The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-06

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The number of miles run were 179, $50, an in
crease of 723 over 1882. Total tonnage of
freight carried, 114543 against 1929 the
year previous. Number of passengers car
ried, lie, 800, an increase of 1912
The track expenditures have been large.
Two thousand,two hundred fifty -nine feet of old
iron rails were laid in new side tracks at Port
land, Centre WATERFORD aud Alfred, and about
one mile of side tracks relaid with better quail
ity iron. The whole length of side tracks on
the road at present is As 1923 feet.
The truss bridges at Great Brook, Little
Esivvry Datlsr's Meaaow-and.- Easssa I.obanvn
have been strengthened. Fifteen miles of fence
have been rebuilt. A new locomotive and a
new freight saloon car have been added to the
| equipment the past year. A new passenger sta
| ton, engine house and water tank have been
built at Saco River, and new freight house
600 more than in 1882.
Officers we're reelected as follows:
Directors-George p. Wescott, Samuel E.
Spring, Nathan Webb, William L.. Patnam
Charles Mccarthy, Jr., of Portland; Richard
Stephen j. Young, Brunswick, Joseph S. Rick
or OF Deering.
Clerk William II. Conant.
At subsequent meeting of the direc tors.
George z. Wescott was elected president, and
Joseph w. Peters was appointed superintend-
ent.
Annual Report of the Rumford Falls Il
Buckfeld Railroad.
| The annual meeting of the r. F. & B.. R.R.
was called at Canton Wednesday at 6 O'Clock
p. m. The annual reports of the officers of thu
| road are published.
The result OF the years operation are salts
factory. The superintendent's report shows
considerable Improvement made upon the COM
pany's property during the year.
| During the year the company authorized and
executed mortgage, securing $4,000 OF
bonds, or about $4,000 per mile. OF these S137,-
600 are held to retire the receivers certificates
of an equal amount, and the balance, $4,000.
| is available to pay for improvements, and ex-
tinguishing the floating debt.
The pay roll of the company and its current
expenses have been promptly met and cleaned
up as close as is practicable from the nature of
things, SO that the sum OF $21, S73.5S shown in
the treasurer's report, is the entire floating
debt of the company.
The report of S. G. Andrews, treasurer,
shows the total receipts to be $50 272 OF: ;
expenditures, $35, Psi 61 net earnings, &c.
| 990.40.
| The rolling stock consists of three locomo-
| tives, two passenger cars one combination and
smoker, one freight saloon, nine box and cattle
cars, and 40 platform cars.
The superintendent recommends the follow
ing improvements: The purchase of enough
steel rails to relay or replace all the old iron
between Mechanic Falls and Buckield, esti-
mated about 1000 tons. There are some places
besween Buckfeld and Canton that require
heavier iron, also between Canton and Gilbert
vile; but for that the iron taken up below
would do very we'll. The total cost of the new
Sumner bridge will be about 81 600 There
few short that should before long be
replaced BY stone arches or culverts. The
| Saltwater bridges can be abandoned by chang
| ing the course of the stream. The bridge near
Hartford, over Burgenot pond, If not filled
will require new piling. Darlington bridge
has good culvert, but is partly filed ana
should be finished early. Bridge near Canton
Steam Mill should be filled early in the sea-
son, and new truss or girder put on. The
passenger and mail cars are sufficient for the
regular passenger traffic. He advises the pur-
chase OF one or two secondhand cars for ex-
cursion business
The president states that it is his opinion
floating debt, construct an iron or wooden truss
bridge at Sumner as now commenced. adjust
all unsettled land damages, purchase new cars
and track needed the coming year, and COM
pete all other immediate Improvements, SO
that after the coming year, with the average
good fortune OF the past, the net earnings can
supply all that may be further needed.