The Portland daily press., 1875-01-19

yesterday mornlng, one going uoWH anu ene
other coming up.
The Cornish folks have mas querade this
evening.
deputy sheriff in the Superior Court made
himself conspicuous yesterday by wearing a
pair of handouts. But he wasn't to blame as
he did his best to get them off.
This evening occurs the assembly OF the "a
diets at Reception Hall. Chandler furnishes
the music.
The horse railroad company nave had 10
keep force of men and teams on the line at
Stevens Plains for the last five days to keep
the track clear of snow.
The Turnyerein boys have postponed their
entertainment
The members of the Cumberland Bar have
petitioned Judge Symonds that the court loom
be changed from its present location, owing to
its unhealthfullness from lack of ventilation
and want of space.
The collection for the Widows Wood Society
at the First Parish church Sunday, amounted
to $780, AT State street church it amounted
to $3.50.
The annual meeting of the Portland & Og-
densbnrg Railroad Company will be held this
morning.
The directors of the horse railroad company
say that the company lost $4,000 by running an
extra car few months last summer on the
Congress street line.
The good people of Waldoboro are arranging
to send box of wearing apparel to the Allen
Mission. 1t will be timely gift, to one of our
best charities.
1t is reported that a change is to be made in
the janitorship at the postotfice.
The sheriffs made seizure at James Dyer's,
on Danforth street, yesterday.
Portland Horse Railroad Company,
The annual meeting of this company was
held yesterday afternoon in Rossni hail. pres
ident E. A. Norton in the chair,
The report of the president was read, from
which we learn that the business of the COM
pany for the past year has exceeded that OF
former years. During the summer an addi-
tional car was put on the Congress street route
and turn out on Congress street, near Pine,
the new car also increasing the number of
drivers. conductors and horses employed. The
experiment proved unsuccessful and the old
time table was resumed. The company sub
scribed the past year for 20 shares in the Pre-
sumpscot Park Association amounting to
$4,000. One-half of this amount was paid from
the earnings of 1874, the balance Will be paid
in March of this year.
The gross receipts for ,807 80
The gross receipts for 1874 5495O 40
Excess. ....................S 6,142 so
January l. 1874, cash on hand ....... ...$ 1905 o6
Deduct dividend. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1850 O0
1,525 o6
Gross disbursements .S48 249 4s
Gross disbursements, 1872. $1,000 05
6,21s 43
Included in the disbursements for the year
are the state taxes, $1,000, paid the Presump-
scot Park Association. Our grain bill for 1874
exceeds 1873 about $4,000, caused by the en-
HANGED value of the article. The road is a
great convenience, but the original stockhold-
ers, taking present value OF the stock as a
basis, have lost about ST., 900. 1t is therefore
expected that our citizens with the city gov
eminent will deal in a friendly spirit with the
road. 1t is hoped the receipts of 1875 will be
increased over those of 1874.
The following is the Superintendent, Mr..
Leach, report:
During the past year your cars have run 1884,
773 miles, carrying 900, 229 passengers, of which
245, 900 were carried on Spring street, 346,093
were carried on Congress street and 30S, 227
were carried on the Deering line, an increase
over the previous year of 72,751.
The gain en- the respective lines is as fol-
lows: On Spring street, 1888; on Con-
gress street, 27,9O4; on Deering street, a.
The expenses have been considerably more
during the last year than they were in 1873.
The amount paid out for grain being almost
$4,000 more than in the previous year, owing
principally to the increase in price.
The expenses on the track have also been
somewhat larger than usual, something over
1900 yards of paving have been done, about 800
ties have been put in and the track in Deerng
from the car house to the end OF the route has
been relaid beside the usual amount of grading
and repairing, making about 375 days labor ex-
pended on the track.
The cars have been thoroughly repaired,
many of them being furnished with new cnsh-
ions and curtains as well as painted and var
nished.
One snow plough has been made and we
have sold one sleigh car.
The barge known as the "Gen. Scott has
been covered with canvass and made as con-
venient and comfortable as any of the other
cars.
Our stock CT horses is in very good condition,
as the putting on of the fourth car on Congress
street necesstated the buying of quite a num-
Der of new ones, and when it was taken off we
disposed of the oldest and poorest and kept the
best. We had on hand Jan. LIST, 81, all except
two in good working order. Two have died
during the year. We had on hand Jan. LIST.
about 25 tons of hay and about II tons of
straw.
From the report of the Treasurer, we learn
that the receipts were 954,95O, the past year,
and the expenditures $48, As. Net receipts
$67O1 OIL. Amount ON hand Jan. 18th, 1875,
after paying dividend, $37O4.O5. The passen-
ger receipts were $5OO5S OIL; rents $592.69;
horses $500; travel SHOOT; manure $736 70.
The expenditure for horses was $2411; grain
$S469 46; hay $3O91.77; taxes $1315.27; road bed
and track $24S2 OF; pay-rolls $21,472 AZ; cars
$1564 Ga; general expenses $15OO.52. These are
some of the receipts and expenses.
The following board Of directors was chosen:
E. A. Norton, Fl. q. Wheeler, J. 7. McCobb,
Chas. Holden and H. j. Libby. The board
will not organize until next week.
The question of running larger cars on
Spring street was discussed. Mr.. James Bailey
thought if larger cars were run more people
would ride and the company would make more
money. Mr.. j. T. McCobb remarked that he
thought that if larger cars were to be put on,
they should be provided with conductors.
After quite lengthy discussion twas voted
to leave the matter to the consideration of the
directors
The residents along the line of Spring street
will rejoice to learn that there is prospect of
having better accommodations on that street.
Personal.
Hon. N. II. Hubbard of Winterport, is pre-
scented by his friends in Waldo county, as can
didate for the position of associate justice on
the Supreme Bench.