The Llanelly Mercury and South Wales Advertiser

BOROUGH COUNCIL. A special meeting of the Urban District. Council was held on Thursday night, when there were present Messrs. E. T. Jones (chair- I man), William Roberts, John Smith, Nathan Chiffiths, Joseph Roberts, D..1 anies Davies, J. Walter Thomas, E. Willis Jones, 1). R. Jones, J. Sim left, H.D. Rees, the Clerk (Mr. H. W. Spowart) and the Surveyor (Mr Geo. W.atfeeys)' The Clerk reported the receipt of the fol- lowing tenders in respect of the annual con- I ,trads Curbstones and Water-tables.— Messrs: Jas. Jenkins, James Street; A. Robinson, Newport; T. P. Jones, George Mercer. Broken Limestone. — Messrs. The Lime Firms, Limited. Timber.—Messrs. William Davies and Co.; Messrs. Benjamin Howell, and Co.; Messrs. Brown, Thomas, and. John; Mr. T. P. Jones. Lime and Cement.—Messrs. B. Howell and Co.; M.ess'rs. John Brown and Co., Somerset; Mr. George Mercer: Messrs. Brown, Thomas, and .]u11n; Mr. T. P. Jones. Coal.—Messrs. Williams and Co.. Caebad Coalyard; Messrs Henry John and Co., James Street. Castings.-MessTs. Frederick Bird and Co., London; Messrs. A. Hughes and Sons.. Stanley Foundry; Messrs. Thomas and Clement; Messrs. Needham and Sons. Stockport. Bricks.—Messrs. The Machynis Brick Co. Earthenware Pipes.—Mr. George Mercer, Messrs. Brown. Thomas, and John. Ironmongery. —Messrs. The Lianelly Glazing and Paperhanging Company, Mr. T. P. Jones, Messrs. Mills. English, and Co.. Mr. Henrv Wilkins, Mr. F. Bentley. Printing.—Messrs. The Llanelly Mercury Printing' Co.. Ltd.; M r. T. D. Lcmis. It was decided to ask the Clerk and Surveyor to report. ELECTRIC LIGHT. I The Clerk reported the receipt of a letter from the Lianelly and District EJeeirie Light and Traction Companw, giving notice that within a period of, nine months from March 31st they would be prepared to supply elec- tricityfor p n bli c lighting and for street supply under the terms of the agreement with the Council. The Clerk explained that under the terms of the Council's contract with the Llanelly Gaslight Company, they had to give, two quarters' notice, hut he did not recom- mend that not ice should be given at that stage!. Mr. ,1. Walter Thomas: What about the traction ? The Clerk replied that the company were under no liability to the Counc,il so far as traction was concerned, but they would have traction side by side with the .•electric light- ing, otherwise it would not pay.

HARBOUR LIGHTS. -_I'l1o_- <J — There is ,i,ot, lif(? in the coal trKde, nor will beunri] ¡he (J1:cstions in dispute have been settled. — o— It is sincerely to be lwpecl that this will be accomplished before the end of the mouth, in spite of the unpromising break in negotia- rious at Cardiff on Saturday last. -0- Granted u, settlement, there is every pro- mise of an increase of trade, at the North Dock. The Superintendent called attention, at Monday's meeting to the fact That tlwn; bad been an increase in the previous five mouths of 12,000 tons of imports, and 20.000 tons of exports. He also read a letter from Mr. Bohemia, the new Trustee, in which lie stated that he bad secured a large additional amount of coal for shipment, at Lianelly. This is with things as they are, in regard to depth of water, but once the deepening of the channel is accomplished, the increase, would be upon an altogether higher scale, and not subject to existing flue!nations, for if would mean the coming of regular traders. I' As far ;;s all preparations can go, llie Trus- lees have done their bast, and they are now only awaiting the settlement with the B-mk which will give them the money necessary to I carry out the scheme of harbour improve- ment. Mr. is about trying a new ide:: for Lianelly in buoying and lighting. Having secured, ata very favourable price, one of the lite boats of the ''Lucunia" now being broken up in Swansea, he intends placing a, gas tank in her, and so making her a liglJt vessel, which .can be shifted if necessary far more economically and easily than the largo iron gas buoys otherwise in use.

I The King's Plovers' Eggs. I It is a, striking sign of the mildness of the late winter and early spring thar plovers' eggs I should have been sent up to the King from Salisbury as early in the year as March 8th. It is (quite an abnormal, date. Even so, they were too late to reach His Majesty before his I departure for Biarritz. In olden days the tenure on which the Bass Rock used to he held was that the occupier should send an- nua.lly a dozen gannets' eggs to the Crown. The, gannet's egg has the strong flavour of all .sea-birds' eggs, and perhaps the Crown was a little, puzzled what to do with this perquisite; but. In olden days, when, they Used to look on I a stuffed heron as a regal delicacy, they may have had the palatcl; whieh found the gaD- net's egg agreeable. There is no doubt, that tastes change. One of the dishes which our ancestors used to prize, but which we seldom see on tables now, is roast peacock. We make a mistake in not appreciating this gallant bird more. The young peacock is excellent,, eating. It is said, that many rooks'eggs are .sold under the name of plovers' eggs, .but the J' white of the rooks' egg has not the same transparency, nor is the flavour nearly as I good.—Country Life."

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I Scenes at the County Council. I ()- I Another Attack on Lianelly. [ MR. JOHN JOHN'S CONDEMNATION. .1.\ f 1.'1 u 1 L .J" -liU_.l..l. ¡ There was a lively discussion at a meeting of the Carmarthenshire Couuty Council last week. Mr. Thomas Jones, Lianelly, reviewed the I work, of the year before retiring from the chair, and said he was delighted with Tues- i day's speech by Lord RoselJeryin regard to I the reformation of the Hons of Lords, to which representatives of the county councils should be elected (hear, hear, and laughter). He pro- posed the election of the retiring Vice-chair- man (Mr. John Johns, Paiceithyu, Lhtn- stephan) as chairman for the next twelve months. Mr. David E vans, Manordaf, seconded the I proposal, which was carried unanimously. THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. j Mr.. John Johns, in assuming the chair, startled the Council with some statements which he made in a. lengthy address. He dealt with defects in the Small Holdings Act, and said the fixing of the rent should be mads in open court by an arbitrator or some tribunal appointed hy the Government. When he stated that a. large parish in the Lianelly Rural District put the contribution on the demand note of 5id, more than it actually was there were loud cries of "Oh!" Was that not (the Chairman added) a. false and fraudulent statement? Mi-. W. B. Jones, Lianelly: Yes. The Chairman said he was surprised that members of the County Council from that particular division had tacitly admitted the I correctness of that statement by acquiescing without a murmur. Mr. W. David Lianelly. entered his protest j against. the remarks of the Chairman. Mr. W. B. Jones: You asked if vmrr state- ¡ ment was false, and I said "Yes" 0atighter ) Then followed disorder, during wti i r-h the Chairman held up his hand and asked to he allowed to proceed. Lieutenant-general Sir J ames Hills-Johnes. V.C., G.C.B.. urged fl)e, to give his lecture on the day thev commenced business. Such conduct was a disgrace, and he would stand it no longer. (Sir James then left the room.) Professor Jones: I would advise you. Mr. Chairman, to write a book 011 the question. M'r. W. B. Jones: If you. decide to do I shall he pleased to print it for you. The Chairman said he would come to an end. He, however proceeded to refer again to Lianelly, and. was faced by Mr. David, who told him to leave Lianelly alone, and to give notice of the charges which he was evidently prepared to make, so that the Lianelly repre- sentatives could be prepaid with answers. The Chairman: You will, find that what I say is absolutely correct if you will, look at your books. Mr. David: I should be obliged if you. would, give notice. A BRAVE CHALLENGE. ¡! i chairman: invent argue with yon., will argue with you outside. = Mr." D. C; Parry, Lianelly. interposed, hut his remarks were drowned by disturbing? sounds. Mr. W. B. Jones: Will von take us one bvj one outside, or the whole lot- together (laughter). The Chairman: I will, take the whole lot together (great laughter). The Chairman went on to hope that the educational differences between the Council and Lianelly would, soon be set tied It was contenJed that they had been. The Chairman dissented, when stating that the chief qualification of a teacher was often looked upon with denominational bigotry there was much disorder, during which the Be v. A. Fuller Mills said matters of serious I controversy were being entered into, which demanded a. reply. The Chairman said he would leave out ihe ¡ educational matter, and went on to comment adversely on the Standing Joint Committee. There was further disorder, and another in- terposition by Mr. Mills as to serious inuendoes. The Chairman claimed his right, and de- scribed the Standing Joint Conmvitle as anomalv. Mr. W. B. Jones: Whv do you sit upon if, then? Whv not give it, tip? The Chairman: I see 1 better conclude by proposing a vote of thanks to the leiiiing chairman.

I Water for Rural Area. I APPLICATION FnJ= r), vnn, WORKS. At a meeting of the Waterworks Com.mitt.po of the Urban District Council on Thursdav night, Mr j). James Davies presiding, the Sur- veyor reported that with reference to the ap- plication of the St. David's Tinplate Works tor a. supply o] water for trade purposes, the company required a million gallons of water per week, and to make the necessary provision for an unliltered supply in the area a nine inch main should be laid from the 244nch main, at the back of the World- ouse, at a of £ 3,818 15s. He would not recoinit tend that this expenditure, be made at p<ent, Ix-'cause if the Rural District Council obtained power to purchase the mains in the extended, area, the pipes betw< 11 the Urban. District and the east, boundary ot the limits in one of the "Acts would not be required for many years. If a, 9-.inch n.ea>- the bridge ov.r the (treat Western "Rail way at .Byroa, and laid to the Ysp.itty Works, it- would meet the case. The, cost of this ex- tension he 5s. The consent, of the Rural District Council, would, have to beohtaincd before this connection could he made. If the company took a. million gallons of water per week, the additional revenue ob- tained by the Urban Council would he p589 6s. per annum upon the present tariff. An undertaking sliould be given by the company to pay 10 per cent, per annum for three years upon the estimated cost of the works neces- sary, which would be equal to £ 400 per annum and they should also undertake not to draw off at a rate which would interfere with )he domestic supply ;-i3f-e?rfor(, ilie hendy district. I The Clerk (Mr. H. W. Spowan) explained ¡ that he had written to the Rural Council ap- plying for the necessary consent. The Chairman said Mr. Morgan informed him that the company would be in a quandary I if they did not get the water supply in a I month's time, and a portion of the works would have to be stopped. The Surveyor submitted quotations for pipes for the snggested Yspitty extension, and re- commended that Messrs. Stanton's quotation be accepted. it was decided to adupt the Surveyor's re- commendation, and, to re corn mend the Urban Council to proceed with the scheme, subject to the consent of the Rural Council. At a special meeting of the Urban District Council, -which followed, the recommendation was adopted.

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WASTE OF WATER. <OUXCIL'8. APPEAL TO (OXSVMEHS. At a. meeting ol the Waterworks Cotrunittec of rhe Urban District Council, on Thursday exeuing', Mr. D. Ja-uies Davies presiding, the Surveyor (Mr. George Watkeys) again called alitntioii -to the quantity of water wasted bv the general public. In the December quarter the unnietered supply was equal to 48 gallons per head per day. The public did not realise that it was quite as necessary to avoid waste of w ater in the winter months as in the SUlII- nter months. He recommended that printed circulars I)e sent out warning the public against waste of water, and that proceedings be taken against offenders. The Chairman: Has the consumption rgrope 11p1 The Surveyor: Yes, from 42 gallons to 48 gallons per head per day. The Chairman: I may say that I have spoken to some ratepayers, who think weare spending money needlessly in i';lJIploying S') many water inspectors, especially in winter. I told them how important it was to get the consumption of water reduced, owing "to the cost, of liltration. We must, get the consump- tion be low 40 gallons per head, otherwise the nitration will, be a very serious expense to the 1 own. It was decided to recommend the Council to carry uut the Surveyor's suggestion. At the special meeting of the Urban Council t which followed the recommendation was con- sidered. Mr. J. Walter Thomas: I Ihoitidit we had { •tour water inspectors. Mr. D. J. Davies: Yes, and I would remind you that thceonslllllption was up to 30 gallons per head per day. It was mentioned at ihe Committee meeting that, there was some talk in the town against employing four water in- i spectors, as there was no necessity for it, but the policy of the Council has been, since v. c definitely decided to go in for a filtration scheme, to .educate the people on the impor- tance of reducing the consumption of water to something like the rate par head that pre- vailed in the country. When the inspectors were put on the eonsumpiion was 80 gallons per head, and by attending to the pipes •• water mains, together with the prevention of leakages in taps1, tins ligure was considerably reduced. During last three four the volume of water coming down the Lliedi. thought there was no necessity <>i" reducing (the consumption, except in summer months. We may be called upon TO supply places Like Pwl], who will, no doubt, have a water famine if they have a dry summer, because they were j short of water la,st year. Unless we 'an re- duee the consumption when filtration eomes. it will mean having to place down another filter bed. Mr. Nathan Griffiths enquired whether the Committee were, sere that the increased con- sumption was due i.o waste by the inhabi- tants.^ When they inquired, into the matter j they found it was due to leakages in the pipes, j Mr. Davies: If Mr. Griffiths looks at the re- Dorts of the inspectors in regard to the nnm- her of defective pipes and taps, he will a^ree | that the increase is mostly due to this. Of course, there have been some small leakages in the mains. The Surveyor: We reduced the ■.quantity fvorrs 80 gallons to 28 gallons per head per dav in the Lakefield district at one tiule. and T think wë shuuld see that the waste on the surface is stopped immediately, rather than spend a Jot of money in searching for leakages under- neath. The idea is to reduce the oonsump- Tion to 30 gallons per head per day. Mr Griffiths said they h id to remember {hat | in an industrial town like Lianelly it was natural that a. larger quantify of water should be used than in other places. Mr. /Joseoh Roberts said the custom iu the town was for ihe landlords to repair anv leak- ages. Mr. Griffiths thought the bye-laws' should be altered, so that, landlords, and not the tenants, should he responsible for any repairs necessary, provided the damage had not bcei: wilfully done Mr. D. R. Jones said he had something to do Villi the management of certain prone.-rv, and recently paid £6 or k,7 for repairing water pines. Soon afterwards he received fif teen notices- Mr J. Walter Thomas: From the Snrvev vr? Mr. D B.Tones: No, from the tenants who had been called upon to attend to leakages. A lut is caused through wilful neglect, and I think that if the tenants had to pay for the repairs they would be more careful. After further discussion it was decided to adopt the Surveyor's recojmnendauon.

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS. —— The fortnightly meeting of the Board oi Guardians was held on Thursday. Mr. R. C. -le,i-ikii)s presiding. The^x; were also present Revs. Trevor Jones, David Davies, D..lonjes. W. C. Jenkins, and V. Geler Owen," Messrs \V' Y. ovill, Morgan Thom;is, Thomas Jones (Gowerton), Thus..Tones (Lianelly). 1. Lloyd, W. Ptigil, }).-i!lie] Davies, W. Llewellyn. Joseph Harry, W. H. Jones, Morley Joseph, and John I 'a '• i-s, toget her w ith the Clerk (Mr. IJ. C. Edwards) and the other oiffcials. Mr. Nevill. asked the Chairman whether could submh a report on the Poor Law Con- ference held in London, at wJiicb he attended as a representative of the Board. The Chairman replied that he had mislaid his notes, and would submit a, report to the next, meeting. Mr Thomas Jones: I am not quite sufe that" we will all be here (laughter). A discussion took place with;; respect to a sum of £18 paid by an insurance company on the death of a pauper, and which was being claimed by the deceased's nephew. The Board were of opinion that they. haying -granted re- lief to the deceased prior to his death, were entitled to the money. The Officer said the deceased had b i i" receipt of relief from 190J up tu the t- ;;■ f his death. He was also in receipt of .• >' pen- twenty-one years in the Army, and 5s. week from two clubs. Mr. Pugh said the nephew was justified >a asking for consideration, because he had i.) pay a woman for attending to the The Clerk: We never heard arfrthin.t, ..h.jnt attendance until to-day. Mr. J aines Nash said the deceased uncle, and during the time that he Of- Nasi. j w ,t- at the Cleveland Hotel he sent dinner to the de-ceased daily. In addition, h £ paid the club money on behalf of the deco.od. A gravestone was ordered by the dccea.ed prior i to his death, a: a cost of addition to the funeral expenses, would have to be pal dout of the club money. Mr. W. B. Jones pointed out that the ut SUIlIG of the clubs pro\ided that if a nitfm ber died intestate, the trustees had the power to bury and purchase a burial stone. In this ease the deceased made the necessar: provi- Mr. 'Pug!): The rule i? ovt-rdarpiug the law i regarding the Guardians. The. Board, having heard all ihe- f jcts. chines.5 to the conclusion that they were nor entiI tled to any of the money. The Clerk reported that a woman frotn Fclinfoel, who had abandoned e.er cliiljlren. i had now taken them out of the Workhouse. The visitors for the fortnight, are Messrs: 1. Lioyd and Morgan Thomas. The architect wrote asking the Board io pay the balance due to the contractor for building the boundary wad. and pointed out, tl'a,t till- contractor desired the Board to pay a sum of £ 6 which he was1 liable to pay for tlw use of the adjoining field. Although not included in the contractor's tender, be believed lie was morally entitled to the amount, ihe work bad he-en thoroughly done, and, if any- thing. better than the speciifcation. Mr Pugli said it was an extra\agaui demand for the owner of the field to ask for £ 6. The Clerk: Under the contract, the contrac- tor is Jiablo to pay the money. j llev. David Davies said that such, claims j were only made against public- bodies. Mr. W. B. Jones proposed that tbcy pay ?tiatt))ey?'ereJe?aUyhaMefur. ? Mr. Thomas Jones seconded, and the moiion aii?i tli(, i-,io" The Clerk explained that the appointment, i of a medical off jeer had been deferred for the D" resent. Mr. W. B. J ones in moving the confirmation of the minutes of the House Committee, said it would be advisablp that they should tem- porarily engage a. man to supervise the setting of the garden. The Master said* thev did not have a qualified enough in the House. It, would he i remunerative to the Board if the work were properly done. The minutes were subsequently confirmed. The Master's report, showed that there were 295 inmates in the Honse during the last fort. night, as compared with 291 for the c-orres- ponding period of last. rear. The. number of vagrants relieved was 455, as against 520 for the same period last year. Mr. Harrv proposed that the best thanks of ihe Board he given to Mr. and M)'?. Nevill for j their kindness in continuing to give their an- nual treat to the inmates. i The Chairman seconded, and expressed the hope that the generoslry d Mr. and Mrs. Nevill would be continue.] for many years agnin. The motion was o.-innu- j 1

ARE THE: GlmRnfANS > "c EXTRAVAGANT ? T-— e  "?-OME RE?ELATKaN ENFBe'TED. I I 1, I. The ratepayers 'of Ward i. held a.meeting at Tabemaeic Vestry on Friday night "fbr the purpose, of forming a Ratepayer ^Association. Mr. William 'DavidJ.P.. who presided, ex- pressed his approval of the formation of an Association, which, lie said. would he a source of satisfaction to the ratepayers dsia the mem- > 1)ei's of the public authorities. It should also && ? be ropresentatiye of ,ev(^ii'la.ss of ratepayer in the luwn. ami a -which w'^jujd have some. samblance of lesponsihility, and oalled to- gether to consider ;my burning question, su<:?) as they had trottbifesr them' :? the present. tIlev 1,,att I roll tl)"tl! I" ZLT ?;C ""I -r :'1 ¡ .(\ t, ('ouncillor !]Lam R'),)(n In:ol\ ,sed, that the ratepaye?s ?i'.W??)''I. a.<-r)t?? ?- tbe proposal t^fornt a ?E-atc??eTs' '??&oc!a,tion. For .souj?tiiii.e'past?s?S <?'ther? '?d been agIta.UBg,fM?H? ?,i?assoynu?u,?",?t their efforts j^ad pro ved av^l. tb-e Asst). i ciatiou only brought about-a certain amount of beiicfi; enlarging tlt^r viewsf and' deepening Their sympathy, it would-he of a practical and hi sting credit to the town-. Mcnne of the mem- h?.rs?fihct'ouhdI'Ycryfj?uf'ntly stated that. 1 he\ had 1 em retiir ',p j'epi'es?i? a parti- cular ward, 1 i^rticular class o( DpopIc, or particular joieiebts.. Personally, lie did not- bebe\ e siicJi a. spn it wa^ desira On-, m the uffaii's of 1 ne t:?vn ct £ pl&us< h5 H p <. erred fie ol.t sY-steu^ of p??:U<' rt^i sin 1 >11, mak- '.? '??..??'?'?' staifa & t?'jnest'' f fjT "fh« ?noh' '? the ratepayers. and t h, tM'?ife- ••-n'. v, ards fas Igit. u* *pijUpately, il u is' illegali fospthen-i o Z akva;f<*& danger .Bjemberj w phT agni liem- splwes 1,00 much t-(> -their narricu^r wards, fhh mo,ii\eT'Daritf|> the ee ws*, had it siauid that one w 11 i a* paying Than oh(--th;ird I t the conditions iJ'"Ùlt _y.'?i ?''{''re an .:ltj?lination L, tl\(\ ,U\\ 11. "4 1 • Mr. Roherts," ('¿nnjnnÎ1I:li!I -?? a.ccusa- rjuHs had freq<utijt]\ m wje that fepres?n- ?Yes of o'ùer \'?i?-; .?e,th?..r<?:?ntatives of a.Mj? isi.ic-ratic ^avd .<Uf ^s s 1 0 on. yf _{(,)iZl:] '.j{ \¡Ú}; :lto' :y::J w?-Rild ? t??? ia..Igtiw*-tlie )f th? town. ns a:SF?!&,t?nd,,??ibty. T,h{'y wou'd HOT. be so maUae? ? tj'y.aud confine the servitee#. TO one ward. Mr. i-f 'as-e-ie secon- ded, r' f, '¥ K-. i Mr.ftvan Ree«. in svopottbrg. said he was glad that the r^t^payers h-ad awakened ToO t heir responsibilities A*fe\v years a"ge) there was a strong Association ih^tlie town, and the mem tiers of the-public bodies were, called upon to toe -the ujaxk, and give, periodically, an ae- « countof thMr stewardship. They wanted an Associy ation not only.to look after their rejjre- sentatives on the Urban Council, hut also on. the Board of Guardians, about whom he would have something to say very soon. It had been stated that the members were extrava- gant tii-i live Urban District Council, but, it was mere child's play compared with the extrava- gance of the Board of Guardians. If the rate- payers only knavi- of the extravagance of that. body he was positive that that l'oom would, not he large enough to hold the rat-erlayen of Ward 1. The rpsoJuu.m was unanimously carried. Mr. L. W. Adams was appointed secretary, and a. coui.mit.tee of twenty members was ap- pointed 10 co-operate with tlie other wards in th: fonnalion Qf the Association. Mr. hilversion asked whether it would. he 'admissible for him to move, a resolution pro- testing against the proposed honorarium 1U the Clerk and .Surveyor. The Chairman said* the motion had letter be withheld until, the ratepayers' meeting was.. called A resolution was subsequently carried urghrg', the Chairman of the Council to convene a ratepayers' meeting for Tuesday night. 11 ■ 1

PEMBREY ELECTION. QUESTION RAISED AT THE COUNTY MEETING. At the statutory meeting of the ■Carrnar- ilieiishire County Council, 011 Wednesday of i last week, reference was made to the tie in Pembrey North Division at the recent County Council election. It was stated that, tlie Local Covernnient Board, on being appealed, TO, had pointed out that the candidates had ihe power to petition, and, failing this, another election | would follow-