.0433 cents. 395,664 Rate of fare each month 1885, all local business, average per mile. Tariff of freights, etc. Rates for freights and passengers have remained unchanged since last report. Number tons of freight carried one mile Amount received per ton per mile. Average distance each ton was hauled Average cost of hauling one ton one mile. 100 What freight and transportation companies run its road, etc.? None. 111% miles 28 .06.2 cents. Is there any difference, and if so, what, on outgoing and incoming freights? No. Running connections with other lines? No. Any pooling arrangement, etc.? No. Any connection with water transportation? No traffic connection. What accidents during past year, and causes? None of consequence or worthy of reporting. No injury to passengers or property. How often are cars, track and engine inspected, and by whom and in what manner? Cars by inspector. Engines by engineer. Track by roadmaster. Foreman of section over whole of section daily. Elizabethtown, Lexington and Big Sandy R. R. Co. The capital stock outstanding is 32,179 shares of $100 each. A considerable portion of it is held by the tax-payers of the city of Lexington and of Fayette, Clark and Montgomery counties. A portion of it is still in the form of tax receipts. The residences of these shareholders cannot be ascertained. The amount of assets and liabilities are as follows: Names and residences of general officers: President-A. L. Reid, New York. Vice-President-John Echols, Louisville, Ky. Secretary-W. C. Emery, New York. Treasurer-I. E. Gates, New York. Capital stock was issued in exchange for stock of the E., L. & B. S. R. R. Company, Western Division, to which this company became successor, in payment for construction, and to tax-payers of the city of Lexington, and the counties of Fayette, Clark and Montgomery for subscriptions paid in bonds of said municipalities. NOTE. The information in regard to stock assets and liabilities are as of January 31, 1886; the lease to the Newport News and Mississippi Valley Company taking effect February 1, 1886. The estimated value of road-bed, including iron and bridges, is The length of branches, stating length of single and of double track. $1,054,496 00 255,184 58 48,260 00 109.14 miles. None. None. 20.47 miles. The number of miles run by passenger trains during the year in Kentucky was 212,427 The number of miles run by freight trains during the year in Kentucky was 566,972 The number of tons of through freight carried during the year was 554,617 339,981 The amount of operating expenses for the year in Kentucky— The amount expended for improvements which was not included in operating expenses, was $22,248 93. The regular rate of fare for passengers is 3 cents per mile. The freight tariffs accompanying this report will answer this question. The number of tons of freight carried one mile during the year in Kentucky was 76,626,880. The average rate received per ton per mile was 726 of a cent. 1000 The average distance each ton was hauled was 85,620 miles. No freight or transportation companies operate over this road. It is impracticable to attempt to answer this question. We have no pooling arrangements with any one. We have no connection with any water transportation line. The Following Accidents have Occured During the Year. Date. Nature of Accident, Train parted. Carelessness. Cause. Defective switch. Trains backing into each other. Misplaced switch. Brakes not properly set. Improper flagging. Cars got away. Knotted brake chain. Carelessness. Misplaced switch. Carelessness. Engine truck wheel broken. Bad ties. Our cars and engines and tracks are inspected daily. |