Saltcoats - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 JULY 1888

MUNICIPAL MEETING – SALTCOATS

The Burgh Commissioners met on Monday night – Provost McIsaac presiding.

A letter was read from Mr. Brenton, of the Glasgow and South-Western Railway Company, offering £75 towards the expense of putting the road at the Gas Work Bridge in a proper state of repair, on condition that the company be relieved of all liability or claims for maintenance in connection with the road.

The matter was remitted to a committee.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JULY 1887

DEATH

SMITH: At Rosebank Cottage, Saltcoats, on the 11th instant, WILLIAM BROWN SMITH, stationer.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JULY 1887

DEATH

CRAIG: At Thornly, Saltcoats, the residence of her sister, Mrs A. C. Wood, on the 11th instant, in her 83rd year, Miss AGNES CRAIG daughter of the late Mr James Craig, Nethercommon, Paisley.

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GLASGOW HERALD
12 JULY 1883

ASSAULT

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court yesterday, EDWARD BRADY, labourer, Saltcoats, was summarily charged with assaulting two men there on the 10th instant, aggravated by two previous convictions.

He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment.

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GLASGOW HERALD
10 JULY 1886

DEATH

BRYDEN: At Quay Street, Saltcoats, on the 8th instant, aged 68, WILLIAM BRYDEN, Mission Coast Home.

GLASGOW HERALD
13 JULY 1886

SALTCOATS - FUNERAL OF MR WILLIAM BRYDEN

Yesterday the remains of the late Mr William Bryden, Manager of the Mission Coast Home, were interred at Ardrossan Cemetery.

A service was held in the Free Church Hall, at which there was a large attendance. The Rev. Alexander Cross, Ardrossan, presided.

The funeral was the largest ever seen in Saltcoats, and was witnessed by a large number of spectators. The bells of the various churches and the town hall were tolled. Those at the funeral included a large number of ladies, clergymen, and leading townsmen. The coffin was covered with beautiful wreaths of flowers sent by friends. The shops in the town were closed.

[George Ardrossan]

13 JULY

SALTCOATS RENT REBATE AND FIRE SERVICES
Saltcoats Town Council last night had under consideration a recommendation by the Finance Committee that the Housing Rent Rebates Regulations (1937) and the regulations made by the Department of Health should be adopted as from September 1. After discussion it as agreed, on the motion of Bailie Adams, that the matter be remitted to the Finance Committee for further consideration and to report to the Council at a special meeting. It was intimated that Ardrossan Town Council had stated that the clause in the agreement dealing with Ardrossan Fire Brigade services to Saltcoats, which authorised the withdrawal of the brigade from a fire in Saltcoats required in Ardrossan, was no longer in operation. Ardrossan asked for a further meeting with Saltcoats to resume consideration of the brigade services, including organisation in time of national emergency. The Council expressed satisfaction at the withdrawal of the clause, and arranged for a further meeting.
The Scotsman, 13 July 1937

George

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GLASGOW HERALD
14 JULY 1925

SALTCOATS HOUSING PROJECT ABANDONED

At the monthly meeting of Saltcoats Town Council last night – Provost Millar presiding – it was reported that offers had been received for the erection of houses in Jack’s Road, Raise Street, and the public park.

The offers were higher than the estimated cost, for their report showed that the rents required for the houses would be: -

£37 for a four-apartment cottage and £32 for a three-apartment flat in Jack’s Road;
£30 for a three-apartment flat and £22 10s for a two-apartment flat in Raise Street;
£30 for a three-apartment flat and £24 10s for a two-apartment flat in the public park.

In view of the rents which would be required to be charged, and that these houses would not take the place of any which the Council might demolish for the clearance of insanitary areas, the Council decided meantime to abandon the project of erecting the houses.

[George Ardrossan]

14 JULY

STREET PILLAR COMMUNICATION
Brigadier-General R M Dungeon, His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary for Scotland and civic representatives of Saltcoats, Ardrossan and Stevenston attended the inauguration of the pillar system of communication in Saltcoats Police Station yesterday. Seventeen pillars have been erected in the three towns in direct communication with Saltcoats Police Station. There are two methods of communication on each pillar – once for the public and the other for the police. There is also a light on each pillar which can be flashed to call a policeman on the beat. Brigadier-General Dungeon emphasised that the value of the system lay in the cooperation of the public with the police and he said that in Glasgow last year, an enormous amount of valuable information had been given to the police by the public using the phones. Chief Constable Munro, Ayrshire, said that this was the beginning of a system which would link up the whole of Ayrshire.
The Scotsman, 14 July 1939

George

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 JULY 1881

DEATH

MORRISON: At 36 Elswick Row, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on the 14th instant, aged 74, ELIZABETH CAMPBELL, wife of Thomas C. Morrison, and daughter of the late Alexander Campbell, Saracens Inn, Saltcoats.

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GLASGOW HERALD
15 JULY 1889

GLASGOW FAIR HOLIDAY - SALTCOATS

Saltcoats – The town was very busy on Saturday with visitors from Glasgow, and it was impossible to find accommodation for all who desire to stay. A good many returned home by the late trains. The weather was very fine. In the evening the streets were crowded. The visitors were very orderly.

[George Ardrossan]

15 JULY

SAILING BOAT FOUND AT SALTCOATS
A sailing boat was discovered capsized in Sandylands Bay, Saltcoats, yesterday. At high water, the yacht was towed into Saltcoats Harbour, where it was found that her keel and mast were broken off. The yacht was painted white but there was no name or identification mark on her. The boat will be conveyed to the Receiver of Wrecks at Ardrossan pending identification.
The Scotsman, 15 July 1937

George

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GLASGOW HERALD
16 JULY 1883

THE FAIR HOLIDAYS – SALTCOATS

At no former time was there so large a number of visitors in the town as on Saturday, and many were unable to obtain the necessary accommodation. The weather was fine, and the holiday-makers spent the time agreeably at the shore, strolling about, boating and bathing.

About seven o’clock in the evening the weather changed. There were several peals of thunder, after which rain fell.