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Parish Council Minutes - 14 Nov 1949

Minutes of the Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council on 14th Nov 1949.

Meeting of the Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council held in the Schoolroom Longwick on Monday November 14th 1949 at 7 p.m. To read and confirm minutes of the last meeting. Correspondence received Letter from the Rural District Council on the question of Street Lighting. Payment of Accounts. Other business. Present:- Councillors W J Harper (Chairman) D Claydon A Goodchild D Walker F Williams A Ancliffe and the Clerk (ELC Galloway)

minutes The minutes of the meeting were read and confirmed. Arising from the minutes Councillor Ancliffe gave a most excellent and interesting account on the Conference of Parish Councillors which he and the Chairman attended at Aylesbury on Saturday 29th October. The Clerk reported that he was in correspondence with the National and Local Government Officers Mutual Insurance Association, with regard to a policy to cover the £50 bond required to be provided by him.

correspondence The Clerk read a letter from the Ramblers' Association re Rights of Way in the parish stating that these were on the whole in reasonably good order.

Wycombe District Association of Parish Councils A meeting is to be held on Wednesday the 23rd of November at 7.30pm to which the Council were asked to send two delegates and the Clerk. The Chairman announced that as he and Councillor Ancliffe went to the last meeting, they were prepared to attend this meeting.

Wycombe Rural District Council A letter had been received asking for information relating to playing fields in the Parish. The Clerk was instructed to inform the R.D.C. that Longwick had no such facilities.

Lighting. The Clerk read a letter and questionnaire regarding Street Lighting received from the Wycombe Rural District Council. After a lengthy and carefully considered discussion it was proposed by Councillor Ancliffe and seconded by Councillor Williams that the Clerk should inform the R.D.C. that the Parish Council consider Street Lighting to be needed but before committing themselves it would be necessary to have the approval of the Parish meeting in March; the reason for needing lighting being that it would enable the thirty mile speed limit to be imposed; that the Council consider the cost of street lighting should be a general district charge by means of a uniform levy throughout the rural district; that the street lighting is needed along the main Longwick road. This was carried unanimously.

Footpaths The Council instructed the clerk to write to the Surveyor asking that a footpath should be constructed from the school to the Parish Hall, for

the benefit of the Scholars, and that his attention be drawn to the shocking condition of the footpath from The Three Pigeons to the end of the village.

Books and Printed Notices for Meetings It was proposed Councillor Goodchild and seconded Councillor Walker that the Clerk be empowered to purchase Dumsday's Parish Councils Handbook, and Edwards Parish Councillor's Guide, and order Printed notices for the summoning of Council meetings. Carried.

Payment of Accounts Proposed Councillor Ancliffe and seconded Councillor Claydon that the following accounts be passed for payment: Commons, Open Spaces and Footpaths Preservation Society 10/6d Wycombe Rural District Council for Parish Councillors Election Expenses carried.

War Memorial It was decided that the question of a service at the Memorial should be discussed at the next Parish meeting. W. J Harper Feb 27 1950