The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-11

E$504,267. The total amount of capital stock Issued and outstanding of all such companies was $7,S1O. 500. Four companies have increased their capital stock during the year to the aggregate
 amount of S259.50O. At the close of I the year the funded debt of all such l companies was 5,O67,9O0. an increase
 for the year of S155,O00. The total 1 amount of deposits made by customers to insure payment of periodic bills was $38,651.11. The gross revenut
 of all companies for the sale of gas was $943,916.97 and for the sale of electrical current $2,614.71O.29. The total expense of operations of gas properties was $741, ,792.12, and the toperating expense of furnishing cleo
 trical current was 3$1, 54S, ,027.56- These
 companies paid in dividends s456.028,
 or $51,449.75 more than was disbursed
 on this account during the preceding
 year.
 Railroad Cornpanies.
 There are eight steam railroad com
 panies. Five are operating com
 panies and three are incorporating com panies. The total investment in
 road and. equipment of all such rail troads was s247,27s. .999.9s, and there
 was invested by such companies in inn
 movements on railroad properties
 leased $4,313,638.61. There has been no increase in the capital stock issued
 and outstanding of railroads. The 1 New. York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co, which held in it's treas
 lry capital stock to the amount of I $22,s99, 100 has retired and cancelled EtI1is stock issue.
 I The total amount of rail line trans ] portation revenue was $7o.613. 476.2O la decrease from that of last year of ! $1,932,451.64. With the decreased in-5 cfdenta1 revenue the total railway ope- from last year of $2. .O51, ,576.17. To : tai operating expenses of all roads
 was $49, ITS, ,o47.76, a decrease of $5,- l 692. .698.08.s The total amount of tax
 es assessed on railroad property for the year was $3,069, ,997.93, a decrease lof $S13,163.68. The gross income of all railroads was $27.6O6,25s-94 The ltota1 amount paid in dividends during the year was s76s,e e66. of which $464,832 was on preferred stock and l$29S, ,834s on common stock The only | loperating railroad which paid a dfvi-s dent was the Central New England
 Hallway Company. The total revenue from rail line transportation of this road was $4,037, o1o-54, and it's total l3operating expense was $2.572,653.64. The total operating revenue of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad Go, was $65,379, ,263-71. a Edecrease from that reported at the close of the previous year of s2.o73.- l BPS. 80. There was a decrease in l freigh revenue of $1,297. .320.54 and in
 passenger revenue of $633,037.26- 1.-The only revenue showing an increase was that from the transportation of milk. There was a. decreases in incl ldenta1 operating revenue of $54,152.- Tor. Three sources of such revenue showed an increase, namely, parcel room receipts, freight storage and sale l of power. The total railroad ope- rating expenses were $44,126, ,623.76. al decrease as compared with the pre- i vious year of $5,106,386.20. The ex- Ipense incident to the maintenance of roadway and railroad structures de- creased $1.101, 82S. so. The expense $611, 1,948.08. Traffic expense decreas- ed N$28s s651s59. The expense of tran7l lsportation, which includes the great expense of station employees, train
 men and other employees connected with transportation, decreased $3, ,020-l ls169.46. A decrease in operating reve- nue of $2,o73,328 80 was offset by a decrease in operating expense of $5,-1 | E106, 386.20.
 The operations of companies class ed under the head of separately ope-
 rated properties, were attended with | a loss of $995, ,571,7O. Of this loss, there Sis chargeable to the Boston Railroad Holding Company s1S1,-l I571.70. and to the New ork. West chester & Boston Railway Company, ven & Hartford Railroad Company paid no dividends during the year. The l total amount of interest paid on fund.- l ed debt was $e.38O, 046 .3S, and on un- 1 funded debt, $1,SOO.276. 96. The to- tai gross income was SPA. 4.S57,132 .86. l Total deductions from gross income l were $22,049, ,161-43, resulting in a net i in a net increase for the year of $2,-l 7,971.43- The surplus at the close of the previous year was $1.822.2 .246.14 The surplus at June 30, 1915, was $S,- l733,034.29, an increase for the year of l l$1,s1e, ,788.15.
 Street Railways
 There are twenty two street rail- way companies, nine of which are non-operating companies. During the year, the Lordship Park Association l which operates a short line in the city of Bridgeport, has begun service ope- ration. On November Il, 1914, the] Danbury & Bethel Street Railway rights and contracts of the Bridge! !! port 6 Danbury Electric Railway | Company, which at that time was operating five miles of single track f from the terminus of the track of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting | Company. over which the Connecticut Company operates it's cars in the city of Bridgeport, to the village of Long \ Hill in the town of Trumbu11, and, since that date this line has been operated by the Danbury & Bethel | Street Railway Company. ~
 On October IT, 1914, a decree was entered in the district court of the United States, for the Southern Dis trict of New York, whereby the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Company and companies afiliat- ed, were required to segregate various properties alleged to be un1awfu1ly , combined. By the terms of this de- cree the entire capital stock of thej Connecticut Company. which at that time was held by the New England 1 Navigation Company, was ordered transferred to trustees, who were ern- powered to exercise full authority of stockholders in the management of that company. Similar provision was made under said decree for the transfer of the stock. of the Rhode q