The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-19

| with his reports heretofore made and re-
turned to this court in accordance with its
instructions. All moneys collected by him
| in the discharge Of bis official duties have
| been deposited in bank and are subject to the
order OF the court, except the disbursements
for which vouchers have been taken as above
mentioned.
For the entire period Of his operations the
| total amount Of
RccrirS has been S45l 1888 5!
Disbursements ...............'''. oo1,foh %
| Cash balance In bank 20 credit of re-
Cash in hands Uf agents for aualtor's no
'"sm '"'"e "' 1878 90
To,sica,n aud assets equal TO cash .sll1.os4 30
Exhibit 4 and B. herewith filed, COM
prises full statement OF the receipts and
| disbursements above mentioned.
Exhibit c shows The Auditors estimates
OF cash in the hands of agents.
Exhibit u contains the Auditors estimate
| of the value of the old material on band.
Supply accounts to the amount OF Sl3,349.ll,
according TO the Auditors estimate herewith
| filed and marked Exhibit Z, are unsettled;
| the bills for which have not been rendered
| because the purchases were all made during
| the present month. With this exception al!
outstanding claims now due have been set
| tied up. Your receiver, however, in stating
| bis accounts and ascertaining the balance in
| his hands has made no final allowance for bis
own com oensation, or that of his general
counsel, Messrs. Steger & Gordon. These
items, he supposes, nlly be ascertained by
! agreement OF parties before any final dispo-
siton is made of the fund in his hands (;
or, if no such agreement is made,
| he asks the court to make such order as may
| be proper for their ascertainment, and when
| done the amounts respectively due them Or
dered to be paid after deducting the sums
| which have already been drawn as appears
| upon the face of the account of dsburse.
| mentS.
Soon after entering upon the discharge Of
| his duties it became evident to your receiver
| that under proper management the earnings
| from the road would be amply sufficient in
very short time not only to pay the current
excuses, but to settle the amount due the
| emplo,es which had accrued prior to the
appointment of the receiver.
| As nothing contributes so much to the
| harmonious and efficient working of q road
| as prompt settlement with the employe, in
all the departments, your receiver has been
| especially careful to make the settlement as
early in each mouth as it was possible to get
in the pay-rolls and accounts. And in the
month of October be. also issued circular
stating that he would at an early date
apply to the court for permission 10 pay
OIL the back pay-rols out Of the surplus
accumulatiDg in his bands from'the surplus
earnings, after delrayiCg current expenses.
He has regretted that the uncertainty grow
3,r, ot,t pf ha hos
| vented him from applying for the necessary
authority to make these payments, although
the amount now in hand shows that his
original design might easily have been car
| ried out within the next month or two.
| Your receiver takes pleasure, however, in
sayrg that the employees in his service have
rendered him the most cheerful and efficient
| eo0oeration in the discharge of bis duties,
seeming TO appreciate his determination to
| do them the fullest justice in his power, both
| for past and present services. The condi-
ton of tue road.bed and equipment has
been greatly improved, as will more fully
| appear by the report of General Manager
Dunn, which is fled as Exhibit marked F
| with this report.
| Respectfully submitted.
| HENRY TYSON, Receiver.
The report of Manager Dunn referred to
is Us follows:
| CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILROAD
OFFICE GENERAL MANAGER.
| RICHMOND, Va, January 10, 1876.
! IA copy.l
| Henry Tyson, Esq, ReceiUer:
Dear Sir,-I am happy to be able to report
| that the condition of the road-bed is as good
as / have ever known it to be at this season
OF the yeas.
| Since my report of October 10, 1875, there
| have been put into the track 400 tons of new
rails. weighing sixty pounds to the yard, and
| $500 new cross.lies, which have very much
improved its condition and made it much
| safer. All of the old rails taken up are now
along the line of the road, none having been
| sold.
| The condition Of the engines and cars has
| been very much improved. Engine No. "a
| is being rebuilt, aud Will in few days be
ready for service.
| There has been a large amount Of labor
| and material expended on the eight-Wheel
eoal-cars. A large amount of this was neces.
| sary to improve the defects in their construc-
| ,ion, and not for ordinary repairs. This ex.
penditure has very much improved thelr
condition, and will make them much more
,esii .ieut Ter the heavy tonnage reasonably
i l.expected during the spring and summer
months. -Four freight cars have been htted
4 .ap with first-clasS passenger trucks, and SIX
| others are nearly finished. These cars are
now being used to haul freight between
Richmond and Huntington on the passenger
| traics. This will enable the road to trans.
port large amount of freight at very sma'a
cost, as the passenger train itself was not
| load fer the locomotives.
| Tive passenger,ears are now being changed
| into .Sieeping.cars. The carpenters work is
nearly done. When finished they will be
put in tie place OF the Pullman sleeping.
cars at saving of icom four ~ to six 70,
hundred dollars per month.
Please find amount Of material on hand
ra snaintena4ce OF Way Department
October !, 1878. ..~- ~ S,o14 e
Increase since that date. ..........>"- S,oou w
Is7s. 57,o7s 90
Ser /, 1875. S.r .. -. ~ @ 4,oo6 10
General stores on October !, 1879" 04 ao
OIL, talLoH. &C., october /, 1S7S....... S7S %
Essns WSsS ostoSss SsSssf sa sasl SS SS
Coal, October /, lS75.................. 2,O67 00
plg-irOn on haDd. Dd....................... 2,1sS W
Total amount to d4te.... =. .s9s,35a IS
ooeIober !, s75...................... IS, $50 81
Increase sirce October /, ls75.........$15,e94 02
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