Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals, and Railways, of Great Britain/Beverley Beck

by Joseph Priestley

BEVERLEY BECK.

13 George I. Cap. 4, Royal Assent 24th March, 1726.

18 George II. Cap. 13, Royal Assent 19th March, 1744.

THIS canal, or creek, (called Beverley Beck), commences from the navigable River Hull, nearly opposite the village of Weel, in Holderness, and extends to the town of Beverley. Though the first act of parliament, relating to this creek, bears a very early date, yet it had long before been used as a navigation, and kept in repair by the corporation of Beverley, out of the funds of the town; but as these were insufficient for the proper maintenance of it as a navigation, an act was obtained by the mayor, aldermen, and capital burgesses of Beverley, in the 13th George I. entitled, 'An Act for cleansing,, deepening, and widening a Creek, called Beverley Beck, running into the River Hull, and for repairing the Staiths, near the said Beck; and for amending the Roads leading from the said River, to the town of Beverley, in the East Riding of the county of York, and for cleansing the 'Streets of the said Town,' in which certain rates and duties are granted, which will be found in the first column in the schedule of rates appended hereto.

For the purpose of raising an immediate fund for carrying into execution the improvements contemplated, the corporation of Beverley obtained power to borrow the sum of money they required for this purpose, on assignment of the rates and duties granted. In consequence, however, of the very indifferent state of this navigation, and the insufficiency of the tonnage rates to keep it in proper repair, and repay the interest of the sum of money borrowed on the credit of the tolls, the corporation of Beverley applied for and obtained another act, in 1744, entitled, 'An Act for more effectually cleansing, deepening, widening, and preserving, a Creek, called Beverley Beck, running into the River Hull, and for more effectually repairing the Staiths, near the said Beck, and the Roads leading from the said River, to the town of Beverley; and for cleansing the Streets of the said Town, and for regulating the Carriages to and from the said Beck, and the River Hull;' by which they are empowered to collect rates, in addition to those granted under the 13th George I. and which are enumerated in the second column of the schedule.

SCHEDULE OF TOLLS OR DUTIES ON BEVERLEY BECK.

DESCRIPTION Of GOODS.	Rates under First Act.	Addi–tional Rates by 2nd Act.	.
Coals	0s. 4d	0s. 2d	per Chaldron.
Oats, Barley or Malt	0s. ½d.	0s. ¼d.	per Quarter.
Wheat, Rye, Mesledine and other Grain	0s. ¾d.	0s. ¼d.	ditto.
Flour	-	0s. ¾d.	per Cwt.
Salt	-	0s. 4d.	per Hogshead.
Salt in Bulk	0s. 4d.	0s. 2d.	per Ton.
Sugar, Tobacco, Molasses or Hogsheads packed with other Goods	0s. 4d.	0s. 8d.	per every Three Hogsheads.
Wine or Rum	-	1s. 8d.	per Four Hogsheads.
Liquor	0s. 4d.	0s. 4d.	per Three Puncheons.
Brandy or other Spirits	-	0s. 4d.	per Hogshead.
Wine, Spirits or other Liquor	0s. 4d.	-	per every Four Hogsheads.
Soap, Raisins, Oil, Pitch, or packed with other Dry Goods	0s. 4d.	0s. 4d.	per Eight Barrels.
Currants	0s. 4d.	0s. 8d.	per Butt or Two Half Butts.
Smyrna Raisins	0s. 4d.	0s. 8d.	per Two Pipes.
Nails	0s. 4d.	0s. 4d.	per Sixteen Bags.

SCHEDULE OF TOLLS OR DUTIES CONTINUED.

DESCRIPTION Of GOODS.	Rates under First Act.	Addi- tional Rates by 2nd Act.	.
Iron or Lead	0s. 4d.	0s 8d.	per Ton.
Butter	0s. 4d.	0s. 4d.	per Thirty-two Firkins.
Cheese	0s. ?d.	0s 7d.	per Twenty Cwt.
Timber or Stone	0s. 4d.	0s. 2d.	per Ton.
Hops	0s. 4d.	0s. 8d.	per Two Bags.
Bricks	0s. 4d.	-	per Thousand.
Tiles	0s. 6d.	-	ditto.
Oatmeal	0s. 1d.	0s. ½d.	per Quarter.
Deal Boards (Single)	0s. 1d.	-	per every Twenty.
Ditto (Double)	0s. 2d.	-	ditto.
Millstones	2s. 0d.	-	per Pair.
Laths	0s. 6d.	-	per every Sixty Bunches.
Faggots	0s. 1d.	-	per Hundred.
Pails, Barrel or Hogshead Staves	0s. 1d.	-	ditto.
Handspikes	0s. 1d.	-	ditto.
Poles	0s. 1d.	-	per Score.
Pipe Staves	-	0s. 1d.	per Hundred.
Cinders and Charcoal	0s. 1d.	0s. ½d.	per Dozen.
Horse, Cow, Bull or other Hide	0s. ½d.	-	each.
Sheep Skins	0s. ½d.	0s. ¼d.	per every Twenty.
Bark	0s. ½d.	0s. ¼d.	per Quarter.
Wool or other Goods	0s. 1d.	0s. 1d.	per Pack.
Bottles	0s. 2d.	0s. 1d.	per Twelve Dozen.
Glass	0s. 2d.	-	per Case or Chest.
Firkin Staves	0s. 4d.	-	per Thousand.
Roots or Fruit	0s. ½d.	0s. ¼d.	per Four Bushels.
Earthenware	0s. ¼d.	-	per Dozen.
Shovels	0s. ½d.	-	ditto.
Hemp, Line and Flax	-	0s. 7d.	per Ton.
Calf Skins	0s. 1d.	-	per Dozen.
Thatch	0s. 4d.	-	per Hundred.
Lime	0s. 2d.	-	per Chaldron.
Sand	0s. 2d.	-	per Ton.
Hoops	0s. ½d.	-	per Bundle.
Chairs	0s. 1d.	-	per Dozen.
Fern Ashes	-	0s. 2d.	per Quarter.
Turfs	0s. ½d.	-	per Thousand.
Liquors (not exceeding Ten Gallons)	0s. ¼d.	0s. ¼d.	per Rundlet.
Cask, Truss, Box or Parcel	0s. ¼d.	0s. ¼d.	not exceeding ll2lbs.
And so in proportion for any greater or less Quantity or Weights of any of the above-mentioned Goods or Ladings.
For every other sort of Goods, Wares, Merchandizes or Ladings whatsoever, not above-mentioned, according to the custom of Water Tonnage	0s. 5d.	1s. 0d.	and so in proportion for any greater or less Quantity.

The whole of the tolls or duties, collected under these acts of parliament, are directed to be laid out in defraying the debts incurred by the corporation, and for keeping in sufficient repair the navigation of this creek or beck, and the staiths, and the roads leading thereto, and to no other purpose whatsoever.