The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24 00:00:00

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

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On Tuesday evening a special meeting of the
fown Council was lictld at the Town Hall.
The Mayor (AidermAn Howat) presided, and ex-
p!ained that the business of the evening was to
kcide what sl.ould be done with the old buildings,
inown as the Glass House, at the bottom of Stone
S.reet,o that a reply could be sent to the Local
Cioverytnent Board as to its ultimate disposal.
Until that Was done the money could not be bor-
i•owed •

Alderman J. H. Smith said the question that day
was sitnply to know what should be done with the
land, bJcause th- purchase and the rice had
ready been decided. The price was £l,BOO, and
the committee had an intention of spending £1,500
on it, making £3,300, and Witt a contingent .2700
for extra, the total w3uld be £4,000. At 4 per
cent. that would be £l6O, or with the reduction
year by year, it would be less. -The adva.utap.,•e,=
would be the widening of the street, the rPtnoval of
tl,e nuisances at the top of the street in the crowd-
ing of carts and vegetable produce, the desLt notion
of a monstrosity, and the letting of light on to the
new and graceful Free Library and School of Art.
hide and akin market need not be removed
under the new scheme for a vegetaVe market, be-
cause it was not necessarily a nu'sance if properly
conductel

Mr. Hancock objected to the election of a blank
wall round the pl.co, and proposed that the matter
be deferred until the eSecond meeting of the new
Town Council, or rather in February next.
Alderman Thompson believed the property would
increase in value the longer they held it, and they
could secure it without pledging themselves to any
particular scheme, s 9 asto avail themselves of any
future opportunity. •
Alderman Bagott supported the chairman in
adopting the scheme of the committee.
Mr. John 'Richards said if the hides were removed
overy day there would be no nuisance. (11. ear
hear.)
The Mayor said the vote that night would not
pledge the Council to adhere singly to the scheme;
out that when the building was down and the land
ready, the best advantage could be taken at any
dine.

Mr, Coley thought there was no dauger,for delay
and Mr. Pitt ridiculed the idea of a long blank
wall in place of the present building.
Mr. 11. G. Walker seconded Alderman Smith's
motion for accepting the committee's repwl.
Alderman Garratt was in favour of completing
the purchase, but he was not in favour of the
scheme of the committee. _ _ _

Several gentlemen spoke against the scheme, and
Aide-man Wright said the Glass House cone was
not safe, and should be taken down. 711 e propoEed
the doing away of the hide and akin
.market, putting
the vegetable Laarket higher up in Stone Street,
leaving a piece of laud in Priory Street on which a
building fit to match the Free Library could be
erected.

Mr. II C. Brettell recommended that certain
land should be otivred for sale after the Councilhad
'tied other portions.
Alderman J, 11. Smith, in reply, said the Council
might vary the plans, and no money would be spent
until the members had been consulted again.

The Council then voted in favour of the resolu-
ion hy 22 to 6.

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