Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-31
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WASHINGTON AND GEoRGETowN RAILROAD.
The annual report OF the Washington aud George
town Railroad Company for the year 1855 has
been submitted to the board OF directors BY Geo.
Q. Gideon, esq, president Of the road. The re-
ceipts for the six months ending December 81,
1865, were 30 per cent. less than during the cor
responding period In 1884.
The following statement shows the working
operations Of the road during the past year:
Number Of passengers carried during the year.
1871 do. transfers during the year, ,940, 1857;
do. transfers per day, 6,Sl7; do. running days,
3S5; average number Of cars run per day, 81;
number Of trips run by nil the cars per day, 936;
average number Of trips run by each car per day,
lo; number OF trips run by all cars during the
year ssl 800; average number Of trips by each
car during the year, 6,sl7; do. passengers car.
ried by each car per day, 366; do. passengers
carried by all cars per day, 20 77S do. passengers
carried BY each car per trip, Is; number of miles
o.rs during the year, i,ls6,oi6; average number
Of miles run by each car per day, 5l|.
"By the foregoing statement It viii be seen
that during the year we have issued l.94o6G7
transfer tickets, being an average Of o, 3l8 per
day, showing that we have, each day during the
year, given a second ride to over 5000 persons,
without receiving any additional pay therefor.
This Is heavy burden, and ours is the only road
In the United States that is compelled to convey
passengers over two distinct roads for one fare.
when horse railroads were fret started the
low fare was Predicated upon the then price Of
all articles used In the business but during the
last four years the price of everything which en-
ters into the workings OF horse railroad has
more than doubled, while the fare, up to the LIST
OF April last, remained the same.
"Aside from the drawbacks above referred to,
the interests OF the company are In a satisfactory
condition. The lines Of road are well STOCK ed and
equipped. The company own eighteen miles Of
number OF men, aud requiring the use Of nearly
six hundred horses In the daily business OF the
road.
"The depots, stables, shops, &c, &c. are ex-
NaE al.a A.. kAI a.. H. ..
which they are used
The financial condition Of the road Is shown
by the following statement Of the treasurer,
William Q. Greenleaf, Esq, for the year 1885:
Received from passengers. .......... $43i, 239 81
Received from other sources ......... 1857 20
4si,e2i 90
Received from bills payable, (real es-
tate. ...',........''..,...," lS,O25 W
456,64o ~
From which has been paid
for transportation. 1881, S74 90
For Insurance. z T3S %
Tickets ......,............ 1888 40
1874, 94l 81
Di yidends. ............... "a, 900 90
Interests on funded debt. :. 10, 405 98
Government and other taxes 10, 277 %
Real estate. ................ Is, 2l5 46
Ioan dus January i, 1880. Il, 49, 20
--i42, 1877 -
Balance. ..%lS, 92l "
Which balance will be absorbed In the pa yment
Of outstanding bills due on the lst January, 1866
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