Building Notes.

Progress, Volume XIII, Issue 4, 1 December 1917, Page 94

Building Notes.

AUCKLAND. During last month the opening ceremony took place of St. Joseph's school Grey Lynn. The school is built on a property with a frontage of 300 ft. to the Great North Road and a depth of from 300 ft. to 225 ft. the purchase price having been £4,200. On one side two houses have been renovated and additions made, to form a commodious presbytery, and against the other boundary is a convent, accommodating the teaching staff of sisters, which has been removed from its former site in Sussex Street and renovated and enlarged at a cost of £1,300. The new school, situated between these buildings, has a solid and pleasing appearance. It is constructed in brick, with cement and rough-cast facings. The contract price for its erection was £3,500. The five classrooms have been fitted with the latest school furniture, and are admirably adapted for teaching purposes, Messrs. Chilwell and Trevithick, A.R.1.8.A., called for tenders for new wool stores in the Strand, for Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Messrs E. Mahoney and Son are calling for tenders for premises to be built in brick for the Bank of New Zealand at Te Puke.

weight. These are hung from heavy wrought iron brackets in the nave, fixed above the capitals of the main vaulting shafts, and in the aisles from the intersections of the vaulting ribs. The whole will be in thorough harmony wi'h the architecture of the cathedral. The fittings for the aisles are arranged to give semi-indirect lighting. That is, a great portion of the light is east up to the white stone ceiling and reflected from there towards the floor thus obviating shadows, and giving a soft evenly distributed light. The nave fittings are of the direct diffused type, that is the lamps are concealed, but the light is diffused from the fitting itself. The great height of the nave ceiling makes it impossible to use reflected lighting, but there should be no trouble from glare, owing to the softly diffusing nature of the glass bowls. It is hoped that by these means, the system will be as perfect as possible, and the unpleasant and annoying effect on the eyes produced by strong naked lamps, will be entirely obviated. Half-watt lamps, which consume only half the amount of current that The ordinary limn do, are specified, so that the running charges should be small. For the exterior, handsome copper lanterns have been specially designed, one on each side and one over the main doors, hung from wrought iron brackets. There are also lights on the outside of all subsidiary doors. The vestries, meeting rooms, etc., in the basement are all well lit, and in addition lights are placed in the turret stairs, triforium (or gallery), and all places where required. Electric radiators are installed in the office and vestries and power is being provided for the ventilating fan motor, and organ blower motor. Altogether the system is most complete and up-to-date in every particular, and worthy of the great building it is to serve.

WELLINGTON. Tenders fire to be called for the erection of a new building to house the Eire Brigade Station, Constable Street Wellington. The Wellington Hospital Board has borrowed £.T>,OOO from the Public Trustee for the erection of new buildings and additions to existing buildings. It is proposed to erect a Marist Brothers’ training college in New Zealand at a cost of £IO,OOO. Donations received so far include two sums of £IOO each from Wellington citizens and £250 from an old boy of the Marist shool.

A civil action was commenced in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M.. last month, in which C. Tilleard Natusch and Sons, architects, of Wellington, proceeded against John Bout ley, settler, of Christchurch, for the recovery of £7l 17s. fid. The claim was for services rendered by plaintiffs in the preparation of plans and specifications of two shops and outbuildings to be erected in Jackson Street, Petone. Tenders were called for the erection of the premises, but the work was not gone on with, as none of the tenders were accepted by the defendant. The estimated cost of the proposed buildings was £2,200, and the lowest tender was £93 above the estimate. The defendant said that the estimate given him was £1,700. He had arranged for £2,000 to meet the costs of building, and alleged he informed the architects that a tender was not to be accepted if the estimate was exceeded. In the event of the erection of the building not being gone on with defendant offered to pay the architects for work done, and paid £lO into Court to cover this. Further hearing was adjourned.