Notes from Newport Town Council Minutes
These are not full transcripts of the Minutes. They are my own notes.
1940-41 (November 1940 - November 1941) Source: Newport-on-Tay Council Minutes, B79-1-40
| Council: Ward 1: Frank Howard Fairweather, elected 1936, Provost; Arthur S Cram, elected 1938; Thomas Ferguson, co-opted 1940. Ward 2: John Thomson Young, elected 1937; Kenneth C Hayens, elected 1937, senior bailie; George Peattie, elected 1938. Ward 3: William Ramsay, elected 1936, junior bailie; John Wilkie, elected 1938. |
| Arrangements for a mortuary had fallen through. |
| Death of Rev. John A Clark, until recently at St Fillans Church. |
| Co-option of William Buchan Hutton, Rosebank, Newburgh Road, Wormit, for ward 3. |
| Home Guard: Mr J B Salmond is O.C., 'A' Co., No. 2 Fife Bn., Home Guard. |
| Mr J Robertson, tenant, 13 Mars Gardens. |
| Mr Latto - mortuary superintendent. |
| ARP shelters to be altered to provide an entrance at each end. |
| Queen Street scheme: house used by evacuees is now vacant - let to Mr Tasker or Mr Fearn. |
| Domestic shelters: advice / materials from Council - only applications were from Mr McClure, Maryfield Cottage; Christopher Anderson, 18 Woodhaven Avenue; Mrs A N Duncan, 16 Woodhaven Avenue; Mr Blackmore, 18 Mars Gardens. |
| Gas manager: Mr Dickson has been appointed gas manager at Airdrie. Make a new appointment. |
| January 1941. Another metal water dam received - put at south-west corner of Tay Terrace allotments. |
| Price of gas: 5/6d. (5/9d. for slot meters). |
| ?Grazing of the town park? No. |
| Miss Tait to be given notice and the post advertised. |
| Mr Thomson, Kilmarnock, appointed gas manager. |
| Miss Campbell appointed matron. |
| Station Road scheme: vacancy - James Farmer, Gauldry or Charles Dorward, Royal Buildings. Mr Farmer allocated house. |
| June 1941. Death of Dr Tannahill who had for some years practised with Dr T P Stewart. |
| There is a nursery school in Newport entirely under the management of Edinburgh Education Authority. |
| 14 Woodhaven Avenue is now vacant: allocated to James R McIntosh, Mackay House, West Newport. |
| A national fire scheme: Guardbridge to cease to be used, Tayport instead. Mr Kelly's connection with the auxiliary fire service is at an end as new appointments are to be made. |
| Difficulties of getting domestic staff for Rolleston. |
| No elections, but resignations of Young and Peattie. |
| Fire cover is to come from Tayport, Cupar or St Andrews. |
| Military camp to be set up on ground adjoining Causewayhead Road, with sewer connections. |
| Fire Guards: A C Newell (Head); D Smith (No 1 district); L Seager (No 2 district); Ernest Behrens (No 3 district); A B Cranna & J L Peter (No 4 district); T Robertson (No 5 district, landward); Meldrum Smith (No 6 district, landward); D Blair (No 7 district, landward). To be on duty on the 'Alert' only. |
| WVS, Guides & Scouts to set up at least 1 emergency cooker in one garden in every street. |
| Edinburgh Education Authority - helpers for Rolleston. |
| Co-options: J Douglas Lawson, Balmore (to fill J T Young's place); John Dunn, Rowanbank, Wormit (to fill George Peattie's place); Mrs William Forrest French was unsuccessful. |
| Gas statistics. |
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