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Claim for loss of property #1221 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  1221 Joshua Bower, Thomas Bower, Enoch Blackburn Toll Contractors All of Hunslet near Leeds in the County of York  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Contractor for the repairs of the Sheffield & Tinsley Turnpike Road   To amount paid for damages caused by the Flood from the bursting of the Bradfield Reservoir        
    Manual Labour £47 3s 7d  
    Team Labour £13 12s    
    450 Tons of dross washed out of depot @ 5/. £135      
    Stone Depot Wall rebuilding £5 18s 6d  
    35 Road Guards @ 14/. £24 10s    
    Damage to the Road from Lady's Bridge to Washford Bridge £300      
    New Floor in the Wicker Weighing Machine House £3      
    Partial stoppage in Traffic by the loss in Tool £10      
    Damage to Stone in Stone Yard £1      
    William Hazlewood as per note £3 15s 9d  
        £543 19s 10d  
  Certificate Granted
6 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £500      

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