Conisborough U.D. Council.

July 1929

Sheffield Daily Telegraph – Thursday 11 July 1929

Conisborough Council.

At last night’s meeting of the Conisborough Urban Council, references were made to the changes in the rents of houses of the Denaby and Cadeby Colliery Co. under the new Rating and Valuation Act.

The accountant (Mr. G. Brocklesby) said in many cases the increase the rents amounted 4d. and 6d. per week, and the increase in respect to conversions was 6d. and 7d.per week.  The Colliery Co. had appealed against practically all their cottage assessments, and if any reduction was made the tenants, of course, would get benefit. Only a net increase had been added and the tenants got the benefit of the compound allowances. The increase was due to factors over which the Colliery Co. and the Council had no control.

Mr. T. E. Collins said that although many houses had deteriorated, their rents had gone by nearly 50 per cent, compared with those of 10 or 12 years ago. He thought that such cases the rents should go down rather than up. The matter was not going to rest where it was.

The Chairman mentioned that as yet there was no more money for the district from the Coal Fields Distress Fund except £55, which would distributed to applicants who produced a certificate, from the medical officer of health. They had 1,000 applicants for help and needed £3,500. The Womb well Area Committee had decided to ask for grant of £15,000.