The Portland daily press., 1870-01-18
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Balance against us to new account 5 ,O4o.s

The Superintendent, Col. George w. Rick
er, next read his report, from which we gath
er the following information:
The service for the year 1869 has been per-
formed with but slight interruption and no ac-
cidents, the Interruptions being chiefly caused
by the laying of water-pipes and sewers, but
the company, in this connection, has always
land Water Company.
The work in the city during the summer has
averaged about 460 miles per day, and on the
WestDrook line about ITO miles per day. Car
mileage in the city 131 ,138 IA. Same in West
brook 48, 623 IA. Extra teams, relief horses.
gravel and snow plough service has been
somewhat heavier than in former years.
Average lumber of horses, IS.
No. of passengers carried on city lines, Cos 3C3
No. OF passengers carried on Westbrook line s9s
1otal,. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S40,261
There were Il, 6A less passengers carried the
last nine months of 1869 than in the cores
bonding period of 1868, the loss in December,
1867, being 1882 If the month had been as
favorable in point of weather as in 1868. there
would have been 2,128 more passengers car
rled In the last nine months of the year than
IN the corresponding period of 1868. During
December, 1869, twentythree days service
was performed by sleigh cars. The stock of
the road on January 1st 1870, consisted of
eighty-one horses, fourteen large cars, Zone of
which has been altered to the fare box system
and never run) four small cars, two of which
are new, four gravel cars, three snow plougbs,
ten covered sleigh cars, and one large open
sleigh, all in good condition. The road-bed is
in good order. Chopped feed has been substi-
tuted for whole corn during the summer and
fall months with favorable results, and in win
ter oats and hay for corn, which has proved
fay amer 81 a
reduced from 81 in 1868 to 81 in 1869, and it is
intended to reduce the number to 70, the idea
hn 10 nrIy hN NNa.v c.,
that number of good ones at less expense than
from much larger number of good bad, and
Indifferent. Not a horse has been sick
enough the last year to require the veterinary
surgeon.
The Superintendent suggests that thor
ough drainage of the city stable be established
the sale of the manure being sufficient TO pay
for the same. Also that the city fare be raise
from five TO six cents: The connecting Of the
cars on the Westbrook line with the 2. & X.
trains has been great success. The West
brook car-house has been improved.
The President, in his report, refers the stock
holders to the reports of the Treasurer and Su-
perintendent, and says,
That the property of the company has large
ly increased the last year, especially during the
last nine months, during which the present
Superintendent has had charge. That enough
hay and grain remains on hand to pay all the
company owes and enough has been added of
show that at an early day the road will be
profitable investment. A respectable dividend
has been made and attention is called to 1.-THE
admirable mannerin which the Treasurer has
kept the books.
The receipts of the Company depend upon
variety of circumstances some of which are
beyond the officers control, such as the growth
of the city, the weather in winter, etc. The
expenditures however depend upon manage
ment, and it will be seea that with the excep-
ton of some matters where expense could not
readily be avoided that the general eXpendi-
lures have been considerably less than the
year previous. For instance the reduction in
the number of horses, the reduction of the pay
ROLL 1.-THE Treasurers salary being included this
year in the payroll which it was not last
year, He considers the diminution chief
ly due to running the Spring street cars
witout conductors and thinks the public would
rather have these small cars with their incon-
veniences of egress and ingress than no cars at
all as must follow if such conveyance is
continued to be furnished little short of grau-
itously. The loss in receipts in December has
been made up so far in January by running
the cars on wheels. The Directors have not
acted on the suggestion of raising the city
fares for transient travellers. without raising
the price of package tickets, but the President
thinks the idea good one. The track from
Exchange Street to the Grand Trunk station
would be run at positive loss if it were not for
the passengers from the Grand Trunk and
Maine Central trains. 1t is proposed next
| season to lay double track between Pearl and
Preble streets, on Congress street and also to
| take up and replace the present rails between
those streets to agree with the chanye of grade
by the city. The Board think the success of
the company really depends upon the man.
agement of the horse department, and believe
the changes in feed, and number, and condi-
ton of the horses by the Superintendent to
have been attended by the happiest results. No
| other dividend has been declared by the Direc-
tiers than is found in the greatly increased val
ne of the property and better prospect of tu-
| fure success.
| After the reading of the reports the cid board
OF Directors were reelected for the ensuing
year, viz: James I. McCobb, II. G. Wheeler,
Charles b. Merrill, George f. Foster and Fl.
| Fl. Kurdish.