G.T.R. semi-annual meeting.

Reports of officials.

Chief Engineer

The Chief Engineer reports that the charges for Maintenance and Renewals, on the G.T.R. system east of Detroit and St. Clair rivers, and on the Detroit and Michigan Air Line, and Cincinnati, Saginaw and Mackinaw divisions, in Michigan, for the year ended Dec. 31, 1901, were $303,755.26 in excess of those for 1900. The items showing an increase were repairs of roadway, renewals of rails and ties, repairs and renewals of bridges, culverts, fences, road crossings, signs, cattle guards, buildings and telegraphs, and for stationery and printing. The aggregate increase in these was $421,907.59. The reduced charges were for superintendence, ballast and ballasting, clearing snow, repairs of docks and wharves, and on account of the construction of the new general offices, and amounted in all to $118,152.33. The charges on account of these offices were $40,000 in 1901; and in 1900, $125,000. The draw spans of the new International Bridge, across the Niagara River and Black Rock harbor, at Buffalo, were so nearly finished on April 12, 1901, the day upon which navigation on the river was opened, that they were brought into service. The bridge was finally completed on July 27 following. The replacement of old iron bridges, which are not strong enough for the present heavy loads, by modern steel structures, has been continued. Those renewed, or in course of renewal, at the close of the year, are nearly all between Montréal and Niagara Falls. Among these was a double track drawbridge across the Lachine canal at Montréal. The extension of the track to Meaford harbor, of 2.12 miles, is so far finished that it can be used for the transportation of freight. The first movement of grain over it, from the elevator at the harbor, was made on Aug. 31 last. The Co.'s new general offices at Montréal will probably be ready for occupation about April 15, 1901. New stations have been built at Beloeil, Plessisville, Helena, Point St. Charles, Thousand Islands Junction, Trenton, Pickering, Meaford, Forest, Watford, Tara, Port Robinson, and Windmill Point. The materials used for repairs of main tracks and sidings were:—

New steel rails in main tracks.	16,060	tons
Re-rolled steel rails in main tracks.	2,812	tons
Partially worn steel rails laid in branch lines and sidings.	20,422	tons
New ties in track.	1,739,376	tons
Ballast.	278,405	cubic yards

Railways: G.T.Ry.

Stations: Forest, Gananoque Junction, Meaford, Pickering, Port Robinson, Tara, Trenton Junction, Watford, Windmill Point

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