REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR igiO. 
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loss the city would sustain by the removal of Christ Church. 
Interesting reports were prepared by Dr. Solloway and Mr. 
Benson, setting out the history of Christ Church from an 
Archaeological and Architectural point of view, and these were 
laid before the City Fathers, who decided for the present, at 
all events, to allow the old Church to stand. 
In January, 1909, a comprehensive report was prepared and 
submitted to your Council by Messrs. Platnauer and Benson, 
upon the stonework of the ruins in our gardens. They 
reported that considerable damage was going on, arising partly 
by mechanical and partly by chemical agencies. 
During the past year your Council has devoted much time 
and attention to this matter. 
Vegetable growth, a fruitful source of decay, has been 
removed from the Multangular Tower and Roman Wall. The 
stonework affected by the chemical action of the acids in the 
smoke-laden air, has been carefully pointed with cement, in 
such a way as to preserve it for many years to come, without 
injuring or altering its original appearance or archaeological 
interest. The best thanks of your Council and Members are 
due to Mr. Benson, who very kindly undertook to supervise 
the work. Much has been done, but more remains to be done. 
St. Leonard’s Hospital is in constant need of attention, and 
experiments have been, and are being, made to discover the 
best mode of treatment to check the disintegration of the 
limestone. 
During the year the Museums Association held its Annual 
Conference in York (July 6—9), under the auspices of this 
Society. It is interesting to record the fact that the Association 
was instituted by Mr. H. M. Platnauer, when Keeper of the 
York Museum, in 1888, and held its first Conference in 1890. 
The Conference of 1910 was, therefore, its 21st, and there was 
a generally expressed wish on the part of the members that 
the “ coming of age ” meeting should be held in the city in 
which the Association was born. The meeting was under the 
Presidency of Dr. Tempest Anderson, Mr. Platnauer and Mr. 
Grabham acting as local secretaries. Some 60 or 70 members 
attended from all parts of the Empire, a record attendance ; 
much good work was done, and the visitors were able not only 
