Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided at the meeting of the Parish Council on Monday.—The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Rogers) reported that a broken drain Exeter-road had been repaired, and other sanitary matters attended to; the scavenging and removal of house refuse had been attended to; and there was no infectious disease in the parish.—Perryman’s account for scavenging, £ 7 13s, was directed to be paid.—The Lighting Committee reported that the mains for the proposed new lamps at Abbotsbury and Polybank’s building had not yet been laid. The Clerk was directed to again write to the Gas Company’s manager on the matter. In other respects, the parish had been satisfactorily lighted. —The Chairman read a letter he had received from the Clerk of the Urban Council asking this Council to cooperate with them petitioning the Great Western Railway Company for increased train service on the Moreton branch. — On the motion of Mr. Shilston, seconded by Mr. Shapley, this was agreed to. — The gas bill, £ 25 15s, for lighting the public lamps, and Mr. Hill’s bill 18s 6d, for repairing and painting lamps, were passed and payment ordered.
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920