The Portland daily press., 1885-01-21

weighing sixty pounds to the yard, have been
laid, which, with that laid during previous
years, entirely replaces the iron throughout
the main line of the road. The best of the old
rails were selected and used to replace those of
the side tracks that were worn out, and in ex
tending several of these tracks, altogether
nearly four miles, making the present aggre-
gated length of sidings something more than
nineteen miles.
The principal additions have been 5000 IT, in
the Portland yard; 2, 100 feet at Thompson's g
Point; through siding of 100 It. in length at
Brown6eld Station; another through siding
760 IT. long at Bartlett; about 5000 1t of sid
ings at Bartlett and Livermore, TO accommo-
date the increased numbering business at those
points; and another through siding $40 ft. long
at Dalton. The siding at the engine stable
near Fabyan's has been lengthened $50 1T. and
many others heightened to meet the require
ments Of the growing traffic. Alspur track Of
a mile inlength has been laid to Cotton's mill
near Centre Conway.
About forty-eight thousand cubic yards Of
earth have been excavated by the steam shov-
81 and moved by construction trains, viz:
10000 cubic yards of ballast distributed, where
most needed, over different parts Of the road;
10000 cubic yards used in widening embonk-
ments in Brownfield ana Hiram; and 5000
cubic yards used to complete the embankment
over the arch culvert replacing ths so-called
Break-neck bridge-this material was obtained
Baldwin Station and the place of deposit and
grade summit here lowered five feet;-3 600 Gu
bic yards used to complete Shepherds river
embankment; and 1900 cubic yards used in
forming new embankment to replace 300 it.
in length of the worn out pile bridge over a
portion of the Saco River Intervale at Conway
Centre.
Fiity-one Thousand new cross-ties have been
put into the track during the year.
About eleven hundred aud forty cubic yards
n IN hnf nrf lrNaa laf1 ~
been constructed as follows: 800 cubic yards in
an abutment at the end of the new embank-
ment at Conway Centre; $50 cubic yards IN
foundation for the new iron trestle at Conway
Centre; 90 cubic yards in Mortou's cattle-pass
ct the end of the old embankment at Con way
Centre; SIG cabic yards in abutments for a new
truss bridge across Shepherds river west of
Brownheld Station; and "a cubic wards in piers
to support new iron bridge at Wiley Brook
Besides the above there have been quarried
about nine hundred cubic yards of stone
The pile bridge at Scott's Mill, in Dalton,
has been entirely rebuilt; the wooden trestle
across the ravine Of Wiley Brook in Hsrt's Lo-
cation, n. H., extending from the pier to the
north bank, has been replaced by an iron lat
tlce deck bridge, similar to the span over the
stream and constructed by the same company
which erected that in 1S75-the Niagara Bridge
Works OF Buffalo, N. Y-The same company
mas also replaced the combination truss span
ming Albany Brook in Bartlett, N. H., BY q
IALtlC0 IRON Jnrough bridge.
The two iron bridges across the Saco one at
Hiram and the other at Conway Centre have
been thoroughly overhauled and re-pforced
by the Pbonix Bridge Com pany OF Phonx-
vile. Pa, their original constructors, assuring
sufficient strength TO carry safely the rolling
STOCK now obtaining over your road aud its
connections. which is very much heavier than
was anticinated when these bridges were
erected in 1871. The same company has erect
ed an iron trestle viaduct four hundred and
elghty-three feet long, extending from the
Conway Centre iron bridge to before mention
ed new aoutment, so that the worn out pile
bridge, some eight hundred feet long, which
has, since the first opening of the railroad
there, carried the trains over the Saco River
Intsrvale, has been entirely replaced by solid
embankment OF earth and an enduring iron
structure. Piles have been driven to strength.
en- the two voter ways, one in the Canal Basin
the other on the fats of Fore River, and the
superstTucture OF both renewed. Piles have
also been driven along Fore River insd the
Harbor commissioners line, at the Compa-
ny's yard IN Portland: the wharf extended
thlrty-hve feet and $500 expended in dredging
ont the channel; by all which the facilities
Tor dischsrging vessels there are essentially
improved. A corpenters shop two hundred
feet long and fifty feet wide is now being
erected on the Thompson Point. New sta
ton buildings have been erected at Fabyan's
and at South Windham. A platform aud
awning have been added to the Sebago Lake
station. A anow-shed has been erected at
Crawford Notch aud three miles of wire fence
built. In doing the work authorized by the
co0yt to be done and paid for from the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of the Receivers certificates
It has been found necessary TO exceed the sum
derived from that source and to take the earn
lngs OF the road to make up the amount abso-
lutel7 necessary to expend, in order to cover
tne road with steel aud make safe the bridges.
One reason for this was that heavier steel
rail-, and new and heavier fishings were
adopted increasing quite largely the original
estimate for the new track
Under order of the court the receiver has
PAID trafno balances due; the February pay
roll OF the employees overdue at the commence
ment OF the receivership; the March payroll
which, according to custom. became due aud
payable on the 18th OF the succeeding month
the two psy-rolls amounting to 1923; the in
terest due on mortgages of real estate; and the
lien claims, both those overdue aud such as
became due since his appointment upon the
rolling stock which had been in use by the
eompsny-the latter amounting to the sum of
$l6. .4O0-wheh are all the liabilities the re-.
celVer has been as yet authorized to pay under
the order OF the court. In addition to this one
new locomotive was bought and paid for, and,
as the requirements OF the business were such
that new and heavier locomotive power was
needed, an arrangement was made, in August
last, with the Portland Company to hire from
that company two large MoguI engines. AS
and an agreement taken that upon payment of
S5O0O IN one year and $500 in two years on
each engine, with interest, the engines shall
become the property of the railroad company.
10 the early part OF December the volume of
through freight business had grown SO largely
that further increase of locomotive power
was needed, and second agreement was made
with the Portland Company for two more
large sized engines, but OF the ordinary pat
tern, the arrangement being similar to the
0Fn hiatt fI.a
to Pc $1,000 on each; and upon the payment of
$zOOO aud interest in one year and $1,000 and
Interest in two years upon each engine, they
are to become the property Of the railroad com
pany.
The equipment now in use consists OF 16 lo-
comotlves, 70 passenger, baggage and observa-
tlon cars, ITO box freight cars, 152 platform
freight cars, 20 4-wheeled dump Cars, vans l
crane car, tool car, snow plows and / steam
excavator. -Four OF the locomotives are hired
OF the Portland Company as previously ex-
planned. Two passenger, one baggage and
four observation cars of the above are held un-
der an arrangement with the Wason Manufac-
turing Company by which quarterly payments
are to be made until the agreed value OF the
cars (S20, ,304.76) are so paid AS nearly one
considering it to be for the interest of the COM
psDy to complete the purchase, authorized the
receiver to pay the balance as the installments
became due.
TRAIN MILEAGE FOR YEAR ENDING SEPT. 1854.
Passenger trains. ns................,...,. lao
Freight trains ns.................. 100 ga;
Switching .....................- - 4S'ql2
other Trains ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1896
Iotal train mileage ,2l5
TRAFFIC.
Number of local passengers. ............. SO, ,557
NUMBER OF foreign passengers. ........... 57,761
Iotai passengers. .........,............ 14031S
Local passengers carried one mile 774 622
Toreign passengers carried one mile. 33 ,5lS
Iotal passengers carried one mile ......4 no lao
Tons OF local freight. ht..................: 1858
Tons of foreign freight ,,.... 6924O
iotai freight =. ......... 2O68I3
Local freight tons carried one mile .....3.1 81 800
Eorelgn freight, tons carried one mile SO 1897