Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1942-43 (November 1942 - November 1943) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-42
| Council: Ward 1: Frank Howard Fairweather, elected 1936, Provost; Arthur S Cram, elected 1938; Thomas Ferguson, co-opted 1940, senior bailie. Ward 2: Kenneth C Hayens, elected 1937; J Douglas Lawson, co-opted November 1941; John Dunn, co-opted November 1941. Ward 3: William Ramsay, elected 1936; John Wilkie, elected 1938; William Buchan Hutton, co-opted November 1940, junior bailie. |
| Mr Archibald S Cram appointed Senior Fire Guard, a full-time post. |
| Provost of Newport elected an ex-officio manager of the Dundee Savings Bank. Hopes for a branch in Newport in future? |
| January 1943. Retiral of Mr John Strath as headmaster of Newport School. He was 30 years at the school, 25 as head. Mr Muir to succeed him. |
| 15 Mars Gardens: vacancy - offer to Arthur May. |
| Purchase of Austin 7 car, 1937 model (van), £45. |
| ? Upgrade of Newport School to enable education to university entrance levels? |
| Resignation of Councillor Wilkie - leaving the district. |
| February 1943. Railings would be removed soon. They will include gates, despite Council objections. |
| Removal of railings commences 8 March 1943. |
| Co-option of John David McBeath Ross, D.Sc., 4 Hill Crescent, Wormit. |
| School sign at Robertson Place knocked down by a motor cycle ridden by a Norwegian. |
| Book drive - for salvage or use as replacements in blitzed libraries. Newport's suggested quota was 6000. |
| Unused Morrison table shelters to be sent to Worthing Council. |
| Water supplies: supplementary storage for supplies for fire service - Scottish Home & Health Dept. propose building them at the Council's yard at King Street & at the west side of the surface shelter in Newburgh Road - 2 x 11000 gallon tanks on concrete bases. |
| Street lighting has not been permitted in Newport. |
| Mr Newell is head fire guard. |
| June 1943. Use of a shop tenanted by A K Williamson, owned by Mrs Forbes, Lydbrook - to be let as a house to a member of the Air Force. This requires Dean of Guild permission as it has not previously been used as a house. Plans required. |
| Well at Bellevue has collapsed. Not a Council matter. Referred to owners. House unoccupied for some considerable time. |
| Thomas G Duncan's house, Newburgh Road: an eyesore. Could Council purchase for use as an open space? |
| Book drive: contribution far in excess of quota. |
| Mr William B McLaren, chief pharmacist to GPO, London, has been awarded BEM. He came from a family well-known in Newport. |
| Condition of gardens of requisitioned houses which aren't being used. |
| 3 August 1943. Death of ex-councillor J Percy Sturrock. One result of his labours was the public park; connections with Boys Brigade in Newport; benefits gained by Councillor Cram while in BB under Mr Sturrock's leadership. |
| Dept. of Health requires Council to identify sites for post-war housing. At present, at the disposal of the Council is enough land for 16 additional houses. Defer consideration. |
| T Duncan's house: request by T Johnston, Dundee to use as a garden and the old house for storage. Council - 'rates would be as assessed'. Anyway, the Council have own plans for the property. |
| Gas statistics. |
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