Council Meeting – 16th February 1899

The Fifty-second Meeting of the Parish Council was held in the School Room, Great Longstone,
on Thursday 16th February 1899.

Present:
Mr S. Johnson (Chairman)

Messrs A. A. Spanton, W. R. Hill-Dixon, J. Johnson, J. Bennell and C. H. Buzzard (Clerk).

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

The Clerk reported he had seen Mr Wright respecting the closing up of the “Middleston Bridle Road” on his estate. Mr Wright said he was not aware that the gates had been replaced by walls, and wished for a tracing from the Award pointing out the exact spot where the obstruction was, so that he could see into the matter. The Clerk was ordered to send a tracing.

The question of the Plots of land situate in The Meadows, believed to be awarded to the Overseers, was deferred for further consideration.

It having been brought to the notice of the Council that Mr Tunstall had removed clay from the Blagden Pits after due notice being served upon him that such removal was illegal, the Clerk was authorised to write to Mr Tunstall informing him that he had been ill-advised in removing the clay from the Blagden Pits after due notice being served upon him that such removal was illegal, and that the Council have deferred their decision as to what steps they will take in the matter until they have consulted their legal adviser.

It was then proposed by Mr Dixon and seconded by Mr Bennell that, with the consent of the Vicar, an announcement be put in the Parish Magazine that the clay from the Blagden Pits was awarded for the free use of the ratepayers of Great Longstone and Wardlow only, and that anyone using the same in other than the above-named parishes will be prosecuted.

The Clerk then read letters he had received from Mr Hawes respecting the proposed water scheme. The Clerk was authorised to attend at Bakewell Union to take extracts from the Engineer’s report so far as the scheme affected Great Longstone.

The Clerk then read a letter he had received from Mr Wright, which letter he was authorised to answer as follows:

1. Respecting the dangerous state of the village trees, the Council have decided to have them examined by a practical man and lopped.

2. That the tenancy agreement sent for your acceptance of Haulage of Gildlow was through the following extract from a letter received by them from you on July 29th 1898:
   “I suggest that it is desirable to come to an understanding about the fences & the boundary line for quarrying against my property on the East side, also to consider whether a written agreement should not be entered into either for a yearly tenancy or a term. Although I have no use for the land, I do not object to be the nominal tenant if we agree on other matters.”

   The Council do not acknowledge a sub-tenancy and press for a tenancy agreement (acceptable to yourself as the tenant and to themselves as the owners) to be drawn up and signed by you without delay.

3. The Council consider they have nothing whatever to do with the overflow of water across the footpath leading through Thornbridge Pingle, that being in their opinion a matter for the owners or occupiers of the land.

   It was resolved to hold the Parish Meeting at the same time as that fixed for the election of Parish Councillors, viz. March 6th 1899.

   A cheque was drawn in favour of Mrs A. Green for £4 9s 6d for Dole Meal.

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   March 30th 1899

   Samuel Johnson
   Chairman