TOWN HALL MATTERS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 7039, 15 July 1918, Page 2

TOWN HALL MATTERS.

At th, meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday evening the Towu Hall Committee intimate I h« v with Mr Meikle examined iho Town Hall. They r ported as follows: _ 1 -That the seating accommodation is too lightly constructed for geueral public wear. Already seven rowa of seats upstairs havo had to bB strengthened by iron bars and many of the backs are broken. Q real damage i 8 caused by peoplo placing their foet ou the empty seats in front of them. Tho Committee- recommend that Mr Mci kle's suggestion bo adopted and that a strip of limbsr liin by 5 Sin, ataioedto much the sea's, be securely fi xe a along the backs of the seats to each row : also a strip 5Mn by £in bo fixed lower down to prevent persons plaeiu» their feet upen the empty seats. ° 2—That Hie treads of the stairs be protected by heavy linoleum strips or such other means as are applicable to public buildings.

3—'! hat a new rimlock be provided to the upper emergency dour in place i2f the defective Yale lock, which is unsuitable.

4—The Gonimilleo r. port that the sewer vent pipo has bt,en ro fixed. s—The Committee condemn tbe practice of using tho compartment under the stage for storing electric goods, which have to be taken in aud out through the windows, all the }*las 3 of which is broken; ako, one [ronsaeh is broken off its hingc?s. G—Till a new place can bo found we recommend that duplicate koys b$ provided for tho stdf to tbe stage door.

Referring to Mr Meikle'e request for kerbing and channelling tho footpath in front of the hall, tho Committee estimate tho c?st at £14 The metalling of Wharf Street for a distance of 3d yard?, from tho edge of the WiJiow Street metal, aud 24ft wide, b'ia thick, is estimated at £30. As Wharf Street 13 not graded to ita true level and as the cost of ibia would not c-.rno out of the Town Hall fund it should be considered bj the Works Conimittee.

Or bobbins moved—That the report bo referred baik to the Committee for an estimate of tho coit of the work recommended,

Cr Pewhertou seconded and 6Ug« gested that foot rest battons should bo provided in the ha'l.

Or xMacojillan moved an amendment —That the Committee be empowered to have tho eeats yrotecte.], as recomr mentkd.

Cr Growley or £20.

What is the cos,? £2

Cr Petnbertoa thought tho protection for t'le seats would cost £8 or ,£9.\ ,: Cr Crowley intimated that he would second the amendment if the cost were not to exceed £10,

Cr Robbins was ia favour of a limit of £10

Cr Macmillan agreed to add to his amendment that the cost Delimited to £9 or £10. ■

Cr Bobbins' motion was then witbdrawo, and Cr Macmillan'a amendcoent was put as the substantive motion and was carried.

Cr Macmillan moved—That the portion of the report dealing with kerbing, channelling and metalling bo held over until such time as fuude aro; available. *;

Tho motion was seconded by Cr Crowley and carried