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DENBIGHSHIRE STANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. 1 RESIGNATION OF LLANRWST POLICE INSPECTOR. INCREASE OF SALARY FOR THE CHIEF-CONSTABLE. JQIYELY DISCUSSIONS AT WREXHAM. (From Our Own Reporter.) The quarterly meeting of the I)enbighshire Standing Joint Committee was held at Wrex- Lain, on Friday. Mr James Darlingwn pre- sided, and there were also present Colonel Mesh am, Colonel Wynne Edwards, General the Hon. Sir Savage Mostyn, Captain (.,("e, Mr Jelf Petit, Mr G. II. F. Robertson, Mr iW. Gregion Ellis, Mr Godfrey Fitzhu:j;h. Mr C. II lAjntoa, Mr C. B. JoyiDs Mortimer, Mr it obex t Ellis, Mr John Allen, Mr Aneurin O. Evans, Mr Christmas Jones, Mr Gomer :&0- iwrts, Mr Boaz Jones, Mr John Roberts, Mr Jos.' W i-l-eoxoii, and Mr Simou J OIKS, with the (Clerk (Mr W. E. Evans), the Deputy-Clerk ^Mr John Roberts;, ihe County Architect (Mr :\V. D. Wiles), the County Treasurer (Mr Guy Co&ran), the County Accountant (Mr K. Humjxhi'ey R-obsrts), and the Chief-Constable ((Major Leadbettei). A LATE START. The meeting was announced to commence at 11.UO a.m. I ifteen minutes after that hour, .Mr Aneurin O. Evans, who, with one or two of the County Council representatives were the only members present, asked the Clerk Whether there was any special reason why they should be kept for a quarter of an hour d.oil! <r nothing? Was the Chairman of the Pommittee anywhere about the buildings? The Clerk So far as I am aware, he is. At least, he was a few minutes ago. Mr Aneurin O. Evans: For my part, I ob- ject- to king kept here waiting like this. is absolutely no sense in it. The Clerk: If there were a quorum present We could of course proocod. Mr Evans: I quite understand that—this is through no fault of yours. Five minutes later, the Chairman and the other members entered the room. On taking the chair, Mr Darlington said: I must apologise for being late. 1 had asked all the members of the committee to meet me privately for a few minutes before this meet- ing, and I am sorry it was not convenient for GYcxvbodv to accept that invitation. 'W.IiEA.iiAM MAIN ROAD IMPROVE- MENT. The Clerk read a letter from the Main Hoads Committee for the eastern district seeking the committee's oonsant to give up a ,Del-Lain part of the ground in front of the County Buildings, at Wrexham, for the pur- pose of widening the thoroughfare. The Wrexham Corporation Lad undertaken to ilelp the scheme in a certain direction. Trie Chairman said the County Architect caw no objection to the applicaticn provided the widening were continued to a certain point down the street. Mr John Allen said the proposed improve- tnent was a most desirable one, because when a motor-car and a tramcar passed one another at that point, the thorougnfare was practic- ally blocked up. lie moved that the request PC granted. Ma- Simon Jones seconded. At the suggestion of the Clerk, it was de- cided to suspend the Standing Orders. Mr Gomer Roberts urged that a condition be imposed to the effect that the land was giv-en provided the owners of the ad"olnllng property surrendered theirs on reasonable tznoR, so that the whole length suggested by iMr Wiles 00 widened. It would be useless "widening one part of the road, and leave the other, and if the committee granted the request unconditionally they would place in the hands of the adjoining owners a lever by ,M-eans of which they would be able to force mp the price of their property, whereas if the .condition were insisted upon the lever would ibe in the hands of the public authorities. After some discussion, however, the request "was provisionally agreed to. DECREASE OF* INDICTABLE OFFENCES. A QUIET EISTEDDFOD. The Chief-Constable (Major Lead better) re- ported that crime and ofTeneos, as compared With the corresponding quarter, showed a ^decrease of six in indictable offences, and all increase -of 28 in non-indictable offences. One Srundrod and hfty-hve persons were proceeded •against for drunkenness, 25 of whom were for ing drunk on Sundays, as against 148 and 22 in the corresponding quarter of last year. l'ive publicans were proceeded against—two fox permitting drunkenness (one of those being fined and the other bound over), and three for keeping gpon their licensed pre- mises during prohibited hours (one of these being fined and two discharged).. In the •corresponding quarter of last year, only one ?"arson was proceeded against and fined. 5,183 tramps were relieved during the year, be.m g a d-e-croaoc of 1074. There was a great influx of strangers into Colwyn Bay during the holding there of the Rational Eisteddfod in SeptenibSr, and he H as glad to say that all passed off without the slightest complaint or report of pro- perty stolen. COLWYN BAY COUNTY COURT AND BUILDINGS. Mr Jelf Petit, on behalf of the local sub- committee, pre-sented a report upon the re- sult of the experiment carried out with the object of improving the acoustic properties of the Colwyn Bay County Buildings, and re- imarked that though the committee felt they could have done a little better if a. larger allowance of money for the work had been granted them, the fixing of curtains, etc., had effected a considerable improvement. The Clerk reported that certain correspon- dence had taken place between himself and the Registrar of the County Court for the district (Mr R. S. Chamberlain), relative to the use of the Colwyn Bay County Buildings for County Court purpose's on September 29th last, when it was intended to hold a special silting at Colwyn Bay. He had sanc- tioned the use of the building on the occa- sion, but the Court was not held after all. The action of the Qerk was approved. liLANRWST INSPECTOR'S RETIREMENT. AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION. Inspector Wyse, of Llanrwst, applied for permission to retire Oil pension, and the Chief-Constable's orrtificate was submitted to the effect that the Inspector had •'completed 28 one-sixth years' approved service, that he ad served within more t-ILail one rank within £ he last three years, his average pay for that period being ii95 183 4d, and that he is en- titled to two-thirds of that amount, namely, Ib3 lOd per annum as superannuation. Mr Aneurin Evans: Why is this man retir- ing? Mr Petit: Is this in order? The Chairman It is a matter for th.e Chief- onstabe. Mx Evans: Surely it is in order to ask the ff hief-(> ais t a bio why this man is retiring 3 The f■^air-man But it is a matter for the ChIef-II, 4il1st.able entirely as to the discipline of thr. Mr llns: Is Inspector Wyse here? The Chairman Yes. 01 Mr Evans: Why not hear from him why he as retiring? Mr Petit: I ask for your ruling, Mr Cliair- mian, upon the point of order. i hi vans said that if he was not going to we avowed to put his question in that form, he w;uJd put it in another. He was at L].m- Twst, on Wednesday of last week, and w.as different persons, among whom were ioc# magistrates, that Inspector Wyse was -tore<5tf to Tetire. He did not know whether at was a fact, and was glad to see Inspector Wyae. present, so that they could hear the truth from him. He recollected that wilen Inspector Wyse moo-e an application for a 4K>n-pons ion able allowance at Denbigh, about •eighteen months ago, the Chief-Constable did aot support the application. He (the speaker) *T »<>t know whether that had anything to «o tin? retirement. Colon* Wjnne Edwards: Is it in oider to discuss 'vhy Inspector WYBle has sent in his resignation ? Mr Oh yes, some people would like to •uppreas ot stifle this matter, J have no doubt About that. Two or three members rose to speak at this point. Mr Evans: May I proceed, Mr Chairman. The Chairman consulted t.he Clerk upon the point of order, the latter eta ting that the com- I mittee had no discretion as to refusing a pension to which an officer was entitled, provided he did not wish to withdraw his application. They would then.consider whether porm &sion to with- draw should bo given as had been dons on a previous occasion. Mr A. O. Evans, continuing, said a sub-oom- mittee whidh die<- w.th the question of non- penswnablQ allowances passed aivhl h was oi Tw, bemeiit to Insixjcbor Wyse. If it had been .a benetit they could have retained the tcr- vices of one. of the best and iiiost satisfactory police in-spectoj-s in the force, and the county wow Id have been saved a considerable sum oi money. The laot was that Inspector W y in- curred the displeasure of the Chief Constable in ma.king application, contrary to li..s wish, for a non-pens.onable allowance, 'linings had not been going on very smoothly in Lianrvvst sinos then, and iie believed that Wu" resignation had been forced upon the inspector, w¡;o did not really w.sh to retire, but, having incurred the Chief Constable's displeasure, he had no option. Tj.e Chairman (Mr James Darlington): I t'hink you must be out of order in making this statement. Mr Evans: I am asking for information. Surely I am entitled to ask for information, ixom the Chief Corn-stable The Chairman L You are dealing with matters of d.soipiine, and you are makmg a statement with regard to what the Chief Uoiuitablc's duties are wit-ii to it, and I think that will be out of order. Mr Evans saidi he was quite aware that the con1:u0t oi the police was absolutely in the halHl" of the Chief Constable, and that tiicy as a com- mittee were simply anù nominally there to super- vise what he did. But so long as the inspector was a satisfactory oiiioer of the force, when a- rriomber of the Standing Joint Committee was told that the resignation had been forced upon him, surely that member was entitled to ask whether there had beoa friction between this inspector and lh) Chief Constable, wir t was the causa of that friction, and whether the Chief Constable was justified in getting this man to retire. Tkey all know that this man had years of serviod still at his back, and he could not be more than fifty-one years of age. To rowove him now would mean an additional expen-se to t-ii-j ratepayers of £120 per annum. Was it not, therefore, worlh thair while to re-talyi his Ser- vices and save the rates oi the County? The Chairman: 1 am advised you have no right to ask the question. It .is a. matter oi discipline entirely and solely in the hands of the Chief Const-able, and I rule that the question you are now asking afTeots the discipline of the force and .is out oi order. Mr Evans repeated that Inspector Wyse was a comparatively young man, and urged that there "rrrut bo something bsnind ail this." According to what ho had been told this ohicer b 'hd also incurred the dis-pleasurc of some o* the mem bona cf the bsnah at Llanrwst. It was decided to aceopt the r:\s.gna t on, seve- ral of the County Council representatives not voting. InsiHX-for Wyse then stated that if he were called upon to retire withn the next four months he would not bo entitled to two-thirds of his pre- sent salary, lie was not aware of that fact witaa he sent in his notice and ho asked the committee to extend the period of service bll February lsi, next. The difference would mean a loss oi about £3 per annum in his pension. Mr Simon Jones moved that the officer remain in the sorvi-ce for four months longer. The Chief Constable etatetf that he had no animosity c-gainst Inspector Wyse. On the con- trary he was do;ng' h.s be-st to get t'he officer an appointment and! he (the speaker) had letters in his favour which he. had shown the Inspector. He had no wiih at all to do him any injury- Mr Aneurin Evans: Is th's in order? The Chairman I have .a::5>ked fee Chief Can- stable to speak with rogard to this matter and he is doing so. lIe is giv.ng his reasons why ho has no objections to this ÜZruI so. Mr Evans He is going' beyond that. The Chairman: I that ho is not. The Chief Constable: I must maintain the <lociplin00 of the force. Mr Gregson Ellis socc-nded! Mr Simon Jones' motion wihich was then agreed boo COLWYN BAY AMBULANCE SHELTER. The Chief Constable apjMied' for the commit- tee's sanction to the building by tlhe Colwyn Bay Council an their own expsmae of a receptacle at the Colwyn Bay County Buildings for a wheel ambulance. On the motion, of Mr Gregson Ellis, seconded by Ooi. Wynne Edwards, Lhe matter was left in the hands of the local committee to report upon at a later date. CHIEF CONSTABLE'S SALARY. MR A. O. EVANS PROTESTS AGAINST AN INCREASE. Mr Jelf Petitf had given no-tiee that he would move "that the Cniet Constable's salary bo in- creased in recegnil.on of his long, service." The motion was now put by Col. Mesham, who pointed out that Major Leadbetter had served the county for 32 years, "and we all agree. said Col. Mesham, "that he has done his duty most efficiently during' the whole of that time." Major Loadbetter could have retired on pension several years ago, but by remaining in the force lie had saveod the county £ 266 a year for some time. lIe was justly entitled! to an increase of £ 50 per annum in his salary and he moved that that be allowed him, feeling certain that all would agree with him that the Chief (Jonstable had rendered them most excellent service for 32 years. Mr Jelf-JVr.it seeonded. v Mr Boaz Jones: May I ask what is the age of the Chief Constable? The ago oi the other polioo officers is stated. The Chairman I don't know his age, but I understand that if he remains it will be a con- siderable saving to the county. Mr A. O. Evans said: lie had received a notice .to atiend1 what he cabled a. ca-uous meeting of the committee, to bo held, a few minutes Ijeforo the quarterly meeting, with reference to this sub- ject, and in this letter, whidh was signed by the chairman, it was suggested that the members should confer in private in the hope that the whole of the committee could be induced to agree to the increase of the salary. He failed to see why a matter of such importance should be discussed in private. If tho Chief Constable de- sired this increase, he would bo the first man to show cause why he was entitled to it. The only reason advanced by Colonel Medham was that the Chief Constable had been many years in the service. Other people who had .been years in the service ha.d been asked to retire- because they had been many years in the service, and because t;iioy lhzd impeded progress in the force by way of promotion of other people. Superin- tendent Jones was asked to retire because he had been long enough in the force and impeded the advancement of others. Why should he. be asked to retire regardless of his private feelings? Was it mot time for the Chief Constable to retire for the same ? lie should have thought some persons would have known that their 0 services were not so aooeptablet as they used to be, and, having received this hint, would have gracefully handed in their resignation. Instead of that, it was proposed to inorcasa the Chief Constable's salary. They were told that by reason of S'le Chief Constable's not availing himself of his right to retire on a pension, the county had been saved so muoh money. Could it not. be equally so with rogard to Superintendent Jones and Inspector Wya., ? Was this the genuine reason for an increase, namely, that thev ought to recog- nise the Chief Constable's service? He ventured to say it was not. He objected to this increase and to this private meeting. Mr Gomer Roberts said that in reference to the meeting held five or ten minutes before that meeting, he attended! it with a purpose namely t'o. ask Col. M'ssham to withdraw his mot ion, and lie did the same thing* now publicly. lie had giveTI his reasons at the previous meeting, and whether it would b3 wisal for Ihiin to give them again he was net, quite certain. Mr An-eurin Evans: If it is not betraying oon fidence. The Chairman: You should not make thene remarks, Mr Evans. If Mr Gomer Roberts de- cides it is not desirable he should be allowed to have his own way. Mr Gomer Roberts proceeded to stay it was quite evident that that matter did not Jio qu to ensy in the minds of the whole com mittee. If it went to a vote the motion would be carried he felt, sure, but he felt sure also that the m m- bera of quarter sessions had no wish to c-irry through anything. cspeeially a matter of that kind, against the wishes of the who'e Committee. It had been pointed out. that the application did not. corrv> from the Chief Constable himself. That, was quite true, and if the motion were now passed bv a majority only it would hava no weight; it would net be altogether satisfactory to tlhe Chief Constable the Committee were unanimous in their decision. IT-e therefore appealed again to Col. Mesham and his seconder net to press the motion to a division. Though tilie County Council had no legal right to question t.he proceedings of the committee they had a moral r ght to judge them. Col. Mesham was proceeding to rt-pla to the disoussion when Ths Chairman intervened, saying the, mover would have his opportunity to speak a^tor thcj other members had finished what they had to .1 j No other obsefvatons forthcoming, however, NOT A CAUCUS MEETING. Colonol 'Mtesham y-aplied, and said 9ie strongly objected, and felt they must also object to the word "caucus," used by Mr Evans (hear, hear). He always understood that a caucus meeting was a hole and corner meeting, held by one section or party. In that instance, however, they had be-en in- vited to a friendly meeting of all members of the committee to discuss that question in order to see whether they were unanimous upon it or not; in other words, to test the feeling of the whole committee upon the sub- ject (hear, hear). He, therefore, strongly objected to the use of the woad by Mr Evans they had had no "caucus" meeting, but a friendly meeting of the members of the com- mittee. The reporters would have had plenty of opportunities in the subsequent meeting to hear their different views upon the matter. "1 must protest, said Colonel Mesham, in conclusion, because that is not an expression that should hav.e been used in this committee" (hear, hear). Mr Aneurin Evans: It was more than jus- tified, si.r. Colonel Mesham: It was not justified at alL The motion was then put to tho meeting, and the Clerk declared that eleven had voted in its favour. Mr John Roberts (Henilan): All Quarter Sessions members, if 1 may so observe. Tbo Clerk: And there arc nine against it. Colonel Wynne Edwards: It shows that the Quarter 'Sessions members are more a'ale in discharging their duties than the oth&rs. SUGGiiiSiED "OFFICIAL" SOLICITORS. In accordance with. notice, Mr Jelf Petit then moved that the committee appoint solicitors to conduct Polioe Court proceedings on behalf of the police. The mover said he did not want to go into details, but ho be- lieved from his own experience that certain delays which at present occurred in eonn-ec- tion with the conduct of that work wouLd not be experienced if they had officially- appointed solicitors. The change he advo- cated had been brought about in most coun- ties where the question of fees was left in the hands of the Caerk. In Carnarvonshire, however, each divisional solicitor had a mini- mum fee of one guinea for each ease, and a maximum of three guineas where there were several cases to deal with. In re pi y to tiht Chairman, Mr Joif Petit said the justices would have I their own option to increase the fees, if necessary. I Mr Gregson Ellis seconded. Replying to Mr Boaz Jones, fix Jell Petit said his view was that the committee should keep the power in their own hands. At present, they had to be content with signing requisitions only; they had: I no say 111 fixing the foes nor the appoint- ment of the solicitors, because the poxioe en- gaged the solicitors themselves. Mr Aneurin Evans said there were occa- sions when it might net be desirable for the person acting for the police to prosecute. Mr Boaz Jones remarked that in his ex- perience there had been no case of complaint against the existing system. JYlJr Christmas Jones: If there is no objec- tion to the present mode, why alter it? Mr Aneurin Evans said he believed the present mode was much the more desirable. A solicitor might have a client of his own, whom he does not desire to prosecute, and if he were the official solicitor, he would not be the best mall to prosecute in sucli a case. It was better to leave the police to engage whom they pleased, because th.cy knew better than anyone who would be tho better person to act. If the change were made, he took it that a. solicitor would be appointed for each police division in the county, and that would not be always desirable, it might be desirable, for instance, that a solicitor from the Colwyn Bay Division should prosecute in the Ruthin Division, and vice versa. He proposed, to vote against the motion. T he Chairman Will the cost be more 01' ic!.Ss? The Chief-Constable explained that during the last official year the costs incurred upon solicitors acting for tltDpolioc amounted to ili.7. Mr Christmas Jones: As a rule we ratify the views of the police in this matter. What are t, h-e views-of the Chief-Constable upon the matter? Mr Jelf Petit said he would be perfectly agreeable to .abide by the voice of the Chief- Constable. Mr Aneurin Evans: Has the Chief-Con- stable been consulted by anyone in regard to this matter? The Chief-Con stable replied that Mr Petit had remarked to him that he would like the change, but so far as he was concerned he thought the present system worked well enough, and there was a danger in the direc- tion indicated by Mr Evans. Mr Jelf Petit: Well, I am perfectly will- ing to withdraw the motion, .a.ud leave the matter in the hands of the Chief-Con- stable. The discussion, thereupon, dropped. INCREASE OF THE FOIiCE. Home Secretary wr-oto sanctioning the increase of the police force in the county by two oonstables. v POLICE WEEKLY REST DAY. The Clerk reported th.e receipt of a copy of the Act intended to facilitate the grant to members of the constabulary of one day's rest off duty in every seven*, and pointed out that one section provides that it "shall not come into force as respects any police autho- rity until such date not less than four years after tho passing of the Act, us may be fixed by order in Council." In answer to a question. The Chief-Constable said the innovation would mean increasing the force. Mir Boaz Jones: We all get a rest on the Sabbath D.iv. Are the police expected to be on duty all day on Sunday? Do you re- commend them to attend Divine worship? The Chief-Constable replied that Sunday was one of the hardest days of the week very frequently, especially now. when so many motor-cars wlerle in use on that day. Tire question was referred to committee for consideration. A SOCIAL CLUB. A complaint was read from the Stansty Parish Council with reference to a Social Club in their district, which the Council con- sidered a menace to the peace and morals of the neighbourhood. The Cliief-Constable said the police had no complaints against this club. There was no doubt a great deal of drink was consumed in this and other clubs, but the polioo were a.l- most powerless in the matter. It was resolved that the Clork should reply to the Stansty Parish Council that the atten- tion of the police would be drawn to the mat- ter, and th-ey would do what they could.
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LLANRWST URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. RETIREMENT OF THE FIRE BRIGADE CAPTAIN. THE DISPOSAL OF HOUSE REFUSE. Mr H. J. W. Watliag, J.P., pre-i ic>l at the monthly meeting- of this Council at the Town Hall on Friday evening. The following mem- bers wore also present:—Messrs T. Rogers Jones (v.oe-chairman), W. Hughes, J.P., E. Mills, J.P., D. J. Williams, J. Williams, G. Jones, W. Davies, W. Jonas, A. Hughes, to- gether with Mr T. Latimer Jones (clerk), Mr George Wynne (surveyor), Mr E. M. Jones (rate ooLector), and Mr T. ti.'jones (captain of tnc Fire Brigade). MK. CHARLTON'S NEW HOUSE. A plan or a for Mr Onariton, near the prepared by Mr Roberts, archi- tect, was submitted, to fdie, mooting and on tne leeommen-Gratioai of Mr Wynne, it was adopted. FINANCE. Mr D. J. Wdbams reported that the bills sub- mitted) tor payment- amounted to ±1159 15s JJ, and this would leave a balanoo of £ lQ5 14s 4cL On tho recommendation oi tne F.nanee Committee tho bibs wore passed for payment. Mr E. M. Jor:«3 reported that he had collected, since th-3 iixfit meeting of the Council, the sum of £2.lb ISs 6d, maoe up as follows:—General rate ;Ciii 83 6d, Town lial. l stalls £3 7s &d, and water rate £15 33 4d. CARTING OF REFUSE.. The notice rcee-ived from Mr George Joii-0, terminating !h:s ocntraet for the cartage of house r-aeusie on trio 1st prox. was secented on the mo- tion of Mr W. Hughes, seconded by Mr Albert iiu-ghes. It was iurfciior passed that the Chair- man and Mr W. J. Wiiliams b3 asked to arrange about a refuse tip and to interview Mr Thomas Griffiths (agent to the Earl of Aneaator) and Col. lligson, with respect to the following places:—(1) Llyn Barila-u Bach, (2) Tip now J by Treiriw, or any other su'.tab.e place on the Gwydr Estate and (3) laad by the main road, near Tanlan. It was d'teided to ask Mr George Jones to confc.nuo the carting1 and disposing oi the town refuse until November 30th next, at 10s a .jay, in order to gi ve tlo Council time to make ar- rangements. HOUSING REGULATIONS 1910. The Surveyor was appointed to do tne work required by tho aboyo legulations and was em- to obbriin the necessary books. STREET OBSTRUCTIONS. A letter was readl from Major Leadbetter, the Ciiier Constable of Decbigiiaiiire, with reference to a oonip!a:nt he had received in respect to tradesmen obstructing the streets and request- ing to know whether the Council wished tho police to take action in th,c..matter under the Towns Police Act, 1847. It was decided to inform the Chief Constable that the Council had passed no bye-laws dealing with street 00. struction and that as no complaints had been received by the Council, (hey considered it was a matter lor the police to use thi-r own dis- cretion. RETIREMENT OF MR T. R. JONES. PROPOSED PUBLIC TESTIMONIAL. Mr T. R. Jonej tendrod in his resignation of the offices of Inspector of Public Lighting and {Japta.ai of tine i< iro Brigade. Ttiu Chairman said that thoy received' Mr Jones' res.gna tion with the deepest regret. Ho had always mani- I fested the deepest interest in everythi-ng appor- ta-ning' tu. the town's progress and' had devoted a eons.de-rable period of his tiros to promoting' s I its weliare. Tney, as a Goaneii, oouid do no lees than record their deep obligation and! thanks to Mr Jones for his valuable services, both as a member cf the Council and lat-teriy its an official. Ho proposed that they should pass a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Jones icr his valuable service., to tho town, and, at the same tÚno, express their deepest regret at his de- parture. Mr W. Hughes, in seconding-, said tho least thing they oouid do was to acknowledge the great "serv.ees rendered hy Mr Jones to the town ever ednee his advent to the d strict. H2 thought that tie Ocnsno.l should go a step ther; servimg the public was usually a thank La? s task and meant more kicks than haif-penco. Mr Jones had- been a, member of the Council for n.iiie years, and he could honestly say that he tervedi his townsmen in that capacity beiter than any other member at the time. He toad been .informed that there was a movement on foot to presant Mr Jones with a public testimonial. He therefore suggested that tliey, as members of the Counc.l, should form thomselvs into oornmittee in order to further the movement and give a more mator.tul expression of their appreciation Ox his services. The <jlia:rman remarked that they could not move such a proposal except in their private capacity.' The resolution was adopted and it was further resolved to form a oomm.tbee to promote a public testimonial. Mr T. R. Jones thanked the Council for their kind aanitiments. He regarded his severance from the Council as the most ddlk.ult task he had yet to iaoe. lie had paused many happy years amongst them, and'.his chief object, while a. mem- ber, had always boen to further the interests of the town and promote tho happiness of the in- habitants. There had been good men on the Council, as was the ease at the present time, and it had been a pleasure to work with them side by side. He Uianked! them all 'for their in- variable courtesy and kindness whioh they had always manifested towards him PUBLIC LIGHTING. Mr T. R. Jones reported that the public light- ing during tho last ,h had beoii satisfactory, the lamps broken by the recent 6torm having been replaced, FIRE BRIGADE. Mr T. R. Jones reported that the Fire Brigade practice had taken place last week, lie wished to draw tho attention of the Council to the hand fire extinguisher which had been kept at the Harp and he desired1 to know where it was to be fixed in future. As he was resigning his post, he applied for permission to retain, the caps and uniform he wore. It, had. b:en :in his possession for 12 years, and! had on one occasion be<m worn by him at a d stinguished ^gathering, which gave it a. sentimental value.. Consequently he wished to retain it as a romindter of that and other happy events. On the motion of Mr W. Hughes, seconded by Mr John. Williams, it. was decided to keep the extinguisher at the Town Hall; and on the motion of Mr W. Hughes, sae>onded by Mr John Williams, it was decided, to gratnt Mr Jones' application relative to tho uniform and cap- It was furtJwr decided to inform the Lieutenant that he would be in charge of the lire brigade pending the appointment of a maw captain. Air A. Hughes said that vepilo he was at the Brigade Stat.on the previous night he noticed that the box containing the appliances for lirst aid required replenishing. He moved that tho necessary appliances be procured. Mr John vV:liiams seconded, and the motion was carried. TIIE GAS SUPPLY. Letters were road from Messrs Carter, Vincent and Co., re application for a provisional order by Holyhead and North WalC-G Gas Company, ask- ing the Council to consent to the application being made. Tho Clerk, in reply to the. Chairman, explained that the question to consider was whether they should purchase the gas plant or mot, and if not, tihe course to follow wad to protect the interests of the town. The draft would first be deposited with him ami advertsed in the press. On the motion of Mr W. Hughes, seconded by Mr Rogers Jones, it was formally decided to objeot to the order. VITAL STATISTICS. Dr. Travis reported that there were 8 births and 3 deaths in the district during the montlh of September, the death-rate being 12.6 per 1000. RAILWAY COMPANY CLAIM. The Clerk reported that the Railway C-ompa,ny claimed the reinbursment of £ 3 which, they they overpaid in rates the previous year owing to tlhe alteration in the asvessment.. Tlie Clerk, however, doubted whether the Council had poww to return the money paid the previous year: had the transaction taken place during the current year it would have been different." The matter was deferred for a month to enab'e the Clerk to investigate into the legal aspect of the- question. THE PENDING ACTION. The Clerk reported that the pending action between Mr Isgoc-d Jonos. and the Council' was the 24th on Justice Parker's list, and -t would probably b3 reached about the end of the month. Since the Council meeting 't has been repor- ted that the case will not be heard before November 1st. > .CARTING OF SHOP REFUSE. Mr Maurioei Williams drew attention to the fact that the jrefuse oarts no longeri removed cardboard boxes ar-A papers from the shops. >JIe > applied that tU"3 carls ix- allowed to convey such > reiuso to the ejectrio \yerks. j j Mr A. H>uigih|p8 pointysd out fchat tho, oarts re n employed to remove Bouse refuse Only, r. f Mr Maurice Williams: I saw both boxes and í paper <Wi one fth:) carts yesterday. i Mr E.-Mills: At Llandudno the ^fcown o&rtw convey the tradesmen's papers and boxes to the dkctrio worka. The Surveyor: It would not be much trouble for the carts to move the stuff to the eleotrio works. It is certainly not convenient for the tradesmen to do so. Mr W. Hughes: Some of the tradesmen cart their sUiff to the works at. their own expense; if it is done for one it must be done for all. But She questioned whether the. Council had the power to remove anything except what was strictly understood, at the expense of the ratepayers, as lefuce. The Clerk If you do so you will be extending your privileges to the utmost limit. I cannot i\x>omniond you to accede to the application. You must draw the line somewihore or else you will eventually become publio carriers at the expense of the rates. The matter then dropped. REAPPOINTMENTS. The Looal Government Board wrote sanction- ing the of Dr. G. L. Trav:s as Medical Officer of Health, and Mr George Wynne as Inspector of Nuisaax-es. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. A letter was read from the Clerk to the County Council re the Development and Road Improve- ment Act 1909, in which he stated that the appli- ca ion from the Western Division of the County had been referred to tlhe Chairman and the County Road Surveyor who had submitted the report. After examining aii the applications it was deeded to deal w-Lh tL minor improve- ments this seaaon, and the C.oun..))1 had sanctioned tho widening of the road! by Four Cross Roads, near St.. Mary's Church, arnd had gran-ted £ 50 towards the oost. mma The Chairman remarked tha.t it was a very satisfactory start. The Surveyor stated that the sharp corner oould be taken off and the land purchased for the purpose for JE50. There would be no add. t.onal expense incurred as the land could be acqaired- for E3 cr £ 9. On the motion of Mr W. Hughes, seconded by Mr T. Rogers Jones, the Surveyor was instructed to prepare plans of the fualg-osted improvements to be submitted- to tlie jjoxt Uf'-etni^ of the Coun- cil.
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INTERESTING- PRESENTA- TION AT LLANRWST. LOKO SERVICE WfTH THE FIRE BRIGADE. MR T. R. JONES' RETIREMENT FROM THE CAPTAINCY. Tlie members of the Llanrwet Fire Brigade assembled at tho Brigade Station to-day w-cek for tlie purpose of making ato Mr T. R. Jones, On his retirement post of captain of tlie brigade, whioh pooi-UKm he lias occupied during the last (3 yoaxp, having also acted as Lieu tenant Œ. tike brigade fox the three years previously. Coumaillor AilLert Hughes, who attended: at the request oi. JA.t.-e meiU'ters, ill m..k ii.g' tne pre- sentation Wü!úi1 ooiis^iiad of a ha:i £ jscsi>i3 ares- s.ng-csase) said that en Tuesday tney met for the last practice uincier toe oouiinaad oi Gapt. T. R. Joats and tney than-, he undertkood, ct'Ocided to subscribe amon^'st, tiie-meel ves towards riiakmg a testimonial to Air Jones as a mark oi appre- ciation of tbo valuable services he had renoered, and; as a token 01 respect and regard towards Oil his retirement. The Fire Iirigade has inKtoubtediiy reached a high, standard of effi- ciency during the period of his command. It is co years s.nce Mr Jones tirjt settled down at Liainrwst. During that prerioi the towoe has adlva-nood wuth the sc.r:de of progress, and Mr Jones has idorttijied hi.msgii most oonsihouously with almost every objret calculated to beix^ht tho community (oiieers). Although 1 do not view flie poht:oal barometer from the sauie jioint of view as Mr Joneis, I readily acknowledge that he is a man of lu-gh principles and an opan aryj straightforward opponent (applause). I have known Mr Jo-nes ior a oantsxiorubla number of years, as we both liave uhe privilege of being natives of the same town. It- 1'6 a serious step for him to sever his connection with the town to which he 'has devoted' the best of his 1 fe and to turn his back OIl his friends and admirers, and I feel assured that you ail join in the earnest ■hope, that his efforts in the new country to which he is going, will bLi crowned with suo- cess, and that bJi.ore long he wiJi again oome back to the old town happy and prosperous (cheers). I understand Mr Jcnes was the first Nonconformist in North Wales to appio ciate the vahie oi an orgtan as the means of assisting congregational singing, and it was through his advocacy thatSeioaiCburah decided to acquire one, the organ to grace a Nonoon- for.mist Oh-uroh in North Wales; and this ex- ompiifies his eon-daet through, life, and his appre- ciation of modern -facilities and improvemenis (oheers). Mr Jon-co has devoted a oc<n«sid>erab! a period of his life to public duties, which have probably interieied with h.s private affairs. Vet, public benefaetons, far too often, get scant credit for their services, especially if they act in with tlieir coaseion^e. I ant sorry you have not procured the services of a more oonspcuoiis member of the community than myself to make this presentation, but I oan assure you that I wisfli him and his iaimily heaJt.h. long life, and suceess, a-nd I fed confident this cl -n sentiment is oaboed in all -i, ur hearts. Turning to Mr Jones, Mr Hughes continued, "I ask you to accept th;s gift in the same spirit as it is given 'x> you. It will be a link between you and the old'town where you have laboured for so many oid town where you have laboured for so many years, and I hope it will always be the means of keeping your heart warm towards your old friends and companions at Llanrwst (applause). Mr T. R. Joince in tendering' his thanks to the members of the Brigade expressed his obligation to Mr A. Hughes for his kind; sentiments. lie looked upon his departure from Llanrwst with the moat po'gmant regret, as he had Loped to have passed his life amongst them. There was a sentimental value to the gift which could only be appreciated by one in his position, an em- Tll blem wihioh would always turn his thoughts to his friends at Llanrwst, (applause). As to the Llanrwst Brigade, it was second to rion-e in Wales (dhcers). Ten years ago there was nothing worth the title of Brigade in the town but this had been changed, and he was confident that t.h.e members of the Llanrwst Brigade would hold their own anywhere (applause). The Council had dealt most honourably w.th them (olieera). They were now paid for the devoted to practice, and the foo. for attending fires had been increased, while tliey were allowed' tho privi- lege of attending* the annual meet ngs of the Fire Brigade Union (cheers). He wished the Brigade every suceess and loled tlsey would ocflitimie in their high srta.te of efficiency. He sinoerely thanked thiecri all for their kindness and good- fellowrihip (applause). Mr W. Hughes, one of the members of the Brigade, on behalf of h's o»!Je.agues, wished Mr Jones every success in his new sphere arJd: hoped the wi nd, and sea would be mc-roilul towards htm during his long journey. lie .hope.t that he woul amass a fortune rapidly and live a long and happy life with h;e family. He had always boon the friend of the members of the Brigade and it was through his efforts that their fees were inc-reaaed (cheers). IIis memory would al- ways he green in the r minds and they would look forward to the time when lie again would settle diown permanently amongst th?m (oheers).
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A LLANFAIRFECHAN COOK AND HER CHILD. IMPRISONMENT FOR CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. At the Carnarvon and Anglesey Assies, before Mr Justice Horr^lgc, Laurie Berrie (21), cook at the Clergy Home of Rest, Llanfairieohan., was charged1 with the man- slaughter of he.r illegitimate child and also with concealing the birth of t.he child. The Jury found a "no true bill" in the case of man- slaughter and thoo aoousod; pleaded guJty to the other oliarge. Mr R. A. Griffith (instructed by Mr S. R. Dew, Ban-gOr) appeared for tlie prosecution. MisR Borradalo, tlie lady superintendent of the Clergy Home of Rest, I.lanfaarfeohan, was oalled to give evidence as to the character of the accused. She had always borne a very good character and came from a respect- able family, sad witness. Witness had been in communication with a lady connected with a HOlnein CLe5ter and tihey were prepared to reo ceive the accused if tlie Judge took a certain course. Mr T. E. Morris (instructed by Mr Ramsey Williams), who api>o;irod for the oe.'enoe. told the Judge that the accused was one of a family of eiglit (Iiiitirm and she had been keeping com- pany for three years with a man whom aba to be the father of the child. She w.s,d-.od to express her sorrow for what she had done. She had been in custody for about a week and he suggested that she might be bound over to go to for twelve months. The J-udge: I wish I oculd take the course suggested. I know the ei ecu instances whioh siie.ah m"-miligation of the offence, out I cannot jtass over entirely that it is a 'sin of A grievOus JharaOtet and you rnu/4 go to prison'for two <^1 ierHlariTnonthif vrith-oiit hard fabour, 'and when 3^ou con* out of prisori I thojfe the fidies who promised io help you if I tootk a ocrtam oourae, will still belp yom.
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ST. ASAPH (DENBIGH) RURAL COUNCIL. SCHEME OF ROAD DEVELOPMENT. The monthly mooting of this Council was held on Friday, following the mooting of tho Board of Guardians. Mr J. I). Jones presided. ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. Mr Evans, the Sanitary Surveyor, reported that ho had attended a confeicnce of the surveyors of the county and other Councils of Denbighshire respecting the proposed scheme for road develop- ment. lie had laid before the conference the project of tho Rural Council for a new road from Llanfair to Llansannan, but the conference was of opinion that. tho Rural Council had bettor make the application itself direct to tho Road Board. It was decided to make the application direct, and to act in co-cp^ration with tho County Council in other matters. STONES FROM A LLANEFYDD QUARRY. A letter was read from the Office of Woods al- leging that the Surveyor had been guilty of an act of trespass in taking stone from the Crown quarry a.t Fron Fawr, Elanefydd, for road im- provements. Th Council, it was stated, admitted the trespass, and had prepared a return showing the amount of stone taken from the quarry. The Office of Woods asked that the sum of 5s be paid them in respect of the stone taken, and that the Surveyor be- instructed not to take any more stone without first obtaining the permission of the Office, which could be arranged with Mr Moore. the Crown Receiver. This was agreed to. THE ABERGELE SCHOOL QUESTION. A letter was read from Mr E. A. Crabbe, clerk to the Abergele Council, enclosing copy of a re- solution passed by his Council with regard to the controversy as to the future of the Abergele County School, and the proposal to establish an- other school at Colwyn Bay. It was pointed out that the proposal was to make the Abergele School, one with an agricultural bias. The Rural Council were asked to support the action of the Abergele Council in insisting on the school re- maining as at presont. Mr J: Blackburne Williams proposed that the Council should support the action of Abergele Council in the matter. Canon Roberts seconded. Mr lionljott Jones agreed with the resolution, subject ÍIJthc pipits iu the Higher Grade School at Colwvl* Bay being allowed to conclude their terms. Mr Johrt Roberts also supported the proposal. Mr Owen (Llanfair): I am going to back the Abergele Lacle. too (laughter). «. The resolution waa then put to the meeting and carried. THE LLANDDULAS RIVER. It was reported by Mr Williams, Road S veyor, that the cleaning of the river bed at Llan* ddulas was being proceeded with, and that the material taken out was deposited on the side tq a height of 15 inches above the highest recent flood, and that a retaining wall had been built to the same height. The cost up to the previous Saturday was £44. Mr Wm. Jones said he had heard it stated that the work would not cost more than B15, yet more than S44 had been spent. Mr Davies said that work had been done whicJl was not at first contemplated. Canon Roberts having stated that the Suiv veyor had carried out a scheme which had been approved by a committee, the matter dropped and the Council rose.
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SN0WD0lT~M0UNTAIN RAILWAY FATALITY. DRAPER'S ASSISTANT CHARGED WITS MANSLAUGHTER. ACCUSED AQUITTED. At the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey AsRiwS, on Saturday morniing. before Mr Justice Hor- r, Wrui&n Robert Jones, 18, a draper's assistant at Carnarvon, was indicted of the man- aLaug;hter Od a quarry man, namea Wm. Morria Griffith. Mr Artemns Jones, for the prosecution., statod dt was aJleged that the accused placed a abone on the Snow-don Mountain Railway track, which struck Wm. Morris Grifh-ilh, wiio was sliding down the track on a stone, and be died ahaoafe imnR-ecVat^y. Mr R. A. Griffith, for the ddoetnoe, submitted, after the evidence of t'he proscoutioa had been heard, tin at tJ*er>e was no for jury, but The Judgte said jury must decide the mat- ter. Mr Griffith charaoberised the prosecution M an unmitigated farce. The Coroner's jury, aitee ha&ing all Che evkkmce heard that day, found that the dweaeod had be<;n killed by a perads unknown. A serious respondb'iity rested upon tihoss who adlvked the prosecution, who band placed tbo accused in the dock upon such flimsy; and shadowy In fact, there was not a tittle of what might be called ev Aoaused, wl)o lia-a borne an excellent chaxaoter, Wiis too son of a warder in Oaroarvon Gaoi. The Aorftiaod, who sobbed on the box, gave widieBioe which went to show be ooum not have Om st<oj>e which doo.. mao-Ri, 041 the traiok. The jury lvUrnoed a verdict oi not juilly, aiat t'he aotwodi wm aoqvutood,