The Portland daily press., 1897-01-05

from coupling hu" AA"O"pAink cars anu
| engines.
There were eight killed and fourteen
| injured while trespassing upon railroads,
as against thirteen killed and eight in
jured in 1895, being less killed and six
more injured than in 1885.
Of those not trespassing there were
fourteen injured, as against eleven killed
! and seventeen injured in 1895, being
eleven less killed and three less injured.
| The total accident to all persons were
| eighteen killed and one hundred injured,
as against thirty We killed and seventy
one injured, being seventeen less killed
and twenty nine more injured.
| In 1895, on all the railroad in the coun-
try there was one trainman killed TO los
employed and one injured to every eleven
employed.
| 10 June 80, 1885, in this State there
was one trainman killed to every 423 en-
ployed, and one injured to every Al en-
ploysd, OF about rs per cent.as many pro-
portionaily as in the United States upon
all the railroads.
The physical condition of the electric
roads as well as that of the steam rail
roads is reviewed.
| The commissioners have good word
to say for the Biddeford & Saco Rail-
road. The owners and managers seem
to be inspired with confidence in the en-
terpriss, and by personal effort, using all
the resources of the company. augment
ed by their own funds and credit, SO that
during the year the track has been relaid
through the cities with ninety pound,
nine inch girder rails of sixty feet length.
Considering the limited traffic for q
large part of the year the line would
seem to be- ahead of the two cities in
matter of service, maintaining as they
do fifteen minuts time table.
| OF the Portland Street railroad the
commissioners say: This line has been
thoroughly rebuilt in a manner dictated
by the experience on the best lines in the
country. The best of materials were used
and the best workmanship employed
without regard to cost. The generally
expressed opinion is that 1t is one Of the
best made in the country. With its nine
ty pound, nine inch gir0er rails where
streets are paved, and heavy L rails In
other parts of the line, most of them
sixty feet in length, the best joint fasten-
ings now in use, f1rst-class bonding, laid
on good ties and plenty Of them and
well ballasted, the 1oad-bed and track
mustswear for a long time with compare
lively small outlay for maintenance.
The track is in perfect line and sur.
face. The cars are all of modern design,
we'll appointed and in all respects as good
as can be had. The power house is
model one. 1t is safe to say that no bet,
ter one is to be found in this country and
IL is doubtful if there Is one that in al
respects ia as good.
1t has been noticed in all the street
railroad journals and many other pub
locations as power house worthy of COM
mendation and one that should be ex.
amined as a model by those who contem-
plate building one.
The line of this company has besn ex.
tended to Riverton, pleasure resort IN
Deering, on the banks CT the Presump-
scot river, planned and developed by the
company. The grounds are finely laid
out, the buildings all conveniently locat.
ed and very Hastily built and the whole
enterprise conducted on high toned prin.
ciples.
They have been greatly enjoyed by q
large patronage during the past summer.
| The commissioners have this to say Of
the Cape road: The track of this rail.
road is newly constructed with heavy
rails on good ties and is in a good con.
dition.
The bridges are those of the munich
palitiss, strengthened sufficiently for the
load required.
The rolling stock Is new and frst-class.
Fourteen motor cars and eight trailers
have been added to the equipment dur.
ing the year.
The power house is fine building,
well equipped for the business OF the
road. Two large boilers, one "a by Al
inch engine and one 800 Z. ". generator
have been added to the power. A fine
Casino building with bath rooms, etc.,
has been erected at Willard Beach.
The remainder of the electric roads are
in good condition.
Six passengers were injured on these
roads from causes beyond their own con
troll, three by the starting of the car be-
fore the persons had got off and three by
the car being derailed. Five were in
Jured by their own carelessness, three By
stepping from the car while in motion
and two by being struck by cars. None
were seriously injured.
For the year ending June 80, 1895, there
were carried on the street railways IL
Maine, IL, 302, 1926 passengers, but one
he,no ininred tn 112 393 carried