THE NEW CLOCK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1758, 24 May 1913, Page 4

THE NEW CLOCK.

SHALL IT CHIME OR NOT? Tho Orphans' Club are determined tllint llioro shall bo a now clock in the vacant tower of tlio Town lfall us soon as they can possibly nrraiißO it. So much tlicy have dccidcd already, following up tho proposal of their vice-president, Mr. E. A.. Butt, to tin's effect, hut tho quostioib still remains to bo settled what kind of clock t'hoy will inslal.

A mcelinji of tlie special executive committee ect tip to deal with tho matter motlast ni»lit to discus's the proposal. It lias decided to write to the City Council submitting two proposals—that a chimin;; clock 1)0 installed at a cost of about .£1200; or that an electric clock lie fitted at a cost of about .£IOO. If tho City Council d!:-claro in favour of tho electric clock, the Orphans' Club will be prepared with a scheme, details of which they aro not finite ready to divulge, to Taise in a few months all the money that will ho necessary, but if Um "City Fathers" will 1m satisfied with nothing less than a clock which chimcs, tho club will, it is understood, call in tho assistance of other kindred societies in raising tho larger sum necessary to purchase it. The cluib is of opinion that there is much to command tlio clectric clock from a utility point of view. Above all, it is noiseless, a very big consideration in a [ building in two rooms of which concorta and public meetings arc frequently held. It is easv to imagine circutnstances under which tlio music of clock bells would ho an intolerable nuisance to users of tho hall. Also, the master clock nicchauism could be joined with dials in all parts of tho building, and uniformity of time nssured for all corporation purposes, while tho clock could be mac!]? to show oorrcct sun timo by having it joined up with the Observatory, and sot from there every day. It will surprise most people to learn that tho dial openings in tho clock tower of tho Town ITall are 11 (let in diameter.