Council Meeting March 4th, 1902
Present
Miss Bulley Chair, Mrs. Ashwell Cooke Miss Ashton, Miss Cox, Miss Kay, Mr. Herford, Mr. Entwistle, Mr. Kelly, Miss. Pankhurst, Miss Rowlette, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Weiss
Apologies from Miss Wilson & Miss Crompton. Minutes of last meeting were read & passed.
A circular was read from the Dewsbury Trade Council re locked out miners.
Mr. Herford read the Financial Report for the past month.
Receipts |
£50 |
Payments |
£.s.d |
Subscriptions |
14.15.0 |
salaries |
23-6-8 |
Donations |
1-0-0 |
Rent coal extension |
0-6-6 |
Grants |
4.8.0 |
Stat: Printing etc. |
1-4-8 |
Rents |
4-10-0 |
Postage & telegrams |
1-18-10 |
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24-13-0 | Travelling exs | 0-1-0 | |
Deficit | 16-9-9 | Expenses of meetings | 0-3-3 |
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41-2-9 | Office cleaning | 1-6-6 | |
_____ | _____ | ||
41.2.9 | |||
Deficit at Bank | £18-2-3 | ||
Less petty cash in hand | 1-12-6 | ||
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16-9-9 |
Miss Ashton moved, Mrs. Cooke seconded, that the Report be passed. Carried. Miss Ashton moved that an account be presented each month of the petty cash, and all bills over 10/s to be submitted to the chairman to be initialled & presented to the Treasurer for payment. Seconded by Mrs. Weiss and carried. A resolution was then proposed by Miss Ashton and seconded by Mrs. Weiss that a record of letters should be kept in the office.
For the resolution 3
Against 5
Miss Cox reported that a meeting of the sub-Committee had been held at which Mr. Wilkinson. General Secretary of the Northern Counties Weavers' Amalgamation & Mr. David Holme President of the same Society had been present. Arrangements had been made to take immediate steps to organise among the weavers.
It was reported re Folders and Sewers that a deputation, composed of two members of the Folders and Sewers Society and the Council’s Secretaries, had waited on Messrs. Bradshaw, and that a promise has been obtained from the firm of an advance of wages for those girls who were to be employed on quarter binding in its different forms. A meeting of the women had been held to consider the Report of the Deputation. It had been decided that a letter should be sent to the firm asking for a definite agreement as to prices. As yet no answer had been received.
The Tailoresses had held two meetings during the month, shops had been visited and new members enrolled in the Society.
The Cap Makers were holding weekly meetings & their membership had slightly increased.
A public meeting for all trades had been arranged for March 13th at All Saints Schools.
A. Amy Bulley