The Building of the Leeds Infrastructure

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Sun 15 Jul, 2012 12:59 pm

"..alert ourselves.."Epic grammar fail.

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 15 Jul, 2012 5:46 pm

Geordie-exile wrote: "..alert ourselves.."Epic grammar fail. I'm not sure what you are meant to do if you are unfortunate enough to spot the snake...if it ever existed / isn't dead already.That is a Bradford phone number, so presumably they'll just call the RSPCA to come out (is the phone manned 24/7 in case of sightings?). Do you then have to maintain observations on Hissing Sid for the couple of hours it's likely to take for the RSPCA to arrive, or do you simply ask the snake to stay where it is and await collection while you carry on with your walk?Yorkshire Water do have someone 'on site' selling fisheries tickets but that is at Swinsty Moor car park, the best part of two miles from this notice. Is a water bailiff likely to be trained in constrictor capture? Will he have to wear a hard hat and a hi-viz jacket?

somme1916 · Post by **somme1916** » Sun 15 Jul, 2012 6:00 pm

raveydavey wrote: Geordie-exile wrote: "..alert ourselves.."Epic grammar fail. I'm not sure what you are meant to do if you are unfortunate enough to spot the snake...if it ever existed / isn't dead already.That is a Bradford phone number, so presumably they'll just call the RSPCA to come out (is the phone manned 24/7 in case of sightings?). Do you then have to maintain observations on Hissing Sid for the couple of hours it's likely to take for the RSPCA to arrive, or do you simply ask the snake to stay where it is and await collection while you carry on with your walk?Yorkshire Water do have someone 'on site' selling fisheries tickets but that is at Swinsty Moor car park, the best part of two miles from this notice. Is a water bailiff likely to be trained in constrictor capture? Will he have to wear a hard hat and a hi-viz jacket? No,but if he's wearing a snake belt he might be able to save his own skin.

Cardiarms · Post by **Cardiarms** » Mon 16 Jul, 2012 1:46 pm

On checking our policy and procedure document for dealing with exotic animals says:"Hit it with a spade, repeatedly. Then hit it again, what ever it is. Batter it until it stops moving. Yell for your mate. Stand around a bit. Call your line manager and stand around some more. Wait while your line manager stands around looking at it. Dig a hole following appropriate health and safety procedure with correct ppe, signage and barriers. Bury it. Remove barriers. slink away whistling with hands in pockets."

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 09 Aug, 2012 2:49 pm

In relation to the Leeds infrastructure this is taken from Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' for today's date (August 9) in 1854:-August 9 1854. "The Leeds town council, after a debate of eight hours' duration, decided by twenty eight against seventeen, in favour of obtaining water from the river Wharfe, to be pumped from, or near Arthington, as the future source of water supply for the borough. There were four schemes before the council from which to select. The first was the Skirfare, a gravitation scheme, the estimated cost of which, exclusive of land, was set down by Mr. Bray at £317,000; 2nd, a scheme for bringing water by gravitation from the same district, jointly with Bradford, at a cost estimated by Mr. Leather at £180,000; 3rd, the Wharfe pumping scheme, at an estimated cost of £93,000; and 4th, the Washbourne gravitation scheme, at an estimated expense of £92,000".

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Thu 09 Aug, 2012 8:48 pm

Leodian wrote: In relation to the Leeds infrastructure this is taken from Mayhall's 'Annals of Yorkshire' for today's date (August 9) in 1854:-August 9 1854. "The Leeds town council, after a debate of eight hours' duration, decided by twenty eight against seventeen, in favour of obtaining water from the river Wharfe, to be pumped from, or near Arthington, as the future source of water supply for the borough. There were four schemes before the council from which to select. The first was the Skirfare, a gravitation scheme, the estimated cost of which, exclusive of land, was set down by Mr. Bray at £317,000; 2nd, a scheme for bringing water by gravitation from the same district, jointly with Bradford, at a cost estimated by Mr. Leather at £180,000; 3rd, the Wharfe pumping scheme, at an estimated cost of £93,000; and 4th, the Washbourne gravitation scheme, at an estimated expense of £92,000". So the cheapest option won?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Thu 09 Aug, 2012 9:58 pm

Hi raveydavey.Your 'So the cheapest option won? ' made me . Canny Yorkshire folks even then with money. According to an inflation calculator on the Bank of England website the £92,000 in 1854 is equivalent to £8,368,392 and 15p in 2011 at an average inflation rate of 2.9% per annum. I wonder what structure(s) the £92,000 paid for? Perhaps Lindley Wood reservoir and related things, as that was subsequently the first reservoir in the Washburn valley (I like the Washbourne spelling in the report).

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 10 Aug, 2012 9:14 pm

Leodian wrote: Hi raveydavey.Your 'So the cheapest option won? ' made me . Canny Yorkshire folks even then with money. According to an inflation calculator on the Bank of England website the £92,000 in 1854 is equivalent to £8,368,392 and 15p in 2011 at an average inflation rate of 2.9% per annum. I wonder what structure(s) the £92,000 paid for? Perhaps Lindley Wood reservoir and related things, as that was subsequently the first reservoir in the Washburn valley (I like the Washbourne spelling in the report). Quite the bargain then - nowadays £8 million (less than a third of the cost of the Olympics Opening Ceremony!) would come nowhere near the cost of constructing such a scheme. Then again, they didn't have to worry about 'elf n safety' or employing loads of consultants back then did they?