Rushden Echo, 15th July 1921, transcribed by Kay Collins
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RAUNDS
In the first division of the Kettering Cricket League on Saturday Raunds Town beat Earls Barton 75 —37.
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| At St. Peter's Sunday school treat on Saturday about 230 scholars, headed by the Raunds Temperance Band, paraded the town, and after a service in the church were entertained to tea. After tea, sports, etc., were held in the Vicarage grounds. |
| Housing-At a meeting of the Urban Council on Monday Mr. Coles moved that the Council proceed with the 40 houses of the original scheme, if only from a health standpoint, it was, he said, an opportune moment, and they were the only authority which was holding back.—Mr. Bachelor seconded, and said that if they compared Raunds with Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough, the housing conditions were much better at those places.—Mr. Martin said he did not favour the building of 40 more houses from an economic standpoint. A house which cost £1000 to build six months ago now cost £760, and they would be further reduced.— Mr. Lee said he was against saddling the place with these houses, just because it is an opportune moment, but was still of the opinion that the Sanitary Committee should see how many houses were unfit for human habitation, and then proceed to build the houses.—The Chairman suggested a special Council meeting to consider the question, and this was agreed to. |
URBAN COUNCIL —Monday, present: Messrs. A. Camozzi (in the chair). A Hazeldine, A. D. Rawlings, James Coles, W. Cobley, E. Batchelor, H. W. Lawrence, L. G. H. Lee, R. Lawrence, A. Lawrence, and E. Martin, with the clerk (Mr. W. F. Corby, C C.) Mr. Ellis (Surveyor) reported that the bakers had only enough coal to last them for this week, and that he had ordered a truck at £5 a ton. He asked for the Council's endorsement of this.— The Council concurred.— The Surveyor said that the rest level of the water in the well was 8ft. and the level in the reservoir had fallen to 1ft. 9in. The consumption of water greatly exceeded the supply, and the position would be serious if they did not soon have rain. He recommended the Council to re-open Page Well. — It was decided to approach the owner with a view of re-opening this well. It was resolved that the Ministry of Health be asked to approve a rental of 8s per week, exclusive of all tenants' rates and water charges, for the houses in course of erection on thy Cornbrash estate. The Sanitary and Waterworks Committee reported that they had considered the question of closing houses, and decided that the present was not an opportune time to issue closing orders, unless absolutely necessary, but would recommend that the surveyor keep a sharp look-out on a all sanitary matters relating to such property.—The report was adopted.
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| The proceeds yesterday week of the "motors” at the Feast were given by Mr. Thurston to the Hospital Week Committee, £10/12/9 being netted. |
The Fire Brigade were called out to a curious fire on Sunday afternoon at 1. 30. Owing to the heat of the sun the grass in a field belonging to Mr. Peck burst into flames. Mr. E. Hazeldine, Second Officer of the Fire Brigade, and whose house is in the next field, raised the alarm and promptly proceeded with help to put the flames out. The Fire Brigade were soon on the spot, but their services were not required, as the flames had been quickly put out and all danger was past.
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