The Portland daily press., 1885-02-20
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Portland 4 Ogdensburg.

The report Of Gen. S. j. Anderson, receiver
for the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad, to
Judge Walton Of the S. j. Court, for the quar-
ter ending January 1st, 1885, was fled at the
office of the Clerk of Courts yesterday. Fol-
lowing is brief abstract:
Since the quarterly report rendered on the
1st Of October, 1884, the viaduct at Conway
Centre referred to therein has been finished.
The iron bridges at Wiley and Albany brooks
have been erected, and the work of strength
ening the iron bridges at Hiram and Conway
Centre nearly completed.
new truss bridge, with stone abutments,
has replaced the trestle at Shepard's river.
new station house has been built at South
Windham, and the old one changed to q
freight house.
OF suspended accounts due at the time of
appointmentof receiver, there have been paid
traffic balances to the amount of So, ,3S4.SS;
claims on rolling stock, $500; the February
pay roll and the March pay roll, the two
amounting to SI7 ,S29.
In addition to the locomotive mentioned in
the last report as bought and paid for, and the
two Mogul engines leased by the Portland
Company, en- each of which $1,000 were paid,
AoOSoo0HJ
power; and in December the Portland Com
pany leased to the receiver two more large
locomotives upon the payment in advance Of
S2,OOO upon each machine as rent for same,
with an agreement that upon payment OF
$1,000 more With interest, the last payment to
be made within two years from date CT lease,
the two locomotives were to become the prop
erty of the Railroad Company.
The tables annexed to the report give the
gross earnings and operating expenses, also
the cash receipts and expenditures for the
quarter last past. A statement Of the whole
cost to date (Jan. list, 1880 for making safe
the tracks and bridges since the time of issue
OF receivers certificates is also given.
The gross earnings for October were S37 ,529.-
20; operating expenditures $22 625 or net earn
| ings, S14 .904.6S. In November-gross earnings,
$22, 2,752.29; operating expenditures, S19, OPS ~;
| net earnings, S3723 81. In December-gross
| earnings, S19,92S50; operating, S22, ,158.72;
net deficit, S2.250.22. The gross earnings for
| the three months named were S80,2l0.49; ex-
| penditures, S63612 46; net income SIG, ,598.03.
The expenditures in the fourth quarter Of
1854 for making the track and bridges safe and
convenient were 1929 GIT S9; amount of re-
ceiver's certificates sold, $4,000; amount ex-
pended in excess OF certificates sold, $780, S8.
Minor Notes.
| 1t is stated at Dover, N H., that as soon as
the ground opens the work Of extending the
| Boston q Maine double track from Exeter to
| that city will be done, and also the construc-
| tion of new arch and bridge at Salmon Falls.
| 1t is also rumored that the entire double track
| will be completed the present year.
A new station, to be known as Riverside has
| been established on the Portsmouth & Dover
| railroad at the foot Of the Patterson highway in
| Newipgton.
At the meeting of the New England General
| Ticket and Passenger Agents Association,
| Wednesday, NE. Lucius Tuttle, General Pas
| senger and Ticket Agent of the Boston &
| Lowell railroad, was readmitted as an active
member. The rates from New York to the
National Encampment OF the Grand Army Of
| the Republic at Portland next June were re-
arranged. All members OF the Grand Army
showing proper certificates will be carried be-
| tween New York and Boston for Sc the round
| trip by the Sound lines, and $3.50 by all rail
| lines. Parties Of 55 or over going on one
| ticket will be carried at reduced sliding rates.