Now! Then! Henry Taylor, a builder, appears before the Leeds police court charged with three violations of the building byelaws

15 June 1876: Henry Taylor, a builder, appears before the Leeds police court charged with three violations of the building byelaws

Leeds Mercury. 1876/06/17. Infringement of the Building Bye-laws in Leeds. Leeds. Get it:

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The first information charged the defendant with having built a house in Lorne Mount, Lorne Terrace, and Coldcall Place, without having, in accordance with the requirements of the Leeds Improvement Act, first deposited plans with the Corporation, and with having built it without the necessary amount of open space. An order was made with costs, for the demolition of the building. The defendant was charged, under the second information, with having erected a block of nine houses without providing the amount of open space required by the Improvement Act. The Town Clerk explained that the defendant deposited plans showing a block of eight houses and the necessary open space, but in building he made alterations, and added another house, thereby taking from the open space. An order was made for the demolition of so much of one of the houses as would leave the open space set forth in the original plans. The defendant was next charged with having neglected to “parget,” that is to coat with mortar, the chimneys in the block of houses referred to. For this offence a penalty of 60s. and costs was imposed.

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INFRINGEMENT OF THE BUILDING BYE-LAWS IN LEEDS. At the Leeds Police-court on Thursday, before Mr. Bruce, Henry Taylor, a builder, was summoned on three separate informations for an infringement of the building bye-laws. The Town Clerk prosecuted. Mr. Turner, who appeared for the defendant, asked that the case might be adjourned, as several material witnesses for the defence were not present. Mr. Bruce thought that there had been sufficient time to bring forward the witnesses, and refused to grant an adjournment. Mr. Turner said that under those circumstances he could not do his client justice, and retired from the case. When Mr. Turner left the court his client also retired. The first information charged the defendant with having built a house in Lorne-mount, Lorne-terrace, and Coldcall-place, without having, in accordance with the requirements of the Leeds Improvement Act, first deposited plans with the Corporation, and with having built it without the necessary amount of open space. An order was made with costs, for the demolition of the building. The defendant was charged, under the second information, with having erected a block of nine houses without providing the amount of open space required by the Improvement Act. The Town Clerk explained that the defendant deposited plans showing a block of eight houses and the necessary open space, but in building he made alterations, and added another house, thereby taking from the open space. An order was made for the demolition of so much of one of the houses as would leave the open space set forth in the original plans. The defendant was next charged with having neglected to “parget,” that is to coat with mortar, the chimneys in the block of houses referred to. For this offence a penalty of 60s. and costs was imposed.

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