│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.20 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad COAL CHUTES _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒═╤════════╤═══════╤═══════╤═══════════╤════════╤═══════╤════════
│ │LOCATION│Length │Kind of│Foundations│Size of │Number │Capacity
│ │ │ of │Trestle│ │Building│ of │ of
│ │ │Trestle│ │ │ │Pockets│Pockets
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼────────┼───────┼───────┼───────────┼────────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼────────┼───────┼───────┼───────────┼────────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤═════╤═══════╤═════════╤═╕
│Date │Name of│ If │ │
│Built│Builder│Hoisting │ │
│ │ │ or │ │
│ │ │Conveying│ │
│ │ │ Machine │ │
│ │ │ in use, │ │
│ │ │ State │ │
│ │ │What Kind│ │
┼─────┼───────┼─────────┼─┤
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼─────────┼─┤
│ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.19 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad WATER STATIONS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
│State whether Power is Steam, Gasoline, Wind, Gravity, or Hydraulic │
│Ram. │
╒═╤════════╤══════╤═══════════╤═══════════╤═════════════════
│ │LOCATION│Source│ PUMP │ BOILER │ PUMP HOUSE
│ │ │ of │ │ │
│ │ │Water │ │ │
│ │ │Supply│ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼────────┼──────┼────┬────┬─┼────┬────┬─┼────┬────┬─┬─────
│ │ │ │Kind│Size│ │Kind│Size│ │Kind│Size│ │Date
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Built
├─┼────────┼──────┼────┼────┼─┼────┼────┼─┼────┼────┼─┼─────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼────────┼──────┼────┼────┼─┼────┼────┼─┼────┼────┼─┼─────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤═══════════════════════════════╤═════════╤═╕
│ TANK │ Length │ │
│ │and Size │ │
│ │ of │ │
│ │ Suction │ │
│ │ and │ │
│ │Discharge│ │
┼────┬────────┬───────────┬─────┼─────────┼─┤
│Size│Capacity│Foundations│Date │ │ │
│ │Gallons │ │Built│ │ │
┼────┼────────┼───────────┼─────┼─────────┼─┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼────────┼───────────┼─────┼─────────┼─┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R.28 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad ORE DOCKS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒═╤══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
│ │ GENERAL DESCRIPTION
├─┼────┬─────┬────────┬─────┬────┬───────────────────────────────
│ │ITEM│Owned│Location│Date │Type│ DIMENSIONS
│ │ │ and │ │Built│ │
│ │ │Used │ │ │ │
│ │ │ by │ │ │ │
├─┼────┼─────┼────────┼─────┼────┼─────┬────┬────────┬─────┬─────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ No. │Cap.│ Hgt. │Hgt. │Width
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Pkts.│Tons│Water to│Water│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │C.L.Hge.│ to │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Dock │
├─┼────┼─────┼────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼────────┼─────┼─────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼────┼─────┼────────┼─────┼────┼─────┼────┼────────┼─────┼─────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
═══════╤════════════════════════════╤═════════════╤═══════╕
│ QUANTITIES │ VALUES │REMARKS│
───────┼──────┬─────┬──────┬────────┼─────────┬───┼───────┤
│Rods, │Piles│Lumber│Fill and│Estimated│ │ │
│Bolts,│Lin. │ Feet │Dredging│ Cost │ │ │
│Iron, │Feet │ B.M. │ │ │ │ │
│Pounds│Kind │ Kind │ │ │ │ │
┬──────┼──────┼─────┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼─┬─┼───────┤
│L'gth │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ of │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│Chutes│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼──────┼─────┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼─┼─┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼──────┼─────┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼─┼─┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
[Illustration: FIG. 6.]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R.15 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad STOCK YARDS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒════════╤══════╤═══════╤══════════╤════╤══════════════╤════╤════╤════╕
│LOCATION│Number│Size of│ Date of │ │ WELLS │ │ │ │
│ │ of │ Yards │Completion│ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ Pens │ Feet │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────┼────┼─────┬────────┼────┼────┼────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │Depth│Diameter│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │Feet │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────┼────┼─────┼────────┼────┼────┼────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼──────┼───────┼──────────┼────┼─────┼────────┼────┼────┼────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.14 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad TRACK AND STOCK SCALES _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒════════╤═══════╤═════════╤═══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╤══════╕
│LOCATION│NAME OF│Capacity │Length │ Date │ │ │ │ │
│ │SCALES │ Tons │ │Built │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼───────┼─────────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼───────┼─────────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┼──────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
[Illustration: FIG. 7.]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R.13 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad STATEMENT OF MISCELLANEOUS _________________│
│Date ______ BUILDINGS _Field Inspector_│
│Include in this report all shops, warehouses, car houses, watchmen's │
│shanties, flagmen's buildings, elevators, general office buildings │
│and all other structures not specifically asked for in other reports.│
╒════════╤═══════════╤═══════╤═════════════╤══════════╤═══════╤═══════╕
│LOCATION│DESCRIPTION│ SIZE │ Kind of │ Date of │ │ │
│ │OF BUILDING│ │Bldg., Brick,│Completion│ │ │
│ │ │ │ Stone or │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ Frame │ │ │ │
├────────┼───────────┼───────┼─────────────┼──────────┼───────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼───────────┼───────┼─────────────┼──────────┼───────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.12 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad STATION BUILDINGS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒══════════╤═══════════╤══════════╤═════════════╤══════════╤══════════╕
│ LOCATION │DESCRIPTION│ SIZE │ Kind of │ Date of │ │
│ STATIONS │OF BUILDING│ │Bldg., Brick,│Completion│ │
│ │ │ │ Stone or │ │ │
│ │ │ │ Frame │ │ │
├──────────┼───────────┼──────────┼─────────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
├──────────┼───────────┼──────────┼─────────────┼──────────┼──────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
[Illustration: FIG. 8.]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THIS SPACE FOR BINDING │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.22 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad REAL ESTATE _________________│
│Date ______ NOT USED FOR RAILROAD PURPOSES _Field Inspector_│
╒═══════════════════╤════════════╤══════════════╤═════════════════════╕
│ LOCATION │DESCRIPTION │Assessed Value│ TOTAL TAXES │
├───────┬───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────────┬──────────┤
│COUNTY │ASSESSMENT │ │ │ AMOUNT │ AMOUNT │
│ │ DISTRICT │ │ │ │ PAID │
├───────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────┬───┼──────┬───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├───────┼───────────┼────────────┼──────────────┼──────┼───┼──────┼───┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THIS SPACE FOR BINDING │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.23 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT _________________│
│Date ______ ROLLING STOCK _Field Inspector_│
╒════════╤═════╤══════╤═══════════╤════════╤═══════╤═════════╤════════╕
│Location│ No. │ Name │Description│Capacity│ Date │Cost When│Remarks │
│ │ │ │ │ │ Built │ New │ │
├────────┼─────┼──────┼───────────┼────────┼───────┼─────────┼────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├────────┼─────┼──────┼───────────┼────────┼───────┼─────────┼────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
[Illustration: FIG. 9.]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ THIS SPACE FOR BINDING │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.24 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad SHOP MACHINERY AND TOOLS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒═════════════╤════════╤════════════╤═══════╤═══════════════╤═════════╕
│ Description │ Maker │ Date Built │ Size │ Cost When New │ Remarks │
├─────────────┼────────┼────────────┼───────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─────────────┼────────┼────────────┼───────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.25 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad STEAM SHOVELS, DREDGES, PILE _________________│
│Date ______ DRIVERS _Field Inspector_│
╒══╤═══════╤═════════╤══════╤═════════╤═══════╤═════╤════════╤════════╕
│ │MAKE OF│PROPERTY │ Date │ Size of │ Shop │Cost │Present │REMARKS │
│ │SHOVEL │ OF │Built │ Dipper │Number │When │Value % │ │
│ │ │ │ │Cu. Yds. │ │ New │ of New │ │
├──┼───────┼─────────┼──────┼─────────┼───────┼─────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├──┼───────┼─────────┼──────┼─────────┼───────┼─────┼────────┼────────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T. C. Form R.R.26 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad DOCKS AND WHARVES _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
╒═╤═══════════════════════════════════════════════
│ │ GENERAL DESCRIPTION
├─┼─────┬─────┬────┬────────┬─────┬────┬──────────
│ │ITEMS│Owner│Used│Location│Date │Type│Dimensions
│ │ │ │ by │ │Built│ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼─────┼─────┼────┼────────┼─────┼────┼──────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼─────┼─────┼────┼────────┼─────┼────┼──────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼─────┼─────┼────┼────────┼─────┼────┼──────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤═══════════════════════════════╤═════════════╤═══════╕
│ QUANTITIES │ VALUES │REMARKS│
┼──────┬─────┬──────┬───────────┼─────────┬───┼───────┤
│Rods, │Piles│Lumber│Excavation │Estimated│ │ │
│Bolts,│Lin. │ Feet │ Fill │ Cost │ │ │
│Nails,│Feet │ B.M. │ Dredging, │ │ │ │
│ etc. │Kind │ Kind │ Cu. Yds. │ │ │ │
│Pounds│ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼─────┼──────┼───────────┼─────────┼─┬─┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼─────┼──────┼───────────┼─────────┼─┼─┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼─────┼──────┼───────────┼─────────┼─┼─┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
[Illustration: FIG. 10.]
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R. 21 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad CLASSIFICATION OF FREIGHT CARS _________________│
│Date ______ _Field Inspector_│
│NOTE:—Under remarks specify whether box cars are ventilated, stock │
│cars are single or double deck, gondolas are plain, hopper or drop │
│bottom; also any other special features. │
╒═╤═══════╤════════╤════════╤══════╤════════════════════════════
│ │GROUPS │ Class, │Capacity│Total │ DIMENSIONS OF CAR BODY
│ │ BY │ as │in lbs. │weight│
│ │NUMBERS│ Stock, │ │of car│
│ │ │Gondola,│ │ and │
│ │ │ Flat, │ │trucks│
│ │ │ etc. │ │ in │
│ │ │ │ │ lbs. │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼───────┬────────────────────
│ │ │ │ │ │Outside│ Inside
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────┬──────┬──────
│ │ │ │ │ │Length │Length│Width │Height
│ │ │ │ │ │ over │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ end │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ sills │ │ │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│1│No. │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │to No. │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼───────┼────────┼────────┼──────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤══════════════╤═════════╤════════════════════════╤═══════╤════════
│Superstructure│ Under │ TRUCKS │Brakes,│Coupler,
│ wood, steel, │ frame │ │Manual,│ Kind
│ or composite │ wood, │ │or air │
│ │steel, or│ │ and │
│ │composite│ │ sand │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┼──────────────┼─────────┼────┬───────┬───────────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │Kind│Size of│ Bolsters, │ │
│ │ │ │journal│ wood or │ │
│ │ │ │ │ steel │ │
┼──────────────┼─────────┼────┼───────┼────┬──────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │Body│Trucks│ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────────┼─────────┼────┼───────┼────┼──────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────────┼─────────┼────┼───────┼────┼──────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────────┼─────────┼────┼───────┼────┼──────┼───────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤═════╤═══════╤════════╤═══════╕
│Date │Number │Cost of │REMARKS│
│built│ In │each car│ │
│ │service│complete│ │
│ │ │when new│ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼────────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼────────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼────────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼────────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │
┼─────┼───────┼────────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R. 27 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad PASSENGER EQUIPMENT _________________│
│Division ______ _Field Inspector_│
│Date ______ │
╒═╤══════╤════════╤═════════╤══════════════════════════════════════
│ │NUMBER│ Class │DIMENSION│ TRUCKS
│ │ │Coach 1,│ INSIDE │
│ │ │ 2, 3, │ │
│ │ │ Mail │ │
│ │ │Express,│ │
│ │ │ Comb. │ │
├─┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼─────────────┬─────────────────┬──────
│ │ │ │ │ WHEELS │ SPRINGS │Frame,
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Wood,
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Steel
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ or
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Comb.
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼───┬────┬────┼───────┬─────────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │No.│Size│Kind│Roleter│Equalizer│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Size │ Size │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼───┼────┼────┼───────┼─────────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────┼────────┼─────────┼───┼────┼────┼───────┼─────────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
│ INTERIOR
│
│
│
│
│
┼──────┬──────┬────────┬───────┬────────┬────────────┬────────
│FINISH│ Head │ SEATS │Lights,│ Closet │ SASH │Curtains
│ │lining│ │number │ and │ │ or
│ │Wood, │ │ and │Lavatory│ │ Blinds
│ │Steel │ │ Kind │ │ │
│ │ or │ │ │ │ │
│ │Canvas│ │ │ │ │
│ │Comb. │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼──────┼───┬────┼───────┼────────┼──────┬─────┼────────
│ │ │No.│Kind│ │ │Double│Glass│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ or │Plate│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Single│or D.│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ S. │
┼──────┼──────┼───┼────┼───────┼────────┼──────┼─────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────┼──────┼───┼────┼───────┼────────┼──────┼─────┼────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
═══════════╤═════════════════════════╤══════╤════════╤═════╤═══════
│ PLATFORM │Heat, │BUILDERS│Date │Number
│ │Direct│ │Built│now in
│ │Steam │ │ │Service
│ │ or │ │ │
│ │Heater│ │ │
│ │ │ │ │
┬──────────┼─────┬───────────┬───────┼──────┼────────┼─────┼───────
│Decoration│Steel│ Vestibule │Coupler│ │ │ │
│ │ or │Ventilator,│or Hook│ │ │ │
│ │Wood │ Wide or │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ Narrow │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────┼─────┼───────────┼───────┼──────┼────────┼─────┼───────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────┼─────┼───────────┼───────┼──────┼────────┼─────┼───────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼──────────┼─────┼───────────┼───────┼──────┼────────┼─────┼───────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
╤════╤═══════╕
│Cost│REMARKS│
│when│ │
│new │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
┼────┼───────┤
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
┼────┼───────┤
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
┼────┼───────┤
│ │ │
┼────┼───────┤
│ │ │
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│MICHIGAN RAILROAD T.C. Form R.R. 5 __________________│
│APPRAISAL _Office Inspector_│
│______ Railroad LOCOMOTIVES _________________│
│Division ______ _Field Inspector_│
│Date ______ │
│NOTE:-Cost when new should include original cost of engine and tender│
│plus original cost of all accessories, as brakes, bell ringer, │
│sander, water scoop etc. added when engine was purchased. │
╒═╤══════════╤═══════╤══════╤═══════╤════════╤═════════════╤══════
│ │ PLACE OF │No. of │ Type │Builder│Size of │ Weight │Pass.,
│ │INSPECTION│Engines│ of │ and │Cylinder│ without │ Frt.
│ │ │ │Engine│ Class │ │Tender, lbs. │ or
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │Switch
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P.F.
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │or S.
├─┼──────────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼───────┬─────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │Working│Empty│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ Order │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼───────┼─────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼───────┼─────┼──────
│1│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼───────┼─────┼──────
│2│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
├─┼──────────┼───────┼──────┼───────┼────────┼───────┼─────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
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│When New │ Last │ Coupled Drivers │ Kind of
│ │ Heavy │ │Headlight
│ │ Repairs │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
┼────┬────┼────┬────┼──────┬───────────┬───────────┼─────────
│Date│Cost│Date│Cost│Number│ Centres │ Tires │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼─────┬─────┼─────┬─────┼─────────
│ │ │ │ │ │Diam.│Steel│Diam.│Maker│
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ or │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │iron │ │ │
┼────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────┼─────────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
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│ BOILER │ Bell │Sander
│ │Ringer│
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
┼────┬──────┬─────┬────┬─────────┬──────┼──────┼──────
│Kind│Steam │Total│G.S.│Last New │Steam │ │
│ │Press.│H.S. │Sq. │ Boiler │Heater│ │
│ │Built │ Sq. │Ft. │ │ │ │
│ │ For │ Ft. │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼──────┼─────┼────┼────┬────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │Date│Cost│ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼──────┼─────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼──────┼─────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼──────┼─────┼────┼────┼────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
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│ BRAKE │ TENDER │REMARKS│
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ │
┼────┬─────┬──────┼───────┬─────┬──────┬─────┼───────┤
│Size│Kind │Train │ Water │Coal,│Weight│Water│ │
│ of │ of │Signal│Gallons│Tons │Empty │Scoop│ │
│Pump│Brake│ │ │ │ lbs. │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼─────┼──────┼───────┼─────┼──────┼─────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼─────┼──────┼───────┼─────┼──────┼─────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼─────┼──────┼───────┼─────┼──────┼─────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
┼────┼─────┼──────┼───────┼─────┼──────┼─────┼───────┤
│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
That a few changes were made in 1904 was to have been expected; that
these forms were almost in their entirety made a basis for the similar
work of the Wisconsin appraiser, some three years later, was in the
nature of a high compliment and goes far toward answering the criticisms
of this part of the work, generally to the effect that the forms call
for much more information than could possibly be used, and that they
show lack of care in arrangement.
It may be said here, properly, that the uncertainty as to the final
attitude of the companies made it essential that the appraiser prepare,
if need be, to make his inventory by personal inspection in the field.
Indeed, this was done in the case of several roads, and, while most of
the companies finally accorded every courtesy, either giving the
appraiser access to their records, or furnishing the information
desired, it is not probable that the shortness of the time limit would
have enabled the appraiser to secure any sort of result had a modified
plan been adopted.
The law provided no requirement that the companies should furnish any
information. In order to secure the data, it would have been necessary
to employ a large number of men, and this would have been such a serious
expense to the companies that refusal to comply would probably have
followed such a request. Many of the companies had no men in their
service able to prepare the required data; and, finally, eight or ten
men after having worked in the files of companies owning reasonably full
records, were much better able to take off the desired data
intelligently from the records of other companies than men unfamiliar
with the needs of the appraiser and with no prior experience. Then, too,
the work secured was that of one body of technical men, all experienced
in different phases of railway work, and thus was uniform and
consistent. Had seventy-five or eighty different men or sets of men
prepared these inventories, there would certainly have been a great
variation in their worth and reliability.
It must be kept clearly in mind that lack of time was the main feature
which kept the appraiser from considering any such plan of co-operation
with the railroads as was adopted later in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
that no distrust of the railroads, or lack of desire to co-operate, had
anything to do with the appraiser's decision to use the method which was
adopted.
Shortly after the preparation of the blanks, access was granted to the
records of the Ann Arbor Railroad, and almost immediately thereafter
several other companies opened their files to the appraiser; the State
Board of Auditors determined to pay the bills, as approved by the
appraiser; and the initial difficulties were so far removed that it was
possible to carry out, without any further delays, the plan of
organization which had been perfected.
The personnel of the staff was considered to be of the greatest
importance, and, in the selection of men, the requirements desired were:
experience in the construction and operation of railroads, thorough
technical training, high standing in the Profession, as shown by
membership in the American Societies of Civil or Mechanical Engineers,
or of other Societies of high standing, and high moral character.
Politics, residence in the State, or local influence, had absolutely no
weight in the selection of any of the men. In a number of cases men were
secured who had for some years occupied the position of Chief Engineer
of important lines. In a very large number of cases men who were engaged
on this work have since its completion held the position of Chief or
Principal Assistant Engineer of important railroads, and practically all
of them returned to railway service. Dozens of these men are well known,
and their work deserves that full credit should be given to each, but it
is impossible to do so within the limits of this paper.
The minor positions, such as assistants in the field and in the
computing and compiling rooms, were assigned to younger men, generally
with some railroad experience, and in many cases they were graduates of
technical schools, Cornell, Yale, Rensselaer, Michigan, Ohio State, and
other schools having representatives.