Sentence:  Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a <WSD>supervising</WSD> eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To (oversee) or (direct) a (task) or (organization).