Local Government. the Bradford Corporation
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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Mr. John Popplewe\1, 3 Cowper place. Sittings of the Court are held at Bradford at Mr. Briggs Priestley, M.P., Apperley Bridge. 9.45 a.m. on certain days appointed by the judge Mr. Thomas Priestley, Bank Top house. throughout the year, for Bradford, Ad walton, Allerton, Mr. W. E. B. Priestley, Rosemount House, Cliff Villas. Bolton, Bowling, Calverley, Clayton, Cleckhe,.,ton, :Mr. F. Priestman, Pierremont, Toiler lane. Drighlington, Eccleshill, Farsley, Heaton, Horton, Mr. Henry B. Priestman, 7 Fartield road. Hunsworth, Idle, Manningham, North Bierley, Pudsey, Mr. H. B. Ratcliffe, ld Oak lane. Shipley, 'l'hornton, Tong, Wyke, and Wilsden. Mr. David Salmond, Ilkley. At Bradford, Bankruptcy and Equity matters, opposed Mr. Silas Scott, Shipley. and unopposed, are taken on Tuesday• in priority to Mr. Robert Sbackleton, Parkfiel<l road. County Court business. Mr. Samuel Shaftoe, 7 Ripley terrace. Specia,l days a,re fixed for hearings at any of the Mr. Isaac Smith, Field House, Daisy Hill. places within the Circuit when necessary. Mr. John 'l'aylor, 66 Cadogan gardens, Lnndon, S. W. Business hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 Mr. William H. 'fownend, Heaton ll all, Heaton. a.m. to 1 p.m. Mr. David Wade, 3 Oakwood villas, Toiler lane. f.lr. J. H. Wade, Oakleigh, Manningham. Mr. W. A. Whitehead, Langley, Baildon. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE: BRADFORD Mr. Jonas Whitley, Ellerthorpe, Allerton. DISTRICT REGISTRY. Mr. Frank Willey, Oak Lodge, Manningham. Mr. Willia.m Willis Wood, Green Hill House, Leeds road. Established hy the Judicatura Acts, 1873 and 1875. Mr. Jesse 'Vood, Allerton. Offices at the County Court, Manor row. Mr. Jamcs Wright, l<W New Cross street Di.•trict Regi3trar-Edmund Lee. Clerk to the Magistrates.- W. Greaves (Office, Town Hall). Petty Sessions are held at the Town Hall every week-day at eleven o'clock. OFFICIAL RECEIVER IN BANKRUPTCY. Applicati -ns for Summonses and Warrants taken from 9 to 10.30 a. m. every day. Joseph Arthur Binns, 31 :Manor row. Licensing S~s•ions are held upon dates fixed yea,rly. The Official Receiver is appointed by the BoarJ of Trade. He is the sole administrator of all estates in bankruptcy in which the assets do not exceed .£300, BRADFORD CITY QUARTER and has cha,rge of the larger estates until the appoint SESSIONS. ment of a trustee hy the creditors. In all cases he Recm·del"-Thoma,s Milvain, Q.C., Ba,rrister-at-La,w, investigates the conduct of the debtor, takes charge of 3 Plowden buildinga, E.C. the public exa,mination, and reports to the Court Cle1·k of the Peace-Alexa,nder N eill, solicitor. whether offences have been committed. He examines Bo>"ough Coroner-J. G. Hutchinson, solicitor (Offices, and reports upon ail offers of coouposition and schemes Picmdilly, Bmdford). The Coroner holds Courts of a.rra,ngement proposed to be made by bankrupts. of Inquisition a,t the Town Ha,ll. He also acts as trustee of estates in every case "here a vacancy in that office occurs, and after tbe creditors' trustee has been released, should further action become The Borough Quarter Sessions were instituted by necessary. Since the 1st January, 189!, he is also Royal Warr.<nt in July, 1877, and the first Quarter Official Receiver under the Companie• (Winding-up) were Sessions held October 26th, 1877. Ac1, 1890. BRADFORD COUNTY COURT. Manor row, Bradford. BRADFORD MANOR COURT. Ju lge-Henry 1\Iason Bompas, Q.C., F<tirficld, Far (Honour of Pontefract.) Headingley, Leeds. /le!Jistrar-Edmund Lee, Rydal ba,ok, Heaton. The "Court Leet of our Sovereil(n ],,.Jy the Queen High Hai!i.ff-Stanley Giffi>nl. and of The Hon. H Pnry ~:dmm,d Butler. Lord of the Chief Clerk-Herbert Denny. Manor," is held annually at the Market Tavern, The Court was established in 18-J,7, aml the present Godwin street, on the last Friday in October. building erected in 1859. Sten·a,.d-"vV. Greaves, solicitor, 5 Charles street, No. 11 Circuit, of which Mr. Bompas is judge, com Bradford. prises the towns of Bradford, Keighley, Burnley, Otley, At the Court Leet the Constables, Deputy Constahles, Skipton, Colne, and a,t Leeds sittiugs are held for Byelaw-men, Be,.dles, and Finders for all the townships Ba,nkruptcy and Equity matters only. within the manor of Bradfonl are appointed. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE BRADFORD CORPORATION. Members of the City Council. The following gentlemen constitute the Council for the City for the yea,r 1897-8. '111e dates atta,cheJ indicate the several periods of retirement : - MAYOR: Thomas Speight, Es<J. ALDERMEN: Dennis :!Sottomley, 88 Kensington street .............. 1898 John Popplewell, 3 Cow{ler pla.ce ........................ 1901 Jos. Cowgill, 25 Oakroyd terrace ....................... 1901 Thoma,s Priestley, Bank Top house, Great Horton.1898 J .. Hardaker, 3 Ash burn ham grove, North Park rd.l898 Fr~derick Priestman, Pierremont, Toller lane ...... 1898 Alfred Hodgson, 8 Rose mount, Bolton road ..... 1901 Charles Leona,rd Robinsou, 5 Lincoln terrace ...... 1901 William HDldsworth, 97 Woodroyd r<l., Bowling ... 189B John Sheldon, 38 Union street.................... ... 1901 Ji'redk. Wm. Jowett, 2 Gran< hum plac~ ............... 1901 Jonas Whitley, Ellercroft, Allerton .................. 1901 William Lister, 769 Wakefield road ..................... 1898 William Willis Wood, Greenhill Home, Leeds r ,ad 1901 William Moulson, 30 Little Horton green ........... 1898 471 .