S. C. THOMPSON, Treasurer of the Boonville and Port Ontario Railroad Company, being sworn, deposes and says, that the statements in the annexed report, which has been signed by him, at the end thereof, are true and correct, according to the best of his knowledge, information and belief. (Signed) Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27th day of November, 1875. S. C. THOMPSON. S. A. JOHNSON, Notary Public. D. M. GREENE, Esq., Deputy State Engineer and Surveyor: DEAR SIR. Nothing has been done since last report, and the company will probably dissolve if they can ever get together to do so. S. C. THOMPSON, Treasurer. (No. 20.) BOSTON AND ALBANY. STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS, Hampden County, 88.: C. W. CHAPIN, President, and CHAS. O. RUSSELL, acting Superintendent of operations of the Boston and Albany 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. (Signed) C. W. CHAPIN, 7,510,509 75 Total amount now of funded and floating debt Average rate, per annum, of interest on funded debt.. 6 to 7 per cent. Length of branches owned by the company, laid... Number of engines... Number of engine-houses and shops Number of first-class passenger cars (rated as 8-wheel cars).... Number of baggage, mail and express cars (rated as 8-wheel cars).. 23 239 190 54 Number of freight cars (rated as 8-wheel cars). Length of main line of road. 4,816 201.65 miles. DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION, AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of miles run by passenger trains ... 1,387,240 3,438,576 5,964,477 Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers carried one mile Number of tons, of 2,000 pounds, of freight carried in cars Total movement of freight, or number of tons carried one mile...... Average rate of speed adopted by ordinary passenger trains, including stops (miles per hour) Rate of speed of same when in motion. Average rate of speed adopted by express trains, including stops.... 119,720,916 2,439,472 282,809,789 25 30 33 Average weight, in tons, of passenger trains, exclusive of passengers and baggage. 156 Average weight in tons, of freight trains, exclusive of freight 212 The amount of freight, specifying the quantity in tons. The rate of fare for passengers, charged for the respective classes per mile, as follows: For first-class through passengers. 2.48 2.65 1.30 1.70 EXPENSES. MAINTAINING THE ROAD, OR REAL ESTATE OF THE CORPORATION. Cost of iron used in repairs. Repairs of road-bed and railway, excepting cost of iron Repairs of buildings... Repairs of fences and gates. Taxes on real estate.. Totals 404,305 84 175,064 43 229,241 41 $1,602,674 23 $693,957 94 $908,716 29 REPAIRS OF MACHINERY. Repairs of engines and tenders.. $306,022 95 $132,507 94 Repairs of passenger and baggage cars. $173,515 01 189,764 38 189,764 38 Repairs of freight cars. 364,992 82 364,992 82 Totals.. $860,780 15 $322,272 32 $538,507 83 |