THE NEW EGMONT HOTEL

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2335, 28 January 1893, Page 2

THE NEW EGMONT HOTEL

flow (bat matters ha*i b«fc[ finally „ settled and tb» contraot let fo ire in a position to ma|e public somt wtticnlari in connection with the rieirlSgmbnt Hotel. A sight of the plans show that the end* in view have been accommodation and eon* venienee. bat though the architect, Mr: 0. J. Brodnok, has striotly followed initroc. tions in this respect, he has neverthleef proaacea for the fccmXaJMaOomJejignß whiohii pleasant to the eyei «nd arohi. tecturally BymmetricaCito&wnpiiteiit, He has in truth provided a solid htichoma front, bat there will K s^ot»n'by~3»ootu lions— just plainly showing the caret with ornamented ventilator, and pediments, The total height from the ground to thf ***!*?}£ be^ ftt 6in - or t0 *• *P of the roof 84ft. The length tit frontage to Pnnoes-street will be S6ft., including a shop, while the Higb-street frontage; will be 81ft., also including a shop; Thftformer frontage will come out to the path, while the latter will stand back abontl2ft.jftn. The main entranoe will be from Princes. Btreet underneath a covered wa* awn. mounted by baloony and balustrade, %nd opening into a ten feet wide hall divided at points by folding doom and arehwayi, On one side of theJiall will be commercial roomß 18ft by 20ft and, on the other a parlour 18ft by 9ft, and near the end of the ball and at foot of staircase will be the office, cleverly so placed as to give a view of almost every movement into hotel or into billiard room, dining room, and other rooms. The billiard room will be ■> fine place 26ft. by 20ft., lighted from the roof. For this room Mr. Kelly fi importing a first class , tahle from one of the best English makers. , There are several other parlours on thi* floor, and most important of *;"aX°^the dining room, a fine apartment, ,19ft b? ' 25ft, with a large kitchen at the back fitted with all modern cbnvenienViU and served by scullery, pantry, aodaWhTother necessary adinnots. The entrandfcto the ■ bar, 20ft by 14ft 6i* and well fitt«d, will be by a 7ft 6in hall from High.j}free.t and „ meeting the Princei-street entpqcehall at the foot of the atairs. tipitairiYhere will be no fewer than 80 bedrooms and four parlors, opening off '4 or corridori and arranged in several oases sojks to provide euites of rooms which Will be entirely private to. the :oocapanta. There are to be three bathrooms and Various conveniences such asiifaen and ftore« rooms. Three fire-escape* will be provided, in addition to which tbW balt^bmea over etch entranoe will form additional; facilities should raoh ever be required. The whole bnilding is to be eipeeially well ventilated. It may be added that underneath the building there 'will be a brick cellar 16ft by 28ft, with oonerete floor. A3 will have' been gathered, at - each cod of the building there will be a shop, tbat in PrinoeS'Street-'bftsnftiHKft by 27ft, with workroom and other eonveni. enoes behind ; and in Higbgtn 86ftx 18(t, also fitted with workroom.. r ; The architect is Mr. 0. J. Broderiok,. Who has given great satisfaction to lesiee and fand« lord by the admirably planned building he baa designed; and the contractor* is Mr. W. Price, of Auckland, contract price being £2,588, and the eontnetr time fox completion the end of Augusts The belt timber and material throoghoat Hvl been specified : totara for all work ne£r the ground, and there is eTery reafon to believe that the hotel will, be one of th» best finished and most convenient on tha> coast. ' "- :; f?^>;^ff.