July 15. Engine No. 6, leaving Danbury at 7.20 A. M., struck ice cart containing James Hinckley and Thomas Washburn at Beckerlees crossing; men slightly injured, since recovered.

OFFICERS.

President, F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD, Norwalk, Conn.
Vice-President, CHARLES H. MERRITT, Danbury, Conn.
Secretary, CHARLES K. AVERILL, Bridgeport, Conn.
Treasurer, CHARLES K. AVERILL, Bridgeport, Conn.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD, Norwalk, Conn.
CHARLES H. MERRITT, Danbury, Conn.
CHARLES L. ROCKWELL, Meriden, Conn.
WILLIAM H. BARNUM, Lime Rock, Conn.
DAVID W. PLUMB, Birmingham, Conn.
CHARLES A. POTTER, New York City.
WM. B. E. LOCKWOOD, Norwalk, Conn.
RICHARD HURLEY, New York City.
EBENEZER HILL, South Norwalk, Conn.
JOHN H. PERRY, Southport, Conn.

STEPHEN H. SMITH, Norwalk, Conn.

Attest, F. ST. JOHN LOCKWOOD, President.
C. K. AVERILL, Treasurer.

Attest,

STATE OF CONNECTICUT,

COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD.

NORWALK, CONN., Oct., 27, 1887.

Then personally appeared F. St. John Lockwood, President, and C. K. Averill, Treasurer, of the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad Company, and severally made solemn oath that they verily believed the foregoing return by them subscribed to be true and correct. LEGRAND BETTS, Notary Public.

Before me,

PROPER ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY.

DANBURY & NORWALK RAILROAD COMPANY.

CHAS. K. AVERILL, Secretary.

Bridgeport, Conn.

HARTFORD & CONNECTICUT VALLEY

RAILROAD.

Return of the Hartford & Connecticut Valley Railroad Company, for the year ending September 30, 1887.

Bills and accounts receivable at date of last report,

13,815.09

For dividends (number, 1; rate per cent., 2),

15,984.00

Nominal value of property representing the railroad formerly known as the Connecticut Valley Railroad, its property and franchises acquired. by this Company,

$800,000.00

Construction account (expended by this Company),

Equipment account (expended by this Company),
Bills and accounts receivable,

81,246.30

15,400.77

9,225.14

4,982.32

3,635.61

$914,490.14

Bonds of Connecticut Valley Railroad outstanding and convertible into stock of this Company representing 80 per cent. of the par value of said bonds,

Certificates issued for money loaned this Company

in 1881 and 1882,

Bills and accounts payable,

Profit and loss,

Total,

$799,200.00

800.00

800.00

51,190.22

62,499.92

$914,490.14

Date when road, or different portions thereof, were

opened for use, viz.:

From Hartford to Saybrook Point, June 30,

1871; to Fenwick, in 1872.

Length of main line from Hartford to Fenwick,

46.20m.

Length of road (main line) owned by the Company,
Length of sidings, or other tracks not included

46.20m.

above,

6.67m.

Length of track of road, including sidings, in single

Length of track laid with steel rails (weight per
yard, 36.39 miles with 56 lbs., 3.84 with 62
lbs., and 5.04 with 60 lbs.),

Weight per yard of iron rails in main line, 50 lbs.
Number of new ties put in track during the year

(cost, $7,660.63),

Aggregate length of wooden bridges, in feet,

Number of spans of 25 feet or over,

Aggregate length of iron bridges, in feet,

Number of spans of 25 feet or over,

Number of highway crossings over the track,
Number of highway crossings under the track,
Number of highway crossings at grade,
Number of highway crossings at grade with gates,
Number of highway crossings at grade with flag-
men,

Number of highway crossings at grade with elec-
tric signals,

Number of railroads crossed at grade, and names

of each,

Shore Line Division and Air Line Division
of the New York, New Haven and Hart-
ford Railroad Company.

Length of all roads operated by this Company,
Number of stations on main line,

EQUIPMENT.

Number of locomotives (not including switching engines),

Average weight of same, including tender, water,

45.27m.

18,628

13,564

6

664

11

1

7

60

6

3

7

⚫ 2

46.20m.

19

8

32 tons.

1

14

6

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