Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-10

Following this table 10 given . statement
1t tn organization Of each ralread COM
rAay infhe State; . list of it. o14eefs, -
sea - . last Of the managing force Of each;
where located length Of road Al account Of
it, condition and the Improvements made dur
turing the past ear and whether opefafed BY
iss osn company or leased to another. The
details under this head are minute and
avince the care and accuracy of the Com
missions ia their examinations of the several
roads The bridges, sfatiou-houses, sidinss.
rulverts. water ways and every detail of
rack and rolling stock supervision are given.
sith q sta-ement of the Improvements made
upon each line, even when such
Improvements have not been extensive. 10
cases where train service has been increased
sy the addition of cars or engines, such
facts are mentioned Indeed this is one of
he most important portions of the report,
but from its minut. nature. the many de-
t.ls cannot we'll be put in abstract, and it is
pnly in few of the more important cases
mat We can refer specifically 70 these im
provements.
Atlantic and ST.. Lawrence. All the bridg-
vita one exception are iron; new station
md freight hOu.e bailt at South Paris.
Bangor and Piscataquis. Many improve
nents have been made Turing the past three
ears, ne~ bridges buin; IA 90 NV ties
aid; one locomotive and ten new cars
plied
Boston and Main. That portion OF thi.
.otd in Maine is in very god condition;
BRIGGS have been rebuilt, ani five miles of
lew steel rails laid.
Eircp. A. and North American. This
road is " II maintained in every respect
Wooden bridges have been replaced with
run ones 10 several cases FIVE miles of new
SIDE tracks built, three new stations built and
.hr e repaired.
Canai.a an Pacific One hundred and for
five miles OF this road is in Maine; is
thoroughly built; rails ali steel III all its
structure it will compare favorably with any
railway in the cou try.
Knox and Ii cola. The improved condi-
ton of his road is very noticeable; rolling
stock frat class.
Consolidated Maine Central. Much space is
given to the very great Improvements made
IN this road during the year. The whole
line is in first class condition. Three new
IRON bridges have been put in, and several re-
paired; important Improvements have been
made on station houses al Pittsheld and Ban
Sor; new Union depot completed at Portland
u / 900 cross ties laid, and rolling stock
largely added to-
Portland and Ogdensburg. Since this road
passed under the control of the Maine Cen
trail many Improvements have been made,
and others are contemplated for the coming
year.
Portland and Rochester. In good condition;
$4,000 new cross ties laid one iron bridge
built and several wooden ones rebuilt sew
eral station houses rebuilt
Rumford Falls and Buckfeld. Rolling
stock in good condition; $50 tons of tteel
rails laid road bed in first class order.
Sandy River Very extensive improve
ments and repairs have been made during
the past season. Twenty trestle bridges
have been rebuilt or repaired; one mile of
steel rails laid, and 10 900 cross-tes put in
The business of the road is steadily increas-
ing.
The several horse railroads are all in good
condition and doing an increasing business.
ACCIDENTS.
A particular account of each accident that
has occurred during the year with the road
on which 1t took place, date and other de.
talls 10 next gwen, IN some cases with much
detail. The total summary is as follows
number of passengers killed 2, number in
jured B; number of employees killed 9, mum
Der injured IL; number of other persons
hhich ~, TOTAL NUMBER
killed 81; total number injured 90
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
somewhat bulky division of the report is
that which embraces an abstract of the f.
nancial returns of all the railroads in TIL
State, as furnished by the Ireasurers of the
several companies, for the ye.r ending Sept
80, 1883. These details comprise the earn
ings of the roads from passengers
and freight; items of expense in
every department of management;
results of expenditures in consruc-
ton account; with figures showing
the assets and liabilities of each road. I'm
portant though this part of the report is, it
IS one which cannot be given in brief as
every line bears such connection with every
other line in the tables, that in no case can
1t be separated. and 10 attempt
to do so would be to render il unintelligible.
As their publication would fill several COL
umns if given in full, We are compelled to
omit this part, altogether, from our abstract.
APPENDIX.
An appendix contains the full text Of the
reports and decisions of the Commissioners
in the following cases:
/. On petition of the Postal Cable Tele-
graph Company, to construct and maintain
hue of tel gradh along the line of the Eu-
ropean and North American and Maine Central
Railways from Msttawamkeag to Vanceb oro;
2 Report and decision of the Commissioners
on the petition for the Dexter and Piscatsq uis
Railroad Co., for approval of location Of
SAID road granted Nov. I, 1888. The re-
suits OF these have so recently been given 10
readers of the public press in brief, and
thd facts regarding them are SO we'll known
that We omit any mention of particulars.
Asthe railroad ,stem of the State becomes
more and more extended and also more and
more intricate each year. tn. Sc
annual reports possess an increasing
public interest and the work of the
Commissioners grows in importance. The
board at presen5 consists of Hon. ID. n Mort
land of Rockisnd, Col. A. W Wildes of Skov-
hogan and Hon. Roscoe l.. Bowers of SAGE
rh.i report which will soon be given to the
public il tuii is oDe nf tho .nnat xeInahIa 80