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separately. In the month of June, 1897, an election took
place to fill the vacancies caused by the retirement of
Messrs. R. Garnett, J. Bamford Slack, and G. P. Willoughby,
J.P. Mr. Willoughby did not seek re-election. Messrs.
T. J. Hamp, J. Bamford Slack, and Edward Upton were
appointed to fill the vacancies.
Queen's Record Reign—Celebration in the District.
The question of the means to be taken for celebrating
in the St. Giles District the sixtieth year of Her Majesty's
reign was considered by a Special Committee, and it was
decided that as a permanent Memorial a drinking fountain
should be erected at the junction of New Oxford Street
and Shaftesbury Avenue. A design, submitted by the
Engineer to the Board, of a fountain of polished and fine
axed red and grey Aberdeen granite, set on two raised
landings, was selected. The fountain, which measures 8ft.
6in. square at the ground line and 4ft. 2in. at the base of
the fountain, with polished columns at angles, and has a
total height of 14ft. 6in., with two dog troughs, was
provided and fixed on the site in question at an expense
of about £300.
A memorial stone was laid by the Chairman of the
Board, and the fountain, a photograph of which is bound
with this report, was made available for public use on the
14th December, 1898.
A respectful Address of Congratulation to Her Majesty
was sealed at a special meeting of the Board held on the
15th June, 1897, and a reproduction of this will also be
found with this report. The reply which was received