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, Daniel Lord; Secretary, 120 Broadway, New York. BROOKLYN AND QUEENS COUNTY. (Date of charter, February 24, 1883.) NOT IN OPERATION. The Brooklyn and Queens County Railroad Company was organized on or about the 24th day of February. 1883, pursuant to and in conformity with an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, passed on the 2d day of April, 1850, entitled An act to authorize the formation of railroad corporations and to regulate the same," and the several acts of said Legislature amendatory thereof, by the filing of the articles of association thereof in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of New York. The road as projected will run from Fulton ferry, in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings and State of New York, to the road of the New York, Woodhaven and Rockaway Railroad Company in the town of Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New York. No part of it has yet been constructed. A petition has been submitted to the common council of the city of Brooklyn for the permission of the corporation, and the same has been referred to the committee on railroads. Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed).. Total shares of stock, of par value of $100 per share (subscribed). COST OF ROAD AND EQUIPMENT. 137 137 26 Amount at last report and by this report. The company has employed a civil engineer who has made surveys, maps, etc., at an expense of..... CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Main line of road from Fulton ferry in the city of Brooklyn, $289 65 9 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, A. C. Fransioli, 2 Nassau street, New York city. BROOKLYN AND ROCKAWAY BEACH. (Date of charter, December 4, 1863.) The Brooklyn and Rockaway Beach Railroad Company was organized by filing articles of association, as required by law, on the 4th day of December, 1863. The road was finished and commenced running trains in the autumn of 1864, as authorized by law. The company operated a ferry in connection with its road across Jamaica Bay to Rockaway Beach during the summer of 1865, and have continued to operate the same each summer since, to the date of this report. 2,950 15 Total funded and unfunded debt.. Number of shares of ordinary stock (subscribed).... Total shares of stock, of par value of $50 per share (subscribed).. Statement of Unfunded Debt. Notes and acceptances, December 1, 1884... $9,137 35 Interest due and unpaid, September 30, 1884 (uncalled for) 1,400 00 3,933 13 Superstructure, including rails. Passenger and freight stations, buildings and fixtures Engine and car-houses, machine shop, machinery and fixtures. Land, land damages' and fences... Locomotives, engines and fixtures. 114,109 78 Passenger and baggage cars.... Freight and other cars...... Total.... 48,675 66 $246,501 68 Additions or Betterments. About three-quarters of a mile of new steel rails have been laid and charged to expense account. *The first mortgage debt was originally Leaving outstanding as above stated...... $80,000 00 22,000 00 $58,000 00 This company has a very costly terminus on Jamaica Bay at Canarsie, the same having been filled in the bay at a large expense, upon which has been erected a large hotel at a cost of about $35,000, and other buildings at considerable cost. The company also excavated about one mile (from the terminus of the road) in the bay to reach deep water for a steamboat channel, and now maintains the same. The cost of the dock, hotel and other buildings are covered by the stock and mortgage debt. CHARACTERISTICS OF ROAD. Main line of road from East New York, Kings county, to Canarsie Main line laid .... Sidings and turnouts on main line... ... Aggregate of all tracks on main line, including all sidings and turnouts.... Gauge of track... Miles of steel rails (reduced to single track) in main line Weight per yard of iron rails in main line.. EQUIPMENT. Number of locomotive engines for passenger service...... Average weight (with tender and fuel and water) of locomotive engines, viz.: Passenger engines.... Number of engine-houses.. Aggregate number of stalls in same 3 18 tons. 1 3 12 Number of first-class passenger cars Average number of persons directly employed by the company during the year..... DOINGS OF THE YEAR IN TRANSPORTATION AND TOTAL MILES RUN. Number of miles run by passenger trains... Number of passengers (all classes) carried in cars.... 45.370 390,000 Average rate of speed (miles per hour) adopted by ordinary passen EXPENSES OF MAINTAINING THE ROAD AND REAL ESTATE. Repairs of road-bed and railway, other than cost of rails. Taxes on real estate, including State tax on earnings, etc.. Total expense of maintaining road and real estate.... Tons of steel rails used in repairs... Length of same (miles and fractions). Allotted to passenger transportation. $2,886 03 2,018 83 1,087 86 727 17 $6,719 89 51.9.1.4 .75 EXPENSES OF REPAIRS OF MACHINERY AND CARS. Repairs of engines and tenders.... Repairs of cars.. Allotted to passenger transportation. $1,354 56 765 73 Incidental expenses, including oil, fuel, clerks, watchmen, and other expenses about shops... Total expenses of repairs of machinery and cars EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD 326 08 $2,446 37 Allotted to passenger transportation. $574 54 370 00 Office expenses, stationery, and other expenses about (general) office. Agents and clerks. Porters, watchmen, flagmen and switchmen Fuel and water station attendance... Conductors, baggagemen and brakemen. Enginemen and firemen.... Fuel, cost and labor in preparing for use. Oil and other lubricants and waste.. General superintendence, or salaries of general officers. All other items...... Total expenses of operating the road.. 597 25 252 00 1,672 58 1,577 61 2.449 99 379 58 2,590 00 10,158 20 $20,621 75 AMOUNTS PAID FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIC PURPOSES INCLUDED IN FOREGOING. |