Underground Electric Railways Company of London (UERL) Board Minute Book 1

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 18 August 1902. Cash statement. 92 – Approval of sealing of two transfers of preference stock of the Metropolitan District Railway Company. 93 – Approval of agreement with H J Veitch regarding the right of way through land at Chelsea for conduit ducts. 94 – Conditional approval of a tender from John Mowlem for paving at Durham Wharf, Chelsea. 95 – Conditional approval of a contract for fitting of chain grate stokers for 64 boilers at the power house. 96 – Confirmation of transfers of shares. 97 – Transfer of shares to the Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company. 98 – Report by secretary on purchases of Metropolitan District Railway ordinary shares. 99 – Authority granted to sell copper warrants. 100 – Authority to make payments to the liquidator of the London and Globe Finance Corporation, and the Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company. 101 – Approval of bill from Deloitte Dever Griffiths and Company for the preliminary examination of the books of the Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company. 102 – Fixing of fees of auditors. 103 – Approval of requisitions for cheques for station sites and power house land. 104 – Approval of payment for the station site at Trafalgar Square. 105 – Presentation of a modified trust deed between the Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company, the Central Trust Company of New York, and this company.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 29 September 1903. Cash statement. 301 – Sealing of documents. 302 – Approval of tender accepted by the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 19 July 1904. Cash statement. 395- Documents sealed. 396- Rent paid by UERL to Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. 397- Interest paid on assented preference stock to Glyn, Mills, Currie and Company.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 28 July 1903. Cash statement. 271 – Sealing of documents. 272 – Transfer of shares. 273 – Proposed new arrangement with solicitors. 274 – Confirmation of tenders accepted by the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 22 September 1903. Cash statement. 297 – Sealing of documents. 298 – Publication of notice for general ordinary meeting and extraordinary meetings. 299 – Approval of Directors report and balance sheet. 300 – Approval of tenders accepted by the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 21 March 1905. Cash statement. 462- Documents sealed. 463- Mr C S Louch to act as secretary during absence of Mr W E Mandelick. 464- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 26 April 1904. Cash statement. 364- Documents sealed. 365- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 366- Termination of employment of Robert William Meredith as secretary in America. 367- Approval of agreement between UERL and Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway regarding construction of Piccadilly Line section between Earl’s Court and South Kensington. 368- Issue of provisional certificates to UERL. 369- Agreement between UERL and Metropolitan District Railway regarding Ealing to Harrow Line. 370- Arrangement between UERL and Metropolitan District Railway regarding wayleave for cable ducts in their tunnels to supply electricity from power house to Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. 371- Payment to Bircham and Company for professional services. 372- Changes to construction contracts with Price and Reeves and Walker, Scott and Middleton. 373- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders. 374- Arrangements regarding issue of engraved definitive certificates. 375- Absence of Chairman for six weeks from 10 May 1904.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 30 May 1905. Cash statement. 478- Documents sealed. 479- Payment of call made by London United Tramways ordinary shares. 480- Speyer Brothers provided with funds to pay interest on Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway and Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway perpetual debenture stock. 481- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 31 March 1903. Cash statement. 200 – Agreement for lease of site on Brompton Road for station of Great Northern Piccadilly and Brompton Railway. 201 – Lease of premises at Lots Road. 202 – Two share transfers. 203 – Agreement for the supply of frames and sashes for Lots Road power house. 204 – Agreement for cranes at sub-stations. 205 – Proxy to vote at general meeting of Metropolitan District Railway Company. 206 – Tender for 9,000 pairs of bonds. 207 – Tender for 10 welded steel headers. 208 – Tender for brickwork for the generating station and office building. 209 – Sealing of agreement with Metropolitan District Railway.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 5 July 1904. Cash statement. 392- Documents sealed. 393- Request part of retaining wall built by Baker Street and Waterloo Railway to be used by Convent of Notre Dame, Southwark. 394- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 26 September 1905. Cash statement. 503- Documents sealed. 504- Date of annual general meeting fixed. 505- Salary of Walter Abbott fixed at £2,000 per annum. 506- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Adjourned board. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 10 October 1905. Cash statement. 509- Documents sealed. 510- Charles T Yerkes re-elected as UERL Chairman. 511- Arrangement with Central London Railway regarding no introduction of parliamentary bills for East to West line. 512- Salary of Secretary, Mr W E Mandelick, fixed at £1,000 per annum. 513- Extension of appointment of Harley H Dalrymple–Hay, Chief Engineer of tube construction. 514- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 14 April 1904. Cash statement. 355- Documents sealed. 356- Approval of splitting of certificate. 357- Authorisation of transfer of shares. 358- Payment of stamp duty regarding trust deed with London and Westminster Bank. 359- Appointment of committee regarding parliamentary counsel rescinded. 360- Negotiations regarding Metropolitan District Railway extension to Ealing and South Harrow. 361- Negotiations with Southwark Borough Council regarding subways at Elephant and Castle. 362- Agreement between UERL and Great Northern Piccadilly and Brompton Railway regarding construction of Piccadilly Line section between Earl’s Court and South Kensington. 363- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 4 November 1902. Cash statement. 126 – Works Committee report on orders for electrical equipment. 127 – Sealing of contingent certification. 128 – Retention of Sir Alexander R Binnie as consulting engineer. 129 – Publication of notices regarding the intention to apply for parliamentary powers.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 18 Jun 1903. Cash statement. 252 - Approval of supplemental trust deed regarding the Metropolitan District Railway Company extension preference stock.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 30 January 1906. Cash statement. 556- Documents sealed. 557-Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 558- Arrangements for UERL to act as agents for working the railways of the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. 559- Payment of fees agreed for American Directors. 560- Refusal to agree to increased fees to Central Trust Company of New York for acting as transfer agents. 561- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 14 October 1902. Cash statement. 117 – Approval of share transfers. 118 – Appointment of Harley Hugh Dalrymple-Hay as chief engineer of tube construction. 119 – Approval of a benefit policy under the Workman’s Compensation Act. 120 – Approval of salary for Robert W Perks.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 23 Jun 1903. Cash statement. 253 – Sealing of documents. 254 – Splitting of share certificate. 255 – Loan to Metropolitan District Railway. 256 – Loan to London United Tramways. 257 – Payment of Solicitor’s bill. 258 – Approval of appointments made and tenders accepted by the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 10 February 1903. Cash statement. 188 - Confirmation of sealing of proxy to vote at Metropolitan District Railway Company meeting. 189 - Approval of agreement relating to indemnity for bonds. 190 - Payment of solicitor’s bill.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 11 July 1905. Cash statement. 489- Documents sealed. 490- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting, adjourned board meeting and general meeting held 18 October 1904. Cash statement. 414- Documents sealed. 415- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 416- Wayleave agreement between Metropolitan District Railway, Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway and Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. 417- Insurance placed on Chelsea generating station regarding power house mortgage. 418- Allotment of power house debentures. 419- Works Committee to allot balance of power house debentures. 420- Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway, Baker Street and Waterloo Railway and Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway requested to lodge bills in next parliamentary session. 421- Works Committee recommendation of John Young as General Manager of Metropolitan District Railway. 422- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meetings held 28 and 30 April 1903. 217 – Letter from Speyer Brothers requesting the nomination of eight Directors to the Board. 218 – Approval of share transfers. 219 – Rescinding of share transfers. 220 – Opening of account at the London and Westminster Bank. 221 – Approval of revised circular to shareholders regarding the offer of five per cent profit-sharing secured notes. 222 – Approval of final draft form of provisional certificate for the London and Westminster Bank. 223 – Approval of final draft form of allotment letter.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 4 April 1905. Cash statement. 465- Documents sealed. 466- Arrangements for interest to be paid on power house debentures.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 9 June 1902. 15 - Registration of cable and telegraphic address. 16 - Draft agreement with Metropolitan District Electric Traction Company. 17 - Letter regarding land for temporary power station. 18 - Draft agreement with the Electrical Power Storage Company. 19 - Agreement with the Governor and Company of Chelsea Water Works. 20 - Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 28 October 1902. Cash statement. 121 – Transfer of shares. 122 – Initial approval of British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company bid for supplying machinery to sub-stations. 123 – Appointment of resident engineer at the Chelsea power house. 124 – Arrangements for the appointment of consulting engineer. 125 – Arrangements for the purchase of shares in London United Tramways.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 21 June 1904. Cash statement. 388- Documents sealed. 389- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 390- Committee appointed to negotiate mortgage on power house. 391- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 13 December 1904. Cash statement. 429- Documents sealed. 430- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 431- Speyer Brothers nominations of Lord George Hamilton and James Clifton Robinson as Directors of UERL. 432- Arrangements for loan from London and Westminster Bank to enable UERL to make temporary parliamentary deposit for Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway No 1 and No 2 Bills. 433- Deposit of consuls in respect of Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Bill 1905 and Edgware and Hampstead Railway 1905 Bill. 434- Appointment of Mr C S Louch as secretary pro tem rescinded. 435- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 10 March 1903. Cash statement. 196 – Sealing of agreement with British Insulated and Helsby Cables. 197 – Confirmation of share transfers. 198 – Conditional confirmation of Works Committee’s acceptance of three tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 23 February 1904. Financial statement. 338 – Sealing of documents. 339 – Approval of tenders accepted by the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 3 January 1906. Cash statement. 542- Documents sealed. 543- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 544- Sale of Baker Street and Waterloo Railway 4% perpetual debentures arranged by Speyer Brothers. 545- Sale of power house debentures arranged by Speyer Brothers. 546- Arrangements for temporary loans to UERL from Speyer Brothers. 547- Cash requirements of UERL until mid April 1906. 548- Membership of Finance and Parliamentary Committee agreed. 549- Arrangement for Sealing of documents. 550- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 7 November 1905. Cash statement. 519- Documents sealed. 520- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 521- Exchange of agreement with Central London Railway regarding parliamentary matters. 522- Purchase of ordinary shares of Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway by Speyer Brothers for UERL. 523- Mr C S Louch to act as secretary pro tem during Mr W E Mandelick's absence. 524- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 5 August 1902. 81 – Ratification of summons for disposition of consols. 82 – Sealing of an agreement with Perry and company for building foundations of Chelsea power house. 83 – Allotting of shares. 84 – Conditional approval of a tender for four surface condensers. 85 – Confirmation of orders for brass, copper and steel pipes for the generating station. 86 – Confirmation of order for 16 3 hp motors, and reading of Cash statement. 87 – Confirmation of receipt of shares from the Baker Street and Waterloo Railway. 88 – Forwarding of share certificates which are being issued in substitution for allotment letters. 89 – Salary of Charles T Yerkes as Chairman of the Works Committee.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 13 February 1906. Cash statement. 562- Documents sealed. 563- Transfer of share certificates for ordinary shares. 564- Indemnity given to UERL Directors by Baker Street and Waterloo Railway regarding appointment as agents.

Minutes only. Subjects include: Minutes of UERL Board meeting held 27 September 1904. Cash statement. 406- Documents sealed. Transfer of share agreements for ordinary shares. 407- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders. 408- Works Committee recommendations for acceptance of tenders for London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Meeting adjourned until after the Annual Meeting.