New Britain herald., 1925-12-18
TIME IS RIPE TO BUILD A PUBLIC
 AUDITORIUM

BUILD "A itbbiS
 AUDITORIUM
 The manufacturers of New Brit ain, many of whom were interested in the success of the concert of the New Britain Choral society Sunday afternoon. again have had 1t shown to them that If such things are to be given In the city with the maximum effect. the least cost to the public, and the least anxiety and worry to the promoters there Of, the city must have an adequate public auditorium.
 The proposal Is not new, but has never been acted upon because there Is no immediate monetary re- turn to the city In sight; in other words, If the city invested in a pub lie auditorium the income there from would be Of an intangible nature although valuable never theless and perhaps could not be counted in dollars and cents at the end of a year.
 But the auditorium remains nec- essary and should be built Citizens who have the welfare of the city at heart should begin doing some- thing about it. Public auditoriums are owned by numerous cities, and nowhere where this is the case are citizens sorry for the investment.
 Public aulitoriums, as they arc owned and operated in many muni- cipalities, are in use virtually all of the time. They are not confined to the giving of public events, such as concerts, plays or lectures, but contain room for other activities as well. Boxing matches and sporting events of all kinds are held in them; there is rarely an evening throughout the winter months when such auditoriums are not in use by the public. They are like public librarics-alway serving the public, and giving the public great CT value for the expended money than anything else in the city.
 It is worth while pausing a mo- ment to think what such an tnsti- tuition would mean to city like New Britain. We have heard it said far too frequently that people in New Britain, in order 10 enjoy themselves outside of going io moving picture theaters, have to gc to Hartford. This may not be as true today as during a former day but it remains true 10 a great "N- tent: and it should not b. tho cas' In city Of 7oooo.
 The city could very well buiIl an auditorium without feeling tho cost very much, Bonds could be is. sued for the purpose and they could be extended over a long tern of years. The public would pay fol the bonds as they enjoy the build ing-and there is no question tha public auditorium in this eff, could be tho most popular institu ton in the city, rnlisting the pride O every citizen in it and mahinr i beehive Of r,cc5aton an' pleasure.
 Ciuzcns Of the city who lonl have bcyn iunr.s.sd in no con struction Of a wthac auditorium here shoull no longer delay ahou 1t. There should al hast )n a com miuec appointed to make mQmr,n in the numerous Othrr rluos pos scssing pul1ic auIiorHms A much information as thnr is pos slble 10 obtain should be srgrc and placed before the proper pub lie officials for action And should be remembered that mas much as information urcarIln other au1norjums is valuable [ possess. it viH have no rrac'ica value unless action follows
 There is no subject in inc ci' that is as popular as that rcgart ing a public auditorium that Cd be used for all manner of event for all manner of recreation all tl time. 4 large recreation cent available for all events Of public i! tercst and giving 10 citizens chance 10 enjoy themselves in manner and method not now aTai able, is commonly regarded as great public necessity in New Bri ain. Why there should be conliT ued delay regarding such a pop lar move is wcll-nigh incompr' hensible.
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