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

not be met by the Tramway Department. A communication was then received from the Lancashire & Cheshire Tramway Authorities Council, intimating the District Council had passed the following resolution - “We agree to Manchester and Salford paying an increase of ¾ of a penny per hour on the basic rate, as per the agreement between Manchester Corporation and the Union. The question as it applies to other towns in the North West to be submitted to a sub-committee to examine and report back to this Council as early as is possible. It was decided that a sub committee would meet on Tuesday the 11 th to consider grading other towns in the County, and information was required as to whether the Accrington authority was willing to concede to a 3 shillings advance or, if not, whether they were prepared to provide evidence to appeal against such an advance in pay.” It was resolved the Vice-Chair and the Tramway Manager would be willing to attend before this sub-committee, to submit the present position of the Corporation’s Tramway to them. The Electricity & Tramways Committee met and it was resolved that the Sub-Committee should look into a revision of the fares on the Tramway, due to the increase in the price of coal with a consequential rise in the price of electricity resulting in an increase in working expenses. The Borough Treasurer then submitted the following statement of accounts for the year ending March 31 st , 1920 –

EXPENDITURE

ITEM

1918/19 1919/20 £14,690 £22,517

Traffic expense General expense

£3,948

£4,866

Repairs & maintenance Power expense Banker’s commission Patriotic payments Repairs to Church property Repayment of debt Income tax on profits Interest & dividends Motor ambulance

£7,358 £11,302

£8,031

£8,825

£20 £622 £33

£20 £33

-

£4,186 £1,227 £4,775 £141 £2,341 £4,296

£4,167 £1,276 £4,747 £309

Profit for year

-

LESS Haslingden mileage

£5,740

TOTAL

£43,076 £52,322

INCOME

ITEM

1918/1 9 £41,63 3

1919/2 0

Car receipts

£50,15 3

Parcels receipts Postmaster General Advertising on cars Rents on Church property Miscellaneous Dividend on War Loan

£1,071 £1,453

£175 £35 £75

£175 £80 £75

£6

£10 £81

£81

TOTAL

£43,07 6

£52,02 7

Profit for year (without provision for renewals) = £295 giving a grand total of £52,322. The Depreciation & Renewals Fund for the permanent way. The amount in the Renewals Fund on March 31 st , 1919 was £24,949. Add interest on investments = £1,322 TOTAL in credit on March 31 st , 1920 = £26,271 CONTRIBUTIONS The amount in this fund on 31 st of March 1919 = £29,459 – 17s – 7d (plus 3% interest).

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