CORRESPONDENCE.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 September 1910, Page 3

CORRESPONDENCE.

[Our correspondenta' opinions are their own; the responsibility of editorial ones makes sufficient ballast for the editor's -sly* lder9.] WAXTED. A TO \VX HALL. To the Editor. Si i", —With all our growth as a town there is one standing disgrace: We have no Town Hall. The time is long past when the present building that theatrical companies curse, and local institutions condemn, can be credited, witih such a name. In days gone by, when the town was " in petticoats," this hall suited requirem ents, but looking at the new hanking houses, the Post Office and- its equipment; considering that we now have gas and water laid on all round tho boirough; and feeling pride in seeing a better class of shops—many of the citizens i'eel ashamed of the building that is called a Town Hall.

Its outside appearance is unattractive, it is worse inside. lam not stating an untruth when I say that tho ante-rooms aro not lit to hang a top coat or lady's cloak in. As'for the stage, ask any visiting theatrical company. Their expressions are painful to listen to. The Town Hall should be as the soul of a town. It is here tlir; public meetings, social dances, and balls are hold ; it is where we gathei to see a good play or animated pictures—' but the general conditions withiM? ours ane a oisgraceto us as a community, and the surprise is that a move has not been made before this to form a company and get "ometihing to be proud of. The charges for the hall are much too high, and the seating is insufficient. Would it not be a good investment foi the noroii.gh Council to erect an up-to-date Town Hall? Tt possesses the land in the municipal "Giravol lit Reserve, mik! it - we ore to ihave a Public Librarv and Heading room at the corner 'of Rath and Oxford streets, why not build a Town Hall (dose by? It would be a central spot, and add to the appearance of the main thoroughfare. A couple of shops in front would hel pthe revenue, and T do not perceive that tap Council would si istani any loss in sn:'li a venture. A new 1 own Hall we must have, an;, the lorough Ouuiic.il will, I Wo consider wav.s and means.—Yours etc., '' PKO HOXO PUB.,ICO.

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