Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-26
Vermont Central Railroad.
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT.


holden onWednesday, the 18th Of July.
The Courthouse, the place assigned for
the meeting, being too small, the meeting
adjourned to the brick Church. Ex.Gov.
Paine, the President of the Company, took
the Chair and called the meeting TO order,
The Secretary, Mr.. Z. P. Walton, Jr, then
proceeded to read the report of the direct
ors, which embraced the treasurers and su-
perintendents reports, as follows -
The road was opened for passenger tray
ell between the White river junction and
Bethel, VT, distance Of rs miles, on the
26th of June 1913, and for freight on the
10th of July following. On the 9Th of Sep
TENDER, cars were run to the summit in |
Roxbury, 46 miles; and to Mortified, SO
miles, on the 10th Of October the same
year. On the 18th of February, l849,
passenger cars were run for the first time
from White river junction down to Wind
sor, w., Ia l-2 understanding the whole
length of the road in operation since Feb
ruary 18th, (between Windsor and North.
fcld) 81 10 miles On the Goth June, the
road was opened for passengers to Montpel
Ter, and the first locomotive entered the
capital Of Vermont on that day. The dis.
lance from Mortified to Montpelier is l0'
miles. The whole length Of the road now
in operation is II l-2 miles
The masonry and wooden superstructure
of the bridges will compare favorably with
other roads in New England. The super
structure of the bridges is upon what is
called the " Burr plan, which is by COM
pe!ent judges the most approved and the best
adapted to railroads.
The grading, masonry and bridging on
that portion of the road between Montpel-
Ter and Middesex and Waterbury, is pro-
crossing vigorously to completion. The
rails will be laid to MiddIesex early in the
month of August, and to Waterbury in Sep
TENDER next Most of the work remaining
unfinished on the line to Burlington has
been rele. since the LIST inst, on favorable
terms for the company The contractors
are at work upon it, and the whole may be
finished with the exception Of two rock
points, around which a track may be tenn
porariiy laid) to the east end of the tunnel
at Burlington.
Passenger and freight buildings have
been put up at all stations between Wind
sor and Montpelier, except in N Hartand,
W. Hartford, Sharon and Braintree. Att
the latter two places, are buildings for wa
ter stations, which are used temporarily for
passengers and freight The building of
freight and baggage cars has been common.
ced at the repair shops in Mortified, for E.
economical reasons assigned in the report
1t is designed to build a limited number
only.
The business of the road during the year
ending June 81, was as follows -
Whole number Of passengers 1905
tons of freight, 1904
Income.
From passengers, gross receipts, 1886 y
Express, to June /, 59s3i
-- s93,6lO S.
Fucl, oil and waste 6,sl2 &c
Salaries, repairs of engines, and Incl
dental expenses chargahe to passen-
Do %: eGasgsbs to f.ssh, aopnrra', li,,i9s $
S27,4S7 II
Net earnings. $66, la6 Al
Which is 4 45-l00ths per cent upon the
capital expended upon the portions of the
road that have been operated.
At first there was scarcity of fuel, there
not being enough on the line to Bethel !;
% %nd e.. o. ~ 80 s Ic5I P"'' ~" yum "
nav ' Contract Co. CARVING tho mail bas
hoan onnsImdaJ ,,bich w;I71 ;ncys,se f,,ure
rooo;, T ,hors,nd 6nlors rannth
IL annssrs from tho statemaot Of the
.,o,snrer tbo, Mo total amnnnt standing ~
tbo creJ;, of tho con,nann IN HE honks ;s
~ N "A o92 mi Of
In th. i, included the loan of 1917 QsasyoOo 90
From wh'h was realized 283.ooo %
Leaving to be deducted, $4,000
lGe s'D HSpa to ,es 3 laso9 70
Making deductiOnOf 1884 e
Leaving sa,8l7, 3a5 >:
as the amount received from all sources by the company
or this sum there have been expended
the following items, not properly chargeable
to the cost Of the road, viz -
Vermont and Canada Railroad Co. 1000 10
Winooski Turnspike s,OOg OI
Stock in Grand Junction Railroad Co. 100000 o.
Fue 1883 s.
Shop work $685. Ii
Running expensos 4,l39 30
Interest 282, 1884 Al
Do. ON Bonds 23,3J4 OF
Cash Deposits and Stocks in Boston and Prov
S5I9,5l2 90
Which Icing deducted from amount Of
cash received, leaves 1895, 1873 IS as
the sum actually expended in the construct,
ion of the road, to the LIST inst.
The engineer reports that there is requi.
red to finish the road to Burlington, $780,,
Co., which will make the whole cost oil
the road, S4,I55 .sl3 IS, or $35, 7tI7 per
mile (Il6l miles,, an excess of 5U0G
dollars Il miIe.oypr the oriuinal estimate.