Council Meeting – 27th August 1896
Thursday, August 27th, 1896
Twenty-second meeting of the Parish Council held in the School Room, Great Longstone, on Thursday, the 27th August, 1896.
Present: Mr James Orr, Chairman; Messrs Buzzard, Eyre, S. Johnson, J. Johnson, and H.A. Spanton.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
Messrs Orr and S. Johnson reported that they had attended before the District Council to protest on behalf of this Council against the proposed Water Supply for Great Longstone, at which the District Council recommended that a sample of water be sent for analysis.
Mr Spanton then proposed, and it was seconded by Mr Eyre and carried unanimously, that samples of water be taken from two public pumps and sent to a competent public analyst to get his report upon its quality.
Charities
Henry Wright’s Charity
Mr Spanton was directed to ascertain whether the Trustees appointed by the Parish Council can yet take office.
W. Wright’s Charity
Mr Spanton was directed to obtain information from the Charity Commissioners as to when the Education Scheme comes into force.
Village Green – Tolls
It was unanimously resolved, on the motion of Mr Eyre, seconded by Mr Spanton:
“That the Chairman and Clerk, with Mr S. Johnson, be empowered on behalf of this Council to collect such tolls as they might see fit from the owners of stalls, show vans, and the like, who should settle upon the Village Green during the Wakes Week.”
The next meeting of the Council to be held on Thursday, Sept. 24th.
James Orr
Chairman
Sept. 24th, 1896
In the Wider World – Science and Sanitation
The decision to send samples of water for analysis marks the growing use of scientific methods in public health. By the 1890s, chemical and bacteriological testing of water was standard practice, guided by the recommendations of the Medical Officer of Health — a position that had become compulsory in every district under the 1872 Public Health Act. The routine of testing wells and recording results represented a quiet revolution in everyday hygiene.
