New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-16
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
THE MASSACHUSETTS, ROADS

| BOSTON, Jan. 15.-The fourteenth animal "a
port of the Railroad Commissioner submitted to thu
Legislature this afternoon IL shows that the mileage
OF roads In the State was increased 2ia miles in the
year ended September 80, 1882. The total mileage Of
main line and branches IL 2773 miles, OF which $50 ara
double track Returns were received from stxtyseven
corporations increase Of two The aggregate capital
stock Is $l22.976262 20. an OF SS2064s IL
The gross debt less cash assets. S7l9I3 sO8 an In.
crease OF S7062.9l5 "a On the other hand the cash
acsets OF all the companies Of the State have increased
to the amount Of So $3.50 o. The total income for
the year was $6oo46,S70 co. increase of s3.0sl,-
GA o. The total expenses including rents paid were
$29,944,167 10, an increase Of 1881,
522 90. Tho net income was So
2,202 95 being increase Of $2OO.45I IS
Sxty-sx companies with O permanent Investment OF
$l98, $4,000 had net income of ga per cent The
Troy and Greenfield Company is not included In these
The total amount Of dividends paid S6,271 13s SO.
decrease from the previous year of sl6726 90 OF tho
sixtysix corporations birtysx paid dividends varying
from 2 10 10 per cent
The number Of passengers carried 55,s6s ,694
The average fare Is cents per mile, reduction OF
fifth Of cent In the year 331 miles Of steel rail
laid making total OF 2,466 miles. The following add
lions have made to the equipment of the roads:
Locomotives, 81 passenger cars 80; mall and baggage
cars, 81; freight and miscellaneous cars, $50. The
number OF persons regularly employed 274O3, an IN
crease OF $50; the whole number Of persons employed
was 9O4 The number of persons injured was Ala
less than In tho previous year:
Of this number only ~ were passengers, against
AZ in 1881 The number of killed 1853, against 81
previous year. Thenumber Of employees injured not
fatally. 142 the numbsr killed, S. The
spending figures for 19sOys1 were I2S and IT, Tic
number OF trespassers killed u.s. and the number Of
injured 81. Among the number killed, reported
suicides The number injured at highway crossings
81, OF whom 81 killed. Tho amount Of damage
paid In ten years by eight roads of standard gauge
mnating In Boston Sl2l15S7 10, or average OF
more than $4,000 annually. This exclusive Of all
damage to freight rolling stock and OF legal expenses
attending suits.
The report contains extended reference to several
subjects OF more OF less Importance SUCH as tefnnai
facilities legislation concerning railroads, freight dis
elimination relief societies. fencing color blindness, tue
Exigency act, signals and railroad bonds Inc
report also shows that returns were
received from thirty street railways, with
an aggregate capital stock Of s7,O0l, $50 or in
crease OF S347 $780, The debt amounts to H4l2-
172 Of $67e $50 since tho ast report Tue
rate Of dividend the total amount OF capital
stock @ cent, and the net earnings amounted
20 4 per aggregate Of the capital stock and
gross debt. The whole 'ength OF track, including
branches and sidIngs amounts to 273o75 miles, being
Of 1859 miles, and OF 81 mileS
for each road The number or passengers carried wss
number carried during the preceding year The num-
Der Of passengers carried street railways exceed
ed the number carried the steam roads Dy 2sO5i5S3
The gross income was 94494,957 90, an increase OF
Amounting to $4,000 81 and q decrease Of dividends
paid amounting S484 300 Tne number OF porsons ea-
railways 3,5O1. being an increase
Of 349 over year The number OF aecidentsrepored
injured the previous was a. seven Of whom
Killed.