The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria

Cowlyd Water Board. Extraordinary Rainfall During the Year. Local Government Beard's Grandmotherly Policy. Appointment of Water Inspector. DR. M. J. MORGAN presided ever the monthly meeting -of this Board,, .,it Col'wyn Bay, on Fri- day. There were also present Dr R. Arthur Pricha-rd, the Mayor of Conway (Mr A. J. Old- man), Messrs J. W..Raynes, Rogers Jones, Hugh O,wen,,J. (D?l,ck,en, H-Li??,Iii -Hu,i,i,eis ( -Conrway), H. c ol?wvn. ibay), Wm. D,E-tvie,s Hugh?e George ■Bevan, with 'the' clerk (Mr T. E. Parry), the engineer (Mr T. B. Fiarri-mgton), the waterman (Mir Wlhalley), the, depufty clerk (Mr I. Lloyd Parry), and Mr William Jones, surveyor:, C ohvyn Bay. The Chairman's Good Wishes. Before business was. proceeded! with, the Chairman observed' 'that that was the, first meet- ing in the New Year, and he wuished! them all. a prosperous a-i-id ih-appy New Year, hoping that, after alII the rain t'hey had had, there would be no starchy -of .water. (Hear, hear, and laugh- ter.) No Complaints. The Waterman (Mr Whalley) reported itlhat the pressure had been .good during the whcle month with, the exception! of one -night, wiben. la, heavy- w[h t'heexlcepitiol1! of 'Ü,ne 'l1'i, w¡hen la, hea'vy frost pr.evaded. He :had no comph;!l1't's c1urinig the same pemod. Rainfall for the Year. The Engineer reported that the' rainfall for the montih of December was. 7.00 ins., and for 'e corresponding month, in 1902, 11.30 ins., a de- crease of 4.30 ins. 'The if-.aO.il for the year wtais 114.30 '.ins., against 63.90 ins. in 1902, an increase of 50.40 ins. The, lake was over flowing most of the marath, the maximum being 9 ins. on 4th; on the 31Istit was 3 ins. bel'ow. Rain fe-ll on seven days, against ten days in December, 1902. 0 'Tlhe returns for the -year 1902-3 were as fol- 1 n w -—• 1902." 1903. iLches. Inches. January 4*90 16'60 February 220 12"90 March 1*50 20*06 April 4 "20 2 '10 May 0*50 4-60 June 4-10 1'50 July 3*90 5-60 August. 5'20 9*50 September 4*40 9"30 October 7*60 16*60 November 5*10 8*00 December 11*30 7*00 (W-on 114,-sn v'U vV The/lowest level of -waiter below overflow for the year was 16 ill's. during, the1 middle part of July, the maximum overflow was ,24 ins. on the' 26th January, 'this being higher tlhan any Jet record- ed. Where the Water Goes. The Engineer submitcted a. record -of waste water meters., showing the, •estimated' population, quantity of waiter taken daily in the' various, dis- traidts, .supply per head olf maximum and mini- mum supply per head per hour during tlhe firist fortnight of December. The figures, showed an average daiily consumption per head1 of tihe esti- mated' winlter populatiion Oif 36 gallons in Con- way ancli C?vlffln t De,-an? Y, 38 a?? 54 ga,?lio,ns Z, w Pydew, 15 in, Glanwyddan and Pemrhyn, 26 ait Penyibont, Ll,angygteii,,i)n (Llandudno Junction outside Conway borough), 53 at Colwyn: Bay, and) 14 at Llysfaen. Maximum, and m,ln,imuin hourly consumptions were also. given, and these sihoiwed ,that the minimum flow oif water ranged' from a third'to two-thirds of the maximum, the. highest minimum- ihourly flow being at Col'wyn Bay, where .(j,t is assumed from: the obserwalrions) ,gallons, o!f water are'l?ost .ihxo,u,,?h I,eaka-e, for -two 11 eyery fgallan properly used. Mr Raynes Cisr.sulied, the record, and com- plained that Colwyn, Bay, Deganwy, and Con1- wiay were having -more than their propoiyciona,te sup,pily: of water, and he, threatened' that unless something were done the -would'.caG!l the- attention. of ii,h Tl (--al Government to the matter. Mr Dicke-n: And Who, do you, blame., Mr Raynes. illr Raynes: In the first place, I blame the Local Government Board for their grandmother- ly policy in. permitting the original sclheme, and I blame those authorities wtoo* now k'ake more than their share of water while they are quite aware that we in other districts, are suffering from want. In reply to Mr Ray-nets, -\i'r FarriniI-lto,n -stated he was of opinion there must be great loss of waiter through leakage from the mains' in addition, tin the waste taking place owing to. defective domestic fittings. Alderman Hugh Hufgtheis proposed' that the permission of the three constituent authorities be obtained to fix test meters' at such points as the engineer thougtbt necessary. Mr Wm. Davie.s thought the onily remedy would be for ,each authority to construct reser- voirs of lit's own; the suggested new pipe-lime would not be needed for many yealrs if that course were adopted. The Chairman The: question, before the meet- ing is waste water meters. Appointment of Water Inspector. Mr. Geor'ge Bevan -tihough't the only way of de- tec,iingi where th;e? waslt,a,-e? -was going on was by Z, o,ntii,i,, a ipermanen n,s,p,e,cito,r,w'hio w,as? del,e- pip, t ;? a gaited with power to. visit -all1 the districts, in the same. way as, Idhey had -already dione during the summer montlhs. To do the work effective- ly, however, they must :ge't a capable m'annot one whom: they 'could offer only 30s per week to, as they had done before. Mr Raynes and Mr Farringldon suggested offer- ling a salary of 50S per week for a capable in- spector. | Mr Bevan Yes, something like tlhat would be ■about r'igiht. I, therefore, propose that an in- spector be appointed. Mr 'Hugh. 'Owen seconded. Mr Wm. Davies said they coulld have as good a man for 35s per week as for 50's. The was agr,ee,d to. Mr George Bevan then remarked it would be necessary that each constituent 'authority au- thorised ■either the 'Board or ithe inspector 'to prosecute where cases of n-eglecit were proved. On themoitilon of Alderman' Hughes, it was then decided that the, three' constituent authori- ties be asked to empower Itlhe Board to take legal proceedings when deemed necessary.

—— The Czar and CzadnaWiho has recovered from'her indisposition—are to remove this week from Tsarskoe to St. Petersburg. Thedealh took place on Tuesday of Mr T. Maynard How, an alderman of .Shrewsbury, and an ex-mayor of the borough.

Conway County Court. His Honour Judge Sir Horatio Lloyd presided over a sitting of this Court on Thursday. Administration Orders. Administration orders under the Bankruptcy Act were made in the cases of Robert Benjamin Hockey, gardener, of Colwyn Bay and Llandudno, and James A. Bowles, waiter, of Halifax, and formerly of Llandudno. No objection was offered in either case to the order asked for, under which the applicants will pay the whole of their debts in monthly instalments. In both cases sickness was given as the cause of the insolvency. Llandudno Compensation Claim. Mr R. Anthony, on behalf of Elizabeth Griffith, of Llandudno (who claimed under the Employers' Liability Act compensation for the death of her husband from the Llandudno Urban District Council, in whose employ he was when he was killed by accident on Conway Shore last October), intimated that the Council had settled the matter by paying £ 160 into Court. One of the two chil- dren of the plaintiff had died since the case was entered, and the other was three years old. Mrs Griffith would like to have the whole of the sum paid over to her, in order that she might start a small shop in Llandudno. His Honour said he must make proper provision for the maintenance of the child, as if the mother haclilaillllelire jyioney in a lump she might i-narry a'a I I capital might pais itito the h?.itids of a third party, and the child might be neglected. He would grant her one-third of the money now to do what she liked with, and would order the remainder to be invested, and payments made to her out of it at the rate of £ 1 a month for ttle majnenance of tile child. Mr Anthony said he thought His Honour's order would be quite satisfactory to his client. A Llandudno Coal Deal. Messrs T. Brackstone and Co., Colwyn Bay ai-d Liaiidudno, for whom Mr Bernard Lowe (Messrs Nunn and Co.) appeared, sued a young man named Davies, of Llandudno, for the recovery of £ 48 for coal supplied, S. J. Smith, of Llanduddo, being bracketed as defendant for the amount of £ 7. Mr Anthony appeared for the latter. Davies, it appeared, set up in business as a coal dealer, being supplied by the plaintiffs through R. E. Towler, the Llandudno agent, who received from Mr Smith a written guarantee to the extent of the value of one waggon of coal. Mr Anthony submitted that this referred only to the first waggon supplied, which had been duly paid for. His Honour held with the advocate in regard to the guarantee, giving judgment for the defendant Smith, and for the plaintiffs as against Davies, whose plea that he was a minor was disregarded. Action by a Colwyn Bay Vet. Frank Booth, veterinary surgeon, Old Colwyn, sued Richard Booth, architect, Colwyn Bay, to re- cover ^5 odd, balance of account rendered. A counter-claim for £ 5 5s was made for damages for alleged negligence. Mr James Porter, on behalf of the plaintiff, stated that at Christmas twelve months ago Mr Booth, the architect, left three dogs in the care of the plaintiff while he went away on his holidays. At the defendant's special request the plaintiff had the dogs placed in a loose-box in the stable, so they might be together. All went well for some days, but one morning when the attendant went to feed the animals he discovered that one of them, a fox- terrier puppy, had been worried to death by one of its companions. It was an extraordinary thing, the advocate submitted, that dogs from the same home and always fed together should have quar- relled to such an extent, and he held that the plain- tiff could not be held responsible for the death of the puppy. Mr E. C. Bone, for the defence, said his client denied that he requested Mr Frank Booth to keep the dogs together in the loose-box. They were put there on the first day when he took them to the plaintiff's premises, but the stable boy was, in the absence of the plaintiff at the time, distinctly requested to tell his master that they were to be provided as soon as possible with proper quarters. The defendant gave evidence, as well as Richard Muir, Bangor, from whom the fox terrier was pur- chased, and C. A. Hutton, veterinary surgeon, Llandudno. His Honour found that the defendant had failed to substantiate his complaint of negligence, and gave judgment for the plainiiff.

Montgomeryshire Vicars and the Education Rate. Letter from Lord Londonderry. FOLLOWING the action of the Forden Board of Guardians in refusing to levy the 2d. rate for edu- cation purposes demanded by the Montgomery County Council, the incumbents of the various parishes in the union sent a memorial to Lord Londonderry setting forth that the County Council of Montgomeryshire has decided to levy a rate for the maintenance only of the provided schools in the county, of which there are none in the Forden Union. They considered this rate unjust and contrary to the enactments and the spirit of the Education Act, of 1902, which provides that the Local Educa- tion Authority shall maintain all schools efficiently for purposes of secular education. They pointed out that they are compelled by the Education Act to keep in repair, and, if necessary, aud to their Voluntary school buildings, and by the imposition of such a rate, from which they will derive no benefit, they will be compelled also to contribute to the cost of repairs and additions for provided schools, and also to pay a portion of the debts of such schools, amounting to £ 19,390. They asked Lord Londonderry to give the matter his attention. The memorial was signed by eleven incumbents. A reply has been received in which Lord Lon- donderry refers the memorialists to a letter from him published in November, and adds "The Government on their part will certainly not hesitate to take at the proper time such steps as may be necessary to prevent the objects of the Act being defeated." ——————$——————

Sunday Drinking at Pwllheli. An Imaginary Sick Cow. AT Pwllheli Police Court a man named William Humphreys, charged with having been on licensed premises during prohibited hours, was stated by Superintendent' Jones to have gone to a police officer and asked leave to secure whisky from a public house on a Sunday for a sick cow. Legally the officer had no power to give permission, but he raised no objection. Later on, however, he found he had been deceived. There was no sick cow, the defendant having drunk the whisky himself. The Bench fined the defendant 5s. and costs, arid laid stress on the importance of a strict account being given of transactions by the police morally but not legally allowable.

Uanrwst Board of Governors. Election of Chairman. The Chief Inspector's Complaint. Salary of Headmistress Advanced. MR O. ISGOED JONES, J.P., presided over am or dinary meeting of this authority on Thursday. 'Tlbere were also present: Mrs Priddle, Miss Jones, Rev. J..Morgan, Messrs Rogers Hughes, D. J. Wi'llhams, J. Roberts, Edward Mills, Owen 1-iu, -s, v -,e!?eir Af? t-3- e). e. :the C?lerk i clr,2 r Election of Chairman. The election of chairman being the firis-t on, the agenda, -Atr W. J. NN,7;?lI'a:MS, ? 1 in p-ropo,s.*?n! Viie Te- election of Mr Isgoed Jones as chairman for the .enswrng year, said, 'they ware all aware what a great interest Mr.Isgoed Jones .took in itihe work of tihe: school, 'and how far hisl effoits 'had gone to secure ifoi" the, sdbool its present successfui position. Mrs Priddle seconded, a'nd the mot-ion. was carded unamimousiy. The Chairmian said 'he was- much, obliged1 to those p-ies,eniI for tille confi-dencetl11.ey (had again ,reip-oseid in. him, by his re-ellectilan. As, Mr Wil- liams had just said, .'he took a grelalti interest in the! success of the school, buit that was, a com- bined interest in which they all shared. In regard to the present financial 'condition "of the i.'dhool, he was. delighted' to say that (the Carnar- vonshire County Governing Body had Ipalid its confcrib'utiion olf £4°0, and tlhaif its annual Contri- bution of ^50 would be also forthcoimiin.g. T'ha:t would u'ndbubtedly1 place the' schbol. on; such a financial ibasiis that they would be aible to carry on 'their work during the' ensuing yela-r success- fully. He should like to explain' in that con- nection! that Mr Mfclntyra, their clerk, had ren- dered material assistanice in hrinlging. the matter to 'élsu!ccesŒólfull issue, he being a member of thte 'County Govelrning Body. (Hear, hear.) The Vice-Chairman. The appointment of vice-chairman was de- t'erred, peindinfg the decision of the Llanrwsit Board off Guardians in regard to the 'election of their representatives on. the Board, the termt of office of the present representative, Mr Hugh Pierce, h'-avinig just expired. The Committees. With the ;addi-ti-oin of Mr R. Conway, Mr John 'Roberts and 'the Rev. J. Morgan to the- Visiting C'ommdtltele, the Sltlaff Committee, an'd the- Prize Day Committee respectively, these committees were re-elected. Chief Inspector'8Recommendation; It was reported that the chief inspector had called the aitttentLon. of the. County Goverll1.ing (Body to the 'necessity of sitirengthenirig the staff at the Ll-anrwslt school], aind Itihalt a -cove,red, way be erected1 between -the,Lwo, school huilldings. In reply to a question, The eilerk siaid the present staff was composed üif three masters and one mistress. Mr W. J. Wijllllams If an assiisltant mistress' ware appointed what would be the financial po silt ion of the- school? The Clerk You can-t afford to employ another Tlhe C1:mk: You oan'f affo'rd to' employ ano'ther Iteadler, I a;m :aiÍraiod. Tihj;s :rS! a que.S1ton wih'ic'h wouM:be heltker lefit for oonsi-derillÜanat the end of the financial year. Mr D. J. William's suggested that the present 'tea'cher be a:sked whether 'hie should undertake additional work. The question wa's eventually deferred, as sug- giesltied by the clerk, and it was -deDi,died to com- municate with the chielf inspector in regard to the ISlecond point his recommendation. Salary of Mistress. The Staff Oom:m;INeeI.e'commanded ithiat the saflJary of Miss Edith .Holt, the misltresis at the school, be incireasied from £100 to _no, the in- ere-ase, (to doitei from; the CQmrnencememit of the next fcerm. Mi.ss Holt now wrote stating .she had under- I, I C'O,M- ??to?od:;t!ha:t,t.he -,?n,cTeas,a w,as.,to (iiate if on- the men-cement of ithe last term, Kbat being- the begin- ruing oif her fourth year of office. She invited1 the Governors ko giv.e flavloiiraLila consideration' to t,ha:t ideia. On, the motion of iMr W. J. W ill-I ams;, seconded .by Mr John, Robertsi, it wag resolved that the advancement be allowed as from- the commemoe- mie,i-ift or the' last term, as suggested by Miss Holt. «

Serious Statement by a Physician.' "I SAY without hesitation that the' cause df one. half of womeh's' ailmenfcs is constipation'! Anaemia, headache', derangements, irritability, Iélind a host o'f other maladies all arise from; that ■one root cause! C;ure, that and yorfXure- the cause of one half of women's ills!" So sa,id a leading physician. He continued: "Take the common, 'co'mp'I'mn't mtany women make:, '011:! I car/t eat How can any pelfslon hope to have ,a !good (appetite who suffers from constipation? Will Itlhle fire -,w,h,ilcih is choked wilth asihe-s burn brightly ? A system which is constipated' is, like a fire, choked with its own ashes. The same ilme,i-i!t !a.1s?o ?,iiv,es ris,e !to inid?Ic,?e??ti??on, p,airis in al z, .the back, occasiomail' dizziness', and depression." The question at once arises: "Can habituall constipation- be cured?" It can if -as. F'urdle" s b:Üe ¡be:ansaTe propedy !applied and per- severed1 with. Mrs EtizabethI North', of York- street, Dublin, says :—"I 'had always suffered ,fr,am c.c-nst-ipatiion,, but towards the end oif lasft year the- complaint becamie .serious, and was at- tended) by the mOist excruciating abdominal paints. My -appeuite, .never very goc.d, ge;e.m!ed, to leave me altogether, and! I became as weak as a baby. For months I contin'medi in this state. Nothing d:d me 'good, and T &ad almost givea tip Siopa, when I saw mention; ins t'he eve'G.i.'ng p'ap'eT oS a remarkabilecur.e brougihtabO'ult by Oxas. Force's bile beans. I at oace decided: to got a box. Soon aifber 'beginning with tlnem I foegaaai ifco ibeût-er, -and by the endl of 'a, week, I was on the high. way of recovery, Gradbally, my bewveis recovered- their healthy natural activity', and the terrible pains I had endured1 c,eas«d Ito texture me. 'Bitle bean's have now quite cured mle, and that when I had despaired of evetr foeirig well again." Muoh more might be written to the same1 effect. The proof is in tlie taking. If you -suffer froni constipation, or any of Itlhe derangements it causes, don't fail, to try bile beans. Obtainable from all 'medicine vendors, but refuse all substitutes.

—— Mr Pitt-Lewis, R.C., has- resigned the Re- cord'ership- of Poole. —— An litali an cavalry officer has been danger- ously stabbed by an Anarchist in Milan. ..1 torl), After years of wox-II-ividc, tri'll in; and flood, the Sli-,ri-oii h.ol-ds the eld the Sports n-i,,t i-i's best over-.gar PLlt extaii'u. Arfiple, iii out, it-s?hiel(Is tl'e Nvoouret, 'ters. COIIIPIC,t(,'IY from C')Il r t 0 al resistanceJ to rain is unequalled by 3,1 thing short of oilskins.

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