Reference
X521/16/2
Title
Minutes of Committee appointed in relation to the establishment of a Reformatory School in Bedfordshire for the purpose of Acts 17 & 18 Vict Cap 86 & 19 Vict. Cap. 87.
Date free text
26 January 1856
Production date
From: 1856 To: 1856
Scope and Content
Reports
1) Donations £1437 6s; annual subs £84 10s; total £1521 16s [arrears £113 8s 6d]
2). Money deposited at Barnard's Bank, bedford on 3% interest.
3) Two sites offered - one on property of T C Higgins at Northey [Farm in Turvey] the other near Bedford on property of Rev. Richard Fitzpatrick.
4) accept Higgins - 21 year lease at £15 per annum. £12 10s be paid for immediate availability. Buildings on expiration of lease (should Institution be remvoed) to be offered to Higgins; if refused materials removed & sold. Land adjoining may be occupied according to needs of Institution.
5) Plans prepared by Thomas Jobson Jackson, County Surveyor. description of buildings to be erected; not to exceed £800.
6) Need for suitable Superintendent
7) Need to appoint trustees & committee of management.
Level of description
item