Highweek Parochial Sanitary Committee: Members of Highweek Parochial Sanitary Committee held their monthly meeting on Monday. Mr. W. S. Pinsent, Chairman, presided, and there were also present, Rev. S. G. Harris, Messrs. C. G. Vicary, J. Olver, J. Wright, W. Shapley, T. G. Weatherdon, W. H. Brock, W. H. Jarvis, C. Adams, A. B. Segar, A. H. Burge, with S. Segar, Sanitary Inspector, R. A. Rogers, Sub-Inspector, and T. S. M. Underhay, Clerk: … discussions on drainage and then Highweek Parish Council meeting with the same individuals … The following further letter was also read: Local Government Board, Whitehall, S. W., June 14th, 1898: Sir, I am directed b the Local Government Board to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th ultimo in regard to the communication of the sewers of the Parish of Highweek with those of the Urban District Council of Newton Abbot, and I am to point out that the natural inference from the agreement between the Rural and Urban District Councils of Newton Abbot would be that the communication referred to therein does not at present exist. Moreover, the communication is distinctly referred to in letters of the 6th, and 19th April last, which the Board have received from the Urban District Council, as a proposed communication. As the agreement purported to be made under the Public Health Act 1875, and the sanction of the Board is necessary to communication of sewers under that Act. The Board treated the application as one for such sanction. The inquiry contemplated was with the view of furnishing the Boards with information as to the propriety and expediency of such communication. If the agreement and the letters referred to are incorrect so far as they imply that the communication does not exist, and the District Councils do not in fact desire the sanction of the Board under Section 28 of the above-mentioned Act to the communication of their sewers, they should inform the Boards to that effect. I am sir, your obedient servant: S. B. Provis, Assistant Secretary: The Chairman, Mr. W. S. Pinsent, presumed that no inquiry would now be necessary, and that nothing further was to be done in the matter. The matter then dropped.
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920