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Minutes of the First Cowling Parish Council Meeting
The following is a copy of the Minutes taken from the first
Cowling Parish Council Meeting held in 1894

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COWLING PARISH MEETING HELD AT THE BOARD SCHOOL DECEMBER 4TH, 1894 AT 7.30.

CHAIRMAN

MOVED - THAT MR BEN SNOWDEN BE THE CHAIRMAN
PROPOSED - BY MR THOMAS WATSON
SECONDED - BY MR JOHN FORTE
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
CHAIRMAN APPOINTED MR JOHN HEATON TO TAKE THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING
CHAIRMAN TOOK THE CHAIR AT 7 .30PM

NOMINATIONS - CHAIRMAN CALLED FOR NOMINATIONS. THIRTY ONE PAPERS
HANDED IN . SIX OF THESE WERE DUPLICATES: THERE WAS CONSEQUENTLY
TWENTY FIVE SEPARATE NOMINATIONS. CHAIRMAN VERIFIED ALL NAMES OF THE
PROPOSERS AND SECONDERS. LIST ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF
SURNAMES AND READ TO THE MEETING BY THE CHAIRMAN.

WITHDRAWALS.
WITHDRAWALS WERE CALLED FOR THE CHAIR AND FIVE WERE RECEIVED. VIZ MR BEN SNOWDON, JOHN FORT, JOHN HEATON, JOHN SMITH AND
JOHN BANNISTER. LIST THUS REDUCED TO TWENTY. LIST READ TO THE
MEETING 8Y THE CHAIRMAN. CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY THE CHAIRMAN AS TO
METHOD OF VOTING. NAMES PUT TO THE MEETING IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF
SURNAMES.

VOTING

BAILEY HEATON	WAREHOUSEMAN	38
BANNISTER JOSEPH	FARMER	50
BANNISTER WILLIAM	BOXMAKER	77
BINNS EVERETT	MANUFACTURER	107
BINNS THOMAS	DO	59
DRIVER WILLIAM	WARP DRESSER	50
EMMOTT JAMES	RETIRED JOINER	52
FLETCHER ALFRED	DRAPER	91
FORTE JONAS	CUT LOOKER	57
GOTT SAMUEL	WHOLESALE GROCER	88
HARTLEY JOHN	MANUFACTURER	131
LAYCOCK JONAS	WARP DRESSER	87
MILLS RICHARD	FARMER	54
RYCROFT JOHN	MILL MANAGER	56
SHUTTLEWORTH SMITH	OVERLOOKER	58
SMITH JOSEPH	FACTORY OPERATIVE	25
SNOWDEN JAMES	OVERLOOKER	59
SNOWDEN PHILIP	RETIRED CIVIL SERVANT	125
WATSON THOMAS	MANUFACTURER	128
WHITAKER JOHN	FARMER	72

ELECTION
THE FOLLOWING LIST WAS THEN READ TO THE MEETING AS BEING THE NINE
CANDIDATES WITH HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES.

 

HARTLEY JOHN	131
WATSON THOMAS	128
SNOWDEN PHILIP	125
BINNS EVERETT	107
FLETCHER ALFRED	91
GOTT SAMUEL	88
LAYCOCK JONAS	87
BANNISTER WILLIAM	77
WHITAKER JOHN	72

AN INTERVAL OF FULLY FIFTEEN MINUTES WAS GIVEN BY THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE
VOTERS PRESENT TO CONSIDER THE PROPRIETY OF DEMANDING A POLL.

NO POLL
NO POLL WAS DEMANDED. THE CHAIRMAN THEN DECLARED THE ABOVE NINE
CANDIDATES TO BE DULY ELECTED AND THE MEETING CLOSED AT 9.25PM.

SIGNED BEN SNOWDEN CHAIRMAN.

FIRST MEETING OF THE PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT THE
BOARD SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14TH 1894.

PRESENT - JOHN HARTLEY, THOMAS WATSON, PHILIP SNOWDON, EVERETT BINNS,
ALFRED FLETCHER, SAMUEL GOTT, JONAS LAYCOCK, WM BANNISTER, JOHN WHITAKER.

DECLARATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF OFFICE SIGNED BY ALL THE ABOVE.

PROVISIONAL CHAIRMAN
MOVED THAT MR ALFRED FLETCHER BE PROVISIONAL CHAIRMAN FOR APPOINTMENT OF
CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
MOVER PHILIP SNOWDON SECONDER EVERETT BINNS
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

CHAIRMAN - MOVED THAT MR JOHN HARTLEY BE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL
MOVER - THOMAS WATSON. SECONDER - WM BANNISTER
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

VICE CHAIRMAN MOVED - THAT MR EVERETT BINNS BE VICE-CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL
MOVER - JONAS LAYCOCK. SECONDER - SAMUEL GOTT
AMENDMENT - THAT MR THOMAS WATSON BE VICE-CHAIRMAN
MOVER - PHILIP SNOWDEN SECONDER - ALFRED FLETCHER
VOTED FOR AMENDMENT SNOWDEN, FLETCHER, WHITAKER 3
VOTED FOR MOTION - LAYCOCK, GOTT
AMENDMENT CARRIED.

CLERK - MOVED THAT MR PHILIP SNOWDEN BE APPOINTED HONORARY CLERK
MOVER - JONAS LAYCOCK. SECONDER - WM BANNISTER
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

TREASURER - MOVED THAT MR JOHN HARTLEY BE APPOINTED TREASURER
MOVER PHILIP SNOWDEN ----- MOTION WITHDRAWN.

TREASURER - MOVED THAT MR ALFRED FLETCHER BE APPOINTED HON. TREASURER
MOVER JOHN HARTLEY - SECONDER - SAMUEL GOTT
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

PRECEPT - MOVED THAT A PRECEPT OF TEN POUNDS BE ISSUED TO MEET EXPENSES
OF PARISH MEETING AND PARISH COUNCIL
MOVER - THOMAS WATS0N. SECONDER - EVERETT BINNS
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

CHARITIES
MOVED THAT THE HON CLERK BE INSTRUCTED TO ADDRESS THE CHARITIES
COMMISSION RE PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.
MOVER - WILLIAM BANNISTER. SECONDER - THOMAS WATSON
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

STATIONERY
MOVED - THAT THE HON CLERK BE EMPOWERED TO PROVIDE NECESSARY STATIONERY
MOVER - EVERETT BINNS. SECONDER - WM BANNISTER
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

SEAT
MOVED THAT THE HON CLERK GET A CATALOGUE OF SEATS
MOVER - EVERETT BINNS. SECONDER - JOHN HARTLEY
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ORDINARY MEETING
MOVED THAT THE ORDINARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL BE HELD ON THE LAST
MONDAY IN EACH MONTH AT 8PM.
MOVER - ALFRED FLETCHER. SECONDER - EVERETT BINNS
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

SIGNED JOHN HARTLEY 31ST DECEMBER 1894