Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1891-92 (November 1891 - November 1892) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, newspaper reports
| Special Meeting. Present: Chief Magistrate Scott, Senior Magistrate Walker, Junior Magistrate Robertson, Commissioners Welsh, Miller, Moir & Gold. Agreed to levy an assessment under the 1878 Act for the upkeep of the roads & streets within the burgh at the rate of 5d. per £1. Agreed to set a rate of 4d per £1 for drainage purposes, the same as before. Assessment for police purposes [not police force but matters under the Lindsay Act] to be 9d per £1, a reduction of 1d. on last year. The County were entitled to levy a charge of £13 on the burgh for interest on the debt of the roads - agreed to pay this to relieve the ratepayers of any taxation by the County. The assessment roll was produced and signed. [Courier 18 Oct 1892] |
| Chief Magistrate Scott had been at a conference with the County Council about a joint hospital for infectious diseases for Tayport, Newport and the outlying district as far as Dairsie. Estimated cost to Newport of a retaining interest in such a hospital would be £20 to £30 per annum. Proposed location of hospital is Leuchars. Magistrate Walker said if Newport sent patients then of course they would have to be paid for, but it would be of value to have a claim on the hospital at such small expense. Dr Stewart, asked for his opinion, said such a hospital was really a necessity. He thought that in addition to the 2 wards proposed there might be a private ward into which those willing to pay might go. Dr Stewart also advised the adoption of the Infectious Diseases Notification Act. The scheme for the hospital was approved - left to magistrates & County representatives. The Notification Act would be left over until the hospital was completed. [Courier 18 Oct 1892] |
| Retiring commissioners: Junior Magistrate Robertson, Commissioners Duncan, Welsh & Gold. Letter from Mr Duncan stating that his health prevented him from giving sufficient attention to the position and he would not seek re-election. Robertson & Welsh would stand again. Mr Gold, having to retire after one year, would also stand again. He stated that there was a feeling outside that the Commission was 'rather a one man business' but he disagreed with that. The Commissioners were independent men and there was 'a vast difference between captious criticism and independence'. Approved plans for new villas at Linden Avenue for Commissioner Robertson. [Editorial comment: We understand Mr James Durham is to offer his services for one of the vacancies.] [Courier 18 Oct 1892] |
| (1) Since the maintenance of the turnpike roads within the burgh had been taken over by the Commission it had been thought advisable to levy the taxation under the Roads & Bridges (Scotland) Act rather than the General Police & Improvement (Scotland) Act, thereby allowing the assessment to be collected by the Burgh rather than the County. (2) Under the assessment for Police Purposes, the debt had almost been cleared. [Advertiser 18 Oct 1892] |
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