Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1930-31 (November 1930 - November 1931) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-30
| Election of Town Councillors: Ward 1: David McPherson, Seacraig, Tay Street, no poll; J T Young, Ashbrook, Victoria Street, no poll. Ward 2: George Peattie, Rockville, Woodmuir Terrace, no poll. Ward 3: George Tudhope, Holmbrae, Hillpark Terrace, no poll. |
| Council: Ward 1: William Forrest French, elected 1928, Provost; David McPherson, elected 1930; John Thomson Young, elected 1930, Senior Bailie. Ward 2: John Davidson, elected 1928; George Scrymgeour, elected 1929; George Peattie, elected 1930. Ward 3: James Barry Robb, elected 1928, Junior Bailie; William Ramsay, elected 1929; George Tudhope, elected 1930. |
| Rent of new houses should be £19 per annum. |
| 2 December 1930. Complaint from Wormit residents, who formerly got light from the local company, about the supply from the new company. When will Council hear complaints about overhead wires? |
| Appeals against assessment: including Mrs Brighton, Woodfield, Wormit (roll no 1139). |
| Sgt. Todd, long the police sergeant at Newport, was to retire. |
| Total costs of new houses, including streets, £4783. |
| New houses: Rent to be £19. |
| New houses: tenants - (a) houses unfavourable to Dr Stewart: James Baird, Pluck-the-Craw; James Brown, Gas Work Lane; Andrew Dowie, Harris Buildings; R Huttenrauch, Union Street; Andrew Wannan, The Terrace. (b) others: Mrs Martin, teacher, Wormit School; James Soutar, upholsterer; Thomas Walker, butcher. The only applications accepted were from those who lived or worked in Newport. |
| Ex-Provosts' lamps: (1) property of Council; (2) maintained by Council in style of Provost's lamp during the ex-Provost's lifetime and residence in the burgh; (3) on death or ceasing to live in the burgh, to be removed and retained for future use; (4) if necessary, replace with an ordinary lamp (this was remitted back: before removal, each case to be considered individually). |
| Tenants: John Steven, gardener, Tayport; D McGregor, Union Street; then, in order: R R Macdonald, The Bungalow, East Newport; James Mathieson, Woodhaven; Mr Latto; L G McDougald, Wormit; James Paterson, Prudential Insurance Agent. |
| 30 January 1931. Wormit light: poor service received by those using the old installation. Change needed at once. |
| Request from Mars Committee to install Mars War Memorial at Vicarsford - yes, at the Mars burying ground. |
| Forgan Street footpath: condition. |
| Resignation of Bailie Robb as a Councillor and as County Council representative. |
| Death of Provost French. |
| Co-option of William Mackay, Lorneville for Ward 1; George Rain Little, Bay Road for Ward 3. |
| Bailie J T Young elected as Provost until November 1931. G Tudhope is Senior Bailie, G Scrymgeour is Junior Bailie. |
| Extend for 5 more years the public use of Wormit School recreation field. |
| Fife Electric propose to recondition existing wires. |
| May 1931. Death of ex-Provost Forrest. |
| Mars workshops now acquired by Boy Scouts. Decided to install lavatories and WCs therein. |
| Conference to be called in Dundee about Tay Road Bridge - postponed. |
| Death of ex-Bailie Thomson. |
| July 1931. Work to put overhead wires and poles in Bay Road in order. |
| Formal application by Ministry of Transport for overhead wires in Wormit - Council still objects. |
| September 1931. Swimming Club is defunct, bathing shed reverted to Berry as owner of the Braes. He could gift it to the Council if they wanted it. No, not wanted. |
| Retiring: Mackay, Davidson, Little. |
| Council want to take over completely the Vicarsford cemetery; ex-parish council clerk told to hold on to titles, securities, etc. |
| ? Pole in centre of road leading from Tayport Road past Taygrove to stop cars turning in the road entrance. Since this was not a private road, the Council couldn't give permission. |
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