Cork City Council Minutes Partial Index 1901-1967

Cork City Council Minute Books Index 26 July 1901 - 13 June 1967

Index Term

Direct Labour

Minute Book Reference

CP/CO/M/20 (13 Sep 1955 - 10 Feb 1959)

Sub-Terms and Page Number Deputation from Masons’ Guild / substantial proportion of houses to be built in massed concrete, 4, number of houses completed for 1955 to be circulated, 48, City Architect to report on output of various trades on Direct Labour Schemes, 59 / report considered, 69, City Architect to report showing material held at start & termination of Direct Labour schemes, 76, 77, City Architect to report cost of erection of similar houses by Direct Labour & by contract, 82, City Manager to report on dismissal of 13 men from Direct Labour Scheme, 102, letter from Council of Irish Unions requesting Corporation to get timber supplies from firms who conform to Trade Union conditions, 167 / letter referred to Housing Committee, 167, City Architect to report on use of timber on Direct Labour schemes for firms employing non-union labour, 167, employment of labourers on Direct Labour Scheme / preference to be

given to 15 men laid off on 7/9/1956, page 188, City Manager to review working of Direct Labour unit in 6 months & submit report, 194, request from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers to build portion of houses by mass concrete, 194, report on names, salaries & duties of supervisory staff to be circulated, 199, City Engineer to be authorised to carry out some of the development work at Casey’s Cross Housing Scheme by Direct Labour, 200 / recoomendation being examined, 203, deputation from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers / preference for employment to be given to local labour, 214, City Architect’s report re. supervisory staff on Direct Labour Scheme approved, 214, Engineer’s report re. supervision of issue & allocation of materials from Store / extra staff required, 214, 215 / referred to Housing Committee for further consideration, 215, City Engineer to report on further output of plasterers & masons at direct labour building scheme, 222, Report of Engineer in charge of Direct Labour Building scheme considered, 222, recommended to give Engineer in charge assistance of Technical Assistant & Clerk Acting Works, Foreman for North Side to be replaced by person selected for permanent appointment, 236, Letter from Cork Council of Irish Unions requesting that Direct Labour Scheme should be carried on as before & if not that Trade Union should first be consulted, 263, whether houses should continue to be built by Direct Labour in future briefly discussed, 264, Letter from T.T.& G.W.U. requesting that no reduction be made in Direct Labour staff, 264, reduction in estimate partly effected by cutting Direct Labour expenditure, 264, Letter considered from Department of Local Government on housing work by Direct Labour on Killeenreendowney 1 Scheme, 304, considered, 330, Letter considered stating that Minister is doubtful re. carrying out Caseys Cross Scheme by Direct Labour, 331

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