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August 11th 1897
A meeting of the Parish Council was held in the vestry room at 7pm.
Present. Messrs Lock, J Easterbrook, Joslin, Bellew and Gorton District
Councillor
The minutes of the previous council meeting were read and approved.
The Chairman read the following letter from the clerk to the District
Council and the report of the analyst on Mr T. Lock's well.
Barnstaple
23 July 1897
Dear Sir
Instow Water Supply
I am directed by the Rural District Council to forward you a copy of the
Analysis of Water taken from the well on Mr Thos. Lock's Property.
Before taking any further steps in the matter the District Council would be
glad to consider any suggestions which the Instow Parish Council may desire
to make with reference to providing Lane End Instow with a proper water
supply or a general water supply for the whole parish.
Yours faithfully
W.H.Toller
Clerk
W.H.Lock Esq.
Chairman Parish Council
Instow
Copy of Analyst's Report Bristol July 22nd 1897
Gentlemen
Water from Lock's Well
Lane End Instow
I have analysed a sample of this water received from your surveyor on the
20th inst.
This sample was turbid and deposited a filmy sediment. On standing it
yielded the following results
Grams per gallon
Saline Ammonia 0.001
Albuminoidal Ammonia 0.0035
Nitrogen as nitrates & nitrites 2.76
Nitrites Trace
Chlorine as chlorides 15.70
Oxygen absorbed in 15 minutes at 80 7.014
Do do 4 hour do 0.20
Total dissolved solids 99.0
Temporary hardness 14.5
Permanent do 32.0
Total do 46.5
Poisonous metals Absent
This water is extensively polluted with sewerage that has percolated into
the well through the soil, and it is my opinion not fit for human
consumption.
I am Gentlemen
Your obedient servant
T. Wallis Stoddart
To the Barnstaple
Rural District Council
On the motion of Mr. L. Easterbrook seconded by Mr Joslin the clerk was
directed to send the following reply to the District Council
Instow
12 August 1897
Dear Sir
Instow Water Supply
At a meeting of the Parish Council held yesterday your letter of July 23rd
July and the copy of the analyst's report forwarded therewith were produced
to the meeting the Council see no reason for departing from the opinion
expressed in my communication of the 13th May last and they repeat their
desire that Lane End should be supplied with pure water at the earliest
practicable date.
I am dear Sir
Your obedient Servant
J.P. England
Clerk
W.H.Toller Esq.
Clerk to Rural District Council
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