Atlantic City & Shore RR Financial Documents Set 1920 Railroad Accounting
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Description
Atlantic City & Shore RR Financial Documents Set 1920 Railroad Accounting. The voucher is marked with a large purple PAID stamp dated July 1, 1920, and bears the signature of Secretary J. M. Campbell as an examiner, alongside the approval signature of Receiver A. J. Purinton. This grouping consists of a complete set of 1920 financial documents issued by the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company during its receivership under A. J. Purinton. The collection includes the original voucher, an accompanying detailed accounting breakdown, the issued check, and the initiating bill from the Pennsylvania System, collectively providing a comprehensive record of inter-railroad financial transactions. The main voucher, numbered 1574 and dated May 1920, authorizes payment of $1,196.51 to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Camden, New Jersey, for services provided in the preceding month. The voucher is marked with a large purple PAID stamp dated July 1, 1920, and bears the signature of Secretary J. M. Campbell as an examiner, alongside the approval signature of Receiver A. J. Purinton. The attached check, number 954, drawn on the Atlantic City National Bank, is countersigned by Purinton, effectuating the payment. The accounting details contained within the voucher illuminate the operational expenditures of this electric interurban line. On the front, the majority of the payment is attributed to track maintenance on the Newfield Branch, as well as track rentals for various branches including the Somers Point Branch and the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad (W.J. & S.R.R.), which was a Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary. The reverse side presents a detailed cost allocation that includes $218.36 for signal and interlocking operation and $166.27 for miscellaneous car service employees. The original Pennsylvania System bill, issued by the Ocean City Division of the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company, lists specific terminal service charges for April 1920, including mail handling at Pleasantville and Linwood and baggage handling amounting to a total of $3.64. An attached stub provides further detail regarding third-rail repairs conducted between Pleasantville and Meadows Tower, referencing a 1916 cost-sharing agreement predicated on mileage. Together, these documents provide an informative example of the financial arrangements, maintenance responsibilities, and everyday operating costs related to labor, infrastructure, and interline terminal services for a regional railroad operating under receivership in southern New Jersey during the early twentieth century. The documents exhibit typical age-related toning, a central circular stain, and fold lines. The check and bill remain attached, maintaining the integrity of the assemblage as a record of historical railroad financial and accounting practices.
