▁am end ments ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁propos als , ▁but ▁again ▁the ▁propos als ▁were ▁rejected . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁the ▁committee ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁Free ▁L ibr aries ▁Committee ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁library ▁in ▁B ord es ley . ▁A ▁proposal ▁was ▁put ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁comm itte es ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁at ▁Green ▁Lane , ▁Small ▁He ath ▁for ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁bath s ▁and ▁a ▁library . ▁The ▁council ▁approved ▁the ▁proposal ▁but ▁financial ▁problems ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁bath s ▁did ▁not ▁open ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁bath s ▁provided ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁class ▁sw imming ▁bath s ▁and ▁first ▁and ▁second ▁private ▁bath s ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁The ▁bath s ▁suffered ▁severe ▁damage ▁during ▁an ▁air ▁ra id ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁council ▁granted ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁and ▁re par ations ▁of ▁the ▁bath s ▁and ▁work ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁M ose ley ▁Road ▁Bath s ▁ ▁The ▁appro val ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁bath s ▁at ▁M ose ley ▁Road ▁came ▁about ▁through ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁B als all ▁He ath ▁into ▁B irmingham . ▁The ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁into ▁B irmingham ▁came ▁into ▁effect ▁on ▁