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Conway Corporation. AHocation of Bridge Money. Sympathy with the King. The Victoria Road Improvement Bridge and Tower Scares. THE monthly meeting of the Conway Corporation was held on Wednesday afternoon. There were present Councillor James Porter (deputy Mayor), Alderman Hugh Hughes, Alderman Hugh Jones, Alderman F. Hadley, Alderman Wm. Hughes, Mr J. Williams, Mr Ll. Jones, Mr J. E. Conway-Jones, Dr Prichard, Mr Ed. Roberts, with the town clerk (Mr T, E. Parry), the borough accountant (Mr Parry), Mr Delamotte (borough engineer and surveyor), and other officers. Sympathy with the King. The Deputy-Mayor was voted to the chair in the absence of the Mayor (Mr Albert Wood, J.P., D.L.), on the motion of Alderman Hugh Hughes. At the outset, the Chairman observed they would all agree with him that it would be in accordance with their wishes if they were to record their deep sorrow at the great affliction of the King, and ex- press their gratitude for the very excellent progress he was making towards recovery. (Hear, hear.) Alderman Hugh Hughes (ex-Mayor) seconded the motion, which was carried with all the members upstanding. Gasworks Improvement. It was resolved that the Gas Committee inspect the gasworks on Monday next. Gas Manager's Claim, A claim made by the Gas Manager for £ 30 193. for extra services rendered was referred to the Sanitary Committee. Proposed New Road. As the outcome of a long discussion it was resolved to resuscitate the joint committee of representatives of the Llandudno and Conway Councils to consider further the question of a proposed new road between the two towns. Finance. According to the Treasurer's statement, it appeared there was a total balance due by treasurer of £ 3i239 3s 8d, and to the treasurer on the loan account of ^6,787 16s lid. The collector reported the collection of a total of -C440 7s 4d during the month, leaving an un- collected balance of £74 5s id. Debiting the Bridge Expenses. SMART MANOEUVRES. The Finance Committee reported upon the Bridge account. It appeared that at its last meet- ing, Alderman Hughes moved and Mr John Williams seconded, that £300 be debited to the Bridge account, as part of salaries of officials, &c, to cover past year's (ending 31st March, 1902) liabilities which the Bridge account ought to have borne. Then, as an amendment, Mr A. J. Oldman moved, and the Mayor seconded, that the Bridge account in future bore 14 per cent. of the establishment charges. For the original motion Alderman Hughes and Councillor Williams voted while the Mayor, Mr Oldman, and Mr Conway Jones declared for the amendment, which was thus carried. Alderman Hughes now formally moved to the same effect. Mr Thornton Jones' letter justified their action. This was duly seconded, and on being put before the meeting, was carried by six votes to three. Alderman Hughes followed again with a motion that a similar amount be debited to the Bridge account for the present year. Mr Conway Jones I don't quite understand, Mr Chairman. Were we supposed to lextend this first amount of £ 300 for the six years chargeable ? The Chairman No for one only. Alderman Hughes: I mentioned distinctly for the year ending March 31st, 1902. Mr Conway Jones: Then this is a perpetual yearly charge, I take it ? Alderman Hughes: Yes. Dr Prichard moved that the second motion be referred to the Finance Committee. Mr Conway Jones seconded. The Chairman said he also thought it was a matter for the committee, as they could not say it arose out of the minutes, and there was no notice of motion on the point. Alderman Hughes said he did not want that matter to creep up again for a time, and he could not see that they were not in perfect order to pass the resolution that day. The Chairman referred Alderman Hughes to the other minute before the Council. The minute was to the effect that at the same meeting of the Finance Committee it had been recommended by three votes to two that 1, The borough accountant in future keep the accounts of every department separate and charge the salaries of officers and fees together with the establishment charges in the following ratio:—Harbour fund account, i per cent bridge fund, 14 per cent.; borough fund, 16 per cent.; gas fund, 27 per cent, general district fund, 42 per cent." Alderman Hughes then moved, as an amend- ment to the committee's recommendation, the allocation of ^300 per year from the bridge fund account to the borough fund account. Mr Edward Roberts seconded. Mr Conway Jones moved the adoption of the committee's recommendation. Dr Prichard seconded. On being put to the meeting, Alderman Hughes' amendment was declared carried by five votes to four. Establishment Charges. It was decided that the town clerk should draw up a statement of the establishment charges for the past six years, which period formed the statute of limitation. The Bridge Scare. UNNECESSARY SHOUTING The Finance Committee recommended that Mr Webster, the engineer, be written to, explaining the position of affairs concerning the bridge, and that if repairs could be done to strengthen the structure, and that he be asked his fee for a full report thereon. A letter was now read from Mr Webster, asking for an appointment with the Council on the 17th inst. Dr Prichard moved that the request be granted. Alderman iladley seconded, and this was agreed to. Mr Edward Roberts then called attention to the unnecessary shouting by the man who had been recently placed in charge of the bridge. He con- tended that was a source of loss of revenue to the town, as it tended to scare away visitors. Dr Prichard endorsed Mr Roberts' remarks, and added that he personally knew of a couple of cases where the man's scaring had had the effect of stopping people driving over the bridge. The surveyor was instructed to request the man not to shout, nor to interfere with any vehicle, except heavy brakes or waggons.

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(Continued from page 16). GLAN CONWAY. In.accordance with the King's desire that the, postponement of the Coronation itself should not interfere with the preparations made in the pro- vinces for its celebration, it was felt that the original treat to the aged and to. the school children should be carried out. Owing to the illness of the King, the celebration was neces- sarily divested of much of that outward mani- festation of joy which would otherwise have accompanied it, but favoured with a beautifully fine day, the old and young people thoroughly enjoyed their al fresco entertainment on the Rectory grounds on Friday last. The old people of sixty years of age and upwards assembled-at 2 p.m. for a meat tea, and, joined by the mem- bers of the Sunday School (for whom a special contribution had been made) sat down to tables attractively arranged and decorated with flowers by Miss Morgan, The' Rectory. Subse- quently, all the school children whose names are on the school registers were marched up in ex- cellent order by the Headmaster, 'Mr S. Lewis, B.A., and the assistant teachers, and were re- galed. The catering for this comparatively large assemblage, numbering close upon 300,was undertaken by Mr J. Herbert Jones, manager of Messrs E. B. Jones & Co.,Conway, and too much praise cannot be bestowed upon him and his assistant, Mr Rees, for-the excellent manner in which they performed their work. Presentations. Special mention should be made of the pre- sentation of Coronation tea caddies filled with tea, for the women supplied by the same firm, as also tobacco for the men, kindly distributed by Mr James Roberts, Brynsteddfod Lodge. A beautiful enamelled steel Coronation mug (a special gift of Miss Jones, Brynsteddofd), was presented to each school child present by Miss E. Jones, Brynsteddfod, and Miss Morgan, Rectory. Before leaving the grounds many cheers were given to the kind subscribers, the willing helpers, the headmaster and assistants of the school, Mrs and Miss Morgan, The Rectory; and Mr J. H. Jones, Conway. It should be stated that the management of the whole undertaki^Ojj sUcCjL upon Miss Morgan, and its^un^iririg etifLd reflects much credit upon her u ^uns Messrs E. B. Jones and1 Co. distn 11 oranges. fnllo*^ Heartiest thanks are due to tne scribers :—Miss Jones, Brynstea Coronation -mugs in addition); Sc £ 2 the Hon. Mrs Brodrick, A1' 1" £ 1 Mrs Jones, Hendrewaelod, pi,e iStubbs, ^1 Mr A. Bradbury, A1 > 1 j|r 5 £ 15 Mrs Clough, 5s; Mrs Masou, 5 Y Hughes, Ty Isa, 5s; and Miss W Isa, 5s. HENRYD (CONWAY)' t day Elaborate arrangements for a P rejoicing were made. At Llangelyni"oIiey ^5 and part of Gyffin, a large sufl1 0 d*0 collected for giving the children and f tea ifi country-side a "treat," in the f^ "bara brith" for the children, anC^ pal^3' { their elder brothers and sisters an The following ladies decoration, and tea, &c. Mrs IVfc^rp Isa Mrs Wall, Coedmawr Hall; -V.oJieS) Mrs Wayman, Mrs Travis, !M_rs J tc>ry 'nnu; Rectory; Mrs Owen, Llangelyniw i\nryfl ijg, Jones, Bodidda; Miss Davies, Miss Owen, Nerllyn; and Mrs Bus > q J0 The tea was supplied by Mr J* col1 ve Henryd, the meat by Mr J. T. Mrs Dalton, Mrs McKenna, and Alrsd fr5 1J the oranges; Mrs Wall the buns, ,an eets- ton and Mr Jones, of Merllyn, the

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESRONDE^ [Continued Oil Pages 9 I'll, foli Bangor..t "ard t Property Sale. — Messrs John^ a &{e Porter, on Wednesday, at Bangol, S and jept detached residence known as Henfry derco II, in Upper Bangor to the Bangor-Ba to College for £ 805. The detached res^ {^\f menon, also situate in Uppef at reach the reserve, being withdlfa*jegsi's jof5' Jess ,0 Mr Trevor attended on behalf or rtlieve and Vincent who acted as solicitors 1 „n has °r. cWvc Football Club. —Lord Penrhyn tbaH jstol elected president of the Bangor The Marquis of Anglesey is include j^s p, vice-presidents. Mr Richard J° A' appointed captain of the Combinatio and ttlt of Williams captain of the second tea Roberts captain of the Wednesday \\Jc jjf three applicants, Mr E. Lloyd cretary> a has received the appointment of se' ul-er* Ben Watson has been re-elected tr

C°rWen' Ladies' Club--The anniversary of 0d gilcf took place on Wednesday. At, th X0,1 members met at the Parish Chute p jyj service was held, conducted by repat'e tea following at the Town ^ahiP Humphreys, Queen's Bakery. tflall, a ade was held. Mr D. P. Davies, 1'

Llanfairfechafl^ sojj Eviction.—Mr Harry Jorss has difficulty with the Urban District bich in regard to the wooden structure j jC||0 on the beach. The upshot was tha^ lheJofti>e evicted on Monday. He be was illegal, and that more mig affair shortly.

t&y1' lain The Season.-No one cal\c?nHPpr°g £ {Kd> are-no attractions in Rhyl. ■A and t amusements is provided eac^Crtl,th o<*rJ'^ ,rS- first class. In the evening the S jj.g in »o0o e which has won golden Opinions -d the playing, and the Merrie Men e be ^0 Q[ In the afternoon, visitors can cho PI'errots'ber band, the Merrie Men," an realar»e same in the evening. There a visitors in town.

Sandycroft. I fes Out Annual Sports.—The 26th an^" t o0 th^0 sports will beheld on Saturday nCe a elits> ^e adjoining the Institute, to corrl open s vV1 The programme includes seve^ijeap bands will play for dancing- run. bigb:

—===^Z~t&Rei °Vvd b? A heavy thunderstorm shire on Sunday evening, aC^e sto1 0f rential downpour of rain. yal with remarkable severity in 1 §°llen' Sunday's storm did c J^t ,y Anglesey and Carnarvon^ 1 ligh ^ei Anglesey, a man was stTU 1 oe' .ce> on his way from chap eh at stantaneously. The pos "° Glail damaged, and a house Bangor, had the landers stn

Penmaentti&^g'tjvities t0° Coronation. — The PostPonffL place, as arranged, on Wednesa.y- co0duc QtpO The Male Voice Choir.—Under the \ro^ of Mr. Christmas Jones, the 3t e < gave a good account of tbems [est p Eisteddfod on Saturday Qut 0 and m Saintis' "On the Ramparts. or)d, competing parties they_ weie„re}Ved lheplie character of the singing f Mr- J- comments from the adjuclicafoi,

Mr Seilars' Lease. On the motion of Alderman Hughes, Mr Thornton Jones was instructed to draw out an agreement with Mr Seilars, concerning the letting of the quarry. An Error. The Borough Accountant reported that, in com- pany with two of the councillors, he had made an investigation into the Gasworks account, and they had found several items of the Gasworks Improve ment Scheme account had been paid from the general account, and not from the Gasworks Loan account. The amount came to an aggregate of £ 649 is 9d, Alderman Hughes moved the rectification of the error. This was seconded by Mr John Williams, and agreed to. t, In reply to Mr Conway-Jones, the Borough Ac- countant said the rectification of the mistake would mean a reduction off the amount due to the bank of £428. The "Restoration" of the Queen's Tower. MISLEADING STATEMENTS. In reference to the letter which appeared in the Times, relative to the allegcd restoration of the Queen's Tower in the Castle, a letter was now read from the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, asking the Council, in a circumlocutory manner, to stay their hands. Alderman Hugh Hughes said he had observed the letter in the Press, and he had never seen such misleading statements—(hear, hear)—for a very longtime. (Hear, hear). If the party responsible had made enquiries—it seemed to him that he had been very lax in that direction—he would have seen that lie was under a misapprehension. Mr Clarence Whaite, and Mr H. Hughes, two of the highest authorities upon ancient buildings in the Principality, and members of the Society whose letter had been read, were principally concerned in the work on hand, and he was sure the Council had taken every caie in the matter. (Hear, hear.) It seems strange that the correspondent of the "Times" should have been so liberal in sending the Borough Surveyor one up everything the surveyor had done, the writer had placed his benediction upon it. (Laughter.) Mr Delamotte That's the effect of squaring him. (Laughter.) Alderman Hughes said he had no objection to that, but if he had intimated at the same time that there were other talented officials concerned in the work of protecting the Queen's Tower, he (the speaker) would have been better pleased. That was a mere matter of protection, and not of restoration. (Hear, hear.) Dr Prichard said he had also seen the letter in the Times," and he must say it was extremely far-fetched. If anything is needful on the scale, the writer suggested they had no money in Conway to do it with. The letter was referred to the^cominit'.ee which has the woi k in hand. 4 Volunteering. An application from Captain Tuxford on behalf of the Carnarvonshire and Anglesea Rifle Associa- tion, for leave to use the Morfa and the shooting range during the first week of September, was re- ferred to the chairman of the Estates Committee, with power to arrange the matter with the applicant.