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PEEPS INTO THE PAST. LOCAL RECORDS OF 50 YEARS AGO. ARTICLE LVII. On the 16th of April, 1868, the General Com- mittee further considered the proposed market alterations, and it was suggested to erect the following buildings on the first floor of the projected new Town Hall ist, a Town Hall of sufficient size to accommodate 1,000 persons seatedj with statable ante-rooms and necessary appurtenances in connection with the hall 2nd, a reading room 3rd, a Commissioners' or Board-room, with an office for the Clerk and an office for the collector in connection therewith^; 4th, an office for the overseers or the poor 5th, any other offices or rooms adapted for public or private purposes for which space may be found 6th, a clock tower, having an illuminated dial; the buildings to be of the best building §tone in this neighbourhood, and gas pipes to be laid throughout. jM.500 Expenditure for New Town Hall. Mr. Isaacs and Mr. Tucker reported that they had had an interview with Mr. Havard with regard to the disposal of a portion of his property in. Market-lane. They found that the whole of the smith's shop apd leafi-to cottage would be required, and for this Mr. Havard wanted £250, or he would take ii,coo for the whole property, or convey the same on a rent charge of £40 per annum, with the option of redemption at a price named within five years. The committee in- spected the property and instructed the two gentlemen negotiating to offer Mr. Havard /40 per annum for the conveyance of the property on a rent charge, the Board to have the option of purchasing the fee simple of the property within five years at a sum of £ 800, or to obtain the property on more favourable terms, if possible. At. a subsequent meeting it was reported that Mr. Havard had withdrawn his offer to dispose of a portion of the property for £ 250. After further negotiations he consented to convey the whole of the property belonging to him in Market- lane for a rent charge of £ 33 per annum, and would give the Commissioners the option of redeeming the rent charge within 10 years at the sum of /700. The committee agreed to accept the offer. As the works would not be commenced before the ist of January, 1869, its was ordered that Mr. Havard be informed that possession would be required at that time. With regard to the limit of expenditure, it was decided that the architects be restricted to the sum of £5,5°0 as the total cost of the build- in gs, and works, not including the slaughter- houses or the architect's commission. On the 7th of May the fire brigade petitioned the Board for helmets, stating that they afforded the men great protection from injury vwhile engaged at a fire. It was stated that the cost, of the helmets would be 12s. 6d. each, and the Board decided to grant the petition and also to increase the retaining fee of the firemen from 5s. to 7s. 6d. per quarter. Fairs on the Grofield. I The Fairs used to be held on tne Groheld Supt. Freeman and Mr. Cotterell were requested at this meeting to afford as much accommoda- tion as possible for shows, etc.; on the Grofield on the 14th. The Board also requested Supt. -Freeman-to instruct the constables to prevent the evasion of tolls for horses en the Fair-day, so that the police evidently used to co-operate in this matter. At a further 'meeting of the General Com- mittee dealing with the proposed market altera- tions it was decided to provide cellarage under the hall of the new Town Hall buildings, and fish stalls in the butchers' market. On the 2 ist of May the Chairman brought to the notice of the Board two matters relating to the proposed new Town Hhll buildings which had been communicated to him. One was that the Freemasons desired to have a suitable room for their meetings, and the other that it was thought desirable to have two rooms for the purpose of the Dispensary in the new buildings. On the 4th of June the Clerk stated that several architects had informed him that they considered the size of the proposed new Town Hall to be unnecessarily large, and that it would absorb a great portion of the money to be ex- pended on the new buildings. The Board de- cided that this question might be properly con- sidered after the plasis had been sent in, but that no alterations in the instructions could now be made. Bailey Baker, Castle, Street. I The Streets Committee reported on the 2nd of July that Mr. Batt, of Bailey Baker, having applied for perjnission to enclose a space im- mediately in front of his malt-house in Cafctle- street with an ifon railing, in order to prevent persons from placing carts and from committing nuisances on the footway, the committee in- spected the" place and met Mr. Batt there. It appeared that he wished to enclose the whole of the footway in front of his malt-house and the entrance to his premises with iron railings, and to plant shrubs in the enclosed space. The width of the ground to be enclosed at the en- trance would be about Sft., and the whole length about 30ft., the space becoming narrower at the end of thetttialt-house, where the railings would be curved. The width of the street from the railings to the opposite side would be about 21 ft- Mr. Batt stated that he was willing to enter into an agreement acknowledging the enclosed space to belong t6 the Commissioners, and binding himself to remove the railings and restore the ground at any time, thouglilie added that he did not suppose the Commissioners would ever require this to be done. The Board decided to allow Mr. Batt to enclose a portion of the foot- Way, not more than 3ft. wide, at the entrance to Bailey Baker, leaving a portion of the foot- way of equal width for the whole distance un- enclosed for the protection of the foot passengers. It seems that this propQsal was not carried out at this time. At any rate on the 6th of April, 1871, nearly three years later, Mr. Molyneux Batt applied to know whether he might be allowed to enclose four feet of the footway in, front of his malt-house; instead of three feet as agreed by the Board in July, 1868, and tipon the same terms. The Commissioners agreed to this provided that he put good and proper kerb- stones on the outside of the footway and made good the pitching. A reference is made in these minutes to Mr. W. H. Grieve, the clerk to the trustees of the Free Grammar School. The minutes of the loth September, IO, record that at a meeting of the ratepayers on the 3rd the election of four Commissioners re- sulted as follows -FImes, Yelverton Steele, 42 votes James Watkin Harvey, 39 Richard Rees, 30 George Gowland Golding, 27 Joseph Bishop, 22; Edward Baker, 9; James Wm. Price, 6. Mr. Richard Rees wrote respectfully declining the honour conferred on him by the ratepayers, and it was ordered that Mr. Joseph Bishop, being the next on the list, be informed of the circumstances and requested to undertake the duties. Capt. Phipps, Fragmore-street, complained of the great nuisance caused by Redman, the skinner, on his premises adjoining. The nuisance arose from the trade being carried on in premises much too small and wholly unsuitable, and had been aggravated by pigs being kept on the premises, though these had been removed. 'An Old Bell. I The Chairman laid before the meeting a lette* trom Mr. paker John Gabb seating that he possessed a bell which his-father had purchased of the former local authorities when the old Market-place was pulled down. This bell had been presented to the town by an anceste* of his, and bore the inscription Bayleff Baker, 1640, memento mori." Mr. Gabb' offered to have the'bell, which was cracked, recast at his own expense and to present it to the Com- missioners for use in the new buildings, the old metal and inscription being carefully preserved. The General Committee accepted Mr. Gabb's offer with thanks, and it was suggested that he would perhaps not object to have an additional inscription on the bell to the effect that it had been presented by him to the town. .f

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