The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-08

there is required say ] passenger, smoking
and baggage; baggage, Ito replace No. p l
mail and 70 box and hay cars. the cost of
which is esslmated at about $4,000
TRACK AND BRIDGES.
The committee quote the following from the
last report OF the Railroad Commissioners and
believe it fairly states the case;
Portland and Rochester Railrodd-P0rtlaud
g Rochester, N. III. 81 mes-495 10 Maine.
rms road has shared in the general spirit OF
improvement which has characterized the rail-
roads OF our State during the past two or three
years. aud We take pleasure IN noticing its bet
Tered condition ana increasing Importance as
one OF the through lines from Portland to the
great commercial centres, Boston and New
YORK. Compared with former years largely
increased number Of ties, and greater amount
Of iron rails have been placed on the track TINS
season than any other preceding year. Ine
road-bed has been we'll ditched and drai ned
and the alignment and surface OF the track
is good The road presents generally I'm.
proved appearance. Many Improvements ~ !
minor Importance have been maze anu SUN
more remain to be accomplished, but taxing
into Consideration the embarrassments undtr
which the road is laborpg, we think that much
has been accom- plshed in the rlgut oirectiop.
The truss bridge over the Mousam RIVER at
Springvale will shortly need renewal or eXten-
sive repairs, as the timber of which the bridge
Is constructed is of small dimensions not pos
sessng margin of strength sufficient to coun-
teract the effects of exposure to the weather
and consequent decay which Is beginning to af-
feet it unfavorably Most Of the other bridges
on this line are in good order The trains have
been run with great regularity and promptness
and no accident has occurred the past season.
Notwithstanding that the number OF tons of
iron and ties put in,o the track last year was
almost equal to the amount put IN the two
years previous, there will be required the pres
ent year, to replace old rails worn out, twice
the quantity purchased last year, and double
the number of ties used last year will be re-
quired to keep the track in as good condition as
l. was last year This additional expense on
track will cost about 81 900 over last years
track expenditure. About $4,000 cubic yards
of earth-fill will be required to replace the old
pile bridge from Franklin street to the Marginal
Way. This work was commenced last fall and
about 600 yards put in at cost to complete
of about $1,000 A recent examination BY the
company of the condition of Mousam River
bridge referred to by the Railroad Comms.
sioners shows that the time is near at hand
when this bridge must be renewed Repairs
have been made on it during the past month
making il safe for use for the present time.
This is three span deck bridge sbont 210
feet long. An iron bridge will cost $1,000.
STATIONS AND BUILDINGS.
Your committee are informed that a new
depot building is much needed at Buxton
Centre to replace the one burned some years
ago Extensive repairs are needed at Ssco
points on the line west Of SacO river the
stations will accom- modate the business for
some years. The expense of the above would
not exceed 81 600. The engine house and lot
on Alder street so long used BY this company
for round-hOuse aud machine shop have
recently been found to be owned in common
with the Maine Central Rsilroad. The turn,
tasle Ia this building is old and much out of
repair and as more room is required for use of
eng ines it is believed that instead of repairing
the old table a new one should be purchased
aud put up at the end of the building near the
main line track and the building should be
remodelled. To purchase this property,
change and repair tho building used for the
turn-table will cost about $4,000. From the
foregoing estimates it will be found that the
aggregate expenditures that must be put upon
the road-hej, bridges and buildings, aud for
purchase of rolling stock during the next TWO
years. additional to the net earnings, will
amount 90 the sum of $4,000, divided as fol-
lows:
Two locomotives. ............... ........,Sl2,000
One passenger, one SIN king and bagg ge car,
one baggage and mail car. ...........r.,... 10000
Twenty five box and hay ........,...... 10000
$4,000
Iron ties and labor over last years expenses $1,000
Pile trestle on Franklin street to Marginal
Mousam River Bridge ............ ,......... 1000
Stations $1,000, Engine House $4,000. .....,.. 5000
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