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Philosopher Hen Grydd. Y Gwyliau. Wei, bois, dyma'r gwylia drosodd eto, a rydw i yn gobeithio nad yda chi ddim gwaeth yn y'ch iechyd. Man ddrwg gin i ddeud mod i wedi cael fy hambygio 'gryn dipyn tua'r 'Dolig ma. Mi wyddoch mod i yn diodda gryn dipyn o wrth y diffyg treuliad. Ac os gna i fyta rwbath rhy "rich," fel bydda nlhw yn deud, mi fydda i bob amser yn gorfod diodda yn enbydus. Goiixioii 0 Bethau. Dyna'r unig beth sy gin i yn erbyn y 'Dolig, bois. Mi fydda i yn licio- byw yn blaen ac yn syml. Ond toes dim ffasiwn beth a byw yn blaen adag y gwylia. Mi ddeudis, i wrth Mari rhyw ddeuddydd ne dri cyn y 'Dolig mod i wedi penderfynu pdio byta tamad o wydd na phlwm pwdin. Ond mi ddigiodd yr hen wraig gimin wrtha i nes y deudis i y baswn i yn byta pob peth, tasa nhw yn fy lladd i. Y Pwdin. A mi fuo agos iawn iddy nhw a fy lladd i, hefyd. Mi fedris fanigo yn no lew hefo'r wydd, ond mi gefis andros o amsar ar ol byta platiad mawr o blwm pwdin Mari. Tydw i ddim yn trio deud na fedar Mari ddim gneud pwdin. Mi fed-ar neud gystal pwdin a run dynas yn yr ardal. Ond wedi'r cwbwl, gin bellad ag ydw i wedi gwei'd, tydi'r pwdin 'Dolig ddim yn di- gymod a neb. Mi wn i am lot o bobol sy'n cwyno'n ofnatsan ar ol y 'Dolig, a ma nhw i gyd yn gwbod yn eitha' ma effaitfh byta gormod o betha da ydi'r cwbwl. Dim iws Cwyno. Ond be ydi'r iws cwyno? Ma pawb yn. enjoio i hunan, a toes dim ond ambell i hen gwynwr fel fi yn cadw twrw. 'Mhen rhyw fis ne ddau, pen fydd fy stumog i wedi dwad ato i hun, mi fydda ina yn ddigon bodlon. A ma'n siwr i chi y bydda i yn ,edrach yn mlaen at y 'Dolig nesa Troi Dalan Newydd. Pob tro y bydd 'na fiwyddyn newydd yn dechra', mi fydd na son garw am droi dalan newydd. Mi fydd hwn a hwn yn deud i fod o am roid gora i smocio ar y dydd cynta' o 1efn- awr. A mi fydd na un arall yn deud na phrofith o ddiferyn o ddiod gadarn pen ddaw y fiwyddyn newydd i mewn. 'Rydw i yn cofio'r adag y byddwn ina yn selog .iawn tua diwadd y flwydd- yn yn penderfynu Igne-ud fel hyn ac fel arall, pen ddechreuwn i flwyddyn newydd. Ond 'rydw i yn gwbod tipyn mwy am betha erbyn hyn. Os nad ydi dyn yn ddigon cry' i neud penderfyn- iada da, a'u cario nhw allan, ganol ha' ne yn y gwanwyn, wa'th iddo fo. heb na gyboli ddechra'r flwyddyn newydd. 'Rydw i yn adnabod boi ddaru ddwad i'r penderfyniad ddau fisl cin y Nadolig, fod smocio yn gneud niwad ofnadwy i'w wddw fo. Ond na'i o ddim rthoid gora i'r arferiad. Na, 'roedd o isio aros tan ddechra'r flwyddyn cin troi dalan newydd. A be oedd y canlyniad? Wel, rhyw 'chydig o wythnosa cin i'r hen flwyddyn ddwad i derfyn, 'roedd y boi truan yn yr hospital, a 'roeddi i wddw fo wedi myn'd yn rhy ddrwg i'w fendio.

Cynghor y Crydd. Dyna be ydi troi dalan newydd. Y peth ddyla chi neud ydi, nid altro ar y cynta' o Ion- awr, ond 'gyntad ag y gwelwch chi fod gneud hyny yn lies i chi. 'Rydw i yn fy lie, yn tydw i, rwan? »

Colofn yr Hynafiaethydel. EDNYFED FYCHAN 0 FON. Ednyfed Fychan o Fon ydoedd fa'b Iorwerth fab Gwgan fa'b Idnerth fab Idryd fab Idnerth fab Eddryd fab Nathan fab Isaeth fab Carwad fab Marchudd fab Cynan fab Elfyw fab Morfab Mynan fab Ysbwys Mwyntyrch fab Ysbwys fab Cadrod Clochfynydd fab Cynwyd Cynwydion, Iarll Dwynstadl, fab Cynfelyn fab Arthwys fab iMorydd fab Cenen fab Coel Godebawg, Frenin Prydeiniaid; a'r Moydd uchod oedd Iarll Caer- loyw; a,c ef oedd un o benaetbiaid Aruiur, Frenin; yr Ednyfed uchod oedd ben cynghor i'r Tywysog Llewelyn yn y fiwyddyn 1199- Brodyr Ednyfed oedd nid amgen Heilyn Saia Gronw Foel ac Einion Ddu. Gwaenys'gor. Hv. HUGHES.

Llanfair Talhaiarn a'r Cylchoedd. SALEM, EGLWYS Y BED YD DWYRCyn- haliodd yr Eglwys uchod ei gwyl breigethu blyn- yddol nos Fercher a thrwy ddydd Tau, Rhagfyr 24 a 25. Y gweinidion \eleni oeddynt y Parchn. M. Roberts, Ffestiniog, a P. Jones, Col- wyn Bay. Dechreuwyd y gwahanol odfauon gan Mr T.Salsbury a'r Parch R. Jones, 'gweini- dog yr eglwys. Cafwyd oedfaeon grymus. —— Bu farw Mr George Mellin, dyfeis/dd Bwyd babanod sydd yn dwyn ei enw. Yr oedd yn 70 oed. —— Agorwyd ffordd haiarn rhwng Ab uystwyf:: a Phontygwrdrwg, pellder o 15 mill lir. Bu y draul yn 6o,ooop. Cyfranodd pobl yn ystod y fiwyddyn dlWY ewyllysiau oddeutu pedair miliwn o bun-iu at ,achos,ion elusenol. Nid yw yn mryd Mr Carnegie i adael baich mawr o arian ar ei ol i'w ferch; blini-ar a dd- ,ant ebe efe. Am 'hyny trefna odde ttu digon i'w chadw yn ;gysurus a dim ychwaneg. —— Penderfynwyd mai Miss Dorothy Hughes, merch y diweddar Barch Hugh Price Hughes, yw y gymhwysaf o bawb i ysigrifenu cofiant ei thad. Y mae ganddi ddawn arbenig at ys- grifenu. Darganfyddodd gwraig yn Awstria foi ganddi galon yn medru canu. Aeth y Proffeswr Reitter a'r wraig i Gynighorfa'r Med1.v jn. Can- fyddwyd fod tyfiant yn y galon, a bod hwnw yn gwasgu ar ranau ohoni gan wneud iddi ganu yn ddigonuichel i bobl ei chlywed. —— Ni fu y fath gynhauaf penwaig erioed a'r ,,y un ddygwyd i hen yr wythnos ddiweddaf yn Yarmouth. Daliwyd o fewn ychydig i chwe' chant o filiynau. Enillodd un cwch pysgota 2,3oop a'r fgweddill fil o bunau yr un ar gyfartal- edd. 'Talwyd yn agos i haner miliwn i'r pys- gotwyr.

"A WORK OF ART." HORN.AN'S ALMANACK for 1903, in Mezzotint, represents a Japanese Lady taking; tea. This Artistic Calen- dar is now being Given Away in every Town and Village in the United Kingdom. Sold by: Jones, Grocer, etc., Post Office, Llan- dudno Junction; Jones, Chemist, Amlwch; Hughes, Central Stores, Colwyn Bay; Roberts, chemist, Llandudno; Gibson, chemist, Llan- dudno; Hannah, chemist, Abergele; Hughes, grocer, Prestatyn; New York Co-operative So- ciety, Penmaenmawr; Roberts, grocer, en- maenmawr; Morgan, grocer, Llanfairfechan Griffiths, grocer, Rhyl; Harrison, grocfer, Rhyl; White and Parry, grocers, Llanduclno Price and Sons, grocers, Old Colwyn. 3421

Colwyn Bay Water Question. The Joint Board and the Constituent Authorities. —o Colwyn Bay's Position. (To the Editor of the Pioneer.) SIR,-As a resident and ratepayer of the Urban District of Colwyn Bay, I am naturally interested in the news given in the local newspapers of any scheme or matter calculated to add either to the prosperity or the indebtedness of the district, and, consequently, have perused during the last two months or so the reports of the meetings of the Conway and Colwyn Bay Joint Water Supply Board, with the object of ascertaining (1) What is the point in difference between the Joint Board and the Constituent Authorities relative to the water supply, or further water supply, alleged to be necessary for the require- ments of the Colwyn Bay district? and (2) What are the merits of the case, so far as regards each constituent authority ? Inasmuch as the newspapers did not, and could not be expected to, afford all the information ntces- sary to enable me to form a judgment on the above points, I have sought further information on my own account, the result of which, for the benefit of those residents and ratepayers who may be, as I was, imperfectly aware of the merits of the dis- pute referred to, I venture to embody in this letter, for the publication of which I rely upon your courtesy, notwithstanding its length, due to the nature and importance of the question involved. The Alleged Differences. First, then, as to the nature of the difference between the Joint and several Authorities. As I understand, it is alleged by Colwyn Bay that the supply of water afforded by the Joint Board for distribution for public and private purposes in the Colwyn Bay district is (or is becoming) inadequate, and that the cost of bringing to the district a further supply, whether by constructing an addi- tional main from Dolgarrog to Sarn Mynach, must be borne by the united district comprised within the area under the Joint Board, and that it is alleged by the other constituent authorities, per contra, that the supply of water afforded by the Joint Board to Colwyn Bay is adequate but that, assuming it is not, then the cost of bringing the additional supply of water to the Colwyn Bay district for distribution therein must be borne soiely by Colwyn Bay. Secondly,—As to the merits of the dispute, so far as regards Colwyn Bay, on the one hand, and the Joint Board, or the other constituent districts, on the other hand. In discussing these merits, we have been favoured with, what I must assume are, the principal arguments in support of the case of one of the other constituent authorities—viz., that of the Conway Rural Sanitary Authority, embodied in a letter from Mr Foulkes Jones, of Llangollen, who has been retained as the solicitor of the Rural Sanitary Authority to advise on and conduct their case. Well, then, what does the solicitor from Llangollen say ? First of all, he premises that, before any new scheme is allowed to be proceeded with, it is necessary that the necessity for an addi- tional supply of water to the Colwyn Bay area should be proved beyond a doubt. This no one will contest, but as in any case it can only be a question of time, more or less short, before the necessitv becomes urgent, we need not stay to discuss this preliminary proposition. Conway Council's Suggestions. Then, he says, if the necessity is proved, the question will arise as to who that is, what authority—shall pay the expense of constructing the additional main required to bring the water to the Colwyn Bay district and, from the point of view of the Rural District, he proceeds to state that the grounds of their objection might be the following, amongst others (1) That the original scheme has been com- pleted,which was considered sufficient for the joint undertaking." Answer.—There does not appear to be any proof or evidence in support of this contention, at any rate not, as I shall show in the Act constituting the United District under the Joint Board. (2) That if any of the constituent authori- ties, viz., Colwyn and Colwyn Bay, have grown out of all proportion to other districts, and if they require an additional water supply, that such district should be made to bear the whole of the cost thereof, as it is not required for the joint undertaking, which was contemplated when the Joint Board was formed." Answer.—This is all based upon :the fallacious assumption contained in (I), viz., that certain works of a limited character, sufficient to supply the necessities of the constituent districts at the e moment they were formed into a united district, and no more, should form for ever the joint under- taking-that is to say, according to Mr Foulkes Jones, it was never contemplated that any of the constituent districts would ever grow in popula- tion or, at any rate, that in case any constituent district—whichever it was-should become more populous, so as to -require a greater supply of water than the water main or other works con- structed at or about the time of the granting of the Order, was or were capable of supplying, then that particular authority was to be at the cost of con- structing snch other main or works, so as to afford the greater supply required. I submit that this proposition only requires to be stated in order to exhibit its inherent weakness. (3) That the parishes in your district are already overburdened with debt. That any additional burden would make the amount of their rate intolerable. That a portion of your district, viz., Llysfaen, has already obtained sanction from the Local Government Board to construct a reservoir, which will cost about £ 7,000, for distributing their water supply, and it would be very unjust to cast any additional burden upon them. That one of the parishes, viz., Glan Conway, receives no water supply whatever from the Joint Water Supply Board, though they contribute X216 per year, and derive no benefit from it." Answer.—I fail to see what this contention has to do with the construction of the Order, or the intentions of the constituent authorities, as. ex- pressed in, or to be inferred from, such Order. It is simply an appeal ad miscri cordium, and as regards the fact that one parish contributes now ^216 per year to the Joint Water Supply Board, while deriving no benefit therefrom, their clerk would advise them how, at a trifling cost, this in- equality might be obviated if they wish it to be. (4) "That when the district consented to be included in the Joint Board, it was on the basis of the amount of the original scheme, which was only estimated to cost X27,000, but which has already cost £ 48,000." Answer. This is only No. I over again and there is nothing in the Order under which the Joint Board was constituted referring to the alleged terms on which it is said the consent to form one of the Joint Board was given. (5) If Colwyn Bay and Colwyn require an additional supply or an additional head of water, that the whole expense thereof should fall upon that district." Answer.—This is either a mere reiteration of the argument in (2) above, or simply a pious exhortation, and in either case requires no reply. The Order Itself. Now let us go to the actual words of the Order constituting the united district and the Joint Water Supply Board, since this is the charter, the memorandum and articles of association, if you like to call it so, or the deed of partnership which constitutes and determines the rights and obli- gations of the Joint Board and of the several constituent authorities. By this Order—Article XIII -it is provided that the purposes for which the united district is formed are as follows (a) For providing a common supply of water for the constituent districts." (b) For the acquisition of such lands, water works, powers, easements, or privileges, and the execution, maintenance, improvement, enlarge- ment, and extension of such works, and the doing of any such acts as may be necessary and proper for collecting, impounding, storing, and conveying water for distribution by the several constituent authorities for public and private purposes, and generally for carrying into effect the purposes firstly before mentioned and any other purposes." Under Article XX. it is also provided that "All works made by the Joint Board shall vest in and be under the control of the Joint Board; but each constituent authority shall be entitled as of right to i-eceive a supply of water from the Joint Board sufficient for the use in their district for public and private purposes, to connect their distributing mains or other works with the works of the Joint Board." It is pretty clear from the above quotations that the provision of a common supply of water for the united district includes not merely the construction of a reservoir and the storage of water, but also the conveying of the water to each of the con- stituent districts for the distribution by each constituent authority in its own district. Now according to our Llangollen legal expert the purpose for which the district was formed was to procure a common supply of water to the extent, and to the extent only, of carrying out the scheme, which it is alleged was contemplated by somebody at the time the Order was granted, as likely to be sufficient to provide a common supply of water to the several constituent districts, and that if at any time thereafter any of the constituent districts grew in population out of all proportion to the other districts, so as to require an additional water supply, then it was further contemplated and intended that such district should be made to bear the whole cost thereof. I submit there is absolutely nothing in the Order to limit its operation as suggested, or to support the above contention. Under the Order it is obligatory on the Joint Board to provide a common supply of water as long as the united district and the Joint Board endure, and it cannot be supposed that it was contemplated by anybody that the scheme about to be constructed at, or immediately after the granting of the Order, would last for all time, or that the several districts would for ever remain of the same relative population, but it is reasonable to suppose that it was considered that the increase in rateable value in any district, conse- quent upon the growth of the population therein, would sufficiently fairly equalise the burden of the cost for the time being of any additional works from time to time required by any particular district. Although it is true that Colwyn Bay has, during the last ten years, grown out of all proportion to the other districts, it is quite possible that in the future, one, or both of the other constituent districts may increase in population out of all proportion to Colwyn Bay. Should this be the case, or if for any reason any of the other constituent authorities should require, as, in course of time, each of them is sure to do, a further supply of water which the existing main is unable to afford, then according to Mr Foulkes Jones such constituent authority is to bear the cost of any additional main which may become necessary to afford the further supply. So that in course of time, it will come to pass that the Joint Board will own the reservoir at Cowlyd, and certain works immediately connected therewith, as well as the original water main therefrom up to Sarn Mynach, but, that each constituent district in addition to being part owner of the reservoir and original water main, will also own solely a water main from Dolgarrog as well as the distri- buting mains in its own district. This may be a very agreeable state of things to the gentlemen, who when such a state of things come to pass, may act as the legal advisers of the Joint Board and constituent authorities, as affording ample scope for points of difference and arbitrations to settle the same, but I do not feel sure that the ratepayers of that day would feel equally gratified. A Word of Caution. There is one other point upon which I should like to add a last word, and that is, as to the method of procedure for determining the dispute between the constituent authorities. It is provided in the Order to which reference has been made, that any differ- ence which may arise between the Joint Board and any of the constituent authorities or between any of the latter respecting any matter arising out of the provisions of the Order, are to be referred to arbitration as therein directed. This sounds simple, but unless a rigid understanding is arrived at as to the number of witnesses to be called by each disputant, and the fees to be paid to them, the pro- cess will be found very expensive, and an effort ought to be made by the several authorities to come to an agreement. As the other constituent author- ities allege that Colwyn Bay alone ought to bear the cost of the additional main, perhaps to end the dis- pute they, would agree, if Colwyn Bay alone pays the cost of the new main, that as soon as the additional main is laid Colwyn Bay shall be exempt from contributing to the repayment of the cost of the existing main from Dolgarrog in other words that the cost of the existing main should be ascer- tained, or a sum to represent such cost agreed upon, and the repayment thereof raised in the future out of the other constituent districts.—Yours truly, Colwyn Bay. W.B.L.

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