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A Guide To Local History In The Holsworthy Area.

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Entries regarding Urban District Council
1900    April lst. Holsworthy became an Urban District and a new parish of Holsworthy Hamlets was formed, due to the Local Government Board Order.
1900    Miss Fanny Higgs agreed to lend the District Council the sum of £460 to purchase a steam road roller at the interest of l0s. per annum, to be paid back over a period of 4½ years.
1900    27th June. In consequence of the Constitution of the new Parish of Holsworthy it was the opinion of the committee that the following salaries be reduced:— Mr. William Prout (surveyor) reduced from £115 to £107 per annum, Mr. W.G.Gray (Medical Officer of Health) from £31.5s. to £25 per annum and Mr. R. Banbury (Inspector of Nuisances) from £47 to £42 per annum.
1900    July 11th. Death of Mr. William Prout (Surveyor).
1900    22nd August. Council recommendation that Mr. John Prout (son of Mr. William Prout) be appointed Surveyor, at a salary of £100 per annum.
1900    1900-03. John Henry Stranger Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1900    1900-01. William Turner Clerk to the Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1900    1900-20. Wilfred Gilbert Clerk to Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council 1.
1900    1900-10. Jorum Littlejohnn Chairman of the Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1901    Mr. Richard Headdon was appointed driver of the steam road roller at a weekly wage of 22/-.
1902    1902-20. W.C.R.Peterson Clerk to Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1903    Claude Kinsman Clerk to Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1903    1903-06. John Bussell Batten Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1906    1906-09. Lewis Harris Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1909    1909-12. Joseph Avery was Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1909    Hollacombe water works built, at a cost of £7,300.
1910    1910-19. Charles Walter Wickett Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1912    1912-15. William Penhale Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1915    1915-18. Rev T. S. Kendall Chairman of Holsworthy District Council.
1918    1918-21. Samuel Parsons Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1919    1919-22. John Littlejohns Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1920    1920-22. Dr. Hollis Clerk of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1921    1921-24. Thomas Oke Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1922    1922-25. Seth Davey Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1924    Horace John Sillifant Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1924    1924-27. William Daniel Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1925    1925-28. William Jones Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1926    Holsworthy Urban District Council supplied the Lytch Gate for the cemetery which was presented by Miss E.E.Batten in memory of her parents.
1926    New Borroughs Steam Roller bought for Thomas Turner of Bradworthy.
1927    1927-30. William Kinver Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1928    1928-30. Charles Gilbert Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1930    1930-33. John Hicks Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1930    1930-33. John 0. Daniel Chairman of Holsworthy Hamlets Parish Council.
1932    Urban District Council previously held the market and fair rights on a lease, at this time they purchased the reversion and so became the owners.
1933    1933-36. W G Vivian Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1936    1936-39. W.H. Badcock
1937    Holsworthy Urban District Council built 17 Council Houses in Fosters Way at a cost of £470, for a weekly rent of 6s.16d.
1939    1939-42. S.J. Ellery Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1942    1942-45. L.J. Whitlock Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.
1945    1945-48. Thomas Kivell Chairman of Holsworthy Urban District Council.