THE TEMPERANCE HALL.

Evening Star, Issue 4051, 19 February 1876, Page 2

THE TEMPERANCE HALL.

. 2V <Ae Editor* .•

i Snii—There appear/ d in the local cplaobns of the 'Otsgo ODaily Times' of Wednesday a paragrsph contMhing Btatemeats conetiirnmg; ,lf.'true, as X iope' show prfgenUy they, are culated seriously to depreciatei" t'iej vwue of thatpropetty. a note.was a'ent on Wednea-' : day evening tcithe ' Timpa'. <»irrecting,the, misstatements made, that monung, but that'independent and impartial organ of public ■ opinion has not; seen fit to giy© it publicity v Under these circninstances I :cri&ve, tha of anfficient space ,in ypur jqurnal |to,, cot riot -the little injury which may have been done.: to the Temperance Hall Company by thV statement in - the r * Times/ ■ The. alterant* .cdm;ilained of.; are»:'tae fo)lpwingj- ; -*7'Tne Jficilitieß, or rather .want faemfies, of. ingress and egresi to the a; matter Of grays anxiety to ,manyV-vras! brought np invtbe. City Councfl f C«m>' bell yesterday. Mr Campbe'l alluded to l the" crbwAiedvhouse; at the hill.on,the previous ejvtning.' .and .raid /that. had .any.,aliirut oocurred. the would have, been flprionsj r It • appeared ihat has withheld'we. amusement license from the hall pendmg improvements in. the approaohei being |bat imjjrovemeuis had been iromieito be made but>ere'not, and tLat those who played in the ball without al license were liablb at any time to be Sum'moped." .We were alßo told of the fearful con-gecjuj-ncps 'to;life or fimba which would foUbW on a,panic arising in the,ha>l when■ crowded with pep. le," I will de 1 with this last i?tatement firßt.'ahd simply sbK how. a ! crowd of Seojip in any.pubic building cn be guarantee-l t aid wWch'6t' themaiiV public buildings iii world would b$ a' wmfvrtable I .or sitfe Xlace for the bectttrence of a banlc*' If j

tjhe of focjlitie^ 1 for 1 Mi&s jSnd egret* to theJf«mpevai)ce!Kair\wbtt>uffHt tip ia the City.pouncuV'. is t\ no metitf do of the fart appeara'in thd repoit of the proceedings of; the Council? 11 have looked; In vain for .it bi the ♦l imea's' own report of 'the Council, meeting. But is it true that 'there are ioKufficient mt ai.s of *gresß fr' y m rW.Ti?nif.eraijoe' Hall? I wBl (tall ad ' independent wjtn&s to speak to the question Tri dated n 'tfuly last, vn the pubic buUdings in DunedifiJ ihe City .Surveyor and Engineer. Baid: "Thin hall rtoks next to thePrmcoia > Theatre as the ; width of it? extent! of doorways, although the whole of the : audience shaving .to a ffigirt-«f«tairß-d«-tract* from the orer the Queen's .The&tre.'L ' ThV/taeastaements given in-. tae t iepo)t ate as, follows:—Temperance. Hal!, estimated to seat 700, ha» a ; tbtai 'exit wi*t& of 15ft., the Queen's < heatre, 20ft. 4in and the (old) to hold respectively 1;500 tod 1,000 j»ople. Why, then,' is there «o muoh' crot ding as »>J audience iV le%vin< the Temperance '-Hall JJ-. Simply because the peop'e will snsiiit ; on nil foing oat by the pne doqr at the tide of th* lall.. (here are three (Wrs for the use if W |l jj||* i ,,jpje. iat tr>e north-east corner opening--on -to ia wide and easy ftorn.and independent of ihe stair «t the north-west corner of the building; the other *wo door* in the hall communicate with tlae latter-stair only ! &n$ -the reason there ia any trouble in emp.'ying'the hall't* thftVeyetybodv witforojf d tbthe one stair to tbW)lDi6ttf , f6tal 9fiMH?\tf tV oth«v Beaide- the mean* of egress ulieady men ioned, tlifre id adooK' ofcetinf ' Vta '*■ b *ck of tht! hall from ante-'oou at the e&*t end of the pl»tfo:tnV-'■ simply not true that tW" Corporation has withheld (he amusement license from the hall pending

. made; .. been ptomlsKl Ito be madei-nt * i e or < time the door Was taken>off theigalfoy, butrthe matter bag been allowed to stand fixer till the City Surveyor should be seen aato tbe manner and place of fixing it. The amusement license ha* not been refused to anyone on any grounds. . .. • Jtofffog yoq will, for the satisfaction andreassurance oi the puolie-wbo Tomperance H»U, give publicity tp the above state* ment, I am, &c„ , I s*■}. j. , /* ' _ Jakes Jambs, » . Had Co, (Limited). Februa y 18i J ! v