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BARMOUTH COUNCIL. I

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BARMOUTH COUNCIL. I SPECIAL MEETING. I Local Government Board and Cellfechan Farm. RESULT OF THE ENQUIRY. I Llanaber Road Improvement. I A special meeting of the above Council was held on Monday afternoon. Pre- bent :-Mr Rbys Jones, J.P. (chair- man), Mr J. Pryce Jones (vice-chair- man), Dr. J. Pugh Jones, Messrs. John Morgan, R. G. Moore, William Owen, Henry Freeman and Robert Lloyd Williams with Messrs. R. Llewelyn Owen (deputy clerk) and T. R. Parry (surveyor). CELLFECHAN FARM. I The Deputy Clerk reported that the Local Government Board bad agreed to sanction the purchase of this farm for purposes of public walks and pleasure grounds at the price of £ 2,800. This sum bad been divided by the Board as follows:— £ 1,730 for the purchase of the land repayable in 60 years R270 for the purchase of the Ffridd repayable in 10 years C300 for the purchase of the Buildings repayable in C25 years. The Chairman—That is quite satis- factory. Mr John Morgan—Why 'don't they give us the same period for repaying all the monies. Mr William Owen-The Ffridd is out- side our district. The Chairman—What is the next step to take ? The Deputy Clerk—Will the Council give instructions for the purchase to be completed and for the loans to be nego- tiated ? Dr. J. Pugh Jones—What rate of in- terest did Mrs Williams ask if she al- lowed £ 2,000 to remain on mortage ? The Chairman-31- per cent. Several members expressed the view that as a long period had been granted for repayment it would be cheaper to effect mortgages fcr the periods granted by the sanctions rather than take an advance of C2,000 from the owner and have to repay that in ten years. Mr Henry Freeman-Can we get the money in the market at 3t per cent. now ? The Deputy Clerk-No. The Treasury has recently decided to charge 4 per cent. on loans not exceeding 30 years and 41 per cent. on loans not exceeding 50 years. Mr J. Pryce Jones-The Clerk will include Mrs Williams amongst those of whom be will be making enquiries as to the money. It was then resolved to' leave the matter in the hands of the Clerk to deal with. THE LLANABER ROAD IMPROVE. MENT SCHEME. < 1 The Deputy Clerk reported that a letter had been sent to Mr W. W. Greener asking him to meet the Council to discuss the above matter, and a letter had been received stating that represen- tative of Mr Greener would meet the Council on Monday, and therefore the meeting bad been called for that after- noon. Mr Greener was represented at the meeting by Mr Leonard H. Collier and Mr Round, solicitor. The Chairman said he was pleased to see Mr Greener's representatives pre- sent, and he trusted that they would be able to get the scheme through success- fully. If the scheme was not proceeded with, the money would be taken away from the town. The Deputy Clerk then read Mr Greener's letter on the proposed im- provement, in which be stated that he should be compelled upon giving up the I land for widening to make a condition that a footpath of a minimun width of i three feet should be formed on one side or the other of the road and proppdy curbed so far as this scheme extended, and that the surface of the l'oad- Lbe whole way-would be properly made and finished with tarmacadam or as an alternative tar sprayed, such work to be carried out immediately the widening was completed and subsequently that) it should be kept properly cleaned and watered. In order to facilitate the matter and to assist in bringing it to a successful issue, he suggested that the Surveyor should prepare a plan showing the improvement lines to which he should be willing to agree, his costs in the matter being charged to the scheme. A letter was read ftom Mrs Parker Smith stating that she was instructed by the Trustees to say that they were not willing to give any land until the road bad been made of the proposed with from Barmoutb Station to Ty'r- graig. The Chairman—That is monstrous. Mr Round said Mr Greener was quite willing to give the land if the Council could see its way clear to carry out the conditions as stated above. He under- stood that Mr Greener bad written to those interested in this improvement, and he would do his best to bring his family into line respecting the portion of their land which was effected by the proposal. Mr Henry Freeman enquired who were the landowners who bad already given land free for the proposed im- provements of widening the roads. The Surveyor said the Council had al- ready had the consent of Mrs Bayliss, Mr Francis Morris and Mr Robert Lloyd Williams. In reply to Mr Robert Lloyd Wil- liams, the Surveyor said there was no- thing provided in the scheme towards the construction of parapets, but he thought that same could be carried out the same time as the widening of the roads. In reply to Mr J. Pryce Jones, Mr Collier said that the plans which he pro- posed to carry out would include the parapets, and he did not think that his estimate would exceed the estimate al- ready made by the Council's Surveyor, it might be less, but not more. In reply to Mr R. G. Moore, Mr Collier said that his charges for preparing the plans of the proposed improvement would not exceed twenty guineas to the Council. Mr Henry Freeman said whatever pay- ment the Council would have to give to Mr Collier it would have to come out of the rates, as the amount would not come out of the grants received. The Council then discussed the various points at some length, and it was understood that the parapets would be constructed if the Council bad power to construct, and that the Council intended in the near future to tar macadamize or tar spray the road in question. Mr Collier informed the meeting that Mr Greener would like the Council to take into consideration of extending the gas main as far as Plas Llwyd and also to have a speed limit for motor cars along the Llanaber Road. I HENDREMYNACH PATH. Mr William Owen drew attention to the fact that he understood that the footpath leading from Graigfawr to the Beach was to be let open for the public .during the summer months, which bad not been the case during the previous summer. He had understood that Mr Greener had promised to let the foot- path open during the summer months. Mr Round said he would bring the matter to the notice of Mr Greener.

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