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6 JANUARY 9, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1877
BORN. At Grass Valley, Jan. 6th, [1877], to THOS. HAMMELL and Wife, a Daughter.
MARRIED. At Grass Valley, January 6th, [1877], by P. H. Paynter, J.P. MISS BESSIE PHILLIPS
to MR. RICHARD WALES, all of this place.
NEVADA COUNTY NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD.
We give below the Secretary’s Report for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1876, which
embraces the 81/2 months in which the road has been operating. We do not give details in all
instances, but for brevity’s sake aggregate details which would not be of interest to the reader. . . .
Secretary’s Report
For the fiscal year ending December 31st, 1876.
CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT—RECEIPTS.
Bal. on hand Dec. 31, 1875 $38,952 45
Rec’d from assessment 10 and balances 12,000 00
Rec’d from hypothecation of 68 1st Mo. Bonds 47,000 00
Miscellaneous 4,682 00
From Operating fund 16,012 07
Total $110,876 52
DISBURSEMENTS.
Jas. K. Byrne, contractor 83,933 55
Right of way, fencing, etc. 14,480 05
Construction since opening road 16,462 92
$119,876 52
ist Mortgage Bonds issued in payment of contract 250,000 00
08 Mortgage Bond’s issue as collateral 50.728 00
Total debt $309,728 00
PERMANENT INVESTMENT.
Construction Account Jan. 1st 1876 323,682 59
Additional during fiscal year 231,798 92
Total to Dec. 31st 1876 558,471 51
DETAILED STATEMENT OF AMOUNT FOR
IMPROVEMENTS AND MATERIALS SINCE
OPENING THE ROAD.
Ballast $580 30 Freight cars 609 27
Gradation ; 808 11 Passenger cars 63175
Laying and surfacing track 477 69 Hand and Push exes 246 29
Bridges and trestles 1,101 44 Tron aile 1,438 32
Water stations 744 53 Tunnels 133 00
Frogs and switches 583 99 Spikes 9132
Fencing and cattle guards 538 65 Engineering 316 75
Engine houses and turn tables 634 08 Right of way 680 76
Car shops and sheds 1,821 43 Tac
Stations and warehouses 2,686 60 Cross ties s io ne
Section and tool houses 339 97 § = 8 6
Tools and machinery 510 71 15,331
MATERIALS FOR SILOS AND TRACK.
For locomotives 44112 For rails and track material 496 02
For freight cars 1,078 17 $2,709 03
For passenger cars 600 72 Total charge to improvement and material
For frogs and switches 93 00 since acceptance of road 18,040 80