DESCRIPTION OF ROAD. Date when road, or different portions thereof, were opened for use, viz.: From East Hartford to State Line, January, 1876; Melrose to West Street, Rockville, Length of main line from East Hartford to Massa chusetts State line, 20.20m. Length of branch from West Street, Rockville, to Melrose, 7.30m. Length of all branches, 7.30m. Length of road (main line and branch) owned by the Company, 27.50m. Length of sidings, or other tracks not included above, . 2.02m. Length of track of road, including branch and sidings, in single track miles, 29.52m. Length of track laid with steel rails (weight per yard, 60 lbs.), 12.64m. Miles of track laid with steel rails during the year, (cost, $3,390.43), Aggregate length of wooden bridges, in feet, Aggregate length of stone-arch bridges, in feet, leased to N. Y. & N. E. R. R. Co., Number of stations on main line, Number of stations on branch, FARES, FREIGHT, ETC. Average rate per mile received from passengers on roads operated by this Company, excluding season ticket passengers, 'Average rate per mile for season ticket passengers, reckoning one round trip per day to each ticket, Average rate of fare per mile from all passengers, 1.15m. 8,681, 646 4 50 1 35 27.50m. 10 5 .02476 .0069 .0246 Average rate of freight per ton per mile, Number of men employed in operating road, in cluding officers, .01799 61 Then personally appeared Wm. P. Shinn, Vice-President, and Geo. B. Phippen, Treasurer, of the New York & New England Railroad Company, lessee of the Connecticut Central Railroad Co., and severally made solemn oath that they verily believed the foregoing return by them subscribed to be true and correct. Before me, JAMES W. PERKINS, DANBURY AND NORWALK RAILROAD. Return of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad Company, for the year ending September 30, 1887. [Leased to the Housatonic Railroad Company.] EARNINGS AND EXPENSES. Included in report of Housatonic Railroad Company. TOTAL RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. All the cash on hand, supplies, tools, furniture, materials, etc., transferred to the Housatonic Railroad Company, October 1, 1886. Capital stock authorized by charter, Capital stock authorized by vote of Company, Capital stock issued, viz.: 12,000 full shares of $50 each, $1,000,000.00 600,000.00 600,000.00 7 per cent., Whole number of stockholders, BONDS OR FUNDED DEBT. First mortgage, due July 1, 1890, rate of interest Interest paid to July 1, 1887. 200,000.00 Second mortgage, due July 1, 1892, 7 per cent., 200,000.00 Interest paid to July 1, 1887. Consolidated mortgage, due July 1, 1920, 6 per cent., 100,000.00 Interest paid to July 1, 1887. General mortgage, due April 1, 1925, 5 per cent., 150,000.00 Interest paid to October 1, 1887. DESCRIPTION OF ROAD. Date when road, or different portions thereof, were opened for use, viz.: From Danbury to South Norwalk, Feb. 22, 1852; Branchville to Ridgefield, June, 1870; Bethel to Hawleyville, July, 1872, South Norwalk to Wilson Point, July, 1882. Length of main line from Danbury to Wilson Point, Length of branches, from Branchville to Ridgefield, from Bethel to Hawleyville, 26.28m. 3.97m. 5.95m. Length of all branches, 9.92m. Length of road (main line and branches) owned by the Company, Length of track laid with steel rails (weight per Aggregate length of iron bridges, in feet, men, Number of highway crossings at grade, with electric signals, Number of stations on main line, Number of stations on branches, EQUIPMENT. Included in report of Housatonic Railroad Company. FARES, FREIGHT, ETC. Included in report of Housatonic Railroad Company. 1886. STATEMENT OF EACH ACCIDENT IN DETAIL. Feb. 3. John Lynch, fell through bridge at Cannon's station, and died from exposure. Feb. 15. Willis Booth, struck by 6.40 A. M. train near South Norwalk station, and died next day from injuries received. Feb. 26. Ammon Gould, struck by 3.45 P. M. train from Danbury, near Bethel station; recovered. Mch. 11. John Scribner, attempting to jump on milk train at Cannon's station, was run over and lost one leg above the knee. Mch. 12. Frank Mead (brakeman on night freight), had two fingers crushed while coupling cars at South Norwalk. May 4. Alfred Larson, struck and killed at Plumtree crossing by milk train on Hawleyville branch, while attempting to cross the track. May 14. Frank Bailwitze and wife, struck at Marshall street crossing, South Norwalk, by 3.45 P. M. train while attempting to drive across the track. Mr. Bailwitze died from his injuries. July 13. Starr Lent, struck by train leaving Branchville at 6.51 P. M., on Ridgefield Branch, and arm crushed, so that it was amputated below the elbow. |