r TH E CLITHEROE ADV ERTISER, April 20th, 1906. TOWN COUNCIL.


Jforoross, and T. Cowgill, Councillors J. Sagar, W. Green, W. L. 'Grhne, J. Cl’ark, C. T Mitchell, T. Garnett, J. Windle, W. H'ardacre, H. Parkinson, and J. Scott. Councillor Wade was unable to attend ow ing to the interment of a relative.


GILCHRIST LECTURES .SANCTIONED.


With respect to the second course


Gilchrist lecUnles to Ire given in Clilheroe next winter, the Secretary of the Gilchrist Trust wrote the Council to the effect that the lectures would be granted on the un­


derstanding that the conditions laid down by the authorities were strictly carried out. In view of the Council's contribution of


they might reserve 25 per cent


of the capacity of the hall and charge whatever price for the tickets they thought advisable. As iti the case of previous courses, experiettce had shown that it was tiot desirable that the reseired seats should be so jdaced as to occupy the whole front of the hall. The tntstees also ex­ pressed the hope that the local committee wouhl tise every etideavour to make this cottrse of lecitin^s as successful asi the last enursts I-'ivt! lectitres would be delivered forttiightiv on Wednesdays, commencing Septenib r 2Gth next. -The Truste-s furtehr r«M-omtnetided tlittt the cottrse of lectttres should be followed by a coitrse of Univer­ sity Exten.sion Lectures after Christmas, and if the local committee were agreeable to arratige for such a course the trustees were preiiared to satiction the followitig special arratigi-meiit as to the prices and distribution of the seats for the Gilchrist le(-tures:.—One half the tickets to be sold to artisans at sixpence each, one quarter at from Is. to '2s. Gd., and the remainder yreserved) at a higher pric'c to be decided by the Committee.) On the motion of .-Vhh-rman Cowg'


secondcal by (.‘oum-ill<ir .Sagar, the com­ munication was referred to the Education ( lommittee. The Clitheroi- l-'rei- Library rejiort that


the isstie of bi«iks for Kehruary- gave a total of .'i,725. Of this ntimher .'LGOG were from the I.e.nding and 2!) from the Reference Librarv. The Librarv was open on 20 days, the average issue being 18G per day .V comniutiication from the S-ecretary of


the Higher Kdtication Committee was read a.sking for the ttse of the Library Worknxmi for the pttrpnse of holding a Wcvid Carvin Class, and after considering the same it was referred to the Getieral Ptirposes Cotn- miltce for consideratian.


WATCH COMMITTEE. P.C- Kitson's application of 2.ath Feb­


ruary last for the relttrn of his ratt-abli dedut-tions towards pension. a<ljotirncd from htsi metuing was further considered when it was rlet-ided to take tio action. P.C. l’i)])e wa.s promoteil to the rank of


Lst (-hiss Constal'.Ic, GE.VERAL PURPO.s e ,S COM.MITTEE Read letter of the Gist itlto. from .Messrs


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James Carter and Eqns, stalitig tlu-ir in­ tention of lixitig a new water trough at .Salt Hill farm at the ex])en.se of the Coriiora- tion. the old one beitig worn out. ■The 'Ppwti Clerk was itistructed to write


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to .Messrs- Jas. Carter atid Sons, Ltd., pointing otit that it is their duty as lessees to |)rovid<! the new water troughs .and to com])ly with the water regulations of this .Authority, :ind diat the Corporation as owners are under no liability in respect of sttch old' trough. On the stiggcstion of Mr. Carter, who


said that the twia householders at Salthill (-onililained of the number of children call itig tit their hotises for a urink of water, it wa.s decided to jirovide a supply near the trough for drinking ])uqK>se.s.—Tlie .Sur­ veyor said the exjre.nditure thus im-ttrred wotiM not .amotttit to more tli.an _£5. z


lOWX HALL .MEET1N(G,S. T,h(.- Town Clerk reporteil that the Cli-


iheroe Rttral District Council and the Lati- cashire No, .S. District Edttcation Com- tnittoe. Were each willing to pay the rent of Gs. a y<>ar for the use of the Town Hall


for ilieir meetings—that the Bowlantl Rural District Cotmcil only offered ^ 2 2s. a year; and the Bowland Educ.ation Sub- Cotnnilttex; :is. jx;r meeting, arid that the (mardians had decided to discontinue the ii.se of the Tpw.n Hall for mcetitigs. It was unanimously resolved that the


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Comtnittee adhere to dieir previous reso- lutimi on this subject, and the Town Clerk to write to the Howland Rtiral District Council atid the Bowland Edtti-atioti .Stib- Comtnitlee .acixrrdingly.


.AUTOMATIC MACHINE.S. ■A letter was retid from tlie .Aittomatic


Vending Co., lAd., making an offer for the jirivilp^e of placing automatic machines upon the Corpor.ation property, such as markets or any other places where the yjublic m.ay gather.—No action wa.s taken.


THE OLD .^AUGHTER HOU.SE.S. 'i'Jie Chairman of the Gener.-il Purposes


Committee (Alderman Cowgill) had received .on offer from Mr- Jas. Ctinning- htim of ;^16 a \«ar for the -vacant laiKl at FouIs)-kes and the use of the old slaughter houses on a le.ase for 909 years. The Chairman and the Town Oerk were


emix)wered to take such steps as they might deem desirable in order to accept and c.arry into effect the alxn-e offer, — The agrmnent w


-.-i-s ratified in ojten Council. CRO.SSHILL FOOTPATH. i


Tlie' Toivn Clerk was instructed to call upon the Exors. of John Langtree to re­


pair the railing alongside the footpath over Crosshill witlvotit dday.


COVERED MARKET TO BE e r e c t e d .


Council held in the Town Hall, yesterday eost corner of the CT^e M ^ e t ( (Tnirsdav), his Worship the Mayor old Temperance Dinmg Rooms stooa; _


At the monthly meeting of ‘he T-wr. 1 to erect a


(Councillor J. T. Whipp) presiding, there | the Surveyor was were present Aldermen J. Robinson, J.


due course. GAS WORKS COMMTT'PT'E.


At a meeting of this Committee, the Manager submitted a plan of tlie uliole of


the gas lands .shewing how the same are at present used and occupied, and explamed how the hand could be used for the pro-


“ ' The Chairman (Couucillor (jrime) stated that the Town Clerk bad seen the Rev. J. H Wrigley as to purchasing the field lebe land adjoining the gas land on the


I vision of new gas works. _ , , ,


north side of the Gas Works but had been unable to obtain a price for the same. Notice was given to the Highw.ay Com


mittee that the land occuiiied by them at the gas works might be requiretl at any


lime during the next two years- COST OF EDUCATION.


The .Swansea Corpor.ation asked for sup­


port to a petition in favour of the cost of ill primary education being borne by the national exchequer.—A resolution in sup­ port of the same was unanimously ap­


proved. l>RE.STONlAN'S GIFT TO 'I'HE FREE LIBILARY.


In a letter to the Corporatiuu, .Mr. Jno.


Hunt, of Preston, offered to give a. line engraving of tlie late Rev. Thom.as


W'llson, D.D-, a renowned headma.ster of the CUtheroe Royal Grammar School, on comlitioii that it should be hung in the •'roe l.ilirary, as an interesting souvenir of


an old Clitlieroe worthy.—Mr, Hunt’s offer wa.s uua.nimoiisly aecepteil on the jtroposi- tiou of Coimcilior Mitchell, secomled by the .Nfayor.


THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL SCHEME.


CorrespoiKlenoi; with Dr. Lloyd Snape,


of the County Cotmcil was submitted, sug­ gesting a (-oufere.uce of the County Couii- eii and the Corporation with the (.lovem- ors of the Clitheroe Grammar School into (-(rtaiii clauses eont.ained in the scliome for ■secondarv education in Ciitheroe. (Partic­ ulars of the scheme appear elsewhere) • .As the Board of Education liave since ap­ proved the sclieme the conference will not take place— The Town Clerk was request­ ed to obtain copies of the scheme for the members of the Coimcil, .and the matter will be brought forward at a special meet­ ing of the Council to lie held on Saturday, .May .util, at which the Corporation govern­ ors rai the administrative body will absu be apiJoiiited.


.SAI.ARl F.S A.SCEND 1 NT,. I.NT.'REASED CO.S’l' OK EDUCATrON,


In mtivlug that a jirei-ejit should be made


upoti the over.seers for the sttm of ;£2,S0i) fur tile etirreut year. Councillor i\litch_II (ebairmtui of the Eitiatice Committee) said it was not necessary this time for hitu to say anything alxmt the details ot this m-it- ter Ijecatise there was nothing abtiormal tibottt them. There was .an increase in the aiuutmt to he provided for educ,ation, but he was afraid there was nothing abnormal .-ihout that. The increase was mainly for leai-luTs' salaries. Tin; amount reqiitred was ;^1,7G0—eqtial to a tenpenny rat.-;. If anyb,:dy had caiusi- to thank heaven for the plai-i,ng of tlu; (-ost of edticalioii, to some extent, on the rates, it i-ertainlv s the tea<-hers. If ;uiylx>dy had got an -.id- vantage out of the new Act it was tim teachers. There wa.s a large iucrsise u. iheir mimhers and in the salaries pad ihc-m The amount which was payable wh;n the .schools in Clitheroe were taken over, for teac-liers’ salaries was ;^2,-I-18; the esii- mate for next. y<;ar was ,,^G,800. m an im-rease of .G


O per i-eiit. Of --oa.'ie ihe


questioiii was whether the ratepayers were getting value for their money, bec.ause he did Mot think anybody would begrudge these advantages to the teachers who, no lioubt, under tlu; old arrangenieni, were |K)urlv i>aid and insufficient in mimliers. He thought there could be no -loulit .uat the ratepayers were, at all eveiit.s, getting some advantages. 'J'he conditions of the schools had improved, and the efficiency of the leaching had also very much ini]imved. Notwithstaiidiiig the 'uierease in the cost of tvlucation it involved no iiicrea.se in the rale because, fortunately, they were able to look fonvard to a larger return for e.ach penny thus laid on the rates.


fn the


futiire, instead of getting atxmt ;£10G for ea(-h penny, they would, owiitg to the in­ creased rateable value, get ;£17G. Alderm.-ui Robinson seconded the resolu­


tion which was adopted. THE.STI.AN THEATRE.


The Council cons<;nted to lease certain space on the Market ground for throe


Thespinu nieatre., PH\N.S APPROVED.


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months try Mr.s- Stticey, proprietress of the I


Mr. John Sander.son’s pl.ans for the


erection of eleven houses in Whalley road were approved, as also was Mr. PLnder’s l)hm for a bakehouse in Derby .Street.— The footpath on Pimlic.-y road Ls to be extendcfl over the railw.ay bridge.


'ITIE PROPOSF7D WORKS AT’ PRIMROSE.


COUNCILLOR MITCHEIff. MAKES AN EXPLANATION.


When rnatlers were mentioned pertain­


ing to , the agr.eerrient with the gentlemaii who proposes to establish works at Prim- ro.se, for the treatment of the effliKint from llie works oy the Corporation,


The Cattle Market Committee d « ^ e J ^ ” ^^„vet (where the


directed to prepare the


necessary plans and estiniat^ same to the Cattle Market Committee m


Councillor Mitchell rose to give an ex­


planation. When, at. the last meeting, the agreement prepared by the Town Clerk for the treatment of this trade effluent was approved by the Council he voted against it, and this fact had been recorded in the local papers. He thought it was h'ls duty, therefore to state why be gave that adverse vote. In the first place it was emphatic­ ally not because he desired to place any ob.staclc 'm the way of industrial enterprise in the town. 'On the contrary, he would do all he could to encourage it, and he was glad to see there was a spirit in the Corporation at present to give sympathy and assistance in that direction. If the same sympathy and assistance had been given in former days the industrial enter­ prise of Clithcroe, and some of those who cast their lot in it, might have been v'cry different. But, on the other hand, it was emplialically the duD' this Ciwporalion to guard the) interests ol the ratepayers ol Clilheroe, a,ud it was their duty to scru­ tinise very closely and critically any agree­ ment of this kind placed before tliem. This' matter was one of the most tremen­ dous importance, involving, possibly, thousamls of pounds- As far as the Council was concerned


it passed into the sewer, but they would ised the a rate w. s


pay a certain sum per ffiousand gallons, better lor the trade of the town toan The Coritoraion would not only oe assist- rate tliat fluctuated, thought buriU^ ini' the owners of the works, but the latter would have been induced to come a 0 would be assisting the development of the | speculate in the toivn if they cou d h.^^^


town and contr'ibuting to the r.a.ates by


llteir payments for sewage matter which, before many years were passed Corpor­ ations would have to deal with in its crude state. Taking all things into considera­ tion the responsibility show to be very- heavy would be extremely- light. Fie trusted the Corporation woukl live to see the day when their action would proved to have been a very great success for Clitheroc. They liad no need to fear that they h.ad not stifficieiil land whereby thev coiild deal with this sewage matter. Ten years ago they were told that the land would lx; “sewage sick” lu four years time; but he wutured the opinion that no and in tlie district produced as good eat- ige as did the Clilhcroc sewage farm. When tht new liacleria tanks were com­ pleted they would be able to deal witb^ aii\ quantity of .sewage.


iven it out that the town had a six shill


'iiv's rate. They were m honour Ixtuud to rediu-e the rate on the first opporltimly, and they could well have afforded to drop it from Gs. -id. to Gs., and established a svstem of lix’ily of the rates- Councillor Sagar thought that mcmlxtis


of the Council h.id a tendency to get “out of order.” Fle could rememixjr occasions when a bit of electioneering was done around lhat l»ard, and at such times tlie delinquent would have lyecu called to order


Alderman Cowgill would bave


bounced” to his feet in a moment it members bad attempted such things, but lhat was not done at the present time, and things were being carried too far when iiii-mliers could get up and begin to ex­ plain to ilie public why they Itad not


'I'liey bad willow


beds, too, wbicb in themsehes were c;ip- able of dealing willi ibe whole of this work another great advantage; therefore, lliey


there was no criticism of this matter at all at the la.st meeting. Councillor Par­ kinson cndeavoitred to call attention to the magnitude of the issues involved, but his remarks were discouraged and came to a sudden stop. Fie (the speaker) did not know what was tlu; reason why the discus­ sion should have lieim thus curtailed. If it was in any w:iy out of regard to any sus­ ceptibilities of his he could appreciate the motive, but it was eiilirelv iiimei'essary. Hi; was not asllamed of the events of those days or ereiits elsewhere. Ho did not blame lluise who voted as they u'ld without this diseussioii, tiecause their legal tidviser told llum he liad taken every lirecauliim and that it was all right. 'File great '‘amateur hiwyer'’—(laughter)— also •said it was all right, and when those two high aiitliorilies did agree so uuanimoird} it was .so wonderful that he was not siii prised the Cotmeil was dazzled.— (laugh­ ter). Under the circumstances, however, he did think that a great respiuisiliilitv rested upon the Town Clerk ill this matter- He did not doubt hut that Mr. Eastham felt tlu; respousiliility, and th.at he had giv-it every atlenlioii ajiil every po.ssihli; care drawing up the agreement to safeguard the interests of the Corjioration and of the ralepayers of' Clitlu-roe; but in a matnu' of sui'b vital im|irirtance he felt no could nut surrender his judgment even to the Town Clerk, and that w.as why lu; vni, against the passing of this imii.irtaut -.igiec


ment praeriiMlly willioiil disi'lis.sion by the Coiiiu'il. .Mderman t uwgill said he did not know


whnllu: term "amateur lawyer" was meant lor, but he pm the cap on and look the appellation to himself.—(laughter). He eotild not .illow Cotmcillor Mili'hell's re­ marks to go unchallenged. With all due respei-i iq Councillor Mitchell lie thought llu; quesliiiii had been very fully disi'iisse i- I he last meeting w.is not the first oecasiiiu


lilt which it had lieell Iiefore thi- Couiieil; it hail been discussed iiiju; or ten luonllis Ill-lore, and they very iieariv eame to i uiiMiiimous V(»tirf.ui thv (jiKstinn ;it ih<- linu*. Ffe thought the mimile of the iireeeediugs at the last meeiing oii this matter was wrong, as. ill addition to Couiieillor ,\lii- ihell ilisselllillg to it. two or lliree llleiu- b.'i's reiii.lined iieniral.


.Mderiiiau Xoreross and Coiir.eilloi .Rag ir


said they Were neutral. Alderman Cowgill (eoiuimiing) said he


wished to do justiec to llio members of the ( qrporatioii, beeausi; the majority, along with the IViwn Clerk on liehalf of the r.ate- payers, had taken this rusi)oiisibility. A short time ago, it was his pleasure, along with .Alderiuaii N’lvrcross and Councillor (ireeii to visit a verV large sewage works in close iiroximity to Clitlieroe, and he made a lot of enquiries as to the nature of the •sew.ige dealt with and the


extent ql the sewage from the town ihev dealt with as


, , moili-rn town ought to do.


Hi- I'oMleiided that as manufacturers con­ tributed -o the ui>keei) of sewage works, surely those works should be atlapled to .ike all refu.se and effluent turned off from the diftoreiit works. That was a modern tdt.a. iiiH the idea ol eight or even ten years ago. II Coundllor Mitchell would t.ike tlu; trouble to go through the Cor­ poration rei-ord.s he would find that certain linns agreed with the Corporation- to lake aw.-iy ih.ar ..-.-ewage at so much [K-r anmim. Put as the ( ,,i„u-i| erew i„ imelligeiice, Mii-h re.solui,oii.s and agreemems were an- mllul ;md such effluent was treated by


lajinerie.s—•


tliem a.s, (irdinary sewage ni.alter- ,-Vt the place he had referrerl to he was told that Mey lixik sewage matter from dye works,


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Ihe pl.aee? , .Alderman Cowgill: Bury-


Couneillor Parkinson: Will you name If j


make any erroneous statement, Alderman .Norcross will pull mo up.


Coimdllor Mitchell: Allow me


th.i.l Ihiry is not on ;t salmon river. Alderman_ Cowgill: No; but it'is under


the siiirervision of the Fishery Bo:ird. Fle prerheted, from the present trend of events m the near future it would be compuLsory on ;dl Corporations to deal with the whole of the sewage in’ their jiarticiilar locality.


Councillor .Sagtir: TGiey ought to .-H erman Cowgill went on to explain


th.it the sewage from llu; pro))os«l works would go throiigh a certain conr.so of filtra­ tion ;ind then he delivered into the drain and on to the Qtrporatioii farm practically purified: in all probability it would be ili>liv<;red quite as good, or even better, than It was when- delh-ered from the iraper works into the brook. 'ITitU was a very- im^rtant point the ratepayers ought to know, .and firrther, that the Corpor.ation wa.s being reimbursed. The owners of the works not only purified tl.n effluent before


to .say-


need not fear that Councillor Mitchell’s ark view of the question was sometltiug that miglit place ibem in some treuk-nilnus


difficulty. Couucillor Mitcbell said no one wqlili


be more pleased than be it Alderman Co\\- s aticipatkins were realised- FVliat


he wished to say was that he had the mat­ ter before him in sueb a way that lu; could give no judgmeiU upon it. He had never heai'il it di.scussed, probalilv bei-ause he was not a member of the .Sewage Committee; but, as a iiialler ol lad. lu; r.ever knew what the eonditioiis were, and did not know them even yol. Ffe must couh-ss his iiilellei'l was not sufficiently acute to grasp all the details of a donimenU like the one read at the last meeting at one reading, aim it was simiily beeause he did not know what were the eondilinns involv­ ed lhat he. felt he nmid not vote lor the agreement. H'e did not want to find laiill with the agreement at all: he simply did not know what it was. .Alderman Norcross did not agree with


all .Alderman Cowgill had said, but he hoped the 'I'liwn t.'lerk liad made as good an agreenii-nt as he could. Fie confessed sui'|irise when the agreement was produeei. Iiefore ilu- Council last montli, and he olijeeted to its being passed. .Milerinan Roliin.son said it was the


formal agreement to which they practically agreed twelve months ag( .-Vldernian Cowgill rel'iiled the charge


iniplied by Akk-rman Notcross that the .igreeiiii'iu had het-n isprung upon the Council, They had dhscussetl the prill- eilik-s of the agRs-mein nine or ten months


t'S"- 'I'l'.e amended clauses were passed, and


the nialler ended there. PR( tPI-'.R'l'V A1.T'ER.-VT10NS.


Mr. j . L. Bulaick having submitted


plans for llu; alteration of the premises in Ring .Strei;t, lately (H'Ciipied by Mr. A. T. Kobinson, the Higbwav Commuiee made I'ei'tain reservations in regard to the luiihliiig line, and .■Alderman Robinson, and


iiUi-rvii-wed .Mr- liiili that hi- agreed to giv land to the highwav on I'omlilinii tlial tlie Corporation hrouglu the sewer up to the pivmisrs and paved the hack .street co- --.Meiisive with hi.s premises wlu-u such im- provemeiu w.is required to h>e done. .Mderman Cowgill opiKvsed the resohl-


-ock with the result ; some eight yards of


lioii |inipiisrd by Councillor Garnett and secoiiileil by Councillor .Mitchell approving till- niiiditioiis on tlie ground th.it it was transferring liability and saddling future .gi-iieralioiis. He saiil the Town Clerk gave differeiil rulings as In the est.ililishmeiu of a building lii-.e, and Mr. Kastliaiii said that everv ease iiiiisl


be dealt with on its iiK-rils. The report of the .Siib-Coiniiiilti-e was


:ippriived and the plans coulirmed, .Alder man Cowgill being the only dlssi-nlii'm.


GK.NKRAL DLSTRICT RAT'E REDUCED.


AN EXPLANATION AND A PA.S.SAGE AT ARMS.


COUNCILLOR -SAG.-AR’.S' POINTED OBJECTION.


.Alderimui Cowgill again rose to make


an oxplaiialiou regarding his altitude as the 'i)iio dissentient” to the reduction of iwiiiii-iice in the pound on the general dis­ trict rate- II it was necessary he would miive an amendment to the proposal, but he desired to say that he was totally op­ posed to the rerhiclioM of Iwoix-ncc, cou- te.itdiiig that it should have been four- |ienre at the very least. The reiLSon he cho.se to make this statement in pulylic was that at the end of the year he- trusted the Corporation would be in a [Xisition to jus­ tify wiiaMie considered was duo to the ratt'iiayers. As a Coriioration tliey should keep tile lixitv of the rates as near as ixissible, and bad tliey reduced them by i'otirpeiii-e, in all probability, unless some extraordinary aiiil unforseen ex[H-nditure had arisen, they woiiltl have been able to keep the rates at 3s. for the next four years instead of Gs. 2d., whereas, in all probahilily, they would have to reduce them about thteejyeune next year. Alderman Robinson: All the lietter fer


it 1 ! Alderman Cowgill observed that they


were at the commencement of a new --ra in the town. The rateable value was in­ creasing, and last year they m.viag;! tc save ;£200 in the cost of the roads .Aldennan Norcross remarked that if the


r;iteable value was increasing the - expen­ diture would increase. I Alderman Cbw'gUl s'airl it did n.>t follow


that the eiqyenditure would increase p>ro ratio with the rateable value. Ho emphaB-


voted for this or that. .Aldrriiuui Cowgill ro.-x; to rei)ly to


Councillor Sagar, but the Mayor agri-ed


that be was out ol order.. Alderman Cowgill: But Councillor Sagar


IS accusing both you. Mr. Mayor, and mvself of partiality- 1 want to say he is wrong. I was in a position to move an


amendment— Aiilermau Norcross: Aiui ought to li;i\i:


done. .Some heated talk followed in whiclt tile


.Mayor kept u]) a rat-tat with his bammer and valuh called tlu* speakers to onk-r. .'\lderm:iii (Aiwglil contended th-it he had till- privilege of the Mayor to introduce the


i|Ucstioii. .AlderiiiaIt Norcross: You re out of order


111 )W. Aklenmin


was not I ml me.


Cowgill: 0.)UiM;illor S;igar Cimiu'illiir .Sagar:


of order wlien he upbraided I did not up!ir;iid


vim: 1 :ip|)e;dcd for .Mili-rm.iii Cowgill:


:i|ipi-;il for order at lint when it's Huisheil. Comu-illnr .Mindiell moved that the rale


nrdi-r. Then yon wain to the i-ommencemenl,


should Ik- lixed at Gs- -2d. in the pouiul, and said the middle way liad always lieeii cimsiileted t*' be the safest cour.se lietweeii those who wouhl ret.lilt thi- rale ;il -Is. Id. ,iiul, like .Alilemuin Cowgill, those who wiiiiM make a vi-rv ilraslic reiluctioii. The m:iiii argument for retaining the rate at the old figure was. -is he uitder.stixid il, one. of uniformity, and the avoidance of Ihic'tuaiion. .Although he differed in this friiin some who.se opinions he respected, il w;ts not a logical ground to work uiioii if ilieywvro lO iaytlie sum they were going ill spi'-ud irrespective of what was needcil,


in the end it woultl le^td Iti carelessness and imliffereiice, if not wastofiilness and


extravagance. -They slioukl make a reas­ onable estimate of wh.at would bo required and lay their rale .accordinclv. Clitberoe was probably on the eve of a time of liros|ierity it bad neixtr seen l-iefore, and there was the evidence of it, to begin with, in the increased .sum produced by a penny rale. .Alderman Cowgill ixiinted I ml till- new emer[)rises that wvr,- being entered iipiiii. ami wished them in take note of the probable fael that their iiirmiie would still further increase- Hi' inisted it mi.ghl do so. Imt it seemed to him that antii'ipating the ftilure was like crmnling their eliieki-n.s Ix-fore they were liaiehed.


('oiim-illur .Sagar, sri-oiiding, said .Mil-


eriii.iii l.'owgill had riglulv ooserved lhat they I'lmld well afford to rediiee the r.ite fimipeiii-e, bin, on the other band, they were going ill for borrowing several hundred pimmls for the pnrpi.i.se of paving and road making, and if they were going to drop the rales the ratepayers would eventually know from the inquiry that would U; held, that iiioih-y was being Ixirrowed for tlu: purpost-s III wliii-h he h;id alluded.


lhat the iuspecor should inform the Coun­ cil who would then instruct the Sanitary Iiisi>ector as to tlie course to be pursueil. Mr. Davies said he was consamly re­


ceiving sucli notices from the inspectors, and he produced them for Couudllot tVindle to examine. Action h.id alrvaily Ixien taken in .some of the c:\ses. Councillor Windle iutim.ated that there


were others, and complaints would be mailo to the next Flealtli Committee iii<-i;ling.


EASTER WEDDINGS.


Church, on .Monday noon, a wedding lus solemnized by the Adcar (Rev. j . H. W ley. M.A.) Iietween .Mr. Charles M. .Sm


SuTCi.imi—Hau.iweli..—^At the I'aridi ri|>-


-


cliffe, only son of the lat'- Mr- Sutcliffe and Mrs. -Sutcliffe. A’nrk Street, ami Mi.s .Mary Eli/aibeth (Cissie) Flalliwell, clil,st daughti-r of Mr. and .Mrs. J. H. Hniriwt-lk White Lion Flotei. Clithero:-. The e, rc- mony w.as witiie-s.seil by- a large miniher ;f relatives ami friends. The liri'le, wi..i wk given awa\ bv her talher, w.is eliarniinCy attired in a dre.ss of white silk iriin:i!',j with lace ,md orange bkissom, and wi-.r- a white hat with ostrich h-.ilher.-.


• Coming Events cast their Sh j before.”


To-night, ( F r id a y ) .


- n Theatre, Cattle Market, perfori / 7 - I 5 .


To-Morrow, (Saturday).


1,0.0. Castle Lodge. Month.y Meeting, T-j sundsLy*


tVaddingtonAVesl^n Chapel Anniveisa S " T i n Moor Lane Chapol. lO-aO ami.


ervices in M School, Chur,


I S In Wesley Chapel, to-no .A I'K | ivionday.


i,etme,'Vaddington Wesleyan Cliapel, , Vtfodn©sd3 .y


" '““k-day evi-ni


..... ' - ' “ 1 Thursday- Whalley Wodeyan Uiv/aar, 2 -1-', ^ ,ST


carried a beatiliful shower Ix'ucpiei <.f . r- chids and lillios of the valley, tin- gifi f the bridegroom. Mi.ss Amy Halli . : i, (sister of ihei bride) and Miss .Mary H.ir 1- aere (cousin of the bridegroom) aUeuTl the Ijride. G'heir dresses were of pah- hhi.- voile, with liots to match, and they li.-i-, i-arrii-il shower bouquets of tulips and liili-s of the valley. Mr. Lowe presided at the organ and plavt-d suit.able wo'i'-liiig iinisic. The guesis wi-r-,- afterwards eiiierl.iir.r.! .n the hoim- of the bride's parents, and l.it-r ill the dav .Mr .and Mrs. .Mit-'liffe iefi i r the honevmoon nmr in the Lake- Di.-tri"!. .Amongst the very many iK-autlfiil i n ;-


eiit.s wi'is a handsome cabim-t presontoi In- the teachers and scholars at the P.irish Cimri-h .Suml.iv .Srliool of wliirh Mr. Sii;- I'liffe has bet-.n a very aoiive and m-ful im-mlier. and s<XTetarv for manv vears.


L,\.\Gl--01iU— ItlUNES.--- .\- liic I'.ll'isll


Church, on .Momlav aflt-rno. in. by the R. i. J. H. Wrigk-y (A'icar). a m;irriagr w.is s ,i i.-mni.sed bc-twt-i-n .Mr- Erm-st Laiigt'.-I, third son nf .Mr. and .Mrs. .A. Liiivii-I l-'ernleigh. .iml .Miss .Alkv Bi.rne,-.. daughtt-r nf ihi- i.itc .Mr. Walter Il.inir., ,md of .Mrs. I!ariu.-s, .Montague .Street. 'I'h'.' bride was aUined in gray silk eolii,-;;i:'; irimmed with lace .and whif satin, .■.sl rn-.im hat. and she carried ,i bouquet, t'.c .gift (if the liridegrixym. Miss Flnir':'; L.uiglord (sister of the bridogroomt was jhe brldo.sjriald. and sh-J WoTC 1 Jryy; ^ i;t'i.';im silk also trimnu-d with ia'-e aii'l satin, w'hh lull to match. Mr. Ciui!., .Vrslall, .Alaiiehester (cousin of the btCr groom) diss-harg(-d the dud.-' i f lest iii. :■


Fl.sck—LA'm.i.M.—.A wedding took |ii.ic-


-It .\liHir Lam- ( 'Impel, on Moiidav .il'i- r- moil, ill whieh the comraetiiig ]ianies ".ir-: Mr. Edward Fl.iek. fiiiinh .-sou of Mr. D. Flaek, Church .'■ttreel, ami ,M


l.ailuiiii. yoiinge.st (laughter of the late .M


i.-,s leiiiii r.


Will, l.aihaiii and of .Mrs. Laili.ant, Peel -Stivei. 'llu- ren-mony was ixirformed by the Rev. J. liiiliiigtom Miss Maud Hat- .greaves .ittemled the bride, and Mr. Jno. Foster, Low .M(sir, .acted .is groomsman.


'Ihe bride w:is given away by her brollur, •Mr. W. r.)itli,uu.


.Amongst the wodiliiq


gili.s was a p.iir of oil iiaimiiigs from the im-iiibers ol the Liberal Club to Mr. l-l.u''; who has been a promiiu-nt meilll'er of ihe billiard team since its inception.


IhiiNDi.EV--II00111MAN. — .\ iihuiiage liHik ]ilae(; at Wesley Cluqs-l. on \V(-ilii.s-


It was, iiu


doubt, rightly coiilended lhat the fiiiure generation should pay their fair share to­ wards the improveiueiils effected in the borough; lint, liitlierlo titey had repaired main roads out of the eurreiit revenue wiihoui ,my lu.-ed to borrow moiiev for llu- purpose.


-Aldi-rmaM Cowgill s.iid the estimate for


the work proposed to be done was ^G,IIOO ami (,'ouiii-illor .S.igar might have given the name ol the road |)ro|xisisl to lie imjiroved and for which the inquirv would Ire held. Coimcillor .Sagar regretleil that he had


not the iiilelligem-o of .-Mderman Cowgill to be more explicit. I'lic re.sohilion was pa.ssed.


RIGHT OF WAY DLSBUTE. The Council were notified tliat Mr- Cox


liad closed a road through Colonel Aspin- .ills land Up Brooks. Correspondence with .Mr. Cox and other gentlemen was .sub­ mitted, and will lx; dealt with by ial committee.


spec-


HKALTI-f OF TFIE BOROUGFf. 'File Meilical Officer of Flealth (Dr. IV.


I-;. Barker) stated that tiuring the quarter ending .ALarch, tliere had been 70 birllis, and -12 deaths, giving rales of 2G.2 ami l l-F |x;r 1,000 i>er annum respectively. 'Fliirteen deaths under one year had oc- curreil, which w.as a very liigh percentage,


l-'our cases of infectious disease had been re|»rted.


SAN ITARY I.MBROVEMENTS WAHTED.


Councillor Windle again alluded to tbe


improveil s.miitary arrangments required at viirioiis mills ill the town, ami s-tld that at tbe last meeting he was ruletl but of order.


Mr Eastham: You w^ere not ruled out


of order, but 1 tiiooight yoai could bring it about in another way. 'i t is the duty of f.actory inspectors to report these matters. Coundllpr 'Windle producetl a letter


from an inspector st.aring that it was the duty of the Town Council to see'to the •sanitary matters affecting mflls.


Mr. Eastham adhered to 'the opinion


Wisleyau Cha|x-I. on Moiidav aftemooit, liy the Rev. A. Grime, .Mr. Herbert Bracewell, youngest son of Afr. T Briicewell. Clitheroe, to Miss Liliie'jack-


B.tACEtVELL—Jackso.n.—At Chatbuni - T-


son, daughter of Afr. William Jackson, of Chatburn.


NEWTON. _ 1 lie annual tea festival in councctio"


witli tile Congregational Churdi was held at Newton on Gocxl Friday, in tbe Friends' .S'cluxilroom. After tea an entert.iinnient took placi; in the Chapel, when the ciiior assisted by friends from awav g.ave soloSi dueto, quartettes, anthems, etc., .and a ten' enjrnable evenii.g was spent-


It was stated at the Town Council meei­


ing yesterdby that during the month e* Miireh '.only two ca.ses had been brougH before the M.igistraites by tfie Po'i--e. though a cattle .and pleasure fair had ti'G held in the town.


t urnlej- Wooi vioe-


-'^tAhur


Union of I'ea .iBsem


« is the ssa.ft


''(-t .veaits a.s the Lite


. ^^i'pHire C “ playRibbles


coneequentlv colum


Commi wbreb will


day, letweeii .Mr. Roix-rt Brindley, only soi l of .Air. .'■i.iiniiid Brindltsv. .‘ikilf.-nl. ‘ I-' tlierix;, and Miss ji-ssie it.lOLlunaii. ve’aii,,- est daiigluer of die l.it,- Mr. J.iiiie.~ Hodi- man. grocer, .Saltord. dent .Minister (Rev.


'File .Sui-Tiiiieir Baxter) ctnvi.uuih


Ihe bride wore a white silk eiiip'r.- g ivii trimmed with l.iee. white ehiffoii hat ailnrii' eii with [link moss roses, and carried -i shower iKiiKiuet of ilaff.idils. 'Flu- hriiiev maid. .M


Ls.s May Brindlev sis,--r '■! lii:


brid(-groom) also w.vre .1 dress of white silk tyith lace trimmings, and a l.ic- sti.iw li.it lined with hhie chiffon and trimm'-d uin white roses. .She. tex.i. ('arried a loiiiiud of daffo(IiIs. .Mr. F- \Vhittaker, Mandu-.v ter (('oii.sin of il-<^, bridegroLim), i.ttemled the lir.ilegreiom. 1 he guests were cuterl.iiiii'd at the home of the bride's sister -iid Imiiher-iu-law, Afr. and Mrs. Jarats Ihxitliman, E.siiton Terrace, and in the


.iftermxin, had :i wagge.nette drive Whitewell.


C U tb e ro e E& v e rn s e i j i’uiDAV, Ai-iira 2U1II, ItJ


issued a scheme ler the lt‘-t''-- doit of the Clitherqe Gr.iumur >, .i' -


the BoatJ '-’f s to be a pulibc seironc-iry -


ihJt (,1 wh'ieh a dr.ilt w.m pul-. June of last )o.ir, 'a-uii Migni -i,, ■1-hc chief alterations m tile --- in-


following:— The goveruiug iKi'iy


i',


„^.„sist of the chairman (U L Uiimiuiuee of liie Lancasliire t.-uic ill-.


eil for ih-e lime being, .lud seutative governors to be -i. . fer a term of live ye.irs; me 1-.’ t foimdation governors to U- .ipp-1:. - first instance by the e.xisung gow- the Grammar School, . the foimdation governors ; m • od by the Clithetoe 'Fowu b s c - ■by die Lancashire Couiuy ('■ ;■ whom shall be the repre-sr:;'.,.-.. Council ior tl'je Ujithvr,.-.- ...... districts; one by tlie W ,-st R; Coimdl; one Iw the A ictoi; . L M.uichester; and two co-,;,-- i .. wild are lu be goveriior.s e . : r i of live years- 'File scheiii-;


:


R. C. Asshelon and Mrs. I. M to be the first lady govern,-rs.


'File scheme furllier pie\;-Je.-.


June each year llio goiern r.- d..,.: 10 the Edticaiioii CoiumiUee ,.i shire County Council ail ciUm..'-.


receipts and e.xpenditure of the to', for the twelve mumhs ending July the following year, and g'ui .fi pu',\ .-ominiltee to make ,iny aller.iii'.tii , fit. It .s also provide-I tiial ti.e ik-ailm.istor shall hold the , fii- -- ■ titister of the boys' sell! . :I A ;,


ihe governors m.iv, it v


m-tiiuaiii in the girls' "sriu-I ,1 pi- dvp.irtmeiit of kiii-Iergaru-n,


, tiler provided that, wiiii ::,,■ .;j j ; the Board of Ediic.ui,m. !ish a pupil teachers' e<-iur,- ::: ■'.vilh eiiher of tlie sell,


I'r ,,


Uinher made fur tiie hoTiim >'! evening da.sses for troi-.n:,v,i ,niil, if ti'.e govern,'rs ',!up.k lii. : . conduct or permit the Lani-.isiiii'- Council or the Clitheroe Fowii C, conduct (lay ami evi-niiig i-lasM-s : puqKise of giving iiisiruciioii in lecimical. literary, and coniim r,-; jects, with special att(-nti<'P. i,, :1 ■ and industries of the iieighb, ,urli, tor this purpose the gov(-riiors 111.1, permit either Council to use .uiv t'te school buildings, .n, 1 .ill 1, plant and .ip|i.trauis, when n.v, ■ tor the puriKise of schixils of lii.- f, ,| ‘Wd may form ri-guhuions for thn 1 nient (if the cla.sses. 11, ,i l„-in^ 1: ^>'t with the ]irovisioiis of the m Ii, i


-) new clausi; states that ,is s, -,,11


'■eniemly may be, the goieriior.s. ( ■ altering or adding to the preseml


JUiltliiigs, or otherwise, sliall proil '.e sehool.s. proper buildings.


"tti a view to convciiic.nt (-xteiisi, 1. apply for [iq,; pur|M-ise .1 suffic!|


'« money to be raised, is iieedfull e c.-ipital endowments 01 the toul V sale or othenvise, but hw .lil A this clau.se thev shall act subi, , f


"ritiiig. * * *


u - , ' ' * / ; . J - "'adtlingioii, s,>n ,.i T diimgton, J .P., of Waddhig.oi, t l


t-eturned from Egvpt altcil "'ith an exploriil


disem-r i " T ‘' '" 2ton was a lueml val„able"gow'’l i ; '^ : " ^


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