Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-13
EEe Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company.
THE ANNUAL REPOET-ELECrION OF DI-


THE ANNUAL DISQUALIFICATION OF d.
RECTORS.
To-day at noon the annual meeting of the
Stockholders of the Washington and George
town Railroad Company was held at the
~, GO. corner of LIST street west and PenuSvI-
yanfo avenue, and The folIowin" directors
were eIccr-l. Henry Hurt. OF Washington:
Henry Hart or New York; Maltby g. Lane,
of New York: VIM. prme, of Washington;
Gilbert Nanderwerxen. o. georgetown; VIM.
X Riley, of Washington; Geo. W. fhHlILllps,
OF Washington. The president, Nr. HehrE
Hurt, submitted his report 10 states t!lay
The total receipts from passengers dui'"" the
year aggregated SSH $3.50; daily average
Slgt'.ls gam over previous year, 81 ,5lg65;
ana me daily average gain. SJ11I
He states -" The alarm-punch which had
already been in use for several years on some
oil Inc leading street railroads in Boston and
other cities, was introduced on this road ON
the ~ of April, and has been in constant use
since that time. The royalty is twenty-five
cents per day for each ear run. This. added
10 lhe hTSt cost OF Us INTRODUCTION, the eX-
penSe OF printing, Stationery, &c. amount
Tor the nIEc months TO - 1JO.SI." lie gi -
table showing comparison of IN. t-'ef Il
Cpl, WIN those OF the prev ms yrar
dividend during til" -. - rGceis t, Dut one
has been larg"' year. me hoating debt
imprOvcr, --Iy reduced and many needed
road -.ents made i'm the condition OF the
Net profit earned and paid since April
Ist, S62''"-j.; an average per month Of
ZiG tons of new iron ais at 5000 per ton. for
which we have given in exchange "a quantity
of old rails AT thirty-seven dollars per
ton, and paid the difference in cash.
with this iron the tracks on Pennsylvania
avenue have been renewed from LIST street
west 10 10Th street, thereby adding much To
the comfort OF passengers and largely re
ducing the wear and tear in horsefiesf and
cars. / would respectfully recommend that
this Improvement be continued until the en-
tire road is re1aid, for which purpose about
$40 tons more Will be required. FOrty-six
cars have been repaired and painted in our
own shops during the year, including ten one
horse cars rebuilt for use on the 14th-street
road. Eight OF these are now running with
out conductors, having the Slawson box at
tached for the reception of fares. The system
has proved satisfactory thus far, ami results
IN a saving Of IS per day in wages Thirty
SIX cars have been run on Pennsylvania aY-
enue and twenty on the 9Th street line daily
Total number run each day. 64.
Conductors and drivers receive each - per
Gay FOR their services, and are paid AT night
when their days work is finished. There are
% conductors ana a drivers now employed
has .been SES033. The salaries of ofriaars
amount TO SI0.95.99: 1903 other emnInyns
mechanics and laborers, are emplovei tho
wages amounting to =. $50 50 per yvea, NJ
funded debt of the company is Saso 0,S III.
real estate owned by the company consists ~
Ten lots IN square No. 6S3, bounded nv Na-
jersey Jersey avenue, North b street and lists :
west. containing rs ,392 square feet = rect
at S9e,5G, including buiIding~ assessed
an Oh - uare no at the intersec- >, 10000.
AIRY anu tth street, northwe- zion OF bound
s50oo and fo1r includina mi In, 10
and 9Th streets. GO. N T street, between iii
Ell at -, 59I j. .,itaining 1906 feet. assess
assessed w, otal square feet owned. IA 90.
and pers~ -,uation, s1i4,6s6. The builiin
panic Inal property are insured in 25c &
y no 1r an aggregate of sl22 500 -'m
"'"iu oi works against lhe compar on tn