Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-22
STATE HOUSE.
Annual Report Of s. A. &
Nv. Electric Railroad.
More Institutes Planned by The
State Dept. Of Agriculture.
Meeting Of Maine Ssalsrs Bein Z
Arrangsd..New Corporations.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Tuesday, Oct. %, 1918, 10
A. M,

The annual report of the Lewiston,
Augusta & Waterville Street Railway
Company which was filed at the office
OF the state board of railroad COM
nliSsionerS Monday shows that the
gross earnings for the past year We're
5000, 6363S against 1851 ,735.4S for the
preceding year. an increase of s., 900.9o.
The operating expenses We're 1855. 422 A
Il ganst $685., 257.36 for the preceding
year. an increase of $17,1S5.0S. The
net. earnings from operation were
| s24a. 2l3.94 against $219,47s.12 for the
preceding year, an increase of SD,
1882. The surplus at the close of
| the year was 500, 00227 against S63,656.-
y for the preceding year, an increase
| Of s5-346.06.
The earnings of the road are divided
as follows: Passengers, 1888, POI 80 /;
chartered cars. s2,676.50; freight and
.xpress, $26, 737 Go; mail. $1.70021; bag
sage, S2S0.90; operation Of sprinkler
ar. 1854; advertising station and
ar privileges. 81 ,966.10. sale of power.
Is -; parcel room receipts, s46l.l6.
The operating expenses are divided
IS follows: Maintenance of track and
n adwaY, So 80; maintenance of
electric line, 1889; maintenance of
buildings and fixtures, $2,12l.12; main
ienance of steamplant, 1914; main
enance of electric plant. S2S40o;
maintenance of ears. $21 ,1f6.22; main
nance of electric equipment of cars,
ST. 355.63; Nmaintenance of misceila-
gefus equipment, 81, 1924; miscella-
aerus shop expenses s3,54i o2; power
plant wages, $l2,e45.32; fuel for power,
1881: miscellaneous supplies and eX-
t,erses of power plant, 1884; hired
lever. s11.a34.0s; superintendent OF
transportation, S5,530.S7; wages of con-
Enetors and motormen, s95 1885,.
wages of miscellaneous ear service
employees, $l4. 5000: hired equipment
3fS.10; cleaning and sanding track,
.242396. removal of snow, ice anu
s9nd s1.755.39; salaries of general Oh
.ieers and expenses, sl3.144.21; salaries
az clerks and expenses, 81, "a; print
80 and stationery, Sl.540.42: miscella-
icons office expenses, s2,93ll; stores
cvnenses. s1,f97.9s; stable expenses,
90: advertising and attractions
90 -: miscellaneous general eApeh-
.os. si,195.6i; damages. Slt,see.st, ms
&c ilaneous legal expenses, s2.eol %
,ent of tracks and terminals, sii.29,
insurance, ss.tS2.70; pensions ana feiiei
6,partment expenses, Sss2.ol
other items in the report are as Iol-
invvs: Passenger car mileage, Z,4eo'-fo,
freight. mail and express car ipliease'
q, or total car mileage, Z,ooi.foo'
-,,assenoer car hours. 223,3o6; ffelsht'
mil and express car hours, Za,''e'
,otal car hours, 246.1o4: fare passeh-
rcvs carried, l,612 Az: transfer pas
-, ,,,ers carried. 1856, s9s: total passen-
,re,e carried. 1885. $40; average rare,
.o.a,no messengers, s.oiS2; average
r,,o all Messengers, including trans
fer passengers, S.o45i' gross
,,or car mile. s227: car earnings per
car hour. s2.39I; miscellaneous e'in
mas per car hour, SoSs' sio9s
ings ner car hour, $3.50 opeia'h,9
cxnonses per car hour, sl.44' opei"
no oxnenses and taxes per car noun
81 AZ. operating expenses per cent. u
,.r5ss earnings, 5911; operating eNpch-
= a,d taxes per cent. OF gross e"i"
;ros eo7I. average number OF ti"
.',e,,as ;ncluding officials, during the
- a,5. average number OF ei'ipios
&c excluding officials, during the yea
a,tS. average amount OF salaries an
wages paid, including ofliciais' w. .
,,a Year. s2l9,5l5.6s; average aiioun.
salaries and wages palo' eAoius'''7
ofticials. during the year szos,Vso-oo
Tho directors of the Lewiston, ~"
ousta & Waterville street hair@a'
Comnany are John II. Grahaih Vi D
aor. Thomas J. Lynch of Augusta
-. II Newell of Lewiston; mar
W. :, Ivars and William NJ. Bradley Oh
Portland. and Herbert T. i,',;,
-, =, .' s;,,;,oan Jr.. of Philadelphia.