Reference
LHE263
Title
a)Printed Notice of Meeting of Owners & Ratepayers within Township of Luton to receive a Report on progress in carrying out resolutions re:
Date free text
1867, 1869
Production date
From: 1867 To: 1869
Scope and Content
a) provision of market Places & construction of Market Houses etc b) provision of houses & places for weighing carts
c) provision of convenient approaches to the Markets d) provision of all such necessary things as may be necessary for the convenient use of Markets e) Purchase of land required & Lease Manorial rights of markets & fairs & tolls & profits within Township
issued by Samuel Oliver, Churchwarden of Luton, 7 Nov 1867.b) Attested copy of Minutes of meetings of Owners & Ratepayers etc (called as a result of a) above). Chairman Charles Robinson, of Market Hill Luton Straw Hat Merchant) 42 people named as attending ""& others"" .George Sell of 48 Stuart St, Luton, reported notice had been put up in places it ought to have been.George Bailey produces requisition for Meeting signed by 20 + Owners & Ratepayers reads Report of Local Board of Health for District of Luton.Recites: Meeting of Owners & Ratepayers of 31 Aug 1865 (listed fully - LHE 257) lease of 6 Feb 1866 (listed fully LHE 131)
recites: Meeting of Owners & Ratepayers held at Town Hall, Luton, resolution carried by 400 votes to 7 Local Board empowered to
build proposed Corn Exchange & Plait & General Market & Town Hall & to purchase necessary ground provided they did not spend more than £15,000 further without applying to parishioners at Public Meeting,13 Feb 1867.Recites : Meeting.Plait Market should be placed in the most central situation in the Town of sufficient size at a reasonable cost, 28 Feb 1867.Messuages purchased on Market Hill as follows :- of Thomas Sworder, Esq £1,050 of William Senhouse Gaitskill Esq £1400, of Mr Daniel Grace for £1050 Contract made with Messrs Smart of Luton, Builders to build the corn Exchange on Market Hill for £2529 actively carrying on the work.
Recites: exchange of sites see LHE above, recites: Contract for purchase by Local Board of Health from trustees of late John Waller piece of ground in Cheapside & Waller Street (117 poles) where propose erecting Plait Hall & General Market ,12 mar 1867.Plans drawn up & tenders about to be asked.Government given consent for Local Board to borrow £15,000 on credit of General District Rates 21 Aug 1867(get it from Gresham Life).Local Board will be able to pay for above works & purchase of land & enable Local Board to widen approaches to Markets by purchasing for that purpose messuages belonging to Messrs Davis, Taylor & Trustees of Thomas Wingrave deceased doubts raised whether above resolutions adequate for 1858 Local Government Act purposes.
Signed by WT Pledge, Chairman of Board. Resolution approving of implementation of items on Notice above, 15 Nov 1867.
Attested by George Bailey, Clerk to Luton Local Board of Health,3 Union Street, Luton, 7 May 1869
Level of description
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