Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to the North Circular Laundry Ltd., 10 December 1915 Letters 1916-1923 Charles Arthur Munro

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This letter was written by the Governor of Mountjoy Prison, Charles Arthur Munro (1869 - 1952). Munro was writing to the manager of the North Circular Laundry regarding the recent destruction of a wall which had separated the prison from the laundry.The Prison authorities and the laundry were in dispute concerning the responsibility for the collapse of this wall with the latter attributing it to ivy that the prison had allow become overgrown. The laundry sought compensation towards the reconstruction of the wall.In this letter, Munro offers to remove the overgrown ivy but does not admit that this has caused the wall to collapse. The prison cannot, therefore, contribute to its reconstruction. Enclosed is a letter dated 6 December 1915 from the North Circular Laundry company to Charles Munro. The writer is adamant that the weight of the ivy caused the collapse and calls on the Governor to remove the remaining ivy without delay. It urges the Prison Board to give the question of a contribution towards reconstruction of the wall further consideration.

 National Archives of Ireland Chief Secretary's Office Registered Papers, CSO RP/1916/6151 https://letters1916.ie/item/615 English Charles Arthur Munro 1915-12-10T00:00:00 Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland North Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland Male Industry and Public Administration

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 Copy His Majesty's Prison, Mountjoy, Dublin, 10th December, 1915. Gentlemen, I am in receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, — if you wish the ivy removed from the wall I will, as a matter of courtesy, give directions to have it done, though we do not admit that the ivy was instrumental in causing the fall of the wall. We are under no liability as regards the effect of the storm, and it could only be in the event of the wall being a party wall that we could join in the expense of its repair. At the present time the General Prisons Board cannot consider a proposal to buy the land in question. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, Governor CAM Messre The North Circular Laundry, Ltd., North Circular Road, DUBLIN. NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, (TOP OF BERKLEY STREET), DUBLIN, Dec 6 th 1915 C.A. Munroe Esq. H.M Prison Mountjoy Dear Sir We are in receipt of yours 4 thand must express surprise at contents as there can be no question but that the foliage of your ivy carried such a weight of water and weight of itself as pulled down our wall and what still remains is liable to be pulled down also by the weight of growth on it and we now call on you to have this entirely removed from wall before further damage is done by your ivy &c. We have no desire at all for litigation and would be willing to sacrifice a very great deal rather than enter into suchand so would be willing to accept a reasonable sum towards cost of the necessary repairs to wall and would be glad if Prisons Board would give the matter further consideration whenwe feel sure they will see we are entitled to a sum towards cost of repair. We would also be glad to hear as to our offer of the ground yours faithfully N.C. L.L. North Circular Road, Dublin, Ireland Letter from M. Kelly to the North Circular Laundry Ltd., 13 January 1916Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to the North Circular Laundry Ltd., 10 December 1915Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 16 December 1915.Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 18 November 1915Letter from North Circular Laundry Co. to Charles Munro, 2 June 1916Letter from Charles Munro to North Circular Laundry Co., 31 May 1916 Mountjoy, Dublin, Ireland Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to the North Circular Laundry Ltd., 10 December 1915 Charles Arthur Munro Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to the North Circular Laundry Ltd., 10 December 1915Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to North Circular Laundry, 17 November 1915.Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 16 December 1915.Letter from Robert Gourlay to Charles Arthur Munro, 22 November 1915Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 22 February 1916Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 21 March 1916Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 March 1916Letter from the Charles Arthur Munro, the Governor of Mountjoy Prison, to Mabel FitzGerald, 5 June 1916.Letter from Charles Arthur Munro to Mabel FitzGerald, 24 November 1915Letter from North Circular Laundry to Charles Arthur Munro, 18 November 1915Letter from North Circular Laundry Co. to Charles Munro, 2 June 1916Letter from Charles Munro to North Circular Laundry Co., 31 May 1916