WIDENING MANNERS STREET

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1657, 25 January 1913, Page 9

WIDENING MANNERS STREET

. ' POLICE STATION SITE. Some misunderstanding exists as :o the ownership of the site of the Police Station in Mamiers Street. It is in the possession of, the Government, but the city authorities hold that the section belongs to them. The question of ownership was raised yesterday, v;hcn a deputation representing the , Leasehold 'end Finance Committees of the City Council interviewed the Hon. A. L. Hcrdman (Minister for Justice). The members of tho deputation were tho..Mayor. (Mr. D. M'Laren), Councillors .Barber," Godber, M'Kenzie, and Atkinson, .Mr. J. E. Palmer (T6wn Clerk), and Hr. J. O'Shea (City Solicitor). . It was explained to the Minister that the City Council desired to regain possession of tba-.l'olico Station sito in "Manners Street as a preliminary to widening that thoroughfare, a wori: urgently demanding attention. TII9 hope • was ' expressed that the Government would view the position in a-broad-minded way, and enable tho City' Council to regain the site as an essential preliminary to the work of improving the street. (/ ■Mr. Hcrdman said that he sympathised with the proposal to widen Manners Street, and would consult Mr. .Commisi sioncr Cullen in regard to parting with the Police Station site. He asked whether tho city would be prepared (in tho event of its request being acceded to) to negotiate with tho .Government m regard •to an alternative site. To this an affirmative rcnly was made, it bong-stated that two other sites v;ero available which would be suitable for a police station.' ■ Although it ,was. not mentioned at yesterday's deputation, \a "roposal is in tho air to establish n tramway depot on. a uortion of the wide street space where Manners Street and Dixon StVcet, enter Courtenay Place.