The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-13
Our City Railroads.

Ne 10 elect president secretary, treasurer and other
otrco. The mesting held at the depot, corner Of
rhbd avenue and sixty first street. and the election,
which conducted with spirit and harmony, resulted
10 Ire cnoce OF the following gentlemen: William A.
Dafrrg william Remser, Henry r. Remsen Henry
Hart samuel ysudon, William n. Webb, George G. Wal
ter,, C,arsron Potter, Wilson G. Hunt, Maltby G.
La 9, John BOBBY and William ] Valentine hessrs.
Rchs'd wula nsou, john L Everett and Richard l.
| Gray. chosen inspectors
The rnusl report OF Nm A. Darling President Of the
COMPANY presented and accepted. The report il up
Gay OF November 1866 ard sets forth that the
company IN what he cails sourd and prosperous
cop6Itloo.
The receipts OF tho have been largely increased
wtis the addition to It's expenses has been no more than
would pa,ursly arise from the employ ment OF 40 in
force necessary 10 properly transact its increas
The coat Of operating the road has been enhanced BY
the severe OF lat winter, severe 70
travel entirely for day ION The 9th OF Jaaua-
ry lat subj 70 great expense In removing the
from the entire length Of the road. This was done
rhree dlycends OF two per cen, each, amounting to
s7o.oe. have been paid o the stockholders since tho
of the year, out OF the earnings OF the
roso ard there nov In the treasury cash balance OF
SJotf1 II.
Fiji, thou and dollars In amount OF arst and only mort
gage bopcs (beng hsf Of the amount created BY the
company constitute tho entire funoed debt OF the com
psDy THIS smount has been increased from the sum Of
$40 co., loving OF last annual report) by
luton OF he Board OF Directors to meet pay mens TO be
mar The purchase or real estate the prce at which
thee Dor d. should be cold was liked ninety nye per
cent. The Vhoe amount o. ten thousand dollars was
readily disposed Of a. that figure
Ire Isry hss no stng debt at the present time,
except pur made tho last few days. for ia
Dneoste cay supplies aas the proc as q which are
hand and not inventoried Al the purchases Of
the company are made for cath
The Suggestions made By 10 ny pro annual
repor IN REGARD To the purcte Of an ole piece et
ground and the thereon q buildings better cal
culsd Tor the accommodate u great and growing
bus than thoee now oc ped by Us, have met win
the approval OF the boar ard her acton IN the pre-
mses hss resulted In lhe purchase OF twentyfocr los
of ground the eassery side q the rttro avenue,
ebiscsrg the entire front between sixty hnn and sixty
and three hundred feet each OF those
sieess 1o.tinR the OF about SSa 0co, including
psnse searching tte ssseesmenss &c There remains
oue Upo1 property, bond aud mortgage, the sum
OF s.o7tO which car remain for torn OF years. The
CouIsny have hkewse bought lot on the wsterly sde
II he Third avenue between one hubdrcd and twenty
Ga hth and One hundred and twenty ninth Streets (lr
len Tor the OF 81 ito, on which there is mort
gage o. 500 There has lately been erected building
ib t Tor the accommodation Of tho Harlem passen-
Ecle, CT a ccei Of about S325.
Plsrr and specifications for the stables and car house
spproyS Il sss Bard ana under taeir direction. COO
ira into for the erection OF these build.
Ess &C. Isn'e worx ~ - oOo aea zoe 70 mason
rart ptcnbcr last rnd has been pushed forward as
rs.ioy ! cTcum,tances you'd permit. II Was hoped
uat tic bucipg would be sufficiently Edvapccd towards
completion have permitted la partial occupation before
the apIroech Of ensuing winter, but Will PROBABLY
ser, ss;sbsbmesi can he euec.ed me es.naled cos.
Of tie Whole building. lands cxcsva ions, 40 will be
roovt sse, 600. have given this important Undertaking
No ea,prss OF the road for the NEXT three months
viii coubuess be sufficient 70 meet the payments 70 be
usoe TIE uork within that time. The pay ments OF
the rstar civicends OF November and February next
Hhtady PROVIDED for IN OR present c0h bal snce.
s, nss az ,so ,mprosmsD. h sor,a,p
Stou II =. interfering with The payment Of our regu-
lar oivfo,nds
TIC progeny OF the company, other than It's real Is
tsic, ocnstta cf double track OF railroad from
/ Euih TO Egh,y-sxh street. and from Pearl strcet
N s,sc q ,se Bowery between Brc"mc and Grand
suee,s one track from Grand 10 Pearl street. and one
veek from TIC cry Hall 20 the fouthcrly terminus At
ann street, with tho necessary switches aud CROSSINGS
the Park Chatham, Grand. Broone, Ffh. Forty accord,
SHY first SIXTY second Seventy ninth and Eighty sxtn
strecS with tvo additional trrrs between slxty first
ana xy .second Streets and double track trassel
wok IN Sxiy FIRST street. nom Third 10 Loxlnston ave-
with the necessary tfacka in car houses, paint
i chop, and IN front Of the depot.
Tho track in . very good condition. having been re-
paired pot N mpete order the as' ycar from Ann
IN FAIR STATE Of prcservaron Tue expenses incurred
during the past IN keeping our truck IN order have
been very considerably eusmerd By reason OF laying
the P~sLn pavement IN The avenue, and o. the many
connections made sons he Inc Of the road Sh iewers
TIC SerprDy own the frame stables al ar,y arst
street. Harlem, With the frame building on Lex.
ngcn avenue and sixty nrsi street scd paint Shop
srorrd used as passenger station and inc building a.
Harlem. just competed, for the rame purpose, and
small building on Third avnne sad sixty nrst street.
used ~ Q csnpbcnc room All the buildogs In
good stae Of repair a. thar mpcrfes construction viii
/ 20 nit.
There IL on bard i've hundred and tsrty one horses
/ and eleven mules-making ti2 IN al Forty n 40
hovses ri the Harlem stables, and employed IN
,he stage route exclusively. Eleven nsIes have bosn
| sold, during Tho past year, At their fal value and
| The remainder, u 10 my ln,erton 70 sell whenever
their vauc can be obtained. We have on had
sevniy two horses more tasn a. date of lat re-
port: ono hundred and Dlsety thrse have baor puy
chased hundred and three sold and osh,een have
Gea Tho svc,sss number employed By ne rad hes
| accommodation OF the increased number a horses
made recessary 70 employ By TIC great addition 70
svaiIabIc place for temporary occupation The Harlem
stables viii aord for any horses 10 adj mon 70
hosc now thcve should be found necessary ~ ~
spy po,on OF therr from sky FIRST stro ~ he x.nt al
adequate projection from Tho The hovves with
exceptions, are IN excellent condition. All ths per
cspsee Of loss By death think, without parallel 10
any establishment OF this kind. Tho manner OF feefnx
ind working tho horses, In addition 10 The care snd Al
entcn bestowed upon them, has undoubtedly produced
he company have sixty cars, nIna o. which are nee.
and placed upon tho road since April last rhs cars
are much lighter better ventilated and more mo.
han the previously purchased and are vsvy
generally admired. We have nine stages IN fair ovdes
Two trucks, Two oa1t two SNOW pousss. one hundred
and forty eight sets q double harness Including one
esh, horse 80 and rappng tso ss Of single ha
htures in shops, with three iron sass, and once farni
wear and tesy has been quite large nearly the whole
lin has been placed In complete running order, aud
ps6nted with large number OF them re- trimmed with
rev plush cushions and backs Nearly al cars have
been sepl In constant the past year On the ir Of
| April last arrangements we're made BY which sixteen
| cars were run through direct from Yorkuue Tns r.
rapsement appears 70 give very general sasfacuon W
Yorkvills passengers, - they are not required 70
change cars At SIXTY nrss street. and has believe ma
teriaily added 70 receipts. propose 10 rcrease
4 The number OF cars on this part Of our route
early 10 Tho .pvtns, |. the building q the nev
reservoir Eighty sixth street will much increase oar
Yonvile business. The exposure cars are subIet-
Cd " Il night repders almoat impossible kep them
Ia ~ rood order desire The compilation o. the Gee
car house will remedy this evil The heavy Haytfa~d
care eight IN number, arc being altered 10 confovm In
spreavsb~e the Troy cars reducing thor weight and