The Portland daily press., 1873-01-21
Portland Railroad Company.

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The annual meeting was held yesterday at
ternoon at Reception Hall, at 3p. m. Mr.
Charles Holden called the meeting to order
when President Norton read the annual repor
of the Directors.
From his report we gather, besides what is
embodied in the Superintendent and Treasur
ers report, that the epzootic cost the compan.
over $4,000. A dividend of three per cent. ha
been declared payable after the first day O.
! March. The business of the road, considering
| adverse circumstances, compares favorably
with that of previous years. The buildings
road-bed, and cars are in good condition. I'm
perfect ties On the Deering line have been re
placed with good ones and the track improved
During the year no property belonging to the
| company, except horses has been sold.
From the Treasurer's report, Mr.. Charles
Holden's, we learn that the receipts for the
past year were SAG, 1851, which sum, added to
the cash balance of December 31st, 1871, OF ~,
67207, making total of $56, 127.5S of these
receipts, $40. 1888 g7 came from passenger trafhc,
rents 1854. 20. horses 1916, manure $552, gravel
S736 The expenses were $47, 59307, leaving q
cash balance December S1st, 1872, OF 81, 5345 81.
OF this amount the monthly payroll amounted
to S19,905 OS, grain S6,S29,5O, hay $3,S2SSS,
cars 81 649O2, dividends Sc ,3OI and the rest for
other expenses
From the report of the Superintendent, Mr..
A. Leach, we learn that the service has been
performed the past year under considerable diff
ficulty, owing to ice in the spring preventing
full wheel service until the 18th day of April;
the laying of the wooden pavement on Middle
street; and the horse disease in the autumn.
From the latter cause, fifteen days and a por-
ton of five weeks were lost. The stock on the
road remains about the same. On the Spring
street line 1924 trips, or g., 424 81 miles have
been run, carrying 227, 701 passengers. On
Congress street, 17,009a trips. or 59,533s miles,
carrying 1885, passengers. In Deering, 7,070
trips have been run, or 1886 miles, carrying
345094 passengers. The long winter of 1871-72
caused considerable loss to the company, wheels
earning $40 to $50 per day more than runners.
On hand there are 70 horses, IA tons Of hay, 5
tons of straw, 800 bushels of grain. Four horses
were lost by the epizootic Horsefesh to the
amount of s2,711 worth has been bought the
past year, and SSl6 worth sold. At Deering
400 new sleepers have been put in and the spur
at Mitchell's changed to a full turnout. For
extra expenses tie past year S1096.67 have
been incurred.
The reports wero accepted and ordered to.be
placed on file The last business was the choice
of five directors and the following were elected
e. A. Norton, J. I. McCobb, II, @. Wheeler,
and II. J. Libby, G. B. Merrill. Adjourned
PORTLAND PRovIDENT SocIErY-It was not
my intention in my communication of the 10th
to accuse the citizens Of Portland of want of
sympathy or generosity in responding to the
calls by the various charities of this city, for
they have nobly responded to the calls of the
Portland Provident Association in money for
fuel and provisions, but to call their attention
to the pressing immediate want Of clothing, for
the most Of our citizens are we'll aware that we
in Portland, have had and are now having ex-
cessively cold weather, however mild it may
have been ''out to Deering." 1 know that am
prone to procrastinate. am very busy to-day,
one day will make but little difference, and
am not the only exception to this general rule
of promptness.
L will take this opportunity to thank those
who have so generously responded to my call.
Even the next day the bundles came in and are
still coming, of clothing, boots, shoes and quite
q large donation of second hand school books
from a firm of booksellers, and many of the ar
ticles are now doing good service. One poor
man put on good overcoat and said, o, it its
me complete, as though it was made for me,
now can go to meeting with my daughter
next Sunday" and 1 am very sure that some
from every religious denomination in this city,
not tout to Deering," are recipients of our
charities, and some of them know to be men,
bers Of the churches where they attend wor-
ship.
No doubt ''Out to Deering" as well as myself
would be glad to have not only every family
but every individual of suitable age, identified
with some religious society whose privilege and
duty we may conceive it to be, but have rea
son to believe that there is a very great number
who do not think as We do, and we have nc
power to compel them to attend religious ser
vices. have no doubt that nearly if not quite
half Of the population of suitable age, do not
see the inside of asplace of worship or Sunday
School room duringithe year. Many from this
class may, by judicious efforts, be induced tc
come within the influence of religious institu
tons, but few will voluntarily report them
selves j. r. T., Agt.