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THE BARBIE EXAMINER THURSDAY DEC 1950 III stressed too strongly Here then are the facts concerning your arena Business Methods Broadly speaking business at the Arena is done in three catagories The following outlines the method used INIOYMENI IOR MANY EACH YEAR The following summary is approximate ly the attendance of different entertain ment for 1950 PUBLIC SKATING41794 children 3910 students 7222 adults 5010 spectators Grand Total 17936 Hearst amssqsooo spectators ICE SHOWS10000 spectators FIGURE SKATING10000 spectators SPECIAL SHOWS5000 spectators MUSIC FESTIVAL3000 spectators OTHER SHOWSInternational Dog Show Georgian Bay Fur Breeders Cadet Inspection MINOR HOCKEY 11 Irnr Ir oc ey League usua ids teams rrrii I1illrlml HIT boyfo to 10 years of age The men in various churches iir 1hr LEAGUE IIl organile and run these teams FLYERS IIie Ichrs Mirror Hockey group consists of teams with 225 boys ti to it years of age ilicse boys are directly under the supervision oi Mr Jack liyte former recreation supervisor of New Liskezird lhe lidget 11 rrrrdcr the supervision of the Barrie anzrdiarr NHL Legion consists of teams 215 boys THIS YEAR THERE IS NO IlAIttiIi for league games for irrinor hockey This gives 515 boys and opportunity to play hockey In the Arena if BUSINESS WITH CONSIDERATION SERVICE Cacti srrch organization shall be required to pay for the use of the Arena according to the following schedule of the gross gate rirrtil an amount of $30000 is paid with minimum guarantee of $15000 pins the cost of reserved seat plan of tickets if desired STRICTLY BUSINESS pntract 20 of gate with minimum guarantee of $40000 ptr performance The Arena received from this show $250000 The Cost or Each Taxpayer INTERNATL IF YOU vore YES FOR THE BYLAW ICE REVUE SUMMER what will it cost you as taxpayer each yeah orrtract 20 of gate wittr minimum guarantee of $30000 The Arena received the nrinirnrrm guarantee of $30000 for the one per formance FIGURE SKATING SCHOOL BARBIE FLYERS ORGANIZ VATION HOCKEY PRACTICE oirtract for use of Arena for two months Jnlygaud August $460000 Contract for regular season guaranteed minimum of $1350000 with additional rental for playoff games The most itwill cost t6the ayiewrage home owner will be approximate 48c moor 48c WILL our THE FOLLOWINGV 48c pays for eggs at 70c per dozen 48c pays forl 13 packages cigarettes 48c pays for less than Ib of butter Iloekey practices and hockey training camps straight hourly rental basis Pays for new boiler room new boiler waterproofing and flashing the arena and paying off the present bank 10 Barrie Arena Commmionf TliAinct Commission consistsotiimnibrsitiag of whom are members of the Counciland two oiwhomf are ratepayers of the Town of Barrie but not members foirtherigpuncilAll are appointed by Council each year in III The following facts and figures are presented to you as guidance in voting on the $23500 which the I950 Barrie Arena Commissionis asking for The necessity of attending to this essential work immediatelycannot be Why You Are Asked For $23500 There Is bank loan of $450000 owing for an addition which was made to the front of the Arena in 1047 Your 1950 ommission feels this should be paid by debenture BANK LOAN $450000 WATER PROOFING FLASHING $400000 Because the treating facilities were unsatisfactory during the past 01 winter the 1050 Arena onrrnlssiorr decided on May $3 1950 to en gage treating engineer to make study of the heating plant $1500000 The following letters from Mr Prentice of Mothers anti Ilal ilerrliy loronto gives his findings and recurrinrenthrtiorrs Since the Arena was enlarged in 1949 it has been found that heavy rains penetrate the new cement block walls As thiscondition can only lead to cracked walls and general disintegration it rs necessary that the walls be waterproofed and the fascia property flashed LETTER September tlfrtli 1050 Mr II Wellram Secretary Barrie Arena Commission Barrie Ontario Dear Sir We have made thorough examination of the Arena premises on Elizabeth Street respect inK healing system with view to determining the cause of the trouble experienced in adquately heating the building We summame our observations as follows BOILER The boiler as installed is quite inadequate to generate sufficient steam for the heating loads imposed II is not ttilliiiiled With any means or mechanical firing hence due to its consider able number of sections qirlte inefficient In Operation The boiler is located in the Compres sor Room which indeed is fret good practice and should be definitely relocated away from this equipment In Its present location it is about 14 from the wood floor structure above which is in direct contravention to the safety requirements of the Inspectimr Department of the Ont ario Department of Labour This can readily be appreciated when one considers the hazard to public safety should fire or explosion occur SUGGESTIONS The north west corner of the mount building could lie excavated and underpinned to place new boiler and coal bin within the present building under the present floor The above recommendations together with other minor alterations will provide satisfact ory economical heating system Yours very truly MATIIERS ALDENBY signed Prentice The Boiler Inspector for the Department of Labour after inspecting the present boiler and compressor room under date of August 28 1950 sent the following letter LETTER Department of Labour East Block Parliament Buildings Toronto August 28 1950 Mr Edwin Wilson ZiSimcoe St Barrie Ont Dear Re Barrie Arena In the interest of Public safety itis essential that the compressor and boiler rooms be sep arated by fire resistant wall or partition and that openingto the public spaces of the arena be seabed off withtithittingfire tresistunt doors of the self closing typeAsan alternative the boilerflacket heater or any other open flame device may be housed in separate room built adjacent to or remote from the compressor room An emergency switch to stop the operation of the compressor in emergency together with valve for the emergency release of the ammonia change should be fitted outside the compres sor room wait out of reach of unauthorized persons in glass fronted box painted red To minimize corrosion of the material of the steel support which has its footing in the snow pit we rebuest that it be protected by con crete reinforcing at the baseup to high Theabovc requests and those containedin our earlier letter copy of which is attached are based on sound practice and are in accordance with the requirements of the Mechanical Refrigeration and Heating Codes We trust theywill receiveyour prompt attention V7 yours truly IIUTCIIINSON sgnd LRJV IIutchinson EXAMINER 0F REPORTS DESIGNS for nomads cuter BOILER INSPECTOR FrotiIthEDepartment of Labours letter jtwiilrbe noted that to meet the requirements of that department new boiler room is necessary not do the job it was intended for In view of this the Commission have had plans drawn up showing new boiler room and boiler Prenticen These plans have been submitted to the Department of boutforapproval From the report received from Mr Prentice the present boiler can location away from the compressor room recommendedgby TVrie AinaConiittiiisitmj