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Borough of Cheltenham MINUTES of the Proceedings of the Committees of the Town Council to be submitted for approval at the Monthly Meeting of the Council, to be held on Monday, the 6th day of January, 1896. STREET AND HIGHWAY COMMITTEE. At a Meeting of this Committee, held on Monday, the 30th day of December, 1895—Present: The Mayor; Alderman Haddon; Councillors Cypher, Dimmer, Lawrence, and Parsonage (Councillor Parsonage in the chair)— 1—Tile View—The following Members attended the View Meeting on the previous Friday, viz. : The Mayor; Councillors Cypher, Dimmer, Feeney, Lawrence, Parsonage and Skillicorne. 2—Street Projections—The Street Inspector reported that a glazed sign had been fixed by Mr. H. Bletchley, Bootmaker, on the South side of his shop No. 13, Pittville Street; that a gas rail had been fixed by the Dorset Dairy Company in front of their shop window, No. 78 High Street ; that Mr. J. S. Clare, had fixed a small electric lamp in front of his shop window, No. 113, High Street ; and that Mr. S. J. Dudley, Outfitter, had put up an incandescent gas lamp in front of his shop window, No. 137, High Street. A letter from Mr. Bletchley was read, requesting permission to allow his sign to remain; also one from Mr. Jesse Boots, of No 129, High Street, asking permission to fix up an electric arc light outside his shop; and one from Mr. W. W. Kendall, of No. 386, High Street, asking if he could use non- advertising gas lights outside his shop without the restrictions imposed on advertising ones. The Committee were informed that Mr. Cole, of 96, Winchcomb Street, had an incandescent gas lamp in front of his shop window; and Messrs. Cash & Co., of No. 136, High Street, had four gas lamps in front of their shop being lower than the prescribed height of eight feet. Resolved, That Mr. Bletchley be required to remove the sign over his shop; that the gas rail of the Dorset Dairy Company, the lamps of Mr. Clare, Mr. Dudley, and Messrs. Cash & Co. be allowed to remain; the application of Mr. Boots be granted; and Mr. Kendall be informed that a non-advertising lamp may be used, subject to the said gas rail and all the said lamps being at least eight feet high in the clear, and not projecting more than 24 inches inclusive from the face of the buildings, and in the case of advertising lamps that they be kept alight till 10 o’clock every night ; that Mr. Cole be informed he must ask permission to allow his gas light to remain, and that in future all lamps, gas rails, or projections erected without permission being first obtained must be removed. 1 1—Surveyor's Monthly Report re Highways— The Borough Surveyor reported that the work which had been carried out in his Department from the 23rd November to the 27th inst., both inclusive, had been as follows :—Repaired with Clee Hill Stone—Leamington Place 1944 super yards, Hewlett Place 419 super yards, Charlton Lane 660 super yards, Naunton Lane 970 super yards, Old Bath Road (from Sandford Road to Railway Bridge) 4510 super yards, Shurdington Road 1032 super yards, Stanhope Street 1066 super yards, Marle Hill Parade 300 super yards, Christ Church Road 261 super yards, Douro Road 253 super yards. Patching—Hatherley Road, High Street, Duke Street, Sandfield Road, 'Malvern Road, St. George's Parade, Rutland Street, Prestbury Road, St. Paul's Road, Gloucester Road, Western Road, Hanover Street, Lansdown Road, Lansdown Crescent, Bath Road, North Street, St. George's Road, Roman Road, Cleeve Road, St. Paul's Parade, Dunalley Parade, Ambrose Street, Burton Street, Queen's Road, Portland Street, Crescent Terrace, Hewlett Place, Promenade, Regent Street. Repaired with Wickwar Stone—Cleeve Path Road Drive, Pittville Lawn (both proceeding). Patching (Wickwar)—Lansdown Crescent, Back of Lansdown Terrace, Elm Street, Christ Church Road, Duke Street, Sun Street, Queen Street. Repaired with Brown Stone—Charlton Lane 880 super yards, Painswick Road 4S6 super yards, Merestones Road (proceeding), Overton Road 934 super yards, Parabola Road 1103 super yard:, Lane at back of Parabola Road 666 super yards. Kerbing Crossing and Paving—America Passage, Albion Street, St. George's Place, Keynsham Parade, Bath Road, Lansdown Terrace, Ormond Place, Portland Street, The Promenade, Regent Street, Winchcomb Street, Rodney Road, College Road, Evesham Road, Leamington Place, Sun Street, Townsend Street, Park Street, Lansdown Crescent (proceeding), Montpellier Parade, St. George's Road, Hewlett Place, Hewlett Road, Henrietta Street, North Street, St. George's Street, Gloucester Road, Montpellier Street, Church Yard, Dunalley Parade, Suffolk Parade, Suffolk Place, Park Place, Sherborne Terrace, Sandford Street, Malvern Road, Clarence Road, Mountpleasant, Hatherley Street, Rutland Street, back of Lansdown Place. New Broseley (Mc Dougall's) sett crossing has been put down opposite Humphreys' Stables, Winchcomb Street. Tariff Paths—Oriel Road, St. Margaret's Road. Monson Avenue, Trinity Passage, Swindon Road. Asphalte Paths—Passage leading from St. Philip's Street to Suffolk Street, 14 super yards. Asphalte Channelling—Painswick Road. 4S6 lineal yards. New Gullies to replace Defective ones—St. George's Road (t), Swindon Road (I), Suffolk Square (1), Suffolk Road (1), High Street (i), Cleveland Street (1), Oriel Road (2), Regent Street (I), Manchester Street (1.) Gullies Repaired—Back of Leconfield (1), Suffolk Square (1), St. Philip's Street (1), High Street (1), Hatherley Street (1), Bath Road (1), Hewlett Street (1). Trees cut down-1 in the Park ; 2 near Glenarbuck House ; 7 in Selkirk Street ; 1 in Rowanfield Road. Trees pruned in —The Park ; Pittville Circus Road; Clarence Square ; Selkirk Street. Ashes Collected—Van loads, 869 ; Cart loads, 293, consumed at the Destructor 1,049 tons, 12 cwt. 4--College Lawn Road—With reference to Minute No. 18 of the proceedings of this Committee at their last meeting, a letter from Mr. G. W. Sadler was read protesting against Else brick being laid down in College Lawn Road; also a letter from the Town Clerk in reply, informing him that it is not intended to be common blue brick edging and channelling, but blue terra-metallic bordering and the channels blue bricks, but the Borough Surveyor expects to be able to get enough silver grey to do the road, if the abutting owners care to pay the 10 per cent. more that it would cost than the blue terra-metallic. Resolved, That the reply of the Town Clerk be approved. 5—St. Anne's Road—A Memorial from John Derrick and others was read, calling attention to the bad state of the road, and footpath, and lighting of this road, and requesting the Corporation to take in hand the work necessary to pave, scavenger, and better light the same. Resolved, That the Borough Surveyor do bring up a specification of the work required to be done by the abutting owners, to put the same into ordinary repair, and for the paving of the footpath on the North and West by the abutting owners on those sides ; that the Lighting Committee be recommended to grant an additional lamp to be placed on the west side of the road, and one of the present lamps removed to another position to equalize the light. 6—Cranham Road—A letter from Messrs. Ley Wood and Rickerby, Solicitors, on behalf of the Rev. A. Armitage, was read, submitting that as he owned a strip of land only a few feet wide abutting on the Cranham Road he should not be asked to pay an equal contribution per foot frontage with the other abutting owners of the cost of putting it into repair. Resolved, That the Committee see no sufficient reason for relieving Mr. Armitage from the liability attaching to him as one of the owners of land abutting on the road. 7—Sydenham Road, North—A memorial from Mr. J. F. Claridge and others was read, requesting the Corporation to take over this road and declare it a highway. Resolved, That if the memorialists will obtain the consent of the proprietor of the street to its becoming a highway the Council will be in a position to comply with their request, provided the road is put in such a state of repair as will justify the Corporation declaring it to be a highway. 8—Pittville Villas and Paragon Terrace—A letter from Miss Lawson, of No 7, Pittville Villas, was read, requesting that a name plate might be affixed so as to identify that row of houses. Resolved, That name plates for Pittville Villas and Paragon Terrace be provided. 9----Road at back of Royal Parade—A letter from Mr. C. S. Holliday was read, requesting to be informed when the Corporation intend to take over this road. Resolved, To inform Mr. Holliday that when the building operations in the road are completed the whole length of it will be declared a public highway. 2 10-Road from St. George's Road to Overton Park—A letter from Mr. Stafford Reeves was read, complaining that Messrs. Winstone and Sheppard, two of the owners of land abutting on this road, had not put in repair their portions of the road, though the other abutting owners had done so, and requesting the Corporation to take some steps in the matter. Resolved, To instruct the Borough Surveyor to bring up a specification of the works required to be done by the abutting owners to put the road in repair. 11-Roadway at top of Hermitage Street—A letter from Mr. T. Bendall was read, complaining that Mr. Boulton was encroaching on the road by enclosing part of it within the fence of his property abutting upon it.

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