Meeting held on Monday 5th March 1917 (I)
APPLICATION BY CLERK FOR WAR BONUS
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Historical Notes from the Barwick and Scholes
Parish Council Barwicker No.123
Spring 2017
100 Years Ago
Meeting held on Monday 5th March 1917 (1)
APPLICATION BY CLERK FOR WAR BONUS
Read application from the Clerk (2) asking for a war bonus owing to the
increased cost of living.
Moved by Councillor Birch, seconded by Councillor Lumb : That the
clerk be allowed to undertake work of national importance three days a
week. Motion carried.
FOOTPATH TO BARNBOW (3)
Read correspondence with Major Yewdall relative to the state of this
footpath through the contractors of the reservoir (Messrs Firth & Co)
carting over the same. Read letter from Major Yewdall that the
Contractors had given an undertaking to have this footpath put into
proper repair.
CORRESPONDENCE
Read letter from Engineer, Post Office Telegraphs, Leeds, as to there
being no disused telegraph poles or wires for sale. (4)
50 Years Ago
Meeting held on Monday 6th March 1967
BUS SERVICES
A resident of Milton Drive, Scholes complained about the bus from
Scholes Station to Leeds via Scholes Lane End being 1/5d instead of
1/2d and the Clerk was to ask the West Yorkshire Bus Company for an
explanation of this anomaly.
Meeting held on Monday 24th April 1967
JACK HEAPS' PLAYING FIELD, BARWICK
Arising from requests that some extra facilities be provided the
Parish Clerk was to obtain brochures of Playing Field equipment for
the members to study at the next meeting.
Councillor Kirk was to arrange for the swings to be painted together
with the rocking horse and Mr. Crabtree was to be asked to clear the
nettles and cut the grass urgently.
RAKEHILL ROAD FOOTPATH
Councillor Brook reported that the footpath between Scholes and
Barwick along Rakehill Road was in good condition and it was
RESOLVED that the West Riding County Council be asked to
provide a notice forbidding the riding of horses on the footpath so
that the surface would not be broken up. At the same time, he was
to enquire if they would put up a notice forbidding tipping of refuse
along the lane.
Notes:
(1) Meeting held during the lst World War.
(2) The Clerk to the Parish Council.
(3) Footpath to Barnbow including the World War I munitions
factory.
(4) I can find no further details as to the reason for the original
request but assume the poles and wire were wanted for fencing of Parish lands.
Edited by DAVID TEAL
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