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Cardiganshire County Council. tn SMALL HOLDINGS EXPENSES. ABERAYRON LIGHT RAIL WA Y A FURTHER ADVANCE VOTED THE SHEEP DIPPING INQUIRY. I The quarterly meeting; of tLe Cardiganshire County Council was on Thursday, August 11th, at the Town ELiif, Aberayron wnen there were present (Vmcillor R. S. Rowland, Llanddewi fit (chairman), pre- siding; Aldermen Colonel J. R. Howell, Pantgwyn; lu v. Daniel Evans, HTwen; J. I ,T. Morgan Mae-newydd; C. M. IV'illianis, j Aberystwyth; W. J. Lio.vd, Naafccwnlle; M. L. Vaughan Davies, ü1.P., Tanybwich; Major Price Len e- Tyglyn Aercn; E. J. Davies, New Quay; E J. Price, Llansant-' ÆreaJ; Evan Duties, Gdfachronw; Evan Richards, Penuwchfawr, Council- tors J. C. Harford, Falcon-dale; John Jones, JPelinfach John Jones, Cilcennin Jvsiah Jones. Llaudyssul; Rsv. W. Griffiths. Llan- Ihvchaiarn; J. W. Davies, L3;Lhir; Thomas Jones, Llangranog; Evan Williams, Llaa- -1 dugwydd; Lodwick Jones, Nantcwnlie; Morgan Evans, Gakford; Wiiiiara Evan-, Cnwch. Coch; E, J. Evans, ulaniiar; Capt. T. Doughton, D. C SoberPeter Jones, and G. Fossett n.¿jbcrt" Ab ystwyth; J. H Davies, Llangeitno; D; J. Williams, Tre- garon; Thomas Morgan, Yshytty; J. M. Howell and E. Lima Jones, Aberayron; Sir Edward Pryse, Go^erddan Dr. John Jame* taliesin D. Morgan James, Llanrhystyd W. Morris, Borth; Dc. Jenkyn Lewis, LI an- on; Edward Jones, Cwmi-heidol; David Davies, Troedyraur; T. R. Mor- gan, Lledrod; James Stephens, Liangoed- more; Rev. John Williams and O. Beynon Evans, Cardigan; B. Davies-Evans, LLan- »granog; with Mr. Era Evnns (clerk); Mr J. D. Perrott ( treasurer); Mr Edward Wil- liams (chief constable); and Kessrs. D. Dav- ies and T E. Owen (county surveyors). REPRESENTATIVES. The appointment of four representatives on the Court of Governors of the University College, Aberystwyth, .for three years, was the first business. The retiring representa- tives were the Rev. Thomas Levi, Aberyst- wyth, and Councillors J. M. Howell and D. J. Williams. It was stated that Mr Levi and Mr Howell had not attended a single meeting of the governors during the past three years. Mr. Howell had, however, at- tended several meetings of the College Council, of whid1 he was a member. The late Councillor Thos. Evans was also a repre- sentative.—On the motion r-f the Rev. W. Griffiths, seconded by Mr. Josiah Jones, the Rev. Daniel Evans was appointed in place of the late Mr Thos. Evans.—The re-appoint- ment of the other thre^'representatives was proposed.—'Alderman W. J. Lloyd: I shall be surprised if they again accept office.— Mr. John Jones, Cilcennin, proposed the appointment of Capt Doughton, Mr. Mor- gan Evans, an Mr. John Jones, Cwmere.— It was stated that Mr. Morgan Evans and Capt. Doughton were already members of the Bon rd.—Eventually, it was agreed to give the three retiring members another chance, and they were re-elected. It was decided to recommend the names of Ir. O. Bevnon Era nr., Mr. G. F. Roberts and Mr E J Davies to the Army Council for re-election as representatives of the Council on the Association for the county under the Territorial and Reserve Fore* Act, 1907. to hold office for three years. CORRESPONDENCE. It was agreed :o .support the petition of the Carnarvon Town, Oounei to his Majesty the King praying that the claims of "Wales I be recognised by representation in the Royal Standard and Arms of tho United Kingdom. A communication from the General Assembly of the Calvinistie Methodist Con- nexion suggestuie more rigid and faithful enforcement of the present Licensing Laws was referred to the Police Committee. An application ty the Aberayron Rural District Council for a contribution toward the re-building of Grilfachre-Ja Bridge, on the district road betw?Bii Llwyndafyd-d and Aberayron, referred to the Southern Main Roads Committee. EXPRESS TRAINS. In reply to the application of the Council that the express train from Paddingtor.. to Aberystwyth should stop at Tregaron, the G.W.R. Company wrote tlmt it would be a great inconvenience if t' at was done, but they had already made arrangements that the train would stop there on market ond fair days.—-Mr. D. J. Williams moved that the Company he also asked to stop the train at Tregaron on County Council days.—Capt. Doughton seconded, and this was agreed to. TRECEFEL BRIDGE. The Local Government Board having agreed to extend the period for the repay- ment of the loan in respect of Trecefel bridge from 1" to 3D years, application was made for a further extension. The Board, in reply, said they were advised that the sub-soil under the structure was bad, that the fo:nidations weve shallow, and that the walls were built with s. small margin of safety, and had no weep holes. In these circumstances it appeared to the Board that twenty years wns the longest term they could properly allow for the repayment of the loan. fr. Vaughan Davies said he had waited on the officials of the Board in London, and had done bet to get the time extended, but w ithout success. It was decided to send the letter to the Northern Main Roads Committee for con- sideration. COUNTY MEDICAL OFFICER. A letter was read from the Local Govern- ment Board enclosing a general order defin- ing the duties of medical officers of health for counties. It is now incumbent upon. the Coun:y Counri1 under the provisions of the Housing and Town Planning Act to appoint such an officer, find the Clerk asked that a small committee be appointed to fix the salaries and decide matters. Mr. D. C. Robert, suggested that the matter be considered in conjunction witfc the County Education Committee who also had to appoint a county medical inspector in connection with the work of the medical P inspection of school children. The matter was referred to the Public Health Committee, that committee net to meet until the finance committee of the Edu- cation Committee had first discussed the question. In reply to Mr. Morgan Evans, the Clerk said the now officer would have to devote the whole of time to the duties. VALE OF AERON PATHS. A letter was road from Messrs. T. Jones, Castle and T. tivans, Brynteg, Felin- fach, drawing attention to the fact that the engineer of the Lampeter-Aberayron Rail- way had not provided proper facilities for crossing the line at those points where public footpaths had interfered with. The attention of the engineer and the Parish Council had been drawn to the matter but wi:hout result, and the County Council was asked to take the matter up. Mr. J. O. Harforo -said the directors had taken tremendous trouble to get a path on the Brynog land deviated in accordance with the wishes of the Parish Council. The line was no-L yet completed, and he had no doubt all the footpaths would be attended to in due time. Mr. J. M. Howell said he believed the letter referred to the pJth=9 behind Clrillere Farm leading to Tyngwndwn Chapel. Mr. John Jones, Cwmere, said the people found it difficult to get over tho railway embankment, which was about ten feet high at the The Engineer (Mr. Yockney), who was present, admitted that the footpaths at present w°re not in a proper state, but this was due to the permanent way not yet hav- ing been finished. Alderman C. M. Williams proposed that a copy of the communication he sent to the Rural District Council and to the contractors, with a refjve.it that tbey should see that the public footpaths were preserved. Rev. W. Griffiths seconded, and this was agreed to. ALDERMAN LLOYD IGNORED. The Clerk read a letter, addressed to the Chairman, from Alderman W. J, Lloyd, which was as follows:—"I beg leave to ask; you as chairman of the Council for an ex- planatiou why I am not summoned to attend meetings of the Small Holdings Committee for the Tregaron district, in which district I presume I am entitled to sit. I have not to a tend on'y once. t The Chairman: I refer that to the chair- man of the Small Holdings Committee. Y. (Laughter s. APPOINTMENT OF CLERK. The Council was asked., by the Anglesey v ounty Council to support a resolution to the eifect that in view of the growing im- portance or th<: administrative work of the County Council efficiency demanded that the Local Government Act. 1888, should be amended, so that the appoint men. of clerk should be solely in the hands of the County Council. The Clerk having explained that the Couia,cl-, passed a similar resolution some years ago, h- was directed to replv to that etf e, t. ABERAYRON BRIDGE. The Southern Main Roads Committee re- commended that the cost of the proposed new bridge at Aberayron be increased by €110 to £ 1.410 to meet rlie requirements of the Local Government. Board, and that the tender of a firm of ferro-concrete contractors to do the work at that price be accepted. Alderman W. J. Lloyd said he could not understand why so much difference was made between this bridge and the Pont Llanio bridge. It had a humpy back—(laughter)— and looked a bit ugly, but if both ends were filled in it could come more straight. If they only sent the sub-committee which visited Pont Llanio to Aberayron he was certain they would save hundreds of pounds. (Laugh ter). But- they must not send Mr. Peter Jones or he might want a new bridge there. (Renewed laughter). He moved as an amendment that the original estimate be adhered to. There was no seconder to the amendment, and the committee's recommendation was then unanimously agreed to, Alderman Lloyd creating great laughter by being one of the first to vote for it. It was agreed to vote £ 50 toward the re- pair of Silian bridge, Mr. J. C. Harford statiing the committee could not find that the Railway Company was liable for the damage done. LAMPETER—LLANDDEWI ROAD. Colonel J. R. Howell submited the report of the Southern Main Roads Committee, and moved the adoption of a recommendation that the application of the Lampeter Rural District Council to take over and maintain as a main road the road leading from Lam- peter to Llanddewi Brefi be entertained, and that the Surveyor be instructed to inspect the road and take such other steps as might be necessary to give effect to the application. Alderman C. M. Williams moved as an amendment that the matter be again re- ferred back, and said on looking up the re- turns he found that the Lampeter Union received already nearly EDO more than its quota for the maintenance of main roads. On their* agenda thaij day they had a report with reference to the application of the Borough of Lampeter, and the Finance Com- mittee had unanimously agreed that a special committee be appointed, representative of each Union, 'do go into the books of the various urban authorities, and he suggested that the same committee should also con- sider the question of main roads in the different Unions. It was all very well for new members to make demands for addi- tional main road mileage immediately they came on the Council, but they had as a Council to bear the question of expenditure in mind. When the County Council started the main roads cost only P-2,800 a year to maintain. Last year the cost was about £ 9,000. He had no objection tto the appli- cation being granted provided all the Unions were put on an equality, but Lampeter had now far more than its proper quota. He moved as an amendment that the applica- I tion be referred to the special committee. Mr. Wm. Owen seconded. Mr. Josiah Jones said it was not a matter of equity, but of supplying the needs of the public. He thought they ought to support the application, and not confine themselves entirely to the word quota. Mr. Williams, Llandugwydd, supported the amendment, on the ground that the different Unions should be treated alike. Air. J. W. Davies said the application had been before the Council many years. The roads in the Lampeter Unions were the cheapest to maintain in the county. They only got surprise visits from the steam roller, and when they did get it, it was off again in a day or two. This road was also used by the Council in carting stone from the Llanddewi quarry. Mr. J. H. Davies said that with motor and other traffic it was quite clear that they oughi to pay more attention to the main arteries through the county, and he had great pleasure in supporting the recom- il mendation. Mr. J. M. Howell asked Alderman Wil- liams to withdraw his amendment on the ground that the recommendation did not commit the Council to any expenditure. Alderman "Williams replied that it did, and quoted from a speech made by Mr. Peter Jones in 1899 when the present arrange- ment was adopted. Mr. Jones then said that by carrying the arrangement into effect the Council would be able to see that one parish did not obtain an advantage over p ar, i another. On a division the amendment was carried by 22 votes to 13. SOUTHERN MAIN ROADS. Arising out of a minute in the Southern Main Roads Committee's report dealing with a complaint by Mr. R. A. Hoare of the stale of the road between Neuadd Cross and Penrhiw, Mr. J. H. Davies said he had had occasion' to go down to the lower end of the county lately, and he found the roads there in a far worse condition than the roads in the norchern division. He suggested that a small committee be appointed to inspect the roads with the Surveyor. Colonel Howell said he did not'see the use of appointing a committee. Every inch of the roads was known to some member or other already. Sir Edward Pryse said the road from Llan- arth to Synod Inn was very bad. Mr. Josiah Jones thought a committee Mr. Josiah Jones thought a committee ought to be appointed. Since the recent flood, Pwllybryn Hill w a-i in a shocking state. It was worse than any parish road. By saying this he did not wish to reflect upon the Surveyor. Major Price Lewes said it was a matter of expense altogether, and they must be prepared to face it. The two ends of the j county had been compared, but he did not think it was fair to do so, because in the northern part thev had a splendid rock foundation for most of their roads. In the south, where the soil was deeper, it was not so easy to maintain a road. The Surveyor pointed out that the road on which the motor 'bus service ran was only

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