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v' 0: — "COLWYN BAY T. A. A. & PIER COMPANY. 11SURYING THE HATCHET." ASSOCIATION ACCEPT COMPANY'S TERMS. Mr J. Fred Francis presided over a repre- Jientative meeting of the Oolwyn Bay TiuwDi Advertising Association to-day week. The chief business of interest related to the Eint discussed at such length at the last meet- j of the Urban District Council, namely, other the Chairman of the Pier Company Jiad promised at a meeting of the Council ia jommifctee to give the "free" use of the Pavilion fp the T.A.A on the occasion of the last May- ay festival. It was reported that since then the Pier Com- toany had sent the association a bill for £ 30 for giie use of the hall, and that as the account re- tained unpaid the Company had tthreatened to jue a writ against them. About a fortnight ago l6 Association were informed that a certain Cumber of days' "grace" had been granted &enj, but that if the bill remained unsettled last Baturday week the writ would be put in force. The Chairman of the Association was then Heputed to interview the Chairman of the Pier Mmpany with the object of discussing the situa- fcion, and on Thursday Mr Francis presented his Keport of the deliberations. He said he had seen idr Mason on the previous Saturday, and that gentleman had met him very fairly. The point between them had been discussed at consider- ble length, but Mr Mason appeared to be quite termined to issue the writ unless the £ 30 re, After a good many arguments on both and particularly on his, continued Mr cis, I thought it was not worth while to Continue the disoussion, and that I had better leave. I then said, "You mean to get your Abound of flesh," and he replied, "Don t put it Chat way. because it is hardly fair." We then ffiarther debated the matter, and then he said bo would be pleased to meet us, but he must i in gist, upon the payment of the sum in full, on Ssftoich understanding he would give us five guin- 'jbas towards our funds. I said the best thing se could do would be to accept that, and I now toink so, having regard for what we have b&en told is our legal position in the matter. With Ifegard to what occurred at the Council meet- ijas, his explanation was that, when Mr Dicken ifairtyi him for the use of the pavilion, he had Am his mind the fact that a report had been cir- culated in the town to the effect that the com- |5any intended to get up a special entertain- v) £ nt of their own on May-day. He said that jroat was in his mind was that Mr Dicken rted the company to forego their resolution that matter so that the Association's affair tcald be held as usual. He said the word "free" jfraa never mentioned (laughter). I could not tell him he was telling stories-41anghter)-but I JBiought it would be better to settle with him Amicably. I thought the matter over very care- fully while talking with him, but I could see 4W was determined to issue the writ. Then, fecollscting that Mr Bernard Lucas had told us Jhre had not a leg to stand upon, I decided it was Ho use fighting a losing battle. What I have tione may not be in accordance with your wishes, gentlemen, but under the circumstances I could iop no better. Mr Llewelyn Jones: We will be bound to pay |n any ease; there is no getting away from that. The Chairman. I shall be pleased to answer feny question you may put to me. There may be some points. I have overlooked in my re- port, because the interview was a long one, and fcoth of us got very warm over it once or twice *~{laughier)—but that I think helped our case a fcit (renewed laughter). NO BIAS. Mr Llewelyn Jones: Was there any bias shown against the Advertising Association? The Chairman: Not the slightest hit; not against us or against any individual upon the Council. Mr Rush said he failed to see what concession Mr Mason thought he was giving Mr Dicken .when he intended charging 230 for the pavilion (hear, hear). He questioned very much whe- ther the oompany often took £ 30 per night at their concerts (hear, hear). The Chairman: Doubtful. Mr Rush added that if they did the oompany Brould be paying a very satisfactory dividend. The Chairman: The question for us now is Jtphether it would be better for us to settle in this way or to fight. After the advice of Mr Lucas the other night I don't think it would be ÍLrlvisable for us to fight. Mr E. Allen said he quite agreed with the Chairman. He thought it was the duty of the Council now to face the question as to whether thfcjjjromise made was a good one. ltlr T. J. Dowell: What will be our position Vvith regard to the use of the pavilion in the luture? The Chairman replied that that point had been raised in the course of the interview, and Mr Mason said that as the company would want the pavilion themselves in the future the Asso- ciation would not be able to have it even if they paid £ 50 for it. Mr Mason assured him that thdt had been decided upon by a resolution adopted previous to last May and previous to the Council meeting at which he was alleged to have pro- mised the free use of the structure. Mr Allen remarked that the strange part of the Svhole business was that, though the promise had been published in the local press, no contradiction J>f the statement had ever appeared. The Chairman: Quite right. Mr Allen: But it is no use flogging a dead horse now. The best thing we can do ia to pay up, and try and work amicably with one another in the future. Mr Rush: But according to Mr Mason there is )to chance of our working amicably. NO ILL-FEELING. Mr Allen said it had been frequently alleged that the Association and the Pier Company were pr Working in opposition to one another. The Associa- tion had been established to help the Pier Com- ipany as it helped all other ratepayers in the dis- trict (hear, hear). They acknowledged that the rler concern had become an institution which they would not like to see closed up—(hear, hear) !—and no one could belittle the influence of the pavilion upon the welfare of the community. The Association certainly had nothing but good Jwishes for the undertaking, and to say that they ppposed it was unjust (hear, hear). Mr Llew. Jones: Will there be any objection to our holding our winter concerts at the J»avilion? The Chairman, in reply, read a letter from Mr ]Mason enclosing a cheque for five guineas by way of a subscription towards the Association's funds, and urging that his name be not printed in the list of subscribers, but that the amount be predited to "Suppdltter." The letter concluded with an expression of a desire to do anything that might be to the mutual interest of the com- pany and the Association. A letter was also read from the oompany's Secretary, with reference to the Association's ap- plication for the loan of the pavilion on two jfright# during November and December, stating tlw 'Jhe lowest fee would be ten guineas, but "if jyot decide to engage the pavilion and the dates suitable I am instructed to say that my Company will contribute one-half that amount Its a donation to your funds." The Chairman: So that reduces the fee from lien guineas to five guineas a night. Mr Llew. Jones: We have usually paid seven guineas. Mr Joa. H. Roberts said the pavilion had been lent to them for five guineas before on condition that three entertainments were held there in succession, though only one had actually been held (laughter). On the motion of Mr Edward Allen, seconded by Mr Rush, it was eventually decided that a cheque for B50 be sent in settlement of the oom- pany's bill for the use of the pavilion last May- Day. THE SUBSCRIPTION. The Chairman: Then what of this subscription? Mr Dowell: We can't afford to refuse any sub- scription at present, and I move that we accept that one. Mr Llew. Jones: Much as it is against the grain, I don't see that we can very well refuse it, so I second the proposition. A Member: The matter does not call for special comment (laughter). The motion was agreed to. It was further resolved that the secretary engaged the pavilion for Wednesday, December 9th for one of the Association's concerts, and that Messrs Fleet, Llewelyn Jones, Rush, Joe. H. Roberts, and T. J. Dowell prepared a musical programme for the occasion. NEXT MAY-DAY. Mr Allen then proposed that, "an we are on such good terms with the Pier Company now, we ask them to bury the hatchet and let us have the pavilion for our next May festival on May 5th next." Mr Llew Jones seconded, and this wall agreed to. THANKS. A cordial vote of thanks was accorded the ohairman for interviewing the Pier Company's chairman. NEW GUIDE. It was decided that steps be at once taken with the object of preparing a new guide for next season, the following being deputed to act as a Guide Committee: The Chairman, Messrs T. Edwards, Dowell, Llewelyn Jones, Booth, Ed. Allen, Joe. H. Roberts, and W. Howells Jones. THE PHOTO. PORTFOLIO. The Secretary reported that photographs for the portfolio had been sent lately by Mr Thomas, Miss Tompkhison, Mr Llewelyn Jones, and him- self. On the proposition of Mr Jos. H. Roberts the donors were heartily thanked. Amongst the gifts was one photograph sent by Mr Thomas, the Conway-road photographer, db- picting Conway-road looking west from Mr Francis' Mews as it appeared about twenty yeazs ago-an eloquent bit of evidence of the remark- able development of the town.

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