Council Meeting 26th March 1896
Thursday, March 26th, 1896
Seventeenth meeting of the Parish Council held in the School Room on Thursday, March 26th, 1896.
Present: Arthur Bates, Chairman; C.H. Buzzard, H.A. Spanton, Charles Johnson, Samuel Johnson, and Thomas Shimwell, Clerk.
The minutes of the meeting held on February 27th were read and confirmed.
Henry Wright Charity (98)
A communication from the Charity Commissioners was read stating that they sanctioned the appointment by the Parish Council of two additional Trustees. No reference is made in that letter to the circumstances that they have been already apprised of the nomination of the Rev. Giles Andrew and Mr H.A. Spanton. Mr Spanton was requested to draw their attention to those nominations and request their confirmation of them.
Payment of Accounts
A cheque for £2. 8. 0 was ordered to be drawn in favour of the Clerk for the payment of the following accounts:
Messrs Ainsworth & Shipton, Buxton, Solicitors – £0. 18. 6
Use of Schoolroom for Lights etc. – £0. 15. 0
Postages – £0. 4. 6
Audit Stamp – £0. 10. 0
£2. 8. 0
Holmes Charity (104)
A cheque for £7. 15. 0 was ordered to be drawn in favour of Mrs Lowe in settlement of her account for Dole Meal distributed.
Gilder Quarry (109)
After a short conversation, the further consideration of this subject was postponed.
Enclosure Act (109)
The Chairman produced a copy of the Enclosure Act which he had procured. Cost of the same: 1/9.
Vote of Thanks to the Chairman
It was stated that in the absence of any special circumstances the present meeting would be the last held by this Council. When, on the motion of Mr Spanton seconded by Mr Buzzard, the Chairman was thanked for his services during the last year, Mr Bates returned his thanks for the kind feeling of which the vote gave evidence.
James Orr
Chairman
April 16th, 1896
In the Wider World – The Parish Councils at Work
By the spring of 1896, parish councils had been operating for just over a year. Most, like Great Longstone’s, were still finding their rhythm — balancing local needs with guidance from the new Rural District Councils. Across Derbyshire, councils were managing public spaces, paying small bills for lighting and clerical work, and overseeing the local charities that provided welfare long before the state took on that role.
