Reference
Z1032/Arl/1/1
Title
Copy Memorandum of Agreement drawn up by R.Hill Dawe of Kings Cross Station, London
Parties:
(i) Great Northern Railway Company;
(ii) London & Arlesey Brick Company Limited of 7 Greek Street, Leeds [Yorkshire];
(iii) James William Close of Park Row, Leeds, chartered accountant; Henry Child of Whitkirk, Leeds; Alfred Brooke Blakeley of Soothill Wood Colliery, Batley [Yorkshire]
Operative Part:
- (i) to purchase land from (ii) and on that land, as well as on land already owned by (i) and provide sidings [(a)] [as shown on Z1032/Arl/1/2] connected with sidings [(b)] on land of (ii), erecting a gate at boundary which should be kept locked by (ii);
- (i), as owners, reserved right to use (a) at all times for their own purposes;
- (ii) to pay (i) 10% of the cost of (a) and (b) per annum;
- (i) to pay a rebate of 5% per annum on amount paid by (ii) in respect of traffic passing from (b), excluding other railway companies' proportions; rebate should never exceed the 10% sum paid as above;
- (ii) to bear expense of rolling stock for haulage from (a) to their premises but (i) to perform all servicing of rolling stock at (a);
- all rolling stock at (a) for transit on the railway to be marshalled by (ii);
- (ii) to pay Arlesey Station rates and charges to (i) in turn for services rendered;
- (ii) to use (i) for all traffic to and from their works;
- (ii) to liberate all trucks, sacks and sheets in the time given them by (i), paying demurrage charges in default;
- agreement to last for 14 years from completion of (a);
- power for (i) to remove (a) at any time without paying compensation;
- (ii) not able to assign the agreement without the agreement of (i);
- (i) to maintain (a) and (b);
- (i) to determine the agreement if (ii) in default;
- (iii) to act as guarantors of (ii) for the agreement;
- on determination of agreement (i) able to remove the gate and (b) which remained their property for the duration of the agreement;
- determination by (i) or (ii) not to affect the rights of either party prior to determination;
- (ii) to pay costs of the agreement;
- (ii) to sell a strip of land of 0a 2r 23p on E side of (i)'s railway for 134 in fee simple to commence with an indenture of 12 Oct 1876 between Thomas William Grant and Joseph Gurney Barclay and others
Date free text
31 Dec 1901
Production date
From: 1876 To: 1901
Level of description
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