General Purposes Sub-Committee: October 8th 1928
The General Manager submitted the following report with regard to Corporation
Housing Estates, particulars of which had been furnished by the City Surveyor:
Corporation Housing Estates.
The City Surveyor
has furnished me with a plan and particulars of estates which the Corporation are about to lay out for house building purposes, with
a request that I would inform him of any requirements of the Bank Committee in respect of branch Banks.
Warren Farm and Kings
Vale Farm Estates, Perry Barr, on which 5,700 houses are to be erected.
1313 RESOLVED:- That the report be approved,
and that the General Manager be instructed to inform the City Surveyor that it is considered desirable that a suitable site should
be secured for Bank purposes on the Warren Farm or King's Vale Farm Estates, Perry Barr.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: December
10th 1928
On Minute No 1313 (Suggested site on Warren Farm or King's Vale Farm Estates, Perry Barr), the General Manager reported
that the Public Works Department proposed to develop this Estate at an early date and wished to know whether the Bank Committee desired
to have a site reserved for a Branch Bank.
1327 RESOLVED:- That the General Manager be instructed to make arrangements
for this Sub-Committee to visit the site on the 12th instant at 10am with a view to considering the matter on the spot.
General
Purposes Sub-Committee: January 14th 1929
1343 On Minutes Nos 1313 and 1327 (Suggested sites at Warren Farm or Kings
Vale Farm Estates, Perry Barr) the Sub-Committee were informed that the City Surveyor had asked for this matter to be decided, and
the General Manager was directed to arrange for the City Surveyor to meet the Sub-Committee on the site, and at the same time to inspect
the land at the corner of Perry Common Road and Turf Pits lane, which had been offered to the Bank.
General Purposes Sub-Committee:
April 14th 1930
The General Manager submitted proposals prepared by the City Surveyor for the development of the Kettlehouse
Farm and Messuage Farm Estates in regard to which he had been asked whether a site for the Bank was desired.
1525 RESOLVED:- That arrangements be made at a convenient date for representatives of this Sub-Committee to visit the site with the City
Surveyor and that in the meantime the City Surveyor be asked to provisionally reserve a site for the Bank.
Bank Committee: June
16th 1930
3798 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Proposed new sites
for Branches.
Your Sub-Committee have visited sites at Perry Barr and on the Weoley Castle Farm Estate and have selected two
sites for Branch Banks, subject to satisfactory terms as to purchase price being arranged, one at Perry Barr at the junction of Kingstanding
Road and Kings Road and the other in the centre of the Weoley Castle Farm Estate.
It should be pointed out that the very extensive
building programme in the Perry Barr area which the Public Works and Town Planning Committee are carrying out, plus the private building
of houses which is contemplated, causes your Sub-Committee to feel that it may be necessary to provide still more Branches in the
area, and without committing themselves they have asked the City Surveyor to reserve two other sites which can be examined at a later
date when the estates are more developed.
In this connection your Sub-Committee consider that the less expensive type of Branch
Bank should suffice in these areas, and that the same should apply to the proposed Branch Bank at the corner of College Road and Brackenbury
Road. In the opinion of your Sub-Committee the cost of such a building should not exceed £2750 and they recommend accordingly.
3801 RESOLVED:- That, subject to satisfactory terms being arranged with the Committees concerned, the Council be asked to approve the transfer
to this Committee of the sites referred to in the foregoing report, at the corner of Kingstanding Road and Kings Road, and in the
centre of the Weoley Castle Farm Estate; and that the action taken in regard to reserving other sites be confirmed.
Bank Committee:
October 20th 1930
On Minute No 3801 (Sites - Kingstanding and Weoley Castle Farm Estates), it was:
3856 RESOLVED:- That the question of these sites be referred to the General Purposes Sub-Committee for consideration.
Bank Committee: December
15th 1930
3925 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Proposed Branch Bank
- Warren Farm Estate.
A scheme has been prepared by the City Surveyor for the development of a shopping area in Kingstanding
Road and it is suggested that the proposed branch bank should form part of such scheme, and should be in harmony with the other buildings.
Your
Sub-Committee have considered a preliminary plan prepared by the City Surveyor, and recommend that the latter be instructed to prepare
a detailed plan for the erection of suitable premises at a cost not exceeding £2500.
The area of land in Kingstanding Road proposed
to be allocated to the Bank is approximately 588 square yards and your Sub-Committee recommend that subject to agreement with the
Estates Committee as to price the Council be asked to approve the transfer of this area to your Committee.
A sketch plan prepared
by the City Surveyor of the layout of the proposed Branch Bank and shops on the Warren Farm Estate was submitted to the Committee,
and it was:
3926 RESOLVED:- That, subject to agreement with the Estates Committee as to price, the Council be asked
to transfer to this Committee the required area of land for the erection of a Branch Bank in Kingstanding Road referred to in the
foregoing report; also that the City Surveyor be instructed to prepare a detailed plan for the erection of suitable Branch Bank premises
on the site at a cost of not exceeding £2,500, in conjunction with the scheme for the erection of shops.
Bank Committee:
January 19th 1931
On Minute No 3926 (Site in Kingstanding Road), the General Manager submitted a block plan of the site, received
from the City Surveyor, showing an amended area of 497 square yards.
3945 RESOLVED:- That the revised area of the
land proposed to be transferred be approved, and that the General Manager be instructed to approach the General Manager of the Estates
Department upon the question of the terms to be arranged.
Bank Committee: February 16th 1931
3982 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Site in Kingstanding Road.
As directed by Minute No 3926, the
City Surveyor has submitted to your Sub-Committee his plan and elevation for the Branch Bank on this site. It was pointed out that
the levels of the land would necessitate extra excavations which would add approximately £100 to the cost of the building decided
upon by the Committee, viz £2500.
The plan and elevation will be on view at the meeting of your Committee and it is recommended
that the same be approved and also the increase in the estimated cost.
When the terms of transfer have been arranged and the
sanction of the City Council obtained, your Sub-Committee propose to invite Tenders for the carrying out of the work.
3985 RESOLVED:- That subject to the price of the land being agreed to, the plan and elevation of the proposed Branch Bank premises to be
erected in Kingstanding Road at a revised estimated cost of £2,600 be approved; and that the instruction contained in Minute No 3926
be amended accordingly.
Bank Committee: April 20th 1931
4045 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee
was presented:
Kingstanding Site - Warren Farm.
Your Sub-Committee are informed that the District Valuer values this site
of 497 square yards at £500. The Bank's Valuer (Mr Frank Wilde), however, has put a maximum valuation on the land of £397. 12. 0. representing 16/- per square yard, and having regard to prices paid for other land in the locality your Sub-Committee do not feel
justified in accepting the District Valuer's figure. They have therefore instructed the General Manager to inform the Estates Department
that the Bank are not prepared to pay more than 16/- per square yard for the land in question, and if this offer is not acceptable
then the proposal to take over the site should be abandoned.
4049 RESOLVED:- That the General Manager be directed
to inform the Estates Department that the Bank are not prepared to pay more than 16/- per square yard for the Kingstanding site on
the Warren Farm Estate and that, should this offer be not acceptable, it is proposed to abandon the proposal to take over the site.
Bank
Committee: May 18th 1931
4073 The following report of the General Purposes Sub-Committee was presented:
Kingstanding
Site - Warren Farm Estate.
Your Committee at their last meeting instructed the General Manager to inform the Estates Department
that they are not prepared to pay more than 16/- per square yard for this site. The General Manager of the Estates Department put
the views of your Committee before the District Valuer, who has again, however, expressed the view that this site would readily let
for shops at his valuation of approximately £1 per square yard, which he could not see his way to reduce.
Your Sub-Committee
adhere to their opinion that this price is excessive and recommend that the Estates Committee be informed that under the circumstances
the proposal to take over the site in question will be abandoned.
4075 RESOLVED:- That the Estates Committee be informed
that as this Committee is not prepared to pay for the Kingstanding site on the Warren Farm Estate on the basis of the District Valuer's
valuation the proposal to take over this site will be abandoned; and that Minutes Nos 3926, 3945 and 4049 be discharged.
Bank
Committee: July 20th 1931
Site, corner of Kings Road and Rough Road, Kingstanding.
The General Manager reported that the
District Valuer had again been approached by the Estates Department with respect to his valuation of the site proposed to be transferred
to the Bank, and as a result the District Valuer had intimated his willingness to reduce his valuation by £50, which brought the price
down to 18/- per square yard as against the valuation by Mr Wilde of 16/- per square yard. The attention of the Committee was drawn
to the fact that the Bank Committee originally agreed to the transfer of the site in question subject to the price being mutually
agreed between the Bank and the Estates Department, and had actually approved plans prepared by the City Surveyor for the erection
of a Bank on the site, such erection forming part of a development scheme of shops etc. When the District Valuer fixed a price of
£1. 0. 0. per square yard the Bank Committee intimated they were not prepared to pay more than 16/- per square yard, and
on the District Valuer being informed of the decision of the Bank Committee, he expressed the view that his valuation was fair and
reasonable and could not see his way to amend the same. The Bank Committee thereupon decided to abandon the proposed purchase on the
grounds of price. A new position had been created as a result of the District Valuer reducing his valuation to 18/- per square yard
which now called for the consideration and decision of the Committee. The General Manager pointed out that since the matter was first
discussed he understood there had been a variation in the building programme of the Public Works Department so far as the Kingstanding
and Kettlehouse Farm Estates were concerned, and he thought it would be advisable for the members of the Committee to visit the site
before coming to a decision in order to see the development which had been made and which was taking place.
4180 RESOLVED:- That arrangements be made for the Members to visit the site as early as possible at the call of the Chairman in order that the Estates Department may be acquainted of the final decision of this Committee.
General Purposes Sub-Committee: October 12th
1931
With reference to the proposed site at Kingstanding, the General Manager presented the following report:
Kingstanding
Estate
At the last meeting of the Committee it was agreed to the transfer of a site at the junction of Kingstanding Road and
Kings Road, at the amended price of £450, and that a Bank should be erected thereon by the City Surveyor in accordance with the plans
which had already been approved.
On the 7th August, the General Manager of the Estates Department informed me that it was originally
intended that the Estates Committee should develop the site themselves and let the shops on occupation leases. Mr F W Wheeldon, who
has developed shopping sites in various parts of the City, had, however, approached the Department and offered to develop the whole
of the area in question, and in consequence the Estates Committee had withdrawn their original Resolution and agreed to let the land
on a building lease to Mr Wheeldon.
Immediately on receiving this letter, the Chairman directed me to withdraw the offer of the
Bank to purchase the land at the amended price and to state that the matter would have to be further considered at the October meeting
owing to the change of circumstances between the Estates Department and Mr Wheeldon.
The Chairman, with other members of the
Sub-Committee, subsequently had an interview with Mr Broadley (Secretary of the Water Department) and Mr Wilkinson (Chief Engineer
to the Department) regarding the land belonging to the Water Department, which was surplus to their requirements, and which was not
far removed from the original site selected at Kingstanding. Mr Broadley intimated that there would be no difficulty in arrangements
being made for the Bank to have such land as they may require for the purpose of the Bank, and that the decision could be arrived
at by the Water Committee and the Bank Committee regarding the area and the price.
Mr Wallace Smith (General Manager of the Estates
Department) now states (in a letter dated October 9th) that the scheme put forward by Mr Wheeldon to develop the whole of the area
as a shopping market had been withdrawn by his Solicitors, Messrs Cohen and Cowen, on the grounds of ill-health of Mr Wheeldon. The
Solicitors have intimated that they had a client who would be prepared to take over Mr Wheeldon's liability subject to a slight revision
in terms. Mr Smith is reporting the position to his Committee with a view to developing the site themselves in conjunction with the
Municipal Bank.
1713 RESOLVED:- That the General Committee be recommended to abandon the proposed purchase of a site at the corner of Kings Road and Kingstanding Road, and that the Chairman of the General Committee and General Manager be authorised to negotiate with the Water Department for the transfer of a portion of their land to the Bank Committee with a view to the establishment of an evening Bank to meet the needs of this area.