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Colwyn Bay Improvement Bill. Cost of Llandudno's Opposition. Suspicious Ratepayers. ON Friday night a public meeting of the rate- payers of the Llandudno urban district was hie Id in the Town Hall, for the purpose of obtaining the sanction. of the ratepayers to the costs of the opposition of the Colwyn. Bay Sewerage Bill in Parliament being met out of the general dis- trict rate-s of the town. Mr Robert Roberts, the ex-chairman of the Council, presided in the absence of Lord Mos- tyn, the chairman, and there1 was only a small attendance of some 30 to 40 residents. The Chairman moved that the costs cf the Opposition be so charged, and Mr John Owen (Avalloni), the chairman1 of the' Works Commit- tee, seconded. Mr A. Dunphy complained1 that details of the expenditure were not laid, before the meeting, and moved a;1, lamendmelnt to the effect that the meeting be adjourned until the information was forthcoming. Mr Chamberlain stated1 that he thought the costs would' amount to about £700, but the esti- mate was only approximate. Mr R. Conway said he could,' not se-a that there had been any -results from the opposition] which they could not have gained' without it. He felt that they had no reason,abil,e ground for the. opposition', and if they had no ground, he thought it very bad form to oppose the develop- anemt of a neighbouring town. (Hear, hear.) Mr Owem Roberts said he had always under- stood that £ i,ooo was usually the cost of ob- taining an. Act of Parliament, and if that were so was not the sum of £700 rather an, extrava- gant amount for merely opposing a Bill? Mr R. S. Chamberlain (the solicitor to the Council) stated that the cost of this Bill to Col- wyn Bay would be ^4,000. A question was asked as to the protection for Llandudno which had actually been, achieved by the appearance against this Bill, and The Chairman called upon Mr Chamberlain to give an explanation upon the point. Mr Chamberlain's Explanation. Mr Chamberlain said the Bill was considered very carefully by the Council, and certain ob- servations were taken. Then .an engineer who had been. accustomed to sea outfalls all his life, and had' had a very large experience of them, was called in, and visited the district. He gave it as his opinion, and he was of the same opin- ion istill, that although) solid-matters would not, if -the sewage, was properly screened1, come into Llandudno Bay from the Colwyn Bay sewer out- fall in Penrhy.ni Bay, the effect would! still be a long greasy trail which, would1 stretch across the bay from one headland to. the other. He gave- this as his experience in the case ojf a small town on the South Coast, where he had follow- ,ed the scummy, .greasy streak for a distance; of z, 2miles. Observations taken at Llandudno showed that the same sort of streak could be followed from the Llandudno outfall going out to sea for a distance of 1% miles. The distance between the proposed Oolwyn Bay outfall ansdl the centre of Llandudno Bay was 2y? miles. It was, therefore, felt that if the same- sort of greasy streak appeared in. Llandudno- Bay in the very track of the steamers going into or out of the place, and where the pleasure boats were about in the season, it would create a great amount of disgust, and that the Council ought accordingly to take steps to prevent it. The House of Commons Committee, immediately after hearing evidence on this point, consulted, and suggested a clause, which had been put into the Bill, that the Colwyn Bay Council should always screen the sewage' properly before they discharged it, and! if any streak or other appear- ance of sewage is seen in Llandudno. Bay, then the Llandudno Council is open to apply to the l. calGe vernment Board to alter the hours for the discharge of the sewage at Colwyn Bay. He (Mr Chamberlain.) ventured to think that if the gentlemen present had been the owners of Llan- dudno they would have taken the same steps in this matter that the Council had done. He did not think that the cost was out of proportions to the protection which they got. The matter lay as a very 'serious responsibility upon the present members of the Council, and if they had taken no action, and it had afterwards been fOlund: tlMt the town- was injured by these sewage works, their position would have been unenviable, and it was their duty to prevent even the possibility of such a thinig happening. Until the Bill was opposed the Colwyn Bay scheme did' not show that the sewage would be screened. Actually, some of 'the floats sent out by the Colwyn Bay people came into J-Iaududno Bay between- the two headlands, but they left the result of these observations out of their charts; but the com- mittee called upon the Llandudno representa- tives to prodiuce the original diagrams on. which these floats were marked. Those observation's were naturally against the C-olwyn Bay case. Mir R. Conway said he' was undier the im- pression; that the Local Governmenit Board would have safeguarded the interests of Llan- dudno in the matter so far as to -see the sewage, was screened, an-d as to the- hours when, it was to be discharged, whether Llandudno had op- posed; or not. Mr Chamberlain said that was not the- case. The Local Government Board issued a. printed statement of their objections to all Bills before the committee' stage, and' there was' no. reference to these points in the Local Government. Board objections' to the' .Bill in question. The Board would not have bothered their he-adi as to. the effect -of the Bill -upon Llandudno; they left Lla-ndudnlo to look after its own intlerests. Of that he was positive. A Doubtful Position. Mr John -Owen asked what would have been their position had! they not op-posed the hill and a nuisance had, resulted. Mr Chamberlain -said that in all probability they would! have had no remedy at all. If the nuisance were very bad andl continuous they could have obtained an injunction to prevent Colwyn,Bay using the sewer at all; but even; the appearance of undoubted .sewage on t'he shore or in the water of Llandudno Bay would! be as fatal to' the inter e'sits of Llandudno as if tons of it caime; and they would' certainly have: no pro'- tection from the ordinary law of the land against an add occurrence of a nuisance. Mr Dunphy said that (the least the meeting should do wa)s to adicurn, the question till the Council produced -a full statement of the cost Of the visit to London, including the' amount paid to each member of the Council who went there, and also what was paid to each of the officials. r Mr M',Master expressed, the opinion that Llan- dudlno could have ubtainted, an injunction from, the Count of Chancery if there was any nuisance- at all. He advised the ratepayers of Llandudno, to have a great deal more information about this matter before they sanctioned the payment of the bill. (Applause.) Replying to Mr Dunphy, Mr Chamberlain, stated that the reason that it was thought ad- visable to' hold that meeting for the: sanction of the ratepayers was in consequence of a recent judgment of Mr Justice Kekewich, prior to which it was not held necessary for a local au- thority to get the eonsenft of ratepayers to' the spending of any reasonable' sum of money for the protection of the' district under its charge. The Chairman, replying -to ,staitemenits made, by Mr M'Master, which he regarded as unfair, said the Counlcil did all they could before going to London -to- get adequate protection- by nego- tiation, with Oolwyn Bay, but they failed. As to the great cost of such -an appeal as they had: had to malke to Parliament, he had been advo- cating for years -some cheaper process of recti- fyilntg1 their grievances- ansdl putting matters right; but they 'had not got the re-forms he desired to see,amidltill they had them they must take things as they were. Every member of the Council except three voted for the opposi- tion. The amendment was put to the meeting, and was carried by about 15 to 20 votes, only six or seven hands 'being held up against it. The meeting then terminated'.

The Welsh University. Location of Registrar's Offices. Cardiff's Generous Offer Accepted. THE Court of the University of Wales met on Friday at Shrewsbury for the purpose mainly of deciding upon a site for the registrar's offices. Applications had been made by several towns, accompanied by offers of financial assistance. The most generous offer was that of the Car- diff Town Council, which had obtained: Parlia- mentary powers to give to the University, in the event of that town heing selected:, a donation- of £ 6,000 and. a free site, in Cat-hays Park. PrincipailRhys proposed:, .and D:r Morris seconded, that the offices, be located at Cardiff. Dr Roberts moved asaln amendment: "That, with the view of safeguarding the equal and impartial treatment of it's constituent colleges, which is dictated alike by the federal constitu- tionamd the iiia-ti-o-nal character of the Univer- sity of Wales, the office of the registrar be placed, either in a town which is not the seat of a constituent college or in each of those: towns for periods of three years in rotation, according as the court may hereafter determine." Mr Humphreys-Ow-en, M.P., seconded, the amendment. On a division, the amendment was defeated- by 33 votes to 13. The motion was carried by 39 votes to e%ht, and subsequently, on an appeal by the chair- man, was adopted unanimously. The Education Bill. Owens College: sent copies of resolutions pais,sed by the- Council with reference to the Education Bill, and asked the Court, if it ap- proved of them, to -co-operate in urging on Par- liament the amending of the Bill in. the direc- tions suggested. Principal Griffith's moved that the letter lie- on the table, as the Bill introduced contentions matter. This was agreled to. The Registration of Teachers. A recommendation was received1 from; the Welsh Counties' Schools Association welcom- ing the establishment of a Registration Coun- cillunider Ithe Board of Education Act, 1S99, and asking that the Court take into con'sidieratio-n the provisions of the schedule which affect the pro- fessional training of Welsh teachers intending to qualify under coluimni B. The -matter wats referred to. the Standing Exe- cutive Committee. The Late Lord Kimberley. The Vice Chancellor moved "That the Court desires to express its -deep sympathy with the University of London in the loss which it has sustained in the death of its distinguished chan- cellor, Lord Kimberley, and, its -sense of the great services rendered' by him. to the cause: of education." Mr R. D. Roberts seconded the metien, which: was carried. The University of Wales Bill. The Chairman s'aid this Bill had passlcd its second reading, and was 'now before the Gr-andl Committee on Law. They o-wedl that to the self-denying efforts of Mr D. Brynmor Jones, M.P., and to. Mr George Keinyom, M.P., be.fore. all -others—(cheers)—who deprived themselves of the pleasure of attending the installation! of the Chancellor in order to see the Bill safely through. (Cheers.) Mr Kenyan., .in acknowledging the expression, said he ho-ped in due time that the Bill would find a place on the statute book. (Cheers.) Mr Humphreys Owen, M.P., said how much the: Bill owed' to a distinguished1 member of an- other University, Sir Albert Rollit. (Cheers.) Election of Officials. Dr Isaimbard Owen was re-elected Senior Deputy Chancellor and Sir Lewis Morris was ,elocted Junior Deputy Chancellor. Votes of thanks were also accorded to Lord, Ken-yon, chairman of the- Reception' Committee at the installation- ceremony, to Mr -and Mrs As she ton Smith, to the Mayors of BangoT and Carnarvon, and to' all others, who had -assisted to secure the success of the function. The Fellowship Fund. The Chairman announced that the Prince of Wales, as Chancellor of the University, had shown his interest in the Fellowship Fund by sending them a. donla,tion of £100. (Cheers.) He moved1: "That the- Court desires to, tender to His Royal Highn,eiss the Chancellor its most cordial and respectful thanks for his donation to the Fellowship Fund of the- University." The Vibe-Chancellor seconded the motion, which was carried. The Bodleian Library. The: Vice Chancellor and Principal Reich-el were appointed to -represent the Court at the celebration at Oxford of the 300th anniversary of the opening, of Sir Thomas Bodley's Library.

Nursing Institution, Abbey Road, Llandudno.- NURSES: Medical, Surgical, Maternity, -or Men- tal promptly sent to cases. Massage and Elec- trical treatment. Fatienlts received. Tel. 160.

Bettws=y=Coed Urban Dis= trict Council. Lord Penrhyn and the Water Supply. THE monthly meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening. The members present were Mr Robert Parry (chairman), MB JOIhll1 Hughes, Mr E. Pullan, Mr R. Rowlinison, Mr Robert Hughes, Mr Henry Robert's, and Mr Henry Williams. The Water Rate. The Chai'rman reported that the requisition had been obtained in, reference to the striking of the water rate. The number of houses in the district was' 137. At a rateable value of £3,220 a TaJte 'Of 3d ini the £ would meet it. The rate would thus be the same as before. This rats was then formally adopted, on the motion of Mr John Hughes, and it will be con- firmed at a special meeting to be held next Fri- day evening. Levying the Water Rate. In reply to a letter from the clerk, asking in- formation o'n this question, the secretary wrote as follows from the Local Government Board oflices "I am directed1 by the Local Government Board to advert to your letter of the 1st inst. with reference- to the levying of a water rate: in the Bettws-y-Coed urban district, and to state that the Board have no authority to determine the question raised. They are, however, ad- vised that in the circumstances mentioned, in your letter it is incumbent on the Urban Dis- trict Council to levy water raites or rents, but that the District Council are not apparently bound to defray -all the expenses incurred by them in carrying out t'heir scheme of water sup- ply by means of such rates or rents. The ex- penses not so defrayed would in that case be met out -of the general district rate." Mr Robert Hughes expressed his satisfaction with the reply, and The Chairman advised him not to speak too loudily, as the Council might be in for some- thing else before long. Motor Car Keeping. Mr Rhys P. Davies wrote applying for per- mission to keep a supply of petroleum on his premises for the -use of his motor c-ar. He -fur- ther ask-ed the Council whether they would! rent the shed, formerly used to store the, fire: engine, to stare- his motor car. The former application was gralnted. The Chairman, pointed out that they could not entertain the letting of the shed referred! to because it bad -been built for the express pur- pose of storing tools, .etc., belonging to the Council. On these grounds the second application, was not entertained. Despatched. Mr P. Mclntyre wrote reporting that he had forwarded the clerk's letter, eiiclosling the reso- lution asking the Earl of Lancaster for a plot of land for a Tecreatio-n ground, to his lordship. The Chaifman -observed that no. reply had. as yet been received1 from the' noble Earl, and- that they did not know what would become of it. Application for Additional Representation. A letter was read from the clerk to the County Council stating that that authority had decided to -accede: -to the request to make an order grant- ing-an increased number of councillors for the district, namely, that, in. place of nine, eleven members should in future be elected. The or- der would be; placed before the County Council for sealing. Lord Penrhyn's Offer Concerning the Water Supply. Mr Trench, agent for Lord Penrhyni, wrote in reply -to- the 'Council's 'application., concerning the right -of taking water from Ffynoin Llugwy, stating that his, lordship, was prepared to sell thle right for £ 1,000 on the' same condition as provisionally ,agreed to subject to contract. The Chairman said that offer was affecting the same rights as those concerned in the pay- ment of the 640 yearly rental which had al- ready belen before them. Mr Roberts: There will be no rent at all in that case, I take it? The Chairman: No; there will be no rent— only compensation to the farmers concerned. NIr Pu,]'la:n said t:hat was a 'biig s'um for th'em to deal with that 'night, and he Isugglested that they referred it to. the meeting1 to be held on Friday next. Mr Roberts proposed that this be done. Mr Pullan seconded, and this was agreed to. Vital Statistics. The Medical Officer of Health reported four births .and one death, making a death-rate of 13.3 per 1,000, during the month. There had been, no fever. Dairy Classes. The North Wales University College wrote: calling attention- to the dairy classes which were held in country districts under the auspices: of the County Council. The Chairman, pointed' out that there were no such cliasses in the: district. The letter did' not, therefore, apply to them. Miscellaneous. Permission was given tOo Mr D. Meredith, of the Swallow Falls Hotel, to fix -up a half-inch pipe connected- with the water -main within a few yards of the entrance of the falls. It was agreed that a, sum of £ 4 should be spent upon an archway at the -entrance: to the. field where the Coronation festivities are to be held. Notices of Motion. Mr Rowlinson -gave notice that he would move at the- next "meeting of 'the- Council that the gas mains be extended to Pentrediu, which had just been included in. the urban district. He thought that they had, the same right to the use of th,e gas as those now being supplied: had. Mr Henry Roberts gave notice: that he would move at the same meeting that the. Council took over the road from the- Vicarage to Goedypair in the event of the same not bein,g attended' to by the Gwydyr Estate owners.

-<- —— Seventy thousand pounds is reported: to have: been last in three nights .at baccarat by one young nobleman to another at Budapest. Both are, the. sons üf wealthy parents, but nei- ther has an independent fortune. -—The mysterious disappearance of Mrs Wil- liams, an -old lady aged eighty-seven, who lived in '.Orchard-street, Oswestry, is perplexing the local police and' her family. She was seem in Oswestry about two o'clock on Thursday after- noon, and since then cannot be traced, although search 'has been made in every direction. Mrs Williams is a Welsh woman, and' speaks very lit- tle English.

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