MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 67, 14 November 1914, Page 4

MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS.

FURTHER CONSIDERATION. - ■■-.■At- special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night for tlie purpose of considering the question, of rebuilding the Municipal B.uildfngSy there being present: The Mayor (Mr W. P. Kirkwood) and Crs. R. McK. Morison, J. B. Richards, J. W. Boon, T. Reader, J. H. Thompson, J. Masters. and N. J. King. ** ■ {y .. -L, An offer was received from Brocklebank Bros, to let the Council have the use of part of their buildings,. but it was decided after discussioff not to entqrtain thf» ,pf e*V ; ■ f 1 Cr. Header said cellar accoffiixodßd i tion should be provided for the shops. If this- were-done, it would keep the footpath clear of packing cases, which at present frequently occupied the footpath for days or even weeks, flie cellars could be used as unpacking rooms.

The Mayor said he doubted if cellars would be considered an advantage by tenants. , ' : ’ Mr Healy was in attendance'! and submitted a further plan, drawn up without reference to present leases. The general arrangement of T the rooms wa& not suggested that some of the space upstairs might be arranged -ior-a.tea-room. \ /pounciltofis {generally ;agTQodj tJm situation would be. a good one for (£).- teaMooinl fi. M* 3HV t ;;n |nj reply to the Healy | the new plan, in. ferjo-concrete, would cost rfrojn ,£BQQO; tP3 fit go. Richards said that, if the extra , expenditure rwohld rbp -ar-gOOd rhlYefcVvr ment the Council, should,, not, nwrry about the price.

The Mayor said a tea-room would demand a lot of space. . Cr. Thompson thought that not too , fFWjeh reliance should be placed on letting offices. There were! a number of old buildings in Broadway which would surely, be re-built in the future apd the .Council be faced . wit ll ' strpng. competition; ivV .Tiie. Copncii; .discussed the of-a : ,ion wag : tliati.it •vide fprjjt. noitutoq,. odt -shim A committee., was .set ,np to , tiate for the; purchase,. of, the sectiojQ, • at * the back , ings site,i.,^ t: -r vt -wiSIA ©ri.-i sogl A meeting coijsigfr flnestion .-wag; fixed for