Council Meeting – 23rd May 1895
Great Longstone Parish Council
Minutes of Meeting held on Thursday, May 23rd, 1895
Venue: The School Room, Great Longstone
Present:
Arthur Bates (Chairman), C. H. Buzzard, H. A. Stanton, S. Johnson, and T. Shimwell (Clerk).
Confirmation of Minutes
The minutes of the meeting held on the 18th April were read and confirmed.
65. Parochial Charities (Minutes 36 & 56)
The Committee appointed to report thereon (Messrs. Stanton and Orr) stated that they were still pursuing their investigations.
66. Publication of Lists of Recipients of Charities (Minute 59)
The Vicar (Mr. Andrews) has furnished a list of the Beneficiaries of the Captain Henry Wright and William Wright Charities as follows:
Captain Henry Wright’s Charity
Recipients of suits of clothes:
| John Bacon Elizabeth Hibbert Reuben Carson |
Grace Watts William Morton Mary Taylor |
Recipients of beef and blankets:
| George Bonsall William Morton Reuben Carson Joseph Riley John Bacon Grace Watts |
Rachel Brooks Ann Eyre Elizabeth Hibbert Sarah Hill Maria Taylor Sarah Morton (Miss) |
Recipients of William Wright’s Charity
| Ada Atherton Jane Carson George Hambleton Harriet Nadin Ruth Bacon Mary Doddesmeade Clara Hewitt Sarah Phillips Elizabeth Blackwell |
Ann Eyre Elizabeth Hibbert Mary Radford Goodric Blagden Eliza Eyre Sarah Hill Eliza Sellors George Bonsall Sarah Ellwood |
Esther Morton Rebecca Sellors Marcella Morton Ann Furniss Maria Morton Mary Southgate Eliza Brightmore Ellen Furniss Rose Morton Louisa Furniss |
Rachel Brooks Emma Furniss Sarah Morton John Turner Annie Carson Ruth Hamilton Sarah Morton (Miss) Grace Watts William Morton Fanny Ward |
The Hibbert Charity is not included in this. Mr. Andrews states that he has received nothing on account of it. The Committee on Parochial Charities will include this matter in their enquiries.
The publication of the lists will now be proceeded with in the manner resolved on by the Council.
67. Churchyard (Minutes 50 & 57)
To the letter sent to the Vicar in pursuance of the resolution of this Council, the following reply has been returned:
May 23rd, 1895
Dear Sir,
In regard to the state of Longstone Churchyard and attempts at the present rate of interments, the extension of the Churchyard may not be considered a matter of great urgency; yet the most satisfactory and feasible way of extending the present Churchyard has received, and continues doubtless to receive, due consideration from myself and the people of the parish. The establishment of a Grave Yard at Wardlow in connection with the new Church there has been an advantage to Longstone in relieving that side of the parish to a certain extent.
I may point out, however, that the question is one which concerns not only Great Longstone but the whole of the Parish.
Yours faithfully,
G. Andrews
The Clerk to the Great Longstone Parish Council
68. Sanitary Matters (Minutes 42, 49 & 60)
There is as yet no communication from the District Council in reply to the memorial, but it is known that the Medical Officer of the District has made an inspection and has reported to his Council. It is probable that the result will soon be made known to this Council.
69. Postal Facilities (Minute 61)
The memorial to the Postmaster-General has been acknowledged and is stated to be under consideration.
70. Gilder Quarry (Minute 62 continued)
The Clerk reported that he had, at the Bakewell Union, read Highway Accounts referring to Longstone Township. He had not found any reference therein to rentals received in respect of Gilder Quarry but had found entries for rent received in respect of the Outlands Quarry.
71. Houseton Lane Head Trust Money (Minute 64)
In pursuance of the notice given at the last meeting, the following resolution was moved by Mr. Buzzard, seconded by Mr. Stanton, and passed unanimously:
That a Committee be appointed to wait upon Mr. John Thornhill to enquire into the present position of the funds of the Houseton Lane Head Charity.
On the motion of Mr. Bates, seconded by Mr. S. Johnson, it was further resolved that Mr. James Orr and Mr. Buzzard be a Committee to carry out the foregoing resolution.
72. Village Pumps
It was reported that the pump requires repair, and the Clerk was instructed to write to the Highway Surveyor, Mr. Toft, drawing his attention to it.
73. Standing Orders
On the representation of the Clerk that par. 7 of the Standing Orders in reference to the summoning of the Council meetings contained an instruction not easily to be complied with, it was decided to bring up the subject for consideration at the next Council meeting.
Council Meeting
The next meeting of the Parish Council was fixed for Thursday, the 27th of June.
Signed:
Arthur Bates, Chairman
June 27th, 1895
