
63,402 68
481,377 14
118,150 42
12,000 00
S7.080 23
291,839 71
295,100 00
.23,441 76
69,600 00
17,491 00
12,250 25
40,558 00
2,500 00-
8,370 00"
163,839 58
2,209 OO"
$121,994 16 Sl,602,791 19
86.726 7
2.17
2.57
4.80
3.49
2,87
3.85
2.13
1.63
2.64
200,420
178,109
2,401,006"
82,800 00'
64,894 63
27,000 00
8,670 34
137,639 23'
306,442 82
24,146 00'
900 00'
8,852 60
194,641 69
1,500 00
3,312 00
6.876 11,860,877 8770,499 11
$54,630 65
883 62'
125,323 31'
256,720 60
538 00'
04 19"
627,524 27
Nothiog.
82,800 00
213 88
27,000 00
7,686 52
8,576 84
46,069 49
23,608 00
900 00
316 04
11,322 63
1,500 00
3,247 81
3i per cent.
10 per cent.
8 percent.
10 per cent
8 percent.
82,800 00"
4,121 60
27,000 00
7,000 00
457)00 00
23,608 00
780 00"
2,467 79
2,661 76
35,458 26
9,870 00
120 00
316 04
1,161 '01
,733 73 3133,241 11 1 f^', fn cento 813.1,998 60
entire equlpmoot. The
4 by Ibe Ualdan and
279 of the Af M of the yoAr 1950, end purchased the corperftla proMrly ol tb, "
:hcaler Aveeue Itailroad Cooxpany at a sale ordered by a deerce^t tbe 3u|
,/ EgHipmtnt, Eamia
a 1S£9, ebapler 35,
toau. Drigb-
aoQum oQ 81.773,000 f.
,DclQea, and t21,67T.06,
NOTES TO ABSTRACT OF STEAM RAILROAD CORPORATIONS.
inpiaj, by , n Bqulpmo:
, by ntiom tbe ,
;eptlni; SlOt &S:
J 33,895 91 tor capital atock 'paid In aioc
,a"''(ejcptlo|
■> Klubt and alx.btnlhs mllaa Qniabed; tffaatytbnM aud foui-taatba Dow belog graded. | «1 TblB road li itookad and opeiutaid by tlie Na
Including S213,195 03 c
jemted and kept In repair.
Construction, Land damagai and toglneerlog; m> tar
ifUand-pAylog Corpo-
NOTES
[A.]
The Amlierst and Belchertown Railroad property, real and personal, was sold
at public auction, under provision of two mortgages upon their property, to
secure the payment of bonds issued by said company, and purchased by the
holders of the bonds, and a company organized by the name of " Amherst, Bel-
chertown and Palmer Railroad Company," agreeably to the provisions of an Act
of the legislature approved on the 25th of March, 1858, with a capital stock of
eighty-five thousand dollars, or 850 shares, all paid in, which is the cost of the
real and personal property of the said Amherst, Belchertown and Palmer
Railroad Company, and the Company is free from debt, funded or floating.
[B.]
The amount of surplus returned by the Boston and Maine Railroad Com-
pany is invested as follows, viz. : —
In available assets, ^142,132 38
In materials on hand for use of the road, .... 69,313 28
In assets of uncertain value, which cost .... 92,213 54
,659 20
The balance has been expended in the construction and
equipment of the road, 142,766 33
•1446,425 53
[C]
The following is the only Report that has been received from the Grand
Junction Railroad and Wharf Company :
Boston, January 21, 1860.
To the Secretary of State, — The Grand Junction Railroad and Depot Com-
pany have made no return as required by law, their property having passed
into the hands of the bond-holders, and is now under the control and man-
agement of the European Wharf Company.
DAVID lUMBALL, President
Grand Junction Railroad and Depot Co.
[D.]
The Midland Railroad Company was incorporated for the purpose of
succeeding to the property of the Boston and New York Central Railroad
Company, by arranging with the various classes of the creditors of said Boston
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and New York Central Railroad Company, to exchange their debts for stock
in the new company.
Claims to the amount of $1,301,400 have been exchanged, and stock to the
amount of 12,897 shares have been issued therefor. But the claims for land
damage, and the bonds secured by the mortgage of the Norfolk County Rail-
road, have not been purchased, and the company therefore have not been
able to run over the road excepting the portion beyond Blackstone, over which
portion they have occasionally run a freight train.
That portion between Dedham and Blackstone has been operated by the
trustees under the mortgage of the Norfolk County Railroad.
[E.]
Report of Commissioners of Norwich and Worcester Railroad.
The undersigned having been called upon to examine the
accounts of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad Company
relative to the expenditures of the road, and to decide what
portion of said expenditures are to be applied to the different
sections of the road, report, that on the 28th day of December,
1859, we examined the accounts of said company up to the
30th day of November, 1859, and found there had been
expended for the road in Connecticut to the 30th of November,
1859, the sum of $1,840,597 60
That there had been expended in Massachusetts to the 30th
of November, 1859, the sum of 773,096 61
Making the whole cost of the road to the 30th of Nov., 1859, $2,613,694 21
They further report that the accounts of the expenditure on the road in
each State has been kept separate and distinct as required by the charter.
That the receipts of the Company for twelve months ending
November 30, 1859, were $351,689 68
Expenditures were for repairs of road, cars, locomotives,
new locomotives, bridges, station houses, fuel, passenger and
freight expenses, &c., 212,324 41
$139,365 27
From which deduct interest, 42,224 94
Leaving net, after paying expenses and interest, . . $97,140 33
Of which we have set to Massachusetts one-third, $32,380 11
And to Connecticut two-thirds, .... 64,760 22
$97,140 33
All of which is respectfully submitted,
CHARLES L. PUTNAM,
Commissioner for the State of Massachusetts.
THOMAS ROBINSON,
Commissioner for the State of Connecticut.
December 28, 1859.
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[F.]
Report of tlie Commissioners of the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad
Company, to the Legislature of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Providence,
Warren and Bristol Eailroad Company, at the Company's
office in Providence, on the 28th day of Dec raber, 1859, for
the purpose of investigating the accounts and expenditures of
said company, and for deciding what sums are applicable to
that part of the road lying In Massachusetts, and also what
part Is chargeable to that portion of the road lying in Ehode
Island ; and having examined the accounts of said company,
we find that the total expenditures for construction and
equipment, to the 30th of November, 1859, inclusive, are . $137,667 22
The amount of cost of construction we apportion as follows :
To Massachusetts, $111,427 68
To Rhode Island, 326,239 54
RECEIPTS.
The whole amount of receipts from December 1st, 1858, to November 30th
1859, inclusive, was as follows, viz. :
For transportation of passengers, . . . $19,537 09
For transportation of freight, .... 6,039 58
For mails and express, 1,275 04
$26,851 71
Expenses, $24,000 36
Which we apportion as follows :
To Massachusetts, $5,764 18
To Ehode Island, . . - 18,236 18
Said Commissioners find on examining the books of said company, said
corporation have kept separate accounts of expenditures in Massachusetts
and Ehode Island respectively, agreeably to the laws of said States.
JOHN C. PEATT,
Commissioner for Massachusetts.
JOHN A. GAEDNEE,
Commissioner for Rhode Island.
[G.]
Report of the Commissioners of the Providence and Worcester Railroad Com-
pany to the Legislatures of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of the Providence
and Worcester Eailroad Company, at the company's office
in Providence, on the 24th of December, 1859, for the purpose
of investigating the accounts and expenditures of said com-
pany, and for deciding what sums are applicable to that part
of the road lying in the State of Ehode Island, and also what
part is chargeable to that portion of the road lying in Massa-
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chusetts ; and having examined the accounts of said company,
â– we find that the total expenditures for construction and equip-
ment to the 30th of November, 1859, dre ....
There has been nothing charged to construction during the
year ending 30th November, 1859.
From which should be deducted net earnings from 30th
November, 1858, to December 1st, 1859, . . $136,386 86
Less interest on funded debt, . $15,453 89
Dividends Nos. 14 and 15, . 93,000 00
1108,453 89
,789,476 44
^27,932 97
Total cost of road and equipment to the 30th Nov., 1859, . $1,761,543 47
Cost of construction and equipment we apportion as follows :
To Massachusetts, $880,771 74
To Rhode Island, 880,771 73
RECEIPTS.
The whole amount of receipts from the 1st of December, 1858, to the 30th
of November, 1859, inclusive, was as follows :
For transportation of passengers, . • . $139,237 06
For transportation of freight, .... 194,033 25
For mail service, 5,125 00
For rents, 3,441 40
EXPENSES
Oil, ....
Fuel, ....
Maintenance of way, .
Kepairs of cars, .
Repairs of locomotives,
Freight expenses,
Miscellaneous expenses,
Passenger expenses,
$341,836 71
$3,769 21
18,859 40
68,363 59
18,911 79
20,593 02
27,797 91
26,162 02
20,992 91
,449 85
$136,386 86
Net earnings,
Which we apportion as follows :
To Massachusetts, $68,193 43
To Rhode Island, . . . . . . . . 68,193 43
Said Commissioners also find, on examining the books of said company,
that separate accounts of the expenditures in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
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