Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1936-37 (November 1936 - November 1937) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-36
| Election of Town Councillors: Ward 1: Frank Fairweather, 6 Woodriffe Terrace, no poll. Ward 2: Thomas Mitchell, Ellenmount, Castle Brae, no poll. Ward 3: William Ramsay, JP, Ivybank, Hillpark Road, no poll. |
| Council: Ward 1: Charles M Hunter, elected 1934; Arthur S Cram, elected 1935; Frank Howard Fairweather, elected 1936, Junior Bailie. Ward 2: George Scrymgeour, elected 1932, Provost; George Peattie, elected 1935; Thomas Mitchell, elected 1936, Senior Bailie. Ward 3: George R Little, elected 1934; John Wilkie, elected 1935; William Ramsay, elected 1936. |
| Seacraig Cottages: closing order issued (as they are only part of the building). |
| Duncan's property, William Street: tentative proposals for improvement. |
| Petition for rail halt in the vicinity of Flass Road - supported by Council. |
| Royal Buildings, Tay Street, owner - trustees of late William Bowden. Houses unfit: roll no. 611 - Georgina Taylor, 5 occupants; no. 612 - Margaret Ross, 1 occupant; no. 613 - Lily Batchelor, 2 occupants; no. 614 - Maitland Knight, 5 occupants; no. 615 - Andrew Murray, 5 occupants; no. 616 - James Rodger, 3 occupants; no. 617 - Charles Campbell, 8 occupants; no. 618 - duplicate of 614, entered twice; no. 619 - Elizabeth McCall, 1 occupant; no. 620 - Annie Smith, 1 occupant; no. 621 - James Forbes, 4 occupants; no. 622 - duplicate of 616, entered twice; no. 623 - Melville Fisher, 2 occupants; no. 624 - George W Dixon, 3 occupants. Proposed alterations would give 2 x 3-apt. houses and 6 x 2-apt. houses. |
| February 1937. Numbering of Kerr Street, East Queen Street, Tay Terrace: white numbers on black, minimum size 2''. |
| Play park apparatus: slide £49, ocean wave £35, see-saw £5, locking device £8-17-6d., all less 10%, to be erected by and opened on Coronation Day. |
| King Street site: difficulty over title, agreed to purchase. |
| Kempstane & Pluck-the-Craw: suggested just to board them up - this was not acceptable. |
| Mars Gardens (1937) scheme [i.e. Woodhaven Avenue]. |
| ? Showroom for gas in centre of burgh? |
| Feu of ground at Woodhaven from St Fort for housing scheme. |
| Coronation celebrations, 12 May 1937: church services; fancy dress parade headed by pipe band of 33rd Dundee Co. Boys Brigade; opening by Convener Wilkie of swings, etc.; planting of tree by Provost Scrimgeour; concert at night; choir / lecture on Gilbert & Sullivan; bonfire on braes lit by Miss Flora Scrimgeour. Thanks to Mr Strath & Mr Hugh Muir and other teachers at Newport School for organising the sports. |
| Coronation fancy dress parade: judges - Provost & Miss Scrimgeour, Mrs Dickie (daughter of provost), Bailie Mitchell, Councillor & Mrs Hunter, Councillor & Mrs Cram, Councillor Peattie, ex-provost Young, Mr & Mrs Frank H Morrison, Mrs W B Edward, Mr & Mrs D S Mitchell, Mr B Howard, Mr J Meldrum Smith, Mr A D Forrest, Mr C J Harrison, Mr J Melville. |
| Woodhaven pavement should be widened where the house was demolished. |
| Graham Place: demolished and levelled. |
| Wood and footpath at east of Woodhaven Avenue to be feued. Scheme to consist of 12 x 4-apt. and 8 x 3-apt. houses. |
| Kempstane & Pluck-the-Craw: houses demolished (site left in an unsightly condition). |
| Rainfall registered at Seabank, Tay Street for 1932 - 1936. |
| Graham Place site to be made a viewpoint and open space. |
| Resignation of Bailie Mitchell as a Councillor. Retiring: Little, Scrymgeour, Hunter. |
| Royal Buildings and C C Duncan's property (William Street): repairs and alterations to be made. Works on Royal Buildings by 30 September 1938. Works on Duncan's property, William Street to be carried out by 30 November 1938. |
| Work on Riverside Cottages - by 30 November 1938; work on Wormit Farm Cottages would be carried out; work on Craighead Farm Cottages and Holly Cottages - carried over. |
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