Council Meeting – 5th December 1898

Fiftieth Meeting of the Parish Council held in the School Room, Great Longstone,
on Thursday, December 8th, 1898.

Present:
Mr S. Johnson, Chairman.
Messrs W. R. Pilling Dixon, S. Bennett, J. Johnson, and C. H. Buzzard, Clerk.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

The Clerk stated that the Chairman and himself had not been able to arrange a meeting with G. T. Wright Esq. respecting a tenancy agreement for the Gilder Quarry and other matters (see Council Meeting August 25th, 1898). The following resolutions were unanimously carried:—

Proposed by Mr W. R. Pilling Dixon, seconded by Mr J. Johnson — “That the Clerk write to G. T. Wright Esq. respecting the closing up of the Bridle Road known as Middleton Bridle Road, and to state that such action was illegal and the barriers must be removed.”

Proposed by Mr W. R. Pilling Dixon, seconded by Mr J. Johnson — “That the Clerk write to G. T. Wright Esq. and to the Vicar (the Rev. Giles Andrew) to state that the Council are desirous of repairing the footpath crossing their property leading from the village to the Railway Station. It would be pleased if they would see to the permanent removal of the surface water at once.”

Proposed by Mr W. R. Pilling Dixon, seconded by Mr S. Bennett — “That the Clerk see Mr Jasper Johnson of Ashford, if he will repair the footpath leading from the village to the Station, if the footpath passes through the Allotment Gardens, with good gravel at 3/6 per load, including carting and spreading.”

The Clerk then read an agreement he had drawn up with respect to the tenancy by G. T. Wright of Gilder Stone Quarry. The wording of such agreement was unanimously agreed to. The Clerk was ordered to forward the same for his acceptance.

It having been brought before the Council that clay was being illegally removed from the “Blakedon Clay Pits,” the following resolution was unanimously carried:—

Proposed by Mr W. R. Pilling Dixon, seconded by Mr J. Johnson — “That the Clerk write to Mr Wragg and G. T. Wright Esq. to state that the clay or gravel contained in the above pits was left for the use of the Parishes of Great Longstone and Wardlow only, and that the removal of such into any other Parish is illegal and must forthwith be discontinued.”

The Clerk then read a letter he had received from Mr A. Hawes, Clerk to the Rural District Council, as follows:—

Bakewell
4th December 1898

Dear Sir,

Proposed closing of footpath over High Low Meadows

I submitted your letter to the Sanitary Committee of the Rural District Council on the 5th inst., when it was deemed to point out that the suggestion of the Longstone Parish Council, that Mr Marples should as compensation for the closing of the footpath give certain lands required for the sewage disposal works and pay the sum of £1,000, is irregular and probably, after reconsideration of the matter, the Parish Council may desire to withdraw such letter.

The questions for the Parish Council to decide are:
(1) Is the footpath in question unnecessary?
(2) Is it desirable that certain other footpaths should be diverted?

The District Council have authorised me to meet the Parish Council and talk the matter over in committee, and if your Council will kindly fix a day or evening I shall be glad to run over.

Yours faithfully,
Alf. Hawes

W. C. H. Buzzard,
Clerk to the Parish Council,
Great Longstone.

The Clerk was then authorised to write and arrange a date for such meeting with Mr Hawes.

Jan 5th, 1899
Samuel Johnson
Chairman