Teignmouth: Harbour Commissioners: A meeting of the Harbour Commissioners was held at the CourtHouse on Thursday morning, G. S. Curtis, Esq., in the chair. The report of the committee, which we published last week was first brought up. Mr. Vicary moved that the report be re-considered, as every one of the resolutions were passed by the casting vote of the chairman, the committee being equally divided. The report was received by a majority of five, — Mr. Pinsent, senr. and Mr. Pinsent, junr., with Mr. Vicary, voted against it. Messrs. Kitson, Croydon, Whiteway, Stephenson, Zanders, Wilking, Bartlett, Goodridge, and Tozer, voted for its reception. The Clerk said that there was a resolution in the minute book passed at a previous meeting that the whole of the balance in the hands of the Treasurer, should be appropriated Paying off deeds poll, and before they could alter the sum to be laid out, that resolution must be rescinded. Mr. Vicary moved that the balance of £858, the balance in the hand of the Treasurer, should be applied in accordance with the resolution spoken of by the Clerk, instead of £600, as recommended by the committee, which was seconded by Mr. Pinsent. It was replied that the resolution was unnecessary, so long as the previous one was un-rescinded; ultimately, the report was adopted with the exception of the clause to the £600. … (continues) …
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Referenced
GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901
GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872