Memorandum of Agreement

made the 7th Day of January 1896
between

The Bridge Gas Coke Sr Coal Compy Ltd.
and

Bridge Parish Council

The Gas Compy will keep in repair and light with a light of Sin by 2.5 The Eleven existing
Lamps for the sum of Five Pounds Ten Shillings for each Lamp per arm.

The Lamps to be lighted one hour after sunset and extinguished at 10.30 pm except for
three months in the summer viz From the Middle of May to the Middle of August and for
t_iv_e nights of every full Moon at which periods the Lamps will not be required except also
at any time when circumstances may arise over which the Company has no control in
which latter case a proportionate reduction of the amount payable shall be made by the

Company.

This agreement commences 1st January 1896 and may be terminated by six months
previous notice in writing on either side.

Joshua Fairbrass Chairman of Matthew Bell
Parish Council Chairman of
Henry] Bird Parish Councillor Bridge Gas Compy
Richard Friend Parish Councillor Chas Wills Secretary Bridge Gas Coke 81

Coal Compy Ltd.

Patrixbourne
Canterbury
May 8 1893

Revd. 81 Dear sir,

Your letter of the 23rd alt. was duly placed before the Parish Council, at its meeting last
evening, and the terms you proposed, relative to the use, by the Council, of the Reading
Room, were unanimously agreed to, and are hereby accepted, viz,

That the Council have the use of the Room on the first Tuesday evening in each
month in consideration of a payment of D1 3m‘U3H.V (31 Michaelmas), with a payment of
2/— per night for additional meetings, if required subject to the room being at liberty, and
reasonable notice being given to the caretaker, special arrangements to be made however
for Parish Meetings.

I have pleasure in adding that on the proposition of Mr Fairbrass, seconded by Mr Bird it
was also unanimously agreed, "that a vote of thanks be recorded to the Vicar for his
services as Chairman of the Council to April last and for the liberal manner in which he
had ...the Council in reference to the use of the Reading Room"

The Council consider the resolution passed by the Guardians at their last meeting
(mentioned by me to you this morning) both illegal and uncalled for, but as it was stated
that you would take action thereon, at the Board meeting tomorrow, it was decided to
leave the matter entirely in your hands,

I am Revd. Sir
your obedt. servant

Robert Wve.