Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Voucher West Jersey Seashore Finance 1911
$ 6.86
Description
Atlantic City & Shore Railroad Voucher West Jersey Seashore Finance 1911. Voucher number 3022 is presented on a pre-printed ledger form and bears a purple PAID stamp. This invoice was approved by General Superintendent J.N. Akerman. This record consists of a complete financial voucher and corresponding invoice dated January 1911 from the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company. It documents an inter-company settlement with the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company totaling $841.41. The transaction was authorized for payment on February 18, 1911, and provides a detailed example of early 20th-century railroad accounting practices and operational interactions within southern New Jersey. Voucher number 3022 is presented on a pre-printed ledger form and bears a purple PAID stamp. The total amount is distributed among various accounts, including $438.70 attributed to transportation services, along with charges related to track maintenance on the Newfield Branch and equipment rentals from the Central Passenger Railway Company. Supplementary materials include a detailed bill (Form A.D. 8503) issued by the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad on January 18, 1911, which itemizes a $1.08 charge for Handling of Baggage during December 1910 at stations located in Atlantic City (Atlantic County), Pleasantville, and Linwood. This invoice was approved by General Superintendent J.N. Akerman. The billing is recorded as a line item on voucher 3023, which aggregates this and other charges such as track rentals and operational expenses. The front of this voucher includes signatures from the company secretary and two executive committee members, completing the official audit documentation. Collectively, these documents illustrate the manual bookkeeping procedures and interline financial settlements characteristic of the period, with cost allocations for categories including injuries and damages, insurance funds, and station-related expenses. As artifacts of railroad financial operations, these records provide insight into the economic and operational relationships between these Jersey Shore railroads during the era immediately preceding the widespread adoption of automobile transportation.
