Lighting the New Bath House

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2105, 21 May 1898, Page 2

Lighting the New Bath House

, At- the Town- Board meeting oa ( Wednesday: night, this- question was ■raised, by the. Chairman, in view off (Tuesday’s ceremonial. Hastated.that so-far no provision in the fitting of the-, various bath-rooms had: been made forthis. He saw Mr Stewart, the engineer, on the matter; who promised. to* write to Mr Vickerman for- some? brackets, on- which- to-place tlie lamps— The question now arose as to-how they should.light the bath-house... To fit. up. the- whole building with lampswould: take about £6O, and: he (the Chairman); thought it unwise to go tp< that expense when, there was prospect of gas or electricity being introduced.. He thought, they should get;, three new- lamps for- the corridor,, and:, take the lamps from the old. building; for, the bath-rooms.: This arrangement would do until something definite ret lighting the town, was arrived at.. Com, Gallagher thought a good, plain would be to.shut up the new building after the formal opening on Tuesday,, and keep it shut till, November next,. They would then have got over, the? winter months,.which, were always a. slack, season,, and have the new bathhouse clean andi fresh./ for, the-com-mencement; of the new season.. In the? meantime the old, building; could! supply the- lequisite accommodation for, the local people* He was quite? sure that a. 16t. of, the work. iu> the newbuilding- would- never standi rough: .usage,, andi by the time the visitors; began to arriye,.all the freshness woaldi have gone*. The- Chairman: strongly dissented; from this-.view, and:said, if; Com, Gallagher, had, only mentioned: the-matter-before, he could have made- arrangements* to: postpone• the- opening till; November,, and get Mr Cadman to* come then.'. Now. that; they had ar* ranged for-that gentleman to be here - on, Tuesday to. openthe building, it?, ■was*too late to- talk;about shutting its up again* Tho building was put there* for. use, as well.as? ornament,, and he? was qpite sura Mr Oadman would not of its being, dosed again for6,months.. To open the building and; dose it up till November, was in. his; opinion, perfectly ridiculous, and they.* would make themselves the laughing; stock, of. the country, if, they did such a* thing. If they, closed any building; let it be the old, bath* house, but there, was no sense in having, a; good build? ,£pg.standing idle,-, to be looked: at like? a toy. As regards oare being, taken* ;oi the building, he intended thaYa ; j person*. should, be placed in. charge* whose sole duty it. would be-to look: after, it.. No room would be allowed 1 ! 'ito be used without being inspectediandl ,;washed, oiit immediately the key was* ? givemup. If by. November, the gloss? had gone off the nemwork, a, coat off varnish would put everything right*At anyrate. he would- strongly the closing of.the building;once-it,was* .opened. Com Gallagher shouldihave * brought up this matter before all the? arrangements had been, so far!: advanced. ;■ ‘ Com; Bygrave suggested; as a*,temTporary means of; meeting* the lighting, difficulty. that the- new. building should be closed at: night andi only during; the day. v No d efinite -decision- was arrived at., [Note. - While recognising the* justice of Com. Gallagher remarks,., we think it would be a, mistake to> iclose up the new* building after.it;. formal opening.. Bfobablythe.easiest Vway out of; the difficulty would be to * .simply use the lamps from, the old? :huilding,.and shut thatbuildiug.up at-, "night time*. In [the event of: there* being a. rushVof business No. 3; bath? .house could, be thrown- open during; (the day.?— En* News.].