Newton Abbot: Board of Guardians: The weekly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday, the Rev. R. R. Wolfe presiding. The Rev. F. S. Wall, presenting the report of the Visiting Committee, reported that there were 228 paupers in the house. The report of the Medical Committee, read by Mr. Rendell, showed that satisfactory returns had been received from the whole of the medical officers. Dr. Barham, in bringing up the report of the Sanitary Committee, stated that they had received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Lightfoot, complaining certain nuisances at Cockwood, and they had instructed the Inspector to inspect them, and to report thereon. The Clerk next read the report of the Finance Committee. It recommended the settlement of the clerk’s, relieving officers’, master’s, and other salaries, amounting to £117 18s., and medical officers’ salaries, amounting to £118 16s. 2d., for the past quarter, besides 18s. for a special attendance fee. The report, and those that preceded it, were adopted. Mr. Creed said that during the past week he had seen Mr. Whiteway, the Chairman of the Sanitary Committee at Kingsteignton, and that he should be willing to attend at the next board meeting, and give some fresh information with regard to the sewerage improvements that had been commenced in the parish, and which were present stopped in consequence of injunction obtained by Mr. Pinsent from the Court of Chancery. Several guardians expressed an opinion, from what they had recently heard, that the injunction only had reference to the cesspit. On the motion Mr. Cuming, seconded by Mr. Creed, the Clerk was directed to write to Mr. Whiteway, requesting him to attend the next meeting of the board.
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GRO1036 Devonport: Thomas Pinsent: 1782 – 1872