Agenda and minutes

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Items
No. Item

1.

Question - That the minutes of the last Court are correctly recorded?

Minutes:

Resolved – That the minutes of the Court of aldermen held on 5th July 2016 were correctly recorded.

 

 

The minutes of the Court of Common Council were laid upon the table of the Court.

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2.

The Bridgemaster to make the prescribed declaration under the Promissory Oaths Act, 1868 for the due execution of the office

Minutes:

The Bridgemaster, Mr Peter Bennett (City Surveyor), made the prescribed declaration under the Promissory Oaths Act 1868 for the due execution of the Office.

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3.

Resolutions on Retirements, Congratulatory Resolutions, Memorials etc.

Minutes:

There were none.

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4.

The Chamberlain's list of applicants for the Freedom of the City:-

Name

Occupation

Address

Company

Professor Peter William Robert Beaumont

a Professor, retired

Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire

Horners

Robert James Mason

a Facilities Engineer

West Wickham, Kent

Plumbers

David Anthony  Cardwell

a University Professor

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Engineers

Sheila Therese Cavanagh

a Professor

Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States of America

The Worshipful Company Educators

Catherine Olivia  Jennings

a Banking Executive

East Dulwich, Southwark

Fan Makers

Christopher  Wigley 

a  Data Company Chief Executive

Clapham

Ironmongers

Clive William  Rillstone

a Regional Director

Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

Paviors

Robert Leslie Owen , OBE

a Charity Chief Executive

Barnes, Richmond

Fan Makers

Cynthia Sue Walters 

an Architect

Hampstead

Chartered Architects

Dominic James Haworth  Broom

a Banker

Oak Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent

World Traders

Lynne Bernadette  Russell 

an Artist

Battersea

Painter-Stainers

Constantine Elia Ioannou

a Chartered Accountant

Barnet

Chartered Accountants

Daniel James Dominic  Sargent

a Research Scientist

Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent

Fruiterers

Pehr Johan Eric Auren

a Chartered Accountant

Hampstead

Chartered Accountants

Ian Stuart  Wilson

an Engineer

Essex House, Linton, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire

Tylers & Bricklayers

Mark  Baston

a Construction Company Director

Old Mill Place, Pulborough

Paviors

Craig Martin  Hill

a Sales Manager

Northampton

Paviors

Leon Russell Macpherson

a Management Consultant

Lab Building, Islington

Management Consultants

Richard  Barley

a Horticulturist

Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey

Gardeners

Michael John Cuthbert

a Chartered Surveyor

Chiswick, Hounslow

Chartered Surveyors

Christine Amelia  Hodder

a Hotelier

Durrells House, Kensington

Marketors

Thomas Patrick  Haughton 

a Botanical Trader

Lambeth

Distillers

Kin John  Lam

a Controller

Barnet

International Bankers

Philipe Anthony John  Layden

a Sales Manager

Feltham, Middlesex

Security Professionals

Andrew James 

an Insurance Company Chief Executive

Hurtmore Road, Hurtmore, Surrey

Insurers

Thomas William John Laidlaw Cross

a Stockbroker

Lower Ground, Hammersmith and Fulham

Poulters

James David  Simpson

a Lighting Visualiser

West Wickham, Kent

Lightmongers

Benjamin  Hodges

an Information Manager

Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire

Security Professionals

Thomas Stephen Boardley

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Minutes:

Mr Chamberlain presented the names of  one hundred and seventy-seven persons to be made free of this City, and it is Ordered that they be admitted into the Freedom of this City accordingly, as follows:-

 

Name

Occupation

Address

Company

Professor Peter William Robert Beaumont

a Professor, retired

Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire

Horners

Robert James Mason

a Facilities Engineer

West Wickham, Kent

Plumbers

David Anthony  Cardwell

a University Professor

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Engineers

Sheila Therese Cavanagh

a Professor

Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States of America

Educators

Catherine Olivia  Jennings

a Banking Executive

East Dulwich, Southwark

Fan Makers

Christopher  Wigley 

a  Data Company Chief Executive

Clapham

Ironmongers

Clive William  Rillstone

a Regional Director

Chorleywood, Hertfordshire

Paviors

Robert Leslie Owen , OBE

a Charity Chief Executive

Barnes, Richmond

Fan Makers

Cynthia Sue Walters 

an Architect

Hampstead

Chartered Architects

Dominic James Haworth  Broom

a Banker

Oak Lane, Sevenoaks, Kent

World Traders

Lynne Bernadette  Russell 

an Artist

Battersea

Painter-Stainers

Constantine Elia Ioannou

a Chartered Accountant

Barnet

Chartered Accountants

Daniel James Dominic  Sargent

a Research Scientist

Tonbridge Road, Maidstone, Kent

Fruiterers

Pehr Johan Eric Auren

a Chartered Accountant

Hampstead

Chartered Accountants

Ian Stuart  Wilson

an Engineer

Essex House, Linton, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire

Tylers & Bricklayers

Mark  Baston

a Construction Company Director

Old Mill Place, Pulborough

Paviors

Craig Martin  Hill

a Sales Manager

Northampton

Paviors

Leon Russell Macpherson

a Management Consultant

Lab Building, Islington

Management Consultants

Richard  Barley

a Horticulturist

Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey

Gardeners

Michael John Cuthbert

a Chartered Surveyor

Chiswick, Hounslow

Chartered Surveyors

Christine Amelia  Hodder

a Hotelier

Durrells House, Kensington

Marketors

Thomas Patrick  Haughton 

a Botanical Trader

Lambeth

Distillers

Kin John  Lam

a Controller

Barnet

International Bankers

Philipe Anthony John  Layden

a Sales Manager

Feltham, Middlesex

Security Professionals

Andrew James 

an Insurance Company Chief Executive

Hurtmore Road, Hurtmore, Surrey

Insurers

Thomas William John Laidlaw

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5.

Application of the following as a Freeman of this City, in the Company named:-

Name

Company

John Edwin Hughes

Loriners

Saleem Mohammed Naeem

Fuellers

 

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Minutes:

Applications of the following to be admitted as Freemen of this City, in the Companies named:-

 

Name                                                 Company

John Edwin Hughes                             Loriners

Saleem Mohammed Naeem                  Fuellers

 

Read and agreed to.

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6.

Letters:-

(a) The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor to lay before the Court a letter from Alderman Gordon Haines offering to surrender his Office of Alderman of the Ward of Queenhithe; and

(b) The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor to lay before the Court a letter from Alderman Sir Roger Gifford offering to surrender his Office of Alderman of the Ward of Cordwainer.

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Minutes:

The Town Clerk lay before the Court a letter from Alderman Gordon Haines offering to surrender his Office of Alderman of the Ward of Queenhithe and a letter from Alderman Sir Roger Gifford offering to surrender his Office of Alderman of the Ward of Cordwainer.

 

RECEIVED.

 

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7.

Urgent Item:-

Minutes:

With the Court’s consent, one item of urgent business, of which advance notice had not been given, was considered. Mr Remembrancer advised the Court of Aldermen that a compilation of Law Court Speeches for the period 2003-2015 would henceforth be circulated.

 

NOTED.

 

BARRADELL.

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