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To investigate the Hauliers' Demands. A JOINT COMMITTEE APPOINTED. A meeting of the Conciliation Board was held on Saturday, Mr. F. L. Davis presiding over the employers' section and Mr. Wm. Abraham, M.P., over the workmen's side. The following official report was (supplied: — "Tlltr meeting was specially called to consider the proposal, which has been raised by the workmen's representatives in the recent discussion of the new wage agreement, for a re-arrangement of the rates paid to the hauliers. The question was generally discussed by the board, the workmen's representa- tives urging the importance of arriving at an early settlement of this question as possible. The owners representatives concurring in the suggestion that the question should be disposed of without" unnecessary loss of time, it was mutually arranged that a, joint committee, consist- ing' seven representatives om each side, should go fully into all the details, and to report to a future meeting of the board. The representatives appointed were: Employers' side-Messrs. W. Jenkins, E. M. Hanni, H. W. Martin, F. H. Deakin, W. H. Routledge, Henry T. Wales, and Charles Eden. Workmen's side-Messrs. W. Vyce, D. Watts Morgan, Enoch Morrell, Evan Thomas, Vernon Hartshorn, W. E. Mor- gan, and C. B. Stanton. It was arranged that the committee should meet on Thursday Jan. lltli. It has been suggested that the hauliers should be paid a uniform rate of 4s. Gd per day on the standard, but there is another suggestion, namely, that the hauliers should be put on piecework, if that can be made practicable.

Receiving Orders. The .following receiving orders in Bank- ruptcy appeared in "The Gazette": Frank James Baigent, 39, High-Street, Aberdare, tailor. Hubert Arthlr Morgan, of Rolling Mill Inn, and 28, Merthyr-road, Hirwain, inn keeper and aerated water manufacturer.

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Aberdare District Council On Monday—Mr. L. N. Williams in the chair. The other members present were Mr. E. M. Hann, Edward Morgan, D. P. Davies, John Davies, David Davies, Tom Lewis, D. Jackson Thomas, C. B. Stanton, E. Stoneiake, M. J. Harris, T. Walter Williams, J. Morg'an Jones, Wm. Rees, R. L. Berry, and Rees Llewelyn, with Col. T. Phillips (clerk), and Mr. Owen Williams (surveyor). THE CHAIRMAN'S ILLNESS. The Chairman explained that he pre- sided that day owing to the continued illness of Mr. John Howell. Mr. Howell, he understood, was still laid up, and he moved a vote of sympathy with him. Mr. D. P. Davies seconded, and the motion was adopted. THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE. The report of the Cemeteries Com- mitteed stated that the grave-diggers' ap- plication for 6d. per day increase in wages had been considered, and the com- mittee had recommended that the ques- tion be postponed for a time pending some enquiries to be made by the Sur- veyor as to what the grave-diggers earne'd under the old contract system. The same committee unanimously re- commended that burial ground be ob- tained for the lower part of the district, and that a committee be appointed to in- spect a. suitable site. On the motion of Mr. W. Rees the re- port was adopted, and a committee ap- pointed. LIGHTING COMMITTEE. The Lighting Committee recommended that the lamplighters' application for all increase of wages should stand over for a time, and that the Surveyor report on the question of wages and the readjust- ment of the lighting districts. The request of the residents of Ed- ward-street, Trecynon, for a lamp, was also postponed until such time as that roadway will have been nut in! order. With reference to the Aberdare Vicar's request to have a lamp placed near the yate leading to St. Mary's Church, it was decided to grant the request. ABERAMAN CROSSING. The Clerk stated that the County Coun- cil had approved the plans of the District Council to erect a bridge over the Aber- aman Crossing. The P.D. Co. were giv-. ing £ 500 and the necessary land. MEDICAL OFFICERS' REPORTS. Dr. D. Davies reported that during the last month there had been 35 cases of scarlet fever (two deaths), a decrease of 17; two cases of typhoid, one death; seven cases of erysipelas, increase of 2; three of diptheria. Dr. W. Ll. Rhys' report stated that there was at present only one patient at the Isolation Hospital. No patients had been admitted since last report. (Hear, hear.) An application by one of the nuTses for payment of her wages during the per- iod she had had suffering from fever, was granted. PEARSON'S FIRE ALARM A communication from the County Council asked the District Council whether they had any objection to allow- ing the recording instrument in connec- tion with Pearson's Fire Alarm to be in- stalled at the local l'olice Station. Mr. D. P. Davies proposed and Mr. W. Rees seconded that they reply stating that they had no objection. Mr. C. B. Stanton, in moving an amendment that they take no action, said he did not know enough about the instrument. He believed they ought to wait. In the division the motion carried. ABERAMAN FREE LIBRARY. Mr. W. W. Price, Secretary of the Aberaman Free Library, wrote asking whether a portion of the Library Rate would be taken from the Aberaman share towards the Abercwmboi Free Library. He also asked that the alloca- tion of the rates be re-adjusted. The Committee at Aberaman were firmly of opinion that they were entitled to more than < £ 127 out of the X630 raised through- out the district. The Chairman observed that the Coun- cil could do -nothing! until March, when a new rate would have to be made. A committee, consisting of Messrs. R. Llewelyn, Tom Lewis, Edward Morgan, E Stonelake, and Wm. Rees, was there- upon appointed to confer with the Clerk with the view of re-apportioning the Library rate next April. HIRWAIN JOINT SCHOOLS. Mr. J. Morris, Clerk to the Education Committee, wrote that that body had unanimously agreed that in view of the refusal of the Breconshire Education Authority to bear their share of the cost of maintaining the Hirwain Joint School, they recommended that the Aber- dare District Council terminate the ar- rangement made for the management of that school. The action of the Education Committee was confirmed. UNEMPLOYED QUESTION. Mr. T. Lewis's Whole Hog. The Clerk of the Tottenham Urban District Council wrote enclosing a reso- lution which they asked the Council to adopt. The resolution had reference to the unemployed question, and urged upon the Government to carry out affor- estation works and establish farm colon- ies so as to give work to a number of unemployed. Mr. Stanton moved that they adopt the resolution. Mr. Stoneiake seconded. Mr. Llewelyn moved that the letter lie on the table. Mr. E. M. Hann, seconded, and re- marked that it was a most stupid letter. Upon the Council dividing. Mr. Stan- ton's motion carried. Rev. J. M. Jones then moved another amendment to the motion. He wished tc eliminate the passage referring to the methods by which the Tottenham Coun- cil proposed to solve1 the Unemployed Question. This was seconded. Mr. Jackson Thomas complained that Mr. Jones was always "breaking up" re- solutions. (Laughter.) He had quite a record for that sort of thing. Mr. Tom Lewis moved that the resolu- tion be adopted in full. Mr. Lewis added "T go in, for the whole hog." Chairman: Whole what? Mr. Lewis: Whole hog. Mr. Stanton: Don't you understand. Mr. Chairman? The butcher gooes in for Ho whole hog. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Jones's amendment was defeated by seven to si", Chairman To whom is this resolution to be sent? Stanton: To our local members of Parliament. cli CII, ic: There are none at present. Mr. Stanton: Yon may send it to Mr. Keir Hardie. He has come here to stay. HAIRDRESSERS' GRIEVANCE. A memorial signed oy a number of local hairdressers and barbers was read. It asked the Council to adopt that part of the Shop Hours' Act which dealt with the regulation of the -erosing of shops. Repeated efforts had been made to se- cure unanimity amongst themselves to close the saloons at the same time, but without avail. Mr. It. L. Berry moved that the Coun- cil take steps to have this Act put in force. It was only because of the action of one or two individuals- that the hair- dressers had been unable to settle among themselves the hours of work. Mr. R. Llewelyn seconded, and Mr. Stonelake supported, and the motion was carried. HOUSING QUESTION REVIVED. COUNCIL TO BUILD FIFTY HOUSES. ANIMATED DISCUSSION. Mr. T. Lewis moved that the Council acquire land for the purpose of erecting 50 workmen's dwellings. Part III. of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, said Mr. Lewis, had been adopted about two years ago, and he hoped that the Council were now prepared to go one step further and administrate that part of the Act. Houses were required to- day as much as ever, in order to "strike off" a few of the insanitary dwellings which were now inhabited. The census of 1901 revealed that the average number per house was 5.2, but he maintained that this was not a correct basis as to whether there was over-crov clmg in the district. There were a very large num- ber of houses which were inhabited by only two persons. Overcrowding was evident everywhere. No less than 50 houses were in an insanitary condition in the Gadlys alone. Some of the mem- bers would say that private enterprise was coping with the demand for houses. He maintained it was not, and he could prove it. He would give one instance. A house which he himself owned was being vacated that day, and during the last three weeks he had had as many as eight to ten persons applying for it the same day. Another evil arising out of the scarcity of houses was the rent-rack- ing. It was absurd that such high rents should be paid. Besides, the death-rate had increased during the last two years. In 1902 it was 18.6, but in 1904 it had increased to between 21 and 22. He maintained that this increased death- rate was largely due to the insanitary condition of houses. Mr. R. L. Berry seconded. He was very pleased that a very large number of houses had been erected recently in the district, but still there was room for more. He himself had the letting of a few cottages at Aberaman, and his exper- ience with regard to applicants was much the same as Councillor Lewis'. He knew of three respectable families in Aberdare who had been trying for twelve months, without avail, to 'obtain a house. He had no doubt that if they erected fifty houses they would have no difficulty in securing respectable tenants. Mr. C. B. Stanton, in supporting, re- ferred to the 'houses which were being erected by colliery companies. As a rule they were very shoddy, and were not built to serve the conveniences of the public. He was in favour of erecting better class houses than was the general rule. The present workmen's dwellings, street after street, were much like boxes of dominoes. A man required to be very sober, and it must be broad day- light, before he could find his own house. (Laughter.) Mr. W. Rees; in further-supporting, said that hitherto the Housing Act, so far as this district was concerned, was a dead letter. He acknowledged that private enterprise had done a good deal, but they had not done enough, and were not even now coping with the demand. Mr. E. M. Hann, in moving an amend- ment, maintained that private enter- prise, given reasonable time, was able to cope with the demand. If they built these houses, and if at no distant date one or two collieries were closed, what then? He imagined that the boot would be on the other leg, and that there would be a superfluity of houses, similar to the state of affairs as when he came to the district some years ago. There were then hundreds of houses empty. No doubt there was at present, and had been, overcrowding, but was it right to spend large sums of public money in order to get rid of something which was only of a temporary nature? He strong- ly objected to that being done. He was not against the motion in principle. If he were convinced that private enter- prise was not doing enough, he would vote for it. Mr. Edward Morgan seconded the amendment. Mr. E. Stoneiake supported the motion, and referred to his experience when he was commissioned by the Trades Coun- cil to investigate the district some time ago. He was of opinion that hundreds of houses OUGHT TO BE CLOSED at once, but what was the use when thev had no room for those -who would have to' igo out? He assumed that rates were to be used to promote the health of t}1 A district. Therefore, in providing dwel- lings for the people they were doing what was proper and right. Mr. T. Walter Williams said he had made enquiries and he had been informed that during the next 18 months there would be about 200 new houses erected. He firmly believed that private enter- prise was meeting the demand. He was, however, not unmindful of the fact that ,there were houses in an insanitary con- dition, and they ought to be condemned. But having regard to the experience of the Merthyr District Council in erecting municipal dwellings, he could not sup- port the present motion. Mr. D. Jackson Thomas supported the motion. Mr. R. Llewellyn: I have changed my mind since this question was last dis- cussed, and I hope you will build 50 houses at Cwmdare. The Chairman) said he would support the amendment. Some of the Labour members were arrogating to themselves that they were the only ones who cared for the interests of the workmen Mr. Stanton and Mr. Stoneiake: We are the only ones. Chairman: That is not my opinion. I take as much interest as any of you in the working men. There may be scarcity of houses here, but does anyone think that 50 new houses will solve the pro- blem? You have been sneering at private enterprise. I may tell you that it has done a lot for the people in the past. I th ink you ought to take a lesson f-rom Merthvr's experience. About 500 new houses were now in contempla- tion by private enterprise. These 500 would be put up during the next year or so Mr. Stanton: Banged up, you mean. Chairman: Let Mr. Lewis consult his own constituents upon this matter. (Mr Lewis: I have.) I venture to bplieve that he will have a hot time of it at the next election. (Mr. Lewis: You have been canvassing already, have YOU P) There ai?e a very large number of work- men in the Gadlvs Ward who have built houses for themselves. I jam voicing the feelings of the best class cf working men—the provident class. ("Rats.") As I have said before, I think it is very unfair to place an additional rate on the provident workmen in order to pro- vide a house for the improvident. Waat I am surprised at is Lhat Mr. Lewis dot*, not go for the whole hog and build say 500 or a 1,000 houses. Mr. Williams' con- cluding remarks were subject to con- tinual interruptions, and he sat down de- claring that the proposed scheme would never pay. Mr. T. Lewis, replying to the dis- cussion, said that with regard to Mr. L. N. Williams allegation that his (Mr. Lewis') constituents did not endorse his action re housing, he was quite prepared to meet them in the matter. It was asked why he proposed only 50 houses and not 500. Well, he had to walk be- fore he could run. Stretford, with a popuiiuion oi 1",000, and Aitiincliam, with a population of 31,000—each lot them less than Abebrdare—had adopted the Housing Act, and why not Aber- dare? Mr. Lewis stated that he had re- fused to buy cheap houses offered to him in Llwydcoed the other day. Would Mr. L. N. Williams do that? Also, he did not believe that the truck system should be introduced into the letting of houses. Again, with regard to the possibility of Council houses becoming' unoccupied was that a likely thing? He was in favour of erecting before demolishing. The motion was carried by ten votes to four, Messrs. L. N. Williams, T W Williams, E. M. Hann, and E. Morgan constituting the minority; Messrs. D. P. Davies and M. J. Harries being- neutral and the remainder making up the majority. It was agreed that a committee be ap- pointed at the next meeting to carrv the resolution into effect. AN ALLEGED RATING ANOMALY. Mr. R. L. Berry moved "That the present systeiii. of rebatements of the District Rate granted on property of the ratable value of £10 or under, not in the occupation of the owner, be altered from 50 per cent., as at present, to 20 per cent., as allowed under the Public Health Acts." Mr. Berry explained that the present system involved hardships on working people who owned the houses wherein they lived, and who had there- fore to pay double rate. He believed it would be better for the Council to take the risk of unoccupied houses on them- selves. Mr. T. Lewis seconded Mr. Berrv's motion. Mr. Llewellyn contended that if the system be altered the rentpayer would suffer, and the big owner who lived in his own house would benefit. In the end the workingman would have to pay every penny. Mr. D. J. Thomas held that the present system was a tax on thrift. It was no encouragement to working men to build if they had' to pay a double rate. Mr. J. Davies said that he was voicing the opinions of thrifty workmen in Aber- dare by supporting the motion. He had had his mandate from a meeting held in the town in 1902, when this matter was introduced before. Mr Stonelake also spoke in favour. The Rev. J. M. Jones said that the proper Labour policy would be for every householder to pay his own rates direct- ly. He believed that the present mode was the nearest to direct rating. In nine cases out of every ten under the al- ternative one the landlords would get their money back. The Clerk believed that the innovation would be a saving to the large ratepayers at the expense of cottagers. It was held that there had been a mis- conception regarding the figures, and Mr. Berrv was asked to defer the matter for a month. Mr. Berry, however, persisted with his motion, which was carried bv seven votes to four. POSTAL IMPROVEMENTS WANTED. Mr. T. I movprl that the Postal Authorities be petitioned for a later collection of letters for the nnht mail despatch at Gadlys, .Mill-street, Llwydcoed, and Cwmdare. Also from the wall boxes in the various districts. The motion was carried.

Review. "THE ABEEDARIAN." In the current number of "The Aber- daria.n" we observe an innovation in the form of two portraits, one of the ex- headmaster, Mr. W. Jenkyn Thomas, M.A., and one of the present headmaster, Mr. W. C. Cox, M.A. There is also a very interesting letter written by Mr. Thomas, who, as our readers are aware, is now the headmaster of the Grocers' Company's School in London. Dealing with dramatic performances, Mr Thomas compares very favourably the enactment of "Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Aberdare County School with a perform- ance of the same play which he wit- nessed at the Adielphi in London. He says: —"Considering the size of the stage, and the limitless resources at the disposal' of a London manager, t1\.3 Adelphi perforniatce was by no means the immense advance on' ours that might have been expected. The scenic effects were, of course, more beautiful, elabor- ate, and impressive, the music was better, and most of the characters were better interpreted—boys and girls at school cannot reasonably be expected to compete with professionals. Still Mrs. Thomas and I are emphatically of opin- ion that some members of our cast quite equalled those of the Adelphi, and one or two surpassed them. For example, our Titania was in no whit inferior to the Titania of Miss Rosy Barton, and extravagant as the statement may ap- vear\ we contend in cold blood that Mor- ley Griffiths as Bottom, and W. J. Jones as Flute, were distinctly funnier than Messrs. Oscar Asche and Kay Soaper." We observe that the Welsh Notes have been resuscitated, and they are very well written. "The Comedy of a Name," by Miss Winnie Chapman, is very amus- ing. Very interesting college letters are writen by Miss Lillian L. John from Ban- gor, amd "Old Aberdarian" from Aber- ystwyth. A picnic to Ystradfellte is very vividly described, and the reading of it makes one sigh for sunny July. "The Retrospect" records some import- ant changes in the staffing of the school and other items of scholastic history. A cycling trip in the Sister Isle by rC.D.C.' is very readable, and lovers of sport will find "Our Football Club' of great inter- est. This number without doubt upholds the high reputation of the magazine.

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