NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING
MANCHESTER STREET STRUCTURE
OPENING OF M.E.D. OFFICE DELAYED
Unexpected delays have occurred in the completion of the Municipal Electricity Department’s new building at the corner of Manchester and Armagh streets. The opening has been further deferred and is not likely to take place for another month. All the external scaffolding of the four-storeyed building has been removed; but the big cranes remain on top of the new building and on the roof of the old showroom adjoining the tepid baths. Except for the completion of the exterior stairway running from the verandah to tlfe ironwork abutting from the fourth floor, the building appears to be finished to the passer-by. ' However, some plastering has still to be done inside, and the furnishing, tenders for which have been called but have not yet been accepted by the council, has yet to be done. Until the contractor can give an approximate date for the handing over of the building' no function can be arranged by the City Council. The Mayor (Mr R. M. Macfarlane) said yesterday afternoon that at least one month would be needed for the building to be made available for use. . .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19390215.2.105
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22636, 15 February 1939, Page 12
Word Count
194NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22636, 15 February 1939, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in