Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-03
The annual report Of the Atlantic

The annual report of the Atlantic
shore Line Railway filed at the office
Of the State Board of railroad Com
ulISsioncrs shows that uur;ng I'll" past
wear the gross earnings from Operations
were S3l22 POI ~ as against $50, y?
for the preceding year. an increase OF
$,3. O551S: operating expenses $22943l.z'
against SIG0.o72.52, an increase of sos
t.S Is for the preceding year; net earn
ines from operation $11o.310, as against
$l27 304.J7 for the preceding year, &C.
crease IF $11.92S57; interest and taxes
SIG. 67964 as against 1913, S49.93 for the
| preceding year; surplus for the year
| s., 500. SO as against $t5,ol9.lo. a decrease
| Of O.3S..>3 over the preceding year
| surplus at the close of the year SOL
75S. 50 as against %49o62.43 for Tn" pre-
| ccding year, an increase OF $2,6'o.:'b
| The report indicates that during the
| last year 0S42.4 have been expended
l.pon the ira *. line and buildings iii
excess Of the previous year. and that
$G.&41 t.. has bccl EXPENDED on the
.ouip,rcnt in excess OF the previous
year The management report tnHt
about l..ycn miles Of now trolley Wir2
| has h"rli Installed to take the place ut
| \.irc badly worm and that this. trGrtt,-
| on wifi; fine cNpcuScS of the serious &C
| cidrnt in August. 1901. accounts t" a
iuigr extent for the decrease IN in" net
surplus. which arc extraordinary OK
r.Ilscs.
other items in the report ar" a fol
! lows: Maintenance" Of track and ROAD
way $li 49,, II; maintenance OF electric
| line 81 tln;.01: maintenance of buildings
and fixtures $1.9GS.T: maintenance Of
| steam plant sub stations, car" ana
| equipment, etc, $23,il1.3o wages %
m"torm"n ANA conductors. Sur"rlntrn-
dent If transportation, car house "i,i-
| plov"S, moving snow and ice. al'! other
expenses $40. N91 s.; operation of ferry
| Sl5 80 ~; ,nSllrdnc" $b.1il.32.
| The following are some of the items
| under mileage, traffic and miSt"i'an-
e"us statistics Passenger and freight
ear mileage lio!. 1854; fare passengers
carried 3.$S1.oN: average fare revenue
| passengers .04I. car earnings PC" "Hf
hour So. average number of employ
ets. including officials during the year.
80: aggregate amount of salaries and
wages paid $12&,3 80
The directors of the company are
|
Geo r. C;ncdall. A. II. Bicllmore. j. W
Tobn. Fr4d j. Allen and f. 3. Kirk.
| 1t was learned at the office Of the
state commissioner Of highways Friday
that aHlorg the towns which are nov
building state roads is the town "i
| Richmond in Sagadahoc county. whore
work was begun last week. Th" road
,t,-.,I - - al
track aud runs westerly on Main street
| for a distances of about 500 feet 1t IS
| being constructed Of gravel with u
| stone base and is IS feet in width, and
| VIII u" provided with several eaten
| basins and a storm water sewer 81 y
| irch pipe The work is in charg" OF
| tn, road commissioner of the town and
| is being well cone.
| The following corporation" have
| uIcd their certificates of organization
1T the Office of tn" secretary of State:
New England Fish Exchange organ
lied at Portland. tor the purpose Of "S-
tablishins and operating comui"rci1i
exchanges for dealing in fish. AMI for
| various other purposes, with $a''o capt
tai stock, Of which 500 is paid in. OF
ficcrs: President, Frederick j. Laugh
lin of Portland; Treasurer. Addison G.
| Rurnhan of Boston. Mass. Crrtiiicate
fled Oct. !, 1908.
Gold Basin Development Co. organ
lied at Berwick for the purpose OF
conducting mining business. with
| Soto 900 c;uital stock. of which 50 Is pald
in. Officers: President and TreaSur-
er. Tho.nas L. Hogan of Hyde Park
| ,I,c. t,.rsific1tc filed. oct. - 1903.