The Aberdare Leader

Urban District of Mountain Ash, in the Administrative County of Glamorgan. FINANCIAL STATEMENT The District Auditors' Act, 1879 (42 Vic., c. 6), and the Local Government Act, 1894 (56 and 57 Vict.. c. 73). 4- Statement of Receipts and Expenditure of the Urban District Gouncii of the above-named Urban District during ihe year ended on te 31st thy of March, 1912.

RECEIPTS OTHER THAN FROM J X)ANS. Amount. Total. it s. d. X s. d. General District Rate (total raised for all purposes) I 26,791. 10 11 From HLh Majesty's Paymaster General, Contribution in lieu of rates 13 8 4 Private Street Works, amountf; received in respect of charges on premiers under Private Street Works Act, 1892 553 17 &à Waterworks 7,278 2 2 Gasworks 7.844 18 3 Electric Lighting1 SO 14 3 Cemeteries under the Public Health (Inter- ments) Act. 1879 139 11 9 Highways 55 19 9 Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Commons, and Open Space- 1 14 0 Public Buildings 122 15 0 Sewage Disposal (sewage farm, etc.) 18 5 0 Slaughter-houses 18 16 8 From the Countv Council 953 10 2 Prom Other Local Authorities (excluding amounts herein before entered): — Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council—Disposal of Sewage at Lockywaun 3 2 8 Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council—Disposal of Sewage of Goitre Coed 7 18 1 ——————— 11 0 9 Proceeds of Sales of Prope-rty 7 7 11 Itents and Profit-i of Property 4 4 11 Fees (including fees for liceneet;) 11 18 0 Other Receipts 54 1 11 Mucation:- Elementary Education 37,221 16 8 Higher Education 392 14 3 37,614 10 11 Receipts of the Council acting in the execu- tion of the Burial Actt, 1,043 8 6 Total Receipts to be carried to Summary. 83,102 16 2i Balance,, brought forward from previous Financial Statement, vi7. General 4,215 6 10 Education Elementary Education 6,379 14 3} Higher Education 124 18 4 As shown in Burial Statement 149 18 3 Amount in Suspense Account at 31st March, 1911 629 18 9 11,499 16 5i Departmental Transfers 62o 18 9 Value of General District Rate Stores re- ceived during this financial year, but not paid for within the year 19 19 7 < < TOTAL 1,91 11 0 EXPENDITURE OTHER THAN OUT OF LOANS. Amount. Total. 4 s. d. X s. d. Maintenance, Improvement, etc., of Public Roads and Streets 5,632 10 9 Scavenging and Watering of Roads rnd Streets 1,037 16 7 — 6,670 7 4 Sewerage 1.200 7 8 Sewage Disposal 294 16 7 Scavenging, including removal and destruc- tion of house refuse, and cleansing of privies, ashpits, and cesspools, but ex- cluding scavenging of roads and streets 1,886 13 5 Parks, Pleasure Grounds, Commons, and Open Spaces 307 17 6 Hospitals 644 2 2 Waterworks 2,567 3 9 Private Street Works 1,068 0 11 Other Private Works, the cost of which was not declared to be private improvement expenses 50 0 0 Gasworks 6,181 4 1 Electric Lighting 898 10 5 Public Lighting 2,468 2 4 Bridges (other than County Bridges) 362 18 0 Cemeteries under the Public Health (Inter- ments) Act, 1879 234 12 4 Fire Engines and other Appliances and Fire Brigade ••• 166 4 1 Irfectious Disease Notification 46 12 6 Infectious Disease Prevention 99 8 8 publir. Offices and Buildings 337 13 2 Slaughter-houses 113 4 In respect of Loans — Amount paid for interest and dividends during the year (including income tax) 7,515 3 7 Amount of debt paid during the year: Otherwise than out of invested sinking funds or redemption funds 6,105 6 9 13,620 10 4 Contributions to Other Local Authorities:- Otherwise than under Precept: Aberdare Urban District Council: Main- tenance of Main Sewage Carrior 21 18 11 Caerphilly Urban District Council: Con- tribution re Llanfabon Waterworks Loan 21 1 3 Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council: Disposal of Sewage 6 4 0 Merthyr and Aberdare Farms' Management Committee: Sewage Disposal 1,049 10 3 Ditto: Sundry Rents 036 — 1,098 17 11 Salaries and Other Remuneration of Officers and Assistants (not included elsewhere): Medical Officers of Health and Inspectors of Nuisances 237 10 0 Other Officers and Assistants 1,274 1 0 ——————— 1,511 11 0 Establishment Charges 432 13 1 Election Expenses 38 10 10 Legal and Parliamentary Expenses 204 12 11 Other Expenditure 264 17 3 Education: — Elementary Edue.-ttioii 38,130 6 101 Higher Education 397 10 2 38,527 17 01 Expenditure of the Com cil acting in the exe- cution of the Burial Act 997 19 5 Total Expenditure other than out of Loans t82,193 18 °t Departmental Transfers 625 18 9 Balance:—General 6,831 7 9 £ As shown in the Education Statement: Elementary Education 4,851 11 5 Higher Education 115 2 5 As shown in Burial Statement 194 0 9 Balance in Credit, Paymaster General, Royal Courts of Justice, Crawshay Brothers and the Council 15 8 0 Pistvll Goleu Suspense Account 413 5 9 12,420 16 15 Good received last year, and included in last year's stock, but paid for this year 17 18 1 Total Expenditure other than out of Loans and Balance k95, t8 11 0 Receipts and Expenditure of the Council in respect of Educat on for the year ended on the 31st day of March, 1912. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS OTHER THAN FROM LOANS. X s. d. t s. d. Balance brought forward 6,379 14 3! From Poor Rate 16,700 0 0 Grant unde-r the Agricultural Rfafces Act, 1896 44 2 6 Grants from the Board of Education: — Aid Grant 3,853 0 0 Annual Grant in respect of Public Elementary Sohools 8,170 17 7 Fee Grant 3.924 17 6 Grants in respect of Schools for Blind, Deaf. Defective or Epileptic Children 28 8 0 Special Grant for vear ending 31st March, 1912 4,703 5 10 20,680 8 11 I&ss amount deducted by the Board of Edu- cation under Elementary School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1898 400 0 6 20,280 8 5 From Other Local Authorities — Local Education Authorities: Glamorgan County Council: Use of Schools for Evening Classes, 1910—'11 25 0 0 Ditto—Use of Cookery Utensils for Evening Classes. 1910—'11 1 2 0 — 26 2 0 Otter Receipts 171 3 9 Total Receipts—Elementary Education 37.221 16 8 Total Receipts and Balance £ 43,601 10 llt I EXPENDITURE OTHER THAN OUT OF LOANS. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1. Public Elementary Schools:- Purchase of Land, and erection, enlarge- ment, or alteration of school buildings 72-1 15 6 Furniture for Schools, including repairs 328 17 4 Salaries of Teachers 25,109 14 0 I jess amounts deducted bv the Council to meet Teachers* Contributions under the Elementary School Teach- ers (Superannuation) Act, 1898 401 18 8 24,707 15 4 Other Expenses of Maintenance of Schools 4.430 14 4 ———————— 30,192 2 6 2. I ndustrial Schools — Contributions to Schools under the Man- agement of other Local Authorities, viz.: South Wales and Monmouthshire Joint Truant School 73 0 0 3. Schools for Blind, Deaf, Defective, or Epileptic Children 414 9 3 4. Salaries and Other Remuneration and Superannuation Allowances of Officers other than Teachers 918 18 7 5. Legal Expenses I 1 15 0 6. Other Expenses of Administration 321 19 2h 7. In Respect of Loans:- Amount paid for Interest and Dividends during the year (including income tax) 2,035 15 9 Otherwise than out of Invested Sinking Funds, or Redemption Funds 3,078 9 6 5,114 5 3 9. Other Expenses 1,093 17 1 Total Exjiendituro—Elementary Education. 38,130 6 1U Departmental Transfers 619 12 8 Balance 4.851 11 5 TOTAL HIGHER EDUCATION ACCOUNT. t- --u_ RECEIPTS OTHER THAN FROM LOANS. f; s. d. X s. d. Balance brought forward from previous Financial Statement 124 18 4 From Poor Rate 255 0 0 Grants from the Board of Education 45 0 0 From Other Local Authorities (excluding amounts shown above):- Local Education Authorities: Glamorgan County Council- Use of Schools for Evening Classes, 1910- Use of Schools for Evening Classes, 1910— 1911 75 7 9 Stationery and apparatus for Evening Classes. 1910-1911 17 6 6 ——————. 92143 Total Receipts—Higher Education 392 14 3 Total Receipts and Balance £ 517 12 7 EXPENDITURE OTHER THAN OUT OF LOANS. K s. d. t s. d.. Evening Schools, Institutions for Higher and Technical Education, etc. (not including Training of Teachers) 118 18 6 Exhibitions (including Scholarships, Bursar. ies, payment of fees, etc.) 209 7 11 Salaries and other Remuneration and Super- atintiatioil Allowances of Officers other than Teachers 35 0 0 Other Expenses of Administration 4 3 9 Total Expenditure—Higher Education 397 10 2 Departmental Transfers 5 0 0 Balance 115 2 5 TOTAL £ 517 12 7 Receipts and Expenditure of the Council acting in the execution of the Burial Acts. RECEIPTS OTHER THAN FROM LOANS. X s. d. £ s. d. J'rom Rates 700 0 0 Burial Fees 282 14 3 Fees, not being for services rendered, received by the Burial Authority under Section 3 (4) (i) of the Burial Act, 1900 5 3 9 From sales of burial rights, or rights of con- structing vaults or other places of burial, etc. 29 16 9 Rents of property, namely, rent of allotments 15 1 0 Other receipts.a 10 12 3 Total Receipts (other than from Loans) 1,043 8 0 Balance brought forward from previous Fin- ancial Statement 149 18 3 TOTAL £ 1,193 6 S EXPENDITURE OTHER THAN OUT OF LOANS. 4' s. d. X d. Cost of Burial Grounds & Buildings thereon 277 9 9 Fees paid to Ministers of Religion and Sex- tons for services rendered 43 2 6 Fees, other than fees for services rendered, paid under section 3 (4) (i) of the Burial Act, 1900 5 5 0 Salaries and Wages other than those included in the first item above. 50 2 7. In Respect of Loans: — Amounts paid for interest and dividends during the year (including income tax) 285 3 4 Amount of debt repaid during the year: Otherwise than out of sinking funds or redemption funds 330 9 4 615 12 8 Establishment Charges 4 14 11 Legal Expenses 0 4 6 Other Expenditure 1 7 6 Total Expenditure other than out of Loans 997 19 5 Departmental Transfers 1 6 1 Balance 194 0 9 TOTAL 1,193 6 3 Receipts from and Expenditure Out of Loans. RECEIPTS FROM LOANS. £ s. d. X s. d. X d. (1) Sewerage & Sewage Disposal 13,301 0 0 13,301 0 0 (2) Other Roads, approaches to Abercvnon Subway 142 14 9 142 14 9 (3) Waterworks 75,000 0 0 11,741 4 2 86,741 4 2 (4) Gasworks 4,419 0 0 4,419 0 0 (5) Public Offices 2,339 15 1 2.339 15 1 (6) Land for Abercvnon Ceme- tery 608 0 0 608 0 0 (7) Laying out Abercynon Ceme- tery 1,237 0 0 1.237 0 0 (8) Underbridge, Taff Vale Rail- way, Abercvnon 1,965 8 4 1.965 8 4 TOTALS £ 75,000 0 0 35,754 2 4 110,754 2 4 Total Receipts from Loans to be carried to Summary 110,754 2 4 In Suspense Account at the 31st day of March. 1911 413 5 9 Balance brought forward from previous Fin- ancial Statement 2,848 17 10 TOTAL < £ 114,016 5 11 EXPENDITURE OUT OF LOANS. £ s. d. t s. d. -t s. d. (1) Sewerage & Sewage Disposal 13,301 0 0 13,301 0 0 (2) Other Roads, approaches to Abercvnon Subway 142 14 9 142 14 9 (3) Waterworks 14,745 5 4 11,741 4 2 26,486 9 6 (4) Gasworks 4,419 0 0 4,419 0 0 (5) Public Offices 2,339 15 1 2.339 15 1 (6) Land for Abercynon Cemetery 608 0 0 608 0 0 (7) Laying out Abercynon Ceme- tery 1,237 0 0 1.237 0 0 (8) Underbridge, Taff Vale Rail- way, Abercynon 1,96S 8 4 1,965 8 4 Education: — Elementary Education: Purchase of land, and erec- tion, enlargement or al- teration of school build- ings 787 0 8 787 0 b Furnishing of School Build- ings 21 6 0 21 6 0 Purposes of tho Burial Acts 11 17 6 11 17 6 TOTALS £ 15,565 9 6 35,754 2 4 51,319 11 10 Unexpended balances applied to repayment of itlebt 1,602 6 9 Total Expenditure Out of Loans to be Car- ried to Summary < £ 51,319 11 10 Amount in Sasoense Account at 31st day of March, 1911 629 18 9 Balances at tho end of the year 60,464 8 7 TOTAL EXPENDITURE OUT OF LOANS AND BALANCES £ 114,016 5 11 Summary of the Receipts and Expenditure. -0_ £ d. £ s d. RECEIPTS: Other than from Loans 83,102 16 21 From Loans 110,754 2 4 Total Receipts £ 193,856 18 6j EXPENDITURE: — Other than out of Loan: 82,183 18 01 Out of Loans 51,319 11 10 i Total Expenditure £ 133,503 9 10 Expetidit-ii-o Oil which Stamp Duty is payable £ 133,503 9 10^ (Signed) FRED S TOCK. Accountant to Urban District Council. 19th day of November, 1912. I HEUEBY CERTIFY that I have compared the entries in this Financial Statement with the Vouchers and other Documents relating thereto, and that the Regulation's with respect to such Statement have been "duly complied with. I hereby further certify that I have ascertained hy Audit the correctness of such Statement, and that the expenditure of the Urban District Council during tho year ended the 31iit day of March, 1912. included in such Statement, and allowed by me at the Audit is One Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Five Hundred and Three Pounds Nine Shillings and Ten Pence Half-Penny. AS WITNESS my hand this Nineteenth d:'y of November, 1912. G. G. H. SI ONI., Assistant- District Auditor FRED STOCK, Accountant. STAMP £ 50.

Abernant Boy's Sudden Death. At the Hhoswenallt Hotel, Abernant, on Monday, an inquest was held en Ebenezer Meyriek, 9, Foreman's Row, Abernant. Evidence was given by the mother of deceased, a widow. ,tited that her son was 13 years of age, and he did not tell her that he was ill before Friday night. As he retired t" bed that night at 10.30 he complained of his stomach. At six the following morning his conditioll became worse, and he died an hour later. He was a strong boy. He had complained to other people that he was ill.—Thomas Davies. schoolmaster, Abernant, said that the boy was one of his pupils. He noticed that the hoy was unwell on Tuesday. He was absent from school on Monday, but attended for the rest of the week, and was looking better. -Nfr, Morris, Abernant Road. said the boy told her on Friday night he was ill when he called on an errand.—J. Morris, husband of the last witness, deposed to seeing the boy on Friday night seated on the pavement. In reply to a question the boy said he was ill. Witness then carried him to his (the boy's) home.—Dr Graham deposed to seeing the body soon after death; the appearances were quite natural. The boy might hare strained himself, and ruptured a small blood vessel. Death was probably due to some internal injury. There was no suggestion of any poisoning.—The jury (foreman, Mr David James, Abernant) returned a Terdict in accordance with the medical Afidmce.

Cwmdare, Trecynon, and Llwydcoed Notes. BY "HYPOS." I Well. well, after knocking at a door in Bryn Terrace for about a quarter of an hour a caller felt so very tired that he leaned on the door knob. The door suddenly opened, and-wpll. the language is unreportable. My word. Mrs you kept the grocers' man t-ather busy on the hill, didn't you ? He was there for three- quarters of an hour writing your orders for groceries. Evidently the strike had no terrors for yon. Those young men didn't half make a noise at the bottom of Harriet Street on Sunday week. Singing comic songs, t.oo. Shades of Cynog! Fancy the pom breaking iuto seven little bits! How is Miss E going to share the piece* ? Since poor W lost the ring he has also lost his lady-love. He still has the pig ring. I would advise him to go in for a pig now instead. \Vho said that Llwydcoed lasses arc not outspoken and to the poirit? Look how M told the Merthyr lad to buzz off," at the same time exhibiting a fine new engagement ring. Poor old Jo(,! Who came tripping home 011 Saturday night (bewitching hour) as if every step p gave him pleasured He was loaded as follows:A bunch of rhubarb under one arm; a bag of Brussels sprouts under the other, and a bottle labelled xxx sprouting out of each of his pockets? What a number of slouch hats are coin- ing out again. Where there's life there's soap. Let's soap that when Mrs D sees this note take the tip. There's a little log cahill down the lane lovers' lane, just room for two. Who occupies the show each evening!" Oh, my eye!

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I Letters to the Editor. KATABLK INDIFFERENCE. Dear Sir,—111 the matter of rates ana taxes the Aberdare District Coun- cil seems to he completely indifferent, is it because some of them contribute s > little, and they are indifferent as to what others have to pay? ]t is on tradespeople, as a rule, that the burden talis. INQUIRER. ISOLATION HOSPITAL. Sir;—I notice that the Aberdare Dis- trict Council purpose .spending a large sum of money on a site for an Isolation Hospital, some £ 8,750. Would it not he possible, through the influence of Lord Merthyr, to prevail on the Mar- quis of Bute to present this to the town:- Abernant House is and has been idle for so long that this would be an excellent and memorable purpose for its use. Is there 110 one that will take rle matter up?—Yours, JOHN JONES. MOHB TRAINS WANTED. Dear Sir,-A llow me to draw the atten- tion of the Aberdare Chamber of Trade to the bad train service between Hirwain and Merthyr. I know thev have already moved in the matter, but will they point out to the G.W.R. Co. that it is a very great necessity to the Merthyr and Aberdare districts to have more trains, especially a. later one than the 8.30 p.m. on week nights and a later one also on Sundays. Fancy taking a walk on a Sunday afternoon across the 11101111- tain from Aberdare to Merthyr, and j having to rush back by the 5.5") p.1Il.. before one can get a cup of tea. I think that the 8.7 p.m. in Merthyr could easily be run back to Hirwain. It would not mean much to the railway company, but a Jot to thp people for whom they aYe 1 supposed to he eutering. In voicing this I am sure I have the support of all the district.—Yours, etc., A LADY RATEPAYER. MR. KIMPTON AND EMPLOYMENT! OF BARMAIDS. Sir,—Mr. A. E. Kimpton, Church j nussiotier.inan address to a Temper- ance Society at Aberdare, recently ar- gued that barmaids should not be em- ployed, and gave as one of his principal reasons that they were constantly sub- jected to insults and obscene language by drunken persons in the bar, and that while some publicans resented this con- duct many did not, and that if the bar- maid complained she was open to dis- missal, and, further, that the publican was not bound to give a character to a dismissed barmaid. While I am not go- ing- to argue as to the desirability or non- desirability of the employment of bar- maids, I certainly think the above statement is a very serious and unde- served reflection upon a most respectable class of tradesman—the publican—and it would be interesting to know if the speaker had ever known an instance of the publican who. encouraged drunken person., to insult and use obscene language to his barmaids, or to dismiss his barmaids without a character if they J complained to him of such conduct, While I. myself, am a Temperance ad- vocate I do not agree with making statements of this character, which, I alii sure, must be without foundation, even in the furtherance of our cause. We must have some regard for fair-play.— I alii. T. PREECE PRICHAR1). W.A.I). TO B.B.D. AND BACCHUS (THE GOD OF WINE). Deal- Sir,—I am writing my farewell letter to the gods of wine. It would be beneath my dignity to take notice of them. It is manners that make the man. They are no illf-ii-))Uffooll oil I I-. People tell me, They are only having you 011 because you denounce ardent spirits." 1 am glad that they see it. These writers have 110 arguments at all, only they try to put me down because of that. But I will not be put down. Not as long as there are five and a litlf million men. women, and children in a condition of poverty indirectly and dir- ectly throug-h drink. Where is your sympathy; your letters are nothing but humbugging. First you said that I was doing nothing of any service. Then I showed you up. and the half has never been told. I can treat on other subjects as well as alcohol. You may put any initials you like. I have no axe to grind, remember. The object- of all natural food is to Imilrl up and sustain the body, to nouiish and warm it, to give it strength, and to preserve life as long as possible. But alcohol is not a food. Remember again, they who abstain from stroii, (ii-iiiks of all kinds arc not only amongst the most industrious and use- ful, but are aI,o amongst the healthiest and the happiest of mankind. "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you aud 1 persecute you. and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven." God is not mocked.—Yours etc., H.R.I.P..