Annual Parish Meeting – 4th March 1907

Minutes of the Parish Meeting held in the School-room Great Longstone
on the 4th day of March 1907
for the purpose of electing Parish Councillors for the ensuing three years.

Present:
Mr G. Hambleton (Chairman)
Rev. G. Andrew
Messrs J. Bean, C. Blagden, J. Bridge, C. Brightmore, J. Brown, J. Cooke, R. Edwards, W. Elliott, A. N. J. Eyre, J. Hibbert, Jos. Johnson, F. Johnson, W. Orr, A. J. Skidmore, H. A. Spanton, Jasp. Naper, G. Ward & I. Shimwell

Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed.

Election of Parish Councillors

The Chairman having invited nomination papers to be handed in, ten were accordingly received nominating the following persons viz:
Rev. G. Andrew, Messrs J. Bridge, W. R. P. Dixon, A. N. J. Eyre, W. Orr, A. J. Skidmore, H. A. Spanton, J. N. Thornhill, Jasp. Naper and G. Ward.

The Rev. G. Andrew and Mr G. Ward withdrew their candidature and the following names were then put to the meeting and received the number of votes as stated:

The Rev. G. Andrew demanded a poll to be taken but as there were no supporters the Chairman declared—

The following persons duly elected to serve as Parish Councillors for the ensuing three years, viz:
Messrs A. N. J. Eyre, N. Orr, A. J. Skidmore, J. Bridge and J. Naper

Annual Assembly

The thirteenth annual assembly of the Parish Meeting was then held

Mr G. Hambleton occupied the chair

Public Tip

Some discussion took place with reference to the Parish Council’s application for powers with respect to providing a Public Tip, which Mr Eyre explained that had it been granted, would have involved a compulsory system of scavenging, and thereby incurring a serious expenditure, he further explained that the course to be taken against anyone depositing rubbish in the bye-lanes was to report to the Rural District Council and they would instruct their Surveyor in the matter

It was proposed to use the Outrake Quarry as a tip and that notice be given by the Overseers to the occupier of the Quarry that his tenancy will expire, in order that the Parish may have possession as soon as possible.

Charities

The various lists of Charities were presented and after being inspected Mr Bean proposed and Mr Cooke seconded that they be published on the Councils notice board.

Mr Eyre proposed and Mr J. Johnson seconded that the list of recipients of the Wright’s Charity be returned to the Vicar and that he be requested to affix the amount received by each person.

Recipients of Rowland Eyre’s Charity

George Hambleton
March 24th 1908