New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-26
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MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT,

NO, J. and G.. N r. r. {
Office, New Orleans, j. and q: N. H. Il. 20,
New Orleans, March Is !, 1867
Main; Fl Greene Assistant Superintendent and Engineer
sir-In answer to your request to furnish accu-
ratey from my gister book the carrying capacity
Of this road, for the months of December, 1865,
and January 1866, I will state that for December
there were upon the road three freight engines
two passenger engines, and three engines on con
structon trains, repairing roads, etc. During the
month of January four more engines arrived from
Tennessee in such bad order that about half the
time they were in the repair shop. Total number
of cars in December consisted OF sl2ty-mne poS
cars forty-nine fiat cars, five stock cars-thirty-
four of the above box cars arrived about the MD
dleiof December, and twenty-three of the above
fiat cars towards the latter part OF the same
month. ~
During the month of January, sixty-nine box
cars and seven more fiat cars arrived from Zen
nessee, at different periods of the month, but like
the engines, they were i'll bad order, and vert
often in the repair shop.
Add six trucks, for carrying large square tim
ber Nearly all fiat cars were required and ap
propriated to construction purposes OF road.
Deduct at least twenty per cent. for accident
and breakage to cars, and you will have YER
nearly the actual number employed during thos
two months.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN ROY,
Master Mechinist.
NEW ORLEANS, March II, 1866.
Mr. L. E. Simonds Chairman Joint Committee on part
House of Representatives
+ Sir In answer to your inquiries contained
your letter of to-day, l beg leave to state that
= LIST. The transportation department of this ROT
+ has been entrusted since about the LIST OF Mover
Der last. (when | entered on my duties as gener
4 sunerjuteudent and chief engineer,) to Major
, H. Greene, assistant superintendent and englnee
J., who has conducted that department with eiclen
andimpartality, to the best of my knowledge a
IS belief.
=, NV orders were to distribute along the road o
10 limited and defective rolling stock, according
ID the most pressing wants of those localities; t
If cars were to be loaded there by the freight agel
ID with entire impartiaty to all shippers, follow
~ the rule of first come first served" regardless
q. entreaties and clamors. That rule, believe, |
is been strictly adhered to.
ID Charges of partially and favoriteism he
Ia. been vaguely made against Major Greene ana
lie or two freight agents, by certain nervous and e
in tstical shippers of cotton and lumber; but wh
of ever inquired into, could not be sustained, on
ar. contrary, became satisfied that, in view OF
ad great demand for cars and our very limited
en defective rolling stock, greater impartiality
1T. efficiency in the conduct of that department co
nat not have been shown them by Major Greene
.ai. his subordnates. .-
md Iremain sir, very respectfully, your obed
ms. servant, u. L. BEAoREGAhp.
and General Superintendent and Chief Enginee
On motion of Mr.. Kenner, the above report
.on. adopted, and two hundred and fifty copies v
Dad ordered to be printed for the use of the Gen
ize, Assembly. -g- -...=
~. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED.
he On motion of Mr.. Palfrey the rules were
cord pended and the Senate proceeded to the consc
and ton of House BILL entitled
erin. An act for the relief of G. o. Bringier;
sent Which underwent its first and second read
n to and,
,ugh On motion of Mr.. Burthe, its further consi
ton was postponed, and the same was order
aster be referred to the Committee on Finance.
car On motion of Mr.. Scruggs the rules were