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


shed AT Summit $50 0G
S30,969 80
ISL 95l ga
Profits in motive power department s26,919 as
The following exhibits the amount re-
quired for motive power purposes from
Dec. Ist, 1850, 10 Nov. 30th 1854, for de-
tails of which, see Sta ement, No. L:
For direct motive power expenses Sl48,206 90
- ropes 10000 %
a. loco motives and tenders 24,750 90
a. passenger 5,6UO W
fifteen sets new boa, trucks % $50 90
Total 1922, SOC %
From this should be deducted twenty
thousand dollars already appropriated by
Act 10Th May, 1850, for motive purposes,
from Dec. Ist, 1850, TO April lst, 1851.
~ n NoTE.-In making my estimate of
the expenses of 1851, have made no cal
culations for the working of this road at
night Should the Board determine TO
pass the line of passengers that leaves
Philadelphia in the morning, over this
road the same night, it will require an ad-
ditional appropriation for motive power 10
tlldl dlICduS dShCu III 'CLdhClllCilb w l, VI
sixteen thousand dollars.
REPAIRS.
Atlhe time | took charge Of the road |
found it very much out of repair so much
so in many places as to render it unsafe
for either locomotives or cars TO pass with
out great danger of being thrown off the
track. Many of the drains, bitches, and
culverts were filled with wash 10 such an
extent as to force the water over the bed
of the road, thus keeping the foundation
constantly saturated with water. to the
great in Jury Of the superstructure. The
planes were also in a very bad condition.
| was compelled for the interest Of the
Commonwealth, as well as for the business
public, to employ large force of men TO
pair the road in such a manner before
the opening of navigation as would guard
against accidents or destruction of proper
ty, and have continued that force during
The season, believing that judicious and
necessary repairs are of the greatest i'm
portance to the capacity of the road, and
the true policy of its management. In
many places the whole superstructure has
been entirely renewed, and permanent and
substantial Improvements in all cases have
been made. New stacks have been erec-
ted at planes No l, 7, and 10; one is
wanted at plane No. 5, which will place
this branch of repairs in good condition.
New tracks have been laid at the Johns
town and Hollidaysburg boat slips, through
the tunnell, at foot of plane No. 2, at head
of plane No. 3. at foot of plane No. 6,
and at foot of plane No. 8. There has
also been an addition built to the locomo-
tive shed at Johnstown, a new turn-round
and side track at the summit new coal
houses at several of the planes, and new
side tracks at the Holiday ysburg depot and
packet landing. | have deemed these re-
pairs necessary TO protect the stock of the
road, and 10 facilitate business. The work
has been conducted by competent men;
good materials have been used in its con-
struction, and great care has been taken 10
have tdOne without unnecessary expense,
and in a durable and permanent manner.
The expenses in this department have
been unusually large, owing to the great
amount of work that has been done, but
many of the foregoing repairs cannot
! properly De charged to the direct expenses
! of the season. 1t cannot be expected that
this department will yield much of a rev.
I enue. owing to the worn out dilapidated
condition of the superstructure. 1t gives
me pleasure, however, to inform the board
| that it is in a much better condition al
present than when took charge of it; but
il will require heavy repairs during the
coming season, to render it competent to
/ TO pass the increased tonnage anticipated
/ | would recommend the purchase of one
! hundred tons of heavy iron TO supply de,
! fective bars. The amount of tonnage
/ transported over the road during this fisca
/ year, is three hundred and ffty-seven mil
! lions two hundred and twenty-six Thousand
and two hundred and thirty three pounds
being an increase over last year of thirty
nine millions one hundred and sixty-eigh
thousand, and nine hundred pounds.
The system of clearing, at maximum
rates, large amounts of freight at Pittsburs
and Philadelphia, detracts greatly from
this roads legitimate source of revenue,-
the reduction of rates on coal made by
the board last winter has the same tenden