——————— 2,360 0 0
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Total expenditure for roads,
to 25 March 1818 £.13,470 4 11
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BRISTOL TURNPIKES.
Report of Mr. John Loudon MᶜAdam, to a General Meeting of Commissioners,
2d June 1817.
Since I had the honour of reporting to the meeting of commissioners on
the 2d of March last, the amendment of the roads has proceeded with
success, and at present there are no parts of the roads of the Bristol
district in a bad state.
Much has been done in partial improvements, which have altogether
amounted to a considerable sum, although not of sufficient magnitude
individually to come within the scope of the regulations of the general
meeting, that restrain improvements exceeding 50_l._ without special
order; several such improvements are still necessary, and some of the
small bridges require to be lengthened in the arches, in order to lead
the roads to them more commodiously, and to widen the roadway on the
bridges.
The statement of the income and expenditure of the year, now made up to
the 25th March, presents a very satisfactory result.
In the last year, a sum equal to nearly five times that of the preceding
year, has been paid into the 5 per cent. fund.
A floating debt, which did not appear in the printed annual account of
last year, but which amounted to about 1,400_l._ has been paid off.
The balances of treasurer’s accounts, which last year showed the trust
to be indebted on the whole to the treasurer 356_l._ are now so much on
the other side, that your treasurers have on the whole account a balance
in hand of 614_l._ and this balance is efficient, because the floating
debt is now reduced to the smallest sum possible, under the
circumstances of a business so extended.
In addition to which, I have to congratulate the commissioners on a
reduction of the principal debt in the sum of 729_l._ 10_s._ 3_d._ and
that turnpike tickets, which were at a discount, are now in demand at
par.
(Signed) _John Loudon MᶜAdam._
8th March 1819.
The foregoing is a true copy from the book of proceedings of the
trustees of the Bristol turnpike roads.
_Osborne & Ward_, Clerks.
BRISTOL TURNPIKES.
Report of Mr. John Loudon MᶜAdam, to a General Meeting of Commissioners,
1st June 1818.
Bristol Office of Roads, 1st June, 1818.
Since I had the honour to report to the commissioners, in June 1817, the
business of the roads has gone on successfully, and they have been kept
in invariably good repair under the present system of management,
notwithstanding the roads having been tried by all vicissitudes of the
most unfavourable seasons ever known.
Several valuable improvements have also been effected in different parts
of the district; the very promising state of the finances having induced
the commissioners to employ great part of the savings of their income
for that purpose, instead of applying the whole to the liquidation of
the principal debt of the trust. This great debt has, however, been
diminished nearly 500_l._ while the sum expended on the permanent
improvements considerably exceeds 1,500_l._
_£._ _s._ _d._
On the 25th March 1818, there was a
balance in the hands of each of the
treasurers, with exception of the
Bitton and Toghill roads; and the
balance due to that treasurer has
been diminished upon the whole
account; there remained in the
hands of the treasurers, on the
25th March 1818, the sum of 1,987 14 5
In the hands of the general
treasurer, from 5 per cent. fund _£._502 5 11
Due by the Whitchurch road to the 5
per cent. fund, and included in the
general debt 300 0 0
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