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Expand 1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation1 - Records of the Unreformed Cambridge Corporation
Expand 2 - Municipal Corporation 1835-19742 - Municipal Corporation 1835-1974
Collapse 4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners4 - Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 1 - Minute books of General Meetings of the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners 1 - Minute books of General Meetings of the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
Expand 2 - Draft minute books and agenda 2 - Draft minute books and agenda
Expand 3 - Committee minutes, report books and papers3 - Committee minutes, report books and papers
Expand 4 - Commissioners qualification books4 - Commissioners qualification books
Expand 5 - Treasurer's records5 - Treasurer's records
Expand 6 - Clerks' letter books6 - Clerks' letter books
Collapse 7 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills7 - Parliamentary Acts and Bills
1 - An Act for the better paving, cleansing and lighting the town of Cambridge
Expand 2 - The Cambridge Road Bill, 18282 - The Cambridge Road Bill, 1828
Expand 3 - The Cambridge Improvement Amendment Bill, 18463 - The Cambridge Improvement Amendment Bill, 1846
Expand 4 - Royston and Hitchen Railway, 18504 - Royston and Hitchen Railway, 1850
Expand 5 - The Waterworks Bill 1853, and 18665 - The Waterworks Bill 1853, and 1866
Collapse 6 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Act, 18676 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Act, 1867
1 - Case for the opinion of Mr Gunning's relating to whether the Commissioners who are also proprietors of the Gas Light Company are eligible to discuss matters relating to the new gas lighting contract
2 - Gas works clauses Act, 1847
3 - A notice of a meeting of the Improvement Commissioners to consider plans for the gas supply in Huntingdon Road
4 - Extracts from minutes and committee reports relating to the audit of the Cambridge Gas Light Company accounts 1840-1848
5 - Cambridge Gas Light Company statement of accounts for 1856-1858
6 - Extracts from minutes and committee reports relating to the audit of the Cambridge Gas Light Company accounts 1859-1866
7 - Case for the opinion of Mr Couch on whether the Cambridge Gas Company can be rated by the Commissioners and the parish as occupiers of land
8 - Poor rate valuation of property of the Cambridge Gas Light Company
9 - An appeal against the valuation on property of the Cambridge Gas Light Company
10 - A letter from William Robinson, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederick Randall requesting a copy of the auditors report
11 - A letter from William Robinson, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederick Randall sending copies of the company accounts and informing the Commissioners that although they have paid it in the past, the company are not required to pay the Cambridge improvement rate for land occupied by their pipes
12 - Draft report of the Special Committee, appointed to report on the provisions of the Gas Act limiting the amount of dividend
13 - Printed copy of correspondence submitted to the committee appointed to inspect the accounts of the Gas Company 1856-1860
14 - Fair and draft copies of auditor's report into the Gas Company's accounts
15 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederick Randall responding to a resolution passed at a meeting of the Board of Improvement Commissioners
16 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederick Randall to inform him that the company's account books will be available to view at their office
17 - A letter from George Giffors to the Committee of Management of the Cambridge Gas Light Company with details of their total income and expenditure
18 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederick Randall with details of the date when the company accounts can be examined
19 - A letter from Robert Phelps, Chairman of the Gas Company Management Committee, to the auditors, stating that the request to compare the accounts of one year with that of another is beyond the authority outlined in the Gas Act
20 - Cambridge Gas Light Company statement of receipts and expenditure from midsummer 1840 to midsummer 1860
21 - Cambridge Gas Light Company statement of accounts for 1841-1861
22 - Draft and fair copies of auditor's report
23 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Cambridge Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow informing that he intends to lay his request before the Management Committee
24 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Cambridge Gas Light Company, to Frederic Barlow providing information about the inclusion of profits in accounts from 1860 from their line and fittings company
25 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Cambridge Gas Light Company, to Frederic Barlow relating to appointing a day to consider the company profits between 1840 and 1860
26 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow offering to supply copies of the yearly account to the auditors
27 - A copy of a letter from Frederic Barlow to S Adcock, offering clarification on the nature of the investigation into the company accounts
28 - A letter from S Adcock relating to a proposed meeting
29 - Auditors report into the accounts of the Cambridge Gas Light Company for year ending 24 Jun 1862
30 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow stating that they have been advised that all accounts between the company and the Commissioners are closed
31 - Correspondence relating to the question of whether the Cambridge Gas Light Company are liable for the payment of parish rates due to the presence of their pipes in parish land
32 - Case for the opinion of Mr WW Keane on whether the Cambridge Gas Light Company can be rated by the several parishes through which their pipes run
33 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow relating to the case for liability to pay the improvement rate
34 - Annual account of the Cambridge Gas Light Company for year ending 24 Jun 1863
35 - Copy of the report of the auditors of the accounts of 1863 of the Cambridge Gas Light Company published for each commissioner
36 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Commissioners, to Frederic Barlow stating that the accounts for the year ending 1864 have been certified and can now be examined
37 - Annotated and fair copy of the report of the auditors of the accounts of the Cambridge Gas Light Company published for each commissioner
38 - Profit and loss account of the Cambridge Gas Light Company for year ending 24 Jun 1864
39 - Case for the opinion of Mr O'Malley relating to whether the Gas Company is rateable in the parishes in which their pipes are laid
40 - Returns from various towns as to the price of gas
41 - A letter and report from Professor GD Liveings on the quality of gas taken from the Guildhall
42 - A letter from GC Liveings to Frederic Barlow with addition information on his analysis of the gas in his report
43 - Report of William Audley to the Gas Contract Committee on the width of flames on gas lamps in various locations throughout the town
44 - A letter and accompanying response, from Frederic Barlow to Thomas Creeke requesting details of the payments of the improvement rate received from the Gas Company
45 - Profit and loss account of the Cambridge Gas Light Company for year ending 24 Jun 1865
46 - Report and draft report of the Gas Contract Committee
47 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow with an appointment for the Gas Management Committee to meet the Commissioners for an inspection of the gas works
48 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow with an appointment for the Gas Management Committee to meet the Commissioners for an inspection of the gas works
49 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow with an appointment for the Gas Management Committee to meet the Commissioners for an inspection of the gas works
50 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow organising a meeting
51 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow with an appointment for the Gas Management Committee to meet the Commissioners for an inspection of the gas works
52 - A letter from S Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow enclosing the certified annual accounts for 1865
53 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow with an appointment for the Gas Management Committee to meet the Commissioners at Sydney Street offices
54 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow altering a meeting time
55 - Draft report of the Gas Contract Committee
56 - Initial response of the Gas Company to the opinion offered at a meeting with the Gas Contract Committee
57 - Copy of the report of the auditors of the accounts of 1865 of the Cambridge Gas Light Company published for each commissioner
58 - Case for the opinion of CJ Selwyn relating to whether the Gas Company's income expended on repairs, restoration, support and maintenance of works is considered profit and so reckoned when stating the surplus profits due to the Commissioners
59 - Reply of the Gas Company to counsel's opinion on the rights of the Commissioners to surplus profits
60 - A letter from George Giffors, to Frederic Barlow, informing the Commissioners that a resolution has been passed to reduce the price of gas they supply by 6d per 1000 cubic feet
61 - A letter from EH Adcock to Frederick Barlow with a copy of the supplemental case
62 - Report of the Gas Contract Committee as presented at a meeting of the Commissioners
63 - A letter from George Giffors, to Frederic Barlow, in receipt of a report of the Gas Contract Committee of 13 Mar 1866
64 - A letter from EH Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow stating that the 1866 account had been certified and is now available for examination
65 - Profit and loss account of the Cambridge Gas Light Company for year ending 24 Jun 1866
66 - Annotated copy of the report of the auditors of the accounts of 1866 of the Cambridge Gas Light Company published for each commissioner
67 - Copy of report of gas auditors and copy of profit and loss accounts for year ending 24 Jun 1866
68 - A notice of the Cambridge Gas Light Company's application to parliament to owners of houses within 300 yards of each boundary of any land on which gas works are to be made
69 - Notice of intended application to parliament by the Cambridge Gas Light Company to amend sections of the existing Cambridge Gas Act
70 - Remarks on the Cambridge Gas Company's application to parliament
71 - Answers from Salford town clerk to queries relating to price of coal and gas
72 - Motion by Mr Fawcett to give the Improvement Commissioners auditors copies of annual statement of accounts for the year 1840-1
73 - Notes on gas acts passed in parliamentary session of 1866 and remarks on the Cambridge Gas Light Company's application to parliament
74 - Explanatory notes on the Cambridge Gas Bill
75 - A letter from EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, to Frederic Barlow, informing him of a resolution to provide explanatory notes on the alterations to the existing act
76 - A letter from EH Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Frederic Barlow, accompanying 150 copies of the Cambridge Gas Bill and the printer's charge
77 - A letter from P Beales to Frederic Barlow requesting a copy of the Cambridge Gas Bill
78 - Draft evidence of William Henry Apthorpe
79 - Draft evidence of Robert Paulson Spice regarding the costs incurred by the Cambridge Gas Light Company in constructing and managing works
80 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Bill, 1867
81 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Bill, 1867
82 - The Cambridge Town and University Gas Act, 1867
83 - Observations by the committees of the Corporation and the Improvement Commissioners on the bill proposed by the Gas Company
84 - Printed observations by the committees of the Corporation and the Improvement Commissioners on the bill proposed by the Gas Company with a plan of lands for which the company are seeking compulsory purchase powers
85 - A letter from Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow to EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, forwarding observations of the joint committees of the Corporation and the Improvement Commissioners on the proposed bill
86 - A letter from EH Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Messrs Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, suggesting that the requisitions of the Corporation and the Commissioners be submitted to arbitration
87 - A draft report by William Audley into the towns public lamps and the size of flames
88 - A letter from George Giffors to Frederic Barlow explaining the cause for many defective lights over the previous two evenings
89 - A letter from Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow to EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, forwarding a resolution passed by the joint committee of the Corporation and the Improvement Commissioners
90 - A letter from RM Fawcett to F Barlow relating to a conference with the Gas Company
91 - A letter from EH Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Messrs Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, requesting their objections to the gas bill
92 - Instructions to counsel to advise on the part of the Corporation of Cambridge and the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners
93 - Draft analysis of the present Gas Act passed 22 May 1834
94 - A letter from Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow to EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, forwarding a resolution passed by the joint committee of the Corporation and the Improvement Commissioners
95 - A letter from Edmond Foster to Frederic Barlow relating to the purchase of gas works
96 - Plan of lands for which compulsory purchase powers are sort by the Cambridge Gas Light Company
97 - A letter from EH Adcock, clerk to the Gas Company, to Messrs Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, informing them that the Gas Company has no objection to an engineer viewing the gas works
98 - A letter from Edmond Foster to Frederic Barlow relating to Mr Spice's inspection of the gas works
99 - Petition by the Corporation of Cambridge and the Cambridge Improvement Board against the Cambridge Gas Bill
100 - Petition by the University against the Cambridge Gas Bill
101 - A letter from EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, to Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, relating to the suggestion of inserting a clause that empowers the company to sell existing works
102 - A letter from EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, to Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, relating to the provision of accounts and allegations in a letter of the 27 Feb which did not appear in the submitted observations on the bill
103 - A letter from EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, to Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, arranging a meeting
104 - A letter from EH Adcock and Samuel Peed, solicitors for the bill, to Edmond Foster and Frederic Barlow, requesting that the company be allowed three years to construct new works
105 - A letter from Edmond Foster to Frederic Barlow recommending making out separate accounts
106 - A letter from Frederic Barlow to Edmond Foster requesting advice on the format of accounts to be paid
107 - Draft minutes of Gas Committee minutes
108 - Draft minutes of a meeting of the joint committee investigating the Gas Company
109 - Blank share certificate for the Cambridge (Consumers) Gas company
110 - Article reprinted from the Cambridge Independent Press relating to a special meeting of the Cambridge Improvement board relating to a new tender for the provision of gas
111 - Article reprinted from the Cambridge Chronicle relating to a special meeting of the Cambridge Improvement board relating to a new tender for the provision of gas
112 - Case for the opinion of Mr Keane relating to whether commissioners who are shareholders of the previous gas company have an entitlement to vote on the awarding of the new gas contract
113 - Case for the opinion of Mr Fry relating to advice given to the Commissioners by Frederic Barlow on liability of the new Gas Company if they were unable to start the contract on 1 Jun 1868
114 - Draft contract for the lighting of the town of Cambridge with gas
115 - An Act to incorporate a company for better supplying with Gas the town of Cambridge and the County of Cambridgeshire
116 - The Cambridge (Consumers) Gas Company limited announcement of issue of 5000 shares at £5.00 each
117 - Printed amended draft contract for lighting the town of Cambridge with gas
118 - House of Commons minutes of proceedings on the Cambridge Gas Bill, 1867
119 - Extracts from minutes of meetings, legal opinion and correspondence relating to the progress of the Cambridge Gas bill
120 - Agenda for a meeting of the Cambridge Improvement Board relating to the Cambridge Gas Consumers Company's failure to fulfil their contract
Expand 121 - Attorney General at the relation of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Company versus the Cambridge Consumers Gas Company121 - Attorney General at the relation of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Company versus the Cambridge Consumers Gas Company
122 - Reports of the Directors, Engineer and Manager of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company with balance sheet
123 - Notice for the half yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company
124 - A printed copy of a contract between the Cambridge University and Town Gas Light Company and the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners for lighting the town of Cambridge with gas
125 - Statement as to service of notices on owners and occupiers of property affected by the act to dissolve the Cambridge Consumers' Gas Light Company and re-incorporation with powers to manufacture and supply gas
126 - Notices served on owners and occupiers of property affected by a bill to dissolve and re-incorporate the Cambridge Consumers' Gas Company with powers to manufacture and supply gas
127 - An extract from the Cambridge Chronicle on the gas question
128 - A printed letter issued by the Cambridge Consumers' Gas Light Company with a petition in support of their parliamentary bill
129 - A draft letter to the parliamentary agents for the Cambridge Gas bill informing them that the bill was not deposited in time and therefore infringes the standing orders
130 - A letter from J Boyle to Mr Neville informing him that he received notice from the new Gas Company 15 Dec 1868
131 - A letter from J Baden to F Barlow relating to a compromise over the new Cambridge Gas Company bill
132 - Copy of a draft memorial of the Cambridge Improvement Commissioners complaining of non compliance with the standing orders by the promoters of the Cambridge Gas bill
133 - The Cambridge Gas bill
134 - Draft bill of costs on behalf of the Improvement Commissioners in opposing the parliamentary application of the Cambridge Consumers Gas Company
135 - Case for the opinion of Mr Rigby on the Cambridge University and Gas Light Company Act
7 - Board of trade rules with respect to provisional orders under the gas and waterworks facilities act, 1870
Expand 8 - Cambridge University and Town, (Cambridge Improvement) bill, 18748 - Cambridge University and Town, (Cambridge Improvement) bill, 1874
Expand 9 - The Great Eastern Railway Bill, 18759 - The Great Eastern Railway Bill, 1875
Expand 10 - The Public Health Bill, 187510 - The Public Health Bill, 1875
Expand 11 - The Artisans Dwellings Aill, 188211 - The Artisans Dwellings Aill, 1882
Expand 12 - The Valuation Bill, 1877 12 - The Valuation Bill, 1877
Expand 13 - The Cambridge Tramways Company Bill, 1878 and the Cambridge Street Tramways extension, 188013 - The Cambridge Tramways Company Bill, 1878 and the Cambridge Street Tramways extension, 1880
14 - The Rivers Conservancy Bill, 1879 [as amended in committee]
Expand 15 - Correspondence between the Local Government Board and CW Palmer, clerk to the Improvement Commissioners relating to a grant to assist with the cost of maintenance of disturnpiked and main roads15 - Correspondence between the Local Government Board and CW Palmer, clerk to the Improvement Commissioners relating to a grant to assist with the cost of maintenance of disturnpiked and main roads
Expand 16 - Boiler explosions Act, 188216 - Boiler explosions Act, 1882
Expand 17 - The Electric Lighting Bill, 188217 - The Electric Lighting Bill, 1882
18 - General list of petitions for private bills for parliamentary session of 1883
19 - Bankruptcy Bill, 1883
20 - Criminal Code (Indictable Offences Procedure) Bill, 1883
21 - A list of legislation of 1885 affecting local boards and Improvement Commissioners
Expand 22 - The Cambridge Improvement Commissioners Bill, 188522 - The Cambridge Improvement Commissioners Bill, 1885
Expand 23 - The United Telephone Company (Limited) Bill, 188523 - The United Telephone Company (Limited) Bill, 1885
Expand 24 - The Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Act, 188624 - The Cambridge (University and Colleges) Rating Act, 1886
Expand 25 - The River Cam bridges Bill, 188925 - The River Cam bridges Bill, 1889
Expand 26 - A provisional order for dealing with cases where the council of a Borough are not the Urban Sanitary Authority and related correspondence26 - A provisional order for dealing with cases where the council of a Borough are not the Urban Sanitary Authority and related correspondence
Expand 8 - Clerk's legal papers 8 - Clerk's legal papers
Expand 9 - Clerk's property papers9 - Clerk's property papers
Expand 10 - Contracts, bonds and tenders10 - Contracts, bonds and tenders
Expand 11 - Changes to Borough and parish boundaries 11 - Changes to Borough and parish boundaries
Expand 12 - Bye-laws and regulations12 - Bye-laws and regulations
Expand 13 - Frederic Barlow's liability in fraud case against the assistant clerk, John Wright Neville13 - Frederic Barlow's liability in fraud case against the assistant clerk, John Wright Neville
Expand 14 - Eligibility of parish commissioners14 - Eligibility of parish commissioners
Expand 15 - Memorials and petitions to the Commissioners15 - Memorials and petitions to the Commissioners
Expand 16 - Mill Road improvement loan16 - Mill Road improvement loan
Expand 17 - Repeal of paving tolls17 - Repeal of paving tolls
Expand 18 - Scheme for the diversion of sewage from the River Cam 18 - Scheme for the diversion of sewage from the River Cam
Expand 19 - Surveyor and Engineering Department19 - Surveyor and Engineering Department
Expand 20 - Medical Officer of Health 20 - Medical Officer of Health
Expand 21 - Indexes to the collection received at the time of deposit21 - Indexes to the collection received at the time of deposit
Expand 5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge5 - Overseers of the Poor for the 13 ancient parishes of Cambridge
Expand 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without 6 - Overseers of the Poor for Cambridge and Cambridge Without
Expand 8 - Trumpington Parish Council8 - Trumpington Parish Council
Expand 9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council9 - Cherryhinton Parish Council
Expand 10 - Cambridge City Charities10 - Cambridge City Charities
Expand 12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas12 - Cambridge Town Court of Pleas
Expand 13 - Court Leet13 - Court Leet
Expand 14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court14 - Cambridge[shire] County Court
Expand Co - Cambridge Borough CoronerCo - Cambridge Borough Coroner
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