JeftE CLITHEBOE TIMfig. JPRIDAY. JUNE 21 ,190? ■ DERBY ’’ MATCH


CLITHEROE TOWN COUNCIL A BREEZY MEETING.


WHO SHOULD INSURE N0N=PR0VIDED SCHOOL TEACHERS? TH!^ A U D i r O R ’S R E P O R T : A L D C O W G I L L ’8 Q U E R Y .


SECONDARY SCHOOL QUESTION. 'I'he monthly meeting of Che Ciitheroe


Town Council was held at the Town Halil last night. The Mayor (Aid. J. T. Whijpp) presided, and there were also present Aid. Roberts and RobJnsoin, Councillors. W. Hardacre, J. Cowman, R. Parker. J. Sagar, J. J. Cart'er, J. A. Wade, J. Wirndle, W-. L. Grime. T. Ga;rnett and H. Parkilnson.


LVSURDNG TEACHERS. On the minutes of the Education Com­ [J. V. Hoole, Whal'ley.


hcroe and WhalJey renew siruggles OH' the Whalley


ter how wel'l or how bad- ;iubs may be doing there


. interest centered in thits ;\ :ulry this year is as keen is accentuated by the fact ,c so fax not meit with a rcrliy " matches are oftek) dian ordinajry’ league i onsiderable speculation '• Ahheyttes'• will be thu their riwaJs. The pro-


li will be for the benefit WTalley's popular pro- a man of all round


[uaily effective in batting, g. and has years of prao ehind him. Few pro- im the record that Elli.s ?r one club, Bolton, for fourteen years in suc- \ era,ges during that time


YJ’TING.


iei> Most ol


lit. 7-


50 Si


—


124 701 78


JO6 I 65


75 '


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50 ,i'1


i)0


Sg 'Li


o.i '-1


' ”5 c 165


'IWLING. M R.


" 5' 836


7°4 957


in Total


fniLs. Runs. Avg. 45


234 271


104 • 678 116 146


..08 433


613 26.15 672


747


748 614


S3S3


S '3 , 29.10 26.115


53- <175 143


42-33


1018 88 '37


('1 ^ 1050 86 770


974 113 838 S3 roi4 ' ° 5


1C94 n o 95S 122


<


880 60 78


83 ’73 7.S 12917


w. Avg. 11.50


83 90


9.1


10.6 10.7 1 0.9


14.8


8.62 9.94 7-85


'333 9.920


■ si'iotioni. Tn 1903 he o completed innings giv-


SI*usons I9°3-4-S


.11.85; in 1904 he scored mpleted innings giving .m n T905 lie had 21 com- ■ orc-fl .183 runs, an .rver-


iwling in 1903 Ellis took tveragecost of 12.93; iu at a co.st of 11.33 P®''


15 he took 40 wickets o per wicket. I-ast season


lies .and scored 303 runS tilings giving an average ivlin.g he took 73 wickels , of d.95.


K'lvF/r.


)W’.S M.vrCHES. d.ale League,


heitje. iideras V. .Sabden.


iiwodS. mlev St. Andreavs.


. Cro.i.srJale . (capt.), J- > 'll. H. Flargreaves, VV. I Ji Windle. A. E. •. W. Crabtree and J- . J. Tomlinson and J-


Green (caipt.), J-


tottoni, A. iHindle, T- A, Langshatv, G. H. Gormani and Ellis.


W'.A.VDERERS: J- hrley. ]•’. B. Watson, J-


ik.srm. W. Dawson, J- :on. R. Hanson, A. E- id.


DRD: H. Kindle (capt.),


orr. J D. Chester, U- ■ C. Wlhiitfcaker, J. W5I- _ . Jackten and T. Slwi' i


8.55 7-74


12.18 9.27


8.70 9-'>S


28.0


32.12 3°-7


21.12 28.12


12.6


10.21 12.2 25.8


30.18 3'-3


mittee coming up for consideration Aid. Rpberts raised the question of the insurance of teachers in non provided schools. At the meeting of the Copunliittee' it had been decided in answer to a letter from Dt. W. E. Musson “that the committee does not recognise aiiiy duty or liability in insure the teachers and otheins employed at non-proi- vided schools, against accidents ajnd will noit assume any. responsfibillity of compensatflon in such cases.” Aid. Roberts said he would like to ask


this question; In tlhe case of a pupil teach, er meeting with an accident while engaged in his or her duties in non provided schools who uioiild have to find the compensatioc to pay that teacher or teachers? Aid. Robinson said the Managens of non-


proYded schools had had ai meetling and decided to insure all their own teachers. Aid. Roberts: I am asking a quieHtaon'.


Where wn'tl the money have to come from to pay compensatim. to those' having an accident while on duty’ ? The Deputy Totvin Clerk; The employed


must pay. Md. Roberts: Then if the m.anagers of


the non-pgovtded schools insure the teach-- ers and the teacher had an accident, would compensation be clatmed from the mana­ gers? The Deputy Town Clerk: Undoubtedly. .‘VId, Roberts. Where would the managers


have to get the money from ? I'he Deputy’ Town Clerk: The same a.s


,nn.y private person. Aid. Roberts: Supposing tlie managers


insure their own teachqr.s where' will the money have to come from ? The Deputy Town Clerk; From the


managers. They will have to find it from somewhere. Aid. Roberts: Can it be charged against


the Educatibn Committee? The Deputy Town Clark : The managiers are the responsible party.


'Fliey are the


persons who make the agreem'enls wiith the teachers, and the Educatioim Committee have no agreement. Aid. Roberts: Do- the m;magers :i.ppoint


those teachers? Were they not saiictfioned by the Education Authority ? Coun. Wade; We only sanction them on


their recommendatioin. •\ld. Roberts. The Ediicatiim .■ Vuthority


fix upon the teachers. The Deputy Town Clerk: They’ fix the


scale of .s.alaries. Aid. Roberts; 'I'hey lix the scale and


lliiil the money to pay the sitlaries. That being so should not those who found the money for the sala/ries find tlue money for


insurance also? Coun. Mitchell: The Contract is between


the managers and the teachers and not be­ tween the Commilttee and the teachers. The Deputy Town Clerk .said it -would


be better to leax’e the managers to iirsure for theinselve#. That wa.s the ruling of the Town Clerk on the subject. The people who drew up the contracts were the em­ ployers. .-Vlcl. Roberts instanced the case of a.


private concern. Supposing they had a manager, -who was gjoing to in.sure the man, agar, that firm o|r another? The Deputy Town Clerk ; “ That is not


the point.” -•lid. Roberts; The Managers must act


for the Educatioiii Authority. There were •SO many appointed by the Edncatibn Com miittee to be Ma-nagers of non-pitovided schools De|)utv Clerk; Yes. ■ Vld. Roberts: Then those managers


whom we elect w30 have to find ])art of the m-iiiey for the insurance of those teachers. Ihe Deputy Trm-n Clerk; As it sta-nids


at present. Y'e have not made the law. Aid. Roberts: Thi.i law can be decided


almost any way, but still after all I think the people who find money for the pa.ymeint of salaries ought to pay "for the insurance of teachers. The Deputy Tow’n Clerk: That is not


the question. The law says the employer is liable. Aid. Roberts then moved that the mi(n


ntes he approved excepl' that pant whildi raid That this committee do not recognise any duty or liability Co in.siire tlie leacheiV of non j)ro\’ided .schools.” etc. Conn. Garnett seconded. Ooim. P,T('-kar asked with regard to- the


Managers of non prowded schoobsi. tv'ere they entirely in the hands of the Educatibn Cominittee. d’he Deputy Towni Clerk: No, we pay


them that is all. •‘Md. Ro.bertis said the M,anagers had to


fix the .salaries and the committee had to pay.


Coun. Wade said the Ma-nagers were the technical employers of the teticheis; They


* ought to insure, and the Eduoa.tibni Author­ ity ought to pay Ihe money- He moved an amendment that the mirmites he ap­ proved except for that portion refertriing to the insiirilng of teachers in non provided


schools and that such instalmetttB be paid ' by the Education Committee. Cbun. Galmett sitiid the obligation; now i


being cre.ated to insure tenchefls a,gai)i;st ■ accidents which occurred wi'tilun the dfe- I charge oi' their dubl'es was a new obligation - created by Act of Parliament. It ap- i peared to him that the Education Autho(ritv , were bound to Insure the tteachers,, just as they were bound to pay theSr salaries and i pay for the maintemanoe of the schools, j He took it that the obligation w’hich had ! been created by Act of Parliament was in j ■ short), simply a cOratinuance of the- teachers’ j salary during incaipacity through accident— j to his mind it was incontrovertible. Those | who found money for thei salaries should i also should'eir the new responsibility created j by Act of Parliament. The petrsOns who- ! ought to insure the teaclierr. were the Edu- i cation Authority. He pointed


also


that if a, school which tvas being taken over had an endowment that endowcient -was .absorbed by the Education Authority. After they had taken away every half-penny from everv source of incyame in his opin.ion the obligation tested upon that Authority to meet any charge that P.ariilaraent created trith regard to die mailnitenance of schools. In the case of insuraimce it anly meant the continuance of the teachers' sala^’ ivhen incapacitated through accident. The law had not yet made any pronouncement as to whether the managers were the people w’ith whom the contract was made or noL They had quite as good a right to assume thait the responsibility rested with tihe Edu­ cation Authority as the others had to sume that the Managers of non provided schools were responsible. The Deputy Town Cle(rk: The Tpwn


Qerk mles that the people to insure are the managers. He does no-t rule that thie Edn- natibn Authority ought not to refund the


money to the managers. Aid. Roberts. Then the Managers would


have to find the money? Deputy Clerk: It is not a queh-don ol


payment. Goun. Garnielt said tire case had not


been decided, but he maintained th.at they had just as much right to look at the ques­ tion from their own poftil of view ns tlie other -side had. The most importairt Council in the country’, the l.o-ndon County Council, had decided to pay that iinsurance, aisp the Lancashire County Couinciil:. the North Riding County Council, and Worces­ tershire County Council.


In his opiimon


those were a faili- sample, as they had been taken from various parts ol the country a-nd he had reason to think diat such Councils of those wjoiild not take that course wHbout


legal advice. Coun. Wade: 1 t.ake it that the mamagors


are the sole employers and they alone have -the power to appoint teachers, pajrt-iculariy head teachers. And yet whSle the Man­ agers appoint the lrea.d teachen-s in non provided .schools they ry.feh to .shirk the in­ surance. The Education Authority ought V. reimburse them for the |)remium they


^^^Ald. Roberts; Why go tint roundabout way? M'hy 'not take out on-e jroliey for


the w’hole lot? Aid. Robinson said tih;tt authority ought


to pay, but he understooil they were drt emplnve(:s ;tn-d wqre not c-harge.rblc. Let the Managers of the nom. pior'ided schools in.sure their te.-ichers and present their bdj to the Committee a;nd he for one woii-id vote for it being paid. Supposing ->ne' of those teachers had an accidenit the inhur- ance companv might tunn round u[)un them and tell them' they wiere not employeTs; tlia Town Clerk had ruled they were not em­


ploy eks. Aid. Robert.-l. Do you tlimk the in.suranco , , .


companies will! turn round o-n the London- Countv Council? I think they ha.ve as much 'knowledge as we have .at OhtherOe. Conn. Mitchell .said they were :ill will-mg


that the' Council should pay. but they dil- felred as to the w'av it ought to be do-ne. The Town. Clerk had ruled Hh.it they were not Tesponsible. and he for one accepted the Town Clerk’s ruli'ng. In doing so he thought the m.alter ought to- be arranged iri the wav suggested, namely, that the Manager 'should effect tire insurance and be reim-buirsed by the Educatitom Com-


m-ittee. Coun'. Sagar said he tx)ok the lo\\in , „ „


ClWk’s advice to me.nn that the Education Committee shbulcl not take to th'emsrivGs any re^T>onsibility or liability. Accoidiing


to the way in- which they paid their teach­ e r surelv the Education- Authori-ty ought


to do soilietWi-ng. It was a case of an Ac. of Pa-tliament in which there was nothing definite. Tb'ey might .siwnd a. lumdred Iionrs or more in discussing Acts of Farlm-- ment .and never get any nearcc, Drey could not read thifmgh Acts of Parh.amcnt p,assed in these days. It wa.s su-rprisang itn a generation like tire present tha.t Ao fi of Parliament shoiild be passed winch ito-body seemed to under.st.and. (Hear hear). Aid. Roberts said avh'en- fhe minute were passed drey were paissed under d-ifferenlt


conditions .altogether. Coun. Mitchell suggested adding to the


amendment the words “ hut the onmna-;iliee


are prepared to recommend the -oori authori.ty fo rdmbu-i-se t-ho _ manaagara for •any expenditure of this kind. Aid. Roberts .s.aM hfe amendmeni was for


the direct insurance of th e_ te ch^ provided schools by the Council, and he


declined to accept any addition. Coulni. Gam'ett said the mover and


seconder of the amendment believed that the responsibiEty to insure rested avith the local authorities. Cbun. Wade: Who appoint head teaCh-


eis in non provided schools? Coun, Garnett: I might pany that ques­ tion by asking, who taJees the endowment


of the school? Coun. Wade: That is not the point in


question-. I asked a direct question and I ask for an answer. Coim. Garnett. The Alanagers. Coun. Wade : Then, the Managers ought


to insure. Coun. Garnett said the authority which


took every halfpenny of income ought not to refuse to shoullddr a new obliigatiom created by Act of Paitlia-ment.


It only


meant iim that case a con-tindince of th'e teachers’ salary in case -of accident'. Coun. Wade said they were employed by


the Managers and they ought to p.ry. Aid. Roberts; If we can pay the money


we can‘ insure them. The Mayor: We can pay it if they are


in-sulred. Seven voted for the m,otion and five for


the amendment, and th'e minutes were


passed. Coun. Mitchell asked if it was -In' order |


to move an amendment on the original mo- tibn which had just been passed by the ^


Council.


Court. Gawuett; I rise to a poiimt of ! order; it is entirely out o-f ordpr.


. ' ' i


Coun. Hardacre: To- put in .shape----- i The Mayor: Order, order.


order------ Deputv Tow'n Clerk: No. It' is not in


order to move .aii' amendment on what has j been passed.


I


Aldr-’ Robt'-ts: You cannot move any | othec motio.'; on this busirtess n)ow.


^ | order. The Ma,yor: The Cle-rk i.-= :,pe.iking.


Couil. .Siitcheill again- asked if he was w ^ I


i Deputv Town Clerk; When I get an i


opportunity to speak T will do so. I didn t j get the opportunity of speaking.


.against the ameiidmenit he did so be<'.ause he thought the\- ware only voting on that amendment, .and lihat his amendment could


follow. .-Vld. Robertas: I Uhink th'ts matter ought


to be dropped altogether. Coun. Hardacre. Itot us try to simplWy •


it. I move ------ The Maybr; You are out of order.


The mattor w.as then allowed to droji. THE SCHOOJ. .SYLLABUS.


Coun. Wade asked if the registered s\-l-


labuses had bee'n sent to the Low Moor 'School.


The Deputy Town Clerk said whatever they had been iinstiructed to send had beein


, ,


sent Coun. Wade said they were waitnig lor


the registered syllabus and it was months


since he atsked for it. The Deputy Town Clerk said the Town


Clerk himself had gone tP considerable ■ trouble in geuting prayer books, and hymn books, the latter being approved by the Vicar and Rev. W. Murra-y, and the books had been seint as instructed. If anything else was wanted they would send it if they


received instructions. Coun. Wade sa,ld they look it out of their


hands and that was the- w.ay it wap being


managed. The M.ayor said it would help th'em if he


would refer it to the Education Committee. Coun. Wade; There has been no sylla­


bus provided. 1 think there ought to be. I think it is a milsun-derstanding on- tlhe


Clerk’s part. < - .AUDITORS REPORT. The Deputy 'Town Cldrk said he had re­


ceived the report of Mr. Sutherland Wiilkin- soit, Di.slricl Auditor and was as fqllow,s; — Elementary Education.— The -receipist includi'iig a sum of


transferred from


the nates amouiuted to £49A^ ^s. 8d. :md the ixaymertts to ;^4Si4 os„ 3d., resulting in a surplus of £12^ 2s. 3d., wliich reduces the deficit of ;^485 Hd. brought fonvaird from the pre\-i,oas year to .£358 4s. 3d. at 31st March, 1907. There -were -no trans- aofiaii on- lo;in account- dunng the yeai. Objection xv.xs ta.ken at the audit to a num­ ber of pa-yment.s ni.ade in reppect ol the non provided schort s on tlhe ground tha t in certain aises they were payme-nts whiich should have been'boime by the Manugers, as improvements for which they were liablei, and as regards others rospec-tiing wear a.iid tear, that the .amoiin.t paid b)' tlie Authority xvas in 'exces.sof the* amount due Ironi them for tlie wear and tea.r occai^pned through the use of the scltdal premises by them. ■ A


s regards the fonmer i-tras I am of


opinion that om the facts laid before me the sum.s paid were a legatl charge uiwii the fuiRls O'f the Local Education Aubhont)i, and .after care fill considex.atfoln' of the Objec­ tion raised 10 ilie p.aymenlte fi» wear and tear I came to the co,iichision tihat as Sec­ tion 7 of the Education Act of 1902 gb’es the Authoritv discretion to d'efer-mm-e llie


.amount o-f tlieir li.ahi'lity for weal' and subject to :ippeal to t'lie Bo.ard of Educ.a.t.iWiH in 'c;i,se of disimte between the A.utihnrt-l-y and the A'I.anagers. the reasonahl'elnes-s- or otherwise 'of llie .sums paid was not a mail,


ter for review bv me. Higher Ediictution-.— The receiitis inchid-


iug a sum of £109 7s. 3d. nraiisfcned fro-ni the rates, .amounted to £540 8s. 4d., .and 'the pa.vmenl's to £6Ci 3s.’ 4d-, tl>y sirphts of £508 os. I id. hitought forward tor the previious year bei-ug tlius reduced at the 31st March, 1907, to £387 3s. i id .


lliere


were no transactions on, the; ioa'n- accotmt nor was there alny loain debit.


a verv saitisfactory manner. Goiin . Grime: Wo ate not to lie sun-


changad tliM ^ Deputv Town Clerk: No. Aid.. RbbJnsoni said' it appeared from the


I have pleasure in being able to rapoint that the books were presented fof„ audit m


_ ! Coun. Mitolielf .-wid whan- he \oted : Coun. REtChell: I asked whetiier it is in j . . . 1


report that all dispute' must be referred to the Board of Education. He asked if it would not be better to move a resolution that in future all questiiions must be asked through the Clerk. Coun. Sagar: We are not in the future;


let the future inquire for itself. Aid. Ejoberts. IVe have agreed to pay one


half of this. Coun. Wade: It was all a farce .a.ppear-


ing before the AudliHor. Coun. Grime: It was a bi-t of bragga,-


doclo. Court. Carteir said in- his o-pinii-on the


cl.ause was in the report for guid.ancc i-n future disputes.. Coun. Grime; We have had enough of it. -Aid. Robinson : What has the lelftcr been,


read for? Coun. ParkJn'so-n: I jiropose the next


business. II am about .sick of it. ALD. COWGILL’S LETTER.


The Mayor said he had received a letter


from Aid. Cowgill and was as follows; — .-Vccording to busines.s axrangemenits it is


impossible fq: me to attend the meeting to­ day, but I desire to ask the Toivn Clerk through you the following questtons which I consider of public i'nterest: Has the Auditor sanctioned fh'e full p.ny-


ment of the Accounts I objected to? If so what protection has the ra.te,pa,yetrt,


iither than- through the Government Auditor against the paymenit 'of accounts which .ac­ cording to the admiission of the Aucliliolr (as reported by the Press), was out of bis jurisdiction-. If the matter was out of the jurisdiction, of the'Auditor why .shouHd I have been entertained by him.


f appeared


before him at the Audit. To- whom .sha.ll L as a ratep.ay-er, appe.al. Is passix'e re­ sistance the only doiirse? Coun. Parkinson: We ought not to be


wasting our time here. Let it lie on the table. The Mayor: Hiixx- I to al'lo-w it to lie


ansiyered? Coim;. Garnetl': U rests enitit'eb upon


yourself person.a,lly. Couii. Parkinson ; He on.ght t-i have been


here. The Mayor: He could iv4 gel here. Coun. Grime. He ought to h:ive waited


imtiil he could have come. 'The Mayor: lit is addressed to me. T


waliit to know'if I shall answer it. Coun. Grime; Let it lie on the hible. Coun. Parkiirfson; Yes, put it -‘m


- the


table; he ought to- have been here to at­ tend to his business. Conn. Ga.niett: I would like- it to he


clea(rly understood diat iiccinist' a member i.s not here lie is not to lie deljarted from sending ,a letter. I for one resent such a suggestion as that. ■ The Mayor: I will ask the T-iwit Oerk


to answer it. The Borough Treasurer .said the an.swer


was conta.lned in the report' which stated that appeal must be m.ade to the Board of Education, It was decided that the Touiri- Clerk ropf)’ in the terms of the niuditorfs report.


SECONDAIC .SCHOOL QUESTION. At a previous meeting of the 'Town


Council it had been decided to write to Mr. Shackleton asking him to use his influence to push forward what is known, as the Grammar school scheme iinvolying the erec. tion of a secondary school. Mjr. Shackle- ton wrote as’idng for the co-rrespindence bn the matter... The Deputy Town Clerk sa.id he had re­


ceived a further letter from the Member for Cli'tharoe stating that he had placed the matter before Mr. McKenna, the AErti.ster for Education. He had informed him that an rmportant letter had been sent to the Lnacashire County Council. Court. Mitchell said the Town. Clerk had


informed him tha.t Mr. Shackleton h.ad taken some conisiderable trouble in the mat­ ter. The result was that a communicatioin had been received from the Board of Edit- cation by tlie local County Authority. He hoped that something would be done or at all events that the alteratioiil.s at uh'e Grammar School would be expedited. The Town Clerk had suggested to him that it ■ would be a courteous thing Vo pass a vole of thanks to M-r. Shackletoii for the trouble he had taketn- in the matter. He proposed th.at a vote of thanks be given, to Mr. Shackieton, Conn-, Wade si-Ooiided and the resolution


was carried unanimously. VICTORIA S'TREiET WAI.L.


On the inimiteis of the Highwa.y.s and


AYaterwoflas Comm-iil-tee coming uji fou' con- sid'eratioii, Coun-. Wihdle sa.ici wi.tli regard to ■ Victoria Street it a-ppeared there were ton diffeteirtt parties who owned the property.


Seven of the pairty had agreed to the terms of the corporation with regard to pui'-lmg down the wall. In- bis opinion the wall ought to be pulled down as the street would never look well if the old wall was left dsartding when th'e street wa.s finished. Deputy’ Town Clerk. I' am afraid they


w-ilil luive to agree. Aid. Roberts: You can hardly force any


man to pull his propeiri.y clawiii-. Conn. Sagai: Are there no means of


bri-ngi.iig them to by persuasion. Cou-ii. Hardacre; 1 think the serx’ing of notice's upon tlieni w-oiild settle the maitteir.


LV COMMITTEE.


GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE. DUTIES OF TOWN CRIER.


Tim CTerk re.[iorteil -tliat he had inqiii-j'ed


into the dutiei; of tllie down crieu- and that 1'h'ev were: ‘’'-tiO go round the t-nvir, irt livery w-sfii the 'Tbwhs bell and artiilcmnce any business or important mafteis entrusted to him ”— ^no .scale of Charges is fixed for the diitien and if he makes an excessive charge the matter should be bro.ught before the Council, when he could lie dismissed, lb was resoh'cd that 'the 'Town-Orier be iiir fonned that the Corporation would coii-i sider any charge of more thauii 3s. for one


annouinteemient throughout the toivn marie by him to be exoeissive and that an excessive , charge wo-uld involve his dismissal' from | office.


PIG HILL ESTATE.


• |


The Town Clerk was authorised to seire I


a notice to quit on Wallace Tucker to give i up next spring the premises held by him as personal representative of his late father, Eli Tucker, deceased, under the Corpora,- tion at the time or times which his father en'itered thereto. The Surveyor wajs instructed to repair


-the roof of the bathing place forthwith, and the Chairman and Surveyor authorised to try to make arrangements with Mr. Tucker for building a wall! iln the bathing


pla.ee and for forming footpaths. GAS WORKS COMMITTEE.


B.ANKFIELD WORKS. It was resolved that Richard Briggs and


Sons, Limited, be supplied with gas at Bank- field Works, but without any expense being incurred by the Corporation- in laying mains thereto.


ANNUAL ACCOUNTS. 'The Borough 'Treasurer submitted his an­


nual statement of the results of the working of die Ga|i Depairtment for the year ended 23th March, 1907, and the same was con-- sidered satisfactory. It was resolved that fhe sum of £1362


13s. 7d. be the amount of the con-tribution to the Depreciation Fund for the pa.st year and that the balance of £630 i8s. 8ld. be caijried to next year’s profit and loss ac­


count. HIGHWAYS AND WATERWORKS COMMITTEE. OBJECTIONS 'TO WATER CH.-VRGES. 'The Surveyor reported that the followiii-g


persons objected to their water charges and the same were considered ajs follows, viz.: Mr. T. S. Hargreaves, King Stiret't. in fu­


ture to be supplied by meter to be put in by him at a mimimum rent of ns., gd. per quairter and to pay for all water supplied beyond that sum acco,rding to scale. Mr. Godwin, i6 Hayhnrst Street, chip potato .shop ; no alteration. Clilheroe and Dis­ trict Window Cleauing Company, that fhe charge on this Compa.ny be reduced to 2s.


6(1. per quarter. Exors. of J. Baidwiii, King Street; no alteration. PLANS.


'The Surveyor submitted a jikin of


the Riliblesdafe Friendly Aid Association Ltd., property for building purposes and pointed out -that it was defective in the fol­ lowing pa-rticula|.-s, viz. : — (i) 'That no levels, section.s. sewers or


otlier particuia.rs are shown theVeo-n as re­ quired by sectilon 4 of the Bye Laws. (2) That the proposed Back Road along tiie side of the Raj'ilway does -not comply with the Bye Laws inasmuch as at the South end, no '.Secondary means of out-let are shoum nor is any entrance to a new street shown at the South End.


QUE S T ION OF I N S U R A N C E .


TOWN CLERK’S RULING. 'The Town Clerk (Mr. John Eastham)


liavfng ruled that it is for the manageiis, not tlie educ.ation- authority, to insure teadh- ors in noni-provided scIkxiIb, tlie fo-lilowi'ng by an emilnent authority in “ The Justice of the Peaice,” supporting tbih ruling, will be of interest):— “ The point is a difficult one-, but als the


contract is in fact between the managers and the teachers, ive should cerbiinlv advise the managers to insure until the point is de­ termined by the courts. Section 7 (7) of the Education Act 1902 provides that the managers should have the exclusive power of appoi-nthiig a,nd dismissing teachers, and we doubt if the fact th.at the contract us aVJo signed by the Clerk to the countv coun­ cil has any effect other than to sigmfv the approval of tlie education authoriitv. .-Is to the repayment of premiums kv the education committee the same authcxnlty


says:— “ It is difficult to poi-nt to any provision


'in the .-Vet which di-Vectly covers the case of premiews so paid ; but if managers ap­ pealed to the I^oard of Educrt.tion- we should expect the Bo:i(rd to say tha-t the authority ouglit, as part of the expenses of maintenance, to reimbuilsa them. Such premiums appear to fall Under the same Class of expenditure as premiiums for fire insurance on furniture and equipment. We do not. however, think that the managens could expect to be re-i-mbursed in respect- of compensati'in moneys paid by them.”


CLITHEROE MOTORIST’S FEAT.


CLIMBING ORME'S HEAD. 'The Whalley, Clitheroe and District


Motor Bus Company, of which Mr. Wm.


! M. Cunningham is mana.ger have ]ust! ' achieved a notable triumph w-i-tli their t niloto-r char-a-banc. On Saturday a party from RLshton was conveyed to Llandudno for a week-end’s outing and on Sund:i\, with a load of twe-nty, an attempt was made to steer the chair-a,-b.anc to the top of Great Otme’s He.ad. Anyone with the mo.-;t casual acquaiutaince with Lla-ndud-no


i can form an e.stiniate of- the big task the I chauffeur set hun.velf. but he evidentilv ga.iiged fa.irly accurately the capabihitiies of


I his car, fer tile feat was accomplished m ' the presence of a crowd of people, mclud- i ing a number of local ca.bliies w’ho declared ■ it the first lime they had seen it done, thus ' constituting a recoi'd,. Mr. Cunnuigli;i,m I was warniily complimen-tied o« the performi- ' ance.


(3) That no


provisibn is shoim foiX dealing with the water course from Waddibgton Road to the Back of the Gas Works. (4) That no footpath is shown adjoining, \Vaddingto-ii Road nor does it appear that provision will be made for Waddington Road being 36 feet wide. (3) That a complete plan of the whole of the AssociationI's available building land .should be submitted to show the positions., levels, widths, etc... of the streets .and sewers proposed to be erected thereto. 'The pllaii was returned for the various


ameiiidmoiits ;diovc named to be shown thereon.


N E W T O N . CONGREGATION.-H. CHAPEL.— The


iRual anni.v'ersary and flower services were hold in this beautiful little sanctuaiy on Sunday la,st. Notwithstanding the coVl and wet season there w.as a. good di.spla.y of pot and cut flowers— r-hododendronis, lilaca, laburnums, narcissus. p}Tethrums and many other cut blooms wore carefully and tast-e- fully arranged in the windbws, on. the pul­ pit, organ and the communion table. Every lamp and bracket w.als tastefuH)' decorated. Mr. John E. Gaunt, of Ukley. was tlie preucher for the day, and his liigli to-ii-ed spiritual addresses weite listened to with deep attention. 'The choir sang siiitabie hymns with their usual he.artiness. Alfo-- gethe-r the services were of a, most encour­ aging and helpful nature. On 'Tuesda.}' the choir and friends had tlioir animal ex­ cursion. Lea.ving a-t 5 p.ni. in a large waggOiiiotte supplied liy -Mr. Gariick ol Cl-ithcioe, they driove' by M'liitewe-lj to Whaliey stati-o'n. where they took tKiiiii- fn-r Manchester. 'The da,y was ha.ppli}' spent at various places of iii-tolest and amuse- menit.


.-Ml got safely home by midnighit.


AUCTION MARTS. CLITHEROE.


Mjunday.— Fair average .-fiiow of sheep,


lambs, and cattle, meeting with a moderate trade at the foUo-wing quo-tations; Bjack- faced ewes 8d. to 8Id.; Cheviot ewes Sd. to gd.; Cheviot hoggs 8-ld. to g|d .; clipped hoggs Sd. to 8|d.; lambs gjd. to lod. 5 heifers 6|d. to 61d . ; bullocks 6d. to 6Jd.; cows 6d. to-6J-d.; bulls 3jd. to fid. per I'b. 'Tuesda.y.— 'There was an improved show


and a good company, but frade somew-ha,t slow. Calved con's made up to £20 los., and cailved heifers £13 to £18 13s. The judges were Messrs. W. Duxbury (Know'Ie Green) and J. \\Tiittakdi- (Grindlebon).


.-Vwards: Cow: i C. Callveft, Waddingtpn; 2 T. V.orley, Feindletou; h.c. 11. Tornilin- Srtu. Read. ' Hatfer: r, T. WJIson, Dum­ fries; h.c. A, Howard, Neiwton.


HELLIFIELD. 'Thursday’.— ^A light shenv of- dairy cows.


Customers were plentiful and young fit con's and best town’s dairy conts were i-n good demand, a good clenjrance being ejected. CaJved cons made from £12 to £23. Heifer'S from £i<> to £ 17 ros. each.


WEST BRADFORD.


WEST' BRADFORD v., RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS’ 2nd.


■ On Saturday. Walnderqrs’ 2nd.: Astlev


li ITindle 7, Billington b Hindle 8, Rotih- well b Bateson 6, Yeoman not out 33, Dug- dailo c Hkchou b Bateson 2. SpMght b Hiiidle I, Ja,ckson, b Kindle r8, Rusbtoin -not out 2, 'Total 97 for 7 wickets. West Bradford; H. Hindle not out 23, J. Biirtle run out 8, R. Hitchon b Speight o, H. Bateson b Speight o, R. Birtle mot out r. 'Total 36 for 3. Played at IVest Bradford on lVedne.sda,v. Clit'heroe 3rd 28, West Bradford 13.


GISBURNE. CAP’l’ . ORMROD’S CHAUFFEUR


FI.NED.— .At La-ncaster Castle on ha.tu.rda.v Ernest George Webb, chauffeur lor Ca(i> tain P. Ormrod. Wyresdalc Park, wa.s aJ- I'iged to h.avc covered a. Ira.p at Hlel at the rate of 26 miles 82S yards per hour, the tr.ap including two cross ro.ads—^I-Irtlleth- lane and Bay Hoitie-la.ii'e. Mr. W. TulRv-,


jiinr., appeared for the defence, a-nd pleaded guilty, stating that the owner infonnerl him that unless going dowrih-lill the car could not do 26 miles per hour. Defenda-nt was lined £ 3 and costs or rtvo month’s impnsoni- -ment. SCHOOL CHILDRE.VS SUCCESS.—


Medals have been awarded to 19 rliildreii- a.ttending the Natio-naJ Schhol for good a-t- tenda.iice du-ring the ]iasl school year. I he school was open on, 433 nc(',a.sion-.s. and the .a.wa(rd.s were as fellows: 433 out of 433. Charfes Wright. John Robin.son; Fred. 'Tattersall, Nelly Seed, Albert .Slatfij. George Grierson. M.ary Seed and Richard Nuftar; 432 out of 433, Ruth Hanwison .and Elizabeth Hjltchen : 431 out of 433, John Heaton. James Heaton. Luev Moore. George Roberts, 'WilHiam, Weymus. Horace 'Thnrogood ; 430 out of 433, jack Weymies. Dc(-is Tomlinson and Brend.a. Elh.s. ^fins. Rowland Robinson- disttilbiited Ihe medals.


Black Suits, for mourning, on h.and afi


the year round, .at Redmaynes, 1 Qinrca Street.


SLEEPING OUT. At the Borough Police Court'em- IVcdiietv-


day before Conns. IV. H.arda(cre- and W. L. Grime, Jtun.es Kenyonj of no fixed- abode, was changed with $leeping out.


P.C. Pollltt said that aiboiit 12-25 **''^*'


moTTung he found piiisoneir asleep on the: foptpatli in Waterloo. He rousecl pnsonew.- and asked hinr hk reason for being there; as he could give no explanation- ha tixik: him ihto custody. P.S. Holmes s;i;id the i.in'isc/iver liad -a;;


reaepectab'le wife and family wlio had had to le.ave Wigan, in consequence of hw com-: duct, and prisoner ha.d not done ainv w|nl:-, > fur about five y’curs.. Prisonor was committed to jjuison for 14


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