TUNNEL NOT FAVOURED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 785, 4 October 1929, Page 10

TUNNEL NOT FAVOURED

MR. GREVILLE CALLS IT A “RED HERRING” BRIDGE ASSOCIATION GROWS ' A tunnel is quite out of t. - f -* tion and certainly cannot be compared with the bridge, except perhaps fr-m j a military point of view." said Mr. S 3 held last evening. ! According to Mr. R. H. Grev:..-. 1 t .'.airman of the association, tne q"- ~- j tion of tunnelling the harbour had - 5 rring; gineers had turned it down long aj for from a health and tourist point 1 i pared with a bridge. It v _ u,d be a pleasure for motorists to* tr *vt-l •. •• r the bridge, while it was noi -ixoly tv. at they would hnd much plea- re in- - • of a tunnel of adequate cayo: ity wou.d be more than the bridge. i It was announced that another I*I members had joined the association. | thus making a total in all of East re 112 bers. PLENTY OF SUPPORT ) "It certainly shows that the public lis taking an interest in the moveJ ment.” said the chairman. 'and I think it is mostly the result of the circulars I which were distributed in connect: :: - • - •. • - - now have members from Ilokianga. Bay o: Islands, and in fact. in nearly ry district : the A 1 1 ■ ince. Then in Wellington we have ■ ■ rs - very much in favour of the movement and busy in giving us every assist- ; ance.” It was announced that the personnel or the commission to be set up would ; be known within the next few days. It was the feeling of the gathering that the time had arrived to take another tally of the vehicular and passenger traffic across the harbour. I as these figures would help the asso- • elation considerably when its case . was put before the commission. A ; tally had been taken last August, on ! a Friday, when 600 vehicles passed over the harbour. It was also decided to obtain a tally of the- traffic over . the Whau and Hamilton bridges. ! "If we ask the Government to take over the building of the bridge its construction would probably be postponed for many years.” said Mr. Greville in answer to a question. "Our main object with the commission is to show that it is an economical proposition. We have had unofficial offers for the building of the bridge ( on the toll basis and I think that is ] the best way,” continued Mr. Greville. j It would be a private bridge for a . while, but would eventually be free. The association had written to the American Institute of Engineers to obtain all details concerning every | bridge in the United States, and this I information was expected by the next mail. It should prove invaluable in- j formation for the executive.