The Barmouth and County Advertiser and District Weekly News

I BARMOUTH POLICE COURT. The monthly petty sessions were held on Friday last, before H. J. Wright, Esq. (chairman), T. Martin Williams, Thos. W. Piggott, E. W. Evans, Morris Evans, R. P. Allaway, Rhys Jones, and Griffith Jones Griffith, Esqrs. I NEW MAGISTRATES. Mr Rbys Jones, chairman-of the Bar- mouth Urban Council and Mr Griffith Jones Griffith, chairman of the Dol- geliey Rural District Council, were sworn in as magistrates in virtue of their office as chairmen of the above Council. I CONDOLENCE. Before the business of the Court was proceeded with, the Chairman made a striking reference to the late Alderman John Evans, one of their fellow magis. trates, and to the great loss the Bench had sustained in his death. He moved that a vote of condolence should be sent to the bereaved widow and family in their bereavement, Mr D. Oswald Davies, on behalf of the Bar, and Inspector Ben Evans, on be. half of the Police, wished to be associa- ted with the vote of condolence. The vote of condolence was passed by all up-standing. TRANSFER. Mr D. Oswald Davies, on behalf of Mr R. E. Farrar, Talydon .Hotel, applied for the transfer of the licence to Mr John Langley, of Warrington. Mr I Davies said be had a. number of testi- monials as to the excellent character of Langley, one being from the Chief Con- ■ —«■■»..■> m »•,J I«LW.. stable of Warrington, who spoke most highly of the applicant, and who bad been up to lately works manager for Messrs Ryland Bros., Ltd., and also one from the Mayor of Warrington, who bad purchased the Talydon Hotel. In reply to the Chairman, Inspector Ben Evans stated that the Police bad no objection at all to the transfer, and the Bench granted the transfer. I EXTENSION OF HOURS. An application was made by Mr H. G. Jeffs, Arthog Hall Hotel, for an exten- sion of time from 10 to 12 p.m. on the occasion of the annual ambulance dinner on Friday. The Bench complied with the request. au.1

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site selected was inadequate and un- suitable for suph a large camp,including 200 horses, especially in the vicinity of houses depending on keeping visitors. He urged the Brigade to reconsider its intention of coming to Barmouth to I camp in view of the fact that the place was not equal to requirements and that there was no drain for sanitary pur- poses. Moreover to have a camp there in the height of the season would be detrimental to the town. The towns- people wanted to live and seeing that they depended on visitors it was impor- j tant that the interests of the town were protected. Mr William Owen said it was a ser- ious matter for the town. The Chairman said that the Brigade would only be camping on the Recre- ation Ground. They would be drilling on some other land. Mr William Owen—Where is that. The Chairman said they did not know yet whether the Brigade would come here to camp or not. Mr William Owen—I hope not. Mr J. Pryce Jones said he adhered to his opposition to the camp. He regarded it as a great mistake. If the Council could not go back on the previous de- cision, be thought it would be advisable to ask the Brigade to reconeider the m atter. The Chaiiu,an said the Council had already decided on the matter,but if the 'Council thought it would be better to write again and explain about the letter received, he would accept that. Mr R. G. Moore—I propose that we should go on to the next matter. Dr. J. Pugh Jones-I raise on appoint of order, and Mr Edward Williams said he con- sidered it was a point of living and the Council ought; to take notice of the letter received. It was better late than never. When they believed that any- thing would do harm to the town, it was only right that they should express their views on the matter, and he was there that day to protest mosts trongly against the Brigade coming here to camp. He should like to know how many members were present when this matter was discussed at the Council meeting, and how many voted for and against. He believed he was quite in order in discussing the matter. The Deputy Clerk replied thot seven members were present, and three voted against and-four in favour of giving permission to the Brigade to come here and camp. The Chairman—We have the same number of members present that after- noon. Mr Edward Williams said it was a matter of importance for the whole » members So attend, and he proposed that it should be adjourned so that the twelve members could be able to be present. The Chairman said he was sorry he could not do that. The Council could write the Brigade asking them to re- consider the matter, as a letter of pro- test bad been received since the last meeting. Mr Edward Williams suggested that a letter should be sent to the Brigade' stating the ground was not adequate and that they would be interfering with the lodging house keepers. The Chairman suggested that the contents of the letter should be sent to the Brigade. x Dr J. Pugh Jones said the letter was sent to the Council for consideration, and the Council should -act on the letter. Let the Council accept the re- sponsibility of what they had done. When he supported the resolution he bad considered the matter thoroughly. Eventually on the proposition of Mr William Owen, seconded by Mr Henry Freeman, it was agreed to inform the Brigade of the objection in the letter, the Chairman saying it was in the Council's province to obtain satisfactory arrangement as to the sanitary arrange- ments. THE COUNCIL AND THE CAM- BRIAN RAILWAYS COMPANY. The following letter was read from Mr S. Williamson, general manager of the Cambrian Railways Company:— "With reference to the Council's appli- cation for permission to cut the rock at Porkington, his Board hadeonsidend the application, and they have auth- orised me to agree to it and I have so notified Mr Parry. At the same time I am directed to say that whilst the Com- pany desire that the relations between them and the Council should be of a friendly character, yet this cannot hardly be secured by the course which the Council took in regard to the pro- duction of minutes, books, correspon- dence, etc., arising out of the case of a private individual in a personal action against probably their largest rate- payers. The only result of this case (Hiam's) was that the Company had to pay substantial legal costs to lawyers, whilst neither the complainant nor the Council received any advantage what- ever out of the action, and in fact so poor was the claimant's case that a de- cision was given against him in both Courts without the Company's side of the case being gone into at all. You will understand that the course taken by the Council has aroused a good deal of criti- cism on the part of my Directors. At the same time we have no wish to take a narrow view of matters and as the widening of the road at Graigfach will obviously be a public improvement, I have as already stated complied with the request made by Mr Parry. And whilst I am writing I may add that I much appreciate the courteous way in which Mr Parry has dealt with this matter. The Clerk said he was sorry Mr Williamson should have thought fit to bring an altogether extraneous matter into the correspondence. As a business principle each case should be treated on its merits. No doubt the Council ap- preciated Mr Williamson's wish to deal in a friendly way with the Council, but he did not think the Council bad shown any disposition to ask the Company for anything which was not in the public interest and it was not right to ask for auything which could not be grantedsgn its merits. With regard to Mr Hiam's case, it was entirely unnecessary for Mr Williamson to bring the matter into this letter. Nothing out of the way bad been done in the case. It would be remembered that a Barmouth rate- payer was seriously injured at the Rail- way Crossing near the Recreation Ground, owing, as he alleged to the Company's negligence in having an unsafe railway crossing, The Council had taken particular interest in the matter of the Crossing even since 1874 and the Council's attention had been called to it time after time. It was public property the successive Council's having received complaints from the ratepayers who considered it was a dangerous crossing-and all that was done in the case was to make use of the public in- formation backed up by the Council's records. Notice of the production of documents was given in the course of the case and the Company was given b f every opportunity to ascertain the facts for themselves. What ground for com- plaint they had he did not know. The I. Company said that th ey had been put toagreabdeal of expense. No doubt they bad and no doubt there were many I beside himself who would think the money would be better applied in com- S pensating the man who was nearly ) killed than in paying large fees to j lawyers. The case was not yet over ] and therefore he would not go into its I merits. The Company were given the opportunity of dealing in a broad and generous spirit with the claim. Instead of doing so, they had chosen, and he did not complaim of it, to go on technical grounds in view of preventing the case going before a jury. The facts and merits of the case bad never been before a jury, but legal objection was taken and there were was insufficient evidence in law of negligence to allow the case to go to the jury and that was what they were fighting for. Plaintiff wanted the case to go before a jury of his countrymen and the Railway Company, acting within their rights, did not want it to go before the jury. That was where the matter rested, and he did not think the Council need take further notice of the letter. On the proposition of Dr. Pugh Jones, seconded by Mr Henry Freeman, it was agreed to thank the Company for the permission given the Council. The Council sat for nearly 3 hours.