THE RURAL BOROUGH (1967 - 1974)

COUNCIL

 

 

MINUTES

 

 

 

 

G1

Council                                                           1 vol.

 

Apr. 1967 - Jul. 1973

 

 

     At front: Eure and Smale Charity Trustees’ minutes Apr. - Nov. 1965.

 

 

 

     Minutes from Sep. 1973 are with minutes of the Town Council.

 

 

 

 

 

Car Parks Committee

 

 

 

 

     A Car Parks Committee was appointed in May 1969, and its duties were taken over by the newly appointed Markets and General Purposes Committee in May 1972.

 

 

 

     Minutes Nov. 1969 - May 1972 are in the minute book of the Town Council’s Annual Dinner Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Charter Celebrations Sub-Committee

 

 

 

 

     A Sub-Committee was appointed in Jul. 1973 to make arrangements for the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the 1674 charter.

 

 

 

     Minutes are in the minute book of the Town Council’s Music Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Land Committee

 

 

 

 

     A Sub-Committee was appointed in May 1968 to represent the Rural Borough Council in joint discussions with the Rural District Council on the question of corporate land, and a Corporate Land Committee was subsequently appointed in May 1969.  No further meetings were necessary after the settlement of the question on Oct. 1969.

 

 

 

     No separate minutes have survived, but there are copies in G2/2 and G5/7.

 

 

 

 

General Purposes Committee

 

 

 

     In May 1967, ‘the organisation etc. of the Markets and Parks Department’ was referred to a committee.  Subsequent reports to the Council (in G1) are those of the ‘General Purposes Committee’, but no separate minutes have survived, other than a report of a meeting 13 Jan. 1970 in the minute book of the Town Council’s Medieval Market Committee. The duties of the General Purposes Committee were taken over by the newly appointed Markets and General Purposes Committee in May 1972, following the transfer of responsibility for Parks to Oswestry Rural District Council.

 

 

Markets and General Purposes Committee

 

 

 

     A separate Markets Committee was appointed in Oct. 1969, and its duties were taken over by the newly appointed Markets and General Purposes Committee in May 1972.

 

 

     Minutes Nov. 1969 - Apr. 1974 are in the minute book of the Town Council’s Market and Car Parks Committee.

 

 

 

 

Parks Committee

 

 

 

     A Parks Committee was appointed in May 1970.  The final meeting was held in May 1972 following the transfer of responsibility for Parks to Oswestry Rural District Council.

 

 

     Minutes Jun. 1970 - May 1972 are in the minute book of the Town Council’s Music Committee.