The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

FACTS AND FANCIES. Doctor: You have some sort of poison in your system." Patient: "Shouldn't wonder; what was in the stuff you gave me?" A certain country minister was one day visiting some of his church members, among whom was an old gossiping woman, who was always complaining of .something. No sooner had he sat down than she began with her grumbling. "But," said the minister, "I don't see what you are always grumbling at. For instance, your potatoes are the best I have seen in the village." "Ah," re- plied the woman," but whar's the bad ones for the pigs?" "Now boys," said a teacher in a Liv- erpool Council school the other day, "what is a referendum?" "Please, sir," was the prompt reply of a youthful reader of the "Foothill Echo," "he's the chap that blows the whistle." The New Curate: "Can I see your father, my little man?" Little Man: No, you can't; he's in bed." The New Curate: Dear, dejur, I regret to (hear that. Is he very ill?" Little Man: "'Lor' love yer; there ain't nothink the matter with 'im; he's 'avin' 'is shirt trashed." A country girl, coming from the field, being told by her poetic cousin that she looked as fresh as a daisy kissed with dew, said, "Well, it wasn't any fellow by that name; but it was Steve Jones that kissed me. I told him that everyone in town would find it out." "Will you do me a favour?" said young Brooks to his wealthy friend, Simon Han- som. "1 wish you to lend me fifty dol- lars." "Call at my counting house," re- joined Hansom. Getorge was not long in paying his respects. What security ■can you give me, young gentleman?" "My personal security, sir." "Very well, get in here," said Hansom, lifting up the lid of a large iron chest. "Get in here!" exclaimed George in astonishment; "what for?" "Why, this is always where I keep my securities." George did not iwress the loan. A Michigan girl told her young man that- she would never marry him until he was worth ten thousand dollars. So he started out with a brave heart to make it. How are you getting on, George she asked at the expiration of a couple of months. "Well," George said, hbpe- fully, "I have saved twenty-two dollars." The girl dropped her, eyelashes, and blushingly remarked, "I reckon that's near enough, George." Once at a dinner at winch Dr Reich was present, the conversation turned on marriage. "That was a wise saying of the old Greek philosopher," said some one—" Whether you marry or not ytou will regret it. Yes,,T^Xns\vered Dr. Reich, "it reminds me of a certain old maid who once said something almost as good as that. Auntie,' said her little niece to her, what would you do if you had your life to live over again?' To which the lonely spinster replied, Get married, my diild, before ? Tiad sense enough to decide to be an old maid.' Fair Damsel: I sav, Major, do you pre- fer bananas Major (very deaf): I beg your pardon; what was that ybu said ? Fair Damsel: I said, do you prefer ban- anas? Major: No, no, my dear; I stick to the old-fashioned nightshirt." Mr Brown (rushing excitedly into the room): Mary, Mary, intelligence has just reached me Mrs Brown (calmly interrupting him): "Well, thank heaven, Henry."

FROM THE PAPERS. The London Trading Bank suspended payment on Saturday, and a notice was posted on the doors stating that the pre- mises were closed, on the authority of the Official Receiver in companies' liquida- tion. The subscribed capital is P-70,850, of which up to the present R41,725 has been called up. During the day, Mr. Justice Eady appointed the Official Re- ceiver provisional liquidator of a bank, the name of which was nbt mentioned in public. it was stated, however, that it had stopped payment that day. The Judge said that, apart from overdue bills, which represented a large item, the free assets were put cftown at £ 14,000. Mr. Charles Crowe, a well-known Wrex- ham bookseller, died last week at the- age of fifty-four years. Deceased was I a native of Wolverhampton. He com- menced business at Chester and removed to Wrexham where he afterward lived for thirty years. He became an authority on books and was engaged by the late Hon. Cecil Raikes to catalogue his extensive library.

CRICCIETH. URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL, Monday night, November 23t-h.-Preseiit: Mr. J. W. Roberts, chairman, presiding; Mr. O. T. Williams, vice-chairman; Messrs. J. T. Jones, D. M. Williams, J.* Solomon Griffith. W. Watkin, J. W. Jones, Dr. Gladstone Jones, J. R. Humphreys, Thomas Burnell, W. R. Griffith, J. Harlech Jones, Peter J. Bo wen, Robert Davies, John Humph- reys, deputy clerk; Isaac Davies, assistant clerk; Morris Williams, sani- tary inspector; and Gwilym Williams, surveyor. A Welcome. Dr. Gladstone Jones, ex-chairman of the Council, who made his first appearance in the Council Chamber following his success- ful quest in search of renewed health and strength on a sea voyage to the Mediter- anean, was received as he entered the .Chamber with loud applause, which was repeated when he rose later on to address the Council. Further applause greeted Mr. J. T. Jones's remark-We are glad to see the Doctor back. Heated Scene. The minutes of a special meeting of the Council held to consider a. question re- lating to the plans of the proposed house and shop for Mr. Matthew Roberts in High-street stated that the matter had been adjourned sine die. Mr. Watkin said it was he who pro- posed that the meeting should be ad- journed, and his proposition was that the meeting should be adjourned pending the receipt of counsel's opinion on the matter. H0 understood that counsel's opinion came ten days ago. How was it that the Coun- cil had not been convened on receipt of counsel's opinion ? How was it that the Council's resolution passed at the special meeting was not carried out? The Deputy Clerk said the Council would Temember when the matter was under dis- cussion at the special meeting that it was explained that it would be in order as regards time to deal with the plan at j the monthly meeting of the Council that night. The Roads and Buildings Com- mittee were, according to the instructions Oi the Council, called to consider the case to be submitted to counsel, and a further meeting of the Committee was convened when the counsel's opinion arrived. There were three or four members present, viz.. Messrs J. IR. Humphreys, T. Burnell, and J. T. Jones, and the Committee felt it was useless—that it would be simply a waste of time to convene another special meeting of the Council seeing that it would be in order as regards time to deal with the whole thing at the ordinary meeting of the Council that night. Mr Watkin—Is it not the Council that decides ? Can anybody else over-ride the decision of the Council? We passed to have a special meeting. The Deputy Clerk-There is no objec- tion to your calling this meeting a special meeting when dealing with this particular matter if you so decide. He added that those present at the last meeting would bear out what he said. Mr. Burnell said he was under the impression that the object of proposing the holding of a second special meeting of the Council was in order to be in order as regards time to deal with the plan— that it was necessary, to be in order as regards time, to decide either to pass or reject the plan before the date of the ordinary Council meeting. When it was discovered that it was in order to take the matter at the ordinary Council meeting that night, he fell in at once with the idea not to convene a second special Council meeting. He had no idea as a member of the Committee to over-ride a decision of the Council. He carried the impression that the object of the proposal to convene a special meeting was to enable the Coun- cil to be in order to deal with the matter and that there was no other reason. Mr. Watkin said there was another side to the matter. They had kept Mr. Matt- hew Roberts a long time waiting for their decision. Mr. Roberts had been called before them twice, and that being so, it was desirable that he should receive the decision of the Council Ion the matter as soon as possible. He repeated that the Committee had no right to over-ride the Council's decision. The Council having passed to call a meeting it was the duty of the Deputy Clerk to convene the meeting. Mr. J. T. Jones—Are you throwing at me now ? The Chairman—No, at nobody. Mr. Watkin—I am throwing nothing. We passed a resolution to convene a special meeting and what is the good of coming here unless our resolutions are carried out? Mr. D. M. Williams thought Mr. Wat- kin was doing what was right in drawing attention to that matter. The Council passed to adjourn the meeting pending the receipt of counsel's opinion, and to have a special meeting immediately counsel's opinion arrived. He was sorry to find that members of the Council were talking about private matters of the Coun- cil outside. He was astonished to find that people outside knew about the coun- sel's opinion before that opinion had been laid before the Council. He was also surprised at the action of the Roads and Buildings Committee with reference to the special meeting which the Council had decided should be .held. With every re- spect for the Clerk,, he fully agreed with Mr Watkin that the Clerk had done what was unfair by the Council in not calling a special meeting, and he was surprised at members of the Roads and Buildings Committee with their intelligence and edu- cation that they did not realise they were doing what was wrong in agreeing to the abandonment of the special meeting. He considered that what had been done amounted to a snub to the rest of the members of the Council. As for Mr. J. T. Jones, he thought it would be better for him. in view of his interest in the matter, not to have sat on the committee. Mr. J. T. Jones rose and protested that Mr D. M. Williams was becoming per- sonal. Mr. D. M. Williams—Mr. Chairman, will you allow me to proceed? The Chairman appealed for order. Mr. J. T. Jones—All right, let him finish He will get enough before the end. Mr. D. M. Williams said he did not wish to hurt Mr. J. T. Jones's feelings in any way. What he desired to point out in the case of Ir. J. T. Jones in regard to this matter was that self-interest came in. Mr J. T. Jones had been blaming Mr Watkin as a member of the Sanitary Com- mittee in regard to —— Mr. J. T. Jones (interposing)—What has the Sanitary Committee got to do with this matter? Mr. D. M. Williams repeated that as Mr J. Jones was interested in the matter he should not have sat on the Committee when counsel's opinion came. He was surprised at Mr. J. T. Jones. And with regard to the abandonment of the special Council meeting, he was ready it move a vote of censure on the Deputy Clerk and on the Roads and Buildings Committee. What they had done was an insult, to the other members of the Council. As Mr. J. T Jones rose to speak, the Chairman appealed to the members to. try to keep in order. Mr. J. T. Jones said he knew nothing whatever about the meeting of the Roads and Buildings Committee referred to until a few minutes before the meeting was held. He was in Carnarvon that day in connection with County Council work, and on his way home from the Station he called on Mr. Burnell with regard to a certain matter. Mr. Burnell men- tioned about the Roads and Build- ings Committee meeting, and that was how he came to know about the meeting. Had he not had occasion to see Mr. Burnell he would have known nothing about the Committee meeting until he went home and saw the notice of the meeting. As regards the abandon- ment of the holding of a special meeting, he quite agreed with the view expressed by the Deputy Clerk. As regards what Mr. D. M. Williams said that he (Mr. J. T. Jones) was selnsh Mr. D. M. Williams (interposing)—I did not say selfish. Mr J. T. Jones—You said selfish or elf-interest. I say you said self- interest. What I have done is to study the interests of the town generally so as to ensure wide roads and the proper development of the place. It is not so much a matter for me personally and, thank the Lord, you cannot interfere with me. You cannot interfere with me or with the Estate. I am quite as inde- pendent as any other landlord. Proceed- ing, he said he had been a member of the Roads and Buildings Committee for very many years and nobody had ever before charged him with self-interest except this man (pointing to Mr. D. M. Williams who sits next to Mr. J T. Jones in the Council Chamber.) If there is anybody on the Cbuncil with self-interest, then it is Mr. D. M. Williams himself. Mr. J. T. Jones was proceeding in this strain when Mr. D. M. Williams rose and heatedly protested and called upon Mr. J. T. Jones to withdraw. Mr. J T. Jones—No, indeed. Mr. D. M. Williams—Mr. J. T. Jones may have land and houses, but I have quite as gotod a character as he has. If I am poor (turning to Mr. J. T. Jones), you are not yoing to insult me. Mr. J. T. Jones—Who started it? The altercation between Mr. J. T. Jbnes and Mr. D. M. Williams, who were now both on their feet, was proceeding, the two members getting more and more heated, when the Chairman, who had vainly shouted "Order," roe and said he must insist on having order. "Now now. you people," said the Chairman, "be friends. You are both out of order." Eventually the two members resumed their seats. Mr. J. IRI Humphreys asked if the Roads and Buildings Committee had not been empowered to go into. the matter ? The Chairman No. The Council adjourned the matter sine die. Mr. J. R. Humphreys said it was no use blaming the members of the Com- mittee. The Committee was called on the day referred to to deal with the question of Mr. Pritchard's pavement. The other matter came on as well. He was sorry Mr. D. M. Williams saw fit to attack the Committee. However, he was not going engage in a quarrel. Mr. Robert Davies said he was not going to blame the Committee. In his opinion, it was the Deputy Clerk who did wha.t he ought not to have done. A month ago. they had the Deputy Clerk saying he did not do anything except what he was told to do and asking the Council to support him when he said that. and yet there ho was at once putting his foot in it. He was not going to blame Mr. J. T. Jones or any- body else on the Committee. The Com- mittee were clear. It was Mr. John Humphreys, the deputy clerk, who should ba censured, and he proposed that he should be censured. The Deputy Clerk said Mr Robert Davies had spoken in an unmistakably t clear manner. He would now remind the Council as to what had actually trans- pired. When it was passed at the special Council meeting to seek counsel's opinion, he (the Deputy Clerk).> said he not send away the case for couri- ers opinion until he had placed it before .he Roads and Buildings Committee to en- sure that the case was set forth in a per- fectly clear and comprehensive manner. This having been agreed to, there was a lot of talk afterward as to whether to convene a. special Council meeting or not vvLen the counsel's opinion arrived, Vnd during the discussion, Mr Watkin him- self said it would be unnecessary to call a special meeting as November 28th, the date of the ordinary meeting, would be in order as regards time to deal with the matter. Mr Watkin (warmly)—No no. I pro- rosed that the meeting should be ad- journed until last Wednesday. U The Deputy Clerk—Kindly let me finish. Proceeding, he repeated that Mr Watkin himself said it would be jtime enough to deal with the plan at the ordinary Council meeting on November 28th. Mr. Watkin—Nothing of the kind The Chairman agreed that the Deputy Clerk was wrong there. Mr Watkin (heatedly)—In the circum- tances, I second the proposition tillit we censure the Deputy Clerk. The Deputy Clerk—That is my im- pression. Mr Watkin—You are perfectly wrong. The Chairman—Yes, you are wrong there, Mr. Humphreys. Mr Watkin—I say nothing against the Committee. What I say is that the Deputy Clerk and the members of the Committee cannot over-ride the decision of the Council. He added that they had heard several times that the business of the Clerk was simply to carry out the resolutions of the Council. What had been said by Mr Humphreys was perfectly wronn. Mr J. Harlech Jones supported the vote of censure and passed a remark which drew a protest from the Chairman. Dr Gladstone Jones counselled the Council to ponder carefully over this matter. He moved as an amendment that the Council express every confidence in the Deputy Clerk. Let them also re- member that in striking Mr. Humphreys they would be striking their Clerk (Mr Thomas Jones) who had steered the Council clear of many difficulties in the past. None of them was perfect and let them remember that. He moved an amelndment. expressing every confidence in the Deputy Clerk. Mr Burnell said no one more strongly objected to a resolution of the Council being over-ridden by a committee than he did. Here, however, if there had been over-riding, it was due to misapprehen- sion—to a mistake. If anybody was re- ]c,risible for the mistake then it was the members of the Roads and Buildings Committee and not the Deputy Clerk. Having remarked that he had every con- fidence in the Deputy Clerk and that none of them was perfect, Mr Burnell said it would be very improper and ungentle- manly to fasten the blame on the Deputy Clerk as was now proposed. If a vote of censure was proposed against the Roads and Buildings Committee he, as one member of the Committee, was quite willing to bear it, but afterward he would have to consider his future course of action in connection with the Council. The Committee in agreeing to abandon the calling of a special Council meeting did so under the impression that the idea of calling a special meeting was to be in order as .regards time to deal with the plan. When they found it was in order to deal with the plan at the ordin- ary meeting that day "they at once fell in with the proplosal to abandon the hold- ing of a special meeting, and lie thought this explanation of the Committee should be accepted in all gctod faith. Mr Burn- ell concluded with an expression of re- gret at whart Mr J. Harlech Jones had said. Mr O. T. Williams said if Dr Gladstone Jones would move that the Council should proceed to the next business he would second the motion. The object of Mr Watkin had been attained. There had been a misunderstanding. Every- thing that had been done was done with the best intention. Dr Jones accepted the motibn. Mr P. J. Bo wen rose to speak, but the Chairman said there could be no dis- cussion after a motion to proceed to the next business had been submitted. It was then passed to proceed to the next business, eleven members voting in favour of the motion and only one against, namely Mr Bowen. Counsel's Opinion. Two reports by the Roads and Build- ings Committee were presented to the Cbuncil later in the meeting. At a meeting of the Committee on November 12th, the Clerk submitted a draft of the case for counsel's opinion in regard to the pitoposed new house and shop in High-street for Mr Matthew Roberts. The Committee unanimously approved the draft. At a further meet- ing of the Committee on November 18th, the counsel's opinion was read and carefully considered. The Committee unanimously resolved that the case and opinion should be referred to the whole Council at the monthly meeting. Counsel s opinion as well as the case put to counsel were then read. The opinion of counsel in effect was that it was entirely in the discretion of the Council to pass the plans and that in giving written consent to Mr Roberts to build six feet beyond a certain building line, the Council would not be making themselves in any way liable to any ad- joining landowner. The Deputy Clerk said it was now a question for the Council to decide whether tr, approve the plans or not. A long discussion ensued and following remarks by Mr D. M. Williams, Mr O. T. Williams said in face of counsel's opinion it was not necessary to bring in the quest- ion of the two landlords at all. It was clear that if the Council passed the plan they would be in no way liable to any landlord. Mr Peter J. Bowen said in the circum- stances he did not see any reason for hesitation. He proposed that the plans should be approved and that the necessary written consent should be given to Mr Matthew Roberts. Dr Gladstone Jones moved a direct negative. if the Cbuncil gave their con- sent to build six feet beyond the exist- ing building line it would make an im- portant thoroughfare look very narrow. He did not see that Mr Matthew Roberts would lose anything by building six feet back. He felt it would be a step in the wrong direction to pass the plans as submitted. Mr Burnell said it was unnecessary to move an amendment. The members could w/e for and against Mr Bowen's motion. Mr O. T. Williams considered that the Council would be correct in assuming that the proposed building would be outside the road covered by the building line re- ferred to by Dr Jones. In the circum- stances, he supported the motion of Mr Bowen. Mr J. T. Jones opposed the motion, believing like Dr Gladstone Jones, that to pass the plan would be a retrogressive step. Landlords were giving land to the Council to widen roads and it was the duty of the Council to do what thev could in the direction of wide thorough- fares. He trusted that the Council would think of the future of Criccieth and vote against the plans as submitted. Nor did he see that Mr. Matthew Roberts wtould suffer by going back six feet. Mr. Robert Davies supported the motion. He said Mr Matthew Roberts had paid for the six feet of land which it was suggested he should not use. He had paid a lot for it and it was too much to ask the man to give up this six feet without compensation. The pity was that the two landlords did not come to an understanding which would enable Mr. Matthew Roberts to part with the land without sacrifice. Mr J. Sofcmon Girffith agreed it would be an excellent thing to have an understanding such as Mr Robert Davies referred tic.. Undoubtedly it would be a boon to have a wide road at this point. Mr J. Harlech Jones asked Avhether the six feet could be used for widening the road if Mr Matthew Roberts put back six feet? Mr J. T. Jones—No, it will be his land in any case. Mr J. Harlech Jones said in that case he aid not see any force in talking about having a wider road. The land could be used by Mr Roberts for a pavement, in which case the road would ly,t be an inch wider. On a division, Mr Bowen's motion was carried by nine votes to five. For the motion there voted Messrs Peter J. Bowen, D. M. Williams, O. T. Williams, Robert Davies, J. W. Jcues, J. Harlech Jones, W. Watkin, J. Solo- mon Griffith, and the Chairman—9. For he amendment Messrs W. R. Griffith, T. Burnell, J. R. Humphreys, Dr. Glad- stone Jones, and J. T. Jones—5. In Force. A letter dated November 16th was re- vived frcm the Local Government Board enclosing draft order declaring certain inrovisions of the PubJIio Hearth Acts Amendment Act, 1907, in reference tic roads and buildings, to infectious dis- eases, and to sanitary matters generally. as well as to recreation grounds and bathing facilities to be in force in the urban district of Criccieth. On the recommendation of the different standing committees, the draft order was approved. Acknowledgment. Mr. Lloyd George;, M.P., and Mr. Ellis Davies, M.P., -wrote ack-noin-ledging the receipt of the Council's resolution with reference to the Shop Hours Bill. Private Improvements. Mr Charles L. Roberts, borough sur- veyor for wlIheli, in reply to an inquiry wrote stating that the usual percentage ge charged on private improvements' ex- penses within the Borough of Pwllheli was ten per cent. Boulders by the Pier. The Board of Trade under date Novem- ber 18th, wrote enclosing a letter re- ceived from the Lifeboat Institution re- questing permission to blast the bonders on the foreshore near the end of Criccieth Pier or Breakwater far the purpose of facilitating their removal and asking to be favoured with any observations which the Council might desire to offer upon the application. The Lifeboat Institu- tion's letter was as follows:—"November lutn, L nccietJi. Removal of Rocks. On the 22nd May, 1909, the Board of Trade gave permission to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to undertake the removal of certain boulders which were considered dangerous to the lifeboat. The proposal at that time was that the boulders should be removed from one place to anbther. It appears, however, that the cost of carrying out the work on these lines is practically prohibitive, and that if the boulders are broken or blasted into pieces, they can be removed at a much smaller expense. I am accordingly directed to ask you to obtain the Board's consent to this procedure. The Committee cf Management are very anxious to proceed with the work as soon as possible. Mr Geo. F. Shee, secretary." —The General Purposes Committee re- commended that the request should be granted. Mr J. W. Jones in moving the recom- mendation, said the removal of the boulders would lessen the danger con- nected. with the launching of the life- boat and would also afford work for the unemployed. (Applause.) Mr P. J. Bowen seconded the motion which was agreed to. The Census. A letter was received from the Census Office stating that the census of the population would be taken on Sunday night, April 2nd, 1911. The General Purposes Committee re- commended that the Surveyor should bv the next meeting prepare a list of all the houses in the district which were not numbered.—This was agreed to. Finance. r»oThie finance Committee reported that £ oo had been collected in general district rate, £ 79 in poor rate, and JB58 in water rents during the past month. During! the three months £ 151 had been col-! lected in water rents. There was a credit balance of £ 65 on the general accounts and of £ 1,106 on waterworks' loan accounts. Bills and accounts totalling P,311 were passed for payment. A letter dated November 19th was read forn Mr. E. Evans, C.E., notifying the final completion of the new waterworks. rhe Clerk submitted a abatement of account between the Council and Messrs C. Bushby and Sons, showing that there was a balance due from the Council to Messrs Bushby and Sons of £ 573. The Committee recommended that a letter should be sent to Messrs Bushby and Sons calling their attention to the pipes taken up from the trench at Owmyrl^af, belonging to them and asking what they wished to be done with the pipes, and that Messrs Morris Owen and Trevor Roberts, solicitors, should be asked to render their accounts at once so that the Council might know their exact position, —The report was adopted. Groynes Committee. A meeting of the Groynes Committee was held on November 9th, Mr O. T. Williams presiding. The fallowing sea faring men attended and gave their views as to the best .course to adopt for the protection and improvement Gf the beach on the Western foreshore, viz., Captain Jones, The Cli.ff; Capt Jones, 16, Marine terrace; Capt. Griffith, Mr J. Jones. 11, Marine-terrace; R, Jones, Chapel-terrace; William Parry, Morgan Davies, William Edwards, Rees M. Williams. There be- ing one or two more of the inhabitants to give evidence, the Committee decided to defer submitting a full report of the meeting until next month.—The report was adopted. Fire Brigade Committee. A meeting of the Fire Brigade Com- mittee was held on November 22nd. Mr J. T. Jones was unanimously appointed chairman of the Committee. After gen- erally discussing the question of forming a fire brigade, the Committee arrived at the following recommendations :—That the Surveyor should prepare a plan showing where the present hydrants were and where, in his opinion, any extra hydrants should be placed, that catalogues should be procured from the well-known firms supplying fire appliances, that a list should be made of the appliances stored at the Council's shed, that enquiries should be made at Portmadoc as to how the Fire Brigade members there are re- munerated, and t'hat Mr J. W. Roberts should be asked to convene a meeting of the old Fire Brigade Committee in order to ascertain if the existing fire appli- ances are fit for use. The report was adopted. General Purposes Committee. The General Purposes Committee met on November 24th, Mr J. W. Jones pre- siding. The Committee recommended that iron bars at a cost of £ 1 lis. should be erected in front ot the steps at the East end of the Es- plandae. Mr J. W. Roberts reported that Mr. Williamson, secretary of the Cambrian Railways Company, had on November 22nd met Mr J. W. Jones, the Clerk, and himself on the spot where the hoarding objected to by the Council is ler-t-ttt--d, and promised to further con- sider the matter and to write to the Council. A letter was read from a Man- chester Engineer offering to advise the Council upon the best system of public lighting for Criccieth. The Committee recommended +hat the Engineer should be thanked and informed that the Coun- cil were not now considering the question of an improved system of public lighting. The Surveyor was asked to prepare an estimate of the cost of fixing a handrail at the Crossing opposite No. 1 and 2, Salem-terrace.—The report was adopted. Sanitarv Committee. A meeting of the Sanitary Committee was held on November 22nd, Mr D. M. Williams presiding. The question of pro- viding a covered tank for the Eastern outfall sewer was considered and deferred for a month, the Surveyor being in- structed to prepare in the meantime a sketch of the proposal flor connecting the surface. water with the river and to make an estimate of the cost. The Local Government Board wrote sanctioning the re-appointment of Mr Morris Williams as sanitary inspector for the two months ending January 26th, 1911. Sheffield House Pavement. At a special meeting of the Roads Committee, four tender's Por the con- struction of this pavement were received, and the lowest tender £ 5 30s.. that of Messrs Evan Williams and Sons, Bryn- gwalia, was accepted. Flooding of a Cellar. At a meeting of the Roads Committee on November 24th, Mr. J. R. Humphreys Dresiding it was reported tliaft. during the recent heavy rain the cellar floor of No. 1, Parciau-place had been flooded owing probably to the gulley traps in the Library ground being blocked up with tree leaves. The Committee recom- mended that the Clerk should write call- ing attention of the Library Committee to the matter and to the danger of hav- ing to compensate the onwers for damage. This was agreed to. Appointment. There were five applications for the post of sanitary inspector. Mr D. M. Williams proposed the appointment of Mr. Gwilym Williams, who had already been appointed surveyor. -Mr J. Solomon GriffiVh seconded the I proposition which was unanimously agreed to. Train Service. Mr Watlfin presented a report of the J i recent conference with officials of the ,Cambrian Railways Company, which was attended by Air Watkin and Mr 0. T. Williams on behalf of the Criccieth Coun- cil. Representations had been made in favour ci securing a connection with the L. and W. night mail train at Afon- wen and the train leaving Barmouth now at 6-15, and for the evening train arriving from Pwllheli way at Portmadoc a.t 6-30 to be run on to Meribnethshire, and for the Sunday morning mail traTfi to arrive in this district two hours earlier. The Postmaster General was also going to be approached in the matter by a deputa- tion of whom Mr O. T. Williams was one. (Hear, hear.) He moved that the Council should support the memorial to the Postmaster General. Mr T. Burnell seconded and Mr W. R. Griffith and Mr O. T. Williams sup- ported the motion which was agreed tb unanimously. Mr W. R. Griffith did not see there would be any difficulty in accel- erating the evening train from Merion- ethshire way to connect with the mail train at Afonwen. Mr Watkin pmrosed that Mr J. W. Jones should be appointed on the South Carn&rvon Train Facilities Committee. The other towns had three represenatives and Criccieth only two. Mr J. Harlech Jones seconded the pro- position which was argeed to. Mr W. R. Griffith hoped that the lat- ter Committee would consent to receive a delegate from the organisations of the commercial travellers. Mr O. T. Williams felt sure the Com- mitee would consent. (Hear, hear.) The Next Meeting. Xt was agreed to hold the next meet- ing &n Wednesday, December 28th, the regular date falling on Boxing Day. b Notice of Motion. Mr W. R. Griffith gave notice of motion in favour of copies of the Coun- cil and committee minutes being sent to menbers with the agenda of the Council meeting. 1:1 Street Loiterers. Mr J. W. Jones asked what was the power of the Council with regard to the nuisance occasioned by young people loitering at street corners and in the doorways of shops and private houses? The Clerk said allv the Council could do was to call the attention of the police t;) the matter. The police had power in the matter under the Towns Police Clauses Act. Mr J. W. Jones said it was high time that something should 'be done to abate the nuisance which was peculiarly marked on Sunday before and after the evening service—between 4.30 and six a.nd between eight and nine. At those times young people gathered together at corners or doorways in groups and used language of a most discreditable kind. They also passed remarks on people who were passing, sometimes making most vulgar comments. Comic songs -were also indulged in. Altogether, the con- duct of these young people was a dis- grace to the town. The Chairman—It is, really. Mr J. W. Jones said the Council were doing their best co!rporately and indiv- idually to promote the best interests of the town, whilst these young people were doing their best to debase the town. He was aware that this was an old griev- ance, but things were becoming worse instead of better, and he felt that some thing would have to be done. Things were very bad last Sunday. Only those living in High-street could say how dis- creditable the conduct of those young people were. Those living outside High- street had no idea how bad it was. They talked about the sanctity of the Welsh Sabbath. He was sorry to say that it was more honoured in the breach than in the observance by these young people. Indeed, some of them seem to have re- spect for neither man nor God, let alone the observance of t'he Sab-bath. Mr 0. '1'. Williams—Move that the at- tention of the police be called to the matter. Mr W. R. Griffith-It is high time to move in the matter. I can assure the Council that what Mr J. W. Jones has said is perfectly true. He added that most of the young people oomplained of were members of places of worship. Their conduct was truly disgraceful, and he was surprised that the matter had not been taken up by the churdhes. Mr J. YYr. Jones moved that the atten- tion of the police should be drawn to the matter. Mr J. T. Jones seconded the motion with the addition, which was accepted by Mr J. W. Jones, that the churches should also be invited to appeal to their mem- bers to refrain from loitering about street corners and doorways. Mr J. W. Jones thought the churches should also be invited to open their vestries where these young people, if they must leave their comfortable homes on wild and wet nights, could resort to and hold singing meetings, etc., and thus spend the evening in a more profit- able way than they did now and more in keeping with the sanctity of the Sabbath. Mr J. T. Jones said he would not go as far as to ask the churches to keep open the vestries. He was sure, however, that the churches would draw attention to the nuisance He agreed with Mr J. W. Jones that it was disgusting. The Chairman—Yes, disgraceful. He added that it was an old complaint. The trouble was that as soon as the policeman came along these young people moved away. If they refused to move on they could be summoned. He was talking to the polioo Superintendent about the matter. He said they had the same com- plaint at Pwllheli. Mr J W Jones-I think it is worse in Criccieth. Mr J. Solomon Griffith said there was a choral practice at the Palfish ROcm to which these young people could go if they choose, but they preferred to lounge about corners and doorways smoking and talking. Mr W. R. Griffith agreed, and said there were also singing meetings at the Chapels to which they could go. But they preferred to lounge about corners and doorways. The motion to write to the police and to the churches was unanimously agreed to. Mr Burnell hoped unless matters im- proved .that Mr J. W. Jones would draw at,tentioi,i to the ni-Attor again witiii a view to further action. Mr J. W. Jones promised to do so. Mr D. M. Williams said if the appeal of the churches was to be effective, it must be followed up in the homes. After all, it was at the hearth that this nuis- ance could be influenced away. They had plenty of good counsel in the churches; the great thing was for parents to Hollow it up at home. Tllese young people should be taught that nobody with any respect for himself would lounge abbut corners and doorways wasting his time. The Council sat over two hours and a half.

BOW STREET. Obituary.—On Saturday, the death tcok place at Strand-buildings, Ystradmynach, of Mr. David Morgan, chemist, at the age of seventy-four years. Deceased, who only recently came to reside at Ystrad- mynach, was a native of Pwliglas. As the head of the firm of Morgan Bros., chemists, London, he spent half a century of his life in the city. He was one of the oldest living life members of the Phar- maceutical Society, London, and a trustee of Jewin Crescent C-alvinlstic Methodist Chapel, London. His remains were in- terred /at Penygarn, Bow Street, where his brother, the Rev. T. J. Morgan, re- sides. Other brothers are Messrs William Morgan, Garn House: J. Bunce Morgan, Glanlread. The late Mr. Richard Morgan, chemist, Aberystwyth, was a brother and there is one brother in Buenos Ayres. Deceased married a daughter of the late rr. launch James, Rrynllys, who survives with seven children.

CAMBRIAN BAII.WAYS.—Approx mate return of traffic receipts for the week ending Nov, 27th, 1910. Miles open .2S0-PaA!I!'rgers, paref-,Is, horses, carriages, dogs, and Trails. £2,26; Merchandise, minerals, and live stock, £ 2.1i96 total for the week, f4 859 aggregate from commencement of half-year, £ 160,470. Actual traic receipts for the corresponding week last year. Miles open "*280J.—Passengers, eto, 92,298 merchandise, etc., £ 2,661 total for the week, 94,959 aggregate from com- ■neiiCFmrnt of half-yi-ar, £ 154,270. Feorease for the week Passengers, etc., E35 Merchan- dise, etc., £65; total for the week, £100. Aggregate Increase—PaFsengers, etc., E4,875 Merchandise, etc., 91,325. Aggregate from commencement of half-year, £ 6,200. "Includes 23.2 miles of Light Railways worked by the Company. s

LLANBEDR. O,bituary.-Tho death occurred otn Tuesday of Mrs. Thomas^ wife of Mr. Griffith Thomas, Gwynfryn, Llanbedr, at the age of fifty-eight years. Sympathy is extended to the husband and seven children.

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