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Claim for loss of property #4075 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4075 William Cooper Lately a Timber Merchant but at present out of Business Fir View, Walkley, near Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  At the time the ~ damage was Sustained the Claimant was in Partnership with one George Scorah ~ The Copartnership is now dissolved and Scorahs interest in the Copartnership assets has been assigned to the Claimant   To damage sustained and Expenses incurred, as follows, viz:        
    Boiler cleaning out and feed pipes cleaning and repairing and Metal Bearer to front of Boiler
Engine cleaning and repairing Pump and Cistern ~ repairing Fly Wheel, levelling and new Brasses to Necks Walls in Engine House rebuilding and 1 new bulk Stone 1 Spun Mortice Nut, new Gearing with wood Cogs, Shafting taking up levelling and refixing throughout the Premises with new Brasses under necks
1 New Metal bedplate in Saw Mill Cellar. 1 New ~ Metal drum, ~ 2 drums new covered with wood ~ Pump repairing, 1 planing and grooving Machine, pulling in pieces cleaning turning and new Brasses ~ driving Band damaged ~ Steel Tools ~ Sweep Saw Frame cleaning and repairing ~ Large Saw Frame 40 Feet long ~ Repairing and cleansing and part new Foundations and Bulks making good ~ Saw frame cleaning and repairing Grindstone
To Planing machine repairing
       
    Damaged Wood        
    14 Cart Naves, 250 barrow Spindles ~ 100 Ladder Staves 98 Cart Felloes, 154 Barrow Brackets, 72 Barrow Felloes, 43 Hammer Shafts, 140 Coke Board Slots, 12 Shooting up nogs ~ 26 Oak Earbreads, 6 Cart Axle trees, 2 Cart Blades, 10 Oak Blades 6 Sycamore Planks, 86 Bed Posts, 150 Bedsides, 19 Bedends Scantling and Planks 236 feet, Deal balk various Sizes ~ 272 deal Planks ~ 11 x 3 ~ 30 deal Planks 9 x 3 ~ 49 deal Battens 7 x 3 ~ 30 deal Battens 7 x 2½ ~ 200 deal Boards in Rack ~ 11 Pieces of Deal Balk, various sizes ~ 55 Oak Planks ~ 8 Ash Planks ~ 14 Birch Planks ~ 37 Brick Boards 2 Elm Planks, 1553 Floor Boards ~ Plank in Saw Pit ~ Scantling in Shed ~ 60 Cart Felloes ~ 240 Scantlings, 38 Oak Planks for Coffins, 22 Oak Boards for Coffins, 200 Willow Planks and Boards ~ Lot of Scantlings ~ 98 Bundles of Plaster laths ~ 180 pieces of Oak Plank and Scantling ~ 72 pieces of Scantling ~ Pipe Staves ~ 450 Oak, Ash, Elm, Crab and Sycamore Scantlings ~ 54 deal Planks, 94 deal Planks 11 x 3 ~ 43 Deal Planks 9 x 3 ~ 11 Deal Planks 12 x 3 ~ 6 Battens 7 x 3 ~ 40 Cogs Shanked ~ 100 Coffin Strips ~ 3 Foreign Oak Planks ~ 2 American Birch planks, 495 Pine Boards ~ 70 Pieces of Cog Plank ~ 2 battens 7 x 2½ ~ 133 Spruce Boards, 400 Floor Boards and 100 moulding, cleaning and remoulding        
    Timber washed away        
    22 lengths of Oak, 3 Brick balks, 100 Spruce deals 11 x 3 ~ 6 deal balks, 24 Oak Planks 5, 4½, 4, 3½, 3, 2½ and 2 inches thick 100 deal planks 11x3 ~ 100 pine planks 11 x 3 ~ 40 best pine ~ planks 11 x 3, Scantling ~ 40 Bundles plaster laths, Oak and Ash Scantling, Oak Timber ~ 50 deal Planks cut into Boards ~ Compensation for loss of time 12 weeks ~ As valued by Mr. Alfred Rose of Owlerton £680 4s 2½d  
        £680 4s 2½d  
  Certificate Granted
6 July 1865
Assessed at £450      
      The Claimant also claims Interest on the above sum to the date of Adjudication and his costs        

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