182 182 28 Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed).. NOTE.- No stock has been issued; nothing has been done toward construction; no expense has been incurred, except engineering and other preliminary expenses, for which the bills have not been presented or passed upon. No change since last report. CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Main line of road from foot of Broadway to Barren Island and Rockaway Beach, and branch to East New York, all in Kings county... 15 miles. NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. THE NAMES AND OFFICIAL ADDRESSES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL Communications intended for this company should be addressed, P. Elbert Nostrand, Secretary, or John L. Nostrand, Chief Engineer, 550 Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. BROADWAY UNDERGROUND CONNECTING. (Date of charter, May 27, 1880.) NOT IN OPERATION. This company's road is located under Broadway, and the consent of a majority of the property owners along the line has not yet been obtained, nor has the Supreme Court, by commission, yet given its consent in lieu thereof. Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed)... Total shares of stock, of par value of $100 per share (subscribed).. 680 680 21 Main line of road, from north side of Park Place to north side of BALANCE SHEET AT THE END OF YEAR. $14,166 66 207 20 52,320 42 1,200 00 105 72 $68,000 00 1.86 miles. NAMES AND RESIDENCE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION. THE NAMES AND OFFICIAL ADDRESSES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND GENERAL Communications intended for this company should be addressed, Broadway Underground Connecting Railway Company, 82 Nassau street, New York city. BROOKLYN, BATH AND CONEY ISLAND. (Date of charter, January 22, 1879.) Organized in 1862. Sold under foreclosure in 1868, and operated by C. G. Gunther, the purchaser, until January 22, 1879, when the present company was formed under chapter 446, Laws of 1876 Certificate filed in the office of the Secretary of State on January 22, 1879. *Should be $85,000, as per balance sheet. - Railroad Commissioners. Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed).... Total shares of stock, of par value of $50 per share (subscribed). 6,000 6,000 7 Additions or Betterments. "Grading" road from city line to Franklin avenue.. Construction." Purchase of Coney Island Hotel in 1879, but through oversight omitted to be charged. Building new engine-house at Guntherville.... "Land and land damages." Condemned land paid for at Coney Island.. Land purchased at New Utrecht $314 55 $12,000 00 12,837 24 $7,344 95 800 00 8,144 95 333 00 2,371 64 $24,001 38 Engineering." Services of Chief Engineer Wm. Kowalski.... "Equipment." Building of one new coach, additional fire extinguishers, vacuum hose, new flags, lanterns, bell cords and punches. Total... CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Main line of road from Greenwood to Coney Island.. Main line laid.. Second track on main line Sidings and turnouts on main line. Aggregate of all tracks on main line, including all sidings and turnouts Number of locomotive engines for passenger service.. Average weight (with tender and fuel and water) of locomotive engines, viz. : Passenger engines.... Number of first-class passenger cars (one lost, one new built).... Number of freight and other cars owned, namely: Platform or flat Hand car Total number of freight cars MISCELLANEOUS. 8 17 tons. 28 With four wheels. 5 1 6 Number of machine and car shops. Average number of persons directly employed by the company during the year. 3 43 Aggregate amount of salaries and wages paid to same for the year. $25,140 19 DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of tons, of 2,000 pounds, of freight carried in flats... 1,221 Number of miles traveled by passengers, or number of passengers carried one mile ("total movement of passengers") 1,473,689 Average rate of speed (miles per hour) adopted by ordinary pas senger trains, including stops Rate of speed of same when in motion 18 26 DESCRIPTION OF FREIGHT MOVED. Two hundred and twenty-two flat-loads of merchandise carried from Greenwood to New Utrecht, Locust Grove and Coney Island. Average flat-load about five and one-half tons. DIRECTION AND DESTINATION OF FREight Moved. All freight moved south. |