Cork City Council Minutes Partial Index 1901-1967

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

Index Term

Housing

Minute Book Reference

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

Sub-Terms and Page Number City Manager’s report re. City Engineer & City Architect’s estimates of expenditure upon Housing, (Building & Site development) to 31/3/1957 & 31/3/1958 / report approved, 157, erection of houses similar to Capwell Scheme / Minister will consider specific planning proposals, 157, City Medical Officer’s report considered, 157, City Architect’s report re. house types & standards at Capwell & Rathmore, 157, City Architect to submit layout plan to Minister for scheme at Upper Fair Hill with 15 houses to the acre, 157, recommendation re. penalty clause &

use of gardens attached to Corporation houses referred back to Housing Committee, 158, Cork Council of Irish Unions requests 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 & Contract Schemes from firms employing non-union labour, 167, House list to include name & address of proposed new tenant in cases where existing tenant is transferred, 170, files re. 7 proposed tenancies to be considered, 170, files relating to all new tenancies to be available at Housing Committee, 170, placing of contracts for building materials with firms employing non-union labour by Contractors on Housing schemes to be considered, 170, penalty clause to be enforced in Housing schemes that are not completed by contract dates, 171, Tenants’ Association asked to co-operate with Corporation re. better use of gardens attached to houses, 171, Housing Superintendent to report on liability of tenant for payment of stamp duty on letting agreement when Corporation transfers tenant, 173, files re. 7 proposed new tenancies considered, 178 / 3 approved, 2 refused & 2 referred back for further information, 178, letter from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers / refusal to work in housing schemes where steel sashes are to be used / referred to General Purposes Committee, 186, City Architect to report if steel sashes are in use in other building schemes in City area, 186, City Architect’s report on use of timber on Direct Labour & Contract schemes / tenders to be invited only from City firms employing Trade Union labour, 190, letter from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers re. use of steel sashes / City Architect’s report / Society to state reasons for confirming decision re. sashes to Local Authority schemes, 194, City Architect’s report to be considered at Housing Committee, 194, letter from Cork Workers Council requesting that timber window sashes be used in Corporation Housing Schemes, 197, City Architect’s report re. use of timber & steel sashes considered, 200, letters from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers considered, 200, economies suggested by Dept. in plans for housing schemes / City Architect to consider incorporation of suggestions in future schemes, 200, detailed statement of receipts & expenditure on each house scheme during year ended, 31/3/1956 to be circulated, 201, deputation from Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers / preference for employment on housing scheme to be given to local labour, 214, City Architect’s report, 472, dwelling units finished, year ended, Dec., 1956, page 214, decision of Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers re. metal frame windows in Corporation housing schemes, 216, £75, 000 from Local Loans Fund to be issued for Housing of Working Classes Acts, 234, suggestion on technical details of house building discussed & some adopted, 244, report on progress of housing schemes by City Architect, 264, Result of advertisement re. Corporation housing / poor response, 265, report of City Medical Officer saying that survey was carried out by Health Inspectors on housing needs of city after demolitions, etc., 301, Recommendation that in case of all building schemes, commenced subsequent to Killeenreendowney No. 1 Scheme, tendered prices, actual costs & percentage increases on tendered prices be given, 317, Letter read & referred to Coiste na dTithe from Dept. of Local Government re. housing needs of working class families, Cork Borough, 325, 326, Recommendation that City Architect report proportion of house building programme over next 3 years divided as between Direct Labour & Contract, 326, Minister for Local Government to be requested to receive a deputation from Corporation to resolve points at issue re. carrying out of Corporation’s housing programme, 334, Letter considered from Dept. of Local Government re. inclusion of 3/4 bedroomed house in housing schemes for economy / such economies should be adopted in planning Casey’s Cross Housing Scheme, 330, Letter considered stating that Minister requests Corporation to consider housing needs in light of considerations set out in letter, 331, Report of City Manager stating that it appears Corporation must make detailed survey of housing conditions & proposed slum clearances before further building contracts will be approved, 331, Report of City Architect with table of comparative data re. costs of housing schemes, 332, Deputation received by Minister for Local Government of 4 City Dail

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