Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1918-19 (November 1918 - November 1919) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-18
| Council: Ward 1: William Carswell, co-opted 1915; James Young, elected 1913, Senior Bailie; Simon Forrest, elected 1914, Provost. |
| Ward 2: David Thomson, elected 1912, Junior Bailie; Charles William Buik, elected 1913; William Reid, elected 1914. |
| Ward 3: John G Gilchrist, elected 1912; James Coutts, elected 1913; James Barry Robb, elected 1914. |
| November 1918. Fire at Tayside Electric & Gas Co. - Sunday 17th. |
| December 1918. Naval vessels moored in Tay, had been obstructing ferries - now gone. |
| Refuse dump at rear of Norwood - objections from residents. |
| February 1919. Death of Councillor William Carswell (& ex-Provost). |
| Co-option of Thomas Roger, (ex-Provost), Snowdon, Tay Terrace to Town Council. |
| Proposed war memorial to be an artistic porch at entrance to Blyth Hall. |
| Special Constables: John T Young, Victoria Street; William Mackie, Victoria Street. |
| Renew lease of recreation ground at Wormit for 5 years. |
| Claim for injury - Miss Ellen Thomson, 7 Norwood. |
| Registration - place of public refreshment - 9 Robert Street (Mrs Margaret O'Hare, 7 Robert Street). |
| June 1919. Death of former councillor J P Robertson. |
| Place of refreshment - 2 Robert Street (Mrs Christina Bell), - ? and use back room as a living room - no. |
| Parish Council - included Messrs. Husband, Belford, Johnston, Latto, Smith, Kinlay, W A Mitchell, Mackay, C W Mitchell, Sturrock. |
| Appointment of S P Nicoll as Asst. Burgh Chamberlain to Mr Kemp, in place of Mr Murdoch (after 15 years). |
| Public refreshment - Joseph Keay, confectioner, Newburgh Road - refused: internal communication with living accommodation. |
| Public refreshment - Nance Kay, 3 Robert Street. |
| Heavy gun & carriage given to Town Council as war trophy. |
| Retiring: Roger, Thomson, Gilchrist; Provost Forrest is resigning. |
| Provosts' Tablet - with names of Provosts. |
| ? Extend burgh boundary south in Ward 3? |
| Special Constables: David Moir, gardener, Highfield; James O Jack, plumber, Robert Street; Aikman McInroy, steam roller driver, Union Terrace; John Storrier, slater, Seacraig Cottages; David McLaren, gamekeeper, Tayfield Cottages; John O Adams, clerk, Abbotsford, Wormit; Robert Currie, traveller, Earnbank, Wormit. List now down to 25 plus William Berry, Independent, Tayfield House; Simon Forrest, Provost, Craigard. |
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