The Morning herald., 1876-01-06
THOSE KHO RIDE.

ANruAr REPORT OF THE STREET RAILWAY
coMpANY-INTEKEsT STATISTICS
AN ASTONISHING AMOUNT OF TRAVEL
OVER THE ROAD-JTS PROsPERING CON-
DITION.
The Wilmington Street Railway, has just
closed year, which the President informs
us has been eminently satisfactory to the
managers. 1t has not been the most sue
cessful by odds, but the fact has been de-
monstrated that the road, properly man.
aged, under even unfavor.stle circumstan-
ces, will pay expenses and some s!1le over
We take the following interesting stctls-
tics from the books of the company, which
will be read with interest and probably sur
prise: u.
In the month of January last there were
sold, l19, 1862 adult and 9l3 children q tickets,
and 19, $50 adult and 837 children's tickets
redeemed. 1,0l5 dead heads passed over
the road, the total number of passengers
carried being 1850. The figures for the
other months are as follows .IGg.,
February, tickets sold, children 827,
adults, 1905; Redeemed, adults, 17,741,
children, 'Sl5; Dead heads, $40; Total,
number of passengers carried, "A ,269.
March, tickets sold, 81, ,2O3 adults, 1890
childrens redeemed, adults, 81 ,3SS
children 057 dead heads, 1090; total num-
der of passengers carried, 1855. April;
tickets sold, 1913 adults childrens S24 ;
redeemed, 2O,564, adults, S75 children
dead heads, 953. Total number of passen-
gers carried, 28 ,421. May, tickets sold
A,4l4 adults, 1893 childrens, redeemed,
"a ,373 adults 1895 childrens {; deadheads,
g78 total passengers carried, "a ,448. june,
tickets sold, 26,S90 adults, 1928 children |;
redeemed, 25,547 adults, 1885 chlldrens
deadheads, 1880 passengers carried, 81, !
1875. July, tickets sold, S2,316 adults,
1 ,5l4 children redeemed, 81 ,8O4 adults,
1909 childrens deadhesds, 1918: passen-
gers carried, 1854. August, tickets sold
81 ,S55 adults, 1888 childrens !; redeemed,
2s ,621 adults, 1919 childrens deadheads,
1923 passengers carried, Al ,O5 ;
September, Tickets sold, N,053 adults;
ria childrens; redeemed, 2S ,062 adults,
1875 Children; dead heads, 1883. Passen-
gers carried. 4O,416. October, Tickets sold
"a ,25S adults; 1923 children; redeemed,
A 1858 adults; 1895 childrens; dead heads,
1l4S: passengers carried, 33, 400. Novem-
ber, Tickets sold, 22, ,OS6 adults, S69 child
rens; redeemed, 2,OA adults; 954 children;
dead heads, 1854; passengers carried, &c..
O43. December, Tickets sold, %, ,673 adults;
1918 childrens; redeemed, 1884 adults;
1893 children; dead heads lO35; passengers
carried, 32,8S7. .a.........
1t will thus be seen that the company has
disposed of 3O2, ,695 tickets during the past
year, given 1857 free rides, and carried
altogether 4O4 ,67l passengers.
The condition of the road now Is excel
lent and next year the managers except
that they will be enabled to pay respecta
BILE dividend, which will be the first one
ever declared. The company now hal
$1,000, which they purpose using in con
structing another track from the depot tt
jackson street. %
The company have nine cars, seven o
which are in constant use. There arr
seventeen employees, and the pay rol
amounts to $500 per month. Otner EXPENSE
amount to $500 per month, and repairs tt
4 81 900 per year.
! The road is now being run at less expense
than ever before. .'