Bank Committee: January 21st 1924
1631 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Extension of Small Heath Branch - Compensation to Mrs Neale.
Your Sub-Committee report that negotiations have taken place with Mrs Neale
and Miss Neale with a view to the surrender of their lease of 479 Coventry Road, Small Heath, so as to permit of the extension of
the Bank premises, the accommodation of which, as the Committee are aware, has now proved to be insufficient to cope with the business
transacted.
A suitable house has now been found for Mrs and Miss Neale, and the sum of £500 has been agreed as the amount of
compensation to be paid on surrender of the lease and for any inconvenience or loss occasioned them. On payment of this amount vacant
possession of the premises will be given and the Bank enabled to carry out their extension scheme.
Your Sub-Committee recommend
that the action taken in the matter be confirmed and the Town Clerk authorised to enter into any necessary document.
Mr McMichael
(Architect) who carried out the original alterations has been instructed to consider the further extension and to submit his proposals
as early as possible, so that tenders can be obtained for the carrying out of the work. A further report on the matter will be presented
to your Committee in due course.
1632 RESOLVED:- That the arrangements made with Mrs and Miss Neale in respect of the surrender of the lease of premises occupied by them at No 479 Coventry Road and the payment of the sum of £500 as compensation, as indicated in the foregoing report, be confirmed, and the Town Clerk authorised to enter into any necessary documents.
487 On Minute No 454 (Small Heath Branch extension) the Sub-Committee were informed that plans
had been submitted and approved by the Chairman of the General Committee for the required extension of the Small Heath premises, and
Mr McMichael (Architect) had been instructed to obtain tenders for the carrying out of the work, which would be submitted at a later
meeting.
Bank Committee: February 18th 1924
On Minute No 1632 (surrender of lease, 479, Coventry Road) the following report
of the Town Clerk was submitted:
January 28th 1924
Mrs Neale to the Corporation.
479, Coventry Road.
I have to report that the leasehold of the above property has now been surrendered to the Corporation in accordance with your instructions.
I
have made the following payments:
Purchase Money £500. 0. 0. Less deposit £62. 0. 0. £438. 0. 0. Apportionments £1. 18. 9. Stamp Duty £2. 10. 0.
1665 RESOLVED:- That the report be approved and Minute No 1632 be discharged.
Bank Committee: March 17th 1924
With reference
to the extension of the Small Heath premises the following tenders for the required work were received:
F J Briley £1793 P W Cox £2350 T Elvins & Sons £2440 R Fenwick Ltd £1860 W Sapcote & Sons £1888 S Surman & Son £2180
1712 RESOLVED:- That the tender of Mr F J Briley at the sum of £1793 for the required alterations at the Small Heath branch (479 Coventry Road) be accepted and that the Town Clerk be instructed to prepare and affix the Corporate Seal to the necessary Contract.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: April 14th 1924
With reference to the Contract with Mr F J Briley for the extension of the Small Heath Branch premises at No 479 Coventry Road, the question was raised as to whether sureties for the due fulfilment of the work should be provided by the Contractors or a deposit made by them during the progress of the alterations.
523 RESOLVED:- That in this case the Town Clerk be instructed to dispense with the provision of sureties or the making of a deposit.
Bank
Committee: May 19th 1924
On Minute No 1712 the Town Clerk presented the following report as to the completion and sealing of
Contract with Mr F J Briley in respect of alterations etc at No 479, Coventry Road:
May 12th 1924
Alterations etc at No 479, Coventry Road.
I have prepared, completed and affixed the Corporate Seal to the Contract with Mr F J Briley in respect of
the above work.
1748 RESOLVED:- That the report be approved and Minute No 1712 be discharged.
Bank Committee:
June 16th 1924
The General Manager reported that the tender of Mr F J Briley at the sum of £245 had been accepted, for the supply
and fixing of the counter and fittings at the enlarged Small Heath Branch, and pointed out that the existing counter and screen would
be utilised to a large extent in carrying out this work.
1794 RESOLVED:- That the action referred to be approved.
Bank
Committee: July 7th 1924
The General Manager reported that the tender of the Gas Department for the installation of their hot
water circulatory heating system at the Small Heath Branch, amounted to £160. 12. 6. Less 12½%.
1813 RESOLVED: That the tender of the Gas Department above referred to be accepted.
Finance Sub-Committee: July 14th 1924
The General Manager
reported that as a matter of urgency, the Chairman of the General Committee had authorised the acceptance of the tender of the Etna
Heating and Lighting Co., for the provision of electric lighting installation at the Bank and house at the Small Heath Branch at a
total cost of £63. 5. 0.
Bank Committee: October 20th 1924
The General Manager reported that during the Vacation the tender
of the Gas Department at £160. 12. 6. had been accepted for extending their heating system at the Small Heath Branch to the new premises.
1894 RESOLVED:- That the action of the General Manager above referred to be confirmed.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: December 8th 1924
The General Manager reported that Mr Wilde had suggested that the flat at the Small Heath Branch should be leased for a period of ten years, at a rental for the first five years of £45 per annum, tenant paying rates, and for a further five years at a rental of £55 per annum, plus rates.
630 RESOLVED:- That the General Manager be authorised to lease the flat on the terms above-mentioned, the prospective occupier to be in every way in the opinion of the Chairman of the Bank Committee and the General Manager, satisfactory to the Bank Committee.
Bank Committee: December 15th 1924
1931 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Small Heath Branch - Leasing of Flat.
Consideration has been given
to the question of entering into a lease for the dwelling accommodation at 479, Coventry Road, Small Heath, and your Sub-Committee
have authorised the General Manager to arrange a lease for a period of 10 years, at a rental for the first five years of £45 per annum,
tenant paying rates, and for a further five years at a rental of £55 per annum plus rates, the prospective occupier to be in every
way satisfactory to the Bank Committee, in which matter the Chairman (Councillor Appleby) and the General Manager have been authorised
to act.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: January 12th 1925
On Minute No 630 (flat at Small Heath Branch) the Sub-Committee were informed that arrangements had been made to lease the flat to Mr George Hodierne for a period of ten years at a rental for the first five years of £45 per annum, the tenant paying rates, and for a further five years at a rental of £55 per annum plus rates, the Chairman (Councillor Appleby) having approved the Tenant.
643 RESOLVED:- That the General Committee be recommended to authorise the Town Clerk to enter into and seal the required lease.
Bank Committee: January 19th 1925
1962 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Flat at Small Heath.
Arrangements have now been made to lease the flat at the Small Heath premises to a suitable tenant on the term agreed by your Committee, namely: for a period of 10 years at a rental for the first five years of £45 per annum, the tenant paying rates, and for a further five years at a rental of £55 per annum, plus rates.
Your Sub-Committee now recommend that the Town Clerk be authorised to enter into the necessary lease, affixing the Corporate Seal thereto, if necessary.
1964 RESOLVED:- That the arrangements made to lease the flat at the Small Heath premises on the terms set out in the foregoing report be approved, and the Town Clerk instructed to enter into the necessary Lease, affixing the Corporate Seal thereto.
Bank Committee: March 16th 1925
On Minute No 1964 (Leasing of flat, Small Heath Branch) the following report of the Town Clerk, with reference to the granting of the lease to Mr George Hodierne, was received:
February 28th 1925
Minute No 1964.
As instructed by the above Minute a Lease has been granted to Mr George Hodierne of the flat at 479 Coventry Road, Small Heath, upon the following terms:
Term: Ten years from the 25th December, 1924.
Rent:
£45 for first five years and £55 for the remainder of the term, the lessee paying rates and other outgoings and to be responsible
for interior repairs.
Rent to be increased by £5 per annum in the event of a motorhouse being erected by the lessee with the Corporation's
consent,
Mr Hodierne has paid my costs amounting to £5. 5. 0. and stamp duty on the Lease and counterpart.
I ask that this Minute be discharged.
2006 RESOLVED:- That Minute No 1964 be discharged.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: October 12th 1925
808 The General Manager submitted an application from the Post Office Telegraph Department for permission to erect a telephone kiosk on land adjoining the Small Heath Branch.
809 RESOLVED:- That the application be acceded to on the Post Office submitting a design of the kiosk acceptable to the Chairman.
Finance Sub-Committee: December 13th 1926
Attention was called to letters which had been received from the Managers of Small Heath and Erdington branches asking if more convenient arrangements could be made for banking and obtaining moneys in their respective areas. The Sub-Committee were in favour of such arrangements being made, and the matter was referred to the City Treasurer and the General Manager to take the necessary steps.
Finance Sub-Committee: January 10th 1927
On Minute No 18a (banking of monies from Small Heath and Erdington branches) the Sub-Committee were informed that satisfactory arrangements had been made in the matter.
24 RESOLVED:- That Minute No 18a be discharged.
Finance Sub-Committee: March 14th 1927
The General Manager reported that he had had difficulty each quarter in obtaining the rent from the tenant of the dwelling accommodation attached to the Small Heath Branch, and that such tenant repeatedly sent in post-dated cheques. He had warned the tenant that if this practice occurred again the matter would be referred to the Town Clerk with a view to the terms of the Lease being enforced.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: March 12th 1928
1251 The General Manager submitted a letter he had received from George Tansley, the owner of property adjoining the Branch Bank at Small Heath, suggesting that the Bank should take down the wall on the pavement at the side of the Bank premises. It was decided to inform Mr Tansley that the Committee are not prepared to adopt his suggestion at present.
Bank Committee: December 17th 1928
3268 The following Report of the Finance Sub-Committee was presented:
Tenders for painting at certain Branches.
Estimates have been accepted as follows for the painting of the under-mentioned branches:
Branch Name of Contractor Amount of Tender (£. s. d.) Hockley W
Brecknell 80. 9. 6. Small Heath J H Gay 54. 10. 0. Handsworth W Brecknell 20. 0. 0. Erdington A J Dawkes 64. 0.
0. Lozells J Broomfield & Son 70. 0. 0. Bordesley Green Estates Department 49. 3. 0. Ladywood W Brecknell 12.
15. 0.