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{Copyright.) THE MISSING LINK. Bytha Author of "Sscret Chains," "Restored," "Until the Day Breaks," fee., b- Yoar brother's Hf. Falls into forfoil Alas, what poor ability's in ma To do him good ? "Commfnd me to my brother, soon at night rn send him certain word of my success." Measier* for Mtatur*. CHAPTER IX. BROTHER AND SISTER. There was little sleep for the household at Bow-tor Farm that night. The doctor and the policeman had departed, and Anne and Martin had between them carried their sister upstairs and laid her down on her bed. It was long past midnight when Anne went downstairs again to the parlour, where Martin was sitting smoking, deep in thought, by the fire. "My dear Anne, I hoped you were gone to bed," he said, starting a little, as she came in. "It would be no use, I couldn't sleep. I knew you were still up, and I wanted to see you again." She seated herself beside her brother. Martin held out his hand to her, and they clasped hands for a moment in silence; then he went on smoking, and nothing more was said for some minutes. At last Martin began: "I have been sitting here thinking till I am almost dazed. You see, if it had been nothing but an ordinary housebreaker he would have taken what few little valuables we have,- and not have injured the poor girl, beyond, perhaps, tying something over her mouth and locking her up in a cupboard to prevent her giving an alarm, and so forth. There is something beyond ordinary crime here, something we can't fathom at present." "I would give every farthing I have in the world-I would give my life to find out who did it," cried Anne, with sudden passion, and then again she took Martin's hand and clutched it tightly. He looked at her with a sad, steadfast, com- passionate glance, and answered: Anne, what I am afraid of is, the police won't look far enough afield to find the real criminal; it will come much easier and simpler to them to look near home." Anne's lips moved, but she made no audible answer, and he went on: "My dear girl, I know what is in your mind; let us speak out plainly, and say all we have to say about it. That was my revolver, as you know, and it had just been fired off. It is a horrible thing to think that she came to her death through anything of mine. But that's not all. I have been miles away over the moor, and I doubt if I have seen a living soul since 3 o'clock this afternoon. I was late in getting home to-night because of the fog. I lost my way altogether once, and I was forced to keep in the track every inch of the way when I had found it again. So nobody can say where I have been all the evening, and an alibi is out of the question. Our troubles are not all over for you and me, Anne. "Oh, Martin," she said in a choking voice, "how can you take it so quietly ? "Don't you see-I am innocent now. I was not then—at least, I was innocent of all inten- tion, of course—only I did it, that's all the difference. Ah, it is plain I have not suffered enough yet for that night's work. I don't think there has been a day these two years that I have not had the thought of Dick Lawson heavy on my mind; but still, you see, it has not been enough. I was let off before; I shan't be this time. Fate or Providence, or whatever it is, won't let me alone yet awhile." "What have we done that there should be such a curse upon us ? 11 and then Anne struggled to speak more calmly. "Martin, you are talk- ing nonsense. Would anybody in their senses suspect you had a hand in this—you, your own sister! What has that—that dreadful misfortune of ours to do with it ? Everybody knows that that was an accident." And yet, on account of that accident, as you call it, everybody has fought shy of me ever since." "But what would they imagine your motive to be now ?-your own sister," repeated Anne. "A quarrel between us, probably-you know they give me the credit of having the devil's own temper." Anne could not deny that such was Martin's reputation. Yet to hear him state the fact so coolly me her feel a little restless and im- patient. "I think we must be both of us mad to sit here talking like this-and I am sure enough has happened to-night to turn our brains. Oh poor Susan! They remained silent for some minutes after that, then Martin rose abruptly. "You had better try to get some rest now, Anne. What you have gone through to-night! and I away—not here to help you. Here's your candle," and he lighted it and held it out to her. "You may be able to sleep, perhaps, now that we have had it out together, and I have told you I know what is before me, very likely, and I am quite prepared for it." "Martin," she said, feeling as if her heart would break, "why do you talk so ? I can't bear it." "It's well to look the worst in the face. And it's you I am thinking of, if you should be left all alone by-and-bye, my dear. All the same, I can't see that they have any evidence against me, except the revolver, and the fact that I can't get a single witness to prove where I was all the evening. But it's a case of I Givp a dog a bad name,' &c. People won't care to k any further-it will seem most natural to suppose I did it." Life went on much as usual the next two days at Row-tor Farm, even though the shadow of a mysterious <rime hung over it. Martin had hia work on the farm, Anne had her household, her dairy, and her poultry to attend to. The under- taker came from Tavistock to arrange for a funeral in the house where a wedding was to have taken plice in a few days' time; and a messenger came from the coroner to give notice that the inquest: was to be held on the following Monday afternocn. Mr. Prior, in his compassion for Anne, had done every kindly office for her that was possi- ble for him to do. He bad promised to see James Stambridge, and to break to him the dreadful tidings of his betrothed's violent death. All Saturday and Sunday Anne was expecting him at Row-tor Farm, as was only natural. But the hours passed on, and nothing was seen or heard of him. "It is most extraordinary," said Anne to her brother at tea-time on Sunday evening, "that James Stambridge has never been near us. I am getting quite uneasy about him. Could you go and see him this evening, do you think, Martin ? Martin made no reply for a few moments, then: "No, Anne, I don't think I can," he answered, gravely. "Why not ?" she asked, half under her breath. Something in Martin's tone seemed to give form to the vague horror in her own mind. "Because he probably thinks the very worst that can be thought of me." "Are you sure it's not the other way?" she whispered, almost afraid to speak her thoughts aloud. "Well, I have turned everything I can think of over in my own mind. Everything seems unlikley-th,it and everything else. It is just barely possible, and that is all I'll venture to say. At all events, Stambridge knew where to find my revolver. I remember pointing it out to him one day, and saying in a lonely house like this it might possibly come in handy some time or other, though it's not once in a dozen years that we hear of a housebreaker in this part of the country. However, we shall all know a little more, Perhaps, when the inquest is over." 'The inquest — another inquest," muttered Anne, with a shudder; and again came the bitter thought—1"What had they done? this brother and sister, homely, hard-working folk, who had never over-reached thoir neighbours, or driven a hard bargain with the poor, or ill- used a dumb animal—what had they done that the shadow of crime should for ever dog their footsteps and darken their good name ? 11 CHAPTER X. r H E INQUEST. The inquest was being held in the farmhouse parlour. The room was crowded with people, and every chair in the house was brought into requisition. At th,! ln»ad of the table, placed at one end of the room, sat the coroner ranged beside him were the jurors in their rough tweed suits or black Sunday coats, farmers of the neighbourhood and small tradesmen from Tavi- stock. At the opposite end of the room sat Anne and Martin side by side, dressed in as much mourning as was possible to them at such short notice-Martin with a band of crape round his left arm, Anne in a plain black silk gown which had seen some service. Behind them were the old labourer Richards, his wife, and their daughter Eliza. Tha latl' locked very pale, and seemed in a state of terror that was quite uncalled for. Several farmers of the place and their wives were present, and at the door of the room stood Watkins, the policeman, in all the solemnity of his official helmet and uniform. Just as the proceedings were about to begin, Cap'ain Stambridge waiked into the parlour. His shoulders were bowed, his face was white and haggard, he looked like a man stricken down with gri?f. Many were the pitying glances directed towards the bereaved bridegroom-elect. He bowed gravely to Anne as he entered, but he did not speak, or hold out his hand to her, and she observed that he did not even look at Martin, but appeared to keep his eyes carefully turned away from the farmer-to. whom, at any rate, thought his sister, was due soire small civility, as he was the master of the house where they were all assembled. After the jury had viewed the body, and Mr. Prior had stated the exact cause of Susan's death, Anne Derrick was the first witness called upon. Tie questions put to her she answered with the 5Ullleme calmness of one who had her nerves strung up to their highest tension. Per- haps her self-possession was almost too perfect to be natural; at all event', it gave the coroner the idea that there was some hidden danger against which she was guarding herself. The fart that a man was actually concealed in the house when she entered it naturally caused a great sensation in the room. Every eye was fixed upon her as she answered the minute inquiries of the coroner. "Could you discern any person an you entered the house ? he asked. "No, it was too dark," replied Anne. "Don't you keep a light of any sort burning in the entrance-hall ? "Yes, always." "How did it come not to be lighted last Friday evening, then ? "I can't tell. I had been out all day; perhaps it had been forgotten." Here a sobbing and gasping was heard from the Eervant Eiiza, in the background. "It warn't my fault. I lighted it all right enough- Then followed a warning "Sh, sh!" from her mother. "You say, Miss Derrick, you had your hand on this person's arm. Could you tell, from the sense of touch, how he was dressed ? "I felt a man's cloth coat," replied Anne, speaking rather slowly, and knitting her brows a little, as if she weie taxing her memory to the utmost extent to re-all every circumstance of that dreadful night; "a thick cloth, so far as I can tell from just that one moment." "The sort of coat that a man in well-to-do circumstances would wear ? "I should say so." "Was there anything in that momentary touch that reminded you of any person you knew ? Anne became conscious at that moment that Stambridge's eyes were fixed upon her with a sort of stealthy suspicion. A sudden thought made her thrill, and she could hardly retrain from saying: "It was just such a coat as Captain Stambridge is wearing." But she quickly recovered her presence of mind, though her momentary change of colour and hesitation in replying did not escape notice. There must be hundreds of coats made of the same sort of cloth," so she answered the coroner. "Your own coat, sir, if you will excuse my saying so, looks as though it would feel like the one I touched." There was almost a titter in the room, and the coroner, not beat pleased, went on abruptly: "Are you prepared to swear that you did not recognise this man as anyone you know ? "Certainly, I can swear to it." Anne was then called upon to describe the finding of her sister's dead bodj in the parlour, ond she answered still in the same unfaltering manner. "Preciously strong-minded female that, whispered one of the jury to another. "But a rare pretty one, though, all the same," said the other, admiring Anne's bright hair and complexion and her tall, finely developed figure, set off by the simple folds of her black silk gown—admiring her with all the amazement which a true Briton feels at the combination of good looks and good sense in a woman. Here the foreman of the jury asked a question: "Is there anybody who has had a quarrel with your sister, who may have wished to injure her ? "No--except, that is-" Here Anne stam- mered, her pale cheeks flushed, and for a moment she lost her self-possession. "Try to remember, now," said the coroner. Anne looked down and made no reply. "I ask you on your oath," the coroner went on, sharply, do you know whether the deceased, Susan Derrick, had a disagreement of any sort with any person whatever f" "I only know what she told me, sir, the morning before ehe died." Anne raised her head again, and spoke firmly, but she had turned very pale. "She said she had had a quarrel with Cap- tain Stambridge. I don't know any particulars." "That's a lie!" came a hoarse cry from a corner of the room. Everybody started and locked towards Stambridge, who had started from his seat, his face purple, bis small eyes blazing. "Sit down, Mr. Stambridge," said the coroner, authoritatively; we shall call you as a witness presently." "I ain't going to sit here and listen to flat perjury," muttered Stambridge, resuming his seal, however. "We all sympathise with you in your sad loss," the coroner went on, "but you cannot be allowed to interrupt the witness. I do not think we have any further question to ask you, Miss Derrick. Richards, as being the next person who had seen the corpse, was then called upon to give his evidence, which was only a repetition of what had gone'before. One new fact was elicited. Did you see or hear anything of the man that Miss Derrick found in the house ? asked th, coroner. W ell, sir, as you've asked me, I have called to mind," replied the old man, in the slow, deliberate manner of his kind, "that as I was in the stable unharnessing the brown horse as the missus had druv into Tavistock, being market day, I believe as how I did hear summat like a man's footsteps go quick across the yard towards the gate. The master's come home, then,' thinks I to myself; s where's he off to again in such a hurry P No, it hain't the master, then,' thinks I; 'it be Captain Stam- bridge as comes courting Miss Susan,' and I runs indoors, aad the shocking sight I seed there druv everything else out of my bead; and I never thought no more about them foot- steps till yesterday morning, when I was talking the matter over with my missus here." You cannot say for certain whose footsteps they were P "Lord, no, sir; 1 was busy with the horse, as I be a-telling of you, and I didn't take no particular notice one way nor another. I jost says to myself there's the master, then, or else it's Captain Stambridge. But you know now, sir, as well as I can tell you, that it wam't the master, for he was a long ways up on the moor all the time." "And it certainly was not me," growled Stam- bridge, but he dared not say so aloud. Anne sat perfectly motionless while this morsel of evidence, which was quite new to her, was given; but the mention of Martin's name made her writhe inwardly. "Why did Richards say what. his fancies were about the footsteps? Fancies are not evidence," she thought. Watkins, the policeman, was the next person summoned, and after a few questions had been asked and answered he thrilled the greater part of the audience by producing the revolver, and stating that he haa found it on the'table in Mr. Derrick's room, with onerchambtr discharged, and the rest loaded. The coroner and the Jury handled the weapon cautiously. The bullet which Mr. Prior had two days before extracted from the death wound was compared with those still in the revolver; they corresponded precisely, and this part of the chain of evidence was complete. Anne kept her eyes fixed on the coroner; she dared not look at her brother whilst the ordeal proceeded. She felt M though a single glance in his direction might betray that he was in any special way affected by the testimony they were hearing. But she knew by the instinctive sympathy she had with him that Martin was bearing himself with the most perfect com- posure. Nearly every man in the room disliked and disapproved of him; not a man amongst them except old Richards could he rely on as a friend. Everyone else regarded him with aus- picious or coldly hostile glances, everyone else would take it as a matter of course if some damning fact were brought to light against him. But he sat calm, unmoved,through it all. Every moment he expected to be summoned to give evidence, but the Coroner, for reasons of his own, had determined that the master of the house should be the last witness called. Eliza Richards, sobbing, gasping, incoherent, who required pulling and pushing up to the table by her father, and who appeared to regard the coroner and the ceremony of oath-taking with as much anguish as if a dentist and tooth-drawing were in queation-Eliza Richards next declared that Miss Susan had sent her out about four o'clock that Friday afternoon, with a message to Miss Taylor, the village dressmaker. "She waited her brown silk dress trimmed with two tows of lace on the body instead of one, poor Miss Susan did, and I was to be sure to say the lace must be fulled on, or 'twould look so skimpy, if you please, sir," said Eliza, with a fresh burst of grief. Well, go on, my good girl; what time did you get back to the house P "Please, sir, no time in special, because Miss Susan the said so particular I was not to hurry back, she didn't want me. I might stop and have a cup of tea with a friend if I liked." "So the unfortunate young lady was left entirely alone in the house that evening. Was it dark when you returned home ? Yes, sir, dark as a wolf's mouth, and terrible foggy, I'm sure o' that much." "Try your best to remember, now. Did you meet any man when you were coming along the lane towards the farm ? "No, sir, that I didn't; there's ne'er a man to meet," cried Eliza, with a howl of anguish. "Did you hear anything out of the common as you were coming aloag ? persisted the coroner, who felt sure there was some deeper reason for the girl's terror and misery than the mere fact of having to answer a. few simple questions. "I did, sir-yes, I did," she sobbed, "but I'd rather not say anything about it, if you'll please to excuse me, sir." "But I insist on your telling me," was the Coroner's quick reply; and now there was a general increase of interest amongst the audience, a sense that something startling was about to happen. Eliza only sobbed on; her father, who was standing close behind her, gave a secret savage tweak to the girl's arm. But the coroner detected him, aud fancied that he had seen the old man trying to make signs to his daughter before. "Stand back there! he said, sternly. "How dare you attempt to tamper with a witness! Now, my good girl, don't be frightened; nobody wants to do you any harm," he went on in a gentler tone. "But you are on your oath, you know; and you must tell me the whole truth about what you heard last Friday night when you were coming home, or I shall have to send you to prison." Oh, oh! but father told me I wasn't to say a word about it. Wh" shall I do ? "Good Lord! if the ¡., .,ain't enough to drive one mad! groaned Richards, mopping his red face with a yellow cotton handkerchief. "Speak out, then, you darned idiot, you! You have gone and made a precious mess of it! "If you speak another word, sir," said the coroner, in high wrath, "I will have you re- moved by the police." Richards merely gave a defiant and "Come on, then! sort of glance in the direction of Watkins, whom he regarded with some of the good-humoured contempt bred of familiar ac- quaintance. Eliza, after a good deal more choking, pro- ceeded: "I was coming along the lane, and I was just going to step into mother's house to have a bit of a talk, when I thought I heard Miss Susan a-screeching "Where is your mother's house P" interposed the coroner. "Just by, if you please, sir; you can see it from that there window." 11 WeR, go on," and everybody listened, scarcely breathing, with all eyes fixed upon the girl. "I heard Miss Susan give two great screeches. Martin, Martin! she cried-I heard the words quite plain-and then, 'twasn't a minute after, I heard something go off like a gun." There was a dead silence in the room while you might have counted ten. Then a deep breath seemed to go through the crowd. "We are getting near the truth now," was the meaning of the sound. Martin gave a great start as Eliza spoke. He elevated his brows and fixed his eyes on her for a minute; then he looked down again, and he muttered to himself with a heavy sigh: "Poor girl! Everybody observed that he was deeply moved in some way by this fresh piece of evidence. But as for Anne-the report of the firearm which had killed her sister seemed to have sounded in her ears; she felt deafened, stunned; for a minute she almost lost consciousness. "Did you go and see what was the matter ? asked the foreman of the jury. 0 No, sir, because poor Miss Susan had told me so particular she didn't want me. So I went and stopped with mother until I heard Miss Derrick come driving home from Tavistock. Then I ran along here, but the missus wouldn't let me stop in the house that night, but sent me home again to mother's to sleep, because she thought I should be frightened. And that's all I know about it, sir; and if Mr. Watkins was to take me away at once, I couldn't tell you no more, if you please, sir." The girl was dismissed; and again Martin looked up, expecting, an I extremely anxious, to be summoned. But once more he was forced to wait. (To be continued.)
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MOUNTAIN ASH DISTLLICT COUNCIL. THE COMPLAINT OF A CONSERVATIVE AGENT. STR COX PERSISTENT. ARE HIS ALLEGATIONS MADE UPON HEARSAY EVIDENCE? The foririightly meeting of the Mountain Dis- trict Council was held at the Council Officea on Monday, Mr J. Powell, J.P., in the chair. The atendance included Councillors Rev J. F. Wil- liams (vice-chairman), Morgan Morgan, D. W. Howell, David Rogers, Thomas Edmunds, WEa. Evans, Thomas Bevan, William Lewis, Rhys Price, and Evan Jones. The Council had applied to the Local Gov- ernment Board for sanction to borrow the sums of E638 14s 2d, and £1.199 lis 2d, which had been spent out of the general district rate for gas and water purposes during the two years ended March 31st, 1898. The Council, it seemed, were not allowed by the Act to apply for the money before it was spent, and now sought the sanction of the Board to borrow those amounts in order to repay the general district rate, the Council being of the opinion that the present generation should not bear the whole of the burden of the present extensions, which would also prove of benefit in the future. The Local Government Board, in reply, called attention to several of their previous letters, and stated that upon the information before them they were unable to regard the statements as a pro- per subject for a loan. The Board were, there- fore, not in a position to entertain the applica- tion. The Surveyor suggested that the Council should ask the Board if they were prepared to sanction a loan for the purchase of material for extensions, which were anticipated ,but which they were unable to define at present. The Clerk: Are you able to give them the amount? The Surveyor: Yes, we can give the amount. The Clerk: There's no reason why we should not do that for our future guidance. They said before they would not sanction any prospective expenditure more than twelve months in ad- vance. It was decided to act upon the Surveyor's suggestion. Mr Tom Morgan, Maesycoed, Pontypridd, called the attention of the Council to the poor water supply at the Llan farm, and asked the Council to remedy the matter.-From the agree- ment with Mr Morgan, it appeared that the Council were compellerl to supply him with water to varioi-, tanks, unless prevented by leakages or by drought. On the motion of Mr D. W. Howell ,it was resolved to convey the water as near as possible to the Llan farm. Mr Sidney Cox, Conservative agent, Moun- tain Ash, again wrote with reference to his alle- gation that the Council Offices had been used by Mr D. T. Evans (the Council's collector) for political registration purposes. He askno v- ledged the receipt of the Council's tetter con- taining Mr Evans' denial, but notwithstanding this denial, he was prepared to adduce evidence and proof which would justify his statement respecting the use of the collector's offices for political purposes. If the Council would allow him to appear before them he would be obliged. The Rev J. F. Williams proposed that the matter now be allowed to drop. All the evi- dence Mr Cox was going to adduce was hearsay. Mr Thomas Edmunds seconded. Mr Rhys Price proposed and Mr T. Bevan seconded, that Mr Cox be allowed a hearing. On a division being taken, the amendment was carried, the only members who voted for the motion being the Chairman, Rev J. F. Williams, and Thomas Edmunds. As Mr Cox was not now present, the question was adjourned for a fortnight, Messrs D. T. Evans, and S. E. Cox in the meantime to be asked to attend the next meeting. Several letters were received from the Local Government Board respecting various amounts surcharged to the members by Mr Dolby, the district auditor, In all cases the surcharges were remitted, Among the amounts was an item of 99 59 6d, which had been expen-LO-L in purchasing a silver trowel which was pre- sented to the then chairman of the Council (Dr R. D. Morgan) upon the occasion of laying the foundation stone at the new Victoria Pleasure Grounds on Jubilee Day. This amount was allowed by the Board "after some hesitation.' Inspector David reported having visited the lodging-houses during the past fortnight, and found them clean and free from overcrowding. The slaughterhouses had been visited by In- spector John, who found them in a clean and wholesome condition. In his report, the Surveyor stated that it HAD not been necessary to restrict the supply of water, as he had feared would have been ¡ he case. The storage had been increased during the past few days by the rain, and for the pre sent he thought a free supply might be con- tinued. During the rains of Thursday a repeti- tion of the flooding of premises on Miskin -oaV, near the Bailey's Arms, had occurred. Damage was done to the Council's roads and surface water drains by floods flowing down the r.ew streets. On the motion of Mr D. W. Howells, it was decided to have covers fixed to the various agn- carts owned by the Council. Rev J. F. Williams complained of the water standing on the road near the Tollgate, Aber- cynon, during wet weather, and moved that tl e County Council be asked to remedy the evil.— This was agreed to. The medical officer, Dr Evans, rttported that the district had been free from infectious di- sease during the last fortnight. THE BRIDGES QUESTION. VIGOROUS DISCUSSION. The Roads Committee held a meeting at Aber- cynon on the 11th inst., at which there were present Councillors Rees Price (in the chairV William Evans, D. W. Howells, Rev 3. F. Wil- liams, Evan Jones, William Lewis,James Jamf" David Rogers, and Morgan Morgan, and now submitted the following report:- "The committee carefully considered the ques- tion of providing access between the two of the valley at Abercynon, and they also visitod the Ford, and the site of the proposed bridge at the junction of the Clydach and Taff. It was proposed by Mr D. W. Howell, and seconded bv Mr David Rogers, "that we recommend the Council to co-operate with the Pontypridd tr- ban District Council with a view of constructing a bridge at the Junction of the Clydach and Taff. and that the Council be recommended TO contribute any sum not exceeding one half cf the estimated cost of the said bridge, provided CUE of the abuttments be placed witkin the Moun- tain Ash Urban District." An amendment WIS proposed by Mr William Lewis, and second ry Mr James, "that in the opinion of this R< mn,r- tee the necessity for a bridge at the junction of the Clydach and Taff has not yet arujen, and we recommend the Council not to negotiate with the Pontypridd Council any further at present." For the amendment there voted: Councillors Rees Price, J. F. Williams, William Evans, James James, Evan JWIU-s, HUJ William Lewis-- 6. For the motion Messrs D. W. Howells and Davfti Rogers. The amendment was declared duly carried. It was proposed by Mr David Rogers, and seconded by Mr William Lewis, "that the pro- posal for connecting the two sides of the Valley made originally by the Local Board to the County Council ,and approved of at the time be recommended to the Council for adoption with such modifications as the changes which have since occurred have rendered necessary." Councillor D. W. Howells proposed an amend- ment "that the committee do not recommend the Council to provide access between the East and West sides of the valley at Abercynon at the present time," but Mr Howells' amendment was not seconded ,and the Chairman declared the resolution carried. It was proposed by Mr William Lewis, secon- ded by Mr James James, "that we recommend the Council to instruct the Clerk to reply to Mr Henry Lewis, that the subject matter of the memorial received from him and others praying for a bridge at Carne Town, has been carefully considered, but that the Council think that the proper site for such access is near the centre of the population at Abercynon. and the Council do not not see their way to provide a bridge across the river at Oarnetown as desired, but we recommend the Council to hear what the memorialists have to say on the subject." After the report had been read, Rev J. F. Williams, proposed its adoption, and this was seconded by Mr Rees Price. An amendment was moved by Mr D. W. Howells, to the effect that the report be referred back for con- sideration. Mr D. W. Howells complained that already £ 35,630 had been spent, or had been sanctioned to be spent, at Abercynon, which, with the E20,600 required for tfcis bridge would make £ 35,620. He condemned this expendi- ture as being reckless, considering the present state of trade, when the rate was Is 6d in the L, and owing to the strike and the idleness of the collieries the next rate was estimated to be 2s 3d in the E. In spite of this, the committee asked them to spend E20,000 on this bridge- an inopportune and ridiculous request. The Chairman fully agreed with Mr Howells' remarks, and thought the present an inoppor- tune time to sanction such a heavy expenditure. Mr Morgan Morgan seconded Mr Howells* amendment, and also agreed that the time was inopportune to spend this money upon the bridge. If the landlords of the estate contribu- ted he thought the Council should erect a foot- bridge. It would be an immense boon to the colliers living at Carnetown, who had to go to and from the Dowlaig Pits. That scheme, he was certain, would be supported by the owners of property in the neighbourhood. Rev J. F. Williams said he was surprised at Mr Howells' remarks, and figures. Intsead of the E55,000 which Mr Howells said Abercynon had received, they had had barely hundreds, because many of the items making up that E55,000 had not yet been spent. The people of Abercynon looked at it in this light: Why should the Council contribute to that Cwm bridge a sum of money which would benefit none but Pontypridd? It would help them to erect houses on the other side. Mr Williams was called to order by the chair- man, who sympathised with Abercynon in their desire for a bridge, but the present time was in- opportune. Mr Williams said tliat the improvements at Abercynon were nil compared with other parts of the district, and he thought they should get this bridge at a place which would be convenient to the greater number of the population. He could not understand all this objection. When improvements were required there the rates were always thrown up to them as an obstacle, but when other districts wanted anything, nothing was said about the rates. On dividing there voted for the amendment The Chairman, Messrs Morgan Morgan, D. W. Howell, and David Rogers-4; for the motion, Messrs Rev J. F. Williams, William Evans, V. Bevan, W. Lewis, Rees Price, and Evan Jones —6; neutral, Mr Thomas Edmunds. Mr Morgan Mogan then proposed that th-0 Clerk cttvmunicate with the owners of proper r with a view of ascertaining how much they would contribute towards the cost of the bridge. Mv D. W. Howell seconded, and this was agreed to.
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