The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-04

TO me from St Pant. Il amounts TO $i6.-
90 81 The Northern Pacsnc Railroad
Company haS.turned over to me the sum
OF -. 46l-3 and have collected upon ac-
cocnt OF bills payable the sum Of s.. AS IS.
making . total Of 81 =, all OF which
Vas earned rFiOF To my appointment As
receiver. Nearly all Of the employees Of
the company are dependent upon their
wages tor the support of themselves and
families, and many OF them have been
seriously embarrassed by reason of their
not yet having received their June wages.
1t has been the custom TO pay the EN-.
ployes on the 10Th of each month for their
services during the previous month. l
respectfully request to be directed TO pay
the June rsy roll out al the moneys above
mentioned nov in nv hands. ] also re-
qusss that Be directed 10 pay the July
ray roll on the eth of the present month
out Of the earni.Rs Of the road. During
the month Of July received in cash for
the ore-ation Of the road the sum Of
81. 605s4 and paid out the sum Of
$i.7l36 for CONDUCTOR rebate checks
redeemed and agents drafts. leaving .
balance in bank 70 my credit on August /.
1888 Of 80. 6O0.SL have received and at
tached TO this report the bill Of H. HI.
Hawthorne. for witness tees amounting
to IS 70. in the case Of Maitland ". the
Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern railroad
(heing the case hereinbefore referred toy
respectfully ask instructions - to
whether shall pay this bill.
The following is the report OF Auditor
Jennings. referred to ~ exhibit d:
AS result Of my trip to st. Panl. I
beg TO state that under date Of July 25 /
received from officials in chargetof the
Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern prior to
July |, 1sB. the following general and
auxiliary books and accounts Of said COM
pany, giving my receipt therefor ~ auditor
for tho receiver:
General ledger.
General journals A and b.
General cash book, showing balance Of
s., 46l33 now to your credit in the bank.
Car service ledger.
journal vouchers. Nos. to 206 inclu-
sive. for the fiscal year 1925
UNPAID vouchers due by the company
aGgregating $27. SIS 81
Unpaid paw roll for the month Of June.
1888, $l5, 67Ol3
.'Unclaimed wages, $50 %
List of time checks outstanding SAG 50
BILLS for collection due the company,
$50, 1913.
This embraces all that 10 necessary for
vouchers and pay rolls which have been
paid and retired, and other records and
matters which have been entered ON the
accounts, and are valuable only for refer
ences, will be forwarded to this office a.
soon as practicable.
I'm regard to traffic matters between
this company and the Northern Pacific, l
had brief interview with Mr.. Hannaford,
general traftc manager Of the latter com.
psny. and ! am Of the opinion that he will
readily consent to . readjuytment Of the
divisions on joint traffic upon an eQult-
able basis. and that his company will
throw no obstacle in the way Of our nego-
t,atine . traffic arranRement with the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company. /
will supplement- this letter with an analv-
sis of the balance sheet of the general
books, dated June 30. 1893"
The balance sheet is attached, and
shows $982. 97.6l to b charged to profit
and loss.
The report Of the superintendent
showed that the business of the line for
the month of July had been fairly good,
but that there would be considerable de-
crease for the month OF August and sue
ceeding month, as the output Of the
different shingle mills was decreasing.
One small train accidsnt and one accident
10 an employee were reported. The esti-
mated earnings Of the road for August are
about $4,000.
In passing upon the report Judge Han
ford granted the request to pay the June
pay roll out Of funds on hand and the pay
roll Of July and the pay rolls Of each sue
ceeding month thereafter out of the gross
earnings for the month"; In the matter Of
the ejectment proceedings against the
sand spit squatters. the receiver was de
rected to take whatever steps he was ad-
vised to take by his attorneys. The salary
of Thomas X. Brown. rs receiver. the
Judge liked at $500 per month for the pres
ent. with the privilege Of allowing fixed
compensation at some future date.