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Llandovery .Gossip. I [By CIW BOWDDWR. I I The municipal election took place on Saturday, November 1st. Milk sold in the borough was advanced to 9d. on Sunday, the 2nd inet. Significant, isn't it? Congratulations to the successful candi- dates, and my sympathy to the defeated. Try again. II travelled up from Ammanford to the public meeting oa Friday night to watch ?over the interest of the demobbed, and to extract from the candidates such promiaas as ] could in support of their welfare. I am pleased to think, boys, that my mission was not altogether in vain. When jobs crop up in the future in which the Council is con- cerned, I think that the discharged sailor or soldier who is a candidate will have a look ia. The Bit-Badge men should take a leaf from the notebooks of the farmers, who by peaceful penetration are endeavouring to get their interests served on all public bodies in the land, from Parliament down to the smallest Parish Council. We must be up and doing. Labour secured conspicuous gains in the municipal elections on Saturday in South Wales. These were the first contests since 1913. In all, Labour gained from other parties no fewer than 26 seats, in addition to holding their own in most of the cases in which their own men were as the retiring members seeking re-election to their respec- tive Councils. In many places, Llanelly and Carmarthen, for instance, the Liberal and Conservative parties suffered heavily be fore the Labour sweep. At Kidwelly, Labour secured two of the seats, but I am very sorry to note that the two ex-Service men were at the bottom of the poll. Here the fanner who entered the lists was defeated. At Tenby, two out of the four seats were captured by ex-Service men. At Carmarthen, Labour won two seats, and an ex-Service men's candidate won a place. All things considered, the demobs." have not done so bad. At Llandovery, the ex-Servicemen were on this occasion not ready with a candidate, but they are promising big things in the future. Sitting members will have to look to their laurels. Mr. James Price, the farmer candidate, who headed the poll in the Ancient Borough, "claims descent from Vicar Prichard. He is related to the Prichards of VerdTe. The second on the poll is a Labour man—Mr. Daniel Lewis; Orchard Street. He was one of the retiring members. He undoubtedly won popularity by his fight for economy and the adoption of the cesspool system of | drainage, which, he contends, is peculiarly suited for the town on account of its gravel subsoil. Mr. Henry Havard, the third on the poll, is a very old member. He is a boot manu- facturer. Born and bred in the town, he has ai intense love for everything connected with it. As I have previously hinted in these columns, he might, had he wished, have filled the mayoral chair years ago. He is of a modest and retiring disposition, which, with age, accounts for his absence from the public meetings in connection with the election. The last on the list of successful candi- dates is Mr. D. J. Thomas, a farmer, resid- ing at Danyrallt. His humorous remarks at th- meetings probably gained for him many votes. Mr. D. Jones, Upton House, has my deep sympathy. On the eve of the poll, Mrs. Jones was taken seriously ill, and is so at the moment of writing. May she speedily recover. Mr. D. Edgar Jones, Water Street, was worthy of a better fate. He is a progressive young man with modern ideas. I repeat, Try again. I would tender the same advice to my sturdy friend, Mr. Ben Jackson. It is computed that within the next, say, five years it will be necessary to build about 70 new houses in the town. Assuming these will cost £750 each, an immense sum of money must be found. Where is it to come from? I somehow cannot swallow the Government promise that any expenditure beyond a penny rate will be provided by way of grants. No, I can't. Time will tell. What about wooden houses? These— good, comfortable houses, I am told—could be built at a cost of about JL250 each, and they would last a hundred years and more. Will the Town Council give the suggestion their consideration? It has been adopted down Mumbles way. Should it reach fruition, I fancy I can hear some of the new-comers singing joyfully I wouldn t leave little wooden hut for you. But seriously, the Council must go warily. Building houses fit for heroes whose earnings arc swallowed up by rates and taxes would breed more unrest than afulJ cupboard and residence in a semi-hovel. Residience in a mansion with an empty larder is not a very pretty picture to contemplate. The earnings of the majority of the inhabitants, I am told, don't exceed JL2 weekly. I repeat, where is the money to come from? No Government in the world can compel people to expend money which they don't possess. as for the great drainage scheme —i ihat is a dream erf the remote sweet

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Llandilo Board of Guardians. The monthly meeting of this body was held on Saturday last, when those present were: Mr. J. Richards, Chairman; Mr. Arthur Williams, Vice-chairman; Rev. John Morgans, Mrs. E. A. Roberts, Mr. W. Hopkin, MT. Dan Davies, Mr. W. Roberts (Clamant) Mr. Evan Davies, Mr. Henry Herbert, Mr. D. Davies, Mr. D. Glyn Jenkins, Mr. John Lewis, Mr. L. N. Powell, Mr. Roderick Evans, Mr. Thos. Rees, Mr. Dan Rees, Mr. J. Davies, Mr. Charles Price, Mr. D. Williams, Mr. J. Lewis, Mr. J. Bevan, Mr. R. Matthews, Mr.. W. Williams, Mr. D. Thomas, Mr. W. Stepheos, Mr. W. E. Richards, Mr. R. Thomas, THE HOUSE. I In his report, the Master stated that divine service had been held by' the Rev. G. Edmund Williams (Baptist), Mr. W. Lloyd Williams (assistant master in the County School), Mr. J. Thomas (Baptist), and Mr. W. E. Walters, Tygroes. The latter pre- sented the 22 crildren with Welsh Testa- ments. The number of inmates in the House was 71, against 63 in the corresponding period last year. The vagrants relieved num- bered 54, against 18 in the corresponding period last year. Mr. Evan Davies proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Walters for his gift of Testaments. Mr. W. Hopkin read the report of the House Committee. It recommended accept- ance of contracts for flannel from Mr. Edwards, Rhosmaen; and for ironmongery from Mrs. D. P. Davies, Mr. Harries, and Mr. T. M. Williams, respectively. Mr. Evan Davies said it seemed a lot of business for one person to get through. Mr. W. Hopkin explained that diphtheria was in the House, and several members of the Committee felt timid about attending the meeting, because they had children at home. Personally, he thought there would have been no meeting. Mr. Arthur Williams: How many form a quorum? The Clerk: Three. Mr. R. Thomas: One can make three. Mr. Evan Davies proppsed that the recom- mendation be null and void, as only one member was present. Mr. W. Hopkin said he was not present at the meeting. He made enquiri es of other members, who told him they would not be present. He himself felt timid because of it. Mrs. Roberts said that Mr. D. P. Davies had said that, having five children at home, b, would not risk attending there. She had one child, and they could not risk carrying the infection back with them. As the Committee also recommended an increase from £ 26 to 130 for the Children's Attendant, the Master said he was afraid, if they did away with that part of the reso- lution, they would lose her and she would transfer her services elsewhere. The Assis- tant Matron was at present ill. Mr. J. Bevan thought a vote of thanks ought to be given to Mr. John Davies, of Bettws, for going to the House, seeing that diphtheria prevailed there. Mr. John Davies said he was sorry that the first time he attended the meeting he found himself alone. He spoke in high praise of the state of the House. He was perfectly satisfied with everything. Personally, he thought the girl was justified in her appli- cation. Personally, he thought the salary rather low, taking into consideration what salaries were paid to-day. Mr. Evan Davies said he quite agreed that the salary should be considered, as she was having a rather low salary; but there was no need to adopt the other parts of the report. It was a serious thing to adopt the other parts of the report on the recommendation of committee of one. He passed no reflection on Mr. John Davies. It was not absolutely necessary to have held the meeting in the House. It could have been held in the Board Room. The Clerk stated that he had intimation of the o prhhena too late to cancel the meeting. Mr. J. Lewis: You could appoint a few more members from the outside. Mr. J. Bevan: I propose Mr. Lewis. It was decided to adopt the report in its entirety. I WITHOUT A COOK. The Master said he was without a Cook, and the officials were completely over- worked. They had only offered a salary of £ 30. Mr. Evan Davies: It is no good. Mr. Matthews: Suppose we infcrease the salary to £40. Mr. J. Bevan: I beg to second. Mrs. Roberts: I beg to support. The Master: They can get it elsewhere. The Chairman: I quite agree. Mr. Evan Davies: We mad e a great mis- take in not trying to keep the others. The Master: One promised to come in, but' as soon as she heard there was diphtheria in the House, she refused. RATES. The Clerk stated that in Apr:l last he was informed that the Tates for the current half-year would be Is. lid., and' he in- formed the Assistant Overseers of the fai.1-. Some of them-Mr. W. Thor/iss, 1a,TI(li; r* for one—made their rates out and guc them signed by the magistrates, but 'on the 20; .1, of October b- bAd from ^h° CoF- a pre- cept for a General Couuiy Rate at s. lid., Special Rate 8d. in the i, Elementary Edu- cation Rate Is. 3!d., and In.termeo -tit i -,te i Jd '.c k. 1. 3 ¡ J I ?d. in (he £ making a tot?! of 3<. !? I J tad oi ? U? As soon as he rcc?i??d l the 10ú, iie wrote to the Assistant Oy'?-- ;?ert, and fOThmateIynearly all of thm had I not co'qltd the rate, a ??d would., be ??ie to make them out at the revised amount. He ( had prepared precepts accordingly. It was agreed to sign the precepts. I Mr. Evan Davies thought there should be protest. The Chairman: It is only a t -vir.-Ing. Next year it will be double, at tin tiey are going on, and we should protect before e rates are made. Mr. Evan Davies: I don't know whether tt is a proper thing to do. I- There was no reply. INCREASES TO COLLECTORS. In connection with the increases to Collecton of Poor Rates, Mr. Rees Davies, Collector for Bettws, wrote pointing out that —and the Clerk confirmed the statement— had it not been that he had a big balance in hand, his collection for last year would have been considerably more, and therefore he would have been under the new arrangement entitled to a higher salary than the amount fixed. v A Member said he did not think it would I wise to re-open the case. The Clerk said he had not yet written to the Local Government Board with reference to the salaries. He understood that further appeals were to be made. Mr. W. Roberts (Gamant) said that they had spoken to the Bettws representatives that morning, and they suggested that the salary should be £80 instead of £ 70. The district was a very scattered one. Mr. J. Richards pointed out that the matter was one whch could not be dealt with without notice of motion, and it was decided that that should be done for the next meet- mg in the name of Mr. Glyn Jenkins. A PROTEST. The Clerk read a resolution passed at a meeting of ratepayers at Llanegwad protest- me against the increase of salary made to David Jones, the Collector for the parish, and recommending that the services of the Collector be dispensed with and the work done by the Overseers, who Were the per- sons responsible for the rates. The work had been efficiently done before by the Over- seers, and a great saving would be effected for the parish. The meeting of ratepayers further protested aganst the recommendation of the Parish Council being ignored by the Llandilo Board of Guardians, and drastic action was threatened if they continued to do eo. (Laughter). Mr. Evan Davies: What about the local members? Mr. W. E. Richards asked if they could revert to the old style and allow the Over- seers to do the collection? The Clerk did not think the Local Govern- ment Board would allow them to go back to the old system. It would be very unwise. Mr. Matthews: And you would have to recompense the present Collector. Invited to speak on the subject, Mr. W. E. Richards, a member for the parish, said he thought he had better not say anything. He was at the meeting of the Committee when the increase was granted, and the shells were aimed at him as much as anybody. At the meeting of the Committee. five weeks ago, he drew attention to the big jump from £28 to £ 50. The reply he had was that the man was underpaid, and that he would be paid in future on the same basis as the other Collectors in the Union. He sug- gested that they should reply to that effect. This was seconded and agreed to. Mr. W. Williams iaid that Mr. W. E. Richards opposed the motion on the ground that it was too great a jump, and it was pointed out then in reply that he ought to b: satisfied that he was paid on the same basis as the other Collectors. Mr. Arthur Williams: Mr. Richards wanted us to fix it at £ 40. It was not his fault that it was raised to £ 50. It was not hi* doing. Mr. Robt. Matthews: As the one who pro- posed the increase for Llanegwad 'Collector. I think it is only ,fair that I should say that Mr. Richards looked very hard and very angry at me when I did so. After all, the people of Lianegwad have a cause for com- plaint, but not in the Collector's salary. They had better search it but for themselves. CHILDREN IN POOR LAW INSTITUTIONS. A communication was read from the Ministry of Health, asking what arrangements were being made to comply with the pro- visions of the Act of 1913 with reference to children in Poor Law Institutions, and desiring that such provisions should now be carried out. The Clerk: That means that we are now requested to take the children out of the Workhouse to Bank. House. The cost of furnishing it and other items, he said, would be very heavy. Mr. Evan Davies: And only the other day tf-ey were talking of economy in Government Departments. The Clerk said that he was perfectly cer- tain the children could not be better looked after or healthier than they were in the House. Mr. W. Hopkin suggested that in replying they should make use of the remarks of Mr. Hugh Williams, Local Government Inspec- tor, who, when amongst them, said that if anybody was to be removed it should not be the children, but elderly people. He indi- cated that he had entirely changed his mind since the time 'he used to agitate for sending them to Cottage Homes. Couldn't they make use of that and refer these legal gentlemen to Mr. Williams for his opinion? They had every convenience, and a day school was close by. The Master said that if they went to Bank Z- i.use they would be jumping from the fryiftg pan into the fire. It was too small. ii iTvv.-r. i.eccnaed Mr. Hopkin. i he;. r?iT veie goii.g up by leaps and bounds. The County Rate alone was over 5s. in the £ Whilst the other day they iWi talking of economy in the Govemmen Departments, h- ..1. forcing them to enLark on an ,Yf.;n(J' which the Board onsidieTed quite t-r.c.- nnd quite uncalled- tor. I second U.t piop^v.iOTi said Mr. Davies, <■> c -1 that it be sont to The proper garter UCLO np<.r,>. boY a strong letter ? .aat >t is time for them to thio?! S somebody will have to pay." )M». w. v. lliamsi supported, suggesting 'that they should acd that ti" house they I intended ..rer.dy occupied, thnt the per- sons 'al,:tinll «. co'Ul{. ,O, find a he :»*, d I that under the circumstances they d iW turn then Further, that they J .¡" also point out the heavy cost of furnishing it. The Chairman: If every public body falls in with the instructions received from the Government far the next twelve months, we shall all be in the same position- A Member: As the Government-bankrupt. Mr. E. Davies: I think it is high time every public body should consider the posi- tion very seriously. Mr. J. Lewis said that in populous dis- tricts and congested areas these Homes were required, but in places situated as they were, the contrary was the case, and the incurring of such expense was unnecessary. The Clerk said he would write to the Authorities, asking them to consult their Inspector, and stating that he was thoroughly satisfied with the way the children were kept. Mr. W. Williams said there were in the House some children which the Board were not obliged to take in. He suggested that the House Committee, in consultation with the Master, should go into the question as to those they might possibly get the relatives to take out. It was time they took them out, not merely to relieve them of their burden, but of their responsibilities from the Govern- ment. They were taking care of the children of some widowers because they hadn t homes for them at the time, but by now they had had ample time to find homes. The Master mentioned the case of a sol- dier who had buried his wife, and was now in training as a cutter." He was pre- paring a home to take them, and he was going to start a business of his own. He one of the best fathers I have seen," added the Master. He is quite a Chris- tian, and has set an example to many. He comes very often to see them." It was decided that it be an instruction the House Committee to take into con- sideration by next meeting the cases of the children mentioned by Mr. Williams." I LLANSAWEL APPOINTMENT. The Clerk said that the only application he had received for the post of Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator for the North Llansawel District arrived after the last meeting had, been held. It was from Dr. J. Holme Orr, Queensborough. He stated that he had been in commumcahon with ivir. Griffiths, Glanarellt, and had provided his references to him. He (the Clerk) replied to the letter at once, stating that it had arrived too late for the meeting, bu that he would lay it before them that day, and that as he was the only applicant that very likely I he would be appointed, but he could give him no assurance of it. The doctor had since wired withdrawing his application. The house—Castle Green—was impossible. Mr. Evan Davies: Why is Castle Green impossible "? The Clerk: I can't tell you. Perhaps he i doesn't like the house. It is a very ni<- house, but there is no bathroom or anythinl. like that. Mr. James, Relieving Officer, said that thel doctor did not like the house. The Clerk said that in these (lays of' motor-cars, doctors go more than they used to into each other's districts and eat into the I practice. Mr. Evan Davies asked if it was not pos-I sible for the Guardians to put the house in ( order? The Clerk did not think the Guardians j q c3" so.

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