Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-28
Lac ". Street RAILWAY
Submits Annual Report.
State Supt. Smith Decides to
Retain His Office.
Close Time Established on Moose
On Mt. Desert Island,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 10 A. M.

The annual report of the Lewiston,
Augusta d Waterville Street Railway
Co, which was filed at the office of the
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Monday shows that the gross earnings
from operation during the past year
were St54, 242.27 against $685., 59367 for
the proceeding year. an increase of
$7o6iS.6h; operating expenses, $2S5, 0O9.-
IS against $23S, S67.S1 for the preceding
year, an increase of s46,t42.1l; net
earnings from operation, $l69, 232 80 :;
gross income less operating expenses,
$751;, 2S6.99; interest on funded DELFT,
S35,57372: interest on floating debt.
s3o,067.73; passenger car earnings, $685.
?S797; freight and express car earn
ings, s1O,65O.3 81; mail car earnings. ST.
OS4.94.
The operating expenses are divided
as follows: Maintenance OF track and
roadway, $17,777.T!; maintenance of
electric line, s3,627.45: maintenance of
buildings and fixtures, $io2.S2; main
tenance IF steam plant. $1.249.49: main
tenance of electric plant, $1,145 80;
maintenance of cars, $10S61.S3; main
tenance Of electric equipment of cars,
s10,9 80; maintenance of miscellane-
ors equipment, S2,490.07; miscellaneous
Shop expenses, 2,350.S2; power plant
wages, $l2,hSS.0S:N fuel for power, 81
1916: lubricants and waste for power
plant $GlD.Sl; miscellaneous supplies
and expenses of rover plant, $342 49,
hired power $62, 79629; superintendent
of transpoi taton, s3,O74.9S; wages of
conductors and motormen, $71,S4737 !;
Of iS Io
ployes, ,771.S9; wages of car house
employees, $3.G10.93; car service supplies,
$367GJ4; miscellaneous car service eX-
penscs, s9,223.23; cleaning and sanding
track, s3.212.22: removal of snow and
ice s6,503.19; salaries of general officers,
$,S12.79; salaries of clerks, 1880. So:
miscellaneous office expenses, 81, 35S. OF !;
stores expenses, $1.2S9.32: advertising
and attractions, $S,070.74; miscellaneous
general expenses, $4L76.e4; legal ex-
penses in connection with damages,
$l5,O79.7S: niscellano Gus legal expenses.
$1,000; rent of land and buildings, ST.,
09S.50; insurance, S6,34i.22.
Other items in the report are as fol-
lows: Passenger car mileage, $780,
106.7l: freight. mail and express car
mileage. 57,SGl.43; total car mileage,
2,237,91H; fare passengers carried
S,919,160; transfer passengers carried,
5S4,514 total passengers carried, $780,
734; miscellaneous earnings per car
hour, 1894; gross earnings per ca,
hour 1921: operating expenses per
cent of gross earnings, 6313; operating
expenses and taxes per cent. of gross
earnings, G402; average number of
employees, including officials, during the
year, S97; aggregate amount of salaries
and wages paid, M72,11056.
Announcement was made yesterday
at the office of the Board of railroad
Commissioners that hearing had
been assigned on the petition of the
Boston and Maine Railroad asking the
approval by the board of the location
OF proposed track in the city of
Portland. which hearing will be held
in the city council room at Portland
at 10 A. NJ, Tuesday. Oct. 5.
The notition referred to represents
that consent has been granted the
petltioning companHby the city of
Portland to lay andhoaintain a track
across Kennebec sheet easterly Of
South Chestnut street in said Portland.
to connect with the lot of land num-
bered AZ, a, 46 and q on said Ken