BISECT THE BASIN?

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 5

BISECT THE BASIN?

BY THE CAR LINES. ' i COUNCILLOR BARBER'S MOTION '■ 'if';'"j : COMES (JP. -/;;,;; v i- ; AND IS DEFEATED. '-. %j£:':\ SPOETS BOPIES NOW ' i ■An old question, the: stfaighixmuigv;or7<'. i thd SusMtx Squaffriectioh.- of .tho-jtramway;'.. ,::..j lino by a direct-quit tlirou^jt_-!tiie.;!Basiii.'*.'.. .J ltaservo, was revived ivt a spcciiil ,vncet>.■.;-■■• 1 ii.i.g of Clio Wellington; City ■Council : lasi' : "■ ■'.-,; evening, when Councillor W< H..'-K.Bar'*;'.' "'■'■] bcr niovtid,. as ix'tf notice, of iiiibtioii.:.—SV . ..-' "Thai with tho view of sllccting-furi^::.'''! ther licojipiiiies in the tramway vsys?.- '••'•.'•; tem, both, in reject «£ runhiiig.?.ex-'; : ' : j.v peases .and Wear .and fear; ':tlio : .'l:ram T : .'; ; .; .' . 'i way Board bo instructed ip- consider - .'. ~'\ and report as to. the 'advisability' of ' ■" ■ funding trains, through the .■Basiii.'Ke-- ''} serve." 7 ;.;'.'.':.-: i. ■'■'~ ■ ■ I . tB the toctioii;'Gounciiror Bar« ■ ''■ ; i be.r. said that he wished, it ;to '!bo':.clearly>:■ -'- .1 understood that' ho- ha'dnq' ■desire;, to ,des- ■ V.-'.'-'.-'i tray the. Eosorye. There. had;, been? strong . ■''' ■''.; opposition on tte'5JJH,-'P'f"'tfi§ : "cricKcters ; ;1 to a prpvioUs proposal;.'■■;Hi's, , idcaj ; ; as .. ' propounded in tho" ''Original'.'scheme, sub- ' ...1 iuittcd i .som6 i :y^^a6by> ; ' • \ road from... Cambridge 'Terrace, .;'" \ tho Basin, ill a sweep 'rouid.the'.ivestcrb''"-'; '•■■ side of the- Ee'se'r-Ve, 'to a'.junction/.witU : ' : j Adelaide Ebad, and- byf closing':the 'road ' i fronting Sti,Mark?s, attd;:cxtcndirig*:tlie,.: - ;'j Ecservo oil the .eastern."'side,' ; an'-.,'area''or : .. | one and half acre's' w;buld : bet conserved .'■ to the loss of . ... .; space would ensue. The practice'.w : ic-'- .'i ■keis.on. tlio -eastern side Jcaul'di-'.bc.-.remov- ; '.. •' i edj and .a. first-class. Biouhd- .'prepared— ;■'"■., ,} practice- wickets. might ho. ...provided.', else-: .".'.'] where. .This scheme had'.:b.eeii' ; Apposed:'. .1 by'tho 'cricketers at-thc . ■! ivi.ro .sorry now thatv:. : ..;tiiey:. fe had:; ■•'.. i ■opposed it. What ,hV--\nb:nf >;'wantv ' ed was *.". : ca'reful.;-^.inquiry : ;'■;'.' by.'.'.■.''' ',q the officers Of tlio .council'-.in to ?the' 'merits ■ j of.the proposal, an'd.'if:'.tney' ;; ':'cbuld flnd;./' : ,'. ]' nothing'in. it. tb.-just.ify' any further;notion:..,. . in the matter, 'waujav.be'quite?! prev 1 ' .- | pared to, drop., it., He; did. .■netneedv'tdy.:,' ; remind tho-' council, of. tli.c-,'exc.essivcvvearl..'': ..■•; aiid tear gll i ..tl^fl■ , r l a^^.■'a'nd , ■.lolUn'Bi'slx) 1 ck ,^.^.,, . .-j an. that j pojnt was that.■the intrpductipftyof 'trailers'- : i conld not. be cont(iniplated; ; :so;. ; lohKK'a3V:v; i these Curves remained to/'rfe'iriegotiated. I ;''' .. ■ ! The.; City on; .tho questipn'i , b'f'''-iiejqQvjng i ] ,, th6jHopV. , '- ; :. ,! liamper p|,. the. /double-decker': ;cars;.. : with"';, ■ i the idea of facilitating tbe. introduction '.;■.. i', of tji'o 'trailers, .buty.as :lib:..liad'.:alxcady : ::- .: : said,..the.Suscck .SqUaro .curvpsKybuldAbe: ",'■.;. i a. difficult p'rbblqm...'..' -.'.:' ."■' ''■■}. ■ a>"Xu.ng;V---'-/:':V'''-?.'J ■".-•i The' :jnptio.n. : ■'secon;ded'.\by ''Couicillor',,' Camerp'ti;" -who; : wmsr^H. ,,, it)iriC , He?did'-:Bq/ , . , - [ ; ', :'; ' with.lke re^rTO'tions;'m : adb;:by;'C6uncilior>>''. ; ; .Barber, .and/sub"mittedi.' as; ah,,additional '■;; 'reservat.jb.h,, that'thedpss.of : : ;playing'.space:■'' ..-.''. .', . in the ■BaSin'B^rye|\w'ns^ueiitijpoii- , tho , ''i : ...:''i' .adppt'ib.n , of .'siicli'.;..a ; l.'sckehie;;'should'-bo'.^y" . compensated .for.by,tKo;..cr.eatibii.-.o£;'a rer.c".;., . serve-jat;Bain'inE.'.St^t^:^S;'._;/'.:'v'f?'V ! '' '"■'■O . Cbuncillpr' j!; ,'Tregcjr : .b^pbscd,, : the'.mo- ■■.•::■.:':. ■;' tion. B<a fdeprec'ated ■ or.?-;'"-?-1 c.ncroaclim6ht : reserye's;! ilt'.was '■' "''.;• : ths thin e#flf/the;^ger.: ; !& ; itb;Coun-:'; cillbr 'C'amero'n?s,sugf;estion':. : to i.leserrft l a^^ajnra]s>SJTCeti- ,, h6 ! ''app , r«i.- : ' hehded. that:.'tK'e : co.st.bf. i'uch'a; scheme; 'v.' 'j : AVottld .:,!■: ■■;/'■'• ■ ''■V'uii■'■">:.".'." ( : Councillor; 0^:-;:,Ktzgeraid s aisb opposed: . ■ '■■■''. ''.;' the l a^? , tnel'B , Ve^e'■.^.'■: ; ■euryes' Cii^lly.,a^ ,, hai; , a4/.ffib»:'.at»pr6ieflti'' : ; - ; Jaid.doWn V- ' ter, he:. declared, ■ %ere ; easily; negbtiabl« V . ■■• ■by ftailers, ■ ;",'■-, ' ''. : S; : J ; A:Po'l|cy;;:|lues^bh,:v'^%;S;^;i^ 1 . ■Ctoun.c.iilbr ,^fitpisliff«,. , ' : sptotinp'aßaiiisi'.; '• ; tlje proposal, '■''('■' ' regarded 'frb.m. : the point' of. view of tram- ■■'■' '.'■ way management''and 'fabilities ( :-'it':."'. : ■; i Would hee. .gpbd;;.onb,,aiid'Kb' v"'"i ■tto tramway .■■officers-"to take tjiat fe' '■■■'■ > ' But that ivas, :nb't'the real ■'■'■:: .primary qycstioii for the" council itself-"-.' i to ■detormiho. was pub of "policy. Should-'- : ::" •'t :^.'? as! ft;PeserTO.b9'.put';np',. or should:':; ■■.■■..■ ?: .;' it be ponseryed ixyi the-, citizeiis.. The-cbiii-: : ■ - : '-' ':■ ; ■'cil "was; hi ; a;,.positicinvtb, : d.etermine su.chi.'av''■'■'::. ' : ' ■questibn.without-ieferenTO:.'to.- its -officers.' ,: ': ■' ,; ; > Gduncillpr.iG: : Frost..i'kpressed-.siifprisp- v'• \ . tH'a.t';<^.unc.iUor3';'.-Barbsr';:.an'd''. Qamerbav-V .! r'shbuldlathef: su'cHKa- Jpro'posal-i' As ineirii'-'' .'■ ■" ' ) ■ ..pers-'.pf/'thp' CitT.vEeserves'Committee,-'tliey-'''>'■'•■ '. -; ■.surely.iwere.::quite/:.wbll..aware '.'of'" the'.com.-.v :: -' ; ■ >miftfie'si,(lifficul^'.-iii : the:'-way- of provid:.'.-'---. j ;ing. ?i?o.r.fe grpunds.v Thfi, ! :opuncil could-.-;'' ■■ ; "*ot;oyißii':;?lsp! , . i . ■ uiitil:;there/3vas,-fi;yailable-a; central sporls'/"'-'-■' i ■j;.ground.-elsewhere.-'-.He agreedvwitli, Couii-i .-' : -:'.ciller.:Shirt.cliffe,;,thattheJ;raa'tter , .pffjiplicy, it^..te;'det«nnined cm :'' ■';ti'Pii :^ahd -ppinted ■put..:that.-'Kncea.siriiilar-''■ ■ ; ■! .p ; :■■ > :; ,ciil: ■.ha^''.:'ncqdifed : ''.'Mdcrs'on':' Eark.-V-Kel-.-:. ■ J ■ '~-.; '■ playing-,a.rensi:'' : nnd. : . '■-■] ;■jehdehfr':'upflh^;thbt: ; Basin: ' i' :: t:''■ . '; ■; : Cpuncinpr' : R.'.'Fletcher. .WM'.;6tTdi'gly.".cp-;'' ■' .' ■■';:pose4.''to,/thb , mbti'oni,:. This- reserve''had' ' ; j ; ■ .1 rlirigtbii:.r;byrthp:.old.,ErbyinciaV •Council, and-.-'wb'uld. nbt;as^;:t'o. ; aiiy:'.qh'c.roachmcht'',- .'. '■ ;up6n'the >^laying;.: areFi^' ; : ■ ■'' 1 ...-".V," '§';tb' $~ '■"' "■■■(s<:'■:■■: \ ; ■■-■ The.Maypf : (i^ ; ; : p,,;XniMeu|.'kid;;that!-' : . ! .Mis''.qiiestiqn;;'bf, v -cutting up ■ CteiCbuncil.: •, | ;. : 'mairj..tiin^; :; iir:|hb^pis'r; : 'ond : 'pf'. : .'; "■ the" ■ or-.' . ..! ig'ip'ai sclichie-of \lßo.3i;:,.outlined.'by. : :tho ;'■' :'! njoyer, was pibbably the.'best;:-With t1w...;-; \'i :' its- :c.ar.ryin(i-.''- : o.u i t,'.' a'' ■;■'■:■; '.;' :. great- "eppprtu'Dity-,had'.'.tti'ei.ibe'enOPStvby;::-''■'; :■''; - the'city.. '.. V' ~ " ..-ft':»-.'f.' '*?' .r'i'yi'i-' 1 * 1 -: -'j ■' ihavih'g" 'repliedj : .;tlie;" t /;; cPUilcii. ; (l(mde^^aiid-th6;' ; mpKgnv : Si'as:.lt-st '.'■■ '■ j .by ,S vbtcs to'-.3;' .cp.un'cillprs'Vlivjdingv.ias:.- : ifpllbw:— ;.. ''";'. !. : V "■?.''/' ■' v' ; "a' : -';'S.';- '■;■■■ ' ■iyes'^CMuncil}orS'Barfe'j. , ,' "''"..■ '■'■■ ] \i^^ : 'i\.'/W : ''':,J-.. : ''''] . K T pi?s—CfiuMllb,ES'''Hetcher',-:FitMjcrald',.: . ~ . . Shirtcliffoi :-■;.;. '■' TH'fe 'SPQ'RTS;..B''Q.pi% ; '-v ; } v :K;:^^ ■ by raE^KiZjAi^vi %4 The .fbregoing/.-mfttter liiis Iwen-.consid--.;-:;:' J ercd by -tlie, ;cbmmittep : ■pf;"tllfe_Ne^v\ : j : land Ai'iiaftiur.- Atliletic-' .AssociaH:)Ui:'.:,.lt.';'V:V'. .1 caihe be'fbrb th'e.m"iii-.tlite.shape'of. a rcso-' : ■'-■.';':■" -. 'lotion of protest .ngaiiist r .bisictihg;.'.ithe}iV : . Basin Eesprye recently :pa^cd:.'-MaTiimp\is-'-v'., ; Iv by the JT;Z\AvA.Ai The: cbmniittce.bf : . ■ Zealand AssociaJtibii'.?lias, ;seribiislyv(ccri- .:*'.«/!, 5 ■sidered the.pbsifipni ..ait'cl' )ias..;t , asse(lv!i;;^ , ;';- ; j resolution; as.' jfbll6ws:—''Tlmt:::tliis.itbdy:: : e;y-. mltep "'nil chip%tie / asiainst ■ proposal to 'affbct: : ;thb'Basin : :Efeervbfa'ss : . : :- ; j agndhst 'cricket' : aiid other sport./ahdfalso.-":',:■..■ s send Pit the-'nia'tter-■tp-:tho-'Ne\v;Zc'ala'rid'-.-'.-.J.,:.:;i SpP.rls ; Pro.te'ctibh.-.' : A?«iclntibh, .asking th.nt'-;';:':--. ;"'i body'to assist : ,in tMs-.'-matte*''in,;',,qvsry;. , S;?.'>r.'.! shApa iarfd :forin.. J -'. ■' -.'■■.';■'■■-:^. v - ■'-.-■ ? ' v »;:'-;;