Bideford: … A noisy meeting at Northam: On Saturday there was a meeting of the Northam Local Board, to consider Mr. Risdon’s plan for the drainage of Westward Ho! The Clerk read the report of the Joint Committee on Mr. Risdon’s plans, which was, that they had inspected the plans and estimate, and, considering it essential that the present unsatisfactory state of Westward Ho! drainage should be remedied without delay, they were prepared to recommend the adoption of – not Mr. Risdon’s plans but Mr. Elis’s original scheme of drainage to the westward into the sea with such modification in the construction of tanks as may be approved by the competent authority … argument includes … Mr. Reynold’s: Then we should drain a portion of Westward Ho! and leave a large portion Undrained? – The pressure brought upon this Board was in consequence of Mr. Pincent’s house not being properly drained, and now you propose not to drain that part. We have the scheme proposed by Mr. Rison which we can discuss but have no scheme proposed by Captain Sangster for discussion … (continues) …
Transcribed in whole or part from scanned originals: Presented with or without modified text and punctuation. For absolute accuracy refer to the original newspapers. Source: The British Newspaper Archive.
Referenced
GRO0835 Hennock: Thomas Pynsent: 1808 – 1887