The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-18

injured was very considerably more
than the previous year. the total pc"
cent. was IS per cent less,
"The number of unemployed has been
less the past year, and possibly FOR
that reason the number of those walk
ing on the tracks were less, AT all
events, the number classed as trespass-
ers injured was but 1850, as against 40
the previous year. but of this number
more than one-half, or rs, We're killed.
con the other hand, the injuries to
those persons neither passengers, en-
ployes, or trespasscrs was considerably
more than the previous year, or 50 as
against %; II of them We're fatally in
jured.
1.-THE number injured at highway
crossings was also more than the pre-
vious year, amounting to 81 IN all OF
whom IA We're killed"
STREET RAILWAYS.
| In that portion of the report referring
to the street railways the commission
erS say:
| Attention is called to a statement
of the report, showing the prominent
statistical facts concerning the street
railway companies of the state and the
results of their operation for the year
ending September 80, 1895, by which 1T
appears that the number of companies
organized and reporting is rs, represent
ing 29955 miles Of single track, exclu-
sive of sidings, of 317.22 miles, inclusive
| of sidngs The companies having the
greatest mileage are the Hartford Street
railway, comprising 5652 miles, the
| l.,t,l :o,, A
the New Haven Street railway 1925
miles and the Fair Haven and West
vile railway 1867 miles. All the lines
in the state are operated by electricity,
except the Westport and Saugatuck
line, which is now being electrically
equipped. The East Hartford and Gas
tonbury line was constructed by the
Hartford Street Railway company, and
is being operated by 1t. and it's returns
are included in the report of the latter
company,
| st will be seen that the total amount
! of the capital stock of all the street
railway companies of the state, issued
and outstanding is. .....s S,966,000 90
Bonds issued and outstand-
ing. $1,000. .........., 1856, 600 %
Floating Indebtedness. .,... 1,123,4 ASH 70
Total. ST., 723, 697 70
Amountingto $59, 1914 per mile of single
track excluding sidings, or s55,S7194
per mile of single track, including sid
| ings.
| ut is difficult to state the actual
cost of the construction and equipment
of the total 29955 miles of single track,
because the New Haven Street Rail-
way company, the owner Of 1925 miles
| of road. makes no return of the cost
Of construction and equipment. claim
ing to be unable to do so, and because
/ of the returns of some, other companies
are SO lacking in detail and specifica-
tons as to make it difficult to decide as
| to their accuracy. However, leaving
out the New Haven Street Railway
company the remaining 1880 miles re-
port the cost of construction and equip
ment to be $11.972, 653.31, being $43,332.0S
per mile of single track, excluding sid
ings, or $4OS66.4S per mile of single
track, inclusive of sidings.
'In stating the earnings and expenses
it must be remembered that some of
| the roads have been in operation only
a portion of the year, hence no correct
| statement of the earnings and expenses
| per mile of road for the whole year can
be made.
"The entire gross earnings have been
! 81, 232, 201.37, operating expenses, $1,523,
191. 10, constituting 6S 24-100 per cent. of
the gross earnings. The net earnings
applicable to interest, taxes and divi-
dends have been paid amounting to
s27S 1876. g. and the sum of 1922. "a has
been paid as taxes, while eleven of the
companies have paid dividends amount
ing in the aggregate to 6S,630,000
THE Bridgeport Traction company,
representing As miles of road, makes no
report of the number Of miles run. pas
sengerS carried or the number of en-
ployes. The other companies report T.
1872 $50 miles run, SS,037,474 passengers
carried and 1,525 employees. The whole
number of persons killed has been
twelve; injured, 23S."
The commissioners say that public
safety demands the adoption of pow
er brake on electric cars. The weight
of cars and their speed make it impossi-
BILE to stop them by hand brakes as
quickly as emergencies may require.
The necessity, or at least the expe-
cheney VI lilelT use, Is HOW SeHeEdlly du-
mitted. Their adoption has been de-
layed by division of sentiment be-
tween those favoring an electric brake
and those advocating the air brake.
The report refers to the rapid growth of
electric railways in the following Ian
guage:
1.-THE proportion to which street rail-
ways have grown appears from the
figures given by the president of the
American Street Railway association
at is annual meeting at Montreal last
October, he gave the capitalization of
the stocks and bonds of street railway
companies about 81, 300. 900 900, the mile
age at about 1880 miles, which would
be over $4,000 per mile, the gross re-
ceipts a. between s125,O0O,00O and $780,
600, 600, and the profits at about $4,000
000 which would be nearly $4,000 per
mile of road How much of the ST. 800
600, 900 was bonds and how much stock
or how much cash was received for the
stock issued. is not stated, but the
profits were 3.3 per cent, on the total
capitalization"
| Stolen VaIuables Found.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE rooms of five
members Of the Calumet ,ol,I'h of Fifth