THE LAWRENCE CHANDELIERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3882, 3 August 1875, Page 3

THE LAWRENCE CHANDELIERS.

To the Editor. Sir, —Messrs A. and T. Burt favor you with an explanatory letter with reference to the chandeliers supplied to the F awrence tion. As your correspondent, I have no desire either to mislead you or the public. I telegraphed to you plain, unvarnished facts, which were to the effect that the lamps supplied by Messrs Burt were falling to pieces—not being able to bear the weight of the kerosene fonts with which they were fitted as per Messrs Burts* own suggestion. In their letter to you, they deftly state that ‘ they had nothing what ever to do with the fitting of them up.” Nobody ever said they had; but they had to do with the fitting of them to carry oil fonts and lamps, and it was the branches of the chandeliers, being too weak to carry, which broke down—to the imminent danger of breaking tire heads of the councillors and setting fire to the place. To show the feeling of the Town Council , with regard to_ Messrs Burts’ bargain, t subjoin the resolution on the subject, passed at the last meeting of the Council, viz. “ That this Council, finding that all the chandeliers supplied to them by Messrs A. and T. Burt are quite inadequate for the requirements of the Town Hall, as they are incapable of carrying the kerosene fonts with oil —for which they are fitted, have i eturned them ; at the same time, the Council considers that Messrs Burt are altogether to blame for sending chandeliers! which, from their practical experience, they must have known were not capable of bearing the alterations made upon at their own suggestion, as per their letter of date 17th April last, and in consequence of which the Council has been put to great annoyance and loss of revenue by not having suitable lights to enable them to light the building for the purposes originally intended.” Hoping this explanation will be satisfactory. —I &c., Your Correspondent. Lawrence, July 31.