STREET WIDENING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 4

STREET WIDENING.

DIG MANNERS STREET SCHEME,

The Mfivor (Mr. J. P. Lukel states that matters in connection with streetwidenihg in Wellington arc being quietly pushed forward ffi tlio right direction*. Respecting the completion of the widening of Willis Street, negotiations wore -still in progress with tlioowners mid lessees of the Duko of Edinburgh rLsto], but the whole business was at present in a. committee stage, A s'taft would shortk be made to dock the ten feet, oft the front of the Duthie bleek— tho lino of brick shops ftstondiiig. from Mmw Street North to Mdrra,h'3 building. Another hit of street-wideimig that is not being lost sight of, and which Mr. Luke hopes to see accomplished during tho vear. is that affecting that part of Manners Street between Cuba and Tnranaki Streets. Tho triangular black of land of which tho Royal Oak Hotel is tlie base and tho Police Station tho apex is. known municipally as th-o market reserve, though the returns from the properties thereon have never been diverted and earinarked for market purposes,' Off the northern frontage of tho block from the rear of the hotel to tho Police Station it is proposed, to thttiw into the street a strip of land nearly a chain in width for part of tho distance. Hitherto this proposal has been held up by tlw existence of tiro Police Station, at tho Tarauaki Street end of tho block, but arrangements hare ■jieen made for the city to resume possession of that property o« payment to liie Government of tho cost of live existing miikiilM;. The Government has already acquired a site at the corner of Wakefield aiwl Lower faranrtki Streets ■for n iw Police Station for Te Aro. With that obstacle removed the stroetwideuing scfefnvp in that quarter presents iio iiisiiperahto difh>«lties.j and its aeeomptishuwiit will certainly enhance the appearance and value of Manner* Street at that point.