The Portland daily press., 1883-01-16

The total receipts for 1882 exceed those of
1881 by $6,53S.33.
On the first of January last year the COM
| pany owned 81 horses, many of them not in
condition to perform the work required of
them. During the year "a horses have been
bought at a cost of $2745. Fourteen poor
and unsuitable horses have been exchanged for
70 better ones at cost of $2317. Ten horses
have been sold for 1851, and horses have
died or been killed, making AZ horses added to
our stock and 80 horses exchanged, sold or
died; net amount expended in horses $473l
expended in 1881, $1,000, making an increase
of $2662, over 1881. We have now ll2
horses most of them in good condition and
this number is no more than is needed.
The repairs of the road-bed in the city have
been extensive and absolutely required, We
found that the track in all parts of the city.
having been laid 10 years, had spread so that
the rails were two or more inches farther
apart than originally laid. so that the cars.
instead of resting and running upon the tread
Of the Wheels rested and ran upon the fianges,
thereby making the cars run much harder, and
much more readily running off the track. The
only way to bring the rails nearer together and
to the right gauge, so that the tread of the
wheels should run on the tread of the rails
swas to take up the whole track and move in
the timbers and rails and repair the whole
length of the track, or to take up both rails
and cant them in so as to bring the tread of
the rails on the tread of the wheels, which last
was done all over the city and now the track
is all right and in good condition.
The amount expended in repairs and road
bed in 1882 was S4.694.S1; in 1881, $l,SI36l.
Excess over 1881, $2,8S1.20.
The damages against the company for per-
sons injured have been $l688, rs; ofthese 1926
was for damages in 1881.
1t being very desirable that some of the men
employed by the company should reside near
the stables, two story double dwelling house
has been erected during the year, on land be-
longing to the company near the stable at
Morrilps corner, at cost of $l700, which is
now occupied by employees of the company at
SIS each or $l6 month for both tenements
The past year 3 old condemned cars have
been remodelled and made into sun shades;
other old cars have been almost entirely re-
built and fixed up, and all other cars kept in
good repair. One new sleigh car has been
built, all at cost of $I950.83.
The stable and dwelling house at Morrills
corner have been reshingled and both stables
have been repaired with new sills. The lum-
Der for repairs cost $6l0.94.
The expenses in 1882 for horses, repairs,
damages and extensions exceed those of 1881
by $14.301,70
The extension on Pearl and Commercial
streets of mile, was considered almost a
necessity. from the fact that running the old
route from Pearl down Middle and India
streets to the Grand Trunk depot and back on
the same track took but few passengers and
did not pay running expenses. Now by run
ming down on this extension we accommodate
those doing business on Commercial street,
passengers to and from Boston and New York
boats. to and from the islands and the ferry,
and continue round up India and Middle
streets without taking any more time or re-
curing any more cars, men or horses the dis
lance being about ten rods more. We think
that the facts will justify the outlay, as we
carried on the Spring street line of which this
is the extension during the last six months of
1882, with the extension, 27,24I more pas
sengers than we carried the last six months of
1884, on the same line before the extension.
And | would here call the attention of the
stockholders to another extension Of our road
which I deem quite as desirable and think
would be as profitable as the Pearl street ex-
tension. That is to extend our track about q
of mile to the Boston and Maine, Eastern,
Maine Central and Portland and Ogdensburg
depots.
Our grain bill for last year was $2439 more
than the year before but the hay bill was not
as much. We had on hand January l, 1888,
about 40 tons of hay, 10 tons of straw, and
100 bushels of grain; twenty four cars on
wheels and ten sleigh cars on runners, all in
good repair and III horses to draw these cars
and sleighs, and no more horses than are re-
CURED to do the work well.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The treasurer Mr.. e. A. Newman, reported
as follows: