South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times – Saturday 13 February 1904
Park Road, Conisboro’
Further Applications
Geo. Michael Alpine, of Park Road, Conisboro’, applied for a beer off licence.
Mr. J. Allen, appearing for applicant, stated that there were applications in Park Road every year. Park Road ran parallel with the main road from Conisboro’ to Sheffield, and contained a good many houses. Seventy-five of these were erected altogether, in addition to the Mount Pleasant district. The nearest licensed house was the Alma Inn, which was 739 yards away. There were 150 houses altogether in Park Road.
The applicant gave evidence; he was rented at £20.
The Rev. W. S. Massey appeared to oppose, but the Chairman said: I don’t think we need trouble you, the application will be refused.
A similar application was made by Joe Scruton, but Mr. Baddiley withdrew this.
Mr. W. Baddiley applied on behalf of John Charles Marshall for a beer off in Garden Lane. He said it was a perfectly new application. It was an entirely new district altogether and different to the previous applications. The district which it was proposed to establish a beer off embraced Garden Lane and Earnshaw Lane. There were 38 occupied houses, six more nearly completed, and seven in course of erection, and 34 plans already submitted, making a total of 138 houses. The nearest publichouse was the Alma Beerhouse, which was 684 yards away. There was a very large population.
The applicant and his wife gave evidence.
Arthur Hanson, residing in Earnshaw Lane, a contractor, gave evidence to the effect that a beer off was necessary.
The Rev. W. S. Massey, Baptist minister, opposed. He lived just opposite to where it was proposed to establish the beer off. He thought the license was unnecessary. He had seen a number of the property owners that morning, and they were also of the opinion that a beer off was unnecessary. There would be perhaps twenty houses occupied.
Mr. Baddiley: Why Conisboro’ is the worst place, I should think, in the district, to get a house. What are you?
Witness: Baptist minister.
Mr. Baddiley: And a teetotaller?
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Baddiley: I thought so.
Police-sergeant Horton said there were 74 houses altogether, including seven in course of erection. Some of the roads were nearly impassable.
The Chairman said the place was hardly ripe yet, but if there was any material increase by the next sessions they might consider it.