SATURDAY: March 4th: Highweek parish meeting for the election of Councillors takes place on Monday evening in the infants’ schoolroom. Unless there is any opposition offered, it is understood that Mr. W. S. Pinsent, the Chairman, and his retiring Councillors will be re-elected. In the event of there being more than fourteen candidates for the vacant seats, a show of hands will be taken. Any three ratepayers can demand a poll, and then the election will take place the ordinary way, at a later date. There are no burning questions before the electors, now the question of amalgamation is virtually settled. The parishioners will be asked to consider, and if thought expedient, to adopt the Baths and Washhouses Act. A site for the proposed baths has been practically decided upon on the Kingsteignton Road, close to the Moreton railway line. This is a step in the right direction. The accounts of the parochial charities having been dissected and audited; the meeting will have to determine what amount should be voted for lighting purposes during the year. … …
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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920