The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-30
RAILROADS OF THE STATE


PrhCtlce-Nine Grade crossings ApoA~
ished the Past Year-Ftnances of the
Various COmpantes-InCrea Ina Mile
age of street Railways
Hartford, Dec. 29.-The railroad COM
missioners to-day submitted to the gov
ernor the forty-seventh annual report
of the commission, compiled from the
annual returns of the steam railroad
companies of the state for the year end
ing June &c. and the street railway COM
panies for the same period, In its pre-
face the report says:
"The general revival of business is
apparent in the increased earnings of
the railroad companies for the past
year. amounting to the gross sum of
$3S 663, 1927, a sum never before equal
ed, being Sligo 9S717 in excess of the
earnings of the previous year, The
passenger earnings are credited with
$512, 092.59 of this increase, and the
freight earnings with $685. .29 of the
amount.
THE number of operating roads in
the state is reduced to four-the New
i
Central New England railway, the
Grand Trunk railroad and the South
Manchester railroad"
The report then rehearses at great
length the various improvements made
throughout the state and gives in de-
tail the proceedings of the board for
the year.
Under the caption Accidents" the
report says;
"Of the 50,269, 46S passengers carried
by the steam roads only eight have
been injured, compared with twelve for
the previous year, none of whom has
been killed, OF the 2S,211 employees 1856
have been injured, ten more than last
year OF this number twenty-nine were
killed. The injuries to trespassers up
on the tracks, otherwise known as track
walkers, for the past year have been
H. compared with 154 for the previous
year. The fatalities resulting from this
dangerous practice have for many years
exceeded those arising from all other
sources. The casualties resulting from
this practice from 1898 to 1899 have
reached a total of 1OS0 injured of which
$50 were killed.
THE number injured at highway
crossings were seventeen, eight less than
last year, of which number nine result
ed fatally. The number of highway
crossings at grade within the state is
9SS, nine less than last year, of which
number 172 are protected by gates, flag
men or electric bells. The number of
highway crossings passing under the
track is 25S, over the track 223, causing
q net reduction of nine in the total num-
Der of grade"
The total capital stock of all the COM
panies reporting was on June 80, 1899, !
SOB 066, 695.SS, an increase of $3,63O,275 |
for the year The New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad company
has decreased it's funded debt 81 061-
900 the Central New England 50 200 I
900, the New Haven and Northampton
81, 300, 600 The SO, 100000 of the Housa-
tonic also disappears. The total fund
ed debt of all the companies is $39 $780, |
000 The current liabilities of the COM |
panies show a net increase of 50, $780, |
13S.4S, and now amount to sS,O02, 023 &c. I
The gross earnings of the companies I
have been $685. 663 1927, an increase of /
ST. 1863, S97.17. The operating expenses of /
the year were $26 $50, 1856, an increase /
of $403, 341.04. The net earnings have
been s11 1894 616.62, being $685. 646.13 more
than for the previous year. The sum
of $2,247, 34S.14 has been paid for taxes
of which the New Haven road and its
leased lines paid $2,171,11714. The
of taxes paid to the state of
was 1865, 502.92 The total
of dividends paid by all the
was 81 1877, S02. The number
of passengers carried during the year
has been 50269, 1858, an increase of 434,-
D20 over the number carried last year
The number of tons of freight carried
during the year has been IS, SOL ,642
decrease of 101042 tons. The length of
main line and branches in the state is
l01 1886 miles. The sum of $4,201 100 "a
has been expended in maintenance of
equipment. The grand total of all
tracks of all roads in the state is 4,379,-
997 miles.
Touching the street railways of Con-
necticut the report says
1.-THE total length of the street rail-
ways in operation and reporting to us
FOR the year ending June 80, 1899 is
16, 233 miles, exclusive of sidings, This
shows an increase during the past year
If 20 222 miles. The total amount of
capital stock authorized is $26, 320 600
md the amount issued Is $12,71594S
This is an increase of $2,264 90S during
he year The total amount of bonds
seued is $1060S 800, an increase of $685.
100 during the year. The amount of
loating indebtedness is $341, 31431,
which is 1852, 5S627 more than last year
The gross earnings for the year were
g, 040, 1858. The net earnings have
)een $1,121 ,50S59. Dividends were paid
W fifteen out of thirty-one of the COM
,anes reporting, amounting to $343 100-
6 upon 1914 $40, 600. The amount of tax
s paid has been $150,276.61. The amount :
f state taxes was $15S, SO. The total
lumber of passengers carried has been !
8 0S4, 702. The number of persons in
ured during the year was 1924, of whom
welve We're killed, This is the largest
lumber of casualties reported in any !
revious year, the highest reported pre-
ously being 270 in 1896"
The report then discusses exhaustive g,
V the serious accident not covered by E,
his report occurring on the Shelton :,
treet railroad at Pecks Mills when
wenty- nine persons were killed, August |
1899 and urges the necessity of the =
maintenance of safeguards.