The New York herald., 1879-03-04
NEW YORK'S RAILROADS.

INTERESTING SYNOPSIS OF THE STATE EN-
GINEER's REPORT TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1879
CAPITAL DEBTs. EARNINGS, DIVIDENDS AND
GENERAL, CONDITION OF THE ROADS.
ALBANY. March 3, 1879.
The report of the State Engineer and Surveyor on
railroads for the year ending September 80. 1s7s
prepared by his deputy. Il. d. Smalley. and sub
nit.ed to the Legislature this evening" contains the
following
CAPITAL STOCK
railroads reporting in this State is S392 lGf754 25
and the proportion for this State. prorating tho
is szs7 o. This is an increase in the total a
grega,e Of 1856 GIG 49, The paid up capital of tho
horse roads amounts s23 30 3G-a decrease of
S73,351 G3. This decrease caused by roads re-
ducing sock.)
The funded debt OF steam roads is reported at
s337 4552T IA and the floating debt at s22 ..37 c.
making total debt liability Of $35e. .s55. .oG4 ~ and
total for this State of 1907 C9G,623 IA These totals
show for the year of 5422 COG 0s tho
funded debt and Sslgi.6s2 Al decrease for the float
ing gs debt s'n,oo ,o,, ., N. ,o,.. ,,os . ,,r,,
$15. .1J6 97G %. of 1896 762 So and tho
noatine debt at f2,s7l,ssi 80, an increase of
The aggregate of the stock and debts for tho steam
roads amounts TO s752.o2o,7ly 03. OF which
$685., ,525s5 ~ is the proportion for this State and
is an average of s96.575 per mile OF road built.
The aggregate for the horse roads is s 295, ,9G2 TO-
m average of 800 952 per mile
The total for both steam and horse roads is
$793, ,3IG,6s1 90.
cosr or ROAD AND EQUIPMENT
Tho cost Of road and equipment OF steam roads
amounts the aggregate 20 s65l O7s l26 IS, an in
crease of S2 2O5. .O5, Gl aud thc proportion this
State is &4s4, ,jG3.640 ~.
The cost OF road and equipment in equal to sS4 19f
per mile Of road built In this State
For the horse roads these items amount 70
$403l6.3T1 ~ In the oggregate-sn increase during
the year of S11O4sS 30.
The total cost of all tho roads in this State is
S52t, ,G20.U2O s6
CHARACTERISTICS ROADS.
The total number of miles Of road built tinan limo
nnd branchcsl. including leased lines out OF tho
state, is S,31D.13. OF which 5752 - miles IN this
State. The double truck including sidngs, amounts
60 4.Jjs33 miles. There has been i0, ~ miles OF
steam and s24 miles OF horse railroads built during
the year.
The total miles Of road owned by horse railroad
companies is 4GO3. and the double track and sdings
Is 2Is.i miles.
The stcam railroads doing business in this state
own 2Sol engines ly1 FIRST class passenger cars 353
second class passenger aud emgrant cars, TAI nsii.
baggage and express cars. and 90 il3 freight cars
Of the 2TS steam roads now in existence in this
State. a. companies operate their own and other
roads, are operated by recc,vers and Is leased and
operated by private person. There arc niso cor
poratiops. formed under tho laws OF other states
leasing and operating roads In this stste-a total of
o..
own and other roads. Two steam roads. the New
York and Harlem, and the Utica, Clinton and Binp.
hsmton operate part of their roads horse roads,
aud two lcnsed ana operated by private persons
total Of Go.
There arc also two steam roads owned and operated
by private parties.
There are II steam and four horse roads leased and
operated by other roads, and road owned by pri-
vatc persons is operated by n steam railroad com
pany ;a72 steam and 10 horse railroads are not In
operation
Tho number Of passengers carried by the steam
roads 4s769,u4 increase of $780, 1853. cassi-
tying tho roads last year TO correspond with tho