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Claim for loss of property #4834 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  4834 John Tasker Gutta Percha Dealer Angel Street Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Owner   To rebuild the fence wall coping and levelling etc. £23 16s 2d  
    To rebuild the Wall along the river bank from break water to byewash from byewash to the Weir 50 feet below the Weir on opposite bank and above the weir puddled etc. £281 13s 3d  
    Walling coping etc. and Ashlar ready for top shuttle and repairing the masonary of lower shuttle £26 5s    
    Tools as per list -        
    Damages done by the Inundation of the Wire Mill at Damflask in the Parish of Ecclesfield in the County of York belonging to the Claimant together with the Mill Dam Goits River fences Walls and other hereditaments £2591.7.7        
    New Back Shuttles with frame complete Grate to Back Shuttles repairing £5 15s 6d  
    Second Motion        
    The following are the particulars of the damages and Estimated cost of reinstating the premises into the same condition as they were in immediately before the Inundation        
    The Tail Goit        
    Cleaning out the rubbish and restoring the Arch and rebuilding the Wall up to the Breakwater £58 13s 4d  
    The Breakwater        
    Rebuilding the Wall in Mortar with Ashlar coping cramped etc. £67 9s 7d  
    The Privy        
    Repairing the Walls putting on new roof new door and seat £2 2s    
    The Boundary Wall        
    The River Walls        
    The Dam        
    Cleaning out the rubbish walling the Banks and puddled where required and reinstating the whole £530 18s 9d  
    The Shuttles        
    The Bye Wash        
    Repitching etc. and reconstructing the bridge £27 3s 1d  
    The Weir        
    Entirely reconstructing the weir with piling all Ashlar wall puddling and pitching etc. cleaning out the river for weir dam puddling etc. so as to bring the river to its old course £454 12s 8d  
    The Mill        
    Reinstating the building as it was before the flood the same size and with the same description of materials and workmanship and cleaning the Mill Yard and putting all the Premises in order £557 6s 9d  
    Surveyor's charges for plans and estimates and for superintending the work £105      
    Cash paid for excavating, & other expenses to ascertain the extent of the damage £5   11d  
    For loss of rent during the repairs & delay in procurring a new Tenant £150      
    Machinery damaged as per following particulars - Water-Wheel repairing naval hole door for Water-Wheel ceiling for side of the same 30 x 9 x 7 inches £27 5s    
    Shuttle, Shuttle and Shafting Naval hole Door and gearing to the same £3 10s    
    Shafting taking up pedestals & Bed plates righting £2 5s    
    New Byeshuttle with start and Iron Work for drawing the same New Top Shuttles with rack pinion and Iron Work complete £15 10s    
    Fishery destoyed £200      
    Tin Carboy and Tar 8/6 Metal Tar Pan 5/6   14s    
    Bucket 1/6 Tar Bruiser 1/.   2s 6d  
    Solder pan 2/. Ladle 6d   2s 6d  
    6 lbs Tin ½ 7/. 4 lb Solder 10d 3/4   10s 4d  
    Soldering Iron 1/6 Steel Chisel 1/9   3s 3d  
    Hammer 1/6 Black Brush 6d   2s    
    2 Glass boxes 2/. Glass   6s    
    Personal Expense and loss of time past and to come £20      
    Professional and other charges prior to claim £25      
        £2591 7s 7d  
  Certificate Granted
23 June 1865
Assessed by Agreement incl costs at £1475      

Note: Line 1: The amount £2591.7.7 appears in the 'Amount of Damages Claimed' column in the register

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