Annual Parish Meeting – 29th March 1917

Minutes of the twenty third annual assemble of the Parish Meeting
in the Schoolroom Great Longstone on the 29th March 1916

Present: Mr. Eyre (Chairman), Mr. Bridge, Mr. A. J. Skidmore, and I. Shimwell (Clerk)

The minutes of the last meeting were read & signed

Fire-brigade

The Clerk was instructed to send a vote of thanks to the Capt & members of the voluntary fire-brigade for their services during the past year. Also to Messrs Orrs for providing storage accommodation for the fire-appliances.

Charities

The charity accounts received from the Rev. G. Andrew were as follows:

Milne Charity

Income £1. 5. 0 Expenditure £1. 5. 0

William & Thomas Wright Charity

Receipts
Balance Brought Forward 27. 14. 7
Income 10. 0. 0
Interest 2. 0. 6
£39. 15. 1

Expenditure
Tea 2. 11. 4
Vicar’s 3. 0. 0
Balance Carried Forward 34. 3. 9

2½ lbs of tea each

2 lbs of tea each

1½ lbs of tea

Captain Henry Wright’s Charity

Receipts
Balance Brought Forward 46. 17. 1
Rents 32. 0. 0
Interest 1. 4. 3
Total Available 80. 1. 4

Expenditure
Dole, meat & bread 1. 17. 4
Tithe 1. 3. 6
Blackwell 7. 1. 0
Bennett 10. 3. 6
Quail & Mellor 15. 3. 6
Birley & Dole 1. 19. 0
Commission 1. 0
Cheque book 2. 6
Balance Carried Forward 42. 10. 0

Recipients of Clothes

Recipients of Dole

R. Eyre’s Charity

Recipients as distributed by the Overseers.

A. Wm. J. Eyre
Chairman