40 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



Undermillbeck, Nether Staveley, Over Staveley, Hugill, Applethwaite, 

 Troutbeck, Ambleside, Rydal and Loughrigg, and Grasmere was £802, 

 or over £30 per njile. 



For the upkeep of the roads for the year ending March 25th, 1875, 

 managed on the Parish System, the amount raised by rates was £5234 

 8s. 2d., and the expenditure £4,537 6s. 4d, the cost in the Ambleside 

 Division being £380, East Ward, £1,060 ; Kendal Ward, £1,656 ; 

 Lonsdale Ward, £344, and West Ward, £1,106. Of the remaining five 

 turnpike trusts, the revenue derived from tolls was £2,356 17s. On the 

 formation of the County Council 247 miles, 3 furlongs, 102 yards of main 

 roads and 195 bridges were handed over to that Authority as from 

 the 25th of March, 1889 — these roads had previously been managed by 

 89 rural bodies, five Local Boards, and two Corporations, each having a 

 local surveyor, at a cost of £6,488 12s. for the year ending 25th March, 

 1889. 



Steam rollers were first used in Westmorland for repairing the 

 main roads in 1886. They were 10 tons in weight — smaller ones were 

 afterwards used on the secondary roads, and the larger ones with scarifier 

 attachments were introduced in 1903. 



For the year ending March 31st, 1890, the cost of the upkeep of the 

 main roads to the Coimty Council was : — 



Repairs and Improvements of Main Roads . . 

 Main Roads maintained by Urban Authorities 

 Contribution towards Cost of Public Highways, Sec. 11, 

 Sub.-Sec. 10, Act of 1888 



Total cost 



The cost of the upkeep of the main roads for the year ending 31st 

 March, 1900, had risen to : — 



Repair and Improvement of Main Roads ... 

 Ditto, repaired by Urban Authorities 



Contribution towards Cost of PubUc Highways, Sec. 11, 

 Sub-Sec. 10, Act of 1888 



Total cost 



