SKELTON - IN - CLEVELAND IN HISTORY

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Page 30. THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR. HOW THE RATEPAYERS MONEY WAS SPENT. VILLAGE CONSTABLE. Paid James Crusher for R Weatherill to prevent his going to the House of Correction Paid James Crusher for Ralph Weatherill's misbehaviour Paid James Crusher concerning Militia For commitment of a man to Northallerton Gaol 13s 6d 5s od 1s 0d 5s 0d Paid William Lynas his Deputy Constable salary for one year 5s 0d PARISH CLERK. Paid John Sharpe his quarter year's salary & teaching Sunday school Paid John Sharpe for writing paper for half a year Parish business Paid John Sharpe for going round Parish concerning Public Meeting £3 6s 3d 3s 0d 2d VESTRY EXPENSES. Postage for letters was paid by the recipient. Paid postage of a letter from Northallerton Paid postage of a letter from The House of Commons Paid for candles for the use of the Select Vestry Journey to Guisbro for instructions how to make out Freeholders list Paid for 5 Summonses for Knaggs Thompson, Jonathan Seaton, Warrington Winter, Ann Hill and Mary Thompson, who would not pay their Poor Rate Journey to Guisbro with Jury list and swearing to same Journey to Guisbro with Lunatic return and swearing to same Spent at a passing these Accounts 2d 1d 6d 1s 6d 10s 0d 3s 0d 3s 0d 5s 0d CENSUS FOR 1831. Paid for India Ink to make population papers, by Order 6d ROAD AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE. Paid John Raper for work on the Highways Paid Knaggs Thompson for breaking stones 1 week Paid Constable of Brotton for the repair of Wandale Bridge Paid William Gowland for repairing School house windows etc Jan 23rd 1823. Paid sundry men for cutting snow and others labour 2s 0d 5s 0d 7s 6d 10s 0d 5s 10d CHIMNEY SWEEP. Paid Leonard Knaggs for 2 weeks board for a sweep 12s 0d WASHERWOMAN. Paid for washing 2 shirts of late Newark Pearson 6d JOB SEEKING AND TOOLS. Journey to Lofthouse to try for getting men work at Allum Works. Paid for a spade for Michael Brown 2s 0d 4s 3d The first steam locomotive railway had opened in 1825 some 20 miles away between Darlington and Stockton. 30th June 1831. Journey to Norton to make enquiry about getting men work upon the Railway and had orders to send as many able-bodied men as would go and to have 15 shillings per week wages 7s 0d COUNTY RATE. Paid James Crusher Constable quarterly money for County Rate. £6 18s 10d Next Page - Ratepayers Money, Settlement, Apprenticeships, Passengers, the Insane. Previous Page - How Ratepayers money was spent, Rents, Clothing. Index of E Mails Page. Main Contents Page.