Annual Parish Meeting – 28th March 1895
FIRST ANNUAL PARISH MEETING — GREAT LONGSTONE
School Room, Thursday 28 March 1895, 7.00 pm
ATTENDANCE
Seventeen parochial electors and a few non-electors present.
CHAIRMAN
The Chair was taken by Mr Arthur Bates, Chairman of the Parish Council, under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1894 (Sect. 45 [2]).
MINUTES
The minutes of the Parish Meeting held on the 4 December 1894, and signed by the Chairman of that Meeting (Mr G. T. Wright), were read and confirmed.
BUSINESS OF THE MEETING
The Chairman stated that the Meeting was assembled in pursuance of notice duly given (Sched. 1, 2, 3):
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To receive the accounts of the various Parochial Charities (Sched. 6).
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To consider the propriety of adopting the Lighting and Watching Act (Sched. 7).
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To discuss any other Parish affairs and pass resolutions thereon (First Sched. Part 1 [4]).
PARISH COUNCIL
The Chairman gave a résumé of the business which had been before the Parish Council since their election on the 18 December 1894.
They had held five meetings. The earlier ones had been occupied with routine work such as the appointment of officers and the formulation of Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of business.
The later ones included:
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Steps for the collection of Parish documents.
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The provision of a Parish notice board.
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The proposal to adopt the Lighting Act.
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Distribution of Holme Charity (Dec. meal).
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Enquiry into the state and circumstances of the various Parochial Charities.
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Consideration of Parish rights in reference to the Gilder Stone Quarry.
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Steps taken to ascertain whether there was any demand for allotments.
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Consideration of the subject of compounding for rates by owners of tenements under £8 yearly value.
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Consideration of the necessity of providing further accommodation for the burial of the dead.
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Calling the attention of the District Council to various sanitary matters requiring their attention.
ACCOUNTS — PAROCHIAL CHARITIES
The Vicar (Rev. Giles Andrew) presented a short statement of the Parochial Charities, of which the following is a copy:
| Name of Charity | Administration | Endowment | Application | Income | Expenditure |
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| Holme Meal | Overseers | Payment by Duke of Devonshire | The Poor | £8 6s 7d | £8 6s 7d |
| Rowland Eyre | Overseers | Hassop Estate | Poor of Great Longstone | £10 0s 0d | £10 0s 0d |
| William Wright of Wardlow | Heirs of W. Wright | Land at Wardlow | Poor of Great Longstone, Little Longstone, Wardlow and Ashford | £3 10s 0d | £3 10s 0d |
| Captain Henry Wright | Trustees | Land and Farm Building at Aston Edge | 12 old people receive money and food. Six old people receive clothes. | £32 0s 0d | £25 18s 5d (Clothing £23 6s 7d; Fuel £1 14s 10d; Repairs £0 6s 11d; Expenses £0 10s 0d) |
The statement was accompanied by the following observations contained in a letter addressed to the Chairman:
“The actual accounts of the Captain Henry Wright Charity for the past year are not as exactly represented, because repairs have been made to the property and the expenses have come out of the accumulations of past years; but the account rendered shows the normal income and expenditure.
On this occasion I should think it sufficient to state what is the usual income and expenditure.
The actual Dr. & Cr. accounts for the year 1894 show Dr. £113 2s 6d, Cr. £107 15s 5d, leaving a balance in the estate of £5 10s 11½d.”
A few observations were then offered by Mr G. T. Wright, in which he expressed his thanks to the Parish Council for their diligence in attending to the business of the Parish.
LIGHTING AND WATCHING ACT
Mr Wright then moved the following resolution:
“That this Parish Meeting of ratepayers of Great Longstone empower their Parish Council to claim and use the adoptive Act called the Lighting and Watching Act, 1833, with a view to the early lighting of the village at a cost of £30.”
The motion was seconded by Mr James Orr and supported by Mr Spanton, Mr Buzzard, and the Rev. Giles Andrew.
The motion was opposed by Mr Samuel Johnson and Mr Charles Johnson.
On the motion being put to the meeting it was supported by 11 votes to 6 against. As this was not a full two-thirds majority, as required by the Act, the motion was lost.
VOTES
For:
Rev. G. Andrew, Mr Wright, Mr Orr, Mr Spanton, Mr Buzzard, Mr Bates, Mr Pell, Mr Hambleton, Mr Turner, Mr Valentine Eyre, Mr George Bonsal.
Against:
Mr Samuel Johnson, Mr Charles Johnson, Mr Aaron Taylor, Mr John Morton, Mr J. A. Booth.
(Mr J. O. Green did not vote but expressed himself as favourable to the proposition.)
REPAIR OF FOOTPATHS
Mr Wager next moved the following resolution:
“That the Parish Council be requested to take such steps as will lead to the better care of the public footpaths not only along the parish roads but also across private property if the owner or occupier will give the necessary permission.”
The motion was seconded by the Chairman and, on being put to the meeting, was carried by a majority of 11 to 4.
The meeting was concluded by a vote of thanks to the Chairman.
Signed: Arthur Bates, Chairman
Date: March 28th, 1895
