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if The Clitheroc Advertiser t£* Times, February 21,1964


RENT INCREASE AND MORE RATE SUBSIDY


Grim warning by finance chairman if proposed


building rate continues CLASH WITH HOUSING CHAIRMAN


ghen by Councillor Tom Robinson, chairman of the Finance and General I p mittee a‘f Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. After presenting the Council with a detailed statement of present costs. Counu i


would be £2,000 per annum. Asserting that the housing revenue account could not stand


this drain. Councillor Robinson said the Corporation would be faced with the task of making a complete review of the rents of all Council houses and also making a further rate subsidy.


Councillor W. Sharpies,


chairman of the Housing Committee, expressed sur­ prise that Councillor Robin­ son had not presented his facts and figures in committee when the housing position was discussed at great length.


“ We ought to have been


advised by the chairman of the Finance Committee before we reached this stage, ’ he


Housing Committee minutes came uo for consideration Coun­ cillor Robinson said: “ Despite the fact that, the


declared. Making his statement, when the


Corporation now own one-fifth of the houses in the town, the Housing Committee have, by ail overwhelming majority decided that Council house building must no on therefore I think it is my dutv as Finance chairman to explain the finanicial implica­ tions ns I see them because not all of the building is for old or slum clearance,” stated Conn.


is for 16 two-bedroomed flats at a cost of £35,352 but that is not the full cost by any means. To this figure must be added road and sewage charges, architects' and surveyors' fees and the sal­ ary of the clerk of works. •'This gives a final ligtire


Robinson "The tender now for approval


gramme, which, if carried on to the extent visualised, will Involve somowhore in the region of a fur­ ther 50 houses over and above these now under consideration.” "To build a house at £2,300


A DRAMATIC warning that if the building of Corporation houses in at (he contemplated rate the rents of Corporation houses genera > w p poscs Com-


Robinson said that in a matter of a year or so, if building continued as contemplated, the loss


tee meeting, did not bring for­ ward the figures he hud now


produced. So far as the costs were concerned the position was fully realised in committee and it was decided to ask the quan­ tities surveyor and the architect on the costs and the whole matter was gone into very thoroughly by these experts. Councillor Sharpies said the


to £2,400 means that the econo­ mic rent should be at least £3 per week—and if we obtain Govern­ ment subsidy, and we are a borderline case, the figure can be reduced to a little over £2 10s. per week. On the top of this there would be the rates bring­ ing the figure back to the region


Robinson commented, "and so far the Council have conceded the fact—that such a rent cannot be imposed upon the old and infirm people whom it is intended to house in the Queen's Road bungalows or upon the people who—through no fault of their own—are compulsorily rehoused from clearance areas.


of £3 per week. “Now it is obvious.” Conn.


UNDER £1 10s.


a temporary measure fixed a rent which will be somewhat under £1 10s. per week and with rates approximately £1 15s. pel1 week but this figure is far in excess of that being paid for one-and two-bedroomed bungalows and flatlets built within the last five


"The Coimcil have therefore as


rears or so. "However we look at it there


approaching £3.400 for each flat and incidentally this is a cost which is very similar to that of the old people’s bungalows in Queen's Road and Turner Street, which arc one-bedroomed.


£8,500 EACH


Coun. Robinson, "that at present interest rates of 51 per cent, the ul.imato cost of these houses over the period of loan sanction will be approximately £8.500. "Granted, we are told that for


"It is food for thought” said


this figure we are getting houses of a quality far in excess of previous Council house building and possibly of a higher stan­ dard than some of the private building which is taking place. “Whether this is so remains


contemplated rate it is simple arithmetic to see that in a matter of a year or so the loss will be


is no doubt at the moment that each fiat or bungalow being built is to be let at a loss or at least £1 per week or £50 per year. "If building goes on at- the


stand this drain and therefore we are faced with, as I see it—


£2,000 per annum "The Housing Revenue cannot


two things. l.—A complete review of the rent structure of all council


houses." 2.—Further rate subsidy—be­ cause the Council house tenants cannot be expected to pay the full cost of slum clearance re­ housing which would be the case if all the charge fell on the Housing Revenue account.


to be seen because we have had teething troubles. "At the moment," said Coun.


AT A LOSS


Robinson,” the Housing Revenue account is in a reasonable posi­ tion but It has not yet felt the impact of this new building pro-


of the Housing Committee, said he was somewhat at a loss to understand why Coun. Robinson, who was present at the commit­


Coun. W. Sharpies, chairman


STREET MAPS ARE NEEDED,


COUNCIL TOLD


rJ1HE Borough Librarian, Mr. Arthur Hanson, has received several enquiries from members of the public for street maps of Clitheroc as opposed to guidebooks incorporating a


street map. So Clitheroe Town Council have resolved that the Town


Clerk. Mr. H. L. Sagar should investigate the possibility of pub­ lishing a street map or obtaining separate copies of the map at present incorporated in the guidebook.


lo a meeting of the Parks and Cemeteries Committee that in consequence of representa­


The Town Clerk reported


tions made lo the Fylde Water Board, an allowance of 50 per cent had hcett made against the Board's account for the consumption of water at the children’s paddling pool in the Castle Grounds. Further consideration of an


a complaint from a tenant In pine Grove intimating that ho and the tenants of the adjoining three bungalows were again being subjected to nuisance and annoyance arising from tho oon- duct of youths frequenting the adjacent a r ea of Hcnthorn Park.


The Council arc to investigate


application from the secretary of Clitheoe Whippet Racing Club has been deferred pending additional information to be fur­ nished by the secretary or the


mission to use tile football pitch and pavilion at Edisford on Wednesday evenings during Hie summer for whippet racing.


club. The application was lor per­


Council made it understood that they wanted a better-class house. “We could have built at lower


declared. houses.


son had said he interred that the Council need not build any more


however, that during the past 12 months there had not been more than halt a dozen houses let to the peoblo on the housing list which meant that the hous­


Ho would like to remind him, . . .


against paying big prices for houses himself, and with a view to avoiding this the Surveyor (Mr. J. Newton Belli had been asked if the town's pre-fabs could be so dressed up as to make them decent dwellings in which to live but Clitheroe's pre­ fabs were said to be not suitable for such a course to be taken. He felt however, that it would be helpful to obtain information from other towns and perhaps through the medium of televi­ sion about the cost of new types of pre-fabricated buildings which might be suitable for some of the town’s requirements. Referring to the suggestion


ing waiting list had grown. Councillor Sharpies said he was


By what Councillor Robin­ „ , ,


construction on the Queen's Road-Tumor Street site arc to bo calculated in accordance with the annual rent for all now dwellings.


The rents of bungalows under


cost but we would not have got the same class of house as we are now getting," Coun. Sharpies


(Builders! Ltd., of Blackpool, for the erection of four two- bedroomed fiats on the High- field Road site lias been accep­ ted. The Housing: Committee of the Town Council have recom­ mended the F i n a n c e and General Purposes Committee that application be made to the Minister of Housing and Local Government, for loan sanction in the sum of £35,323.


A tender of Moore Br o s .


to auit on a tenant if he falls to reduce the number of dogs kept on the promises to one, within a limited period.


The Council arc to servo notice


reported to a meeting of the Housing Committee that the tenant had failed to comply with the Council’s instructions to re­ duce the number of dogs and had in fact permitted the num­ ber of dogs to be increased to the continuing annoyance and discomfort of neighbours.


The Public Health Inspector


B r o n c o Bi l l and Bailey's Circus that the Council are pre­ pared to consider allocating a site on land olf Chester Avenue for a two-dc\y visit by the Circus during June. Permission has been granted


The Council are to inform


CLITHEROE WANTS TO KEEP ITS LIBRARY


QLITHEROE would lose its public library if the


Minister for Housing and Local Government refused approval of Clitheroe Town Council’s continuation as a library authority. Under the Public Libraries


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and Museums Bill, which is shortly to have its second reading, non - county borough authorities with populations under 40,000 must obtain the Minister’s approval.


Clitheroe Town Counoll on Tuesday night decided to tell Mr. Frank Pearson, M.P. (or tho Clitheroo Division, that it could see no reason why its power as a library authority should be withdrawn.


by the Council for Arthur Bates (Amusements! Ltd. to hold the customary spring rail- during March. The attention of the company has been drawn to tile availability of amusements for children.


regarding swimming (acuities for sohoolchildren has been dclerred by tho Finance and General Purposes Committee to the next meoting.


The consideration ol a. letter


secretary’ of Clitheroe and Dis­ trict Association of the National Union of Teachers enquired as to the steps taken by the Coun­ cil towards the provision of such facilities and whether or not tlte possibility of support from the Comity Education Com­ mittee had been explored. Although the Town Clerks of


Tlie letter from tile hon.


view that, irrespective of popu­ lation, unless it can be estab­ lished that an authority is failing to achieve a specified standard, its power should not be withdrawn. Clilhcroe Free Library was


The Council will stress its


instituted on April 5, 1879, but Clitheroe had a library before the Free Library was formed. This was held in conjunction


with tile Mechanics Institute. The present Carnegie Library


was not opened until 1900. The Mayor of Clitheroe at


that time, Mr". John T. Whipp, and his two elder brothers. Mr. Edward Whipp and Mr. Mercer Whipp. offered to erect a clock memory of their younger


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ipresent. Their 6—3 defeat on Saturday b. they took over the lead at the end of Octo to come level on points and go ahead th average.


Goal average, does not,


however decide the champion­ ship. If the teams finish with equal points a play-off will be necessary.


that took Chatblirn to the top. Their 12—0 crushing of Trinitv featured the shooting of inside'- right Malcolm McLean, Chat- burn’s hero.


I t was a magnificent victory s


ball into the Trinity net to bring his goal-tally for the sea­ son to 38.


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the clock still chimes the hours in Market Place. ,


Liverpool and Manchester have invited the Council to re-consider the possibility of making an in­ creased contribution under the scheme of financial assistance to the Halle and Liverpool Philhar­ monic orchestras, the Council will continue to contribute under the scheme as before. A stage play licence is to be


issued to the manager of the Civic Hall. York Street.


lo make arrangements for the Cockle and Mussel Feast to be held on Monday, May 11.


The Mayor has been requested


made that a meeting might be called for the purpose of defin­ ing rents Coun. Sharpies said that Council after Council had called meetings with a view to obtaining a decent rent struc­ ture and none had succeeded. The reason they had not suc­


Crosslcyl said he felt that Coim. Robinson had made only what could be described as a factual statement and he felt he was only trying to show Clitheroe people how much it cost to build


ceeded was bocause of the vary­ ing amenities which the houses possessed which made it vir­ tually impossible to get a fair common rent standard. The Mayor (Alderman E.


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QLITHEUOE and Wlmlley District Association of Building Trade Employers have written to Clitheroe Town Council


thing derogatory about anyone but rather felt it was his duty to give the public the benefit of this information," the Mayor concluded.


houses to-day. “ I do not think he said any­


asking if the Council would appoint a small sub-committee to meet a sub-committee from the Association to discuss housing tenders. The receipt of the letter the previous day was announced by the Town Clerk. Mr. H. L. Sagar. at the Council’s meet­


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Scott handicapped Low Moor and Bashall Eaves went “nap” at Dick Field. John Holgate converted two


St. Paul's, who lost 4—2. An injury to goalkeeper Bill


dington’s first goal soon after the kick-off. Almost straight from the re-start Mike Seedall scored an equaliser. Then three “own goals" sunk


to the game at Twitter Lane with two goals being scored within two minutes of the kick-off. Dennis Harrison scored Wad-


There was a spectacular start


ton makes prediction difficult for the game between Wadding- ton and Chatburn at Twitter Lane. On form Chatbum ;hou!d win but Waddington could pro­ vide a stumbling block for Chat- burn’s championship hopes. Gisburn. fighting to keep in


gramme should be the game between Ca'.derstoncs and Bas- hall Eaves at the hospital ground. Bashall Eaves are poten­ tial challengers for the title and the winners of this game can rate high their prospects of becoming champions. The erratic form of Wadding-


have any championship hopes but visitors to Chipping's" Recrea­ tion Ground should see a spirit­ ed game between two young teams.


FIXTURES Lancs. Combination Div. 1


Honvich R.M.I. v. Clitheroe. Clitheroe Amateur League


Chipping v. Trinity. St. Paul’s v. Gisburn. Calderstones v. Bashall Eaves. Waddington v. Chatburn.


Results:—


2, Bashall Eaves 5; Gisburn 6, Calderstones 3.


Chatbum .. 16 13 0 3 76 26 26 in friendlv Calderstones 16 13 0 3 68 37 26 all Eaves 1 Bashall E. .. a 10 0 1 50 14 20 Eaves join! Gisburn ___ 14 10 0 4 57 20 20 He had : Chipping .. 14 6 2 6 47 65 14 Clitheroe ' Waddington 15 5 1 9 32 49 11


AMATEUR LEAGUE TABLE P W D L F A Pt


club in tlj League, alt


Low Moor .. 17 3 1 13 43 66 7 Macolm Trinity __ 15 3 0 12 33 77 6 St. Paul's .. 16 1 2 13 28 84 4


going to Cl the ball in


at Chatbui


Chatbum 12, Trinity 0; Wadding­ ton 4, St. Paul's 2; Low Moor


contact with the top, should take two points away from St. Paul’s if they maintain the form •which took them to a win over Calderstones on Saturday. Neither Chipping nor Trinity


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hungry shot in e:1 ful head.I than two! In 16 oul


eroe, has hi the insidT Chatburn


the Trinil 12—0 win. I Malcolm!


target on f league's 1| Saturday


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