Conisbrough U.D.C. – Serious Vandalism at Conisbrough

June 1948

South Yorkshire Times June 5, 1948

New Houses Sabotage
Serious Vandalism at Conisbrough

“A fortnight ago 30 panes were broken in a new house in one week,” declared Councillor D Sheldon, Housing Committee chairman, on Wednesday when he complained bitterly to Conisbrough Urban Council about vandalism on Conisbrough’s new housing scheme. “The people who are doing this are sabotaged in the building,” he added, “because it is so difficult to get materials.”

Downright Shame

Councillor Sheldon explained that in another house they had even gone through and smashed a ceiling, and the contractor had had to report the matter to the police. “It is a downright shame that these irresponsible people who are doing this to be holding up the scheme,” he said.

Two of the apprenticeship scheme houses had been completed and 10 would be completed in a few weeks, although they could not definitely tell when. Of the 54 houses 16 have been moved in; of the eight Airey type houses in Harthill road, Conisbrough, they had several of the shells erected, and they had just got the foundations in for the Airey type houses in Church Road Denaby.

In addition Councillor Sheldon reported the Minister of Health and agreed that acceptance of the tender by Mrs Pearson and Blackwell (Doncaster), Ltd, for the erection of eight Airey rural houses at a total cost of £25,455 8s 7d.

The Council have authorised the Baths Committee to make necessary arrangements for further concerts of gramophone records to be arranged on Sunday evening in Denaby War Memorial Park after the conclusion of church services, and the Committee Chairman, Councillor G Cheshire, said he knew a number of ratepayers were proud of their record collections, and it would be very nice if they would be prepared to come along and Sunday evenings and give them a program. “It would all add to making the Sunday evenings enjoyable in the Park,” he said.

M.O. Praised

Praise for Conisbrough’s new medical Officer, Doctor J Leiper, was forthcoming from County Councillor B Robert J.P.(Chairman), and Councillor G Cheshire, said it was very nice to know that he believed in preventative medicine to the full and that he was going to practice that doctrine wherever and whenever he could. He had told them that social conditions were responsible for a lot of the elements which they suffered today. He wanted to concentrate on the black spots in the urban area.

Councillor Sheldon reported that Doctor Leiper had expressed his willingness to give lectures to any voluntary organisations on general health of the district. The Council decided to agree to suggestions.

Cancer.a Sheppard said that allotments tenants wanting to erect buildings on their allotments must produce plans before any building could be permitted. Dad found out that some tenants were putting up huts and then submitting their plans.

Before the meeting commenced its Chairman referred to the death of ex-councillor M.P. Knowles and Mr C Gething (formerly in the Surveys Department). The council stood in silence.