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COMMENCING on Monday next, the employees of the Sutton Council will commence duties during the winter months at a later hour than usual. This course was decided upon at the monthly meeting of the Council on Monday evening, when the question of Council property repairs and other subjects also came under consideration.
  The meeting was presided over by Councillor A. Thompson (Chairman), and others present were Councillors Mrs. Moore, C. Brown M.P., H.C. Wright J.P., T. Barnes, J.A. Percival, W. Baugh, W. Percival, T.H. Taylor, W. Limb, J. Davies, J.B. Stuart, G. Shaw and N.D. Todd.
  Mr. J.A. Percival said the Housing Department did all the plumbing and painting for the Council properties. This year they had done painting at the caretaker's house on the Lawn, the Huthwaite Welfare and Park conveniences, the firemen's houses, the fire station, the Cemetery Chapel inside and outside, and the Lawn conveniences. Various other little jobs had been done, also plumbing.

... Mr. Stuart said there was a lot of work which needed doing at the Library and at the Council Room at Huthwaite. There was nother point, and this was that whatever the work cost it was charged to the particular Committee. He would like to ask the Housing Superintendent if there were sufficient work the men could be doing or was it because they were short of work that they were able to do this other work?...
... Mr. Barnes asked if, in view of the shortage of houses and that there was no likelihood of new ones being erected, a survey had been made to see if some of the old houses could be made habitable.
  The Chairman said no report had been made on the matter.
Mr. Barnes asked that such a report be made at the next Council meeting.

Mr. J.A. Percival said, for the information of the Council, he might state that something had been done in the matter of housing people so far as billeting evacuees was concerned. About 80 per cent. of the town had been canvassed, and they had found approximately 1,000 billets for evacuees who might have to come to Sutton. In addition, approximately 100 rooms had been found for small families. He would like to express appreciation to the people who had been so ready to take evacuees, whilst grateful thanks were due also to the members of the W.V.S. who had done the survey work and were still doing it...
  He wished to report also, that there had been received from the American Red Cross a large number of boots and shoes for evacuee children in Sutton and these had been much appreciated. He had been given to understand the children were sending individual letters and a collective letter of thanks and appreciation to the American Red Cross.

... On the proposition of Mr. Stuart it was decided to grant the W.V.S. the use of the Council Room at the Huthwaite Library.