The Whitehaven News April 27, 1899 Cleator Moor District

Cleator Moor District

The Whitehaven News - April 27, 1899

Article Index Cleator Moor District Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 1 of 4 CLEATOR MOOR DISTRICT       COUNCIL        Part 1 __ APPOINTMENT OF THE REV. E.N. WARD AS CHAIRMAN The annual meeting of the above Council was held at the Public-offices, Cleator Moor, on Monday evening last. Present: F. A. CIAPPESSONI S. THOMPSON J. MOORE J. FLYNN W. GAYTHWAITE W. I. STEELE P. HERALD F. AITKINSON Mr. H. ROTHERY, Clerk Mr. R. ROBERTSON, Surveyor Mr. C. COWAN, inspector and collector As chairman of the old Board, Mr. CIAPPESSONI took the chair. DAIRY REGULATIONS: At a meeting of the Dairies Committee on April 14th, there being present Messrs. CIAPPESSONI and GAYTHWAITE, the model regulations submitted by the Local Government Board were considered, and the committee recommended the adoption thereof, with the addition of a minimum air space for cows which are habitually grazed on grass land during the greater part of the year,  and when not so grazed are habitually turned out during a portion of each day. On the motion of Mr. GAYTHWAITE, the minutes were adopted. ELECTION OF THE REV. E. N. WARD AS CHAIRMAN The Chairman: The next business is the appointment of chairman for the ensuing year. Mr. AITKINSON: I beg to move that the Rev. E. N. WARD be the chairman for the ensuing twelve months. I do so on these grounds. He is a gentlemen for whom we all have great respect, and I think no one has any doubt as to his ability to conduct business. He is one of the oldest members of this council, and on these grounds, therefore, I propose that he be chairman for the ensuing twelve months. Mr. FLYNN seconded,  and there voted for the motion Messrs. DIXON, FLYNN, ATKINSON, THOMPSON, GAYTHWAITE and the chairman. Messrs. MOORE, STEELE and HERALD did not vote. The motion was carried. Mr. CIAPPESSONI: I am very sorry to say that on the account of illness Father WARD is not here this evening. He has been, as you know, for six or seven weeks laid up, but he is sufficiently recovered that if it had been a fine day he would have been here to record his vote. I believe he will be pleased to hear the result of your vote this evening, and I may say for my own part that I believe you have made a most admirable choice -  a choice that will be seconded by the unanimous opinion of the rate-payers after they see Father WARD at work. We on the Council know his virtues. Outsiders, as a rule do not see from the same standpoint, but I am certain in a very short time he will commend himself to the whole body of the rate-payers. In his name, then, I have very great pleasure in thanking you who have recorded your votes in his favour. NO VICE - CHAIRMAN WANTED. The Chairman said the next item was the appointment of the vice - chairman. Mr. FLYNN: I move that the office of vice-chairmanship be abolished. At every Council meeting in the absence of the Chairman, we can choose a chairman from our own number, and I move that we abolish this office. Mr. GAYTHWAITE: I second it; for various and deep reasons I think it is desirable that we should have no vice-chairman. The motion was unanimously carried. Mr. FLYNN  moved that Mr. CIAPPESSONI be the chairman for this meeting, in the absence of the Rev. E. N. WARD. Mr. DIXON seconded, and this was carried. Continued ....... Prev - Next >>

 

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