‘Piped’ music in board show-room and lift

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32521, 3 February 1971, Page 12

‘Piped’ music in board show-room and lift

Soft music will soothe those in the showroom and lift passengers in the Central Canterbury Electric Power Board’s new administrative building at Hornby.

The board yesterday accepted a quotation for the supply of ‘’piped” music at a capital cost of $225 and $4.25 a week of a 24-hour service, which, said the chairman (Mr L. F. Chamberlain) would come through a telephone line.

“The architect, Mr D. E. Donnithome, is emphatic that music should be available in the lift,” said Mr Chamberlain. “Whether it’s because of claustrophobia or not I do not know." The board had its first meeting in the new building in an improvised boardroom. The building will not be completed for at least four months. Mr L. T. Griffith said that some time ago the board had talked of having a clock atop the building. If this was to be so, it should also show the temperature. “And electronic chimes?" asked Mr Chamberlain. The staff was asked to find out costs.

It was agreed to get a report from a land agent as to the leasing of space on the two top floors which the board will not require immediately, and authority was given to sell or lease the Leeston building, retaining a

showroom and receiving office. In appreciation of the use of council chambers for meetings during the construction of the new building, the board decided to present gavels to the Paparua and Ellesmere county councils, and a desk calendar to the Malvern County Council. Mr Chamberlain said that before the building was opened, it was hoped to arrange public tours of inspection.