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Claim for loss of property #4268 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4268 John Ridal; John Woolhouse Booth [John Ridal] Assistant Overseer etc.; [John Woolhouse Booth] Saw Grinder Wadsley near Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  As Surveyors of the said Highways   Will Stringer 1¾ days @ 2/6   4s 4½d  
    Post and railing River side paid £2 4s    
    130 Cubic yards of Gannister @ 6/ £39      
    Cleaning Roads in the said Hamlet of Timber Stone and other debris brought down by the Flood also reforming Footpaths and Roadways resetting Kerbstone and Channelling rebuilding Fence Walls by River side at Malin Bridge and for Gannister upon the roads washed away etc.        
    John Jowe 60¾ days @ 3/- £9 2s 7d  
    John Waine 40 days @ 3/ £6      
    Francis Lofthouse 26¾ days @ 2/9 £3 13s 7d  
    Isaac Wood 11 days @ 3/- £1 13s    
    Matthew Hinchliffe 1 day @ 2/6   2s 6d  
    John Barker with Horse 2 days @ 6/   12s    
    Joseph Ashforth with Horse 2 days @ 6/   12s    
    Seth Ridal with Horse 2 days @ 6o/   12s    
    15½ Yards 12 Kerbstone @ 2/6 £1 18s 9d  
    5 yards Crannelling @ 1/6   7s 6d  
    20 Cartloads of Ashes including cost of and Carting fitting and spreading @ 5/ £5      
    15 roods of walling 3 feet thick @ 28/ £15      
    15 roods Fence Walling @ 11/ £8 5s    
        £94 7s 3½d  
  Certificate Granted
27 December 1864
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £94 7s 3d  

Note: Gannister [sic].

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