A HALL FOR THE BAY.

Evening Star, Issue 14633, 1 August 1911, Page 9

A HALL FOR THE BAY.

1 POLL TO HK TAKEN. I Tbo Pay Town Board last night re- | reived a deputation comprising Messrs | Jotfroys, Tonkinson. and Ken tree, who i presented a report from the Kate- ; payors’ Committee with respect to the i proposal to creel a public ball at Au- ; dorson Bay. It was pointed nut that ■ tho growing district rendered a public ; hall a necessity, the, present school hall 1 being wholly inadequate for tho pur- ■ poses of public hall, library, and a I place for holding tho hoard’s meetings. The deputation suggested the providing i of a hall, with stage and other conj venienees, to hold about 600, a smaller j hall to accommodate 100 or 200 (with. : perhaps, sliding doors), three offices, ! board room, library, kitchen, ami janij tor’s quarters in the building or dei tadiecl. Such :i lin.il would cost about ! £2,000, and tho, site about £2OO. In- ! terest on the. cost (£2,260) at -11- per i cent, would ho only £lOl 6s per year. | or under l-10th of a, penny in tho_.£ I of rateable value, and, as tho district i advanced, it would be reduced to about i l-20th of a penny. Probably a fair ! rental could bo obtained from the G’oi vernnienfc for the use of the building i by the Territorial Force and Senior i Scouts. It was more than likely, morei over, that it would be hired for picture | shows, and would lead to the estabhshi merit of lodges, clubs, etc. The rom- ; mitteo urged that a meeting should be I calk’d immediately to obtain the con- | sent of tho ratepayer's, and it was sug- : gested as probable that the Coronation I grant of £76 might bo increased it it • were pointed out that tho district was ! about to become a borough. i After the deputation had retired the | matter was considered by the Hay | Board. The chairman ‘Mr I’. Somer- ; villc) held that having regard to their i financial position, the, question of hnild- ! ing a hall should ho postponed for a | time—not for long, pcrh;»ps. Another ! reason for delay was that they were considering the formation of tho dis- : trict into" a borough, and when that i was brought .about their position would i be better understood. ! (Mr Pryor saw no reason for delay, a • largo number of tbo ratepayers having I asked for tho hall. Ho moved (and i Mr Anderson seconded) a formal resoln- ! tion in favor of borrowing £2,600 for j erecting the hall, the security being 1 tbo revenues of the district, interest I not to exceed 4.V per cent. | Mr Duthie thought the proposal ' should bo hold over as there were more I important works in the district requiri ing attention. | Tho motion was carried, Messrs I Pryor, Anderson, and Yonngson voting ; for it, and the chairman and Mr Duthie j against it. j The secretary was instructed to take j tho necessary stops to take a vote of i tho ratepayers on the question, and a i committee of tho whole council was set up to deal with the question and consult with tho Ratepayers’ Committee.