Mexborough and Swinton Times June 10, 1938

Short Meeting
Five Councillors Absent
Conisborough Affairs

Public business at Wednesday’s meeting of Conisborough Urban Council was completed in twenty-five minutes–one of the shortest sessions on record.

Five members (for whom apologies were received through the chairman, Councillor David Sheldon) were absent, Councillors T. J. Gregory, J. Leatherland, and A. Wellings through illness and Councillors B. Roberts and G. Oldfield on other business. Councillor T. Hill, the only nominee for the vacancy created by the absence of Coun. A. Swaby, was present, but it was explained that he would not be able to sit officially until after Saturday—the date for election. The chair-, man said they regretted to hear that, like Coun. Leatherland, Coun. Gregory; was in hospital.

The clerk, Mr. Spencer Baker, said the A.R.P. officer proposed to hold a meeting on Sunday, June 12th, and two on Thursday, June 16th. The Council deemed the Sunday date unsuitable, and an alternative arrangement will be made. It will be suggested that instead of holding the Thursday meetings at 7 p.m. and 8-15, times be fixed at 6-30 and 7-45. The Welfare Hall will also be suggested instead of the Large Hall, Denaby Main, for the Denaby meeting. The Conisborough meeting will be held in the Church Hall, as suggested.

Moving adoption of the minutes of the Sanitary and Highway’s Committee, Councillor H. Gomersall commented on the high standard of the annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, and referred to a minute in which it was recommended that the Seal of the Council be affixed to a Deed of Dedication of the footpath between Tickhill Street and Rossington Street through the Denaby Main school playground. The Council, he said, had already started on the footpath. It was further recommended that the action of the clerk in notifying the Royal Humane Society of the rescue from drowning by Mr. Leslie Taylor, 20 Parkgate Avenue, on Monday, May 9th, in the dam near Coronation Park, of Frederick and Leonard Cutler, two visitors, be approved. Coun. Gomersall said they were pleased to know that the clerk had taken this action. The clerk said so far he had nothing further to report.

“PUT AND TAKE.”

Coun. A. M. Carlin referred to Press reports of a recent meeting of the Council in which reference to the surveyor’s salary was made, and said it had been stated that Coun. Webster said the sum of £210 “did not enter into it.” That was unfair to the people of Conisborough. The money had been paid, the Surveyor had handed it back, and they were going to pay it again. It was a case of put and take.

Coun. J. I. Webster said the £210 did not enter into it. The minute stated that the surveyor be paid £1,200. If the £210 had been paid before, returned and paid back, it was wiped out. If there was any wish to pursue this question further he would add that those who caused them to alter their original scheme had involved the ratepayers in expenditure of another £96.