The Portland daily press., 1873-01-13

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26 box cars, As fiat cars and other usual and
smaller equipment.
This road extends from Oldtown to Guilford,
and is As miles in length
ATLANTIC & ST. LAWRENCE RAILROAD.
This road is under perpetual lease to the
Grand Trunk and extends through Maine dis
lance of 80 miles. The Commissioners report
the road to be in fair condition. New rails have
been laid on IL IA miles, and 80, 1872 new lies
have been put in. There. are Still too many
crushed and worn rails, ana the bed is suffering
for more gravel in some places. At South Paris
one Of the finest iron bridges in the country
has been. built, and the company intend to re
new with iron all wooden bridges over 100 feet
span. The report says that the road has been
greatly improved the past three years and ex-
presses the expectation that it will ere long be
made first class in every particular.
In noticing the fact that 800 miles of the
Grand Trunk have been laid with steel rails,
the Commissioners give the favorable testimony
both of the Grand Trunk officers in their be-
half as well as the high commentator of
President White of the Boston & Maine, who
says that after years use they show little
signs of wear
The capital stock of the Atlantic & St. Law
renee Railroad is $4,000, 600; amount of stock
paid in, $3,994, 800. amount funded debt, 49,,
483, 84S cost of road equipments, 81, 1854, 0S9.48
The income of the road IA. & st. r. r was
81, LAG, 1865; expenses, 81, 095,7 1905.
The equipment of the entire Grand Trunk,
June so. 1872 consisted of 353 engines, $50
passenger cars, 4011 freight cars, and this
equipment is used on the Atlantic g. St. Law
renee Railrad without special assignment of
portions OF it,, as is needed.
PORTLAND s. OXFORD CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Commissioners report that this road s'has
for SINE time been in hospital, and we regret
to say it is not convalescin9. Itremains in bad
condition as heretofore
On the 18th and Goth of June the Commits
SnnItl ,A &C.,.
worst possible conoition, the ties being too rot
ten to hold spikes, and the bridges both tender
and rotten. The Board then gave the mspag-
ers notice to put the road in better condition by
July 29th, following. An examination made on
the Both of July disclosed the fact that the road
was still unsafe Ga the Sd Of August the
Board petitioned the S. j. Court, in session at
Paris, in accordance with the statute, with
view to an injunction against the running of
passenger trains. This was all the Commits
sioners could do. They believed the road un-
safe and that trains should b.. stopped from
running. Upon the petition of the Comm's-
sioners the Court ordered that the corporation
put the road in a safe condition before Deem
Der 1st, and appointed a hearing of the parties
the first day of the December term. When at
the December term the case was called up the
company had not performed he required re-
pairs. The company refused to give bonds and
the Court did net feel inclined to enjoin the
running of the road without a statement of the
Con missioners, that from their personal obser-
walton they knew the road to he unsafe at that
time. This specific information the Board
could not give because the previous time allow
ed by the Court did not expire until December
LIST, and after that day the road was SO blocked
up with snow that cars could not run on it. An
examination was attempte. December Sd, but
the trains had not resumed and the track was
covered with snow.
The case has been continued to the March
term. There is just a bit of sarcasm in the fol-
lowing extract from the report which is par
donable: During the intermediate time the
road may remain under the injunction thus per-
maturely imposed by the high court of storms,
and when this is dissolved the managers of the
road may wisely decide to repair it, or in case
of the neglect to do SO, it may then be practical
b e to make more effective the provision of the
law for the safety of travellers by more
fearless and just application of it, or, as the law
seems to be impcrfect by way of such amend
ment OF it as the wisdom of the coming Legis-
lature may adopt
This is not only difficulty with the P. & o. c..
R. r. After hearing the Board directed the
company to build a station at Hartford Centre
The respondent refused on the ground that the
law authorizing the Commissioners to order the
depot is unconstitutional. 1t is now in the Law
Court.
This road is 27a miles long, running from
Mechanic Falls to Canton through some fine
towns, and there is 10 reason why it should not
be successful. The bonded debt of the road is
$218,000.
PORTLAND AND oGDENsBURG RAILROAD.
Of this road the Commissioners say:
This road was opened to North Conway, N.
a., sixty miles from Portland, in August 1871.
The portion in Maine is fifty miles, and it has
already earned for itself prominent place in
the public esteem by its good management. Its
trains have been ret ular 1t rides well. The
track and rails are in good condition. Its drain
age has been well attended to. 1t passes through
a country for large portion of It's way where
the Spil Wa favornhlo fo aaq oti nd
to cheap maintenance. During the past year |
many improvements have been made upon it, |
some at the suggestion of this board. Among |
others, an advantageous change has been eff |
tected in replacing the pile bridge at Inkhorn |
brook in Windham, by a substantial arch cul-
vert and heavy embankment. And the Of
Ulcers of this company have uniformly met the
several members of our board in their repeated
visits OF examination in manner always evnc-
ing desire and determination to make their
road better it practicable at all points where
Improvements were suggested
The cost of construction and equipment, sal
aries and incidentals, is stated by the President
in his report of January 16, 1872, to have been
age OF 1888 II per mile. The next twelve
tiles it is estimated will not exceed $4,000 per
mile for construction, which being relieved of
Ill preliminary expenses and cost of further
equipment, will reduce the average of the first
2 miles of the road 10 $4,000
The receipts and miles ruu for the II months
ending November 80, 1872; were Miles run
~ passenger Trains, 65,400; by mixed trains,
% $50; by freight trains, 1920; by ballast
$4,000; from freight, S59,OOO; from
nails, $4,000; from express, &c, 50, 3OO total,
s114, 800.
Capital stock paid in, s1,oo7, s47.5o; bonded
lebt, $500, 900 floating debt, estimated, $40
100; cost OF road and equipment, as above stat
ID, $1,000, OCT A.
PORTLAND & ROCHESTER RAILROAD.
This road is 524 miles in length, about 3 miles
# which is in N. III. Extensive repairs have
'een made on the road during the year. so that
he whole line is in good condition. During
he year contract has been made with the
Nashua & Worcester railroad which will result
n the opening of a through line to New York,
horter by 20 miles than the present, aside from
he inconvenient transit through Boston.
The income of the road for the year 1872
mounted to $131 ,561,2S, expenses $92. 1852. &c.
The income was 81 1891 80 larger than the year
revious, and the net income nearly $S,O0O The
company has made all the repairs recommend
d by the Board, besides other large improve
lents.
PORTLAND, sACo Sc PORTSMOUTH RAILROAD
This road, 50 miles in length, has now passed
nder the control of the Eastern Railroad
he Board commehds the great care exercised
l keeping the road up to first class, and
$ entire freedom from accidents. During
he year 740 tons of rails have bee1 laid and
ery general and thorough repairs made The
,ceints from all sources the past year were
65S, 712 80, and the expenditures $40, 537 OF.
KNOX AND LINCOLN RAILROAD.
This road runs from Ba2h to Rockland, 4S5
lilies. The road is new. but well built, and {
le Board expresses itself well pleased with the
of the company to make their
nat the future of this road is very important
, connection with a through shore line from
,or Il to Bangor. and there connect with the
= q N: a Railway. The cost OF the road TO