Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-01
Biddeford & Saco ST. Ry.
Has Prosperous Year.
Sheriff Richardson Expended
S218 in ShTievaIiy Canvass.
Orders Of Col. Hume Provide for
Officers instruction Schools.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Friday, Oct. 10, at 10 A. M.

The annual report of the Bddeford
e. Saco Street Railway Co, for the
year ending, June 80, 1912, filed Mon
day, with the State Board of Railroad
Commissioners shows gross earnings
from operations for the fiscal year of
$72,5S5.74, compared with 6S,3Sl27. for
the year ending June 80, 1911. The
operating expenses are $4S, 725.7S for
1912 ana $40, 731.S5 for 1911, while the
net earnings from operations for 1912
are s23,S59.96 a gain of s5,210.54 in
earnings over the preceding year.
Interest on deposits. $743.26; a gain
of s5,2l0.54 in earnings over the pre-
ceeding year.
Interest on deposits, $743,26; gross
income less operating expenses. S24,-
50322; taxes, on real and personal
property, s1647.40; on earnings. ss7.20
interest on funded debt, $4,000; net in
come. S16,S5S.62; net income, 1911, ST.
1887 Dividends. per cent. on $780,
p00, $4,000; surplus for year, Sl1.s5S.62
surplus at beginning of year, s24,293.S3;
depreciation power station equipment,
5000: surplus at close of year, $751;
1891
/ Passenger earnings for 1911 were
$56,3l5.45 express earnings, $456.61; adj
vertising $500; sale of power, Sa4os22'
maintenance electric plant, carboys
and acid, s105.50.
The company expended ss933.40 on
maintenance of way and structures
Against $4229.O7 in 1871 sSS65.s5 II
maintenance of equipment against
1863. p in 1911; s1S.950.55 for operation
of power plant. against s19, 454.1 IN
1911: s15.929.96 for operation of cars
against SIS, 1924 in 1911. Wages of con-
Edueters were $6755.49 against S663s.91
m 1911. wages of motormen. $500. 10
against S6539.04 in 1911. The general ex-
penses were $6046.02 against S60739 81.
The amount of track is the same as
operated. last year, SAG miles; the
continent at the end of the fiscal
vea,. 1872. includes 80 passenger cars
. work cars end snowplows: in 1911
Il was 80 passenger cars, 2 work cars
and snowplows.
TIE total car mileage in 1912 was
a90 ess against 324, 5SS i'm 1917 total car
hours, 34.527. against 33, in 1911; to-
jaf passengers carried, 1872. ,123, ibt, IN
oil. 1,051, 1853: gross earnings per car
mile. 1912, so.21a3; 1911, $9-2le6; gross
earnings per car hour. 1912, $2loZ2;
1911. S20432. operating expenses pei
car mile. 1912. s0.i4T2s 1911. sealhs2: OBJ
crating expenses per car hour, WIZ,
S1.4112; 1911. s0.14Sl.
The Biddeford & Saco Railroad CO.
was organized in 1887. Road was built
from Biddetord through Saco and Old
Orchard and operated as a horse rail-
road in 1883; equipped with electricity
IN 1892; extension built in Biddeford IN
900.
The officers are: President, Charles
II. Prescott; secretary and treasurer.
Eugene F. Lord; superintendent,
Charles VI. Durrell all of Biddeford;
directors. Charles II. Prescott, Harvey
p. Garland, Saco; Carlos Heard. Bid
tleford; Walter G. Davis, Charles f.
abby. Anmi Whitney. Fred e. Rich
ards. Fred y. Dow. Charles F. Berry,
Portland.
The road has had but one accident
during the past year in which one
passenger was slightly injured.