| Description | Large bundle of papers and correspondence concerning sewerage and sewage disposal in Eccleston and Whiston.
Includes: two copies (one handwritten, one typed) of a contract between Mr. Walter Jowett, contractor, and Whiston Rural District Council for sewerage and sewage disposal works in the townships of Eccleston and Whiston, with list of payments on account written out on the typed copy (Jan 1907); statement signed by Walter Jowett regarding payment (Feb 1908); letter from Wm. Halsall & Son, auctioneers and valuers, Prescot, concerning a payment relating to Mr. Jowett (Mar 1909); correspondence with, and forms related to, the Public Works Loan Board, London, regarding works of sewerage in Eccleston, Whiston and Windle (Nov 1926; Feb - Apr 1930; May 1931; Nov - Dec 1931); correspondence with H.B. Ward, Chartered Civil Engineer, Liverpool, regarding Whiston sewerage and sewage disposal works (Mar 1929 - Apr 1931); draft forms - information as part of an application to the Local Government Board to sanction a loan (Jul 1929); correspondence with the Ministry of Health, London (Jul 1929 - Feb 1930); public notice poster advising of an inquiry by the Ministry of Health into a loan application by Whiston R.D.C. for works of sewerage and sewage disposal in Eccleston and Whiston (Aug 1929); enquiry and subsequent correspondence with Mersey Docks and Harbour Board regarding the proposed sewerage and sewage disposal works (Aug - Sep 1929); handwritten notes and calculations; letter from Walter Jowett regarding a contract as part of the Whiston Sewerage works (Nov 1929); application, with references and testimonies, from Claud H.E. Rebbeck for the post of Clerk of Works (Nov 1929) and letters of appointment and acceptance (Dec 1929 - Jan 1930); list of applicants for the post of Clerk of Works (Dec 1929); correspondence with Messrs Thomas Kenny & Son, contractors, Bury (Dec 1929 - Feb 1930); correspondence with L.M. & S. Railway Co., concerning works that will cross railway lines, including near Ropers Farm, Whiston and an agreement regarding these works (Jan - Feb 1930; Jul - Dec 1930); correspondence with Claud H.E. Rebbeck, Clerk of Works (Feb 1930) and correspondence concerning the end of his contract (Sep - Oct 1930); notice of works to be carried out for Eccleston and Whiston Parish Councils (Feb 1930); correspondence with and concerning J.W. Fair & Rea, land agents and chartered surveyors, Preston, representing the owners of Roper's Farm, Paradise Farm, Whiston, where a sewer is being laid (Apr - May 1930; Aug - Oct 1930); correspondence with Whiston Parish Council, who are alleging that the sewerage contractors are discharging local men from the works and replacing them with Irish men (Jun - Jul 1930); correspondence with Huyton-with-Roby Gas Co. regarding a gas leakage (Jul 1930) and a report by the Sanitary Inspector concerning the leakage (Jul 1930); letter to a resident of Greenhough Avenue, Rainhill, concerning a children's recreation ground; probably misfiled (Mar 1948). |