New-York tribune., 1875-11-26

with branches to the Thirty fourth Street Ferry and
gle rail are laid down, and 77e horses employed to
draw tho 116 used In tho transportation OF over
o2O 600 messengers pass the road during the
wear The cost OF operating repairing and maintaining
the road s about 100000 per year. and Tue an9 on re-
ceiPts accordlng 70 the oocai recou' "e
The Blocker street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Is lad
down along q devious route, the track having more
curves in IL than any other road In the city III "a nine
and the western at the Twenty-thrd Ferrythat
portion OF the line south OF Becckerst running neary
eSeepiion Of the Canas and Bowery branch over 80
mics single rail laid down. but the supply OF ears
return OF only 40 ears and 400 the conveyance
of over 100000 persons during the year. The ex,
Tor The past year Mas about S2O5 500 while the cash
ceipts for the same period amounted to S2Gooo9 Ine
had only person killed and three injured during the
last official year. nowlthstandipg Tue neavy tiae ,nd
many sharp which the drivers nave TO cohtehu
with
ROADS OF SMALLER SIZE.
The Twenty-thirdst CrossOwn Road IL very short,
but at the same convenient ne connecting the Ee
Railroad Ferry with the Greenpont and Hunters foht
ferries and crossing all the main railroad tracks OF the
city, The length Of the road IL less than three miles, and
about miles of single rail are laid down. Inere are Az
are carried during the ut an expense Tor oerang'
repairing and maintaining the road OF about Si1o9oV
were 81 81 800 against which payments OF about
s174 600 TIE cost of building and equpping tns road
was less than $3.50 Oo0 and IL has been very fortunate
With regard To accidents notwithstanding the fact that
1t Broadway at very busy part Where large
crowd il generally collected IN times OF excitement
The Ninth Aveauc Railroad is merely tender 10 It's
neighbor on the Eighth-ave and is not OF much import
ancc to the convenience OF the travelling public Alosn
ire road passes along six miles OF the public streets be-
tween the city Hall and the Central Park tn company
has only 20 ears about 200 horses and long intervals
between tho trips. lt IL therefore NOT
that only 100000 persons travel over nis roaa IN Tue
OF tie year. The expense Oh 0lerauns s
and maintaining this road Is about TlOOooo yeady anu
the payments exceed the receipts by about S1ooo per
year. A return OF fatal accident and three MINOR
accidents was made In the last official report
The Christopher and Tenth Street Railroad is short
road between tie North and East Rivers, only three
miles in length IL has similar advantages to tie twenty
he railroads in New-ersey and the Eastern District of
the City of Brooklyn. The Company has 80 ears ana
during the year No official account OF the receipts and
payments could be obtained a. the company Once
only two accidents officially recorded against TINS
Inother short line Of similar character crosses the
city midway between the Twenythird-st. and Tenh-s
railroads. 1t is known the Cross Town railroad ana
The s efy I art ., e RIVER @ bI wy
OF Eghteent,st, Union.sqnare' t9rieehIn i ln anu
5 the y The ea aa aS hSfss rs to
abont 900 600 persons across the city during me year
No estimate could bo obtained OF the yearly receipts ana
The Avenue c. Houston Street, West Street and Pa
vonia Ferry Railroad, connects the Grand Central Depot
with the Efie Railway and also Jersey City with Brook
lyn f. ID. The road s somewhat devious, and requires
Nearly 10000 persons travel this road during
the year, requiring 46 and $50 horses The annual
IS about $65 900 aud the receipts according the last
official return, were nearly SSJ,OOO.
EXPENSES AND OBSTACLES OF CAR COMPANIES.
There are many expenses attached to street railroads
that travellers are not aware Of In addition TO the wages
of conductors and drivers there ia the outlay for Offices
clerks wachmen, starters, switehInen changers Tor
changing the horses at the termin fOremen Of stables
and sablemen, feed men, washers, horseshoers black
smiths carpeners painters, road and track men, ana
others. To pay all these Ia0e tnan one-haIi Oh he
amount set down for operating the road il expended
TIE feed OF the horses requires nearly quarter oI 1he
total amount hle large are annually expended on
fuel LIGHTS for oil Or wheels, waste the water
Tax and Other expenses. Damages and law suits for ac
cideuts amount the 10 over per cent on
the gross receipts and insurance costs . Of one per
cent more The expense Of removing snow and
lee is considerable every year hgSieBatihg, about
100000 for the season, II favorable anu oiten
recurring double that amount OF money. Inc
from about half mile OF track dur
ing one Winter cost the Dry Dock Company nearly
horses about $50 rarely lasts more than three
years. the OF repairing amounting TO nearly the orig
ua OUTLAY in that time The average NE OF Illlfoau
horse about live years and very often several horses
will hospital time, disease accident render
ing them unfit for duty. Horses have 0ften been lamed
track In times Of epidemic disease among
horses the large numbers that are conregated IN rail-
road stables cause 1t to spread rapidly, ana 70
prevent the regular running OF the ears These arc Only
street railroads The excursion ears
have in the storehOse about seven months OF the
year only be used during the months
About one-fh of the entire stock or ears IL ldlS
during the whole year. The OF shoeing horses IA
also an important matter OF expense aggTegating for all
Der Of nails used in shocng amounts annually to hund
rpt