The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-04
LAKESHORE AFFAIRS
First Monthly Report Of Re-
ceiyer Brown to Court
LARGE REDUCTION OF EXPENSES


The 6rst monthly report Of Receivee
Thomas R Brown, Of the Lake Shore
road. vas died in the United States dis
trics court yesterdsy, giving the results Of
the road's business In the month of July.
II shows that the receiver has been rig0--
Dusty reducing the cost Of operating the
road. and 10 endeayoring 70 bring lie ex-
penses within It's earnings. Attached to
il 10 report from Auditor w. ]. Jennings
On his trip 10 St Paul. which indicates
that trafIic arrangement with the Cans
dian Pacific 10 likely: also . readjustment
Of the trafic relations with TIE Northern
Pacific. The report il - follows:
II. Thomas r Brown. respectfully pre-
sent TO this court my first report Of my
doings as receiver ~ follows:
AFTER my appointment and Qualification
- receiveron July !, 1855. proceeded TO
take charge of ali property belonging TO
the Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern Rail-
way Company - far ~ could be asces.
tanned. took . full inventory. which 10
herennto attached. In ADDITION TO the
property shown by the inventory there u
certain real estate. . description of which
! am not able to give for the reason that !
have not yet received the necessary in
formation therefor from the Yight-of-vay
agent Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company NJ St Paul.
There - also. in addition to the prop
erty shown BY the inventory 1879 miles Of
main track Of railway ON the west side of
the Cascade mountains and fifty miles on
the east side. The road on the west side
OF the mountains 10 in good condition,
and Is now oil under operation. That on
the east side 10 in bad con-
dition. and only about one and .
half miles Is now being operated.
- d. At ~ n
by the Great Northern Railwag Company.
From II the company derives . monthly
revenue Of Il. 900. The expenditures COM
nected with this piece of track arc nominal.
Il also append hereto for the informa-
ton of the court list OF employees Of the
company retained in service pv me, with
the wages received by each. This show
should be stated that the engineers and
firemen are in joint service OF the COM
pamy and the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. and that they are paid on .
mileage basis. This arrangement must
necessarily continue as long as the Seattle.
Lake Shore 4 Eastern engineers run
through from Sumas to Tacoma. Az this
to the company | shall continue it IS long
. practicable. ! have placed with John
Tenny, Of Philadeiphia. insurance upon
the property of the company to the
amount of $ll4, $50 for the year ending
June 50, 1854. at IN annual premium OF
$S.lO. Upon assuming charge of the
operation Of the road l created one new
the offices Of auditor and general
pointed w. J. Jennings 70 ill the
position ut monthly salary Of $50 and
have allowed him two permanent and one
temporary assistant The permanent po-
sitions are filed by Mr. Allen at $iOO per
month and Mr.. Stewart at SIS Per month.
Spencer at SIS per month. The duties
performed by Mr.. Jennings and his as
sistants had been. previous to my appoint
ment. performed in the general Offices Of
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
at st. Paul, and the expenses had been
charged to the Seattle. Lake Shore + East
ern Railway Company.
During the month Of Jnly the super
inteadent, Mr.. Newman Kline, made a
tour Of inspection over the road on
handcar and carefully examined into the
condition of the track and roadbed. He
informs me that. while there is much work
that should be done in order to keep the
track in proper condition for the winter,
yet in view OF the fact that the present
traffic is light and seems to be daily de-
creasing. he is of the opinion that the
road can be operated with less force than
heretofore employed and still be kept in
safe condition for traffic. / have. there
fore. made the following reductions in
the operating force:
twenty-five men, effecting monthly saw.
ing OF 81, 206 40. The wages of five section
men in the Seattle yards have been reduced
from 81. IS to 81. so per day, thus effectine q
monthly saving Of 1880 Two section
forces In the Seattle yards have been con-
soiidated, saving the wages of one foreman
at $40. The building and bridge force has
been reduced. at saving of $lo4. Al the
Seattle freight station the force has been
reduced by dropping three clerks, .
monthly saving of $i95. The wages of two
check clerks have been reduced from $i5 to
SD per month. . saving of $40. making a
total of sos saved. OF the last two items
OF saving the Seattle, Lake Shore 4 East
ern saves % per cent, which saves SJl IS
to The company. Three logging camps
have temporarily suspended operations for
the reason that the train which was
assigned to that work has been taken off.
saving about $780, The total monthly
saving Is thus about $i.901.i5 The super.
intendent, Newman Kline. has submitted
TO me report Of the operation Of his
division Tor the month ending July 81.
1898. a copy Of which report annex hereto
and mark Eek. A.
During the month I directed NJ. len.
nings to proceed to So. Paul and obtain
from the general officials of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company such books of
account and other record matter belong.
ing To the company as could be had. Mr..
Jennings has submitted 10 me a written
report of the result Of his trip. copy Of
which l append hereto and mark Ex. ID.
part OF the real property OF the com.
pany consists OF what is known as the
sand sp, on the north side OF Smiths
cove. Upon assuming charge Of the prop
erty OF the company found . portion of
this spit occupied BY three men. David son.
Pike and Evans"
The facts and other points connected
with the suit brought by a squatter last
spring TO eject the Seattle, Lake Shore &
Eastern Railway Company from this said
spit aud entitled Maitland VS.. the Seattle.
Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad Company,
Is here given. The suit VAS won by the
defendant. which obtained y judgment for
costs on April Ii. lSsa. The report then
continues:
pom receiving this information ! vent
upon the land with 3 certified copy OF the
eloe' appointing me receiver. for the pur-
pose OF demanding possession of the prap-
erty. l found Davidson and Mrs. Evans
ana they refused 60 leave when m abe the
demand upon them. | now wish this
honorable court To authorize me to ins,i-
TUE iesal proceedings TO gain possession.
found TIE tracks of the Lake Shore a
Eastern Railway Company south Of "a.
iumhia street 10 he as shown in the accom-.
panyins diagram. which is marked .Ex- .
nave Asccrsained that the company Is
the holder and owner o; franchise which
would enable IL 10 extend the two westerly
tracks. shown on diagram, south as far n.
ashing'on street. The extension of
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