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KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF MONMOUTHSHIRE 1901
TREDEGAR

Part 3: Urban District Council, Public Establishments and Volunteer Militia

URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL.
Offices, Town Hall.

Meetings are held every fourth Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Members.

Alfred Barrett, Chairman.

Daniel Davies, Vice-Chairman.

Retire in April,1901.
Alfred BarrettDavid Morgan
Henry BownThomas Morgan
Daniel DaviesWilliam North
John Davies Jonah Phillips
John Evans John Reynolds
Thomas Lewis Arthur Williams

Officers.

John Alexander Shepard, Clerk, Town hall.
Edward Jones, Treasurer, London & Provincial Bank.
George Arthur Brown M.R.C.S.(Eng.), Medical Officer of Health, Church street.
William Charles Widdowson, Surveyor & Sanitary Inspector, Town hall.
Evan Powell, Collector, Islwyn terrace.
George Allen, Captain of the Fire Brigade.

PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS.

Cemetery, Cefn-golau Mountain, Arthur Probert, sexton

County Court, office, Town hall.
His Honor William Stevenson Owen, judge.
John Alexander Shepard, registrar.
E.O. Partridge, high bailiff.
The court is held in the Town Hall every second tuesday in the month at 9.30 a.m.
The district comprises the following parishes & places:
Aberbeeg, Abertillery, Aberystruth, Argoed, Brynmawr, Blaina, Beaufort, Bedwellty, Bargoed, Blackwood, Cinder Tips, Coedcae, Clydach, Dingle (Terraces), Cwmcelyn, Coalbrook vale, Cwmshon-Matthew, Cwmtillery, Cefn-golau, Cefnrhwchdir, Cwmsifiog, Cwmydduch, Dukestown, Ebbw vale, Fleur-de-Lis, Holly Bush, Garnvach, Georgetown, Llanelly Bridge, Llangynider (upper part of), Llangattock (upper part of), Llanelly (upper part of), Llandafel, Manmoel, Mount Pleasant, Nantybwch, New Tredegar, New or Bedwellty Pits, Nantyglo, Pengam, Rassau, Rhymney, Rhymney Bridge, Sirhowy, South Wales Colliery, Twyncynordy, Twynblainant, Tyrist, Tredegair, Trevil & the quarries, Tavarnaubach, Troedrhiwgwair, Trevil Station, Victoria & Waenavon.

This court has also Bankruptcy Jurisdiction & for bankruptcy purposes includes, in addition, the county court districts of Abergavenny & Crickhowell;
Official Receiver:
William Lewes Daniel, 135 High street, Merthyr Tydfil.

Certified Bailiffs appointed under the "Law of Distress Amendment Act":
George Hiley, Abertillery.
Wallace John Tong, Brynmawr
David Orlando Norris, Rhymney
John Hughes, High street, Tredegar

County Constabulary Offices and Police Station, George Town: Francis Allen, superintendent; E. Wilmot, inspector; 2 sergeants & 13 men

Urban Council Fire Brigade, engine house at Market house, George Allen, captain, & 10 men

Temperance Hall, Morgan st. John Sutton, hall keeper


VOLUNTEERS.

2nd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers (F Co.)
Head quarters, Park place; the company was formed in 1878, & now consists of a captain & two lieutenants & 100 rank & file & 40 cyclists; Capt. & Hon. Major J. A. Shepard V.D.; Rev. T. Theophiliis B.A. acting chaplain; Sergt. Henry Andrews, drill instructor.

3rd Volunteer Battalion South Wales Borderers (F Co.)
Head quarters, Sirhowy Armoury; Capt. R. W. Spencer; Sergeant-Instructor, H. Dowling.


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