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j* » KA-ESTEG ME-MB. I (By FLASHLIGHT.) I # I After some years of agitation, a much- needed road improvement is likely to be car- ried out in Castle Street, Maesteg. and Duffryn Road, Caerau. The difficulty in the past has been the question of cost, but at last the Council consider they have obtained most reasonable terms. The financial difficulties will be easily recognised when it ia m^derstood that two railway bridges will have to be en- larged, at an estimated cost of about one thou- sand pounds each. It will also be necessary to widen a river bridge, and a house will have to be demolished, as it stands in the way of the proposed improvement. The lease of this house has five years yet to run, but a deputa- tion was appointed at the meeting to wait upon the leaseholders with a view to carrying out the work before the five years have alapsed. The cost of the land for the improve- ..ment will be about £ 8,000. Looked at at first glance, the figure appears to be rather heavy, but considering the necessity of the widening and the value of the land in a few years' time, the Council can be commended on accepting the offer without wasting any time. < < At Duffryn Road and High Street, Caerau, the land has been given to the Council free .f cost, subject to certain conditions being carried out. These conditions are compara- tively trivial, only necessitating the rebuild- ing of the wall on the line of the widneing. Here, again, no question of need can enter into the subject. The spot in question has been an eyesore to many for a number of years and it will not be denied that it could be counted among the danger spots in the dis- trict. Now formal sanction has been given by the owners. we doubt not that the Council will lose no time in harping over insignificant details, but will proceed with the work with all expedition and sweep away a remnant which will readily be lost.
MAESTEG ROLL OF HONOUR
MAESTEG ROLL OF HONOUR The following list of recruits from Maesteg and district brings the Roll of Honour up toe date:— 10th Welsh. Hugh Neill, Daniel Miles, Daniel Griffiths, W. C. Emmett, Evan Jenkins, Robert Acker- man, D. J. Hanaford, Prosser Jenkins, D. R. Barwick, Evan Lewis, John Brown, W. Thos. Walton, J. E. G. Emmett, E. J. Williams, Oliver Thomas, James Layercombe, Morgan Llewellyn, Lewis T. Rees, Wm. J. Jones, J. A. Evans, W. T. Williams. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Henry Shearan. 6th Walsh. John Griffiths. Irish Gaards. Martin Ducey. Dublint. Michael Bagnell. Royal Wtlsh. Elias Jones. Dragoon Guards. E. B. Tanner. 41st Regiment. Hugh Wynn. R.G.A. F. Phillips, D. Edmunds, M. Morgan, David John, Daniel Davies, D. Gates. A.S.C. R. D. Thomas, Thomas Birch, J. C. Bing- ham, G. W. Bickle, Alf. Willcocks. W. C. S. Poter, Wm. Davies. Walter James, L..T. Crane, Edward Brown, D. J. Thomas, Francis Bailey, John Green, Herbert Bethley, D. O. John. South Wales Borderers. James Williams, Jenkin Rees. Manchesters. D. Richards, T. J. Owens, Reuben Williams, William Harris. R.A.M.C. E. Edwards, F. Edwards.
MAESTEG RECRUITING.I
MAESTEG RECRUITING. I A RUSH. I A most satisfactory recruiting boon has taken place at Maesteg during the past week. The reerurts began to flock in on that it was found necessary to draft a large that it as found necessary to draft a large number of men direct to Bridgend to be ex- amined and finally dealt with. On Monday alone, no less than 8.1 men offered themselvse for enlistment, a fine body of men-mostly ■colliers—which should help to uphold the tra- ditions of Glamorganshire. While a few enlisted for regiments of the line, the greater number joined the Hhondda Battalion which, at the time of writing, looks as if it will quickly be at full strength. « II——B—
COLLIERY OFFENCES
COLLIERY OFFENCES AT CAERAU. George Lawrence, collier, Victoria-street, Caerau, was summoned for having carried a mandril blade up in a cage out of the pit at Caerau Colliery. Fined 10s. William Pask, collier, Davies Terrace, Nant- yffyllon, and Thomas Phillips, collier, River- street, Maesteg, were summoned for having taken timber up in a cage at Caerau Colliery. Fined 20s. Benjamin T. Hood, collier, Magazine Street, ,Caerau, for a similar offence, had to pay 20s.
AFFILIATION.
AFFILIATION. At Bridgend Police Court on Saturday, Florence Annie Clatworthy, Golden Terrace, Maesteg, summoned George Foster Martin, Horfield Barracks, Bristol, to show cause, etc. Complainant said that defendant did not deny anything, and had promised to marry her before he went away. Evidence was given by P.C. H. James that defendant had admitted paternity. An order of 3s. 6d. per week was made, de- fendant to pay the costs, < £ 1, also.
The Kaiser's IUnteaoh."
The Kaiser's IUnteaoh." Anop- The infuriated Germans are even changing -ell words of English origin. One paper sums this up by depicting the Kaiser saying to a Professor: "I command you to unteacli me the English language." Commands won't do that, but our com- mand of capital and big resources for selling are more than sufficient to "unteac-h" the idea that high prices are the rule in war- time. Never have we been in a. better position to show you purchasing; economics; never have we marked qualities at lower figures; never have we had stocks so big- stocks deliberately bought to bring down the retail prices for you. Command us! The same staff and service .as before the war. JONES and BEYNON, MAESTEG.
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I MAESTEG'S RECRUITING I RALLY.
I MAESTEG'S RECRUITING I RALLY. I MR. HARTSHORN AND MILITARISM. I "COME FORWARD, YOUNG MEN." Maesteg t-own hall was filled to overflowing on Friday night, when close upon two thou- sand men attended a recruiting meeting held under the joint auspices of the Mid-Glamor- gan Conservative and Liberal Associations. Over half-an-hour before the meeting was timed to commence, a steady flow of men and lads began to arrive and fifteen minutes be- fore the commencing time, the gallery and over half the hall was filled. The attend- ance grew larger and larger and by the time the speakers had arrived the gangways were also packed with men who overflowed right up to the platform itself. The local volua- teer band which had been playing selections of patriotic music in the roads outside now took their places on the platform where they gave another selection. The crowded audi- ence was pulsating with enthusiasm and th6 speakers had a great ovation when they took their places. Mr. Vernon Hartshorn, Miners' Agent, presided, and the other speakers were Mr. Hugh Edwards, M.P., Liberal for Mid-Glam- organ; Viscount Derehurst (who spoke on be- half of the Conservatives), and Mr. G. H. Roberts, Labour M.P. for Norwich. Sup- porting them on the platform were: Rev. M. Jones (Vicar), Rev. Y. Jones, Rev. C. P. Thomas, Rev. W. Bowen, Lieut. German, Drs. Bell Thomas, Kirkby, Ald. E. E. Dav- ies (Clerk to the Council), Mr. J. P. Gibbon (who organised the meeting), Mr. B. Harvey, Mr. T. Hopkins, Mr. G. Roberts and Sergt.- Major Cox. The Chairman, who had a.n enthusiastic NI- ception, declared his antagonism to militar- ism, but so strong was his feeling that thia country was in the right in the present war and so great was the need for more men that he wanted to urge all young men to come forward and serve their country. He paid a, handsome tribute to the soldiers and sailors, and declared that adequate provision must be made for disabled combatants in the coun- try and also to their dependents. Viscount Derehurst pleaded for young men to come forward and do their duty and point- ed out that the war was only brought about by the Kaiser for pure lust of aggrandise- ment for himself and for Germany. The Kaiser did not know the British people, how- ever, and although we were going to get the victory before that ultimate victory was achieved, there must be more reinforcements. Mr. H. Edwards, M.P., amid applause, de- clared that he did not want to glorify physi- cal force, but there were circumstances when physical force was not only justifiable, but necessary. He had been a member of the Peace Society, but still lie recognised that we must fight on and must not rest till the Belgium Refugees had been restored to their home and vengeance had been meted out to the Kaiser's hordes. He appealed to the national sentiment when he declared that Wales had always been considered a race of fighters and now was their opportunity to show that they had not lost their love for freedom and justice as well as their martial abilities. THE SPEECHES. The Chairman said it was not quite in ac- cord with his own inclinations to stand on that platform to identify himself with a movement, the avowed object of which was to induce young men to join the colours, shoulder arms an dtake their places in the great European war. To him, war and mili- tarism in all its forms was hateful a.nd hideous, and he believed he was expressing the sentiment of every man and woman pre- sent in that hall when he said that he was perfectly certain that had the British Gov- ernment been responsible for provoking the war or had not done all they htimanly could to avert the disaster and maintain peace, there would not be the great unanimity in the country there was. No man who had read the published facts of the negotiations which preceded this war could help coming to the conclusion, that as far as Great Britain was concerned, our representatives in Par- liament and the heads of the departments did all they could to prevent this war occur- ing. (Applause.) He had yet to meet a man who could tell him what alternative the Government had. It was true they had one, but it was of such a nature that no man or woman he had yet come in contact with would for one moment be prepared to aecept. The alternative was that we became a vassal State of Germany and subject to the dom- anence of the German war lords. That was an alternative that no British subject would think of accepting for a moment. That meeting had been called for the express purpose of inducing young men to enlist in the colours and go to fight their country's battle. They had heard about the atroci- ties which had been committed by the Ger- mans on the Continent. What he wanted to impress upon the young men of Maesteg, and he did not mean merely the young men who worked in the pite— (applause), but the young men who worked on the railway, in the shops and offices, that it was the duty of all the young manhood of the nation to rouse itself in this crisis and place itself at the servico and disposal of the country. PLUCKY TOMMY ATKINS. We were so far from the war, we hardly rea-lised its real significance, but we knew why it was that our wives had not been vio- lated or our children assaulted. Did they know why it was they could go to bed and sleep contentedly? It was because two men were standing up to the German bullies and defying them to come on our shores—one of those men was "Jack Tar" and the other "Tommy Atkins." They were fighting a terrific battle on our behalf. Tommy Atkins was only a little chap, but he was plucky and the Kaiser was getting to know although the British Army was not big in numbers, in skill and efficiency, for pluck and endurance, there were no men in the world who would stand up better. There was no doubt the Germans had for a considerable time been developing a very malicious programme. They had also F, --t their minds on destroying the British Empire. But more than that, they had set out to become the dominating power in the whole of the world. Let there be no misunderstanding although up to now the Germans hnd been proved to be much too ambitious and he thought it was pretty clear that they were not going to realise I their programme, yet we must not run away with the idea this war was at an end or that there was no further need for more men. He thought it imperatively necessary our young men should rouse themselves for serv ice, not to the extent of one hundred thousand, nor to the extent of one million he believed they ought to, have millions. (Applause.) The Germans when they declared war thought we were on the verge of civil war in Ireland, and that there was such internal dissention among the Trade Unionists in this country that it was absolutely impossible for the Gov- ernment to go to war. What had we found ? All political differences had been swept on one side. The same thing had taken place in our industrial movements and the same among the women who had put up such an excellent fight for the suffrage. The classes were united and they wanted to a&k the young men to come forward not in the spirit of bravado, nor in the spirit of jingoism, but to come forward having a clear intelligent oonoeption of the issues involved in the war. Let there be no misunderstanding this was not merely a fight or a war in which the contest was between peoples and empires. It was a contest between systems; it was the British self-government, British sea power, British commerce and the wealth of the world to a large extent in a life and death struggle with the consolidated autocracy of the militarism of Germany. The issue was, were the people to rule or were they to be ruled by Prussian militarism. But the issue was not merely for Great Britain nor for Germany alone, but for the whole of the world for many generations to come. The man who went out to the front must not be left outside. Their dependents must be looked after and it was the business of those who were left behind to see that ADEQUATE PROVISION. i was made for the relatives and dependents of those who came forward to offer their ser- vices. They must also make sure that any man who came back wounded would not have to go to the workhouse nor round the streets selling roses, but they should be able to go to the Post Office and as a right and reward for their services loyally given to their country, draw sufficient in the form of money to maintain themselves and their families. He was pleased to see a note of sen- timent was growing up in the nation in fav- our of adequate provision being made for our Soldiers and Sailors and their dependents. Not only was this sentiment noticeable among Labours leaders and the Labour party and politicians belonging" to other parties, even employers of labour were coming for- ward and declaring without any pressure being brought upon them that what is now being paid is not sufficient and out of their dividends they would gladly contribute more. We wanted to make sure when this war is over these payments will still continue to be made. Mr. Gibbon had said that already 1,500 men from the district had gone and he hoped many more would go to swell that army. (Cheers.) Visoount Derehurst, amid applause, said they were consecrating that hall ]?lause, said and no worthier consecration could have been given than the cause for which that meeting was being held. A cause which ask- ed for every man t odo his duty. The war was started by the Kaiser for pure lust of aggrandisement of himself and his country. He though he chose his time so well that at the moment he saw the possibility and the great probability of being able to beat the whole of Europe and he saw in his dreams the flag of Germany floating over every country in the world and every man being a save to that autocracy which he imposed in Germany. But he did not know England; he did not know what we were made of. The country had only one policy to-day and that was unity. We had one convection and one goal to aim at and that was victory. VICTORY WE MUST HAVE, I and victory we would have. (Applause.) But it was up to the young men to insure vic- tory because without reinforcements it was impossible to achieve victory. We prided ourselves on our democracy: that we were a country in which the people ruled and for ages past we had boasted that our army was a voluntary army and when the country wm attacked men would come forward to defend it. It was now up to the young men to prove what our fathers and forefathers had said was true. There was hardly a family in England that had not got someone at the Front. There was hardly a person who had ,not lost some relative either killed or wounded and it was up to the young men of England to come forward and avenge those who had fallen. He considered we wanted 20.000 reinforcements a week. The war was only at the beginning and when it came to fighting on German soil the Germans would defend it more stubbornly than they had der fended the soil they had taken from the Bel- gians. France had fighting practically all the men she had. Russia had a. huge army, and why should not our young mlen come for- ward and help in the freedom not only of this country, not only of Europe, but the freedom and the lasting peace of the world from Prussian militarism. "Come forward young men and join the Army so that even if we had a reverse at sea and a German in- vasion were possible, that invading force would come up against such a tremendous amount of trained troops in this country that the invaders woul,d not be able to make any headway. This is like a prize fight. The ring has been cleared, the men a.re ready, its a fight to a finish and it is the strongest and best trained man who is going to win. Let us see when the fight is ended and when the referee has to give his decision, let us see that the mnn who wins is the man who wears the Union Jack and then you will be able to sing 'Britons never shall be slaves,' con- cluded the speaker amid loud applause. Mr. G. H. Roberts, M.P.. rejoiced in seeing such unanimity among the peop'e of the country with regard to the war a.nd he hoped to see it lead to something more than the successful issue of the war. He believed it would soften the asperities in public life. When Germany invaded the neutrality of Belgium with the express purpose of attack- ing France, that was not her ultimate aim. It was her purpose, premediated half a cen- tury. to destroy this country and the British Empire. But the BRITISH PEOPLE WERE UNCONQUER- ABLE, and were Germany twice as strong, she could not subdue the British people. (Ap- plause.) It was not merely the population of these islands, it was the British Empire, British sentiment, the liberty and democracy which were in the Colonies and in the de- pendencies to-day. Tfce task was not a Yght one. Germany had built up the most per- fect military machine the world had ever seen. We wanted peace, but we could .only secure peace by our young men responding in j sufficient numbers and they must recognise that the war would finish in proportion to the response of our young men. The British ) The Rev. E. Myrddin Thomas. I democracy and civilisation marked the high- est tide mark of living progress, but all our progress and civilisation built up by our fore- fathers and by ourselves would be destroyed I if the Germans prevailed in this wa,r. He believed the voluntary system had been vin- dicated and he wanted the response to be bo splendid as to destroy every argument of the consoriptionists. But the Country must also consider the soldier. He agreed the scale of allowances to the soldiers Pnd their fam- ilies was more generous than he had ever known it to be, but it might have been bet- ter, and if they were to err, they should err on the side of extreme generosity for it was the British democracy, world civilisation which was at issue and being embarked upon the war, there was going to be no premature peace but the complete defeat of German militarism and peace insured for all times. MR. EDWARDS' SPEECH. I Mr. H. Edwards, M.P., 6aid they were not there to glorify physical force which was re- pulsive to their best instincts and was oppos- ed to the Christian religion. But there was not a peace maker in the land who would not be prepared to acknow ledge there were cer- tain circumstances in which physical force was not only justifiable, but even necessary. -(applau,e)-aad they would not rest satis- fied or lay down their arms until the Bel- gium Refugees were restored to their homes and Vengeance was passed upon the hordes of the Kaiser, the author of all the misery. (Applause.) The Welsh must play their part in the war. Wales had been one of the most martial races in Europe. John Mil- ton referred to the Welsh as 'an ancient and haughty race, proud in arms." They had fought against the Saxons and beaten them. William the Conqueror beat the English, but failed to beat the Welsh. Agincourt waa also won by the Welsh archers. The coun- try believed in peace, but it must be peace with honour, never peace with dishonour, and if Germany offered us peace with dishonour we would go forward and say. "Not, only peace with honour." our. The speaker proceeded to relate the facts which led up to the war, and said,it was too soon to talk about peace now. Out of this WELTER OF DEATH AND DESOLATION I must come something more than peace which would restore Europe to a condition of an armed camp, which kept civilisaJon still. A peace which kept them at the mercy of a mil- itary autocracy would not be worth having. It was good to pray for peace and victory, but it was better to pray for the victory of right over might. They were not asking for peace but the vindication of freedom, and Wales know something about that. He was de- lighted to associate himself with the remarks that the Government must make not merely adecfuate but generous provision for men who came forward to help their country, and he would vote for a pension of £1 a week for every disabled soldier, JE1 a week for every soldier's or sailor's widow. (A Voice: No workhouse.) The Speaker: No. no work- house, and os. a week for every child. (Loud applause.) The present war was the great- est peril that had ever threatened this coun- try. We were dealing with a worse and more brutal foe than Napoleon ever was, and if Germany was to win, we should be reduced to a vassal state. One thousand five hun- dred men had enlisted from that district— (cheers)—he was glad to hear, and he hoped yet another great number would come for- ward and help Wales to do her able and gal- lant part.
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■ "■ NANTYFFYLLON DRILL AND RIFLE CLUB. OPENING CEREMONY. I A rifle range was opened at the above club, which meet$t the Old Trinity Hall, Nanty- ffyllon, on Wednesday night last week. For some time past Police-Sergt. Burston, of Nantyffyllon, has been drilling the members of the club, and it was deemed necessary to further the motives of the club to have a rifle range. Through the courtesy of Messrs North's agent, Mr. J. W. Hutchinson, who supplied all the necessary material free of charge, the rifle range was erected. At the meeting, Mr. Horace Lucas, the tchairman, briefly outlined the purpose of the club, pamely-to train young men, to pre- pare them for enlistment. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the president (Dr. Harris Jones). Dr. Hector Jones fired the first shot. Speeches were then delivered by the vice- presidents, Messrs. D. Evans, M.E., D. Davies, M.E., senr., and D. Davies, junr. Of the 100 members of the club. 45 have joined the Regular Army. Much credit is due to the secretary, Mr. J. H. Morgan, for the efficient way he carries out his duties, and also to Sergt. Burston for the trouble he takes with the men.
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RECOGNITION SERVICES AT CAERAU.
RECOGNITION SERVICES AT CAERAU. REV. E. MYRDDIN THOMAS AS PASTOR OF HO\ E BAPTIST CHURCH. The services. in connection with the settle- ment of the Rev. E. Myrddin Thomas, for- ?nerly of Danygraig, Swansea, as pastor of ,cope English Baptist Church, Caerau, took place on last week. The Rev. W. Morgan, Caersalem, presided. The Rev. H. C. Mander, Swansea, eulo- gised the excellent work carried out by Mr. Myrddin Thomas during the eleven years ministry at Danygraig. When Mr. Thomas commenced his ministry at Danygraig in July, 1903, the membership was 80. Hie labours met with such success that the mem- bership when he left was well over 200, while the Sunday School was the third largest in Swansea.' The debt on the vestry chapel was soon wiped out, and Mr. Thomas then launched a sc heme for the erection of a new building, and in less than two years the pre- sent fine chapel and hall, known locally as the Danygraig Cathedral," were completed at a cost of £ 3,000, and would remain as a monument of his excellent work. A pipe organ was installed; at" a cost ftf £ 225, and paid for ill ijwo,years, while the church debt had been reduced to j £ l,845. Mr, Thomas was a born organi-ser and a very popular preacher. He took an active interest in social work, and on several occasions at Swansea he was invited to contest local elec- tions. Addresses were delivered by the Revs. B. Jones. B. V. Davies, E. Jones, C. P. Thomas, Mr. Fred Jones, and Mr. J. Towy Thomas, F.S.I., chief sanitary inspector of the Rhondda. (the pastor's father). Mr. J. Davies, M.E., secretary of Hope, on behalf of the church members, and Mr. A. Lloyd, treasurer, on behalf of the Sunday School, extended Mr. and Mrs. Thomas a most cordial welcome. In the evening the Rev. H .C. Mander delivered a most powerful discourse to an ex- cellent congregation. Much credit is due to the ladies of Hope for the splendid way in which they catered for the visitors.
KAESTEG SECONDARY GOVERNORS
KAESTEG SECONDARY GOVERNORS SCHOOL AND EXAMINATION RESULTS. A meeting of the Secondary School Gover- nors was held on Friday at the Maesteg Secondary School, when there were present: Alderman E. E. Davies (in the chair), Mrs. V. Hartshorn, Mrs. E. E. Davies, Mrs. D. C. Howells, Rev. W. H. Thomas, Mr. James Griffiths, with the clerk (Mr. J. R. Snape) and headmaster (Mr. G. S. Griffiths, B.Sc.). MASTER INDISPOSED. The Headmaster reported that Mr. B. J. Davies, one of the masters, was still away on sick leave, and was not likely to be back this term. He had therefore obtained the assist- ance of a temporary teacher in the person of Mr. Evans, who had so far fulfilled his duties quite satisfactorily. The action of the Headmaster was con- firmed. PLAYING FIELD. -I The Clerk reported that they had suc- ceeded in obtaining a site for a playing field near the new school, but that the ground was of a very peaty nature. It was decided to write the estate for terms for a long lease or purchase of the freehold, and also to write to Mr. Nash to report on the nature of the ground. EXAMINATION RESULTS. The Headmaster reported the results of the recent Oxford Local Examinations, and stated that it had been necessary to obtain a certain number of entries before the school could be made a centre for the examination. They had therefore to send some who were not really prepared. In Welsh most of the candidates did very well, and also in arith- metic. He anticipated better results next year, when students who had been "brought no" tb/ would enter for the examinations.
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— I MAESTEG URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. APPOINTMENT of MARKET COLLECTOR THE WIDENING OF CASTLE STREET. A meeting of the Maesteg District Coun- cil was held on Tuesday, when Mr. Gomer Davies presided over a full attendance. MARKET C0LLEUJ.UK. Arising out of the appointment of market collector, it was reported that the large num- ber of applicants had been reduced to six, who had come before the Council that night. Mr. A. J. Hicks declared that many of the applicants for the post were in possession of shops, etc., and their names wert..struck out when the list was first gone through. Were any of the applicants in possession of shops to be interviewed that night? Mr. S. Howells replied that if they were they were prepared to give up their busi- nesses. The Council should consider their application the same as any other applica- tion. -m Mr D. Davies said it was no use quibbling over the matter. The man who was being referred to could not give up his business, and it was wrong that he should be therp. They should be fair. Mr. Howells retorted that Mr. Davies was only referring to one man. One of the ap- plicants was getting JE2 a week, and it was very likely there were many tradesmen in Maesteg who did not earn £ 2 a week, and why should they not try for the position? Mr. 11. Morns thought they should have debarred tradesmen from making applica- tion. Mr. P. Waters said at the last committee meeting it was decided to include business people, provided they promised to give up their business if appointed. Mr. H. Laviers for the life of him could not see what objection could be taken to an applicant if he was prepared to give up his business if appointed. Mr. Hicks said at the last meeting the names of a large number of applicants on the list were struck out because they were in business, but one of the number was still on the list. Was it justice to the others not to give them a hearing or recognition ? Mr. Gibbon said the statement made by Mr Hicks was quite untrue. Mr. Hicks was not a member of the committee, and the commit- tee did not strike anyone out because they were in business. That fact was not taken into consideration, and if a man was pre- pared to give up his business, the committee thought it was perfectly fair he should be placed on the list if they thought he was satisfactory. Not a single name was struck off by the committee because the applicant was in business. Mr. Lewis: Does it mean his wife must be entirely out of the business also? The Chairman: Certainly Six applicants—Messrs. W. R. Delahay, F. W. Humphries, G. Lott, G. Recce. W. Thomas, and W. T. Williams—were inter- viewed, and after the balloting, a second ballot took place to decide between the names of Humphries and Thomas. Each received eight votes, and the Chairman gave his casting-vote in favour of Thomas, who was aDDointed. U RESIGNATION. A letter was read from Mr. W. H. Hughes resigning his position of assistant surveyor to the Council on his appointment as deputy surveyor to the Glamorgan County Council. The appointment of his successor was left over, the Surveyor being instructed to ascer- tain the salaries being paid to assistant sur- veyors in other districts. Mr. Hughes also wrote resigning his posi- tion as lieutenant to the Fire Brigade. I PROTEST AGAINST SUNDAY CONCERTS The Frco Church Council wrote protesting against the holding of a Sunday concert in Maesteg in aid of the Belgian refugees, main- taining that efforts should be made to keep Sunday sacred, and the concert held on any other day would be equally successful. While always willing to help in relieving such dire distress, they could not conscientiously co- operate with a Sunday concert whatever the object might be. I ROAD WIDENING. Mr. Hutchinson, writing on behalf of Messrs. North's, replied to the Councils' ap- plication for acquiring land for road widening at the corner of Castle Street, opposite Plas- newvdd Schools, and also at Duffryn-road, Caerau. The freehold of the former piece the Company is prepared to sell at 25 years' purchase, and the Council agreed to this, and appointed the members of this Ward to nego- tiate with the leaseholders with a view of carrying out the work before the five years' lease still remaining runs out. As to Duffryn Road and High Street, the Company will grant the necessary land free provided certain works are carried out by the Council. The Surveyor was instructed to meet Mr. Hutchinson on the question. PROPOSED NEW ROAD. The Surveyor submitted plans for a pro- posel new road to be called Albert Terrace, and back land adjoining the extreme top ends of Court Street and Exchange St., for the Ma.rgam Estate The plans were aproved subject to certain conditions being carried out. WITH THE COLOURS. The Surveyor reported that E. T. Griffiths, one of the Council employees had joined the Army Service Corps. As he was not a married man and had no dependents upon him it was decided to keep his place open but not to pay hi m his wages. COMPLAINT AGAINST THE INFECTIOUS I HOSPITAL. The Sanitary inspector reported that there were eighteen scarlet fever patients at the Infectious Hospital. Mr. M. Hardcastle said he had heard some complaints by the parents of some of the children that they were not fed from 8 o'clock at night till 8.30 next morning. Mr. Gibbon moved the matter be sent to the Hospital Committee. The Ch?;rman said the patients were fed accoiding to the dor tor's instructions. Mr. Hardcastle said he was not in a posi- tion to give details then. He was waiting to complete his case. which would be done in about a week's time. Mr. Laviers said that Mr. Hardcastle's case could be submitted to the doctor and if there was any difference between the doctors' in- structions and the report they cou\d investi- gate the cau-e. Mr. Morris said they were anxious to get as many putients in the hospital as they could, but if they got complaints that the children were not properly fed according to I the instructions of the doctor, parents would I not want to send their children there. The matter was sent to the Hospital Com- I mittee. I THE PROPOSED RECREATION GROUND The Surveyor reported that a deputation had waited upon Mr. Hutchinson with refer- ence to ground for recreation purposes. Mr. Hutchinson received them very favourably, and said that he could recommend his com- pany—Messrs. Norths-to forgo any interest they might have on lease and give up the land to the Council. But it was found that the piece of land belonging to Messrs. Norths was comparatively small and did not cover all the ground the Council had in view. It would, therefore, be necessary to confer with f Mr. H. Lewis, the occupier of the other por- tion, and also with the Margani Estate, the free holders of both portions. Mr. Laviers said the land the Council had in view was from the Port Talbot Railway bridge to the Old Duffryn pits and back along to the hospital wall. It was resolved that a deputation consist- ing of the Chairman, Messrs. Laviers, Hop- kins, R. Griffiths, Hughes and the Clerk. wait upon Mr. Lipscomb. the agent for the Margam Estate. WHEN IT RAINS. Mr. Davies complained that during wet weather the water ran down by the side of the Library at Nantyffyllon and flooded the main road&. The matter was left to the Surveyor. THE MARGAM ESTATE. Mr. Gibbon asked when were the owners of the Margam Estate going to put the roads on the estate in a. proper state of repair, as they had promised. There was one lane considerably used-which was in a bad state, crossing from Neath Road to the Church. It was gaining an unenviable reputation and he suggested the lamp which was at the end' of the lane should be moved further up, so that there would be more light in the lane. The matter was referred to the Surveyor. VERANDAHS AT THE TOWN HALL. On the motion of Mr. Gibbon, the Surveyor was instructed to prepare an estimate for the cost of erecting a verandah on the side of the Town Hall. If they were erected they would be a source of revenue and would pay for the cost. The Chairman remarked that the vernadahs would give the market a better set off. WHEN. Mr Waters suggested that a small verandah should also be made outside the window at the front of the Town Hall for which the Lord Mayor—when he came—could come out and read his proclamation.
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