Parish Council Minutes (1915)

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Wateringbury Parish Council Minutes 1915

Summary

Issues considered in 1915

• Canon Lane improvement

• Repair of footpaths

• Trustees of Style and Lidsing (Wood) charities,

More detail

Parish Council meeting of 19th January at Church Rooms at 7.50 p.m. with Messrs Blest, Jude, English, Sharp, Baker and Smith present.

Clerk to write again to District Council re Canon Lane which he does on 20th citing tree which blew down and spot now “dangerous to pedestrians as well as vehicular traffic.”

Also writes on 20th that promised (by former county surveyor) footpath improvements have not been proceeded with to which he receives a reply on 21st January from H. Chapman (new county surveyor) acknowledging that “the path adjoining the Church is in a somewhat rough condition, but I am afraid that, owing to the present state of affairs, the reconstruction and kerbing of it cannot be proceeded with just at present.  I may say that the County Council have decided to curtail, as far as possible, expenditure on improvement works of this character during the continuance of the war.”

Parish Council Meeting on 30 March 1915 (present Messrs Blest, Tapply, Baker and Sharpe) to approve settlement of accounts re allotments and burial board. Receives resignation of Jude and Fremlin as trustees of Style and Lidsing charities, because not qualified as Churchwardens.

Annual Parish Council Meeting held on April 20 1915 at which Messrs Blest, Smith and Sharpe present. Amos Baker and George Chambers appointed Overseers for ensuing year. Jeremiah Harris re-appointed assistant overseer at same salary. Messr. Southwell Sanders and Richard French appointed trustees.

There were no further meetings in 1915.

The Kent Messenger of 10th April 1915 reporting on Malling Rural District Council's meeting CANON LANE, WATERINGBURY.

With regard to the improvement of Canon Lane, Wateringbury, the Road and Foot­paths Committee recommended that the Clerk be instructed to approach the County Council and suggest that they should pay one third of the cost of the work.—Mr. White moved the adoption of the report, which was agreed to.