HOSPITAL BOARD PLANS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13241, 22 March 1907, Page 7

HOSPITAL BOARD PLANS.

v e -K r<;.lha Editor of the- " Timaiu t Herald." Sir —Ou the Btli Decsmbei; last 1 wrote to the chairman of the Charitabfe*;Aid: Board in leterence.'to -the erection iof 'buildings ioi old people, pointing out that tlie.se . buildings- are erected by public money, and ] thought it only -fair, .that other- architects in. the town should be oon.sidered!. and the work distributed among ■ them, as Mr Turnbull was: v alieady architect, for the Education and Hospital Boaulfc- I further asked the Board if Mr lurnbull, had. been appointed their architect by resolution.-a*, he had submitted a rough sketch-,of: the proposed buildings : and, (Hi lßi.il Januaij, 1 received from 1 lie secretary of the Board, the following reply : r ~r ■ Replying 10-your letter- of Blli u It.. : I am instructed to inform you that.-.: .(lie liuitltr of the Old Home ha« not i yet- bsen definitely decided, and that', s wlun-'tlie"matter comes before the .Board ■\\fa be 'dealt.- with, -your ;■ communication ■- \u ill iecci\ e fin (ha um4der.ilion." ' It is evident by tluiijrplv, that, .it tlut date. Mr -TrtrnbUll'-lia'd •Wot-, been appointed; In \'our report of their meeting of the 20tli\mM , i> is staled tli.it the mallei was I brought: tip by . the-chnirmoji, through -a , lerte? loceived fiom an "outride" aiclutect, and, ;i.~ "\lr Turnbull .bad done so inuch^) ] ' e P ;u ' ;l ' Lol ' v Avoik;- the, mat t >i could not bd' fuith?i eonsideied Under the above circumstances I . would, be pleased 1o iGiirn -wVat - cons-.iiutes -an -': inside. V -..u cliitpet, aiift-wny Mr Turnbull .had .doneso much pruiaraiOiV work without-baing appointed as architect, to the Board bv .resolution. •"-. - • ■■■,"? At any-.rate. T -protest, ■against, being 'called an outside" ..architect, as I am (i colonist <f 28 yeais standing, and am now a rci'iclmt and ratepayer of Timaru ;

.•nid l" si ill nfilrm'. that it is ;not' ftiiv for one man to .obtain all,the public work of ihe town, when there iirc other architects, i.-iili fjiinilioi,. residing in _ the town and eqvnl.lv competent to do tne woiU. liv courtesv.l am sending a copy of tins 'teller lo I lie chainnm of tbfe I'liavit.nblo Aid Board. I am. etc., • , ' WALTER- PAXTO2s.