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Borough of Cheltenham. Municipal Offices, Cheltenham, 3rd December, 1914. Sir, You are hereby summoned to attend the Monthly Meeting of the Council, to be held in the Town Hall, on Monday, the 7th day of December, 1914, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon, at which Meeting the following business is proposed to be transacted, and any other business that may legally be transacted at such Meeting. 1. To read and sign the Minutes of the Statutory Quarterly Meeting. 2. Communications by the Mayor. To approve or otherwise, the proceedings of THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE “STREET AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE “TOWN IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE “ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING COMMITTEE “WATER COMMITTEE “GENERAL PURPOSES AND WATCH COMMITTEE “MUNICIPAL OFFICES SITES COMMITTEE “ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM COMMITTEE “MINERAL WATERS, BATHS AND RECREATION GROUNDS COMMITTEE THE BURIAL BOARD COMMITTEE “PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMITTEE “FINANCE COMMITTEE 4. Notices of Motion. 5. Memorials, Applications, Complaints, &c. Yours faithfully, Town Clerk. To each Member of the Council. Borough of Cheltenham At a Monthly Meeting of the Town Council of the Borough of Cheltenham, duly convened and held in the Town Hall, in the said Borough, on Monday, the 7th December, 1914, at 3 p.m. Present : THE MAYOR (ALDERMAN WILLIAM NASH SKILLICORNE) in the chair. THE DEPUTY MAYOR (ALDERMAN CHARLES HENRY MARGRETT). Aldermen: JOHN DAVID BENDALL RICHARD DAVIES JOHN WAGHORNE Councillors: JOHN HENRY BLAKENEY FRANK CHARLES DODWELL EDWINSON CHARLES GREEN STANLEY WYNDHAM JAMIESON ALFRED MANN WILLIE JOHN MERRETT THOMAS REES JONES WILLIAM SAWYER EDWIN CHARLES SILK ROBERT STEEL JAMES STEWART PETER PHILIP TAYLOR THOMAS WILKINS JAMES PERCIVAL WINTERBOTHAM WALTER JAMES FREDERICK WOOD Apology.‐‐An apology for non‐attendance was received from Councillor Haddock. 27 1—Minutes of Previous Meeting—Resolved, That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Council on the 9th November last having been printed and a copy sent to each member of the Council, he taken as read, and that the same be adopted and confirmed. 2—Public Health Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Public Health Committee, at their Meetings of the 10th and 23rd November last, be approved and confirmed. 3—Street and Highway Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Street and Highway Committee, at their Meetings of the 10th and 30th November last, be approved and confirmed, subject to the following Amendment, viz., That Minute No. 7 (Lower High Street Wood Paving) be referred back to the Committee. 4—Town Improvement Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Town Improvement Committee, at their Meeting of the 25th November last, be approved and confirmed, subject to the following Amendment, viz., That the portion of Minute No. 2, relating to the Ticket Office at the Winter Garden, be referred back for further consideration. 5‐‐Electricity and Lighting Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Electricity and Lighting Committee, at their Meeting of the 26th November last, be approved and confirmed. 6‐Water Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Water Committee, at their Meeting of the 19th October last, be approved and confirmed, subject to the following Amendment, viz., That Minute No. 4 (Land at the Mythe, Tewkesbury) be referred back to the Committee for further consideration. 7—General Purposes and Watch Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the General Purposes and Watch Committee, at their Meeting of the 2‐4th November last, he approved and confirmed. 8‐Art Gallery and Museum Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Art Gallery and Museum Committee, at their Meeting of the 11th November last, be approved and confirmed. 9‐Municipal Offices Sites Committee‐Resolved, That the report of the Municipal Offices Sites Committee be approved and confirmed. 28 10—Mineral Waters, Baths and Recreation Grounds Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Mineral Waters, Baths and Recreation Grounds Committee, at their Meeting of the 20th November last, be approved and confirmed. 11—Public Library Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Public Library Committee, at their Meeting of the 17th November last, be approved and confirmed. 12—Burial Board Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Burial Board Committee, at their Meeting of the 27th November last, be approved and confirmed. 13—Finance Committee—Resolved, That the proceedings of the Finance Committee, at their Meeting of the 1st December instant, be approved and confirmed. Resolved also, That an Order on the Borough Treasurer be signed accordingly for payment to the several Corporations, Companies and Persons mentioned in the Schedule of Accounts, the sum of money set opposite their respective names upon production of a cheque signed by the Borough Accountant. 14—Notices of Motion—Councillor Jamieson gave notice of his intention to move at the next Monthly Meeting of the Council:— (1) " That this Council consider the advisability of procuring suitable hats to be worn with robes on ceremonial occasions." (2) That the Town Clerk be instructed to include in the Minutes of each Committee all matters discussed at any Meeting of a Committee, whether that matter appears on the Agenda or not. 15—Memorials, Applications, etc.—Resolved, That the following letters be referred to the undermentioned Committees, viz:‐ Postmaster, Cheltenham, re Sunday Delivery in St. Mark's District. Home Office re Christmas Closing. To the General Purposes and Watch Committee. E. T. Smith re Land at The Mythe. To the Water Committee. W. NASH SKILLICORNE, Mayor. 29 Borough of Cheltenham. MINUTES of the Committees of the Town Council to he submitted for approval at the Monthly Meeting of the Council to be held on Monday, the 4th January, 1915. PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE. At a Meeting of this Committee held on Monday, the 14th December, 1914: Present—The Mayor, Councillors Blakeney, Green, Rees Jones, Steel, Stewart and Wood (The Mayor in the chair). 1—Houses without proper Ash Receptacles —The Inspector of Nuisances reported that the following houses had no proper ashpits or ash receptacles, viz: ‐ 17 and 18 Rosehill Street, 3 and 6 St. James' Place, Inglewood, Langdon Road, 9 and 11 Fairfield Avenue, 15, Fairview Street, 1 and 2 Moor's Place, 1 and 2 Elm Street, 23 and 45 Rosehill Street, 33, 31 and 35 Courtenay Street. Resolved, That the necessary Notices be given to the respective owners under Section 36 of the Public Health Act, 1875, and Section 27 of the Cheltenham Improvement Act, 1889, requiring them in each case to provide a moveable ash receptacle of such size, pattern and construction as may be approved by the Inspector of Nuisances on behalf of the Corporation. 2‐Overcrowding at 4 Vauxhall Place, Elm Street—The Medical Officer of Health reported that these premises were so overcrowded as to be dangerous or injurious to the health of the inmates. Resolved, That the Committee being satisfied of the existence of a nuisance on the said premises, Notice under Section g4 of the Public Health Act, 1875, be served on the occupiers thereof requiring them to abate the same. 3 ‐‐ Cleansing and Whitewashing at 43 Upper Norwood Street, 2 Moor's Cottages, 2 Stansby Cottages, 23 Rosehill Street.7 Springfield Place, 1 Llewellyn Cottages, 20 Worcester Street, 21.i York Street, and 6 Mapledene Cottages' The Medical Officer of Health having certified under Section 46 of the Public Health Act, 1875, that ,ate, above‐named dwelling‐houses were in such a filthy and unwholesome condition that the health of the inmates was affected or endangered thereby, Resolved, That Notice be given to the owners under the said Section requiring the houses to be cleansed and limewashed. 30 4‐Nuisances from Drains, etc., at 8.5, Upper Bath Road, 19 and 43 Rosehill Street, Glarusdene, and Cheverel, Western Road Westville, Wellington Square. The Inspector of Nuisances having made written application under Section 41 of the Public Health Act, 1875, stating that the drains, &c., on or belonging to the above‐named houses were in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health. Resolved, That authority be given to the Inspector of Nuisances to open the ground, examine the drains, and report to the Committee. 5‐‐Insanitary Property—15 Fairview Street, 43 Upper Norwood Street, 12 Albert Street, St. Peter's, 1 and 2 Moor's Cottages, Elm Street, 10 Brecon Terrace, 2.5 All Saints' Road, and 6 Mapledene Cottages. The Medical Officer of Health reported that the above‐mentioned premises were in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to the health of the inmates owing to defective roofs, walls, ceilings, floors, &c. Resolved, That the Council being satisfied that the said premises are in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious to health, Notices under Section 94 of the Public Health Act, 1875, be served upon the owners requiring them to put the same into a healthy condition, and for that purpose to carry out the works specified therein. 6—Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order—Read, an application from Mrs. R. A. Lane, of 22, Sherborne Street, to be registered as a purveyor of milk. Resolved, That the applicant be informed that the Medical Officer of Health considers the premises unsuitable for the sale of milk. 7—Houses unfit for Human Habitation‐47, 47b and 51 Duke Street—The Medical Officer of Health reported that these premises, in respect of which a Closing Order was made, had been made fit for human habitation. Resolved, That art Order be made determining the Closing Order. 8—Manure Receptacle—The Inspector of Nuisances reported that the stables at No. 1, Fairhaven Street, were without a proper Manure Receptacle. Resolved, That the Town Clerk be instructed to take proceedings to compel compliance with bye‐laws if the occupier did not at once provide a proper receptacle.