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CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

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CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting was held on Saturday, E. W. David, ljUq., presiding, and there were also present Messrs. J. Bird, P. Bird, R. Cory, J. Cory, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Paine, Mr. Eosor, E. Davies. Phillips, the Revs. W. Evans, H. J. Thomas, V. Sauiez, T. H. Jones, and E. Edmondes. The Master's report stated that there had been 51 admisginn-, and 40 discharges, during the past week, leaving 390 in the House, being a decrease of eight upon the corresponding period of last year. There were 218 boys in the Industrial Schools, being a decrease of twelve upon the same period last year. APPOINTMENT OF A PUBLIC VACCINATOR. Some correspoudence was read from the Poor Law Board in reference to the appointment of a public vaccinator for the Cardiff district. The CHAIRMAN said the Board bad been anxious to keep Cardiff sub-divided into districts as at present. They had desired that there should be no alteration, or any increase of expenditure. The Privy Council, how. ever, objected to the sub-division., and required that Cardiff should form one district. The guardians had resisted that as long as they could, ut it was now no use to try it any further. They had to appoint a public vaccinator, and he now gave notice that the appoint- ment should be made that day fortnight. There were so many applicants that he did not think it was neces- sary to advertise. He then proposed that Cardiff should form one district, and that the country districts should remain as they were without alteration. The motion was seconded, and carried. Mr. J. BIRD said he supposed the town guardians would have the sole right of deciding the appointment. The CHAIRMAN said it did not by any means follow. Mr. J. BIRD: Perhaps it is presumption on my part? The Rev. H. J. THOMAS Would you like to have the appointment yourself? (A laugh.) Mr. BIRD No, indeed. The Clerk then stated that it would be necessary to consider the propriety of advancing the salaries of the three gentlemen who at present undertook the vaccina- tion and he read a statement showing the receipts of those gentlemen for the last three years. In Mr. Mill- ward's district the average amount received for the last three years was £ 21 15s. 2d.; in Mr. Sheen's district (now AX15 6s. 6d.; and in Mr. Granger's district, X83 4,4. 6J. The last named district comprises part of the country. The CHAIRMAN said they bad now to consider the pro- priety of making an advance in the salaries of the three gentlemen named, and remarked that it appeared to him they ought to give about two-thirds ot what those gen. tlemen had hitherto received for vaccination. He pro- posed that the salary of Mr. Millword be increased from £46 to £ 60; that of Mr. Jones from £iO to XOO; and Mr. Granger's from £45 to £60. Dr. PAINE suggested that the appointment of a publio vaccinator should be a distinct and independent one; as he thought it would be done better if it were made a separate appointment. The CHAIRMAN'S motion was then carried unani- mously. The Rev. H. THOMAS proposed that the office of public vaccinator should be a distinct and separate office. The motion was seconded by Dr. PAINE, and carried ananimously. THE CHARGES AGAINST A MEDICAL OFFICER. The Committee appointed to draw up the charges to be submitted to the Poor Law Board against Mr. Ed- wards met on Tuesday last, and the Clerk stated that be had received Mr. Edwards resignation. It was to the effdct that he tendered his resignation as medi-al officer to the Cardiff workhouse and Llandaff district, bat re- tained bis appointment as public vaccinator. The Rev. H. J. THOMAS said the committee met on Tuesday, and remained for four-and-a-half hours, when they sent to Dr. Edwards, and asked him to resign. The Rev. W. EVANS said that no doubt they did a wise thing, but he did not think they had a right to do so. Mr. J. BIRD proposed that the report be read, and the Rev. W. Evans seconded the motion. The Rev. H. J. THOMAS moved as an amendment that it be not read. Dr. PAINE then said that his object in bringing for. ward the charges against Mr. Edwards was to benefit the wick poor. Mr. Edwards had now resigned, and having done that he should strongly advise his friends to take no further action in the matter. There could be no ob- ject gained in reading the report. He did not know what the report was, but he was strongly of opinion that the most fair course to adopt towards Mr. Edwards would be for the Board to let the matter terminate at once. Mr. R. CORY hoped Mr. Bird would press his motion. The Rev. W. EVANS said so much bad been said about reading the report, that if it did not go forth to the public they would think that it was worse than it really was. Mr. J. BIRD said he did not move that the report should be read for the purpose of giving the Board possession of the contents, but to express his regret that there should be sueh charges against one particular offieer, and to give expression to his own feeling that in their future discussions, whether in reference to indivi- duals or other matters, they should endeavour ? keep down as much as possible all reference to persons, and to attend to the responsible business they had to dis- charge by that means tpey would not incur the odium which many of their discussions had heaped upon them, and they would work harmoniously and satisfactorily together. They should not know whether they repre. sented the town or country, but that they represented the Union. There was nothing in the report that could increase or diminish the charge and it was simply with the view he had mentioned, and which he hoped would be appreciated by the whole Board, that he proposed the reading of the report, and he thought they were all much obliged to the committee for the result which they had brought about. It was then agreed that the appointment of a,raedical men to succeed Mr. Edwards should take place that day three weeks. A tetter was read from the Poor-law Board, atating that they had received from some of the guardians, a requisition relative to the contract for the new wing of the workhouse, and requesting the observations pf the guardians on the matter. The requisition prayed the Poor-law Board to interpose to prevent the contract from being carried out, inasmuch as it was not the next lowest tender to that which had been declined. The requisition wag, signed by Dr. Paine, T. H. Stephens, R. Cory, and T. H. Ensor. The CHAIRNA.H stated that there were one or two erroneous statements contained in the requisition, and he suggested that the reply be deferred until next week, when he should be prepared to lay a letter before the guardians which he thought would meet the ease. The Rev. W. EVANS said he should not waive his action as a guardian of the Union, unless he was sure that any decision of the Board was fairly arrived at. On the lltb of April, at a meeting of that Board, at which he was present, Mr. Jeffries, whose contract had been accepted subject to the production of proper securities, made his appearance there. He was not prepared at that time with therequired security, and he (Mr. Evans) understood that the meeting was adjourned until the Tuesday following, for the purpose of enabling Mr. Jef- fries to bring forward the security required by the Board, and in the event of his being able to do go, he (Mr, Evans) inferred that ample notice would have been given to the gurdiana to further consider the matter. It was adjourned to the Tewn-hall, for the final consideration of the tenders. He bad no fault to And with that, but be did not nnderstand it so at the time. Now several times during the disenssion of the matter, taunts had been thrown out by persons at that meeting, because they who objected to the proceeding meeting, because they who objected to the proceeding did not attend that meeting, and it was to put himself right in the matter that he now proposed that the mi- nutes of that adjourned meeting of the 14th of April, being, by the Consolidated Rales of the Po6r-law Board, illegal, should be expunged. He was prepared to sub- stantiate his statement. The CHAIRMAN What would be the practical result ? Mr. EVANS said the result would be in the interest of fair play. It was right and competent for him to do so, and as far as he could do it, he would insist upon its being done. He then read a clause from, the rule in question, which stated that Notice must be given to each member of the Board in writing, in the form sup- plied for that purpose, anid should, be left two days be- fore the meeting." Had it been a matter of little conse- quence, he should not have taken such a step, but when it was-one of momentous importance, involving a large expenditure of money, he thought that every guardian of the Union was entitled ty receive the notice wHich by law he was entitled to have. He would propose, there- fore, that the minutes of that meeting be annulled. As to the praciical results, he would wait and see what they might be. Mr. P. BIRD ilaid he was certain if he bad had a cir- cular, he should have been at the meeting in time. The CHAIRMAN said it was quite clear that the whole proceedings were informal; and after what Mr. Evans bad said, and the paragraph that had been read, it was quite clear that the resolution arrived at went for nothing. He wished to take that opportunity of correcting an error which he had made at a previous meeting. He stated then that Mr. Pride did not object to the course adopted at the meeting referred until Mr. P. Bird came into the room. It was not till Mr. Bernard came into the room. He thought it due to Mr. Pride that he should correct the error. Mr. P. BIRD said there was something radieally wrong about that contract. There bad been a petition signed by several thousand persons and sent to the Poor-law Board against it, and he expected there would be a public meeting. He could assure them it had caused a great deal of feeling out of doors. The Board then separated. <•

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