The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-03 00:00:00

Deduct for expense of working, &c. ..

Free Revenue, or 8 per Cent. on Capital ...... 73,033
Experience has proved the increase of Traffic caused by
Railways to be more than double what is assumed here.
Four per Cent. Intere,t will be allowed on Calls after
the Act is got, from the date of payment till the Line is
opened.

Applications for Shares may be made in Liverpool to
Mr. M. WOTHERSPOON and Messrs. REYNOLDS and
SONS, Stockbrokers, from whom Copies of the Prospectus
containing full information may be had.

PROSPECTUS OF A NEW WATER COMPANY
FOR GLASGOW AND SUBURBS.

CAPITAL, £250,000 ; IN 10,000 SHARES OF £25

INTERIM COMMITTEE
JAMES OSWALD, Esq.. M.P.

WILLIAM BANKIER, Esq., Provost of Calton.
Dr. Taos. THOMPSON, Professor of Chemistry, College
ROBERT BARTHOLOMEW, Esq., IG, Brandon-place.

JOHN BATTISON, Esq., 22, Blythswood-square
JAMES BLACK, Esq.. Dalmonaeh Printfield.
A. M. KIRKLAND, Esq., Virginia-street.

NEALE THOMSON, Esq., Adelphi Works
JOHN HONEYMAN, Esq., Carlton-place.

WILLIAM ROBERTSON, Esq., Builder.
With power to add to their number.
JAMES M'CLELLAND and MACKENZIE,
Interim Treasurers

GEORGE CRAWFORD, Interim Secretary.
GLASGOW, from its local situation. possesses more
advantages than any town in the kingdom for an
abundant and cheap supply of excellent Water. Having
the river Clyde flowing through it from a district to the
east of greater elevation than the highest part of the City,
the numerous tributaries to that river flowing into it from
heights on either sides of its valley, Loch-Lomond and
its tributary rivers on the west, the Earn to the south,
and the numerous other streams in the neighbourhood, of
pure water, which might be collected above the mineral
district, and greatly above the level of the City, the in-
habitants ought to enjoy a most abundant supply, at very
moderate rates.

Notwithstanding these advantages, however, the inha-
bitants have water scantily supplied by the present Water
Company during only a portion of the day, and the heavy
charge of 6i per cent. upon the rental of Glasgow (under
deduction of a tenth) is made for that limited supply.
In place of flowing into the City from an adjoining
height in a constant stream as in the neighbouring towns,
Ay r, Paisley, Greenock, and many others possessing fewer
advantages, Glasgow is supplied with water by steam-
engines, situated upon the Clyde, about three miles from
the City, which pump water direct from the river, at a
great expense for fuel, repairs, and wages.
The promoters of that Company are entitled to the
gratitude of the inhabitants for the benefit they conferred
upon the City in establishing their Works in 1806; but
they contemplated supplying only 8,000 families at that
time, when the inhabitants numbered about 80,000; and
they now levy rates from nearly 50,000 families, which,
for the last year, amounted to £29,718 3s. 2d., while the
inhabitants now amount to 300,000.

The very limited supply of water and its quality have
long pointed out the necessity of establishing an additional
Company ; and the rapid increase of the Town and its
factories, and consequent increase of demand, give fair
promise of success to the proposal now made, for an ad-
ditional Company to supply water to the houses and
manufactories of Glasgow and Suburbs, from the best
source•, upon the most improved principles, under the en-
larged experience of Engineers, to yield a constant sup-
ply, at a cheap rate.
It is believed, that a capital of £250,000 would fully
secure those advantages, and that a much more moderate
Water-rate than is at present paid by the inhabitants,
would afford a large return upon the Capital invested.
It is, therefore, proposed, without fixing upon any
source of supply, or selecting any Engineer, in order that
the best may be afterwards secured, that a New Company
shall be established, by Act of Parliament, under the fol-
lowing conditions, which are now' respectfully submitted
for the consideration of the public :
1. The Capital shall be £250,000, divided into 10,000
Shares of £25 each.
2. The Interim Committee above named shall allocate
the Shares ; and, in doing so, shall give the preference to
Consumers of Water; and ss. shall be paid on each Share
to the Interim Treasurer when subscribed for.
3d. Whenever two-thirds of the Capital shall have
been subscribed, the Shareholders shall be summoned by
the Interim Committee to elect Directors ; and each
holder of shares, from one to five in number, shall have
one vote, and, for each additional number of five shares,
shall have an additional vote.
4th. The Directors so elected shall select an eminent
Engineer to examine the different sources of supply, and
shall finally determine which is the best for affording an
abundant continuous supply of the purest Water, fit for
table and all domestic and manufacturing purposes.
Lastly. The Directors shall immediately thereafter
take the most efficient measures for completing the un-
dertaking.

For Shares apply to JAMES M*CLELLAND and MAC-
KENZIE, Accountants, 128, Ingram-street; M. M. PAT-
TISON, 4, Crescent-place ; GEORGE CRAWFURD, Writer,
33, West George-street, Glasgow ; or to FORSYTH and
PRITCHARD, Liverpool.

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