The Portland daily press., 1886-12-06

AUDITORS REPORT.
The general expenses Of Office, property
aud transportation were S2iT, ,345.97 /; passen-
ger transportation expenses, Si73, IA IS {;
freight transportation, S234, ,6lI.S0. motive
power, ,S497, ,443.3S; maintenance OF cars, ,Sl65,-
O44.19; maintenance of way and buildings,
S532, ,644.44. The total bonded debt Is Sli,-
l25, 400. These facts are given BY the audi
tor, MIR. George w. York.
GENERAL MASAGER's REPORT.
General Manager Tucker reports 1,26s. 400
passengers transported last year, an increase
Of 70,l59, or 5S6per cent; S63,711 tons Of
freight, increase Of 7I.S6l tons, OF 9.49 per
cent. transportation earnings OF mails, bag
gage, express, &c, $50, 1913; total gross
transportation earnings, S3,OOl, ,OI6 W; InileS
run by passenger trains were 9oO,Ol7; by
freights, 7s9, IA; working trains, switching,
&c, 723 175; total miles run, 2,4y2, 80.
Bridges were built at Augusta, OlamOn.
Royals River, near Yarmouth Junction,
Felt Brook, llolden's Brook, Humphrey, s
Crossing aud Federal Street Deep Cut; High
street, Winthrop and Orr's overhead bridges
replanked, the trestle at Bleachery Bridge
rebuilt, and extensive repairs made on other
bridges. At VassalbOro the track and sta.
tion facilities have been improved; al Ban
| gor a substantial retaining wall and other
| improvements made; the culverts and cattle
| passes between WestbrOOk and Cumberland
| Junction heightened for the extension Of the
| double track; culyerts and cattle passes at
| ulHeItUL places ItDulik dllu StuhC lui Auulud
! tiOns and retaining walls laid. For these
| purposes 2.945 cubic yards OF granite have
| been used from the cOmpany's ledge at North
| Jaw; 1,046 tons steel rails and 49i tons
| iron rails have been laid and ls3,2dO
tons Of cross-tes, 1856, 760 pounds joint plates,
| 14S,510 pounds track spikes aud 55,240 pounds
track bolts and nuts used for repairs and
/ construction.
The equipment has been increased by 4
| Portland Company engines, Wason passen,
/ ger ears. combination car, conductors
saloon cars, snow pl0w, the last four built
by the company, and the equipment now
consists of 81 locomotives, 90 passenger ears
| 45 baggage, mail aud express ears, IA eight
| wheeled box, hay ana cattle cars, 300 eight
| wheeled platform ears, As tool and work
mems ears, IL eight-wheeled hange scrapel
cars, AZ f0uT-wheeled platform cars, 80 four
wheeled dump ears, 40 eight-wheeled plat
| form cars leased, 5l eight-Wh heeled box car
leased, 10 wooden snow plows.
There were JS,721 tons Of bitumin
ous coal used; 4.6u3 tons anthracite; lg4
cords wood. In the increase of sid
track there were GOO feet added at Port
land. There were 37l miles. Of track bal
lasted with 5000 cubic yards of gravel
There were l2,030 yards Of fence built
$3.50 rods barbed wire, i1i9 rods board, l3I
rods cedar rail, and 1854 rods Of fence wer
repaired
At Etna q new tank-house has been built
aud that at South Lincoln rebuilt, coal shed
builta Wateryille aud VancebOro, whar
and stages repaired and built at Bangor, ic
house enlarged and agents Office removed q
I Mt Desert Ferry, turntable put In at Gardl
ner ana crossing gates at Congress street. a
Bangor, Augusta and HallOwell, pQssenge
stations, engine houses, and freight house
built, VI repaired, AZ Gardiner. C0rinnS