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St. Asaph Board of Guardians. Serious Allegations by Tramps. Startling Increase in the Estimates, THE fortnightly MEETING of the above was held at the1 Workhouse on Friday. Mr R. Llewelyn Jones presided, and -there were' also present Mir T. Howes -Roberts (vice-chairman), the' Rev Benjamih Evans-, Messrs Wm. Jones, J.P., John Pierce, J.P., R. E..Griffiths, \David Roberts, D. i T-rehearn, Isaac 'Batho, W. 'H. Hughes., J. Fri,m,it.o,n, Hugh Williams, Biennett Jones, Robt. Griffith., T. Pennant Williams.,■ John Evans., J. Elliisi Jio-nes, John 'Roberts, John Wiililliiams, T. Hughes, John Jones (Waen), with. the deck (Mr Gritmslley), and. the relieving officers (Mrs Wil- liams. and Messrs- Edward Jones, and' J. E. Dav-ias)-, and the .master piir IRÖbellt Jon.e.s). The House. The' blaster reported that there were: 1141 pau" perIlS in the. house last. Board day a.dlm.itited, 6; discharged, 6; remaining an the house, 141; corresponding period last year, 138; an in- crease of 3; 226 vagrants had been relieved, as again-sit 220 for the same period lasit year, an increase of 6. A further report was made by the nastier that he had' received fc)iix iiti-uistiat,ed scrap books for the children fromi Mr W. H. Adams, Glwyd- fa, Queen's Walk, 'Rhyl, and on the motion of the Chairman, he was heartily thanked- by the Guardians, for hi.s. thoughtfu'lnesis. The Late Mr Robert Morris. Thie Chairman said iit was; with the deep sense of having 1-ost a person al friend that he rose, to. miove a vote of sympathy amd condol- e.n.ce with thie family of the: late iMir Robert Morris, who. had been a Guardian in that Union with a slight) break, for iabout 16 yeans.. He followed, his (IMir Jones's) laite fa;tiher as Guard- ian for1 the tihen united dlistrict of Rhuddian and Rhyl. Th,eire. was. no one that he had caus,e. to respect more than Mir Morris-, having been brought- up to. a very great extent in his. sphere of influence- i,n tbie Sunday school at Rhudd- ian. He had. reason, to be, grateful to him when at the age of 16 he- was- ambitious and; anxious to become, a member of the Denbighshire Yeo- mamry. Hie was alio.wed to join by his parent's because Mir Morris- was. then a non-com-mi's- saoned officer in. the regiment, he having pro- mised- to take, ca.r,c that he (the. chairman) should, .not go. astray. During the ten years he was. in the Yeomanry he kiepta watchful eye, and for that he fellt deeply grateful to him. As .a puiblic man.,lthe loss would-1 be very deeply felt. He served hub country well! in e.v-ery possible way. he had been m-ost attentive and zealous, alt Rhuddian. He was also a very faithful mtembetr of tlhe Vale of Clwyd Monthly Meeting. Whilst in the Yeo-marfiy he always- conducted himself with the. sa,me- "!1e[iig:iüu:SI spirit, and! he always went about with a cheer- ful simile. (Mir M'o.rris did all he couild to carry out his duties as a Guardian at all- times.,watch- i,ng over the interests of the ratepayers and. also- giving adequate relief to the deserving poor. He. (the chairman) wished to convey to hliis family the personal lio-ss and the sense of grati- tude- for .the- interest, he, always, took in him and also the deep sense of the loss the. Board1 had sr. stained. The Vice-Chairman, in seconding, .said he had known the deceased- gentleman for a num- ber -of years. He was always looked upon as, a man whom the, country could ill afford to lose. He was a good, honest, straightforward i-nain iin every way, and was not afraid to say what he thought. Mr Wm. Jones supported:, and said, he had known Mir Morns for the last 20 years- as a Guardian, who was a very straightforward' and honest man in. dealing .with the deserving poor. Mr John Williamsi said he had been friendly with the deceased gentleman for tlhe last 50 years, when' they joined the Yeomanry together. He^fulfly endorsed the wordls of tlhe chairman. Mlr Fri-mston said it was with regret, 'that he had to. support the motion. He had known Mr Mor-ris. from his infancy, anid was brought up in -the same village ajnd in the same church. They could1 all look back to the deceased's life as. am example for everyone to. follow. Mr John Pierce also supported, and the reso- lution was; carried unanimously, all the mem- bers upstanding. Some More Borrowing. On the motion OIf Mlr. John Wilii'-aimis, secon- ded by Mtr John Frimston, it was decided to adopt resolutions au,t,ho,risin,g the borrowing of the sum of £ 2,800 for the -additional expendi- tune in the erection of an infirmary and to the .additional, works propo,se,dt to. be executed alt the' workhouse, and that the sum (borrowed be repaid .a-si follows1:— £ 1 j 500 within a ipeinibd. of 30 years, -and the remaining £1,300 wilthin period of 15 years. The Assistant Overseer and the Precepts. A IOtteT, was. read from the a,s,slis.t.anit overseer -of 'Bleittiws-yn-Rho.s, stating that he had. been di- rected by the Parish Council to. call attention to the p-resienit unsatisfactory mioide of making precepts on overseers, -which included only the sutm omdered for conitributiom without any p ar- ticiXlans. lit was stated1 that the particulars required- were to be. got from the County Council, and alt- was decided to refer the 'letter to the Flintshire authority. The Estimates. The Clerk sltlated that the amount of .the esti- mate's for the next half-year ended! Michaeltaiais came to £ 12,324, .amd that lamount was made up to include 67,04,5 for a county rate of nid in the Z i,n 'Denbighshire and 9d. in the £ for Flintshire, and £ 5,457 for common charges. For the llas't half-year the estimates amounted to £ 9,984, an increase of £ 3,000. The Chairman said that in the county of Flint the gd na-te was madfe up as follows: —3d for elieimemtiary education, 2d for technical in- struction, and 4d county rate. lit was only right that the ratepayers1 should know wihait the rate was. composed of. He felt strongly that it was -a very unjulst act. 'If they paid 5d: in. the £ i in IRhyll for education, iit would bring in £ 1,000, and rtihey did not requiire hiallif that amount. A Tramp Missioner and his Charges. AN UNiFOUNIDF-D STORY. A letter was read from Mr Bird, Navvies' Missioner j C-olwyn (Bay, in the course of which it was. stated: that several genuine working men passed1 a night in the oaisuall ward on Saturday, when there were- 24 men admitted into- a. ward wbiich was. only supposed to accommodate 21. They complained that' they were kept, waitin.g an unreasonable ti,me before they were allowed to go to the sleeping apartment,, and then i't was dark, and- they_had no light. Afitfeir maiking se-riouis allegations about the sanitary arrange- ments of the casual ward-, the writer went on to say that because a man who had d-efecti-ve sight and, had losit a finger from one, hand, asked I to be excused from breaking stones., he was. deprived of the usual allowance of I:Yz of cheese. These, statements- were corrobor- ated by others, who complained of 'being cold, only being allowed one hllalnikelt ,and that in a 1 had condition., ,and the w,ard not warmed in any way. If this1 was. the condition of casual, wards, the writer was. noit surprised that work- ing men. preferred to rough in a barn or limekiln, and running the risk of being sent. ",tlo do Üme." Theise, Imen were often detained1 until late in 'the morning, and, therefore, had no chance to look for a. job some- Iniiliesl distant be- fore night-fall. It only meeded a little discri.m- ination1 to discern between the1 "loafer" who won't work, and the honest working :man, who was surely entitled, to different treatment to the former class. The Master (iMr Robert Jones), in reply, said the only authority the missioner had was a vagrant. It wüuldl have beeln quite- als, weIll if he had paid a visit; to the house-, and he would tihen have, gone away with- a different impres- sion. Regarding the statement that they had. a capacity for 21 ItlrallTIpS, it was an untruth, as there wa-9 only room for 17. When the wards- wore hDled, men had come up to the house pleading for any where- for shelter. lit, was, not. very long ago that- they fixed up a room, and put a stove in iit, and throughout the winter a fire had been, lit there. The. men, were- mosit filthy in theix habits-, and he had- had! small posters printed: and put up in the room begging o,f them to keep the place clean for the sake of their fellow-mien, but. they took no notice. A,111 he -could see was that, they were placed in a difficulty, but he always did his level best to do his duty faithfully to that kiind of people, and ofit tilmes they were subjects of .the base-sit in- gratitude for what they had done- for- these, tramps. He (the maister) had gone- against a resolution .of the- Board1 by letting, what- ap- peared. to him to he -an. honest. British workman, out on a Sunday morning in. order that, he couilld look for work by iMio-nday. M'.11 J. Firim-ston, as chairman, of the Finance Commiilttee, .said they considered the letter, and they recommended that -the clerk be instructed to point out that the charges were, unfounded. Mir Treheann.: Why doesn't 'he come and spend a night in the ward The1 IChairman .said the Local- Government Board, were continually at 'them about the tramp accommodation. The Clerk Yes, it is not very gogod, accorm. ■modiatiion. Mr Treheairn proposed that the missioner be told that the charges were groundless-, and: tha,t he be inviilted t'.o. vis,ilt the house. After further re-marks., this was- -agreed to. More Alterations and Expense at the Workhouse. The Visiting Committee- reported, that they had beieila, o Ver ithe -workhouse- that morning with the rriais,ter, ;and, they had instructed1 the latter to. make a detailed, report of the altera- tions. required, and they tho-ughit that they were absolutely necessary for 'the well-being of the officials and inmates. Mr John Williams moved the adoption of the report, and said the -committee had nio, desire to bring any further liabilities ciiii the .Bloalrdi, but circumstances eie, such that the^ could not help it. The mtastCT would make a detailed -T,eipo.rt and present it to, the committee for con- sideration. Mr John Fierce seconded1, and it wsus- agreed to. Overdue Calls. The Clerk .mentioned that the parishes of C-efn and Wiaen had not oaid their calfe. The Clerk further sia/iid he had written to the overseers stalt,iinig that the money must be palilC1 that: day, or proceedings wOuíld be taken. A letter was- read, stating that 'the overseers found that the rater levied for ithe half-year had not been sufficient to meet the outstanding bal- 'ance, and they hoped to clear it in ithe. next half-year. The Clerk that this s-oirt of thing was carried -on too often. Two or three general Board cases were d,ea,lit with, and the business concluded.

+ St. Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District Council. Llanfair Roads and Water. THE monthly meeting of this Counci:l was, held at the Workhouse on Friday, presided over by Mu: Wm. Jones, and the other present, in addition, to (thie, Guardians, was [Mer Mark Cross, with the clerk ('Mr Grim-sley), the medi- cal. officer of health (IDr J. liloyd Roíbe-ritls), and the other oiffcials. Llanfair Water Supply. A communiüation was read from the4 local Government Board inquiring into the present position oif the Llanifair water supply. In, reply to the Chairman, the Inspector- ('Mir (E. O. Evans:) .said thaJt nothing had, been. done. The Clrelrk sla-id that "M.r Farringtom, the engineer, had the matter in hand. iHie would reply to. that letter by stating that the nliattet was in ,the hands of the engineer, and' that a further scheme would be submitted shortly. This was. agreed to. The Llanfair-Llansannan Road. A letter, was received from the Albargele Ur- ban, Council in which it was stated that in the Abergele district, they were prepa-red to- gu-aran- tee £ 50 towards Ithe cost of making the above road. The Chairman of the committee (Mr John Pierce) was present, and slaid ItmM the-guarantee incl uderd the rural and urban district- -of Aber- gele. They minst congratulate themselves an the hearty response they had received to theiilr appeal. lit was ,admitted that it wias- an im- provement. which was very desirable, and he hoped that Council would take- -the- mialtiteir into their serious consideration, and he further hoped that it would- become an accomplished I fact at an early datie. He suggested that the money should be -collected at once. The Clerk mentioned- that the sum collected at Llansannam. amounted to. £ 414. The fair Parish disapproved of the scheme-, and no contributions had been received- firom there. It was ultimately decided to collect the money at. once and pay it into the bank. lit was mentioned that the estimated cost of the new road was £ 1,500. The Clerk: Wheire is the other £ 11,100 to come from? -Mr Robert Griffith: 'Where does the money come from for the workhouse:? The inspector -was asked whether he would prerpa,rre plans and 'speciifcations, 'and he rephed that it would be a great deal of labour-, and his otihelr work would have to be shirked. liti was then decided that the inspector should prepare plains and specifications in two months' time.

Ruthin Police Court. Appointment of Overseers. Father and Son Create a Disturb THIS fortnightly court was held °\ before ChanloeUiÜr Bulk-eley Jones, (pr S IJIlIi tihe Mayor (Mr T. H. Roberts!), f Morgan, Henry Williams-, -and iC.ap1' Jenkins. Appointment of Overseers. O'lne<' Tihe following overseers were 'aPP°lCj Ruthin,: Messrs Arthur Williams Llanifwrog Messrs J' Taylor; L-lannefyddi: Messrs1 G. E- fr Richard 'Cray; Lianfaiir 'D.C., 1 Williams- and John Thomas-; Llanyn'y Charles Price and J. Maurice Hughes- Father and Son in Trouble- Robert 'Robert's, Mwrog-street, 9&ni$ ed by Sergeant J-ones- for- being dr^11 orderly on -the ns-t April. but Selo, Defendant dianiied being àilsor dle!l1Y' '.a1kJC Jones stated that a few minutes to I 2 j, w found the d,efenctlant in /1.fwriOg-sl B w drunk, and creating a disturbance. also, challeging his son fo fight. p# Several previous convict-ions ffl(j -against -the defendant., and he- was eluding costs:. J. L. Roberts, son -of the last del summoned by the- same- officer for usii 0 language at the same time and plaoe- From the evidence- of Sergt. Jicrne'S, olJi that the defendant -was -bending h"$$$$ the -bedroom window using the' most1 language. The defendant, who pleaded: guilty' 5sand costs. A number of Pr'-V" ous v tiions were recorded against him,.

Speed of Alotor Cars iil RllthiØ, Imprisonment for the second Offence.. AT the Ruthin Pbllice Court' on MI()Illd:.a' IV050 Chancellor Butkeley Jones and oltr t rates, attention was drawn by the gji the rapid' rate 'that- motors went ta forff town o-f Ruithiin. IH-e wished to kno<w mo-toes' were regulated in towns. The -Chief Constable (Major was present in court, said they my'S* 0 s t» fic orders- fro.ni the local authorities <[0 con-troll,in,g of the gaoe. The Council1 could' make an order should go- through ithe town, at hour up to certain boundaries. The Chairman: I certainly thil11'k Sce' sure ought to be taken to regulate J116 F The Chief Const able That is 101 authorities-. if The Chaiirman: I saw a niot0"- 0f it through the' town juist now at the raM F 14 miles an hour. Ithe" The Chief Constable Of course, ýoU C I with the motorists in this, case, ¡1JIO!1 d only -prosecute, for driving to the cOI1111 eft ger: V rfetfU^V The Chairman said they were ipeI ^0$^ less- of tihe way they turned corners', exceediingly -dangerous. People co-ut -clatter of horses' hoofs', buit waitlh was hardily .any no.is.e at all. them most dangerous. 1 The Chief Constable: N01 douh matter for the local authorities1. !pilJ/tle1. The- Chair man Then it. would be.a re the Town Council, and the mayot V i°j T'be Chief C-omsltable said he hia,J¡,e the mayor and his Council would' regulations. Tlhe- Chiainman An-d the 'Siootte'r Vy now -the imotoring season is corx&?& punishmenit is a reckless motor -diri^e' What fine is he liable to? lt The Clerk £ 20 and1 0$ The Chief Comstoble And yon c eS' his licence. Tlhe Chairman said1 that motors o0o, pensive, costing -something like p2. ?$ they -were driven by very wealthy 1 did they care for a fine of £ 5 a' w.e 1 should like to know wheitiher ithe1/ to imprisonment,. fo The Chief Constable: Yes.. Mr Lewis Morgan And imprlS° M$ second offence. Mr J. !B. M-arston We solacing, only too happy to hold briefs f!°f > 0- the Town Council. My friend ^■'r!W$pQ and I will oblige. We shall be 00:1 "■> to- prosecute or defend. The maltfler (then dropped.

Barristers and Trade j ON S-atuiday 'Sir Alfred' Thomas, the Welsh Parlmmemttary party, p-utation from the South Wales a^L1& C^' shire Temperance Association, Williams, Rhondda, Principal & -5# diff, and others assured' Sir Al6^ was a strong public feeling that- |JI,oe °t M.P.'s should, not accept briefs vidua'!ers or appear at behalf of the trade..S'iir Alfred 0lll itO' .plying, said that hejhad-1 every that the Welsh M.P's who ^JF they knew the 'true- state of public V ^fr°.M not fail to give the question$ considteration. 'The deputation «

•—pmt$ New Voluntary School in r fliP!; —:— d 1 IN o.rder to. meet the Tequireme™ts ^,3.0-^ shire- Education, Ctomimitltee ,tlIte' Lit,e the Whitford .National School j J# a a new school: The existing ^A condemned' by tlhe 'Education 'J. count of serious- structural give *^g school is- to be erected on a s'l'^ Mostyn, and a sum fc 0,f &A alread been .secured1 toward the c C(P^j# ( The Education Committee- other, schools in '-the county, H1 -mian'age'rs-■ are the first to' move 11 building a new school. ===-

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