Accrington on Rails - The Tramways: A Complete History - Robert Kenyon

deduction then we have the following result. £14,181 – 3s – 3d minus £429 – 5s – 2d equals £13,751 – 18s – 1d, less advertising income @ £260 – 19s – 0d gives £13,490 – 19s – 1d. Then 614,870 car miles divided into £13,490 – 19s – 1d = 5·27 pence per car mile. Then 148,094 car miles @ 5·27 pence = £3,251 – 17s – 11d. The first calculation gives an advantage to Haslingden Corporation calculated by –

A. Method 1 @ £3,455 – 10s – 6d. B. Method 2 @ £3,251 – 17s – 11d. C. Difference £204 – 12s – 7d.

Pending a final settlement of a formula, the Borough Treasurer had agreed with the Borough Treasurer of Haslingden to a charge of 5 pence per car mile during the current year, any further adjustments to be made after the end of 1917/18. He had also sent a supplementary debit note for £317 – 13s – 4d, being equal to the rate of ⅞ of a penny per car mile for the period April 1 st to October 31 st , 1917 inclusive. Incidentally, it may be noted that the surplus income from Haslingden Corporation’s Tramways during the last financial year equalled £419 – 1s – 10d, which they transferred to their Depreciation & Renewals Fund. TRAMWAYS – common charges borne by Accrington. ITEM Cost in £s 1 Superintendence 182 – 9 - 3 2 Wages motormen & conductors 5,513 – 17 - 1 3 Wages cleaning & oiling cars 884 – 9 – 3 4 Fuel, light & water 364 – 14 – 0 5 Uniforms (platform staff only) 52 – 0 - 2 6 Miscellaneous costs 83 – 13 – 4 7 Salaries general offices & staff 774 – 12 – 4 8 Accident, compensation & insurance 362 – 6 – 5 9 Employer’s contributions, (National Insurance Act 1911) 61 – 9 – 6 10 Fire & aircraft insurance on depot 190 – 12 – 10 11 Repair to Ellison Street depot 9 – 12 – 9 12 Car maintenance 1,971 – 14 – 1 13 Patriotic payments (platform & maintenance staff) 843 – 0 - 7 14 Loan charge, interest & redemption on rolling stock 2,107 – 1 - 3 15 Loan charge, interest & redemption on depot 819 – 10 – 5 TOTAL 14,221 – 3 - 3 TRAMWAYS – common charges borne by Haslingden. ITEM Cost in £s 1 Salaries general officers & staff 160 – 13 – 4 2 Repairs to John Street depot ( ⅓ of the cost) 38 – 18 – 5 3 Patriotic payments 32 – 18 – 2 4 Third party insurance on rolling stock 38 -3 -2 5 Loan charges on depot ( ⅓ of the cost) 157 – 18 - 1 6 Fire & aircraft insurance 0 – 14 - 0 TOTAL 429 – 5 - 2

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