HOSPITAL BOARD'S LANDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 234, 27 June 1919, Page 9

HOSPITAL BOARD'S LANDS

IS TfIEBE 'TIUhTIC' IN THEM?. ■.•'■ Among'the'matters brought" before the Hospital ami Cnnritable Aid .board at yesterday anernoons moiitmy meeting oy the i''iimnce'and Property Committee' Wiis' uie Idliowihjj-'recommendation:— ' "That Mis; A. js[. Stevenson he granted permission to'subdivide tne section leused to her on Chiton Terrace, and Unit direct leases be' issued, to' the.purchasers, of such''sub-divided section's, the. ,totnl • rentals to be paid by such purchasers to equal', the 'annual .((round rental Hxed by tne board tor the..whole section, pro? vided tliac iu'rs.. S.teven'soii pays lor rh'o .improvements iit Hie'value determined by the board, viz., .£400."

When the clause' wa3 under consideration the chairman'. .(Mr. i l '. G'llstle)' ex-, plained the methods of the board ill-the past'.in relaaon to such lands. .

r'.Jlrs. Snow wished to know if the board had the power to say what class of building's should''l» erected on its leased lands, tor 'instance,'''suppose .Mrs. Stevenson wished'.'tb'.'eVect:.!! number., of motor garage's'tor Sub-letting. .'...,, . •• ■:. The chairman said, that such buildings would' have to' comply, with the city building.' by-laws.

■Mi:. J, Hutchison said that'.'Mr. .Van Stnveren" had informed him that a relative of his was paying Bs.''per fopt (per •annum) more than was provided for in the original lease. This, ho maintained, was. wrong! as- it showed that -.profit was being made and traffic was going on in connection with (he board's properties. He maintained that this was wrong,, "for if there were any money to he made out of these lands it should be made by the hospital.

• The chairman moved that the clause be referred back. He pointed oui; that Mrs. Stevenson already had a lease, and. there was nothing to prevent'her.'subleasing, but she wished the properly to. be subdivided'.

•The motion was seconded'by Mr. Hutchison,'who suggested that, they should consult with "their lawyers to see if they could not' evolve a new system of leasing to prevent' the properties being used for traffic. ;1 '.