Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1931-32 (November 1931 - November 1932) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-31
| Election of Town Councillors: Ward 1: Frank Howard Fairweather, Woodriffe Terrace, no poll. Ward 2: Thomas Mitchell, Ellenmount, Castle Brae, no poll. Ward 3: George Rain Little, Taybank, Bay Road, no poll. |
| Council: Ward 1: David McPherson, elected 1930; John Thomson Young, elected 1930, Provost; Frank Howard Fairweather, elected 1931. Ward 2: George Scrymgeour, elected 1929, Junior Bailie; George Peattie, elected 1930; Thomas Mitchell, elected 1931. Ward 3: William Ramsay, elected 1929; George Tudhope, elected 1930, Senior Bailie; George Rain Little, elected 1931. |
| J T Young was elected Provost in March 1931 only until November 1931, at which point he was re-elected for a full term. He is the first provost who has been born in Newport. |
| Fife Electric Power Co: laid electricity cable in Castle Brae. |
| Appeal by David Y Johnstone, bus owner, Tayport to Ministry of Transport to be allowed to convey through passengers from Newport to St Andrews via Tayport - supported by Council. |
| Provosts' and ex-Provosts' Lamps: late Provost French - lamp to be removed, no ex-Provost's lamp to be put up; ex-Provost Forrest - lamp removed; ex-Provost Leitch - remove lamp and put ordinary street lamp there as one was needed; ex-Provost Robertson - is the lamp Council property or not? remove and substitute an ordinary lamp if it is Council property [later found to be Council property]; Provost Young - instead of the usual Provost's lamp, put up 2 of the ex-Provosts' lamps. |
| Fence at Tom Duncan's house: unsafe. Boards used to patch it up. |
| Castle Brae nameplate: reads 'Castle Road' - this is not right and is to be altered to read 'Castle Brae'. |
| Tom Duncan's house: letter from agents for the superiors of the property that they may convey it to the Council. |
| What to do with the single previous Provost's lamp? |
| Overhead wires at Wormit: map of revised layout by the Fife Electric Power Co at Wormit - to be substituted for the original plan in submission to Ministry of Transport. Council are happy with this. |
| December 1931. Assessment appeals allowed for poverty: Mrs A Horsburgh, St Phillans House, roll no. 235; Mrs David Fenton, Old Granary, 264; Mrs Mary Traill, James Square, 299; Mrs Dyce, James Square, 306; Mrs James Reid, James Square, 307; Mrs J Carscadden, Robert Street, 505; Miss Anna Gordon, Meldrum Square, 507; Miss C Scott, Meldrum Square, 510; Mrs R H Jack, Struan Street (half), 521; Miss L Reid, Royal Buildings, 549; Mrs Jane Clark, Union Terrace, 656; Mrs Mary Moncur, Union Street, 673. |
| Assessment appeals allowed for poverty: Mrs Nance Kay, Union Street, roll no. 678; Mrs Jane McKellar, Union Street, 676; Mrs Bayne, Gas Works Lane, 789; Mrs Ann Hogg, Waterston Crook, 912; Mrs Margaret Haynes, Woodend (half), 994; Mrs M Brighton, Woodfield, 1132; Agnes Taylor, Woodhaven Terrace, 1357; John Maitland, Meldrum Square, 330. |
| Dump at Canons: soon to be exhausted - see Mr Berry. |
| January 1932. Overhead wires at Wormit: Ministry of Transport gives permission to Fife Electric Power Co to erect lines along routes shown as lodged with Minister, 3 December 1931. |
| Building grant to Mr Cowie on condition that house (at Wormit) is built by 30 September 1932. |
| Crossing at Walnut Cottage (and others, unspecified) not put back into good state of repair by Fife Electric Power Co. |
| No decision on use of Provost's lamp; lantern and standard to be carefully preserved meantime. |
| Burgh surveyor's report: Ward 1 - 13 WCs each serving 2 tenants; 13 WCs each serving 3 tenants; 2 WCs each serving 4 tenants; 3 WCs for a total use of 8 tenants; 3 WCs for total use of 10 tenants. Ward 2 - 7 WCs each serving 2 tenants; 7 WCs each serving 3 tenants. Ward 3: 13 WCs each serving 2 tenants. |
| Houses without inside water supplies: Ward 1 - 5 sinks for use of 15 tenants (in tenements and are situated in sculleries entering off landings of internal staircase); 4 sinks outside but quite near to houses each serving 2 tenants; 1 sink outside but quite near to house serving 1 tenant. Ward 2 - 3 sinks outside but near, serving 2 tenants. Ward 3 - 1 sink outside but near, serving 2 tenants; 1 sink outside but near, serving 1 tenant. |
| No dry closets or privy middens. |
| A proprietor improved the locality by taking down undesirable dilapidated stables etc., built a new boundary wall to enclose the site and also built a new wash-house including laying out a nice bleaching green for the tenants. |
| Footpaths: no longer insisting on granolithic before adopting them, but will accept tarmac instead. Norwood is the first tarmac footpath to be adopted. Granolithic would have been £50 more expensive. |
| Overhead wires: at Scotswood Terrace. |
| Specification for Norwood footpath. |
| Tom Duncan's house: takeover by Council would serve no useful purpose to the burgh - take no further steps. |
| 1 March 1932. Complaint from many Wormit consumers about the charge made by the Electric Co for the supply of a service cable - not Council business. |
| Death of Councillor D D McPherson. |
| Discussions with County Council about Forgan and Vicarsford cemeteries (as assets of former Parish Council of Forgan). |
| Non-payment by Mr Blyth of loan / interest over house at Wormit. |
| Election of Councillor Arthur Stewart Cram, 3 Prospect Terrace as interim councillor. |
| Parking places: ground between Tennis Club and Kirk Road - Berry says OK. ?What about ground behind Newport Hotel? Ask Berry again. |
| Water trough for horses at the boat [i.e. ferry pier] is in disrepair - to be sorted. |
| May 1932. Mr Cowie's house almost completed. |
| Parking: ground at Gas Lane - Berry is agreeable. Discussions. |
| Ground to the west of Canons may be used as a new dump - go ahead. |
| Tayport - Wormit bus: changes in timetable not agreeable to residents. |
| Motor boat licence to Mr A Horsburgh - similar conditions to those of Mr Kenneth Campbell, and if boat certified as satisfactory by Capt. Lynn, Leuchars. |
| Alfonso & Lizzie Jannetta: licence of premises at Pierhead as place for public refreshment. |
| Cemeteries now under this Council's Recreation Committee, with a proposed Joint Committee with County &/or St Andrews District Committee. |
| Gas price to be 3/6d. per 1000 cu. ft. (3/10d. for slot meters). |
| Application by Mr Don for petrol pump at entrance to Gas Lane. |
| Damage by ferry to buildings at Pierhead (sometime before 6 September 1932) - could opportunity be taken to provide a bus stance? |
| Petrol pump: site would be very awkward. |
| Parking space behind the hotel - good idea - speak to Berry as to price of purchase of ground. |
| Sunday train service: during summer they stopped at West Newport, in winter they didn't - complain. |
| Retiring: Cram, Scrymgeour, Ramsay. |
| Parking space behind hotel: Haggart & Burn Murdoch (agents) suggest only part of the ground is needed by Council - stabling between the hotel and the river (present rental £25) - sell for £700, plus vacant ground valued at 5/- per pole, to be taken on a 25-year lease. Council want all [emphasised] of the subjects. |
| Valuation Roll: complaints about mistakes in the streets in which various subjects are situated not being correctly stated. |
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