June 14 1895
Conisborough Parish Council.
The Chairman Indignant
Last Thursday evening week a special meeting of the Conisborough Parish Council was held where it was resolved that a special meeting to consider the question of doles and charities should be held.
All the members except Messrs Ogley and Gillott were present at the Thursday meeting, and the meeting was to have been held on Wednesday night in due course. When on Tuesday night the Chairman received an intimation from Mr Gillott that he objected to this meeting being held owing to a legal question connection with certain dole, namely, that known as St Peters.
On Wednesday evening there were present Messrs S. Whitfield (in the chair), Holmes, Robinson, Taylor and Jones.
The chairman said: it is no use going into any business to night, gentleman we held a meeting last week, and all we present except to members, when it was suggested that we hold a meeting tonight. The council was reminded that the notice could not be got out in time to be legal, but we then resolved that we would waive that. And that no one would take objection.
I’m sorry to tell you that Mr Gillott, a churchwarden, a man who is perfectly aware of the working of these things, and connected with the council, who knows anything about because he was not there, takes objection to the holding of this meeting, and says that whatever we will do he will tried to upset it.
Then the council knows nothing whatever about this dole having to be distributed on St Peters Day. Mr Gillott only knew that we could not get ourselves together in time. I shall take no blame whatever the whole onus of the blame rests upon Mr Gillott, the vicar, and Mr Godfrey Walker for not telling us sooner. It is a disgrace to Mr Gillott to obstruct us, particularly as he is the people’s warden. I am only sorry that time of the members is wasted; we have been made to look ridiculous, and has nothing we do will have any effect.
The members then dispersed.