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

NOTE The Electricity & Tramways Committee was now divided creating a separate Sub Committee for both the Electricity and the Tramway undertakings. December At a meeting of the Tramways Sub-Committee, they discussed the question of revising the scale of charges for the conveyance of parcels carried on the tramway. The Tramway Manager produced the workings of this department over the past three years, together with the tariffs of prices charged by other tramway authorities. It was resolved that having regard to the services rendered and the charges made by other authorities, the Sub-Committee were unable to recommend any changes to the charges and conditions made at the present time which were summarised as follows - The charges were as follows - Market Hall to Up to 7lbs 7 to 14lbs 14 to 28lbs 28 to 56lbs 56 to 84lbs 84 to 112lbs Church 2 pence 4 pence 5 pence 7 pence 10 pence 1 shilling Clayton-le Moors 4 pence 5 pence 6 pence 9 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence Baxenden 4 pence 5 pence 6 pence 9 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence Oswaldtwistle 4 pence 5 pence 6 pence 9 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence Haslingden 5 pence 6 pence 8 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence 1 shilling 6 pence Rawtenstall 6 pence 7 pence 9 pence 11 pence not available not available Bacup 9 pence 10 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence not available not available Blackburn 4 pence 5 pence 6 pence 8 pence 10 pence 1 shilling Darwen 9 pence 10 pence 1 shilling 1 shilling 3 pence 1 shilling 6 pence 1 shilling 9 pence The conditions of carriage were as follows - (1) Parcels will be accepted by the Conductor of a bus providing they are handed over at least a quarter of a mile from the nearest parcels office, and he will accept responsibility for handing them in at the Office. (2) All parcels must be clearly addressed and contain the name of the sender as well as that of the recipient. (3) All parcels should be well packed particularly those containing items of a fragile nature. Parcels containing articles of glass, instruments, furniture etc, should be clearly labelled in a prominent place indicating the nature of the contents. (4) In wet or stormy weather senders are requested to cover the parcels accordingly. (5) The Corporation will not be held responsible for any damage done to goods which are not properly packed. (6) Parcels which cannot, for whatever reason be delivered, will be tendered again on receipt of instructions of the sender, in which case an additional delivery fees will be levied. (7) Parcels may be held at the Parcels Office for up to three days as ‘left until called for’ without any additional charge. (8) After the three waiting days has expired, a charge of one penny per day will be levied. (9) Animals, explosives, matches, typewriters, sewing machines, bicycles, musical instruments, inflammables and parcels of an objectionable nature, or containing goods likely to cause damage to other parcels or the property of the Corporation, will not be accepted. The Tramway Manager then submitted samples and a tender from Messrs Charles Mackintosh for the supply of 10 mackintoshes for the tramways inspectors. It was this firm which had supplied these garments two years before. Their tender of £2 – 3s – 6d each was accepted and he was authorised to obtain the same. The Tramway Manager then submitted prices for the disposal of a quantity of scrap iron

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