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Claim for loss of property #5421 – Particulars

  No. of Claim Name of Claimant Description of Claimant Address of Claimant  
  5421 Matthew Coulson Burnby Coal Merchant Midland Coal Depot, Saville Street East, Sheffield  
  Nature of Claimant’s Interest   Particulars of Claim Amount of Damages Claimed  
  Damage to Personal Property March 15 To repairing Drawers, Doors, etc., at Office 4 feet of board 141/ 10d, 5 feet 11 x ¾/ 10d, 6 feet 9 x ½ 9 ~   2s 5d  
  March 29 To Painting, Graining and Varnishing Office Stools etc. £3 10s    
  May 10 To Painting Cabin inside and out 3 Coats £1 10s    
  March 26 To Plaster of Paris for Office Roof, 3/~ Lime 3/~   6s    
    To loss of Coal stacked on the ground washed away and destroyed £5      
    2 Iron Sheets 14 Guage Nails and bolts   14s 6d  
    New Sheeted 75 New bolts for Sheets 1 x 16 foot plank New Side bolts and plates, 1 Sheet for sides £2 18s 6d  
    To claim for Monies paid laid out and expended in repairing Coal Drops Coal Office and Premises, and for loss of Stationery and other Goods and Effects the full Particulars whereof are set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed £81.18.2        
    Mr M.C. Burnby's Claim        
    Paid Messrs Scorah and Cooper ~ for Planks and Timber for Coal Drops situate at Midland Railway Yard.        
  March 16 1/10 21/20 3 x 11 Red Whole 4 ~ 30 5½
1 10 3 x 7 3½
£10      
    4 men Fixing   10s 1½d  
  March 24 1/10 9/20 3 x 11 Red 190 @ 5½d £4 7s 1d  
    2 Men Fixing Stage   4s    
  April 1 111 3 x 11 Red 2 flat Cuts   4s 9½d  
  April 2 12 2 x 11   9s    
  April 13 Paid Mr Clayton, Wheelwright for repairing Coal drops Placing 3 Coal Shoots, bolted and lining £1 18s    
    15 bolts 8 inches long 4/6, 3 x 11 foot Scantling 5/~   9s 6d  
    Nails and Brags to Shoots   4s 6d  
    6 New Irons to Shoots   12s 6d  
    Time to New Sheet £2 12s    
  April 27 Coal Shoot taking down and putting up new Sides to Coal Shoot and Sheeting £2 10s    
    2 New Iron 14 pounds, 6 New bolts to New Iron   6s    
    35 Bolts repaired   2s    
    Front=bar repaired, 6 New bolts   2s 6d  
    24 x 3/8 Bolts   4s    
    2 Stays making 1/8 Nails and Brags 3/6   5s 2d  
    1 Hardwood Slide 1 x 8 feet bolting   2s 10d  
    4 Iron Sheets 14 Guage 1.1.19   19s 6d  
  August 4 Planks putting up for Stage 7¾ bolts to Stage and 14 pounds of Lead   14s 8d  
    Mr Hardy Carpenter for repairs at Office        
    4 feet of 9 x ¾/ 8 2 feet of 3½ x 1½ 3 buttinge 1½   1s 0½d  
    12 Screws 1½ inches; 100 nails and 8 Drawer knobs   2s 8d  
    1 New lock and 1 repaired 2/0 5 feet ¾ x 9 10d   2s 10d  
    New lamp and Iron Work etc. for Office   18s    
    Time 6¼ days at 5/~ £1 11s 3d  
    Mr Larder for Masonry        
    2 Men 1¾ days each at 5/6   19s 3d  
    1 Labourer 1¾ days at 3/6   9s 7½d  
    30 Bricks 1/6 3 Barrows of Mortar 3/~   4s 6d  
  May 29 Carting and Scaffolding   3s    
    269 feet ¾ x 9 11/6 3 feet 11 x 1¼ ~ 1/~   12s 6d  
    3 dozen Nails 4d Joiners time 1½ day   7s 6d  
    20 feet 3 x 11 and Carting 10/~, 16 feet 3 x 7 4/~   14s    
    59 feet ¾ x 7 Paid floor boards 9/10 28 feet 1 x 11 6/10   16s 8d  
    31 feet 1 x 9 5/2, 36 feet 2 x 3 4/6   9s 8d  
    One Pair of bands and hooks   1s    
    2 Locks with 2 Keys each 3/~, 2 Suctions   3s 3d  
    1 8 inch Stock lock 3/9 3 Screws on Doors   4s 3d  
    200 2 inch Nails 15 Nails various   1s 9d  
    4 pounds [?] of lath 1/4 3 pounds of Copper 4/6   5s 10d  
    Joiners time 5¼ days 5/~ 5/~ £1 6s 3d  
    Bricklaying 8½ days 5/6 £2 6s 9d  
    175 Blue Slates £1 5s    
    2 Barrows of Mortar   2s    
    Bricklayer and Labourer one Day each   9s    
    Mr. Naylor for Painting        
    French Polishing for 3 desks   9s    
    24 Squares of bullion glass   5s    
    Mr Williams for Plastering        
    Hair for Mortar 1/~, 2 Days Wages in stripping Walls and Ceiling and fresh drawing in Office 8/~   9s    
  1863 Messrs Loxley Brothers Booksellers, Stationery received just before the Inundation and all Spoiled        
  November 12 To 250 small thin Ivory Address Cards printed 7/~ Engraving Envelopes printed 5/~ 1,000 thick B'laid Envelopes Number 55 Stpd. Camo. 8/~ £1      
  December 22 1000 C'laid Envelopes Number 55 9/~, 12 ticket Cheque. Books large Post Folio cut down 200 leaves each printed and ¼ C @ 6/6 78/7 3000 Accounts Ex Post Office [?] 2000 ditto 6's 2000 ditto ruled R[?] 1000 ditto R[?] £4 7s    
    2000 ditto Expt 4 to fly ruled on both sides and 3 pages printed, etc., etc. £12 5s    
  December 31 To Binding 3 ticket Chk Books Expt. Folio ¼ bound   6s    
    To Expenses in Labour cleaning Yard, Drops, weighing Machine Pit Office Cabin etc. of Mud £5      
    To G Ledger, 2 Day Books, 2 Cash Books, P. Ledger, Wagon Ticket Books etc. £3      
        £81 18s 2d  
  Certificate Granted
10 March 1865
Assessed by Consent at £76   2d  

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