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TREGARON. [OtheT local new» on inside pag".] RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. Mr. R. S. Rowland presided over a meet- ing of this Council which was held on Tues- day. Damaging Land. At the last meeting Mr. R. Arch, Abbey, pent in a claim of £ 1 for damage done to his Jand by the overflowing of a spring owned by the Council.—Mr. Roberts said he had tried to get Mr. Arch to come to better terms, but failed.—The Chairman said the difficulty was that they could not get a lease.-It was agreed on the motion of Mr. D. Davies to pay 21 and Mr. D. J. Williams further proposed that application be made for a lease.—The Clerk pointed out that the Council could not get a lease for such a pur- pose, only for building purposes.—It was agreed that an application be made for the extension of the lease. Tregaron Water Supply. The Chairman referring to the Tregaron Water Supply said he had received a com- imunication from the Local Government Board stating that the matter was under, consideration .-The Clerk also read a com- munication from the Board asking for a re- ply to their letter.—The Clerk explained that as the Inspector's report had been sent to the Parish Council he had deferred send- ing a reply until he received a reply from the Parish Council.-The matter was then left in abeyance. Dangerous Spots. A letter from Mr. John Jones, Trefran, clerk to the Nantcwnlle Parish Council was read calling attention to a resolution passed by that Council on April 29th, 1904, respect- ing the unprotected road leading from Felin- coed to Pomprengwyn, which was in a dan- gerous state.—The Chairman, pointed out that there. were several places in the dis- tricts in a similar state, and if they did one place they should do all.—Mr. John Jones said that it was about the worst and most dangerous spot in the county. There was another spot on the Gogoyan-road. The Council sent persons to inspect and pass foads who knew nothing about roads, and that was the reason why the maintenance of roads was so expensive.—The Surveyor was directed to carry out the necessary im- provement.—Mr. Thos Jones, Gwnnws, cal- led attention to the condition of a. piece of road leading from Tynddol in his parish.— The Chairman observed that if an accident occurred the Council would be liable.—The Surveyor said that it was about the most dangerous spot in the county, and there were several places in a similar state.—It was agreed that the Surveyor be instructed to make the necessary improvements. Pigstyes. A circular letter from the Board of Agri- culture was read, enclosing a detailed re- port upon the proper construction of pig- istyes.-iNir. Rowland remarked that before they could take any steps, they would have to adopt bye-laws.—Mr. D. D. Evans pro- posed that the letter be left on the table.— Mr. John Jones, Gwastod, pointed out that there was no swine fever in the county.—No action was taken. The roads. Mr. Morgan Jones, the surveyor for the lower district submitted a report showing the mileage of roads in his district, and the expenses incurred in their maintenance for the year etnding March, 1904. The total mileage was 64, and the expenditure was £ 361 or R5 12s. 9d. per mile. In consider- ing the report, the Surveyor hoped the Coun- cil would bear in mind the scarcity of the stones in the greater part of his district, and that he had often to pay as much as 3s. per yard for them. At the present time he was compelled to carry stones from Llan- ddewi to Gwynfil. and Llanbadarn-roads.- In reply to Mr. John Jones, Red Lion, the Surveyor said the number of additional miles was eleven, made up as follows:— Rhydygwreiddyn to Gorsymynydd 1,996 yards; Nantcoy, 830; Penyrodyn, 274; Doldre 62, Prisk, 1,760; Hafodlas, 2,928; Troedrhiw to Esge, 3,520; Penrhiw to JSagJergarn, 1,760; Lluestebru to Blaen- pennal. 1,696; Lone Tower, 910; Felin- giachod, 332; Meiarth, 1,408; Llwynbrain, 965; Pantrhwch, 845.-The Chairman ex- pressed the hope that the reporters would make a note of this statement so that the members may further consider the matter. Surveyor's Application. ¡ Mr. Tregonning called attention to the 1 above report, and pointed out that as he had 30 miles more under his care than Mr. Mor- I gan Jones had, he hoped the Council would take the matter into their careful considera- tion, and grant him an increase in his salary. During the last 26 years he had 30 more miles under his care than Mr. Jones.—The Chairman said that he had travelled but little in the upper district, but he hoped to travel more in the future, and all he could say was that the roads in the upper district were not so good as those in Mr. Jones' charge. Mr. Morgan said that he would bring in a motion later on that some of the roads should be added to the lower district. -The question of the Mr. Tregonning's ap- plication was referred to the roads com- mittee. Annual Report. Dr. Lloyd, in his annual report upon the sanitary condition of the Union during the :,YIer started that 167 births (85 males and 82 females) were registered. Estimating t,he population at 7,945, it gave a birth rate of 21.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. During the same period 148 deaths (65 males and 83 females) were registered. giving a death rate of 18.6 per 1.000 inhabitants. The death- rate for England and Wales was 16.2 Tlie cause of death and the number in each subregistration district was as follows:— Tregaron. Llan- Cwn- geitho. nws. Enteric Fever 1 — — Diarrhcea 3 — — Septic disease 1 — — Phthisis 9 8 7 Other tubercular disease 2 2 2 Cancer 8 3 4 -Bronchitis 4 6 — Pneum.onia 111 Pleurisy 1 2 — Alcoholism 1 — Premature birth — 1 Heart disease 7 6 11 Accidents 3 2 Other diseases 20 19 12 Phthisis and other tubercular diseases caused more than the fifth of the deaths. Many of these had contracted the disease outside the district and came home to die.. One case of enteric fever occurred in the Tre- garon sub-district and proved fatal. He had failed to satisfy himself as to the cause The victim lived in one of the cleanest houses in the district. Sixteen cases of Scarletina were notified during the year, 13 in the Tregaron sub-district, and 3 in the Gwnnws sub-district. It was im- ported to Tregaron district from Glanmorgan during the !months of August and two con- tracted the disease about the end of that month. When the children went to school after the holidays, other children attending the same school were infected with the re- sult that 13 were afflicted. The other cases occurred in the Gwnnws district in January Dr. Morgan the medical attendant informed him that in his opinion it had been imported from the Aberystwyth Union. One case of erysipelas imported from the Lampeter Un- ion was notified. Seventeen children died under one year of age, giving a death rate of 90.5 per 1.000 births registered. With one exception this was the lowest during the last ten years. The Inspector and himself visited the villages situated in the Union quarterly, and made systematic inspections. h. ilgilill r, :ged to dr 1 v att.vion, to the fact that the Council has no byelaws. It is of vital importance that the plans and speci- fications of all proposed new dwelling houses in the district should be submitted to the Council for approval. He knew many houses that had been built within the last 10 years where most of the bedrooms had no means of ventilation, except the door, and possibly the window. The water supply of the village of Ysbytty Ystwyth was too far from the village, and at a small cost it could be brought quite near. The supply at Llan- ddewi-brefi was ample, but there ought to be 3 or 4 taps in the village instead of one as at present. He had previously drawn atten- tion to this matter. The water supply of Tregaron was still the same and last summer —the water was very scarce. The matter was urgent and demanded immediate atten- tion. At one time last summer more than half the deep wells in the town were dry, and on Saturday evenings when people drew their supply for Sundays they had to be con- tent with turbid water, as the amount drawn exceeded the supply. In all the villages in the district there were many cottages with- out privy accomodation. He thought that he could venture to say that fully 25 per cent of the farmhouses and cottages in the coun- try had no privies, and when people drew water from superficial wells, this want of ac- comodation he feared, often caused the con- tamination of the water supply. Four houses only were condemned last year as be- ing unfit for human habitation. He trusted that this year special attention would be paid to this matter as many of the cottages about the country were in a very bad state of repairs, many of them being damp, badly lighted and devoid of all means of ventila- tion, except the door. Twenty-five other nuisances were reported and noticcs were served with the result that the instructions of the Inspector were carried out.—Mr. Rowland hoped the reporters would make a full report of this, so that the matter might come up for discussion at the next meeting. Inspector's Report. The Inspector reported that a house called Pwllybadell, in the parish of Bettws Leiki, was in a very bad state. A large portion of the front wall had fallen; the lloor was in a bad state, and there was no ventilation ex- cept through defective structure.—It was resolved to take proceedings against the owner if the house was not repaired.—A si- milar course was adopted in the case of a house called Brynglas, Nantcwnlle, which the Inspector reported was in a bad state. All the windows were in a rotten condition, being patched up with rags. 'There was no means to go upstairs, no stair nor ladder, they had to climb up as best they could.— The floor of Tanygarn, Llangeitho, was very damp and was made of mud. The roof, in which there were several holes, was in a bad state of repair, and the windows were in a bad condition.—Proceedings were ordered to be taken if not repaired.—Referring to the Swyddffynon Water Supply, he found that the water coming out through the outlet from the well was coming through in a very small quantity. He found that the water was leaking through the brick wall in all di- rections, and upon enquiry found it had been so for many days, and was getting worse. He and Mr. Owen, D.C., came to the con- clusion that it should be cemented all round. —Ie was agreed that the work should be done to the satisfaction of the Inspector.—He had made a general inspection of the town of fregaron, and found! that some parts were in an unsanitary state, and it would be worse again when pig-keeping started. The chief nuisances were the accumulation of manure pigsties and privies too near dweilinghouses and highways. He intended making a house to house inspection of the town, so as to see how it stood in regard to nuisances and sanitation. He urged the Council to adopt the bye-laws and regulations with re- spect to manure heaps, pigsties, which would do a great deal to assist him in his task. Congratulations. The Chairman announced that their San- itary Inspector had qualified himself as an Inspector, and he desired to congratulate him upon his success. They had now a quali- fied Inspector on their list for the first time. —In reply to Mr. D. Davies, the Inspector said he same out third on the list out of 58 candidates, 18 having passed (hear. hear). —The Chairman said this question would be brought up at the next meeting, so as to re- consider his salary, in order to get the sanc- tion of the Local Government. Board. Troubled by his Neighbour. Mr. Wm. Jones congratulated the Inspec- tor upon his success, and hoped that they would have the fruit of his knowledge in a practical manner. Mr. Jones said his neigh- bour still polluted his water, and desired the inspector to take the necessary steps to pre- vent him. He could prove that the water was his, and it had belonged to the property he now occupied for a 100 years. He had called the Chief Constable's and the Super- intendent's attention to the matter, but of no avail. The constable had planted leeks in the front of his house, and when he re- ferred the matter to the Superintendent, the latter simply replied, "what is finer than leeks?'' He (Mr. Jones) retorted and asked the Superintendent "what was better than ham?" He hoped the Inspector would visit the place after a flood and to take a sample of the water.—The Chairman remarked that it was not a case for t.he Council to take pro- ceedings.—In a lucid manner the Inspector explained that it was a case for the owner to take proceedings and not the Inspector.— Mr. Jones said if the Inspector refused to take steps he would send a sample of the water to the Local Government Board and state that the Inspector refused to proceed with his work.—This ended the discussion. I

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