SKELTON - IN - CLEVELAND
IN HISTORY
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THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.
HOW THE RATEPAYERS MONEY WAS SPENT.
Besides various payments to the Poor, the Overseers had to extract from the village ratepayers the means to fund other functions.
VILLAGE CONSTABLE.
Paid James Crusher for R Weatherill to prevent his going to the                  
House of Correction                                                                       13s 6d
Paid James Crusher for Ralph Weatherill's misbehaviour                    5s 0d
Paid James Crusher concerning Militia.                                          1s 0d
For commitment of a man to Northallerton Gaol                                 5s 0d

Paid William Lynas his Deputy Constable salary for one year               5s 0d
VESTRY OFFICIAL.
Paid John Sharpe his quarter year's salary & teaching Sunday school  £3 6s 3d
Paid John Sharpe for writing paper for half a year Parish business          3s 0d
Paid John Sharpe for going round Parish concerning Public Meeting    0s 2d
VESTRY EXPENSES.
Postage for letters was paid by the recipient.
Paid postage of a letter from Northallerton                                           0s 2d
Paid postage of a letter from The House of Commons                            0s 1d
Paid for candles for the use of the Select Vestry                                     0s 6d
Journey to Guisbro for instructions how to make out Freeholders list          1s 6d

Paid for 5 Summonses for Knaggs Thompson, Jonathan Seaton, Warrington
Winter, Ann Hill and Mary Thompson, who would not pay their Poor        
Rate                                                                                          10s 0d
Journey to Guisbro with Jury list and swearing to same                      3s 0d

Journey to Guisbro with Lunatic return and swearing to same               3s 0d
Spent at a passing these Accounts                                                      5s 0d
Census 1831.
Paid for India Ink to make population papers, by Order                          6d
ROAD AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE.
Paid John Raper for work on the Highways                                    2s 0d
Paid Knaggs Thompson for breaking stones 1 week                             5s 0d
Paid Constable of Brotton for the repair of Wandale Bridge             7s 6d

Paid William Gowland for repairing School house windows etc           10s 0d
Jan 23rd 1823. Paid sundry men for cutting snow and others labour     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.          2s 0d
Paid for a spade for Michael Brown                                               4s 3d

The first steam locomotive railway had opened in 1825 not far 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
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