"AFTER TO-DAY COMES TO-MORROW"

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 68, 14 December 1920, Page 7

"AFTER TO-DAY COMES TO-MORROW"

g; r _Wo take the liberty of borrowing the abovo phrase from .one of leaders 111 this morning's Dominion, m which reference is made to "Wcllincton s haphazard growth and Mr. Lute's visions of the future. As you/ very truly romarlc, th.e City Fathers/of bygone days hnvft generally failed to realise that "after to-day comes to-morrow," but .wo can hardly blame them altogether. 11l these present (lays we can form a bettor conception of -what the Wellington of 59 years licnco is lilcely to be than any ideas the authorities of the latter part of last-century had city's nrobable size and requirements With this fuller understanding comes a rt'Jiter "esponsibility, and lown-planne.rn feel stronsly that one of the most urgent works that'should be. carried out is not the widening of Manners Street, the making of a new arterial road, or even, the creation of ooen spaces; what is vastly more imnortnnt than any of these ii n wcll-considtTed plan of the AVellincton of the future. This plan should show the city as it is to-day, and superimposed thereon should be the new streets, narks, tramlines, station, ■ wharves, ctc.. etc.. that experts consider will y required during, say, the next fifty years. Once tin's plan is ready,' then let us go ahead and work to it for there, must lie a plan to work to if Wellington is to develop into a groat and a beautiful city. Other cities, Dundee, 1 New- York, mid Chicaso. for instance, have prepared plans such as wo mention —why not Wellington? If, it. nn.ys Chicago it. will surely pay here, and, in view of the big development -works- for "iwlrich loans were recently authorised, there is 110 time to he lost in Fcttiii? lo work oil the nrcroiratinn of this ylali of the future Wellinnlon.—l am. etc., SKCRETAUY., Town-planning -Association.