The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-01
PORTLAND q ROCHESTER r. r.
Annual Report OF the Directors OF the
Company.
An Increase OF Earnings and a De-
crease OF Expenditures.

The annual report Of the directors Of the
Portland Rochester railroad covers the
year ending Sept 30, 1886. Through their
President, the Hon. George p. wescott, the
directors report that the operations Of the
road when compared with the previous year.
viii show that the earnings have increased
$4,000, while the expenditures for operating
have decreased 81 .Ols, and that the increased
cost for transportation Of passengers was
only S61l, while there was an increase In
number Iof 10000 passengers transported
more than 1900 Of which were carried be-
tween local stations, showing unmistakaDly
the increased prosperity Of the towns on the
line Of the road. Since last April two ad-
ditional experimental passenger trains have
been run between Portland and Saccarappa.
The patronage these trains have received,
encourage the directors to continue them as
permanent additions to the train service Of
the road.
In 1s85.the whole number OF tickets OF All
kinds sold.was 1859; during the year end
ing Sept 3Oth last the number was 20Gg7s
The freight transportation expense de-
creased Si47, and the freight tonnage hauled,
increased ,S42 tons.
TRACK.
At no time In the history Of your road has
tne Improvement 20 its track been more
marked than the past year, having laid more
than 100 tons Of steel rails, the road now has
q continuous steel rail the entire length Of
the line from Portland to Rochester. Over
1900 cedar ties and 80 kegs Of spikes have
been used, aud ill Of 2700 yards was made
at Saccarappa for new siding at that place,
also large amount Of gravel has been
placed under the track. Near Pitt Street
Bridge, Deertng, the grade Of the track has
been lowered two feet and the material two
thousand yards Of earth and four hundred
yards OF LEDGE taken out has been used In
repairing Marginal Way. An overhead
bridge at Pitt street Is In process Of con-
struction, the work being done In accord
ance with the decision Of Commissioners ap-
pointed by the court. The cost Of this
change Ofstraek has been about $1,000 and the
construction Of that part Of the bridge, fifty
hve feet long by twenty-six feet wide over
corporation. the balance 10 be paid by the
town Of Deering including the grad
Ing OF the approaches to the bridge
66oS feet Of sidings have been laid; GO new
been made. Gravel pits have been pur-
chased at Gorham and Weymouth; three
cattle passes" have been purchased and
hlled up. A new bridge OF hard pine has
been built az Lebanon, and one at Buffers
Meadow. The masonry at Carpenters
Brook mas been repaired, and the abutments
at Buffers Meadow have also been repaired
The bridges at Little Brook and Great
Hamilton's Brook the abutments have been
rebuilt, and slight repairs have been made
on Mousam River and Salmon Falls River
bridges. Twelve miles Of new fence have
peen Duilt; A new baggage room 10 feet
long by 13 feet wide, and an awning over
platform AS feet long by "a feet wide have
been added to Portland station, and new
platform laid The paint shop has been
moved and an addition has been built 50 feet
long by y feet wide. The engine house roof
has been repaired and new floor laid In the
ONCE. At Forest Avenue 167 feet, and at
East Lebanon 203 feet Of new platform have
been built; At Rochester new hand car
house has been built One new "Beaudry Il
Cunningham power hammer" has been pur-
chased and placed In the blacksmith shop.
The 80 foot iron turn table at Rochester
has been moved to Portland to replace the
old wood table In the engine house The
foundation was raised and a new curb wall
Of granite laid entirely around It, and the
pit c0ncreted.
One new locomotive the 'Presumpseot''
has been purchased, to replace the engine
"Westbrook," worn out, which has been cut
up ana sold Tor scrap. All our locomotives
are In good order except the Rochester"
which Is worn out and has little II any value,
because II kept la service at least $4,000
must be expended on her next year
The fuel consumed consisted Of 3606 tons
OF bltumin0us coal, 2l9 tons anthracite coalN
and 236 cords Of wood.
A large amount OF material and labor have
been expended on the cars. New cars for
coal and hay traffic are much needed.
No accident has happened 10 any train or
passenger during the year
The number OF miles run by all trains In
1886 was ls0, 74S and in 1885, 17S,528.
The tonnage Of freight hauled and passen-
gers carried are shown by the following:
Local. Foreign. Total
1SS4-5............ .64O74 4G7S2 1IOsSG
looO-b.... .oZ,b30 O3.Oo0 l1o,635
Passengers carried
Local Foreign. Total
1S84-5............155.330 21,460 176,g20
1866. 1891 2O6,9
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