The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1890
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y^-:^r-*> ..*' FORFAR PUBLIC LIBRARY IL@CAIL C@i!LECTD© No. Presented by SERVICES ANGUS - CULTURAL 3 8046 00947 095 5 ^<^c^o This book is to be returned on or Ui before the last date stamped below. r ACouncil CULTURAL SERVICES — : FORFAR DIRECTORY FOE 1890 CONTAINING' A LIST OF THE HOUSEHOLDERS OF THE BURGH3 COUNTY AND BURGH INFORMATION, AND A LIST OF FARMERS AND OTHERS IN THE ADJOINING PARISHES, —- ^ -;.^ FORFAR PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY G. S. NICOLSON, HERALD OFFLgE. 1890. THE POPULAR aper^ ]p|arcrfouse. ANDERSON & Co., WMOLlS^Ll Ala BETiML DRAPERS, TAILORS, AND CLOTHIERS, 145, 1451, & 147 East High St, OUR BUSINESS MOTTO- SMALL PROFITS, FIXED PRICES, READY-MONEY, IMMENSE CHOICE. PUBLISHER'S NOTE. Until the middle of December last it did not -• to the knowledge of the Publisher of the Director) 1890 that the Publisher of the Directories for the pi ceding years was not to undertake the work on this occa sion. It was, therefore, impossible that the Directory- could appear within weeks of the usual time ; and this, combined with other disadvantages connected with such a late start, made the publication of it a difficult and somewhat hazardous undertaking. Nevertheless, an Annual Directory is such a necessary thing for the con- venience of all classes of the public that the Publisher took the work in hand in the hope that any little short- comings might be overlooked in the fact that a Directory for 1890 had been published at all. The Publisher has to thank the Merchants and others who have so liberally supported him in the way of advertisements, as also the officials of the Societies and other organizations in town for the help they have afforded him in getting up the local information. # —— FOB PAR DIRECTORY. junty of fokfak. x-ea of the County, 890 square miles. Acreage, 569,840. v^aluation] Lands, ... £502,221 17 ) ^ rn x i for Eailways, 76,614 [- ^^^"^'^^^p^oTiu ^^17 ^ 1889-90. jWaterWorks,24,279 J Population in 1881—266,360. Parliamentary Eepresent- ative—James W. Barclay. Parliamentary Constituency—11,344. County Council Constituency—Male, 10,351 ; Female, 2,852. Lord-Lieutenant—Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. Clerk of Lieutenancy—John Myles, solicitor, Forfar. Convener of County—H. A. F. Lindsay Carnegie, Esq. of Spynie and Boysack, Sheriff—John Comrie Thomson ; Sheriff Substitutes Alexander Eobertson (Forfar), and John Campbell Smith (Dundee). Hon. Sheriff- Sub stitues—John Myles, James Taylor, A. MacHardy. County Procurator-Fiscal—Eobert Whyte ; Assistant do., Alex. Freeman. Sheriff- Clerk and Commissary Clerk—Thomas Congleton. Depute do., do., —W. Y. Esplin. Auditor of Court—W. Y. Esplin. Collector of Taxes James S. Gray. do. Clerk of the Peace—George Watt, Dundee ; Depute at Forfar—A. W. Myles. Commissioners of Supply meet on the first Wednesday of May, and the first Tuesday after Michaelmas ; and Committees as occasion requires. Eoad Trustees meet on 29th September. Collector of County Eates—James S. Gray. i'ORFAU DlREOTOKY. Clerk of Supply, ... ... | Clerk of County Police Committee, ;- A. W. Myles. ... Clerk to Local Authority, J Treasurer to Local Aathority—John P. Anderson. Assessor under Valuation Act—E. S. Smith, Dundee. County and Porfar District Eoads Clerk and Treasurer, and Porfar District Eoads Collector—John P. Anderson. County Auditor—A. B. Wyllie. Chief Constable—Eobt. Adamson. SHERIFF COURTS Courts for Ordinary Court cases are held at Porfar on Thursdays weekly during Session at Eleven o'clock fore- noon. Summer Session commences on the first Thursday of May, and ends on the last Thursday of July. Winter Session commences on the first Thursday of October, and ends on the last Thursday of March. There is a recess of not exceeding 15 days at Christmas. Commissary business is disposed of on same day as Sheriff- Court. Small Debt and Debts Eecovery Courts are held weekly on Thursday during Session at Twelve o'clock noon. Small Debt Circuit Courts are held at Kirriemuir on the third Monday, at Brechin on the third Tuesday, and at Montrose on the third Friday of the months of January, March, May, July, September, and November. FORFARSHIRE FIARS PRICES, Crop 1888. Struck at Forfar on ^.th March, 1889. Per Imperial Quarter. Per Old Boll. Wheat, £16 3 £0 13 5 Barley, 1 1 10 16 3 Chester Bere, 16 10 12 7 Potato Oats, 18 3 13 7 Common Oats, 17 7 13 1 Peas and Beans, . 12 4 16 6 %e, 19 6 10 Oatmeal' per Boll of 140 Imperial Lbs., ... 15 1 15 3 . ; Forfar directory. BURGH OF FORFAR. Population in 1881—12,818. Constituency—Males, 1588 ; Females, 600. Parliamentary Eepresentative—John Shiress Will, Q.C. Valuation (Lands, £35,404 2 . for 1889-90. I Eailways in Burgh, 1823 MAGISTRATES AND TOWN COUNCIL The Council meets in Council Buildings on the first Monday of each month at 6.30 p.m. Special Meetings are also held from time to time to dispose of urgent business. Wm. Doig, Provost and Chief Magistrate ; James M'Lean, First Bailie ; John P. Anderson, Second Bailie Daniel Falconer, Third Bailie ; John Moffat, Treasurer ; David Smith, John L. Fenton, James Milne, jr., Keith Kennedy Skene, John Ferguson, James Low, Eobert Fyfe Craik, Jaiaes MacDougall, Hugh Greenhill, David Whyte. Officials and Committees. James Taylor, Town-Clerk; Alex. MacHardy, Town Chamberlain. Law.— Provost Doig, Bailie Falconer, Messrs Fenton, Ferguson, Greenhill, Low, Bailie Anderson (Convener). Property. —Provost Doig, Messrs Ferguson, Moffat, "Whyte, Milne, Smith, Bailie M'Lean (Convener). Finance. —Provost Doig, Bailie M'Lean, Bailie Ander- son, Messrs Whyte, Low, Craik, Treasurer Moffat (Con- vener) . Cemetery. —Provost Doig, Bailie M'Lean, Messrs Mac- Dougall, Ferguson, Greenhill, Low, Smith (Convener). George Patterson, Superintendent. FOEFAR DIRECTORY. Committee under Cattle Diseases Act —Provost and Magistrates. Burgh Committee under Licensing Act—Provost and First and Second Bailies, Eepbesentatives For Prison Committees—Dundee, Provost Doig and Mr Ferguson ; Forfar, Provost Doig and Mr Low. Under Sheriff Court Houses Act, ... Mr Ferguson. Lunacy Board, ... ... ... ... Provost Doig. Arbroath Harbour, Provost Doig and Bailie Anderson. Morgan Hospital, Provost Doig and Mr Ferguson. Roads and Bridges, ... ... ... Provost Doig. Rossie Reformatory, Provost Doig and Mr Ferguson. Wyllie's Bequest, ... James Munro, Distributor. BURGH FUNDS (Town Council). Burgh Property and Funds as at 8th October, 1889, £70,654 10 10 Debts and Obligations, 26,576 17 6 Balance in favour of Burgh, £44,086 13 4 Annual Revenue, 2498 11 Expenditure, 2709 19 4 Balance of Expenditure, ... £211 8 4 CHARITY MORTIFICATIONS. Charity Mortifications under the administration of the Magistrates and Town Council of Forfar, per the Town-Clerk. Funds as at 8th October, 1889 :— Dr. Wyllie's Bequest.—Capital, £3536 14s 6d. Interest expended in charity during the year, £129 3s 6d. On hand, £11 12s 8d. Provost Potter's Bequest of £1000. —Interest, &c., expended on coals for the poor, in terms of the bequest, £49 2s 8d. Bailie Brown's Bequest of £100.—Interest, &c., ex- panded on coals for the poor, in terms of the bequest, £10 Is 4d. On hand, £20 17s 4d. ... — — FORFAR DIRECTORY. POLICE COMMISSION AND GAS CORPORATION. Meet on the third Monday of each month at 6.30 p.m. Officials. WilHam Gordon, PoHce Clerk ; James Stirling, Super- intendent of Police ; D. B. Esplin, Gas Manager ; Jonas Harris, Burgh. Surveyor ; Alexander MacHardy, Treas- urer ; George Yeaman, Collector of Eates. Committees. Paving, General Improvement, and Eoad Committee. —Provost Doig, Bailie M'Lean, Messrs Low, Skene, Fenton, Milne, Mofi'at (Convener). Sanitary Committee.—Provost Doig, Bailie Falconer, Messrs Smith, MacDougall, Greenhill, Ferguson, Fenton (Convener) Watching, Lighting and Fire Engine Coommittee. Provost Doig, Bailie M'Lean, Bailie Falconer, Messrs Fenton, Milne, Smith, Ferguson (Convener). Finance Committee.—Provost Doig, Bailie Falconer, Messrs Skene, Fenton, Moffat, Craik, Bailie Anderson (Convener) Sewage Committee.—Provost Doig, Messrs Whyte, Smith, Craik, Moffat, Low, Skene (Convener). Water Committee. — Bailie M'Lean, Bailie Anderson, Messrs Craik, Moffat, Greenhill, Ferguson, Provost Doig (Convener) Gas Corporation Committee.—Provost Doig, Bailie Falconer, Messrs Skene, Greenhill, Smith, Whyte, Craik (Convener) POLICE COMMISSION ACCOUNTS, as at 15th May, 1889. I. Geneeal Police Purposes. Surplus last year, . £33 11 6 Annual Kevenue, ... 2072 17 7 £2106 9 1 Annual Expenditure, ... ... ... 2085 8 11 Surplus this year, ... ... £21 2 ——.— — FORFAR DIRECTORY. II. Account Under Eoads Act. Surplus last year, £68 18 10 Annual Eevenue, 169 11 11 £238 10 9 Annual Expenditure, 216 11 8 Surplus this year, £21 19 1 III. New Shambles Account. Annual Eevenue, £232 10 1 Expenditure, . £232 10 Deficit last year, 14 1 4 246 11 5 Deficit this year, £14 1 4 IV. The Local Authority. Balance last year, £209 12 10 Annual Eevenue, 938 12 10 £2147 18 9 Annual Expenditure, . 961 10 Balance this year, , £186 8 9 V. Water. Surplus last year. £90 8 11 Annual Eevenue, 3680 4 9 £3770 13 8 Annual Expenditure, , 3484 11 1 Balance this year, £286 2 7 Total Expenditure on Construction of Works, .,, ,,. £49,946 14 2 8 FORFAR DIRECTORY. VI.—Gas. Balance from Eevenue last year, ... ... £422 17 9 Annual Eevenue, ... 6272 12 6 £5695 10 3 Annual Expenditure, ... ... ... 6039 13 6 £655 16 9 Annuities Payable, ... ... ... 557 12 6 Surplus on the year, ... ... £78 4 3 Gas Corporation Office, North Street. Open from 9 a.m to 7 p.m. On Saturdays, from 9 to 3. Police and Water Assessment Office, Council Buildings. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 6 to 8 p.m. On Saturdays, from 10 to 2. POLICE COUET. Held every lawful day when there is business. Judges —The Provost and Magistrates. "William Gordon, Solicitor, Clerk and Assessor. James Stirling, Super- intendent and Procurator Piscal. BUEQH OR BAILIE COURT- Held as occasion requires ; Magistrates Judges ; James Stirling, Fiscal; James Taylor, Town-Clerk, Clerk and Assessor, BURGH LICENSING COURT.