15. Number of acres of land owned at Council Bluffs? Ans. 971 acres; cost estimated at $50 per acre. 16. Number of miles of main line of road in Iowa? Ans. Main line, 2.37 miles; branches, 1.39 miles. 17. Number miles of sidings in Iowa? Ans. 17,359 miles. 18. Cost of sidings? Ans. $140,895.42. 19. Cost of buildings, depots, hotel, warehouses, sheds, elevators and stockyards in Iowa? Ans. Depot and hotel at transfer grounds, $143,240.55; platform sheds, $27,901.45; water-works, $18,045.35; tenements, $5,720.61; real estate, $22,488.75; iron wagon bridge, $1,500.00. The elevator and stock-yards are not the property of the Union Pacific Railway Company. 20. The amount of bonds representing the bridge, tracks, lands and buildings? Ans. Amount of bonds originally issued, [$2,500,000; amount of bonds outstanding, $1,621,000. 21. The amount of stock representing bridge and property in Iowa? Ans. No stock Issued. 22. The amount of rent received from other companies (railways) for use of tracks, buildings, lands, etc? Ans. $31,981.75. 23. Any other information that would be of value in determining the cost; business and income of the bridge and Iowa properties? Ans. The Missouri River Bridge is operated as a portion of the main line of the Union Division of the Union Pacific Railway. Its earnings and expenses are not kept separate, and for that reason it is impossible to furnish the information requested by the Iowa Railroad Commissioners in complete form. ERASTUS YOUNG, Auditor. Auditor's Office, Union Pacific Railway Company, Omaha, Neb., October 15, 1885. REPORT OF THE WABASH, ST. LOUIS & PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1885. This road has been operated by receivers since May 29, 1884. CAPITAL STOCK. Amount authorized by articles of association. $ 52,626,800.00 DEBT. Funded debt as follows: First mortgage bonds Toledo & Illinois Railroad... First mortgage bonds Great Western Railway, of 1859 Second mortgage bonds Toledo & Wabash Railroad ern Railroad.. Graduated scrip certificates.. Seven per cent scrip certificates from August 1, 1877. First mortgage bonds Hannibal & Naples Railroad First mortgage bonds Champaign, Havana & Western Division... First mortgage bonds Chicago Division. First mortgage bonds Havana, Rantoul & Eastern Railroad First mortgage bonds Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Railroad First preferred mortgage bonds Champaign, Havana & Western Railroad. 2,000,000.00 First mortgage bonds North Missouri Railroad. First mortgage bonds Omaha Division.. First mortgage bonds Clarinda Branch. First mortgage bonds Iowa Division.. First mortgage bonds Centerville, Moravia & Albia Railroad First mortgage bonds St. Charles Bridge. General mortgage bonds. Havana Division Scrip. Iowa Division Scrip.... Total amount of funded debt 400,000.00 $ 76,434,009.27 $ 7,818,150.00 $ 84,252,159.27 *Since May 29, 1884, the road has been operated by receivers, the amount above represents liabilities as shown by the books, viz: $7,818,150.00. Since that date an additional amount of interest on bonds has accrued which has not been paid or taken up on receivers' books, viz : $4,862,191.73. Actual liabilities June 30, 1885, $12,680,341.73. Average cost of construction per mile of road .$ 33,883.43 [3488.3 miles).. Proportion of cost of construction for Iowa... Not known. $118,195,590.05 EXPENSES OF OPERATING THE ROAD FOR THE YEAR. CLASS 1.-MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND BUILDINGS (CHARGED TO OPERATING EXPENSES). Repairs of road-bed and track... Renewal of rails, steel... Renewal of rails, iron. Renewal of ties.. Repairs of bridges, including culverts and cattle-guards. Repairs of fences, road crossings and signs.. Repairs of buildings, stations and water-tanks Total $ 1,719.376.59 190,086 31 1,667.71 424.674.50 623,985.22 99.329.18 241,974.99 $ 3,301,094.50 Class 2-MAINTENANCE OF MOTIVE POWER AND CARS. Contingencies Taxes in Iowa, $21,102.73; taxes in other ates, $420,257.07; total_taxes.. Total...... 441,359.80 $ 1,930,349.39 |