Colmore Row Site: City Council and Proposed Sale to Brewery Company: At the meeting of the Birmingham City Council yesterday (as reported in the late edition of the “Mail”), Alderman Sir James Smith moved the adoption of the recommendation of the committee that the offer of Messrs. Pinsent and Co., on behalf of the Holt Brewery Company, to purchase the surplus land at the corner of Colmore row and Bull Street for £14,363 10s. be accepted. … (discussion of the advisability of having a pub built there) … Alderman Beale moved that in the opinion of the Council the highest offer next to that of Messrs. Pinsent and co. should be accepted … (discussion) … Alderman Beale, in view of what Sir James Smith had said, withdrew his amendment explaining that he did not wish to tie the hands of the committee.
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