CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HALL

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 1, 27 December 1877, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC HALL

iBERE are few things which more clearly mark the progress of a district and indicate the possession 61 energy and public spirit by the inhabitants, than the erection of a u|eful]anH suibstaatial public build [ing. . In this,the town of Cambridge is conspicuous But lately we des cribed the handsomf- hnilding, the /property .of the Farmer*.* club, and ■we hav§ now^t** record- the comDletion Of another, the Cambridge . The hall^stands on » •ite given *by the Government foi the purpose, adjoining the Postoffice md opposite the corner own* ti y : the Bank of New Zealand. Thr building is 72 feet m length, with « t'ron'age of 33tt. The main fiuoi is 50tf bj 30lt with a glatfobii. pr'atage of Uffc; m addition; the remainder of the length being avad* able as cloak rooms, &c, The front elevation is neat and ornamenta beiug finished with massive cornice supported bj pilasters having handsome carved beads. The baildiny reflects most creditably on the com mittta who umierto >k t c wor;< i erection aud the still more ouerou» duty of procui ing funds It also evidenses the ability of good taste of tiie ■ arbhiteot Mr D. Richardson of Cambridge, as well as the ver , creditable and expeditious manner m whicli the K bnilders Messrs Simms and their conteact ".The hall will be lighted by J^dwrtbei |>en|ent lampi. jiud several brackets. The cost of the 'structure will p be; about £460 nearly £900 being already raised, and active efforts are being made to obtain the remainder. £100 has been given by the government on tbe understanding that the hall •hall be available for use by the cavalry volunteers if required. * The opening concert to-night promises r tp be a success, the music bung under the conduotorship of the ab;e leader of the Cambridge Reed band. No doubt the audience will be a a large one, the j üblic regardiug ihe occasion not merely as an evening amusement, but as a gathering of settlers and members of tht. cavalry troop m celebration of one of the most noticeable features m the adfancement of the disric.