MAKING CENTRAL PARK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1934, 17 December 1913, Page 8

MAKING CENTRAL PARK.

AND NEW BROOKLYN HIGHWAY, Central Park, the product of tho CitiMill's Carnival and of Hie wise men of the New Zealand Company, who decreed that Wellington should never bo without, breathing spaces if they could help it. is rapidly assuming that state of netivo disorder that usually precedes order of the host kind. The Mayor (Mr. J. P. Luke), the chairman of the Reserves Committee (Mr. Geo/ Frost), and the City Engineer (Mr. W.H. Morton) recently paid a visit to tile place, to tioto the progress that was being matlo in giving expression to the engineer's plaiis. They walked a.H over tho area, and viewed the work from differ* cut aspects with apparent satisfaction. The Mover states that already sufficient work has been, done la indicate that tlio plans adopted arc those calculator] Uj give the best results, seeing that both' a park ami recreation ground are equally required. Already it has been found necessary to deviate slightly from the original plan. It was intended that one of the central paths was to travel across the valley to the main spur which overlooks tho entire area, but as this would mean an unnecessary impingement on ground that could very easily bo included in the flat playing area, a deviation has boon made to the eastward of tho spur, that will leave the whole of the area below available for recreation purposes. Through tho advent of the Central Park, Brooklyn, is to gain' a second traffic road, which will give a good dfcai of relief to the Oliiro Road, on tho western sido of the reserve. For tho greater portion of its length the Oliiro Road is a good road, hut it has a bad spot near tho bottom, whero it narrows and turns at the same place, There tho grade is about 1. in 7, whereas the whole length of the new road which is to skirt the Park on the eastern side will liavo a grade of lin 12. The formation of this road, which wilt bo a well-equipped traffic highway, will mean that Central Park will bo practically surrounded with public roads, and entrances will be provided from the Brooklyn end, Oliiro Road, Nairn' Street Reserve, and Nairn Street, whero the tram breaks off from Upper Willis Street "When this road is completed." said His Worship yesterday, "it will form a very valuable means of enjunvunicntiou to one of the most vapidly rising suburbs of Wellington. Just previous to tho time that the trams commenced to run to fironklyn, it had a population of about 2000. Now it has o populaliou of over 4000, and is still growing.