Annual Parish Meeting – 17th March 1913
Minutes of the nineteenth Annual Assembly of the Parish Meeting held in the Schoolroom, Great Longstone, on the 17th of March 1913.
Present:
Mr Eyre, Mr J. Bridge, Mr W. Orr, Mr A. J. Skidmore, Mr A. M. Wager, Mr J. Wager, Mr G. Hambleton, Mr W. J. Eyre, Mr D. Hamilton, Mr J. Hambleton, Mr B. Blackwell, Mr S. Kitson, and I. Shimwell (Clerk).
The meeting elected Mr G. Hambleton as Chairman.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and signed.
Election of Parish Councillors
The first business was the election of Parish Councillors.
The Chairman asked for nomination papers to be handed in and six were received, nominating the following persons, viz.:
- Mr A. W. J. Eyre
- Mr J. Bridge
- Mr W. Orr
- Mr A. J. Skidmore
- Mr A. M. Wager
- Mr J. Wager
After waiting the required time of 15 minutes and no more nomination papers being handed in, the Chairman declared the above persons duly elected as Parish Councillors for the ensuing 3 years ending 31st March 1916.
Vote of Thanks
The Chairman proposed a vote of thanks to the late Parish Council.
Mr S. Kitson seconded, and it was carried unanimously.
Mr A. W. J. Eyre responded and said they had endeavoured to carry out their duties to the best of their ability, and was glad if their efforts were appreciated.
Vote of Thanks
A vote of thanks to the Capt. and members of the Fire Brigade was proposed by Mr Eyre, seconded by Mr W. J. Eyre, and carried unanimously.
Charities
The Rev. G. Andrew sent an account of the Milne and Wrights Charities together with a list of the recipients.
Milne Charity
Income: £1 5s 0d
Expenditure: £1 5s 0d
The following persons received 2/6 each:
Goodiss Blagden
Ann Eyre
Ann Furniss
Ellen Furniss
Sarah Hill
Jane Morton
Katherine Turner
Eliza Sellers
Mary Southgate
Jane Slack
William & Thomas Wrights Charities
Opening Balance: £19 17s 3d
Income: £10 0s 0d
Interest: £1 16s 6d
Total Available: £31 13s 9d
Expenditure:
- Tea: £2 11s 0d
- School Exhibition: £2 10s 0d
- Other charges on income: £3 0s 0d
Balance Carried Forward: £23 12s 9d
Recipients of William & Thomas Wrights Charities
3 lbs of tea each:
Goodiss Blagden
Ellen Furniss
Ann Furniss
Mary Southgate
Eliza Sellers
Sarah Hill
Sarah Sheldon
2 lbs of tea each:
E. Brightmore
Ann Eyre
Elizᵗʰ Blackwell
Sarah Doddemeade
Jane Morton
Philemon Swift
Jane Slack
Capt. Henry Wright’s Charity
Opening Balance: £36 9s 7d
Income: £32 0s 0d
Interest: £1 19s 3d
Total Available: £69 8s 10d
Expenditure on charity: £28 5s 8d
Closing Balance: £41 3s 2d
Recipients of 2 lb meat, 6d loaf + 6d each
Wm Blackwell
P. Swift
Wm Ward
Ann Furniss
Ann Eyre
Eliza Brightmore
Goodiss Blagden
Ellen Furniss
Sarah Hill
Sarah Sheldon
Eliza Sellers
Jane Morton
Recipients of Clothes
Wm Blackwell
P. Swift
Wm Ward
Ann Furniss
Goodiss Blagden
Eliza Brightmore
R Eyres Charity
The following is a list of recipients of Rowland Eyre Charity as distributed by the Overseers
| Recipient | s | d |
|---|---|---|
| Mrs E. Blackwell | 2 | 0 |
| Miss E. Furniss | 2 | 0 |
| Mrs Ann Furniss | 1 | 6 |
| Mrs E. Brightmore | 1 | 6 |
| Mrs Blagden | 1 | 6 |
| Mrs M. Southgate | 1 | 6 |
| Mr W. Ward | 2 | 0 |
| Mrs S. Hill | 2 | 0 |
| Mrs E. Sellers | 2 | 0 |
| Mrs W. Sheldon | 1 | 6 |
| Mrs A. Eyre | 1 | 6 |
| Mr P. Swift | 1 | 0 |
A. W. J. Eyre
Chairman
