CIVIC PROGRESS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2142, 7 May 1914, Page 5

CIVIC PROGRESS.

LOAN PROPOSALS, " S't ' Of OKKS COSTING OVER £396,000, t O'l b VIGOROUS POLICY. r ti Tiie foattiro of tho ceremony attend- j g the installation of Mr, J. I'. Luke j ; Mayor of WeiiittgtoH for J Ol 1-1 o was ] 3 10 resume given of the schedule of tlio 0 nv works proposed under the se-Vt ty expansion and Smprovonient loan.; j[ s the Mayor explained afterwards e tern proposals have not yet been eon-, dfirod by the committees of i ho' ootm* j. 1. In tlvo cowso -of his speech from f jo chair Mr. Luke stated ho had advo-' | ited, and members of the council had , dveeatetf, the presefrirtiori <x£ pertain j orks, aiicl tho City Engineer has beeji } skod to draw up t> scliedti'do and rati-, • Kites for these-. Most of thvso works wo deemed necessary iii the interests f tho city, and ho did not think that ho council would offer .any objection : o them. The majority of citizens w«q- • amitiar with tho proposals which ho i ad suggested, and the Baths and .Eft-, , ems Ooiumittoo had also made certain • lositivo proposals. . Picroo Mount Victoria. First then? was_ tho traffic temet krosigh Mount Victoria. That was a fork wbkii ho believed would find fa•our, as it would he a means of linking ■ ;he city up with tho growifig commimties beyond tho dividing ridge, n.iul ilso_ allowing a mora humano route for : rohiclo traffic to tflie other' side .of Mount Victoria. There was also tho ivood-blocking of streets. If traffic was' to be divwted front congested. Wffiis 3-treot it v.'ould be absolutely ■ne.c.Ps-* sary to woed-Mock tha adjacent .streets, Tho proposal was to wood-block Thorn■hnQmy —(hear. hear)-—from i/ambton Station to the beguming of the llutt Road. Other streets which were cbntomX)la.t'<;;d in tho sehomo wpfo Mercer Strcflt, Viotoviq, Street', Wakefield Street (as far as Clyde Quay) and Lower Tanmaki Street to Courtenay Place. Town Hall Additions, More accommodation was urgently needed at: tho Town Hall for the staff, many of whom woro now wotkih-g in the basement awl in Uio wings of tho ■organ. It was proposed to erect aft addition to the Town Hall on. tho Victoria. Street side., oil tlvo vacant a.rp.a between the Town Hail and tho Education Board's office-. 1 ■! Enhanco Oriental Bay. 'j Hie improvement Of Oriental -Hay would bp of advantage not only to rosi•dpnts of that locality, but to the whole of Wellington. 1 He (tho Mayor) was convinced that it -could he mailo one of tho most ai tract-ivo spots la residents, and to visitors to Wellington-. There was also a proposal for im osphvriado ai Island Bay, which-was a part of the: city that must have flip, consideration of tho council and the ratepayers, 'filers was also a scheme to re-grade Hawker Street, and continued it. liloiig tho face of the. bill through to JRoscneat-h. He thought that ratepayers would approv-o ihis work, Then there was the new road through Central ' Park' to Brooklyn, which was to follow the existing trnniiino. and so provide a road with a grade of I in 1-2, instead of ) in t, That- road was now being made, but more money would be required lor its completion.; A new road to Vogeltown was also proposed. lie thought- that }fc was onlyi-rjght ; that- such' a-tt old-established sottlehieni as Vogeltowii should have better access to tho city. Central Park. A sum of monev would -bo required for tho construction of Central Bark, v. hich, the Mayor thought, was destined to bp a second Hofaniea! Gardens anil one of tho beauty spots of the •oily., ' TI;o completion of tho Kilbirnio Recreation Ground, at- the. head of Evans Bay, was also one of tho works included in tlio schedule. PSteiisioi'i <rf tlrfe ground would work in excellently with tlio construction of a traffic tunnel through Mount Victoria,, for tho spoil from tho tunnel could bo utilised in reclaiming. Baths Evcrywhsi'S. Anronig other works was a ftctf ocea-jj bathing hoiisp at Lyali Hay., Qn openair swimming bath sit , - Island Bay oft the lines . of the 01VP at- St-. Cair;. . Dunwiin, baths at Kilbirnio, a bathing. shed at Ballma Bay (East Roseneith), and baths • at Brooliyn. "Without tho amourits for haths and feccrves, the cstii'iiiitei.l cost of th.o works pi'opOsPd was £179,858. Including thoso items, the aiftour.t required was estimated at £2.20,1®. ' i 1 Tramway Proposals, Thp. extension nn<l iiitpfoyement of the tramway sorvice .was also to receive consideration. Though i.ho eapjtal expenditure on tramways in Wellington was over £600,000. it bad never enst the city a penny in rates. This showed that it was a strong financial unwrtakjiifr. Th.o Tramway Board had conside'--ed it- r.eccssary in the, interests of tjic si-t.v to afforil facilities'which tlie public :,nd a right -to donwnd, and which M f'ti'io 1 speaker) thoroughly in agw; ineiit jvith. It was propsed to buiW ten more ears (in addition to -the ten which were- now being built), out ol revenue ■ wanes*. workshops to* required at Jvew'town. A liew carshetl was in lie erector! mi tiro site of ihf „ld horse-car shed in Adelaide Riiadand so mo w.-w machinery was requires at tho ]iower-houso. Then there, was the oxtonsion of tlm line from Constable Street to Kilbirnie. tho diiplicatioii .ci'l the Brooklyn -ainl "Tliomclffn Quay lines slid, the sliortoning of ilie routo t<: Karort by a lino through llill S'tiwt These tr.opesafs woujd mean an expeiuliture cf l!!0,85th Ho believed that -the peo-jilo would agree tji-at these were urgent Iv-r,ceded woi'ks, Out of Ravonuß, The Mayor then r<lorrc<! to work.' which' it was proposed to complete .out of revenue. Kilht- am. cars wo'ulel be imjh, and others wotdd ho altered K e:>m;j-iv with tho .Act. Tho ■aitei'n.-tion.f would cost- £3420j and tho now ••ar> £330:>. Then tliPro w-ero three motm buses.., «u olcetric motor-car and mot'U lorr.v, rosiiiig £15.305, The comiiief ion oi tho -cat' lvoi'ksho.ps at NtwtiMv.n woiiM cost £I.ISB. Track -pxtensioiis and dniiiioatioiis would tie rwtyi:irrsl at Kilbirnii'. Lyall Bay, and Island Bay, aiiii centrepoios. ifhioli ivero a- . meiwco to tlu jieoplo, \von.ld have to bo roi.noye.fl possiblft. Tho total onst of these improvcinoii'ts was £21 .PoO. ' ' . Firc-Flglitlns Plans. Tho Mayor went <itt to say. that it was an urgent necessity that -the 1? ire Brigade should !w kept u.p to date Afser paying it compliment to the e|licione.y of Tai-t aiwt his men. ho mentioned thai tho equipment was by no .means complete. That defect would have to. bo remedied. A new station was to bo ereeto.d itt btiol at Wcilington South, on tho Town Bob at ii-h-e toj.) of Coi.istabi.6 Strept, so t-lvai wherever tire' fire was, tlio motors tvo'uh . Ivavo a down-liiil run. That- wunh tnne «u the eiigins's .for any hill■ wh-iej: hud to te elnolied l'nt-or (m, I'll add;iiou, •vniail l,ti<'k sub-sti\tiyns wero pronosed, for Wailostowu. Northland, land B-.iv. Biooiil.vn, Kilbirni", and Kel lnti'iio. l'!;tc![ was W hi? provided fritli fioi'onHiioslation foj' a ma.rtied couple aii;t for sis biifjinleßHicn. The Milk Question. Finally, tlw Mavov thosigbt that t!""> ought to coHgratulate Ihet-iisclvra. on . tkc fact- that, in sii-ito « the sutES -r»u-d

Usabilities wbic-h had esisted, fo.i' tsvo. uoiitiis ■ last J«ar iu connection witlt nutters of ton'oco., neVerj'lieksK, ou n-orv occasiow., i-liey lisfl -Coiiio out oil :he j-iglit side. ii? wishad to cqifijjli*- .; iient the council on that. .It meVited t fioiitinuanecs of public eonfidence and wtcem. In hia£(«r« of general .poliqy, ilifi council lh-ust- dwl with, .tire -ntil-k lusisiioii. He was distinctly in fd-vo-ia , ?f cit-eting- n milk ilp-pot. 'J'tcy hftci Ijc-fin , talking year nl'ti'r year about this iiiatt-cr.. but nothing was ever done, ! Ife favoured secm'hig an. efficient innai to look -iiftcr tho milk qvtestjoM nloiu<. Kwv, toa, they had tho Pity's Way , iwopnrty (Williajiis Park) to st:i]K'H'ise, It was raw lindfsr tlwil , ciiiiIrol. iiiid tiic.ro were selie.mcs in band to .popularise it to a great-fir extent tlia-n had beo-fl tlw case ill t'ho past. He Wicvcd t.liati it ivas'fceityg to lie ii, great benefit as a plriC!. l of reMoWej;. Tijtirt* was also the qiipsiiw! •of jH-ovkUng rocrCa+ron grounds far iim Wtth lex-cis—WndcstflWii, NartMavld, iinil {tttior plaeies. 'file ■eXtoisW.n of the Oerjtral ¥roo lihrary was -a jnfi'ttef tfeit weuld also h»'ve to lift attended 'to owi.ni? to tho congestion tliati (ixjstej. Tithn,, ngain, tlroFO Was tho dust nliisaMce, tli*. iiiiprovomftiit of the «irporiition yardE at Clyde' Quay, the wi(l<Ji»»ji of Stocer anil 35aStoii Atannefs Stfftet. l ; n eeii--■nection with- tiro Irtttc-r work, the toinvcil; h:nd piii'eh-as.ed Hall's Tiw-kjsh itetlis last year, a-ivrt ii \vas. pfoptecti. it> bi'tivc; them up t<i date, when the itferwiUons i<) tkvj, UioKMlghfa-iie hatl boon :(int in hand. the CpunoN's Einplpyeas. : Fka% t-lio j'foyor :cx.pi:c6.sed mgro.t that mote h.i\& not beeij done it) 'wpii-r& « the cLassilkatmn an<i B.upciaitjiu.a'tfai.i scherno for' cOi-jmration, ompfojiccs, : His ■hoped, that tlio scli.enie wottl<l be .Coin..pteteel and adopted -before tho ftrefent .Cbtiiici) sveiit' oUt :6f .offisc. lie itlwnltft'd WTOofikrs .aiid.oftvECfs once more for fto Wniiiio.ss wlsicii |io had met wfrh througliOut the year. Ho- also tilraiiked tho Press fbr its correct VCiports, JVlwn Mie pa|iers tlld' e'ritipi.SG it was' ili.6 '-sai* of criiiwsin that -they as i'iubHc n.voii had a t-iglj-t. 'to -expect, that doj.- lifi started'a., new year, jvnd ho pamjsed: thftti ftcltlicr lie :npr Sirs. I-iiiifo woiilft themselves in, striving ta do-all in thiair power 'for tho treivofrt w tho, .city.. (A-ppia-nsft.) ESTIMATES.. BY TEK CiW ENftlNiEMt. Tire follqwta-g arc the c% estimates for tho.Vforks pro:pp,sotl to bo inci'iided in' the loan ■sfelieijulfo'— CeneeaU ",-v. , -■■ , -. ■ j ,-jg Traffic tunftel throngh Ha-t.ai'W VO.jQQO ■ i « 1 .*. i ....« ()i^sß. Additional offices ~.....;.-.....,..v, '7,5pJ-' .■ Orient-*! 'Bay inipfov-enien.ts ~,., IKOW' islaia toy "impfoYemcirts „ , 2M 'i; UmA to Roscngath, etc. ..,.„,..-> .tfi<sß ■ . Kcw foa,-.d to...Brooklyn ~-....«. 3..'50f) Jfow li*6of? ittjOOft. 3©iWr.nm'iiese t ws ,„,........ 13,00 ft"' Ba-thaou'se«yLyalJ, : Biy 3-,pOa e ■ gliy'iinniiiirg 'MjLhi 'Island Bay -.-.» '.3,.5Q0ICiihifirio Isa-th '.—,.* 730 .- Batli.'Baliin,i> Bay ..,..,,,.,■,.,■..».... 250 ijafe,'Brooiaj'n :,, ■„,„.,« -SOO-'. ■ ; ■' .'■■Tot.aj"' d.^.:.^i..,:.^ ! zmm ; i TraitnvaySr ■fen cars it> ■α-ddi* ■ ~' ypn to those, already -fl-ii* -.-. ;, tiioKseO: ~..,,i'...i.,,1 ; . » , 15,009 New warksiiops it 'Tycwtowii , ■car depot ...;„.,'.;,.-..„ ,-..,. lrtiSQQ' Sejy caf' sliei 4 A.&lafiteMlioad 1.2|3G0 Ad.dHi'ona : i niaelun.cry., boilers, Stc.. ;) at v)Ov>6.r-hou : Se „-.., IB,Q9ft- r D:u|)!'ica'tio«- of Cohistebiyj Strfiet ' track : 'ar4 extension to Ki.l* ' . 'binrie -; •-•> 25,60.-0 jDuiifeaijoVi ot ;<SSJs£in.e: traces * Brobldyii. anil Thcrtdoa ' . (iuay-' -i,...-.■...-- 3.,6W) liftiul -req-u-lfed for tfivmway pur- ■ ' -poses-. -e.asi : i!& .- * tfM pi mvea rm# ♦.„;>.».. * WflOO. , Total >~,.,...<.-. t , 56.560 Sjiisolal App»"oppJaWonS. . Bollfnl - ■ „: Ooniftlotidiv of S -«W, Nes. 02 ,;,-.. to # ' ;....:„ '3,500 Alter.atT(Mis' to cars fec-ntro . . - - passage) '. 3,4-20-Mst-or- •. t' ■ Ti.vre6 W'otsi- by.se"s:, -eleetrle niotoiHJiir, -etectvic*'JiaiTy 5,395-'. Car-shed wdrlisliop's at Jvo\v'ton~ Hf wo.ri{. fbwW* ing riujcitjUer-y -a.nd' ti'advij) Ij.l-.&Q-Gfeuipietion of iradf f-ltrougll .. Kfiy Stfcet Ciiicludiug taking of feud) : 1,:382 ES-tcftsion <<-£ tracjc duplication . . • . in 1.,2D0 Goitipiotiou o.f cxtensio-n %afl ' ~... - Bny ■.->,« .■-.■> '. - Ws3 Addftlojial Jofflfts (Isliiwd Bay 'Ihi-c) .—".» '- SOD. Estensvoits 1» iw*cr SWp'p'b' .... ' system ».. .;..>■ -,» ijOO.O , Jlltw-atfoiis tow eentropo.le<tp■fi'ifte coiisti-itctidn' (flvcfhciid . .eriffiiimont) .., •-.-* ~ J,OOO . . -Altoraiiions to Tli«ild(jn -offices 30.0 fecfiojt of- v.:a:i.t-ing Sheds TOO paynient .to . Miijaliiat ... - ' '■Bbrml# ~...,„.:*.,.;....*,,..,. isOoS a&stai nsm