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St. Asaph Board of Guardians. The Fees of Public Vaccinators. The "Hot-Lunch" Question Deferred Again. Overdue Calls. MR R. LLEWELYN JONES presided over the forlc- niglbtly meeting elf the Guardians on Friday last, when the foil-owing memher.s. were present: Mr G'wMym Barry (vaee-chairman), -Messrs Mos- tyiii Williams, J. Frimston, Robert Davies ('Pres- tatyn), Edwin Morgan, Robert Davies (.Bettiws), Dd. (Roberts, John Evans, Morris Jones (Lilan- sann-an), T. P. Hughes, W. ,H. Huglhes, William Williams, Won. Jones, John Willliams, John Jones (Waen), Owen Ow«n>, John Kerf oat, Jcflxn Roberts, T. Howes Robert's, Alderman J. Jones (Old Colwyn), W. Conwy Be,I, R. C. Thompson, J. Pierce, and the clerk (Mr Charlies Grims- ley). Patrick Flynn's Ambition. -%I,r a,i,d P,a?*,r,iclz l-'? I- an oqd, couple? well, known in the' neiglhibourhoo-d, and at present in- mates of irhe house,appearedl before tihe Board, and asked for permission to go out. "I shall never," -said Patrick in a rich brogue, "get any better off if J stop 'ere." (Laughter.) Mr Morgan Do you thin(k you will be richer if you go QU't? Patrick: Well, ye-r honour, I .should have a chance of doing something, but I cannot do any- thing here. If I could get 'üld of a felw skins, now. (Laughter.) The Chairman: You know very well why we stopped your out-relietf and offe.red you- tha house: It wa:s through your misconduct. If you go out, we shall have no guarantee thatc you won't break out again. "Why," replied. Patrick, in, a surptised, tone that caused general iau'g'fater, "I never did any- thing ion my life thair I was a'shamed of." Mr Howes Robert's Then I am certain Patrick Flynn does not know what shame is" ibecause he invariably gets drunk when he cs out. (Laugh- ter.) He's a disgrace to the neighbourhood. (Laughter.) The application, was refused, and Patrick and his wife retired discomforted. Increase in Pauperism and Vagrancy. The' Chairman -read the, usual statistics relat- ing to the house population. Aft present there 'were 1411 inmates in the workhouse, compared to 123 the corresponding period last year. The number of vagrants- relieved during the fortnight was 124, compared' .to 90 relieved the same period 12 months ago. The Children Witness a Pantomime. The Master reported that on tlh-e 7.tlh of Janu- ary the children, by invitation of Mr P. J. Ash- field, 'managing director of the Queen's Palace Syndicate, Rhyl, witnessed the- pantomime at the Palace, and alfter the- performance, tihte directors entertained ich-eir guests o a sumptuous tea, sub- sequently sending them home in conveyances. Each: child was also given; a sto-uve-nir of tlhe visit. A vote of thanks was- accorded to the directors for their generosity. Mrs Cleaver's Tea Party. The Master reported that Mrs H. A. Cleaver invited the adult girls. to tea at her residence on Tuesday week, when they spent; a most enjoy- able afternoon. t Public Vaccinators and their Fees. A resolution was submitted from the- Denbigh- shire County Council iii, favour of reducing tihe m,.inim!um feel' p:a!ld; to pu?bl.ic, vaecixi,aitors, and that the ces,t of adm.inis.ralti-nc, the Ac?t be Paid fro M fh.e Imperial ?'x,cheque-r?i?n v?,env %oif t(,Iie heavy burden imposed upon local authoriltiÎes by the Vaccination Order of 1898. Mr Ro'bert Davies proposed that the resolu- tion be ad-opted;, witlh the exception off ttlhe latter clause reQaoting to the Imperial Exchequer. They had had plenty of red tape ism. in connection with the Local Government Board, and he thought the hitter clause, if adopted, would in- crease it. •Mr Gunner seconded the motion. A great many people were under the impression tih.at,vif the Imperial Exchequer paid anytohing, it did not touch the pockets of local ratepayers, but, as a matter of fact, local taxpayers did feel it very much. Mr Gvvilym Parry said so long as the public vaccinators were not under the control of tihe Guardians, the Imperial Exchequer should pay the fees. He proposed an 'amendment that the resolution; be adoptredin its -entirety. Mr Bennett Jones seconded tihe amendment, whi'dh was carried, Infirmary Contractors and their Payments. WELL -DE S!E R VE D COMPLIMENTS. In response to appilicat-ion. from; Messrs R. Evans and Son, the contractors1 of the new infir- mary, for a further instalment, the Visi*,ti,,ng Con-i- mittee recommended that the architect be re- quested to retain, £425 as. security, instead of 25 per cent., and that a cheque for £350 be paid to the contractors suihject lo, the architect, giving his certificate, and on the understandiinlg: that i't diid not. invalidate, the contract. •Mr Gunner, in recommending the adoption of the report, said they had. gon.e carefully into the 'matter, and as the contractor hiad done his work well, they had no hesitation in making the re- commendation. Mr Alderman Joseph JQnesSoaJld the committee were, s,atisfioo with the way the work was being carried on. They certainly had an agreement wherehy 25 per cent. erf the money was to be re- 'tained, and that, was t: e?,us?u-al cl,ause ?n e'imillar h I agreements, but when they had a substantial man -carrying o-ut the wlork satisfactorily and when everythirig was on -the, ground necessary to finish the work he thought they might stretch a point to oblige Mr Evans. t, Mr J. D. Jones asked what the difference be- tween ^450 and 25 per cent. was. The Chairman We are giving- him -"350 out of the £750 which had- been retained. The recommendation was carried. Overdue Calls. •NOTHING FROM LLANFATR. The Clerk reported ,tihBlL the following calls were overdue, and that they should have been paid on the 9th. of December. Bodelwyddan, £ 43, .Bodfair, Cig Bylehau, £ 26 Cefn, Z26 Llanfa'ir, ^47 (this was. due on tihe 4:t111 of ?h ;XNovemiber), and' 64, (due, 9?t' o?f De,ceiribeir) Llia,nI.san,?an,, "44; '-?.ted?c,?en,, Z2'5; J.resita,,yn, ;?'104 Z*563 't. Asapii., 688 and W-aen, ^35. 'He hadi written to the assistant overseers of the various1 parishes. Mr Frirnston asked whether the Rhyl caM had been paid. Tfh-e Clerk There were no cheques in the bank at ten o'clock this- morning. Mr Frtin,st,on I k'now I s'fgned a cheque a few days ago. The Chairman I suggest that the clerk should write i-i. mild, severe, »hd ex't-reme terms, as the case may demand. (LaugthJcer.) Mr Joseplh Jones said in the: C-onway Union they generally wrote t'o- ,the,-overs,eers firs;t, and not the assistant overseers. The Clerk: I always nialke i't a rule to wriice to the assistant overseers first, and then to the overseers, if I don.'t get a satisfactory reply. In the üase off Llanfiair, I have written to the overseers, and the money ha's not been paid. In fact, we' ha.ve not received a penny piece from Llantfair this half-year. Mr J. D. Jones: I beg to propose that the clerk communicate with the assistant overseers in as "mild terms as possible." (Laughter.) Mr Pierce said he was. glad io find Ahergele I .all rjgh't, and Mr Alderman Joseph Jones chimed in with "and L'landdulas is as good as any of 'em." (Laughter.) No Hot Liiiich this Time. The Chairman, in answer to a question, said he. un"derstiood the question of a "hot-'lunch" had been deferred. One member said they had not a suffioient stlaff to cope with the extra woill- the provision of hofe lunches- would entail, and as the winter was nearly .over lit was suggest'ed that the matker ibe l-eft over until the next one. Mr 'Mbstyn Williams There was something about extra aclcomuiiodation for the guardians if a hot-lunch-eon was provided. The question then dropped. Refused Four Shillings a Week! An able-bodied pauper, tuailing from Rihyl, a,p- peared before the Board to; s, olw cause why he did not take hfe discharge. He said', in reply to the chairman, tihat he was unable to geft work. He had been out for a fortnight: seeking work, ibuft failed. The ChJaiirmaiii remarked tlhat the man was a very good workman, but liable to be a bit "wet," when in funds. He was not car etui enough of hus earnings. Mr Bennett Jones asked whether or not, the man was rather a hard one to deal with. He seemed to. be rather pert that morning. Tlhe Mian I will work "if I can get it to do. Mr John. Roberts How much wages will you take? Tihe Man.: Seven; shillings, a week. Mr Roberfts You will not ita!ke four? The --Nlan No. Mr Roberts Just so. You would: rather be idle. The Man I't is unlreasonahlel to expeicti a man of my age to' work for four shillings a week. Would you, sir? ('this .to the dhairman). 'The Cfhlairman: If I could! not (get any more I w'ouild. be compelled ;to. The: Man We'll, I will not. Mr Bennett Jones Do youexipeloL -other people to keep vou. The Man: No. Mr Bennett Jones Yes, you do, or you would take work when :it is offered you. The Chairman, s'aid :that tihe Board expeict,ed the man to take his dosdharge. The. man siaid- he would go at onice iif they gave him a. little out-relief. The Chairman said they could not do that. A strong man like Mm ought to take- bis discharge at o ntc, e. The Man: Very we'll, I willl go t'his afternoon. 0

The Bishop of St. Asaph's Position. Explained by Mr Humphreys-Owen. SPEAKING at Llansantffraid in his own constitu- ency, Mr Humphreys Owen said he could not understand how the good and upright members of the Church of England, after the defects of the Act had been pointed out to them, could continue to support the existing state of things. Even the Bishop of St. Asaph--certainly a man to whom Nonconformists had no particular reason to be grateful—in a recent publication had admitted the defects, and had stated the grievance of the Nonconformists in this respect with a clearness, a completeness, and an ability which, he con- fessed, he certainly very much envied. Indeed, • they could not have been stated better, and yet nothing had been done. They were told that the preseut educational deadlock in Wales was due to the action of the county councils. It was not. (Hear, hear.) Whatever might have been the case a month ago, since the Bishop's article was printed the blame rested entirely on the other side. Supposing one of them were engaged as plaintiff in a law suit and the defendant, after strenuously denying the plaintiff's case, changed his mind and admitted all that was charged against him, what would they think if, on coming mto court, he still insisted on all kinds of legal defences in a case in which he said the position of the plaintiff was a morally sound one? Yet that was the position of the Bishop of St. Asaph. Therefore, when they heard, as he had no doubt they would bear, all sorts of foolish irresponsible chatter about the injustice of the county councils, about their starving the schools, and nonsense of that kind, they would give them the answer of the Bishop of St. Asaph. He did hope most sincerely that the supporters of the voluntary system would see that the time had come when in common Christian charity they ought to join with their leaders in admitting their defeat. (Hear, hear) 4

Llandudno Pier Company. Another 12 Per Cent. Dividend. IN their twenty-eighth annual report to be pre- sented to the shareholders at the meeting next week the directors of the Llandudno Pier Company, Limited, state that the gross revenue during the year ended on December 31 was C14,185, as against £ 14,282 in 1902, a decrease of £ 96. In the working and other expenses there was, however, a decrease of £453, the total outlay amounting to £ 9-393. The balance-sheet shows a net profit of £ 4,792, or £ 357 more than the profit in 1902. If to this sum of £ 4,792 be added £ 881, the amount carried forward last year, the sum available for dividend and other purposes is £ 5,673. A dividend on the shares of 12 J per cent, free of income tax, similar to that paid for many years past, is recommended. This will absorb £ 3,150, and the directors propose to take -CI,350 for the reduction of the suspense fund in respect of alterations and extensions, and to carry the remainder, C,1,173, forward. Mr Stephen Dunphy and Mr William Douglas Jones, the directors who retire by rotation, offer themselves for re election. The capital of the Company is c25,200, in 3,150 shares at C8, fully paid, and mortgages of £ 19,000, with a reserve fund of £ 10,200. The Company, on the other hand, have invested on mortgage of leasehold property in Llandudno, £ 9,200. When it is borne in mind that the bad weather practically broke up the season, the fact that the revenue on the year was only fioo less than that of the previous year must be considered thoroughly satisfactory. 11

St. Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District Council. The Overcrowding Problem. "d. THE montthil'y afthis Co:u,nIC:Ü vras hel on Fridlay, at St. Asaph, when, there were Pre .sent: Messrs J. D. Jones ,(dla;nnan), W.J11. Jones, John Evans, Morris Jones, Bennett Jone'' David Roberts, Owen. Owen, Robert D'a^6* (Bett.ws), Joseplh Jones, and .the officials. Telephone Poles. Permission was granted to- -tlhe- Nlat!ional ^ei6 phone Company to erecti a line of poles Ty Gwyn and Foryd Station, Brynhytfryd Tanybryn Lodge, and Bryn Ogwen ic-o :l'enyo0'e Abergele, subject to a charge of is per pole P an r, u,m. Proposed Bridge Over the Aled. A ',Ieltte,r was r,.ead; ,fro-rr., t,n,e D-en,bi,hsbi'? (,'o?u,nity, C,ou,nci:,I' e?nc?losing a co?py of pa!slsedi by t(ha?t 'Co.v,,n,,cil, and' a d,raifit a,reen'll? Teilla:t?ing to ith,e- pr?o!p,osed bridge ov.er the r'l Ale,d at Llansai-i,n-an,. The, Coti,nty, Cou'ri,cil are prepared -to pay a -mo,jeity ?of t?h,e clos,t of b,: 'id?i:"g. ,r bt?ildge, c o n?di?t.on ally- to i,tis,,bc-iin,g col?s!t uc,.e6 to the satisfaction of t'hle county ,surveyor._ ? On the motion 0f Mr B,ii.ne,t,t Jones, ib wa. resolved to approve tihe agreement. The Sewers at Trefnant. A letter was read from the London and i 1,?7es-t?e,r,i Ra:;I\?nay,Compan-y ask.?- ng,t,.ha-t an alg"'e' m,en,t be en):ered n?t?o, be;t;weeni coii-iipLnY 'ed th;e, Council i,n referenc?e, to, t,-iial priviile,,e e,n]03 by th?e Cou,nc'll in, ?layiing tihe? s-ew,-r .der th rail,,viay ait Ttefii-,ti-i,t, and tiliei water ni?ai,n ov""r e 'Iway bridge. '.P?h?ey al!sc, as,k,ed thta,t an, alln" r a, b pay?mei?t of /.i be p,?tlidi for t,,b,e! priv,,I,eg.e. T"lle CleTk said -th,e, -d?rairrs, were laid: under tb" -rai?itway about 23 y;ear?s. ago., and he eh-ou-011, Council had 'acquired a r!'?1--Ihlt -n t[h, te.r.' I Nvor? q3y ?the, Alet cif Parl!am,e.nlt, u?n,d'er w?hi(c,i? tibe Iqlld wa,s done, tlh;ey 'h,ad power to, go irit,o any ,b,vl -I-v'rnl- ?n-oticie? 4.nd pa-yiing, corn,p.e,nisal?iG"" work in th.'is cas,e, h:ad'b!e,en. dione by tih,e ral?' way ?compta,ny a;t "Liliel expense? C,ou.nicil, ali'd tIv a?t the t;m,e- i;t was ?c'o,ns,?die,re,d to be very cO' by the ;an,l,ta-ry? a,u,thior;?ty. Otii :Ir jo-sepih jon,es.' suggestion, ilt wa,s, ."he,, ic?ler,,k slhould fti??t'h,er c, -Pol' cided tha,t t -o,r,res with the railway company on the mia'titer. Bye-laws. It was resolved to execute bye-laws rdla'ti!ng ,t>O, b ."d'. '.rYl 111°1] nelw UII1. 'lngs, ne'w .stre'e!ts, nUlsan,ces., C01» :\J' [odlgi'ng-'houses, sl,aughte.r-lh,oiUses, and also rel' J'att:iüns :for daiÚes, 'cow'Slheds', elt'c., pravils!i.on'a.1 j approve-d by the Local Government Board. Extraordinary Traffic at Liarnefydd. of A le,tter was read, from the, wa?te,r en,?,?n-ce'r 11 a,' the Rhyl Dis,t,p?,et -CoLitn:c,?l w"bh irefere:n,Ce 'o clai?n by -tOa?s,,Coanci-1 again4t the Rhyl C'Otl.ll for dama,?es to !a road' ;iir Llan,n?ejfydd, in corl se, T",OIT quenlc,e? of ehe extra,ord?'!nary traffic !in ic?o,nn,e'C',? witlh Uh-e!co,n!s,truicti,oii of,tihe now a-eservoi-r fo,r Rb,ya Water War.,k,3. I?t., a,p,-pear,-td thia-t Clo,u,ii,c?ll, tbroug.i, a,ccrmm?ttee iiii,,co,nf,e,rie,n,6e r,eprese,n!ta?t!:ve-s of t?he, Rhyil Couinclii], o,ffe,.red 't'o 0 atoce-p?, Z66, but 'tihe R' yl pe!o?pl?e wcu,'Id laoit' 9 b,eyon,d, Z63. The C?le,rk explained ithait the ori,,i,n-al was ovet a Z?ioo. '?\lr juse-p'h? jo,neis Itho!u-Ilvt ?t(h!ey-bad? a,?t,e-d .1lev 1.1b,vaTd?y 'in. the miatiter, a,,qd pro:p'osed! tih,?it -C adh,e-re to the,r -re-solu,.tio,n ndt to a?ace,-P't, tb?,in ,r66. Th;.s was s-eco-,ide?d, an?d carried. Overcrowding at Ltanddulas, NO SO'LUTIO'N. i In co,nseque,nce of lohe ovier?croiwci-n?, i ri Ll 0d- ddula?s, the? C!oun,cil decid-ed, to a!p,-)r?oac'h? lall 4 ow.rieu-s and quarry p,r-oprle!t,o.us? in tihie n?e-i-gfh?bOt"f' hood w?i?t'h ja view o,f a:sice-rt,al,nin-,ilf th-ey i,ilit,ellded to er?ec(L workmetn's- diwol?lint,,s. A tre,P,IY all read at -the 1-a?s?t mtee,t ng from 'leis. r.s Ra),,ri,e.5 Co., i,htimat;in.t?hat t was n!oit th,ei-ir infE?e,nit?.c" 11 'rneet- buil,d. Fu,?ther rep-,I-'iels, wore reiad a-t this, 10,t -Mr 'Wynne, (7,,a!vt,i,ewin,, v,,rcit?e th,,ilt rfi,e Xa?s' d;i.s.p,ose,d at pilezsenit to build hlms-:e,lf, e,nd riot plan,-?a?e,d ou-t any land for sale. I-le uialde ,sto,od? itihat severall co;tltageis, wfir-e b"ei,,g I'lltilt'. ?f", Old! ?Colwyn, t,,Iia)t would absib,fb ith?e) 0", population of Llanddulas. /-Air jos?eph jnine,s remarked t'hia,t -it s,oaia,bl,e for men. workin?,- in Llanddu;l,as to, to Old C,ol?wy,n,. ,Ir livgl's, a-en,tko t,,he,C,o?ii?n-teisis of Duin.d,oll? ist,'a,t;d lbait,h?e,r lady§hi:.p, did no(t c,w.n. any s'Jbt'?, ,tes,,f,or wori?:iigrri?eni's, dwe-Ilin,,s isn, T,r2an,dl :U' zll It was true sihel owned some Mouse Piro there, buit none of Ian undesirable class.. The Llandd-ulas Quarry Company also 11 m,,tited It'?hat? Vhe3, did .rycit p,rop,ois,e, t?o b,lliaid- '?\,Iess!rs Knee,sihaw Lupton, L;i,mittedl 'P,Oiil"tio out it4haic their works w-,re oultis,d-e ?tib,e-? p?ar?-sh- tihe*l,r,own pa?l.?ht!h;ey 'hiad, a. number of b'o"?5e''jlo T'ih. 'C'-airr-?i.a,i-i ite?ma-rke,,I, tl-iia?t -t?liey we're, nearer a solu,tio,n than before. j3tit T)I-ile Cle?k ?a-l-r?e,ed itlh,ait tlh,ey weire n?dt. the people -?,vbo had ble,en, co;rrvm,,uni;ca,t?ed Iva't' wouild h(a,vie, no. -rouncl, o,f -com,pilaiin-t ,,Iliate? Z, 'I iley aclti,?on th,e, C,ounc!ll niow de?c;.dc-,d u?pon?. could not say, thsall,they had niolt had notice. aJ1. The New Road from Llanfair to LlansalOfio. M Of A lettter was read from the Parish Couffic- Llansannan disapproving of tlhe route 'a'^ol?'3d by thlis Council .for the deviation, of the 1 from1 Llaniflair Wo Llansannan.. eS, |0,n, ,'the proppsHtion, of Mr Morris J0^ seconded by Mr Jolhsn Evans, it was resolved j tlhl-- two survej^ors should visit tlhe pla-ce, 8 prepare a pillan of route "No. 3." .| Claim Against the Council. .Air 0. Bi-ed.d,yi-i Lloyd, Tynyffr:t wro,te, c all i,nf,? 41, t?he value oif a sheep Ile to ,I?,ila-ed 'by fall,:n?', init?o a hole, d,ug It a -t:iclns o'?' la:le -Air Beill, s,u,rveyo,, r o c,il, in, c-ann?eleft'oi er I -i, wi;?h tthe priop,o? sed PIV. ?'he C!ha::Tmar,, said ;fh?a;t ith,exe w?as no evi b,c 'how 't"e s'ii,ee-p, ?cam,e b,v -iits de?,a?,,bl 'moved -tb,at the c,la!im. be d,isire(,Aard,ed e:Vclo?,ae' e? This -wla,s, s,elcon?de,d, an-d unan;i?.,n,ousl3l' to, i

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