The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-06

pair during suspension of navigation. The
above number has been entirely inadequate
to transport section boats without serious
delays The Board has authorized con-
tracts TO be made for the building of fif-
teen new sets to be delivered at the open
ing of navigation. The work has been
allotted 10 competent business men at
cost Of twenty thousand eight hun
dred and fifty dollars. This addition, TO
the number on hand. will be sufficient TO
pass the boats with despatch; there may,
however, be some delay for few days on
account of the rush of boats TO either
Johnstown or Holiday sburg at the opens
ing of the road, which cannot be provided
against until the boats and trucks are equ-
ally distributed. There have been nine
hundred and fifly-three section boats trans
ported eastward, and nine hundred and
thirty westward, making an aggregate of
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three, being an increase over last year Of
two hundred and sixty-four. For amount
of tolls received, and expenses of truck
system, see Statement No. 3.
Two new passenger cars have been pur
chased and placed upon the road GurinG
the past season. there are now only four
belonging 10 the Commonwealth, and thev
are required to be in constant use to pass
the two daily lines of passengers thatc cross
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, leaving
no extras for cases of emergency. These
have been conducted by four State agents,
appointed by the Board for the purpose.
( There will be two new cars required to
accommodate the increased travel antici-
tba
thorized me to contract with Nessrs X I'M
bal & Gorton of Philadelphia for them,
which have done, at cost of three thou
sand and eight hundred dollars. There
will also be required four new baggage
cars for next season. Materials have been
prepared and arrangements made to build
them III the depots during winter. The
number Of passengers carried during the
season in the Express line, is nineteen
thousand nine hundred and fourteen. The
number of miles travelled is seven hundred
! and thrtY-one thousand eight hundred and
J ffly-nine For tolls received and expen-
! ses, see Statement No. 10.
The Board last Spring authorized the
carrying of all emigrant passengers by the
State, except those that travel by section
boats, and the purchase of the cars of d..
Leech & Co., and Bingham's line, who
were then engaged IN carrying them.
! This measure has been, and | have no
! doubt will be, profitable one TO the State.
! There have been eight thousand four hun
! dred and eightyseven passengers OF this
| class conveyed over the road during the
season, being two thousand five hundred
and sixty-seven less than last season.
! I>o laI rp-
| quired to accommodate this travel next
year. The cars of Messrs, Leech 81 Co.,
! and Bingham line, were purchased at an
expense oftwo thousand and seventy dol
| lars. Statement No. IL, will exhibit the
amount of tolls collected, and expenses of
cars and transportation.
At the time took charge Of the road in
company with the principle rigger, made
a thorough examination of the ropes on
hand, and found them to be entirely in
competent to open the Spring business
without great danger 10 Commonwealth
and individual property. | was Informed
that Mr.. Power had made a contract with
! Mr.. Roeblng for new wire ropes TO be
delivered on opening of navigation; on
seeing MIR. Roebling | was surprised to
learn that no contract had been made. |
Immediately ordered hemp rope from
James d. Wheiham, Esq, of Phlladel-
phia, which he promptly furnished. l
had the best of the old wire ropes placed
upon the plains, together with the new
hemp rope, and had the splices watced by
a man at several of the plains, until Mr..
Roebling had time to make and furnish
some new wire rope. This condition o
ropes caused very serious delays of busl-
ness, as only two cars could pass each
way at several of the plains at run; while
four and five is the usual load when the
ropes are safe. There will be six new
wire ropes required for next season for
planes No. 2, 5, 6, 7, s, and 10, at cos
of twenty thousand dollars.
The receipts for motive power toll du-
ring this year, amount to one hundred and
seventy eight thousand eight hundred anc
seventy -one dollars and thirty-nine cents
being an excess over last year OF ten thou
sand four hundred and seventeen dollars
and forty-six cents lO,4l7 46).
The following exhibits the receipts anc
expenditures of the motive power depart
ment during this fiscal year:
The total amount of tolls received
as per report of collectors S''o,o" o.
The total amount of
Expenses Sls2,9il "a
Amount paid for two
locomotives 1888 65
Amount paid for two
new passenger cars 3,775 SIS