The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-31 00:00:00

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lISTRACT p ACC:OOdg

1041,,
June 30

To cash received for the deposit
To amount on Ist call of ..t2 10s. per share
To ~ 2d .. Ina

..4. d.
34732 10 0
14370 0 0
13050 0 0
23225 0 0
21050 0 0
37580 0 0
16650 0 0
31640 0 0
26070 0 0
16840 0 0
2905 0 0
4100 7 6
543 17 44
3468 16 7
197 4 6
5104 3 84

6th -
7th „
~ Bth .elO
" 9th ~
calls in advance
account of calls.

for rents...
interest

o deductions and allowance
To balance due to bankers .... • ..... . .

X 251526 19 8
Expenditure
Expenditure from Dec. 1840,
to Dec. 1840. to June, 1841. Total.
s. d. s. d. ..e s. d.
14041 2 7 .. 2120 16 0 .. 16161 18 7
16891 0 8 .. 857 9 3.. 17778 9 11

1841.
June 30.
By law charges, &c
By engineering, &c
By land and compensa.
tion

56829 17 10 .. 11854 3 0 .. 68684 0 10
By works 63575 3 4.. 54455 1 7 .. 118030 4 111
BY rails and chairs .. 4622 6 6 4622 6 t)
By expenses of juries 2239 16 5.. 244 8 2 .. 2484 4 7
By direction 5631 14 0.. 354 3 0 sgss 17 0
By expenses of direction 1873 16 6k.. 374 5 2.. 2248 1 84
By secretary's travelling
expenses 165 16 4.. „ „ .. 165 16 4

By expenses of deputa.

By advertising
By printing &stationery

356 16 2 .. 8 14 3 .. 365 10 5
1699 17 8, . 184 17 0.. 1884 14 8
559 12 7.. 76 17 10 .. 636 10 5

BY ialaries

By office expenses
By petty charges
By bank commission
By the Manchester
Royal Infirmary sub-
scription

2691 6 0.. 164 13 0.. 2855 19 0
993 15 4.. 73 11 61.. 1067 6 10-
215 6 2i.. 37 11 4 252 17 6,1
312 11 10 .. 114 18 6.. 427 10 4

.. 10 10 0 .. 10 10 0

By cOls on shares held

for landowners

5445 0 0 .. 2420 0 0

7865 0 0

£251526 l 9 8
By balance brought down, due to bankers 5104 3 81
(Signed) THO. PEET, Accountant.—Aug. 14th, 1841.
J. PARKER, Chairman.

To the Directors of the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and
Manchester Railway Company.
Gentlemen,—lt again becomes my duty, for the informa-
tion of the shareholders, to lay before you a report of the
progress of the works since the last general meeting of the
proprietory

No. 1, OR ARDWICK CONTRACT.—The principal work
here is the embankment ; 118,000 cubic yards of earth have
been put in during the last six months, and it requires now
about 20,000 cubic yards to complete it. The permanent
road is laid 20 chains east of the junction with the Manches-
ter and Birmingham Railway, for a distance of two miles
and 30 chains. The masonry on this contract is nearly
finished, the two last bridges being in hand, and the re-
mainder completed with the exception of a few parapets.
The spoil cutting at " Trail Dogs" will be finished in a short
time—only a few thousand cubic yards are now remaining,
which will speedily be put out by the large force at present
employed there. The favourable nature of the strata in this
cutting has proved highly advantageous in the working a bed
of sand and gravel, suitable for ballast, running nearly the
whole length in the bottom, so that the permanent road will
be laid upon it so soon as the superstratum of marl shall
have been removed.
No. 2, OR NEWTON CONTRACT.—A considerable length
of the permanent road has been laid on this contract, amount-
ing altogether to nearly two miles, so that only LI miles re-
main to be completed. The whole of the masonry, including
the viaduct over the river Tame, is completed, a few of the
parapets only excepted, which will soon be placed out of
band. About 10,000 cubic yards of earth is required to com-
plete the Tame Valley embankment, which quantity will
bring it home to the viaduct. The material is being sup-
plied from the Newton Wood cutting.

No. 3, OR HATTERSLEY CONTRACT.—The whole of the
masonry, with the exception of the tunnel at Hattersley,
arid the Harewood viaduct, is finished, and the earthwork in
a very forward state. Owing to a quantity of water being met
with at Hattersley, the tunnel there has not progressed very
rapidly : the contractor, however, has proposed to extend
the open cutting, and thus to shorten the tunnel, a proposi-
tion to which there seems no reason to object. The retaining
walls opposite to Harewood Lodge are finished, and the via-
duct there has been commenced.
No. 4, OR ETHEROW VIADUCT.—The difficulties thrown
in our way by the lessee of the land are now surmounted,
and the matter settled. The viaduct, consisting of stone
piers and timber arches—the centre one being 150 feet span—
has been let to Messrs. Smith and Hattersley, who will lose
no time in carrying the work actively into execution.
No. 5, OR GAMESLEY CONTRACT.—The two embank-
ments at each end are steadily progressing, and there now
remain about 100,000 cubic yards in the cutting. The bridge
for carrying the railway over the Botany Road is finished,
and that for carrying the Gamesley Turnpike Road over the
railway is in hand ; the piers being all up to the springing
level, and the arches in the course of erection.
SUMMIT TUNNEL.—The driftways at the western face are
now 600 yards from the entrance ; and those at the eastern
face, about 380 yards. The total depth of all the shafts was
855 yards, of which 626 have been completed, leaving 229
still to sink. The quantity of water, at one period of the
year, rendered it advisable to increase the size of the boilers
at three of the shafts. A sufficient amount of additional
power has thus been obtained, which will enable the shafts
to be carried down to the bottom without delay.
In conclusion, I have to observe, that as it is your wish to
open the line from Manchester to the Mottram and Hyde
Road as soon as possible, I think it may be accomplished in
October next, should favourable weather prevail. We have
certainly been delayed more than a month with this portion
of the works, by the late wet season, and the unfortunate
disagreements between the different classes of men employed
on the line, which, at one time brought the works to a
stand ; but I am happy to state that we are now steadily
progressing. _

Arrangeinents are making to prepare accommodation at
the different passenger stations, for the amount of traffic
that may be expected upon the line.—l am, gentlemen, your
obedient servant,

Dieting Vale, August 21, 1841

ALFRED S. JEE

Moved by Samuel Butcher, Esq. ; seconded by Thomas
Ellin, Esq., blaster Cutler,-
That the report of the directors now read be received, and
printed for distribution amongst the shareholders.
Moved by Edwin Unwin, Esq. ; seconded by John
Sidebottom, Esq.,-
That the abstract of accounts now produced be also printed
for circulation amongst the shareholders.
Moved by James Perry, Esq. ; seconded by W. P. Brad-
shaw, Esq.,-
That the report of the resident engineer, now read, be
printed and circulated with the report of the directors.
Moved by David Waddington, Esq. ; seconded by James
Perry, Esq.,-
That the declaration of forfeiture made by the directors of
the followinz shares in the company, being 466 in number,
be now confirmed, viz.:-
45 Shares, numbered from 1,208 to 1,242 inclusive, and
6,234 - 6,243 ~
52 Shares, numbered from 1,308 - 1,327 „
6,214 - 6,233 ~
1,258 - 1,269 ~
10 Shares, numbered from 1,848 - 1,857 „
45 Shares, numbered from 2,608 - 2,632 „
6,194 - 6,213 ~
10 Shares, numbered from 4,787 - 4,796 ~
10 Shares, numbered from 1 - 10 „
40 Shares, numbered from 6,520 - 6,559 ~
20 Shares, numbered from 2,117 - 2,136 ~
50 Shares, numbered from 1,577 - 1,606 ~
2,578 - 2,587 „
6,064 - 6,073 „
25 Shares, numbered 3,936
from 3,897 - 3,905 „
4,978 - 4,992 „
50 Shares, numbered from 1,773 - 1,822 „
8 Shares, numbered from 6,104 - 6,111 „
101 Shares, numbered from 3,365 - 3,414 ~
5,461 - 5,480 „
5,568 - 5,572 „
6,630 - 6,639
6,936 - 6,941
4,827 - 4,836

166 Shares.
Moved by W. P. Bradshaw, Esq. ; seconded by M. Elli-
son, Esq.,
That, at all future half-yearly meetings, the abstract state-
ment of the accounts of the company be furnished, at least
seven days before such meetings, respectively to all share-
holders who may apply at the offices either in Manchester or
Sheffield.
Moved by William Jackson, Esq. ; seconded by Edwin
Unwin, Esq.,
That the directors of the company be authorised and di-
rected to dispose of the shares, of which the forfeiture has
this day been confirmed, by sale, as provided in the act, and
for such price as they may think fit.
Moved by James Perry, Esq. ; seconded by William
Bradley, Esq.,
That Mr. Locke be requested to make a report of the por-
tion of the works executed, and the cost thereof, as com-
pared with his original estimates ; also the extent of works
remaining to be done, the estimated cost, and the probable
time requisite for their completion.
Moved by John Sykes, Esq.; seconded by James Perry,
Esq.
? . . _ .

That .the resolution of the 29th of August, 1838, which
gives £1,600 per annum as remuneration to the directors, be
rescinded ; and that, in lieu thereof, the sum of £1,600 be
now voted to the said directors ; out of which sum all tra-
velling and other expenses shall first be paid, and the re-
mainder distributed amongst themselves, in such manlier as
a majority of them shall determine.
Moved by T. A. Ward, Esq. ; seconded by D. Wadding-
ton, Esq.,
That the best thanks of this meeting be tendered to John
Parker, Esq., 111. P„ for his able and impartial conduct in
the chair, and for his constant and zealous regard to the
general interests of the company.