The Annual Vestry Meeting of All Saints Church congregation, of which due
notice was given on the Sunday previous, was held in the School Room
2.45 PM Wednesday Jany 16/01
1st Revd G.H. Field R.D. Chairman opened the meeting with prayer
2nd Minutes of last Annual Vestry Meeting was read and confirmed
3rd Chairman than read the Act of Synod relating to church wardens
and vestries
4th Chairman than read the acc of receipts received for board and windows sold
from the Old Church
also, account of what it was expended for, shewing,
Receipts $22.88
Expenditure $22.66
Cr Balance -.22
which was handed over to general Church Acc
5th Read Church Wardens acc for the past year, shewing,
Receipts $12.30
Expenditure $13.77
Balance Dr $ 1.47 - 1.37 = 10 [a cent sign appears here]
["Cr" appears above the "1.37"]
As Mr Wm Batson Wm had $1.15 in hand left from paint and Oil for
church yard fence in the fall of 99 it was voted with the
22 [a cent sign appears here] above to go to pay off the debt
leave a small balance of 10 [a cent sign appears here]
6th Chairman moved a vote of thanks to the Church Wardens for
their services during the past year
seconded by R W Facey (Carried)
7th Chairman nominated Mr Jacob Penny Sr as his Warden for the coming year
8th Proposed by Mr Nathaniel Penny seconded by Mr Reuben Penny Robt
that Mr Peter Penny be elected Church Warden for the coming year
Carried
9th Moved by Mr Alexd Penny Jno seconded by
Mr [a horizontal line appears here] Penny that Mr Charles Penny
be elected Sexton for the coming year
carried
After a discussion of ways and means to pay the sexton the Chairman
proposed that he would find $2.00 toward Sextons fee providing the
Congregation find $10.00 Making Sextons Fee $12.00
10th Chairman than read Reader's Subscription [looks like "to"] Fee
$10.80 by 23 persons
11th Chairman than read the names of those who had paid toward the Carpenter
Bill on the New Church also the Receipts and Expenditure on the New
Church from the Commencement shewing something over $1400 received
and over $1300 expended leaving a balance in hand of a little over $100
also, read assessment dues which appeared to be a little better than
last year
12th Chairman closed the Meeting with Prayer
G.H. Field