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GENE UAL PURP SES COMMITTEE. ) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER IGnr. Present—Mr ('"r.oallor (J-. Bradley, in the chair t I Alderman Oswe'.l Hury, Alderman John Williams Ctlllneil1"r,< Thomas Uowiand (Mayor), Walter .loncs, W. H. ,¡,i" ll'ciMi-d .loucs, T. Ingham, David Jones, F. Jones, Jknjamiu Owen, ami W. l'ieree Mr Til'una* lbu y, town clerk Mr J. W. M. Smith, ) borough sin veyor; Ilr n. Higgins, .sanitary in- i spector. MF.liI'AL OFFICER S RKl'ORT. Mr 16 omt-s rind IS females, making the rate 3!; per 1000 per annum, the upproxhuate cei.su^ the present date being ll.OSb tWeli'y t1 1;:d oecnrrc.l. making t'ie rate or mortality 21 per 1000. In the corresponding moatli last year the rate was twenty. He regretted to say tiuit scarlet fever was prevabnt in the town, and -,ii the <li-ease was "BC tho spread of v.-hieb could !)e controlled if not entirely die* Kcd by isolation. <!i-infection. other s-mitarj' rieasure- he would III.,st "e upon the Committee the ) necessity of coming to some terras with the different j medical men in tlie borough, so as to enable tlie j medical officer of health to have an early intimation; of the outbreak of any infection:; di,e?ts?, for it too | often happen-d tha* death had actually taken plac« I)fte!l 1!:11)11 tt"it-?11 11,Lll INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES RCTOKT. I '7 1 ■Mr !?. lll-^liis reputed that he 11:111 to r;tl! | sp!'i:i.'i attention to cases Ni). 11 and i2 in his re";ort I bonk, parties mentioned therein had failed to comply with the requirements of the notice. He wished ior instructions as to further pivcee tings. Certain c.isi-s of .-e.i.rlet fever had come to his know- ledge, .iid he had visited the several e?scs from time t?t!me, and used and supplied di?infect?)'?, and otherwise attended to the SIli 'Lr%- ie, lit-; of the Siiiee Iii-; last report, 14 biases had been supplied with water-closet accommodafc-ijn, ill lieu of common priv ies. In explanation of his report, Mr Hi??ins stated that N?. 11 case in his report boo": was a '.?tsauce on pro?rtv belonging to the Mayor. The Mayor said he situ ply leaded the property, and had nothing to d > with the removal of tp., nuisance. It w:t< ultimately decided to allow the matter to stand over. Tin- io.^ptetor further stated that N,>, 12 case was a nuisance in Aiic ck's Court, Mount-street, caused by there being no outlet for the sewage f,)H1 the 1:ou, tilt re. He laid received a letter from Mr I iavK1. out that twocast s ct" fever had recently occurred in Allcocb-s i Court, and the uai-ance was a "t,mding danger to the health of the neighbourhood. In reply to a (piestion, the Inspector sid hcdid not know who gave authority for the sewer outlet to be stopped uj). Mr Hugh Davies was surveyor v. hen the work was done. The present nuisance, however, would be a disgrace to any place in the kingdom. The Inspector was ultimately authorized to take the necessary steps to secure an abatement 0: the nuisance. THE LIGHTING <2nESTI0N" AST THE PUBLIC LAJ'I'.S. T A letter was read from Mr YV. tatokes, renybryn, asking the Town Clerk to draw the attention of the Lighting Committee to Mary Ann Square which required a new lamp put up, and also to the dangerous condition of the street paving. The Borough Surveyor said as far as the paving of the street was concerned that would be done in due course, but with regard to the application for a new lamp, that he presumed would be referred to the Lighting Co-, .uitt<*> \n liury said the matter ought to be seen tn i o as it was impossible to see the .steps leading from the high-level footpath. "r !»• I y i ■> i i Air lucnaru Jones sant sonetune n-i had brought this matter before the Committee, and he thought himself tli". leally they ought to "look upon these dark places." He had been going along that place at i,i -riit himself. People there paid rates the same as other people even if they did-pay them in the rent. He should move that the Committee have a lamp put at the far end of the court. Whether the lamp should he at the expense of the owner of the property and the payment out of the public rate waj another ipiesti >11, but he thought the people were entitled to il,t%-e a lamp as the place at present was absolutely dangerous. j illr W. Pierce concurred in Mr Richard .Jones's remarks. The Chairman Is this a recommendation to the Lighting Committee? The Town Cleric Xo, I take it as a direct motion and recommendation to the Council. There is no i Lighting Committee in existence at present. ilr Benjamin Owen thought a Inmp was needed in the front of Mary Ann Square. The Chairman said he did not. think it was com- petent for them to light private areas of this kind. Mr Benjamin Owen They pay rates, and rate- payers ought to have their rights. The Chairman The s.unj argument was ;;vd in reference to a large property belonging to Mr (. oun- cillor Ingham some time ago, and I think he concurred in the view that all we could do out of tlie public funds was to ligitt the approach to the property leaving the internal arrangements to be lighted up by the owners themselves. The Town Clerk said he did not think that was quite in accordance with the advice I:e had given upon the subject. He believed it was quite competent for them to light places for the ratepayers in any place which, under the Public Health Act, constituted a "street," which was a very broad definition. The Mayor That is a very serious precedent to establish, but if that is so I shall call upon you to put a lamp opposite my property in Salop Koad, where there is no light whatever, if yon do it for one, you must do it for .-tiiotlier. The Chairman JY.st so. The Mayor: You must light the Grove Park, i then. The Chairman I think there is an unanswerable argument in favor of lighting Grove ParK on the same principle. If it is a question of there being rate- payers there, there are very large ratepayers there. There's a private road there also, and I think we are debarred fioii lighting these places on the ground that it was a private road. I say the moral and material interests of the borough are interested in having Grove Park lighted at night—especially the moral. Mr li. Jones said he thought they had every right to utilise the money collected from the people in giving them what was right back again. If they had the right to demand the rate from them, then he said that morally, practically, and common sense they had the right to give them the light. He didn't care where it was Thu Chairman said that was an argument that could be refuted as easily as spreading butter on bread. Money was obtained from the ratepayers in dividually for the public good, They were part of the community, and, as part of the community, derived the benefit of the drainage, lighting, road making, and the various public improvements that were carried out. The Council studied the interests of the general community and not of one individual. (Hear, hear.) When it came to a question of draining and lighting private pioperty, then he thought they ought to stop, because the public had a very limited user of such property. What right, for instance, had he to go into the square in question unless upon some private | business ? His only visit, as a public individual, 1 must be of a private character there. If they spent II public money upon private property because these private individuals had contributed to amass that public money together, they might fritter it all away without spending any of it on public works, such as drainage, lighting, road-making, or what not. He maintained that the argument advanced was like bucket full of holes in the bottom-it wouldn't hold I water (Applause ) Aid. Bury said he should vote for a lamp being p-tt in Mary Aim Square if they had the right to put it. Mr F. Jones: 1 vote for a lamp being put over the entry. Mr B. Owen thought if Mr llichard .Tones would alter his motion and put the lamp outside, it would meet the wishes of the owner of the property all the same. On a division the voting W.VJ For—Alderman Bury, Councillors B. Owen, H. Jones, W. Pierce, and David Jones. Against—The Chairman, the Mayor, Councillors Ingham, Samuel, and F. Jones. The Chairman: 1 give the casting vote most heartily against tie resolution upon public grounds. I should have applied at once, otherwise, for two lamps for Grove Park. Mr Ingham I should have also done so. Mr R. Jones I maintain that we have every right to give people what they pay for. Whether we. by doing so, enlarge the expenses in connection with the borough or not, I like to do what is right. The Chairman You may as well ask us to light in- side their houses as inside their yards. (Hear, hear.) Mr lv. Jones I should like the Town Clerk to look the matter np. The Town Clerk I will do so. The Chairman, however, has given his casting vote against the motion, which is therefore lost. The T-nvn Clerk next read a ietter from Mr Palin asking for a lamp to be placed between Smithfield and Derby roads, stating that there was 110 lamp whatever between the points mentioned. The Mayor 1 think we ought L have a Watch and Lighting Committee. Mr David Jones I think we ought to have the electric light down that end, Mr Chairiiiai ter.) The Chairman: I wont sit upon a little committee again—the attendances are not put dsivn (Renewed laughter.) Alderman Williams No they are not put down. How many members of the East Ward are present ? Mr David J,)jios I think we should inspect each ward, for the nights are very dark. The Chairman moved that Mr Palin's letter be re- ferred to the Borough Surveyor to report upon at the next Council Meeting. Alderman Williams seconded the proposition, which was carried unanimously. Mr W. E. Samuel Why not refer it to the Light- ing Committee ? The Chairman There no Lighting Committee. Mr Samuel There used to be one. Alderman Williams Pet haps in your time, hut there isn't now. The Chairman \V have Lad one occasionally. Mr David Jones: But it went out! (Laughter.) Mr Ingham next offered tj pay for the gas if a lamp pillar and fittings were put opposite his property in Meifod 1 érmce. Mr Alderman Williams moved that a lamp pilisr be ) supplied oi these conditions. The I own Clerk-aid if it was right for the Council to put the lamp it was right i,* pay ix-r the "as j Ihe iKtiniiiiii ts. I do*; t- fike li:ili an.! half measures. j The Town Clerk: Both cannot be right. It is | either right to find the ligh* ricrl fittiie/s, <>r H is j not. Mr Ingham Well, I propo-e u» ;>av for lUe liftings »s well. The Town Clerk I think Mr Ingham i.- gciun-- ous in tlie matter. He pays for a good deal oi )--o- perty al ready, and if he is entitled t > both ::a-' >nd lamp, I don't see why he should not have them. Alderman Williams I don't think if a member of this Board is sufficiently geneious to give us anything that we should refuse it. The Town Clerk, at this point, laid upon the table j the report, of the i'oat-d of Trade Committee, on die I ,h{,tometri.. -:t.:II"¡:lnL, with the result; of the enquiry r as to the measurement of illuminating power by sperm ) (randies compared with 4)tiiec P'1)1),iztiiees. The lown Cieik remarking that the report was highly interest- ing 1):11; vey %iiiii-.ti ter.') Air David Jones (taking up the report) I'll pass it; to Mr A'U rm-in William-: for hi< perusal. | The ou 's-iou as to Air Ingham's propn-ty TO i all'?we? to stand over. y t)r,  ) -i tn? HotOt?a ?'.u\c'y"t',ie?'Ung p?.v't his repci< bearing up 'n t?c lamp ?ue.sHon, '?a?! that in accord- ance with instructions, ite liai prepared a few sketches and designs for :t new lamp in Brook-stveet and would sugge't the p. esent as a rtting time t-c enter- tain, and if .os.«ibl« to decide tlie question uf having a I drinking fountain fixed at yoint. The sketches having been examined ar 1 the esti- mates for castings considered. Mr |{..Tores sail he had see" some excellent casting done in the town, and he did not s e why they should get tlie work done elsewhere. (Hear, hear.) I A! i. Williams en lotsrd the remarks of Mr f-o I doi- s, because he knev- -Uvit lie referred to the fin of Mrssi s Powell Brothers and Wirfttaker, whn h:ld I tr!:)'- imt so::i-- t-xe-ent '.vorli. Aft r some lemrrks ?nd exrlanation fr?'r the. {:)'H\¡uh ur"eyor *.n? ?tf B. Owen of a technical | character, it was resolved to '?htam estimates from tin local tradesmen. The D?n'R 'h ?myeyo" fu?her reported ;hat he ht? obtained the H?t <? ??.:m referred tc hy Mr J li,t r,ferre?l tc -\Iri i?e)?')i''g y??;"), Tr?f???", ?nd Napier streets, and! ai-o (.u-. cn-iil in Alovn-.t-street, i5arr.tield, and Meit'od t'lace- These had been visited by a Lighting L to 'c.n,tertztiti tiie i qiie lion c: iixing lamps :u the firat three streets as there wr i«e no gas vnains there with regard to the others tl:? matter was t'eferred, owing to the respec- tive the -.ughfares not heing public hw' Hvays. A-d Bury said «.vhi-!o on this subject he wished to s'ty tb t he was a-:h?med of tlie ne' lamp put up at the tffd of Bradfey-irad, where there ought to be lamr :11 chlract"l' v!h the street. Ti • Chairman remarked that f lie lamp was qtrtr, suS-" dent to light them te the Workhouse. iliter.) The Town Clerk said it would he much better if t"O Lighting Committee were to meet and examine these ■various places referred to. The Chairnufi \Ve shall ne' >'1' do any good rr.Iess ',7e have a Lighting Committee. The Mayor There's a watch and lighting cwrmit- tee in every town, and why shouldn't we have one ? Alderman */iiliams ultimately moved the appoint- m-git of z., consisting of i he Ex- Mayor, Mr .Javid Jones, r Walter Jones.nd Air Richard -JOT es. Agreed Allt WILCCC;: I-KOPERTT. Ill" Surveyor sai l in reference to the application of Air Wilcrck, of the Three Tuns Inn, for a short piece of fcotp ith in the Beast Market, he had visited the place and found the approach to the property in a very defective c mditio:}, and as the approach to the chaiK-1 was included in the application, he recom- m mled that a footpath, tiled, kerbed, and channelled he constructed -it a cost of about £ 25. Xo resolution was arrived at. A 'Ti: FOR ST. MARK'S. The surveyor reported that he had prepared two sketches of a gate for St. Mark's Church, which he submitted to tne meeting, and asked for instructions tlwreoll. He: had prepared t.vo sketches, one simply showing how the old .ate could he replaced at a small cost, and another for a new and more pretentious gate which would cost £7 or t-S. The Chairman said that inasmuch as the old gate was available, he moved that it he replaced for the present. They understood that the operations of the railway company would affect that part of the churchyard, and should such be the case it would be a_ pity to nut up a nice gate to !;e done away with 1 directly. If they put the old gate there for the pre- sent to prevent trespass, and if after all the railway company did not interfere with that part of the road, it would be competent for the Church authorities to apply to the Council to put up a better gate, (ile a-, ( hear.) S yowled hy Air Walter Jones. Mr liiciiard Jones said it was a question to be coil- sid'red as to whom the gate belonged. | Chairman Oh, I di)ii't tiiiiilz anyone .voiiIJ ki_ck up a row about a bit of old iron Air R. Jones Another thing, we are not here to I roiireseiit the Church—we represent the publij. Formerly, there were ,;tep, under the gate. So they had a walk to go into the churchyard, somebody must I be the author of it? It win suggested by somebody to do that, and why, on earth should we he compelled J to put a gate there now The Mayor: It's only a little hinging jritte, Mr, Jones. Mr li. Jones It doesn't matter, we h--ive ii,) i-iL'Ilt to utilise the public money—we shall have all the places of worship coming and asking us to put gates i to places i A voice Oh, stuff stuff An- 13. u wen sant the C ouncil had taken the old gate awav, and thev ought to replace it, Air R. You must remember th!s. Jf———- The Chairman I think, Mr Jones, you have spoken i 1be f -)re. I I)i,,t the Unanimous Air Town: Clerk. THE KOAl) TO THE CEMETERY. Aidertnan Williams rose upon public grounds to call attention to the condition of the road leading from the town to the n nv cemetery. Tne footpath j and channelling were in a disgraceful state, an,1 he thought if any gentlemao woui I take the trouble to walk in that direction, they would be inclined to fully endorse his remarks. He therefore bp?ed to move that the Borough Surveyor be re'i iested ??re,?.? the matter to either the n-xt meeting of the<'o'T??H or General Ptiri)c),L, I "-I- Sec 'n?cd by Mr Walter Jones, and ?t-eed to. Ste ),I, l c( l I,y Witlt-?r -J?,)nes, -tti(I THE SEWAGE '.TCSTIOX. 'I ne Surveyor seated that he had ■ i-iced and in- spected Dt Williams" land belo w the Dunks, with the view of ascertaining whether the- town sewage could be brought into this land by gravitation, and found that about 2S acres of it could be so irrigated. The Toivn Clerk said he had ascertained that Dr. j Williams was willing to let his land at the Dunks, and it was resolved o.i the motion of Air F. Jones, s see uded by Mr Walter Jonc?, that the Council be recommended to take the I?ad for twel ve months, with the option of ? lease for ten year or more on terms to be submitted to the next meeting of the Council. In view of the forthcoming alteration it was pro- posed that Mr Henry Dennis be appointed consulting .-ianit,try engineer on behalf of the Corporation, but on the Town Clerk intimating that he believed Mr Dennis would decline to act in that capacity, Mr W. H. Glennie was appointed. PROPOSED JOINT FEVER HOSPITAL. The Town Clerk announced that it had been ar- ]. I U' Jl' I" I r?n?ed ?rthL; Uru?.u an d H.?r?.I Sanitary Authorities to confer toother on Tuesday next as to the de,iL-' ability of jointly erecting and maintaining a Fever Hospital f,)r the town and district. TENDERS FOP. NEW FOOTPATH. ilie following tenders for making a new foothpath and building the wall from a point near Grosvenor I Lode back gate to the railway weighing machine were opened and rea l by the Chairman Thomas Kirk, Chester. t;320 Alessrs Davies Brothers, Wrox- i ham, £ 334 9s 21; Messrs Hughes and Owen, Wrex- ham, £ 327 Mr Thomas Hughes, Chester-street, £ 3l'J Messrs Price and Philips, masons, Wrexham, £ 3'J.) 17s 41. A sixth tender, for i.33o, was sent in, but was unsigned. Mr Walter Jones mcved that the low 4" tender, that of Air Thomas Hughes, be accepted. The Alayor seconded. Mr Alderman Williams (rising) T beg to see.)rid- The Mayor I have seconded. Alderman Williams But I rise to second it 1 do object, and will object, and I say that if a member remains in his seat while speaking to a question he ought to give precedence to those who rise in order, and I beg to second the motion for the acceptance of the tender of Mr Hughes, who has done a lot of work for the Corporation and has done it satisfactorily. (Hear, hear.) I say again that if a member calmly sits in his chair and says. I have seconded"- (laughter)-I think the man who rises in order should have precedence The Mayor I leave it to the Chairman. The Chairman Well, gentlemen, it's been moved and seconded that Mr Thomas Hughes's tender be accepted. Please signify in the usual way ? Carried. NO "DAY AND MARTIN IN THE BOROUGH. I- I A communication was received trom the Local Government Board stating that, with the view of giving effect to the provisions of the Alkali, &c.. Works Regulation Act, ISqI, they were desirous of ascertaining the number of work-, in the several I sanitary districts in England and Wales which would he affecteil by the Act, and the aùdresses of the pro- i prietors or managers of such works. The Town Clerk said this would not affect Wrex- ham, in connection with which there were no works of the character referred to. The Chairman I think the only" real Day and Alartin works are those -.utsi?e the borough (Laughter.) THE CLERK OF THE WORKS, Mr L. It. Heywood, produced and read his report as t,) the progress of the new streets since the last meet- ing. The Alayor said when the deputation from the new railway promoters were before the Council they requested that the new streets might not be proceeded with at present as a great deal of unnecessary expense would lie saved by the works being stopped. He wished to know if anything had been done with a view to stopping the work ? The Surveyor As far as I am concerned nothing at all has been done. I Alderman Williams I presume they are waitingan order from this Board, Air Mayor. The Town Clerk explained that the Council were in I a difficult position owiiig to the contracts entered into with various parties, notably with Air William Jones, Island Green. Personally he could not help thinking it a pity that any great expense should be incurred upon the road called St. Mark's-street, and he thought it wo.ild be well if Air William Jones were approached with a view of stopping the work at present in ord to see what progress is made with the railway bill before tariiament. (Hear, hear.) The Chairman suggested that the matter should be left in the hands of tLe Alayor and Town Clerk to make an amicable arrangement between the con- tractors, Afr William J:mes, and ah parties con- < cerned. Air David Jones proposed this in the form of a resolution, which was seconded by Air W. Pierce, and agreed to. The Alayor We were told by the deputation the other day that they would re.?h-? all Mr William Jones's 1>Nperty, Th?nwhy build wa'I? only to be lz:?k:ked iiii?vn hear.) Why put the promoters of this railway, wh? are going to d? u? ill so muck good, to additional e^pms.-—to put lncnev into one man's pocket! (Applause.) PLANS. 1 tie ."surveyor suomitted plans for the approval of the Board for four houses is Hig'itowa-ii.ad for AIR lvic'\ a id piopi;sed auditions i > the Victoria Inn for Mr Johnstone. After inspection, the plans were passed. There was no othe; hnsine-s of ,u<y general publ; interest.

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