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HILLSIDE CLUB, WINTER HILL.
ORGANIZED OCTOBER 18, 1882.
John S. Haves, President ; James E. Whitney, Vice- President ; J. Harvey White, Sec. ; Miss Emma F. Wil- kins, Asst. Sec .; Winn I. Curtis, Treas. ; Executive. Com- mittee ; John S. Hays, Rev. Charles L. Noves, Samuel C. Darling, Esq., Mrs. W. E. Pulsifer, Miss Addie L. Veazie.
Meets 1st and 3d Tuesday of each month.
McLEAN ASYLUM.
Asylum avenue.
Edward Cowles, M. D., Superintendent ; George T. Tuttle, M. D., 1st Assistant Physician ; J. W. Babcock, 2d Assistant Physician ; J. W. Babcock, Edward M. Greene, W. R. Gilman, Medical Internes ; F. W. Willis, Apothecary ; J. P. Bradbury. Purveyor ; Miss L. E. Woodward, Superintendent of Nurses ; F. E. Gilbert, Clerk ; Edward W. Boardman, Miss M. E. Gordon, Sup- crvisors.
OWL CLUB.
E. H. Hendley, President ; L. W. Southwell, Secretary ; Charles F. Wildes, Treas.
THE MERRY MAKERS.
Charles F. Wildes, Pres. ; H. A. Sweetzer, Vice Pres. ; Helen G. Curtis, Sec. ; Charles A. Foss, Treas.
Meet alternate Thursdays from Oct. Ist, to July 1st.
WEBCOWIT CLUB (SOCIAL.) 18 Mt. Vernon, East Somerville.
J. Foster Clark, Pres. ; Charles Buswell, Treas .; Charles Hemenway, Sec.
ST. JOSEPH'S MUTUAL RELIEF AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
Meetings first Monday in each month, in Raymond's HIall, Somerville avenue, corner Beach street.
M. H. Kennedy, President ; John Collins, V. P .; Peter Gallagher, R. S .; R. I. Savage, F. S .; Park Shannon, Treasurer.
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ST. JOSEPII'S TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
Wm. H. Brine, President ; J. P. Higgins, Vice Presi- dent ; M. P. Morgan, Secretary ; H. McAvoy, Treasurer ; Dr. J. F. Couch, Trustee ; C. A. Morgan, T. McNamara, E. Casey, Martin Gill and T. Caples, Board of Visitors.
SOMERVILLE CATHOLIC LYCEUM.
Meets first and third Tuesdays at Lyceum Hall, Union square.
P. F. Howley, President ; P. F. Powers, Vice Presi- dent ; W. V. White, Recording Secretary ; J. F. Muldoon, Corresponding Secretary ; T. F. Muldoon. Treasurer ; J. . P. Higgins, Bookkeeper ; F. H. Swift, Librarian ; J. S. Daly, P. II. Coakley, W. H. Coughlin. A. J. Glynn, T. L. Shevlin, Directors ; Wm. Higgins, Stage Manager; A. Connors, Supt. of Hall.
SOMERVILLE CHARITY CLUB. ORGANIZED JANUARY 19, 1877.
Annual meeting held second Monday in October.
SOMERVILLE CYCLE CLUB.
Joseph B. Cann, President ; Wm. A. Davis, Vice Pres- ident ; George Shaw, Secretary ; Ellsworth Fisk, Treas- urer; Frederick Joyce, Corresponding Secretary; Wm. R. Maxwell, Captain ; Fred B. Kimball, Ist Lieutenant ; F. A. Hobart, 2d Lieutenant; F. A. Lane, 1st Bugler; H. L. Billings, 2d Bugler; C. P. Cubberly, Color Beurer ; J. B. Cann, George Shaw. E. Fisk, W. R. Maxwell, Ex- Officio ; D. C. Theall, G. G. Beals. Henry Jennings, D. E. Gilkey, C. E. Marston, Sargent Morse, Wm. F. Edlef- son, Club Committee ; J. HI. Woodbury, Eugene Sanger, Wm. H. Shaw, F. B. Norwood, Membership Committee.
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SOMERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
G. F. Wilkins, President ; Frank Dickerman, Secretary ; S. M. Pennock, Jr., Treasurer. .
SOMERVILLE LACROSSE CLUB.
-, President ; Paul E. Gilkey, Vice-Pres- ident ; Frank A. Nichols, Sec. and Treas .; Frank C. Russ, Captain.
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT.
SOMERVILLE SAVINGS BANK.
Oren S. Knapp. President ; Richard HI. Sturtevant, C. S. Lincoln, Vice-Presidents; George L. Baxter, Josiah Q. Bennett, Joseph H. Clark. Philip Eberle, Joseph O. Hay- den, Silas H. Holland, Oren S. Knapp. Marshall H. Locke, Horace P. Makechiie, Albion A. Perry, J. Wal- ter Sanborn, Jonathan Stone and Robert A. Vinal, Direct- ors; Frederic W. Stone, Clerk.
SOMERVILLE Y. M. C. A.
W. B. Clark, President ; J. T. Higgins, Vice-President ; C. W. Currier, Secretary; A. L. Cole, Treasurer.
Meetings consist of a Gospel meeting every Sunday evening, during the summer season on Mount Benedict, beginning at 6 o'clock, and in winter, in Hadley Hall, on Broadway, beginning at 5.30, also, a business meeting, held the first Wednesday of each month at the members house.
MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, ETC.
AMERICAN TUBE WORKS.
Located on Frost avenue. Office, 97 State street, Boston.
Wm. C. Cotton, Treasurer; E. B. Buckingham, Presi- dent ; George II. Cotton, A. T.
MIDDLESEX BLEACHERY AND DYE WORKS.
Located 550 Somerville avenue.
Gilmore, Haigh & Co., Proprietors.
EAGLE SHADE ROLLER CO.
Washington street west of Union square. INCORPORATED, 1881. Capital stock, 100,000. James M. Osgood, President ; H. D. Osgood, Treas.
UNION GLASS COMPANY.
Webster avenue, near Prospect street. Salesrooms, 129 Milk, corner Oliver street, Boston.
Commenced business 1864. Chas. E. Raymond, Pres. Lewis Hall, Treas. ; G. S. Lamson, Manager.
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POST-OFFICE.
SOMERVILLE STATION, HILL BUILDING, 10 BOW STREET.
W. H. Flynn, Supt. ; Miss Sibbel Banks and C. W. Loverien, Clerks.
Letter Carriers .- J. F. Hunt, E. L. Barrett, E. A. Jordan, F. N. Lewis, J. L. Gilman, J. C. Marchant, C. H. Paine, W. II. Burnett, J. McGowan.
Mails arrive at 6.30, 7.15, 7.40, 10.50 a. m., 12.20, 2.20, 4.50,8 p. m.
Mails close at 7.30, 10.50 a. m., 12.15, 2.15, 4.50, 7.50 p. m.
Office hours from 7 a. m. to 8 p.m. except Wednesdays when the office closes at 7.30 p. m. Sundays from 9.30 to 10.10 .a. m. Money Order department open, from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
COLLECTION OF BOXES.
The box in front of the post office is collected 10 min- utes before the departure of each mail.
The box on Clarendon Block is collected at 6, 10.30 a. m. and 1.30, 3.30 and 4.35 p. m.
The box on Pollard's drug store in Pollard Square is collected by carrier morning and afternoon.
The following boxes are collected at 6 and 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. ; Corner Broadway and Marshall, corner Walnut and Summit ave., corner Walnut and Bonair, corner Somerville ave .. Beach, opposite Harvard, Somer- ville ave. near School, corner Auburn av. and Cross, cor- ner Pearl and Cross, corner Webster and Glen, Perkins, near Franklin, Pearl, corner Myrtle, corner Franklin and Flint. ·
All other boxes collected morning and afternoon by carrier.
Letters should be in the post office at least 10 minutes before the departure of the mail.
RATES OF POSTAGE. FIRST CLASS.
Embraces letters, postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in writing. Rates : letters two cents each ounce or fraction, postal cards one cent each, drop letters mailed at and for office where there is no carrier delivery, one cent each.
SECOND CLASS.
Applies to newspaper publishers and news agents. Rates : one cent per pound or fraction. Publications must be issued as fre- quently as once in three months, matter to be fully paid.
When mailed by other than publishers or news agents, one cent per four ounces or fraction, prepaid by stamp affixed.
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THIRD CLASS.
Embraces books (transient newspapers, periodicals, 1 cent, 2 oz.) photographs, circulars. picture cards, and other matter wholly in print, proof and corrected proof sheets, with manuscript copy acompany- ing the same. Blank checks, drafts and similar printed forms, such as deeds, insurance policies, etc. This will include check books, or books of blank drafts, but not ordinary blank books, which are fourth class matter, one cent an ounce. Check.s drafts, policies and other such papers filled up with writing will be charged letter postage. Rate one cent, each two ounces or fraction. matter to be fully paid. There is no limit to single volumes of books. Other third-class matter is limited to 4 lbs.
FOURTH CLASS.
Embraces blank and printed address cards, labels, tags. mounted maps and charts, letter paper, patterns, playing cards, visit- ing cards (if written, letter rates), paper sacks, wrapping paper, with printed advertisements thereon, bill heads, letter heads, envel- opes, printed blanks, sample cards, and other matter of the same general character, the printing upon which is not designed to instruct, amuse, cultivate the mind or taste. or impart general information, samples, merchandise, models, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and scions, ores, metals and minerals. Rates one cent, each ounce or fraction. If matter of two classes be inclosed in one package, the whole must be paid at higher rate.
Postal laws and regulations have been amended so as to permit transmission through the mails within the United States and ter- ritories, of liquids, except spiritous and malt liquors, not liable to explosion or spontaneous combustion or ignition by shock or jar, and not inflammable, and of soft soap, pastry or confections, oint- ments, salves and articles of similar consistentey under certain conditions insuring safety to other mail matter in transmission.
UNMAILABLE.
The following articles are excluded from the mails : liquids, poi- sons, explosive materials; books, pamphlets. pictures, and other publications of an obscene or indecent character; all letters on the . envelope of which, and postal cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are written, printed or engraved, or disloyal devices printed or engraved; and all articles which from their form and nature are liable to destroy, deface or injure the contents of the mail bags, or the person of any one engaged in the postal service.
FOREIGN.
On letters to all parts of Austria, Azores. Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain and Ireland, Greece, Hun- gary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Port- ugal, Romania, Russia, Servia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey, five cents per half ounce or fraction thereof ; prepayment, except on registered letters, optional.
Two cent postal cards can be forwarded to any of the above foreign countries.
On newspapers and books, 1 cent for each two ounces or fraction, limited to 4 lbs. 6 ounces.
Coin, jewelry, and articles subject to custom's duty, are excluded from all foreign mails.
Rates of postage to foreign countries other than as above, being subject to change each month, inquiry should be made at the foreign department for ruling rates before mail matter is deposited in the office.
All mail matter, except letters, must be so wrapped or enveloped that their contents may be readily and thoroughly examined by post- masters without destroying the wrappers.
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT.
DOMESTIC.
$300 can be sent in one day.
For any amount not exceeding $100 on one order will be issued on payment of the following fees :
On orders not exceeding 85, five cents.
On orders not exceeding $10, eight cents.
Over $10 and not exceeding $15, ten cents.
Over Slå and not exceeding $30, fifteen cents.
Over $30 and not exceeding S40, twenty cents.
Ov.r $40 and not exceeding 850, twenty-five cents.
Over $50 and not exceeding 860, thirty cents.
Over $60 and not exceeding 870, thirty-five cents.
Over $70 and not exceeding S80, forty cents.
Over $80 and not exceeding $100, forty-five cents.
FOREIGN.
Orders for Great Britain are issued at the following rates :
On orders not exceeding $10, ten cents.
Over $10 and not exceeding $20, twe ty cents.
Over $20 and not exceeding $30, thirty cents.
Over $30 and not exceeding 840, forty cents.
Over $40 and not exceeding $50, fifty cents.
Orders can also be sent to Italy, Switzerland, Portugal, India, Belgium, Tasmania, Jamaica. New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand, Anstria, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Luxem- bourg, France or Algeria, Canadian Provinces, Constantinople (in Turkey), Japan, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands.
A list of Money Order Offices may be seen at P. O., on applica- tion.
Note. The issue to a single applicant in one day, of more than three Orders, payable at the same office, and to the same payce, is positively forbidden.
POSTAL NOTES.
Postal notes may be obtained at any money order office, payable to bearer, at any money order office, for sunis from 1 cent to $4.99 inclusive. The rate for each note is 3 cents.
SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE.
By recent Act of Congress, the special delivery system has been extended to all post offices in the United States.
The priviliges of the system have also been extended to all classes of mail matter instead of being confined to first-class matter.
Accordingly every article of mailable matter, mailed at any post office in the United States, to which is affixed a 10 ct. special deliv- ery stamıp in addition to regular postage, will be delivered at Letter Carrier offices within the carrier limits, immediately on arrival between the hours of 7 A. M. and 11 P. M., and at any other post office within a one mile radins between the hours of FA. M. and 9 P. M.
REGISTRATION.
Fees-10 cents beside the postage.
Valnable letters should invaribly be registered, or if money is to be remitted, a money order procured. Never inclose money or valuables in an ordinary letter.
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LETTER SHEET ENVELOPES.
Issued only in the denomination of Two Cents.
DIRECTIONS.
WRITE on the blank side. FOLD the lower corners even with the cross perforations and then to the flap. SEAL - by moistening the gum at the sides and top.
ADDRESS on the side bearing the stamp. OPEN - - - by tearing off the ends and breaking the perforated line on top.
PRICES from which no deviation is made.
PAD containing 23 sheets, 58c; 50 sheets, $1.15; 100 sheets, $2.30.
SHEETS .- Single sheet, 3c; Two sheets, 5c; Three sheets, 7c; Four sheets, 10c; Five sheets. 12c; Six sheets, 14; Seven sheets, 17c; Eight sheets, 19; Nine sheets, 21; Ten sheets, 23; Twenty- five sheets, 5Se; Fifty sheets, S1.15; One hundred sheets, $2.30; Five hundred shects, $11.50; One thousand sheets, $23.00.
RAILROAD STATIONS.
East Somerville, Cambridge street (B. & M. R. R.), John Hunnewell, Station Agent.
East Somerville. Cambridge street (eastern division, B. & M. R. R.), E. Thompson, Station Agent. .
Elm street station, Elm street, West Somerville (Mid- dlesex Central R. R.), A. Marshall, Station Agent.
Milk row, Washington street. near Joy (B. & L. R.R. ), George K. Walcott, Station Agent.
North Somerville (Willow bridge), Broadway (B. & L. R. R.), William H. Goodwin, Station Agent.
Park street (Fitchburg R. R. ), John H. Walker, Sta- tion Agent.
Somerville Centre, Central street (B. & L. R.R.), Mrs. Lonisa T. Whittle, Station Agent.
Somerville Highlands, Cedar street (M. Central R.R.), Flag station.
Union square. Webster avenue (Fitchburg R. R.), Charles HI. Ward. Station Agent
Willow avenue station. Willow avenue. West Somer- ville (M. Central R. R. ), Michael Grady, Station Agent.
Winter Hill. Medford street. near Marshall (B. & L. R.R. ), John A. Whitney, Station Agent.
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT.
STEAM RAILROADS.
BOSTON & LOWELL RAILROAD.
Office Causeway street, Boston.
Election of officers first Wednesday in January.
Edwin Morey, president, Boston ; C. S. Mellen, gener- al supt., Boston ; C. E. A. Bartlett. treas., Boston ; A. A. Strout, counsel, Boston ; II. N. Turner, general fgh't agent, Boston ; George E. Todd, supt. Northern Division Concord, N. II. ; W. A. Stowell, supt. White Mountains and Vermont Division, Woodsville, N. H. ; E. F. Mann, assistant supt. White Mountains and Vermont Divisions, Woodsville, N. H. ; W. R. Brackett, general baggage agent, Boston : G. W. Storer. assistant gen. pass. agent, Boston ; B. F. Kendrick, auditor, Boston ; JJ. K. Taylor, supt. Motive Power, Boston ; George E. Shepard, pur- chasing agent, Boston ; E. Sands, traveling pass. agent, Boston; G. M. Tompson, Chief Engineer, Boston ; D). Hazelton, Master Bridges and Buildings, Boston ; Wil- liam Hutchinson, Roadmaster. Nashua, N. II. ; L. W. Dolloff, Roadmaster, Lancaster, N. H. ; M. Clifford, Roadmaster, Lake Village, N. II. ; J. F. Richardson, roadmaster, Franklin, N. II. ; R. R. Smith, Roadmaster, Canaan, N. II. : J. N. Perkins, Roadmaster, Claremont, N. Il. ; J. K. Taylor, Supt. Rolling Stock and Machin- ery, Concord, N. II. ; II. J. Kolseth, Master Mechanic, East Cambridge ; A. I. Gifford, Foreman. Lowell ; J. K. Hall. Foreman, Nashua, N. II. ; George A. Ferguson, Master Mechanic. Lake Village, N. II. ; C. C. Aspinwall, Foreman. Concord. N. H. ; E. P. Moulton. Foreman. St. Johnsbury, Vermont; J. W. Whitaker, Paymaster, Bos- ton ; J. Lincoln. Traveling Auditor, Boston ; Alex. Fo- bare, Supt. Telegraph, Boston ; HI. C. Robinson, Train Despatcher, Boston ; G. E. Randall, Train Despatcher, Woodsville, N. II. ; M. A. Randall. Train Despatcher, Concord, N. HI. ; A. JJ. Corriveau, Train Despatcher, St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Directors, - Edwin Morey. T. JJefferson Coolidge, Frederick E. Clarke, Channing Clapp, William Powell Mason. A. Cochrane, William A. Haskell.
Miles operated, 714.
ROLLING STOCK.
CARS, -521 box, 386 4-wheel box. 7 box and flat, 8 butter, 27 charcoal, 1,179 4-wheel coal dump. 72 combi- nation and baggage. 3 4-wheel derrick, 1 Drover's saloon. 30 4-wheel dump, 10 express. 386 flat. 121 4-wheel flat, 20 6-wheel flat, 50 Gondola Hopper bottom, 135 half dump. 61 hay. 17 machinery. 10 milk cars, 2 oil tank. 11 parlor cars. 1 pay car. 8 postal. 4 refrigerator, 37 saloon. 15 4-wheel sand, 46 stock. and 158 passenger cars.
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MISCELLANEOUS DEPARTMENT.
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
Offices at Passenger Station, Haymarket sq., Boston.
Election of officers second Wednesday in December.
George C. Lord, President, Boston ; James T. Farber, General Manager, Boston ; Amos Blanchard, Treasurer. Boston ; William J. Hobbs, Auditor, Boston ; D. J. Flanders, General Passenger and Ticket Agent. Boston ; Charles E. Lord, Assistant General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Boston ; W. J. C. Kenney, General Freight Agt., Boston ; William F. Berry, Assistant General Freight Agent, Boston ; William Merritt, Jr., Supt. Western Division, Boston ; Daniel W. Sanborn. Supt. Eastern Division. Boston : John W. Sanborn, Supt. Northern Di- vision, Wolfboro' Junction ; Charles Howard, Supt. Wor- cester Nashua and Portsmouth Division, Worcester ; George J. Fisher, Purchasing Agent, Boston ; William Smith, Supt. Motive Power, Boston ; John Bailey, Master Maintenance of Way, Western Division, Lawrence ; H. Bissell, Master Maintenance of Way, Eastern and North- ern Divisions, Salem ; D). C. Richardson, Master Car Builder, Lawrence : Charles II. Nowell. Paymaster, Bos- ton.
George C. Lord, Newton : Amos Paul, South Newmar- ket ; Nathaniel J. Bradlee, Boston ; William S. Stevens, Dover, N. II. ; James R. Nichols, Haverhill ; Joseph S. Ricker, Deering, Maine ; Samuel C. Lawrence, Medford ; Richard Olney, Boston ; Frank Jones, Portsmouth, N. H. Directors ; Chauncey P. Judd, Clerk.
DESCRIPTION OF ROAD.
MAIN LINE.
Boston, Mass .. to Portland. Maine, miles owned, 115.50; total Miles operated, 115.50; Boston to New Hampshire State Line, Eastern Raileoad. miles leased, 41.45 ; New Hampshire State Line to Maine State Line Eastern Railroad in N. II., miles leased. 16.08; Maine State Line to Portland. Portland Saco and Portsmouth Railroad, miles leased. 50.76; Total Miles Boston to Portland. Eastern Division, total miles operated, 108.29 ; Conway JJunction to North Conway, Portsmouth. Great Falls and Con. Railroad, miles leased. 72.86 ; total miles · operated. 72.86: Worcester, Mass. to Rochester, N. II., Worcester, Nashua and R. R.R., miles leased. 94.48 ; total miles operated. 94.48. Total length of Main Line, miles owned. 115.50 ; miles leased, 275.63 ; total miles operated. 391.13.
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BRANCHIES.
Medford, single track, 2 miles ; Methnen, single track. 2.75; double track, 1, *3.75 miles ; Great Falls single track, 2.75 miles. Total Length of Branches owned, 8.50 miles. Total miles operated, 5.75. Newburyport and Danvers, single track, 36.24 miles ; Lowell and Ando- ver, double track. 8.73 miles; West Amesbury, single track, 4.50 miles ; Dover and Winmpiseogee, single track. 29 miles ; Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, single track. 4.50 miles ; East Boston, single track, 1.91, double track 1.56, 3.47 miles ; Charlestown double track, 1.09 miles ; Saugus, single track, 9.55 miles ; Chelsea Beach, single track, 1.78 miles ; Swampscott, single track, 3.96; Mar- blehead, single track. 3.52 miles ; Lawrence, single track 18.25; double track, 1.64 ; 19.89 miles ; South Reading. single track, 8.12 miles ; Gloucester, single track, 16.94 miles ; Essex, single track, 5.48 miles ; Asbury Grove. single track, 1.06 miles ; Newburyport City single track. 2.24 miles ; Salisbury, single track. 3.79 : Portsmouth and Dover, single track, 10.88 miles : Wolfeboro', single track 12.03 miles. Total Length of Branches leased, 186.77 miles. Total Length of all Branches. 195.27 miles. To- tal Miles of Road operated, #124 miles : 462.40 miles leas ed ; 583.65 miles total operated ; Double Track on Main Line, 70.96 miles owned ; 51.99 miles leased : 122.95 miles, total operated ; Double Track on Branches. 1 mile owned : 13.02 miles leased : 14.02 miles total operated. Total Length of Double Track, 71.96 miles owned ; 65.01 miles leased ; 136.97 miles operated. Total Length of Sidings, 94.22 miles owned; 144.30 miles leased ; 238.52 miles total operated. Total Length - of Track operated. * 290.18 miles owned ; 671.71 miles leased ; 959.14 miles total operated.
* 275 miles are operated by the Manchester and Lawrence railroad
ROLLING STOCK.
LOCOMOTIVES :- 60 Freight, 127 passenger. 46 Switching. Total, 233.
PASSENGER EQUIPMENT.
CARS : - 366 passenger. 15 parlor, 1 directors', 1 pay- master's. 77 baggage, 4 mail. 9 express. Total. 473.
FREIGHT EQUIPMENT.
2,008. 8-wheel box freight. 60 8-wheel box freight ( ca- boose), 213 4-wheel box freight. 1,503 8-wheel platform freight. 431 4-wheel platform freight, 557 4-wheel coal dump, 32 8-wheel oil tank. Total number freight cars. 4,801 ; Total number on a basis of $ wheels, 4.2033.
GRAVEL, TOOL, ETC.
Total number of gravel. tool cars, etc., 320.
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FITCHBURG RAILROAD.
Office Causeway street, Boston.
Election of Officers fourth Tuesday in January.
E. B. Phillips, president, Boston ; Daniel A. Gleason, treasurer, Boston; H. F. Whitcomb, registrar, Boston ; C. S. Anthony, auditor, Boston ; John Adams, general supt., Boston ; E. K. Turner, chief engineer, Fitchburg ; J. Whitmore, general traffic manager, Boston ; Orlando Stewart, supt. Motive Power, Boston : J. W. Marden. supt. car department, Boston ; C. L. Hartwell, general freight agent, Boston ; J. R. Watson, general passenger agent. Boston ; F. O. Heald, general ticket agent, Boston F. S. Pratt, purchasing agent. Boston ; George P. John- son, paymaster, Boston.
Directors - Elijah B. Phillips, Boston ; Seth Bemis, Newton ; Robert Codman. Boston ; Rodney Wallace, Fitchburg ; Franklin N. Poor, Somerville ; Charles T. Crocker, Fitchburg ; Charles A. Welch, Boston. Thomas Whittemore. corporation and directors clerk.
DESCRIPTION OF ROAD.
Ashburnham Branch, 2.59 miles owned, 2.59 operated ; Boston to Fitchburg (main road), 50.00 miles owned, 50.00 miles operated; Boston Ice track (branch), .68 miles owned. . 68 operated ; Fitchburg to Greenfield (main road), 56 miles leased. 56 operated ; #Greenfield to North Adams (main line), 37 miles operated ; Lancaster and Sterling (branch), 12.42 miles owned ; 12.42 operated ; Peterboro' and Shirley (branch). 23.62 miles owned, 23.62 operated ; Turner's Falls (branch), 2.80 miles leased, 2.80 operated ; Watertown (branch). 8.26 miles owned, 8.26 operated : Worcester Division, 36 miles owned, 36 miles operated. Mileage of road. 133.57 miles owned ; 58.80 leased ; 229.37 total operated.
Boston to Fitchburg (double track), 50 miles owned, 50 operated ; Boston Ice track (double track). . GS miles owned. 68 operated ; Fitchburg Railroad (sidings), 83.07 miles owned, 83.07 operated ; Fitchburg to Turner's Falls (double track. 54.20 miles owned, 54.20 operated ; Vermont and Mass. Railroad (sidings). 28.03 miles leased ; 28.03 operated.
Mileage of tracks, 444.35 miles operated.
*Operated under contract.
SCHEDULE OF ROLLING STOCK.
CARS-31-4 wheel, 9 8-wheel. (caboose), total 40, 310 8-wheel (coal, gravel. etc. ), 2,828 8-wheel *box fgh't 141 4-wheel (box freight). 29 (mail and baggage), 181 (passenger), 716 8-wheel (platform). 6 4-wheel (plat- form). 115 locomotives, 10 snow ploughs. Total, 4.329
*397 Leased.
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STREET RAILROADS.
SOMERVILLE HORSE RAILROAD.
Office. 27 Tremont row, Boston.
Samuel E. Sewell, Pres. ; J. II. Studley, jr., Treas. and Clerk ; Samuel E. Sewell, Charles E. Powers, R. E. Demmon, J. Q. Bennett, Directors.
This road is leased to the Consolidated and Cambridge horse railways.
BOSTON CONSOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. Office 27 Tremont row, Boston.
Charles E. Powers. Pres. ; Moody Merrill, Vice Pres .; Sam'l Little, Treas. ; John II. Studley, Jr., Asst. Treas. ; Julius E. Rugg, Gen. Supt. ; Jolm HI. Studley, Supt.
CAMBRIDGE RAILROAD COMPANY.
CAMBRIDGE.
Office 3 Harvard square. Capital Stock, $1,600,000.
Prentiss Cummings, Pres. ; F. Perrin, Treas .; office hours, 9 A. M. to 2 p. M. ; F. Perrin, Clerk; Prentiss Cum- ming3, Joseph HI. Tyler, Israel M. Spelman, Edwin Dresser, Otis S. Brown, Francis J. Parker, Charles E. Raymond, Edmund Reardon, Henry F. Woods, Directors.
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