(No. 77.) VAN BRUNT STREET AND ERIE BASIN. STATE OF NEW YORK, City of Brooklyn, Kings County, S ss: EDMUND TERRY, Treasurer, and JOHN CUNNINGHAM, acting Superintendent of operations of the Van Brunt Street and Erie Basin Railroad Company, being severally sworn, each for himself deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by each of them at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. EDMUND TERRY. (Signed) 75,000 00 75,000 00 18,000 00 18,000 00 18,000 00 Amount paid in, as by last report... Total amount now paid in of capital stock Funded debt, as by last report. Total amount now of funded debt.... Total amount now of funded and floating debt.. COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. For road-bed and superstructure, including iron For land, buildings and fixtures, including land damages... 7 per cent. For dummy cars, horses, mules and harness. 18 1.25 miles. Number of horses and mules..... Length of main line of road from Hamilton ferry to DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION. Number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars.... The rate of fare for passengers charged, as follows: For through passengers.. For way passengers The average time consumed by passenger cars in passing over the road 679,576 3 cents 3 12 minutes. EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING THE ROAD, OR REAL ESTATE OF THE CORPORATION. Repairs of road-bed and railway, including. iron, and repairs of buildings and fixtures. Taxes on real estate (to include all taxes, except for $117 87 United States revenue) 549 20 .... Total cost of maintaining road and real estate... $667 07 EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD, AND FOR REPAIRS. Feed, grain, hay, etc., including expense of grinding.. 3,565 30 Fuel, gas and lights. 123 29 Oil and waste 115 94 Water tax..... Rents, including use of other roads, ferries, etc. Insurance Advertising and printing. Contingencies Total expense of operating road, and repairs.... $33 00 250 00 85 00 1 60 641 59 $15,775 14 For dividends on stock-amount and rate per cent (31), 2,625 00 The undersigned have caused the foregoing statements to be prepared by the proper officers and agents of this company, from the books and records, and have examined them as far as practicable, and believe them to be correct. (Signed) EDMUND TERRY. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. GEORGE WHITNEY, President, and NELSON STOw, acting Superintendent of operations of the Washington Street and State Asylum Railroad Company, being severally sworn, each for himself deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by each of them at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. A survey of the said road has been made, and the line located, and a map of the same has been filed in the clerk's office of the county of Broome, as required by law. The road is under contract, and the construction thereof commenced. |