Catalogue description Folios 509-511. To: The Local Government Act Office. From: George Bailey, Clerk to the...

Folios 509-511.

To: The Local Government Act Office.

From: George Bailey, Clerk to the Luton Local Board, Luton [Bedfordshire].

Subject Matter: Letter enquiring as to assessing the rating of railway stations. Bailey explains that under the Public Health Act railways are to be assessed or rated at one fourth of other properties, but he refers to the case in Luton as to whether property like a railway station with its refreshment rooms, waiting rooms, telegraph offices, clerks offices and residents etc., should not be rated differently from other parts of the railway where there is mostly land and rails. He asks whether those stations described should be assessed at the full amount, in the same way as messuages, shops and warehouses. He also asks whether there has been any similar cases from other Local Boards, and if so, he asks to be furnished with such cases.