Natalie Baines, one of The Bradford Police Museum's founders, curators and current volunteer has researched the Bradford Borough Police Expenditure from 1882 - 1891.
1st December 1891
John Tate | Coal | £ 7 0s 0d |
Robert Thompson | Brooms & Floor Cloth | £ 13 14s 0d |
Brook, Walker & Kitchers | Plumbing Repairs | £ 2 18s 9d |
B. Sugden | White Washing | £ 10 6s 0d |
Robert Turner | Mattresses for Cells | £ 2 0s 0d |
Mr Dowler & Sons | Handcuffs | £ 3 17s 0d |
Geo J Checkham | Repairs to Van | £ 3 5s 0d |
Taylor & Parsons | Hose Pipe | £ 2 2s 0d |
Henry Gaskrakh | Stationery | £ 3 9s 0d |
Geo Hamson & Sons | Stationery | £ 9 16s 0d |
David Waterworth | Hire of Conveyance | £ 3 17s 0d |
Watson Rogers | Poor Rate Heaton Police Station | £ 2 2s 0d |
Mr Greares | Summonses etc | £ 83 15s 0d |
Dr Samuel Lodge | Medical Attendance | £ 18 12s 0d |
G. A. Thorper | One Quarters Salary | £ 20 0s 0d |
Team Labour Committee | Team Labour | £ 24 6s 0d |
Mr Dryburgh | Victualing Prisoners | £ 21 9s 8d |
James Withers | Disbursement | £ 43 14s 4d |
Town Clerk | Disbursement | £ 2 14s 10d |
G. A. Thorper | Small Accounts | £ 11 12s 9d |
West Riding Constabulary | Police & Reports | £ 8 9s 0d |
J. M. Rimmington & Son | Drugs etc | £ 2 2s 0d |
National Telegraph Company Ltd. | Telephone Box | £ 9 0s 0d |
J. F. Cleavin | Leather for Washers | £ 4 15s 0d |
Brown, Muffs & Co | Clothing | £ 19 19s 0d |
Mr Rose & Co | Hand Pump | £ 3 6s 0d |
James Scott | Disbursement | £ 2 5s 2d |
G. A. Thorper | Small Accounts | £ 7 2s 8d |
G. A. Thorper | Stamps | £ 3 15s 0d |
Shand Mason & Co | Fire Escapes | £108 11s 0d |
Bradford Borough Police Expenditure: Orders placed for Uniforms 1888-1891
28 November 1888
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 240 Overcoats
| 32s 0d each |
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 240 Frock Coats | 29s 6d each |
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 480 Trousers
| 16s 6d each |
Messrs Brown Muff & Co | 240 Helmets | 7s 3d each |
19 November 1889
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 240 Frock Coats
| 27s 3d each |
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 480 Trousers | 16s 10d each |
Mr Samuel Clapham | 240 Helmets | 6s 9d each |
19 November 1890
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 240 Overcoats | 32s 0d each |
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 240 Frock Coats
| 26s 9d each |
Mr Geo Brown & Sons | 480 Trousers | 16s 6d each |
Messrs Brown Muff & Co | 240 Helmets | 7s 9d each |
20 November 1891
Messrs Brown & Son | 240 Cloth Capes
| 18s 0d each |
Messrs Brown & Son | 230 Frock Coats | 26s 6d each |
Messrs Brown & Son | 476 Trousers | 16s 4d each |
Bradford Borough Police Expenditure
| May 1888 – May 1889 |
| April 1890 – April 1891 |
Clothing | £1200 |
| £1200 |
Clothing Allowance | £150 |
| £160 |
Boot Allowance | £312 |
| £333 |
Accoutrements | £20 |
| £25 |
Oil & Wick | £160 |
| £180 |
Medical Attendance (costs for treating police) | £80 |
| £80 |
Medical Attendance (costs for treating prisoners) | £70 |
| £75 |
Advertising | £5 |
| £15 |
Stationery & Printing | £150 |
| £180 |
Rugs & Mattresses | £5 |
| n/a |
Photographing Prisoners | £20 |
| n/a |
Prisoners Food | £1000 |
| n/a |
Sending Prisoners to Goal (Railway) | £15 |
| n/a |
Sending Prisoners to Goal (Van) | £150 |
| n/a |
Juveniles Training Transport Cost (to ships at Hull) | £15 |
| n/a |
Juveniles Training Transport Cost (to Industrial Schools) | £20 |
| n/a |
Officer’s Disbursement sundries | £75 |
| n/a |
Alterations & Repairs to Offices at Town Hall | £50 |
| £50 |
White Wash & Plumbing in Cells | £50 |
| £50 |
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