Peace at Last.

Manawatu Times, Volume VIII, Issue 259, 10 May 1883, Page 2

Peace at Last.

The troubles of the Palmerston PubhWHall Committee are now practically enA-K. ded. At last meeting of the Council, the Oot»i«nittee reported that they ha 4 accepted tenders for*nete<sary; repairs as fo.lows -.—Carpenters' work, Meyrick and Fen m f^i IPs; painters and plumbfi's work, H. Morrell t L3O 10s. [n addition to the Ct<Btra.cf a^rsady let ti<e wwmittee an,thnrißetf the ©rco.tuiq of inside tlpois to the t'n»rao«e, and th»t » tank Ijr obt«icie4 f«r thu supply p£ waters aiao tb t Unolaum and Vuuetiau blind* be provided for the office* These extra mattew the Cquucil will not cauie the qrig^nHl eitfaate to be exceeded. , * ... „,^ v * 9?. the Te^ 4«!MHc«' of lettinif tha bwldiug the eomiflittw reported :— ,^it^ respect to. the rqlei. for letting tha Qall referred to qs, we would recommend, that tliey- are »s fq\\oy[i<i-T*J>{ Hall with Uj^h^;j|ai^di^b;t'?^'i|^'qi;Fotr s auy time after Kburrt>^ U^<si ■:Hiall.;witßbHt-Ugb't 4 vi. v<vs:^. J /rh>se.ch;arge» tobe; paid & adv«ce. • Meeting* for public ••. purposef -to be free of charge. A ineetiog to h©deei»ii : ! «<«ch.Vihen convened by the P'e^jJiiur'o ! member of local go^raraent body; | Application fo^'the. use' bf the Hall m all cases to V n»ad§ to the Towtt Clerk wbft may refer the sanieto the Chairman of the Hall Committee /for his approval before jgrantmg Wucb^ apphcatiun.. . ' - : These rule« v after being approved by >• the Council are to. be printed and placed s -" m conspicuous peaces m the building. ' ,; A. ratber warm discussiou took place upon this portion of the report, Gr FeW " fiwspn pointing put; that the definition of " public meeting "; was precisely the same as m the report which at last meeting was referred back for amende'; ment He thought. it XM>»t AiAc&hit. tyat ntfjnaf&atMti *he Sorticultural : Socre^ 9hpald be -.allowed the use of - the Hliil free of cherge. " Tbei Mayor said that this had beea considered 7 by the Committee, and^it : had ■ beeii;/ thought better to leave the matter m . such a position that, all societies could not clam free use of the Hall, rhile.there was nothing to prevent the Council * irefunding the reat to the rlc^cirituralv Society or any other public institution, "j Cr Snelsoa *objected to" the definition of i public meeting, and that as; the{ Hall belonged to the ratepayers alone, the decision as .to who should be allowed to have the I Hall free should be left entirely^ with ' the mayor. Gr Liaton i expressed a similar opinion, and said hjei did not think it advisable to allow the Chairman of other bodies to claim the jrigh't of free; use of the Hall. He; would not think it right "for instance that the- „ County Chairmahshoald.be able to use ' the Hall free for a public meeting to hear -X Mr Redmond on the , Feniati^question,,-^ yet such a thing might happen if the -1 report were left m its present form. It 'was ultimately resolved to adopt tha report, the words "a meeting to be deemed such when conevned by the presiding member of any local governing tjpdy,*' being expunged, and the worp; Mayor being substituted for " Chairman, of Halt Commit^e ''feift th^^parairaph; relating to applications, ' '■:."■' ' ■ f ' -.-•■.:< '■..:.•.: ■■■ .■ jrf ' " . ■■■■