THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10912, 13 March 1901, Page 9

THE JUBILEE MEMORIAL.

THE MARKET PLACE SITE CHOSEN. A meeting of subscribers with reference to the memorial sits was held yesterday. There was not a large attendance. Tne Mayor presided, ami read several letters, ok** from. Messrs Field and Furrier, enclosing £55 5s j. ova iroin the Beautifying Association, forwaiding tlreir resolution in favour of Market Square; one from Mr T. !>. Wtaton, suggesting that the iiarket Square site should be sticcted, and l*tt:r» irom Canon iuiuwles, Mr A. Kaye, and Mr Baker, also in favour of Market Square, the latter enclosing a subscription 01 10s to the Fund.

The Mayur then explained the position witia reference to the sites propostd, and stated that ths sites lett weiv: (1) Market Square, (2) Latimer Square, (3) the site of the old Council yard. The recominendution of the Executive Committee was the j?it3 on the south-west side of Market Square; the City Council having agreed to alter the name to Victoria Square. He then moved the adoption of this rceomuiendation, which was seconded by Mr tt. J. S. Harmon. In reply to Captain Hutton the Mayor sakl be would propose that iisphalt paths should be- nwdfe round the statue so that t&3 public might go in and inspect the ba«-rebef. Mr Staveley having expressed the opinion that' Mark&fc Square was not central eiKHigh, urged that a plebiscite should bs taken on all the sites now suggested of all the subscribers, he not considering tli* moeting representativs enough. He moved an amendment to this effect, whioh was seconded by Mr Mumiy-Aynsley, who urged that this would most effectually elicit the opinion of the subscribers. Tb& fact that the meeting had been fully advertised, that the matter had been discussed in ttoe newspapers was set out by Mr Beswick, who suggested that tiie meeting sliould d«oid?. On a division only six hands were held up for Mr Stavele-y's amendment, which was lost. The Mayor of New Brighton I th£« ppoke in favour of tho site being on the part of tJh* Square occupied by tlie Band Rotunda, but the Chairman pointed I out that there was a difficulty in connection with the endowment of that part of the Square which would prevent it being alienated for tlie purpose without legislation.

The site recommended by the Executive Committee was then ogreed'to. The Mayor announced what 3>ad been done with regard to the War Fund Committee voting £175 towards the bas-relief of the statue, and the meeting terminated.