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I WELSHPOOL TOWN COUNCIL.
I WELSHPOOL TOWN COUNCIL. The Mayor (Dr R. D. Thomas) presided at the monthly meeting of the Welshpool Town Council on Thursday, and there were also pre- sent Aldermen E. "\Vyke, D. Jones, T. Rowley i. Morris, and G. D. Harrison, Councillors G. Maoqucon, E. Stockton, W. Humphreys, T. F. Hiles, F. E. Marston, T. J. Evans, W. A. Rogers, J. Pryce Jones, and R. Jenkin«, with the Town Clerk (Mr C. Pryce Yearsley), the Surveyor ph G. Snook), the Collector (Mr El- iedge)" THE CONDITION OF LODGING HOUSES. P.S. Hughes, the inspector of lodging houses, presented his report, which stated that at present there were two registered lodging houses in the borough, in which accommodation was provid- ed for 52 persons altogether. Both houses Were white-washed in October, and were now in a fairly clean condition. There was an ap- plication for another registered lodging house, but he considered that two houses were quite sufficient to meet the requirements of the vag- rant class, and especially so, now that the Mil- itia were to be transferred from the town, and there were no prospects of any public works starting. The number of persons who stopped at the lodging houses during the half-year end- ing December 31st was 958. Mr J. Pryce Jones referred to the fact that the Government and the various Boards of Guardians were now making a move to deal with the vagrant class, and he thought it would 11 9 bo advisable to consider the application for an- other house favourably. There was no doubt that a large number of weary Willies passed through the town, and also a number of bona.- fide working-men, and it would be a pity for these men to come to the town and find there was not sufficient accommodation. It appeared that there were two lodging houses in Brook street. The Town Clerk The report says there are only two altogether, but there are three. The application is to take over one of those three. The Mayor And the police report says two are sufficient. Eventually the mafter was referred to the Sanitary Committee. SMALL HOLDINGS. The Town Clerk said the County Council asked for information as to the number of small foldings there were in the borough, and par- ticulars of rent, etc. In reply to a question, the Collector said he could%not say how many holdings there were. The Town Clerk: Would they be numerous? The Collector Oh yes, very numerous. There "are 1,320 items on the rate book altogether. Mr Macqueen Have we had applications for small holdings? The Town Clerk We have had five, and they have been referred to the County Council. The Collector said the list would take a long time to prepare, but he could do it by the time it was required. Mr Pryce Jones said the Council no doubt ^■'ould be prepared to give the Collector some remuneration for this extra work. This was agreed to. SANITARY MATTERS. The Sanitary, Water, Sewers and Fire Brig- ade Committee stated in its report that the Sanitary Inspector had reported that he had inspected Golfa farm, and found no pollution of the reservoir at present. The question of the Waterworks stores was considered, with special reference to the workshop, when it was recom- mended that the stores be kept in the Town Hall, and that the Chairman and the Surveyor interview the landlord and endeavour te obtain bis consent to the Council's quitting the prem- lSes at Lady-Day, on a new tenant being found. A letter was read from the Insurance Company that on the last ordinary inspection of the Fire Engine boiler the same was found satisfactory, and that certain new regulations had been made 33 to the boilers. The matter was referred to the Captain of the fire brigade. A letter was read from the Captain of the fire brigade as to the account for services of the brigade at the Moors farm, and asking which balls the Council Wished firemen to attend. It was recommended that two firemen alt-end all balls, the Council paying each man 2s. The Captain was directed to instruct the men in attendance to see that none of the decorations on any occasion were H source of danger by fire. A letter was read from Mr L. R. Green undertaking to periodi- cally inspect the fire hydrants for a payment of £1 per annum. A letter was read from the Clerk to the Guardians of Forden Union ask- ing whether the Council would hand the com- pensation payable to the typhoid fever patients (in respect of clothing destroyed) to the reliev- ing officer, instead of to the patients, and it was recommended that the amount be paid to the relieving officer on his giving the Council a re- 0 ceipt for the amount, signed by the patients. It was further recommended that the Council pay the sum of £1 4s 4d aa such compensation, tlie Sanitary Inspector having presented a list Of the articles destroyed. The Surveyor pre- sented his report nnd it was recommended that the filter beds be temporarily cleaned for the present, until the weather was suitable for a thorough cleaning, and that Mr Green be asked I to report as to the reasons for defective supply 'during the recent frost. The Medical Officer presented a report as to the house, No 3, Pow- *dl's lane, where the typhoid cases' recently oc- curred. and as to the other three houses form- ing one block with No 3, and it appearing that the four houses were in their present state unfit for human habitation, it was recommended that the owner be given notice to put the houses in proper repair. Airman Jones moved the reception and adoption of the report, and, referring to the de- lective water supply during the recent frost, said this was due to the bursting of pipes and to a waste ef water owing to taps being allowed to run. The Water Engineer took the earliest opportunity of supplying water to those who could riot. get it. With regard to the typhoid fever patients, that question was settled so far as tin" Council Was concerned. Alderman Wyke seconded the motion. Mr Pryce Jones asked whether the report of the Medical Officer considered by the commit- tee. dealt with over-crowding, or with the con- dition of the houses in that part of the town. He supposed over-crowding would be included. Alderman Jones said the Medical Officer's re- port referred to those places which required cleaning. He (Dr Crump) stated that the con- dition of these houses was so bad that they were not suitable for people to dwell in them. I but there was no reason why they should not he iuhal'Hed if they were put into proper order. So far as he knew, the committee had received no intimation from the Medical Officer with re- gard to the question of over-crowding. The report of the committee was adopted. MARKET MATTERS. The Mayor moved the adoption of the report of the Markets Committee, which was as fol- :-The Town Clerk reported that as in- structed he had advertised for applications for ^mall holdings, and to each applicant the proper Jorms had been sent, which were to be forward- "d by the applicant to the County Council. A letter was read from the lessor's solicitors that rhc recreation ground lease was ready for com- pletion, and it was recommended that the Town Clerk be instructed to exchange parts. As in- structed, Mr L. R. Green reported upon the gas fittings in the Town Hall. and he was in- structed to improve the lighting in the judge's retiring room, either by lowering the lights or fixing inverted lights. The Town Clerk was instructed to write the Gas Company to inspect the meters and remedy any defects found. The surveyor presented a plan of Puzzle square, and reported that to surround the site with un- climbable fencing would c-ost zEI8, and to erect the wall alongside the brook would cost £10. The matter was deferred to the next meeting. The collector reported that the tolls for the month were-Smithfield £17 6s. 9d., and mar- kets zL27 1711. 7d., making a. total of £ 45 4s. 4d.. as against C43 0s. 6d. for the corresponding .period of last year. Referring to' the Small Holdings Act, the Mayor said lie on Monday saw Mr John Owen, one of the Commiasionera app6inted ky the Board of Agriculture under the Act, and he kindly promised to be present at the Council meeting and to explain, at the conclusion of the ordinary business, any matter respecting the working of the Act. Alderman Jones seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried. THE LIGHTING OF SEVERN ROAD. The Paving, Lighting, and Highways Commit- tee reported that the chairman mentioned that great danger existed at night on the corner of the Severn road near the gasworks, and even- tually it was resolved that the Gas Company be asked to ereet and light a pillar lamp at the place in question. Councillors Humphreys and Stockton being instructed to point out the spot, and the work to be done at once as a matter of urgency. It was recommended also that the Town Clerk write the agent of the Powis Castle estate asking if the hedge in front of the houses could be cut down. The committee appointed to inspect the place where channelling had been taken up in Raven street recommended that new curbing and brick channelling be laid down and the surveyor was instructed to carry out this work. The question of standings on Broad street on market days was considered, when it was recommended that with the exception of the fish standing on the pavement opposite the Boar's Head Vaults no standing be allowed in Broad street, and that the Surveyor give notice to any person making such standing to remove, and in default of removal that he take proceed- ings. The committees appointed to inspect the roads in Castle and Llanerc-hydol Wards pre- sented their reports, and the surveyor was in- structed to attend to the matters arising on the reports, xne surveyor was aiso msirucieu to visit every roadman once a month, and to in- struct his foreman to .visit every roadman mid- way between the surveyor's visits, and to report upon the visits at every meeting. Alderman Harrison moved the adoption of the report, and. referring to the dangerous turning on the Severn road, said owing to the present position of the private lamp belonging to the Gas Company, the road near that point was, through no fault of the Company, made very dark and dangerous. On one or two occa- sions serious accidents had been narrowly avoid- ed there, and in these days of motor traffic, the place could not possibly be ignored. The sugges- tion was to erect another lamp there at the pub. lie expense. Mr Humphreys said it was proposed to put the lamp so that the light could be seen from either direction. Mr Stockton and himself had seen Mr Ashley, the gas manager, and they had fixed on a spot on the footpath, provided the County Surveyor had no objection. Alderman Harrison said the hedge on the other side of the road should oe cut so that car- riages going down the hill could be seen from the opposite direction, and he had no doubt that Lord Powis' agent would allow this to be done. Alderman Harrison added that he would like to take that opportunity of thanking the mem- bers of the sub-committee who had inspected the roads. Other matters of a pressing nature had prevented him from taking a share in the work. The recommendation as to the surveyor seeing the roadmen oftener was important. He thought they all agreed that the roads needed greater supervision on the part of the surveyor and foreman. The report was adopted. THE CHARITIES. Mr Rogers asked whether anything had been clone with regard to the distribution of Guils- field charities, and Alderman Harrison, the Council's representative, replied that he had re- ceived no communication on the subject. The Town Clerk thought the scheme had to go before the Charity Commissioners for final approval. Mr Rogers I raised the question because no- thing has yet been distributed.
THE FINANCIAL POSITION.
THE FINANCIAL POSITION. The Finance Committee reported that a let- ter was read from Mr G. Cant asking that his water rate might be reduced as he was charged on the whole of the premises 14, Broad street, whereas he only occupied a part, and the Town Clerk was instructed to inform him that his pro- per course was to ask the Guardians of the Union to separate the assessment of the pro- perty. The committee appointed to consider the question of advertising the town reported that having considered the offers of various firms to provide a guide for the borough, they recommend that the guide be provided by Mr E. J. Burrow, as one of the series of Borough Guides," and that the letterpress be provided at a cost not exceeding £5; the guide to be first submitted to and approved bv the committee before publishing. The Mayor was authorised to make the necessary arrangements. The re- port was adopted. The following accounts were examined and passed for payment :-From the Sanitary Comniittee. C47 Is. Id.; from the Mar- kets Committee, £ 12 3s. lid.; from the High- ways Committee, £ 159 6s. 3d.; general claims £ 31 10s. 3d.; total, £ 250 Is. 6d. The treasurer reported the following receipts and payments for the month of December -Borough fund ac- count Receipts since November 30th, £89 78. Gel.; payments since, £ 168 7s. Sd-Y credit bal- ance December 31st. F-40 16s. Urban sanitary account: Receipts since November 30th, £ 424 16s. 7d.; payments since, £510 9s. Ild. credit balance December 31st, C421 13s. 9d. The col- lector reported that he had collected and bank- ed the following amounts during the past month: General district rate, C28 3s.; water rate, R81 Ois. total. £ 109 9, In moving tho adoption of the report. Mr Rogers said it was advisable that the Finance Clerk should have more time in which, to ox- amino the bills before they were presented to the committee. There was rather a muddle in this respect at the last meeting of the committee the bills from the surveyor's department had been sent in too late. the committee would like to have a fuller account and to know wheth- er they got value for their money or not. The bills should be sent in to the Finance Clerk so as to allow him fully a week in which to go care- lullv through them. 411 The Town Clerk You suggest at the end of each month? Mr Rogers Yes. Alderman Wyke seconded the adoption of the report, which was carried, and Mr Rogers' 8Ug- gestion was adopted. ° THE HALL STREET PROPERTY, The Mayor read the report of the committee appointed to consider the question of dealing with the Council's property at No 1, Hall street. It would be recollected, he said, that the Coun- cil pnrcnasc'd this property about 18 months ago. with a view to improving the market, facili ties. The property was for sale at tho time. and seeing that it was adjacent to the market hall, the Council decided to purchase it at what they considered was a fair price. Then the question aroso as to what should be done with it, and it had proved a rather thorny question. The committee met on January 14th. when all tho members were present, and it was resolved that the premise* at No. 1. Hall street, should be demolished. The committee were not unani mous. It was further recommended that the site be appropriated for the following purposes- Provision of a fire engine house, udnal and To VU[ ,m' (lrvinS storage for coals and that the portion at the back be left o^en IlYll street If appi'Tll0,d « gateway fiom 11,'fit thl -W1\s also fu' ther recommended that the space m front of the present poultry market be covered with a glass roof, bAonS open front of tlw prcmises at IH'c'scnt Umi. the building to bo orecto/l dV, 1 line with the poultry market Tli \r 1,1 moved tl,0 action 5ofIhoX„J!'C Alderman Jones seconded. He said the aim in purchasing the Hall Bt"et propei"fwa to remedy the amount of congestion EW'ont °f the markot on markpf d n v* Hall street was very mrrmv ov,i i • 11 past year two accidents occurred through "trap^ or waggons having to meet in the street in going to and from the market. The property was pur- chased so that this state of things might be im- proved. There was another very important ob- ject connected with the purchase, and that was the removal of the urinal from its present posi- tion. The urinal, as it now stood, was n dis- grace to a public body, and had been so for many years, not only on account of its insani- tary condition, but on account of its being ex- posed right before the market doors. J did not think it would be tolerated in any other town, and it was a wonder it had not been done away with long ago. As to the proposed glass roof, he pointed out that at present there was no shelter for market people where they could sell or pack fruit or any other articles". And they must admit that it was the duty of the Council to make ^vision for everybody coming to the markets. Another point was that at pre- sent they were compelled to engage two collec- tors on account of the two doors entering the poultry market, but under the proposed scheme there would be one door for people with articles to sell, and another at the right hand corner. With regard to the engine house the present house was damp, and this was very important in view of the valuable engine they possessed. Another thing the present house was very nar- row, and did not give enough room for the men to clean the engine after its return from fires as it ought to be cleaned. The proposed new en- gine house would have a yard in front of it where the engine and hose could be cleaned, and where it would be convenient for the hitching of the horses. Altogether he thought the scheme was a very compact one. With regard to the offices for the surveyor and inspector, Mr Snook at present used one of the places in the Smith- field, which was far away from the centre of the town, and Mr Elledge, he understood, had now to do his books up at home. A small office could bo put up on the Hall street property at a very small expense. In conclusion, Alderman Jones said he considered that the purchase of this property for the improvement of the town was a very wise one. If they were to maintain their prestige as a market town they must make every convenience and comfort for the people who saId produec in the market, and in carrying out that scheme lie thought they would be meet- ing a great want. Mr Macqueen supported the adoption of the report for two reasons. It gave them an unique opportunity of improving the market, and it also gave them an opportunity of improving the town generally. That the market needed improve- ment anyone could sea from the crowding and confusion which was occasioned in Hall street during a busy time. If they had a market with plenty of room it would entice the people to go to the market instead of selling their produce outside. They were all aware that a mistake had been made in that the Town Hall was not built about six feet further back in Broad street and Hall street, but they could remedy the de- fed, by making more room at the back. Mr Rogers said he rose to move an amendment to the adoption or the. report, and he did so confidently. To carry out the scheme would be to throw public money away (hear, hear). When they bought the property, they did not know what to do with it. Now they proposed to take it down and borrow money to rebuild. He was totally against the proposal. They had al- j most everything they required in the town. and they did not want to go on borrowing money, but to maintain what they had in good order. As to the making of a new engine house, they had an engine house already, and if they had another it would not be more convenient than the present one. Then they had an urinal as well, as they were bound to have, and they could not have it in a better place. They might have a better constructed one, he agreed. As for the proposed place at the back of the premises he die! not see what was going to be done with it. He moved as an amendment that the property be allowed to remain as it was, and that it be cleaned up. It was valuable pro- perty, far better, he maintained, than some property in Broad street. As for the proposed t offices, they could have no better offices than t those in the Smithfield. ( Mr Hiles seconded the amendment. As a 1 member of the Council who had all along ob- J jected to the purchase of this property he must I say that he was very much surprised that the c promoters and supporters of the project had t not got some better scheme to lay before the t Council. He should imagine that for a total r outlay of perhaps Y-1,500 the town would wa.nt I to see some really good. profitable plan, which t would be of general benefit and which would be v considered necessary in supplying some long- felt want. He maintained that the present t scheme would not fulfil those conditions, and he I was utterly astonished when the spokesman of the sub-committee reported that after inspect- t ing the property they had come to the lame con- clusion that they found it a most awkward f thing to know what to do with it." The pur- chase took place a long time ago, and the sub- committee had only now formulated their plan which must be acceptable to the Local Govern- ment Board before they would consent to a loan. Suppose tho Board refused to sanction a loan, what, lie asked, would happen then? An expen- diture or some Jiundreds of ^pounds, of course, would be necessary to put ine place into any- thing like ship-shape order, no matter what the ultimate plan decided upon might be. He ask- ed the Council to refuse the sudden consent to 6 an expenditure of from £ 1,000 to £ 1.200 on a scheme that was indefinite and of doubtful or at I any rate of little benefit. He was in favour of abandoning the present scheme and re-selling 8 the property at cost price or anything over cos*t price. So far the argument had been that the place was needed for market extensions. He g could not see that that was so. He had been speaking with dealers and they told him that the more space there was at this particular spot the more congested it would be. The other ar<ni- inent that tho street could be widened was non- sense, because if they did pull down this pro- perty and re-erect it further back, it would only t be the middle portion, and only a few vards of r the street that would be widened. The two N ends would be left as bad as they were now if c not indeed worse, because the street would be ( like a bottle with two necks. His idea was that t1 they should confess their mistake in the matter J unci re-sell the property. J Mr Pryce Jones said he had much pleasure in v supporting the amendment. At one time he was t of opinion that it might be best to demolish the R house, but Mr Rogers, who was a man of ex- i: perience, had been all over the premises, and he had no hesitation in saying that for a sum of s from £ 20 to C30 the premises could .e put into a. good condition. The shop had a plate glass ]1 window, and there were two good bedrooms, s and he believed that if the place was put in or- ( der they could get from £ 30 to £ 10 a year rent t for it. "The rent at one time was £ 50. With I regard to the fire engine house, they did not use to have any complaints years ago as to the state f of the present building. Then with regard to the offices, there were plenty of rooms in the ( Town Hall which the surveyor and collector could make use of. In a word he did not think ( it was advisable to entertain the scheme (hear, < hear). t Alderman Harrison said he was sorry to be t hostile to the recommendations of the commit- I tee, but at the present moment he could not see his way to favour the adoption of their sugges- ( tions. In the first place this property was ac- < quired with the object, when the time arrived, j of extending the market. Whether that time ] bad come at present he was not prepared to say. In any case he did not think it was advisable to demoiish the property with a scheme that was ] really of a skeleton character. If the intention was to increase the market accommodation it was the duty of the committee to employ a com- petent, architect to advise them on the matter. To bring forward a scheme that included a pro- vision for the engine house seemed to him to mean a very unnecessary expenditure at the pre- sent juncture. With regard to tho offices, he entirely endorsed the view of Mr Pryce Jones. On several occasions the borough surveyor had been told that he could use rooms in the Town Hall for the purpose of offices. He did not see that any advantage would be gained by the rate- payers in pulling down this place to make oft1- ces when they had them at the present time in the Town Hall buildings. Altogether it seemed to him that tho scheme was too crude. There was very little before the Council that would justify a very largo amount of public money be- ing expended for so very little accommodation, and he did not think the Council would be justi- fied at the present moment in adopting the sug- t) 0 gestions of the committee. He was sorry to I take this view, but holding it as he did he must vote for the amendment. It seemed to him un- desirable to pull down property which thev might require for the purpose of extending the market. He was in favour of market extension when the emergency arose, but he did not th;r.V the present plan would warrant the expendi- ture contemplated. Mr Richard Jenkins said he would also like to support the amendment. If they had gone astray in purchasing the building there w«us no reason why they should go astray now. He pointed out that if a new fire engine house were erected as proposed it would be very inconvenient when the place was crowded during market to put the horses in and get the engine away quickly. There was more room in Union street for the fire engine than in Hall street. Alderman Jones, replying to the discussion, pointed out that the present premises were out of repair. The tenant complained that the rain came in through the roof. and the place was in- fested with rats (laughter). He did not think that £ 20 would meet the cost of repairing. As to a suggested difficulty of borrowing money t,e win from the Local Government Board, he pointed out that the Board were always quite willing to lend money if a scheme was a feasible one. and he did not think there would be any difficulty at all in borrowing money for this particular scheme. With regard to the engine house, com- plaints had been made for several years on ac- count of its dampness, and there was no doubt that the present buildings were not satisfactory. With regard to the urinal, he was glad that I Councillor Rogers had agreed that it was not now a creditable one. As to the offices, the position of those used now was very inconveni- ent, and if rooms in the Town Hall were used those would also be inconvenient. In conclu- sion he said lie thought it would be very unwise to part with the property, and he thought that some day they would prove to be very valuable to the Corporation. Alderman Harrison said he was in favour of selling the property. Mr Rogers said he did not think anything was ) mentioned about selling the property. The Mayor asked the Town Clerk's legal opinion as to Councillor Rogers' amendment. and Mr Yearsley replied that he did not think there was any constitutional authority to enable the Council to acquire land, which included building, and to let that for the purposes of a shop and hold it indefinitely. The Local Gov- ernment Board would want to know something about it, but if the Council contemplated using it for market, purposes he did not think the Board would rush them with regard to plans. A division then took place, when the following voted for the amendment—Aldermen G. D. Har- rison and T. Rowley Morris, Councillors Hiles, Jenkins, Marston, Evans, Rogers, and Pryce Jones. For the adoption of the report—Aldermen Wyke and Jones, Councillors Macqueen, Stock- ton, and t-iumpnreys. THE RIFLE RANGE QUESTION. Mr Hiles enquired what had been done with •cferenc-e to the rifle range question. Alderman Harrison, the chairman of the Rifle itange Committee, said the committee had work- ed very hard, and they had succeeded almost be- ,'ond their expectations up to a certain point. But at the last moment they received unexpected —he would not say opposition, but at any rate hey failed to obtain the consent of one land- owner to the establishment of a range at Syl- 'aen. The committee used every effort, that was lossible to get him to reconsider his decision, nit up to the present the objection had not been vaived. Resolutions had been parsed and let- ers had been written, but up to the present hey had had no result. He must now tell the Council that the matter had passed out of the lands of the committee. The establishment of •ifle ranges rested with the County Association inder the Territorial Army scheme, and the 'ommittee had suggested that the attention of lie Association should be directed to the mat- er. He was sure that the members of the com- nittee would continue to do everything in their lower towards the establishment of a range, al- hough their duties as a committee were now at b11 end. Mr Hiles asked whether the County Assoeia- ion had compulsory power to acquire land for 'anges. Alderman Harrison That is one of the mat- ers to which we have particularly directed our itt'ention, and that is also one of the matters vhich will be brought before Mr Haldane. It vould bo suggested, he added, that the County Association should be recommended to adopt -ompulsory powers if necessary if they could do io. They would bring all the pressure they could o bear upon the Association, but they were not he advisers of the Association, and neither was lie Town Clerk. ^?r Evniin drew nHention to the fact that the Cowii Council was not represented on the depu- ation to Mr Haldane on Wednesday, and lie iliould like to see them represented. The Town Clerk pointed out that Alderman Tarrison was a member of the deputation. Alderman Harrison suggested that the Mayor fnould be asked to attend, and the suggestion vas adopted. z, The Mayor said if the Council wished him to [o lie would go (applause). THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT. The Council afterwards received Mr John )\ven, one of the Commissioners under the ;;mall Holdings Act. Mr Owen said he was isiting the county at the request, primarily, of lie County Council, to inquire into what de- mand there was for small holdings, and. if there vas a demand, to see whether the various Coun- ils had done anything towards supplying it. The iovernmcnt was determined, if it could be man. iged, to supply land to those who wanted it. 1ut when they came into close quarters with any Let of Parliament they found difficulties, and lie las thcre to help remove some of those difficul. ies. He did not know what allotments and mall holdings there were in the immediate leighbourhood of the town. The Town Clerk said the Council had taken teps in the matter by advertising. Mr Owen 1 take it that your duty will be core particularly to supply allotments and not mall holdings. As you are no doubt aware, Councils like this have very serious rcsponsibili- ies placed upon them by tiie Act, and thev can't jossihly shirk them. The Town Clerk: We have had applications or small holdings. Afterwards the Commissioner answered vari- )ns questions and explained how to proceed to :Cl'UI'C land for small holdings, which, Mr Mac- jucen pointed out, was the chief difficulty. Mr )\\en said a sub-committee could be appointed o have a look round, and perhaps the applicants hemselves could suggest- some land they would ike to have. As a rule he found that landlords ,vere verj7 willing to help. Sometimes County Councils had assumed that landlords were against he Act. and lie had seen landlords because of that, but he had not found one who refused to let, land. Indeed, in some cases they were actu- ally offering the land. If they went to a land- lord in the right spirit, he knew best as to what land he could spare without unduly damaging his property. Mr Pryee Jones spoke in favour of the move- Olcnt, and there was a general discussion on the subject.
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MACHYNLLETH DISTRICT EDUCATION…
MACHYNLLETH DISTRICT EDUCA- TION COMMITTEE A meeting of this Committee was held on Wed- nesday afternoon, when there were present Mr Rio-hard Rees (chairman), Rev D. H. Hughes, Rev n. Edwards, Messrs Daniel Howell, Wm. Jones, Maurice Ryder. Evan Roberts, F. M. Campbell and Thomas Jones, with Messrs John Rowlands (clerk), D. P. Jones (assistant clerk), and G. H. Petite (attendance officer). THE MINUTES. Arising out of the minutes Mr Campbell ask- ed why an application by a teacher for an in- crease of salary had not been recorded on the minutes. The Assistant Clerk It was not read and no resolution was passed. Mr Campbell The purport of the letter was read. The Chairman Why do you-bring this up at every meeting? This is now the third time. Mr Jones I propose the minutes be signed. Rev D. H. Hughes Would it not simplify matters if the incidents of the meetings were recorded ? Mr CampbeII I am here to perform my duty, and I have the courage of my opinions. The Chairman You must not interfere with our business. Mr Campbell: I have had great experience on public bodies. I move as an amendment that an application having been made by a teacher for an increase of salary the chairman ruled any discussion out of order as it was a matter be- tween the managers and the County Education I Committee. The Chairman What is your amendment? Mr Campbell: That is my amendment. Mr Campbell alone voted for the amendment, and the minutes were then signed. I DERWENLAS SCHOOL. The. headmistress of the Council school wrote I applying for a teacher to assist her. She stated that there were 31 children on the roll with an average attendance since last May of 26. Rev D. Edwards I propose that the letter be forwarded to the Executive. This was agreed to. HEATING OF PENEGOES. The County Engineer (Mr Hamfr) wrote call- ing the committee's attention to the heating of Penegoes school which was inadequate. A committee was appointed to discuss the matter with the managers. LLANBRYNMAIR SCHOOL. A letter was received calling attention to the cold state of the Llanbrvnmair Council school which wa.s stated to be caused by the want of general repairs. The Chairman It's a big thing, and will c-ost some £ f>00. The question is being c-onsidorcd by the County Authority. COLLECTION OF FINES. The Clerk to the County Authority wrote with regard to tho collection of fines inflicted upon parents for neglecting to send their children to school. This matter was deferred until the next meet- ing. Mr Jones: I propose that the Clerk should communicate with the other committees asking them to fall in with the resolution parsed at the previous meeting. The Rev R. Edwards seconded, and this was agreed to. UNFAIR TREATMENT. The Rev D. H. Hughes stated that the Mach- ynlleth school managers had recommended the County Authority to advertise for an uncertifi- cated male teacher at that school, but they had advertised for a. female at a salary of £ io. He considered this to be most unfair. PENEGOES. There was one application for the post, of headmistress at this school—that of Miss Law- renc-e. formerly of Machynlleth, who was ap- pointed to the post,—The committee sanctioned the appointment of Miss Blodwen Humphreys as assistant teacher at this school. Mr M. Ryder, Tvuchaf, wrote stating that Miss Ellis had called upon him in reference to the girl from Ahergwidol. They wanted the child to attend school, but the river wa-s some- times high, and it was impossible to cross. Would the committee therefore regard her as present when she was naturally prevented from attending? —The committee decided to send a. copy of the letter to the Rural District Council. ATTENDANCE RETURNS. The average attendances in the various schools during December were as follow — Darowcn X.. 78.5; Pennant C., ^0.9; Llanwrin N., 92.8; Machynlleth N.. 81.2; Penegoos N., 83.3; Dvlife X.. 91.6; Ceniniaes P., Abcrhosan n., and torn, macs C' closed; Uwehygorreg N., 81.6; Com- min's Coeh C.. 89.5; Derwenlas C.. 90.5; Maeh- ynlleth C' 88.2; Wern C., 86.5; Llanbrynmair C.. SS; total, 85.8.
THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT.
THE SMALL HOLDINGS ACT. MEETING AT MACHYNLLETif. On Friday afternoon, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall. Machynlleth, for the purpose of hearing Mr John Owen, of the Board of Agriculture, explain the provisions of the Small Holdings Act, 1907. Mr R. Gillart, J.P., was voted to the chair, and there were also present Messrs R. Rees, J.P., John Jones, Rock house; D. E. R. Griffiths, banker; John Evanp, ironmonger; J. Matson, Wynnstay Hotel; J. M. Breeze, grocer; T. R. Morgan, draper; P. Ellis, Tudor Jones, H. Morris, R. Pugh, Rhys Lewis, Thomas Owen, Eagles H. Jones, Geo. Parsons. John Edwards, Rli37dygum; Ellis Hughes and Hugh Francis, Cemmes; R. Ed- wards, Penegoes; Hughes, Rliovgarreg; J. Jones. Glanmerin; Evan Roberts, and others, with Mr J. Rowlands (clerk) and Mr D. P. Jones (assistant clerk). The Chairman said he believed tiiat the Act was ast-ep in the right direction, and he welcom- ed so eminent an expert as Mr Owen to explain it. Mr John Rowlands explained how the meeting had been called at short notice, and said t' t every step had been taken to bring the meeting to the notice of the farmers by communicating with the Parish Councils. Replying to a question by Mr John Jones. workhouse master, Mr Owen said a man would be compelled to sell certain lands at a valuation. Mr D. E. R. Griffith was not satisfied with thie answer, and in order to dispel some no- tions which were afloat asked another. Suppos- ing, he said, he wanted a piece of land in front of the Plas (laughter). He wanted to know if he could compel Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest to let him have it. Mr Owen You cannot, of course. The Act names particular instances were you cannot touch land. You cannot touch the land of a man who has less than 50 acres. Mr J. Matson The answer is hardly com- plete. Lord Herbert Vane-Tempest has more than 50 acres there. Mr Owen If it is a park of 10.000 acres you cannot touch it, because it is a park and plea- sure ground. You cannot ruin one man to give another man 10 acres of land. The Chairman Can common land be touched? Mr Owen No. Acts of Parliament have been passed to prevent any interference with common lands, and so securely are these lands bound up that the people themselves cannot get hold of them. Dealing with the question of selection of ten- ants, Mr Owen said they would have to be very careful in selecting tenants as so much depended Oll making a good start. Mr D. P. Jones asked if the holder of small holdings could sub-let. Mr Owen: No; he must cultivate the land. AH the conditions will be embodied in the tak- ing. Mr John Jones (Glanmerin) asked if the far- mer would be compensated for land taken away. t-lii* but UIltler a different Act to Mr T. R. Morgan had no questions to ask but a* Mr Owen said 2.500 acres were applied fo- it We shpool, and the applieaiions weri coi t fn III dozens (hear, hear) coining m in through proper channels. equests ri Mr John Edwards seconded, and it was car- It was also decided, on the motion rf -n plicant was a quarryman but, has hi,l
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