Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1926-27 (November 1926 - November 1927) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-26
| Election of Town Councillors: Ward 1: Alexander Henderson Smith, 353 votes. Ward 2: George Scrymgeour, Cadzow, no poll. Ward 3: William Ramsay, Ivybank, no poll. |
| Council: Ward 1: John Thomson Young, elected 1924; William Forrest French, elected 1925; Alexander Henderson Smith, elected 1926. Ward 2: Garnet Douglas Wilson, elected 1924; Charles McCulloch, elected 1925; George Scrymgeour, elected 1926. Ward 3: James Barry Robb, elected 1923, Provost; George Tudhope, elected 1925, Senior Bailie; William Ramsay, elected 1926, Junior Bailie. |
| New street at Wormit - request from Birkhill - leading south from Mount Stewart Road - not to form a cul-de-sac. |
| Water supply: If it is cut off, there is 5 days' supply at Wormit reservoir; and the pump at Wormit and the supply it draws from are available at 48 hours' notice. |
| Alterations / additions at Newport School: use of Blyth Hall as temporary measure. |
| December 1926. Fire at Wormit Post Office. |
| Special constables: resignations of R Dickson Jones, Tighreich, and Donald G Jack, Newton Park. |
| Education authority not going to use Blyth Hall. |
| Telephone pole - at Prospect Terrace. |
| Widening of entrance of street at Kirk Road. |
| Death of F E Scott, deputy town clerk. |
| Ash bins to be insisted on to replace ash pits. |
| Wormit electric: smell again. |
| 3 dumps at Flass Road discontinued. Ground to be put in condition for agricultural use (Woodhaven Farm). |
| 20 new building warrants, 16 extensions. |
| ? Take over the braes between Ashcliffe and Fishers Cottage - dead / dying trees, magnificent view. |
| New tenant: J B Campbell. |
| Wormit electric: existing underground cable at Hillpark Terrace. |
| Petrol licence applications: Charles Lawrence Simpson, motor cycle agent, High Street - an underground tank in Granary Lane and petrol pump in west boundary wall of High Street immediately above the tank - No. |
| Braes at Woodhaven: try to proceed in the same way as for East Newport. |
| Dumps at Flass Road: Council has removed debris not able to be used on farm land. |
| June 1927. Omnibus licences: (1) W Chris Smith, Central Garage, Cupar: Cupar & Newport service : FG2301, FG640, FG1774, SP7989. (2) C M Grant & Sons, Cupar: Cupar & Newport : AP9490, SP8028, FG166. (3) A Grant, Cupar Arms: Cupar & Newport: SP4634. (4) Sidney Fuller, 41 High Street, Newburgh: Newburgh & Newport: FG1765, FG3144, ES6583, FG2389, SP7947, XX3822. (5) Houston & Sons, Windygates: Cupar & Newport : turned down. |
| Reorganisation of burgh staff: new foreman, Walker to remain in employ of Council. |
| Old Pier: dangerous. Berry to carry out work to protect the public from danger. ?Council to buy old pier, ground, houses and buildings in vicinity? |
| J Armstrong Barry appointed deputy town clerk. |
| Woodhaven braes: Council to take control Whitsunday 1927 and yearly management thereof thereafter, between Ashcliffe and Fishers Cottage. |
| New burgh foreman: Andrew Craig. |
| Report on rights of way [no further mention]. Shore path at East Newport: report back on condition. Scroggieside (from Newburgh Road to the beach at Scroggieside): agreement dated November 1897 - for use of the public. |
| Permission to lay water pipe in Forgan Street. |
| October 1927. Death of ex-Bailie A M Anderson. |
| Retiring: J T Young, G D Wilson, G Tudhope. |
| ? Lamp at Telephone Row, Wormit? |
| Road extension to Mount Stewart Road: problems over levels with Viewmount Road. |
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