History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local EventsErredge, John Ackerson
History
History of Brighthelmston; or, Brighton as I View it and Others Knew It: With a Chronological Table of Local Events
Erredge, John Ackerson
Brighton (England) -- History
REVENUE:
£ s. d.
Pier dues from 4 Stream-boats, each 400 0 0
£100 yearly
,, 25,000 passengers to and from 2500 0 0
France, per Steam-vessels, in the
course of the year, at 2s.
,, Luggage, packages, &c. &c. 500 0 0
,, French vessels to pay 1s per ton, 200 0 0
and the crew to be exempted from
dues, viz.—200 vessels averaging 20
tons each, 1s
,, Goods, packages, &c., from French 300 0 0
vessels
,, 100 carriages to and from France, 100 0 0
20s
,, 200 horses ditto ditto, 10s 100 0 0
,, Pleasure Yachts, crews exempted, 50 0 0
supposed
,, Company embarking and landing, 2s 100 0 0
,, Parties of pleasure in the 50 0 0
Brighton shore boats
,, Ship boats landing and embarking 50 0 0
passengers 5s for the use of the
Pier, which will exempt the crew
,, Produce of the Pier as a 3650 0 0
promenade, at £10 per day
£8000 0 0
CHARGES:
£ s d.
Pier 200 0 0
Master,
yearly
Boat’s 150 0 0
crew, 4
men,
yearly
Two 104 0 0
Toll-
keepers
Wear and 40 0 0
tear of
ropes, &c.
Painting 40 0 0
Pier twice
a year
Wear and 30 0 0
tear of
gangway of
Pier
Lighting 20 0 0
of Pier
Night 38 0 0
watchman
Secretary, 300 0 0
office,
&c.
£922 0 0
£922 0 0
Net produce yearly, or 25 per Cent. £7078 0 0
on amount of capital
The merits of the plan are here brought to a very narrow compass, and
it is confidently believed that there will appear no disposition to
overrate the advantages, or to excite any undue bias in the public
mind that might ultimately lead to disappointment.
Subscriptions will be received at Messrs. HALL, WEST, and BORRER;
Messrs. WIGNEY, STANFORD and Co., Brighton; and Messrs. WILLIS,
PERCIVAL and Co., London.
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