New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
OPERA UNDER Difficulties.
TO BE GIVEN IN BIG BOSTON HALI-cHARi
TABLE wORK-A BLOW TO LYNN.

TO BE GIVEN IN BIG BOSTON HALI-CHARI-
TABLE woRK-A BLOW TO LYNN.
poston Jan l3 lSpcclaD-The location Of Boston $
new Music Hall has been fixed at the corner of
Huntington-ave. and West Chester Park Ihis Is an
unpopular site for the majority Of people who VIII
patroniZe the class Of entertainments given IN sucn
n building II is at least two miles distant from
Newspaper Row. or from the theatres. and unless
an entirely new line OF street cars is established It
will be a most inaccessible place for thousands
who at some time during the year might be eXpecteh
10 20 to the hall 1t can be made convenient enough
for Roxbury people and for some other sections OF
Boston. The money to build it raised by SUD
scription on the part of wealthy men, VINO were IN
duccd to subscribe for fear that the symphony con-
certs would be given up unless new hall was
erected Il Is expected to seat $500, and the plans
furnished by McKm. Meade & White. OF NeW-iorK'
are generally regarded with favor by those VINO
have examined them. This hall VIII not give boS-
ton a place for opera. An EFFORT was maze 10 COM
bine with the new Music Hall an opera house. but
without avail and now the only place available IS
Mechanics Hall. the great barnlike structure
which seats about 400 people. Abbey Scno'n'l a
C;rau will spend several thousand dollars fitting up
the hall SO that It will DE in some slight degree
like opera house.
Renewed efforts will be made before the present
Legislature TO secure act permitting towns and
cities to manufacture gas and electricity for mu-
nic!pal use The bill provides that city or town
may supply gas or electricity 10 neighboring towns
or cities for light heat and power Ii Will be argued
that If a municipality may do this. 1t may also eX-
tend the sale OF these commodities 10 the people for
private USE and thus carry out the>NatiOnalist idea
SO far as IL relates to light. heat and water.
The committee in charge Of raising funds for the
aid of the unemployed OF Boston has made an APP
peal for more money. The forty-Odd thousand dol
lars already raised will only be- drop In the bucket
At least slstro will he needed be
fore the winter is over. The hvc-cent din
ners have been 4 boon to thousands OF
poor men and women. Some Of the food has
been furnished free. and in that way the actual cost
To the committee has been about 10 cents per
meal This one dning-rOOm In kneeldnd-st Is now
feeding about 80 day. and a separate dnins-roo
for women will soon be- opened \ movement has
been started. in imitation Of New-York, TO supply
the poor with coal At cost
The plant OF the Thomson Houston Works at
Lynn Is 10 be removed 10 Schenectady y. Y,
for reasons of economy This Will be OF serious in
terest to Lynn and vicinity. II Is understood that
by the consolidation Of the works at Schenectady
a saving OF $4,000 annually will be effected. 800
ton 10 this there will be a large saving In freight
by the company is sold In the West, and there viii
from the Lynn factory to the one In Schenectady.
and vice versa, for completion. This shifting Of
the works away from Lynn will also mean the
transferring OF the offices to Newlork. This will
not be- done until the works have been removed.
which will take six months or year. IL Is asserted
that the company is shor' Of funds, having now
about 100000 In the treasury.