Tag: GRO0911

Western Times: Friday 13th November 1896

Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided at Monday’s meeting of the Parish Council. The assistant surveyor reported that nothing had yet been done to the drainage at the Mile End as Miss Wall had not given her consent. … (discussion of allotments and other issues including filling of vacancy caused by the death of Mr. R. Pascoe) …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 17th October 1896:

Highweek Parish Council: Members of this body attended in small numbers at the monthly meeting on Monday, Mr. W. S. Pinsent in the Chair: ….  Public Lighting at Mile End … The Allotments: Messrs. C. Adams, W. L. Shilston, A. B. Segar, T. Weatherdon, J. Olver and W. S. Pinsent were appointed a sub-committee to enquire what land was available for allotments, the cost at which it could be obtained, and report at the next meeting: … …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 17th October 1896

Highweek Parochial Sanitary Committee: The monthly meeting of this body was held on Monday evening at the Infants’ Schoolroom, when the members present were Mr. W. S. Pinsent, Chairman; Capt. Kitson, Messrs. C. G. Vicary, A. B. Segar, W. L. Shilston, C. Adams (2), T. Weatherdon, J. Olver. J. Rogers, and Rev. S. Harris; with the clerk, Mr. T. S. M. Underhay; and the Sanitary Inspector, Mr. S. Segar: The late Mr. R. Pascoe: The Chairman announced with much regret the death since their last monthly meeting of their respected member, Mr. Richard Pascoe … … (continues) …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 19th September 1896

Highweek Parish Council: Mr. W. S. Pinsent, Chairman, presided at the monthly meeting of this Council on Monday: The Amalgamation Question: Newton Urban District Council wrote suggesting Thursday, October 15th, at four o’clock as the hour and date of the meeting of the two committees … (discussion of other issues) …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 18th September 1896

Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided at the Parish Council on Monday. Mr. C. Adams and Mr. Weatherdon both stated that they had received anonymous letters complaining of the state of Exeter Road. They however, had seen no cause for complaint, and the streets they considered were well cleaned … (discussion of street cleaning, drainage, and lighting) …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 15th August 1896

Highweek Parish Council: Mr. W. S. Pinsent, chairman, presided at the monthly meeting of this body on Monday evening, other members present being Capt. Kitson, Messrs. R. Pascoe, W. L. Shilston, J. Olver, J. Rogers, T. Weatherton, W. H. Jarvis, W. Badcook, C. Adams, A. B. Segar, with the clerk, Mr. T. S. M. Underhay: THE AMALGAMATION QUESTION: The Clerk stated that since the last meeting he had received a letter from the clerk to the Newton Urban District Council, stating that the subcommittee of the Urban Council appointed to consider the question of the amalgamation of Highweek and WoIborough for Local Government purposes, would be prepared to meet the Highweek subcommittee on Thursday, August 6th. … (continues) … (also other business) …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Friday 14th August 1896

Highweek: Parish Council: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided. The Chairman stated that Mr. W. Vicary, c.c. had been asked to meet the Council and state his views as to the site of the proposed isolation hospital, but although having the interest of the parish at heart, he preferred not to meet the Council, especially as the matter is in the hands of the County Council, who had not yet given their decision. There were six tenders sent in for scavenging, horse hire, watering the streets, and clearing the channels and gratings …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

Western Times: Wednesday 15th July 1896

District and Parish Councils: Highweek: Mr. W. S. Pinsent presided at the monthly meeting of the Parish Council on Monday. All the members were present except the Re. S. G. Harris. The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. S. Segar) reported that the nuisance caused by refuse being deposited near the Boys’ School had been abated … (discussion of refuse and of a petition signed against the proposed site of the isolation hospital) … … It was then resolved that Major Kitson, Mr. Pinsent and Mr. Segar wait on Mr. W. Vicary, C.C. and ask him to use his influence ion protesting against the Easshill Site. … (other business) …

[see also Western Times: Friday 17th July 1896]

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 4th July 1896

Highweek and the Isolation Hospital: A special meeting of the Highweek Parochial Sanitary Committee was held in the Infants’ Schoolroom Wednesday evening: W. S. Pinsent presiding. The meeting was called with respect to the sites proposed for the Isolation Hospital. After discussion it was unanimously resolved “That this meeting, having heard with regret that piece of Land at Esshill in this parish has been proposed as the site for an Isolation Hospital, earnestly protests against such site being finally selected, and desires to point out, that the erection of the Hospital at the site named, will injuriously affect the letting of houses in that district, and will also be fatal to the prospects of more residences being erected on the adjacent land, for which purpose the Land is eminently suitable. … continues …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920

East and South Devon Advertiser: Saturday 13th June 1896

Highweek Parish Council: The monthly meeting of this body was held on Monday evening, Mr. W. S. Pinsent presiding: The Highways Bill: The Right. Hon. C. Seale-Haynes, M.P., wrote as follows in reference to the Highways Bill, now before Parliament, which he had been asked to support … (discussion of other issues) – including the “Amalgamation Question” regarding Wolborough and Highweek: … The Chairman at one moved “That this Council do now resolve itself into a committee for the purpose of discussing the subject referred to.” This was agreed to. …

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GRO0911 Devonport: William Swain Pinsent: 1843 – 1920