The Portland daily press., 1884-12-04
MATERIAL ON HAND.

" Woou. ..'.-......'....-....., Az 90
Store room. oil waste, etc etc............. 2,325.78
LUMBER ..-....'-......,......... 7Ol.2S
Iron and steel eel.......,............ ...... 365.22
rant snop, :f......s................... 323.92
Track material ............,........... ,47o O8
13,577.s5
During the past year the track and road bed over
the whole line has been much improved. twelve
miles Of new steel rails, nine Thousand cedar ties
have been laid and large amount of ballast put
under the track the pile trestle Vest of Deering's
Bridge, $50 feet long, has been Allied with 1000
cubic yards of earth. Lewis Brook bridge 81 feet
long has been rebuilt with southern pine stringers
ana chords and covered with whto pine sheathiDg
Stone abutments have been put under the over
head bridge at Shaws Ridge, shortening the space
about 80 feet and the bridge rebuilt; overhead
bridges at Goodwins and Lebanon Centre roads
have been repaired. Side tracks have been much
improved by layil 1900 feet of iron rails, which
were transferred from the main line. Five thou
laid, as follows: Portland ], 100 feet Saccsrappa
S29 fee Morrills Corner, 96I feet; Gorham,
$50 feet; Rochester, 246 feet.
The con lDusd low price of steel rails has induced
your directors to purchase all the rails required to
complete the laying Of The entire road from Port
was delivered ia October and the balance will be
delivered next April. With steel rails good ties
and plenty OF ballast under the track, and with
near all cur bridges recently rebuilt, we hope to
be able to show reduced track and op rating ex-
penses.
At Gorham new tank house. IA feet square. and
water tank has been built, and the platform ex-
tended 20 feef.
At Centre Waterboro' the passenger depot has
been moved back from the track and new fouuda-
tloos put under, new platform 237 feet long has
been built and the depot lot graded up. AT Port
land a coal derrick and shed have been bulls. At
Rochester 5O-foot iron turu-table has been put n
lot of land 371a 100 feet ON Alder street. in
the rear of the engine house, has bean purchased
and arrangements made to enlarge the engine
house. Sixteen miles of fence have been built. A
new snow plow has been built.
The motive power of the road Is In good condition
except the engine Westbrook, which is quite worn
out. aud not heavy enough for the work required
One engine suitable for switching purposes, in
place OF the WesJbrook, is much needed.
Two passenger cara are required to take place of
old cars orn out. and fifteen 20-,on goDdoa cars
are wanted to properly handle our increasing coal
The following accidents have occurred:
Oct. D, 1883. Frank Potter, section hand, while
Way bridge, bad thumb broken and hand Injured.
Dec. 4. 1888. Charles A. Hayes. Lebanon Me-,
Wrrg Srots.ng t tne u tfaek a, East Lebanon was
July 5, 1884. Charles Kenuey, Cumberland
Mills, Me-, was found dead on the track between
Morrilrs Corner and Cumberland Mills, near the
town house crossing.
For the directors
GEORGE P. WEscoTT, President.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers were elected:
Prssident-George P. " eseott
Treasurer ard Clerk--W. III. Conant.
uperintendent-Joseph W. Peters.
Direetors-George P. Wescott, Nathan Webb, W.
1; Putnam, O. Mccarthy, Jr.. Portland; Richard
Young. Brunswick; Joseph S. Kicker, Deering and
Arthur Sewail, Bath, in place of S. E. Spring, de-
ceased.
New England Ticket A gents Association.
At meeting of the New England general
ticket and passenger agents association held
IN Boston yesterday, the rates from Boston to
the New Orleans exposition were fixed at S4S
for the round trip, tickets being good to return
until Mag 31st.
The rates for the grand encampment of the
Grand Army at Portland, Me-, next June
we're fixed at S3 for the round trip by rail and
$1.50by beat.
Knox azd Lincoln.
The annual stockholders meeting of the Knox
and Lincoln Railroad WIS held in Damariscotta yes
terday. The directors report was accepted. Direc-
tors were elected as follows: Il. W. Hyde, G. Rich
ardson, John R. Kelley, Henry Ingalls, Edwin
FIVE, d. W. Chapman, E. 0. Clark, E. X. O'Bren
J. t. Berry, Francis Cobb, q. w. Kimball.
The articles in reference to extending the road
farther into Rockland and building new ferry
boat were both disposed of by instrueting the drec
tors investigate the needs of the road IN these re-
spects, the probable cost, what benefits would ae-
crue and report at the next annual meeting Of the
stockholders.
The Lease OF the Eastern.
The following circulars have been issued:
EASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY
Boston, Dec. 2, 1884.
The Eastern Railroad its branches ana lesaed
roads having been leased TO the Boston & Maine
the lessee, all officers and employees OF the Eastern
Railroad Company will hereafter be under the di-
rection OF the Boston Maine Railroad.
ARTHUR SEwALL,
President Eastern Railroad.
PAYsoN TUCKER,
General Manager Eastern Railroad.
BOSTON s. MAINE RAILROAD.
General Superintendent'S Office
BOSTON, December 2. 1884
The Eastern Railroad together with lis leased
lines having been leased by and all of its property
delivered to- the Boston Maine Railroad All Of its
eo'ployes will hereafter be in the employ of the
Boston & Name Railrosd.
All rules and regulations now in force on the
Eastern Railroad will remain in force and en-
oloyes will observe all rules and regulations and
partments Of the Eastern Railroad heretofore,
and heads OF the departments viii continue to re-
port to the general manager.
JAMES L. FURBER,
General Superintendent.
Among the many advantages that the public will
derive from the recent consoldationof the Boston &
Maine and Eastern railroads will be the running of
through cars and after Monday next on all ex-
press trains between Bangor and Boston over both
the Boston s. Maine and Eastern roads, Passengers
leaving Bangor any station in Maine can take
car and not be obliged to leave 1t until they arrive
at their destination, whether by either line or any
station along the line of either the Boston Maine
OF Eastern roads, and cars will direct to Bangor
from Boston over botn roads. new time table
will shortly appear which will greatly lessen the
time of express trains between Boston and Bangor
The management of both roads are working in har-
mony and bringing their energies to give the travel
ing public every facility possible. The public may
be assured that the management believe the best
way increase their own business is to aid In de-
velopng the growing industries along the line. MIR.
j. furoer who is well known as the able and
IN ha e. Nfafn
and Mr. Payson Tucker, the popul manager of the
Maine Central, will jointly manage this great prop
erty which is guarantee of the success of the con-
solidaton.
Worcester, Nashua Il Rochester.
The annual meeting of this company at Worcester
Tuesday proved to be quite surprise to the general
public. new element has for some time been
quietly purchasing the stock of the company and
the extent OF their efforts in this direction was de-
veloped at the annual election Tuesday, when the
following list of directors elected: c. S. Turn
er, Stephen Sa isbury, j. Edwin Smith. Francis H.
Dewey, Worcester, Mass; Charles Holman, John
A. Spalding, Frank A. Mexican, Nashua N H.; A.
j. PillsOury, Northwood N. H.; Frank Jones Ports
mouth, n. H. NJ ". B. Edgerly, Manchester, NH;
Charles A. Sinclair, Portsmouth, N. H.; George w
Armstrong, Boston, Mass.; thames P. Cook Salem
Mass; s. 7: Fuller, James W. Johnson Boston,
Mass. The above list comprises no less than eight
new members, giving the new element the control
of the roat.
The Railroad Commissioners.
A petition has been received by the Commission
ers in Massachusetts, from d. W. Sanborn, master
Of transportation of the Eastern Railroad and j.
I. Furber, general superintendent of the Boston
and Maine Railroad, setting forth that prior to the
pa sage of the act Of the legislature in relation to
automatic car couplings, certain coup.
ling that works automatically mad been
adopted by these two railroad Companies
for mutual convenience. and had been put upon a
sufficient number of cars to tsst It's working 1t
having been found to operate satisfactorily and as
tne petitioners desire to 90 with the work of put
ting proper couplings upon the of the respec-
tive roads they ask the commissioners to approve
and sanction this couplipg for use on these two
roads. hearing will be given on the matter.
Minor Notes.
When the missing link of railroads between Me-
gantic and Moosthead lakes, 90 miles is completed
Montreal will be only nine hours distant from Mt
Desert ferry, and. via the New England and Aca-
dia Steamship Company route, but "a hours from
Halifax. From the ferry freight is carried without
change of cars to Toronto at 15 cents per 100
pounds, Chicago at 81 cents and Cincinnati at 20
cents.
The Eastern railroad has Just added to its rolling
stock new hand car, different from anything Of
the kind ever used on that road. 1t Is propelled in
q similar way TO a velocipede, can accommodate
four persons, and 1t is said can be made to run
twenty miles an hour. The seats are of cane with
cushions and altogether the machine is quite a
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