GARDEN PLACE.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19879, 7 May 1936, Page 9

GARDEN PLACE.

I (To the Editor.) Sim—lf the new post omoe is built on the old courthouse site, or on the Garden Place site, for that matter, as at present intended, it would do Hamilton the greatest injury possible. People with vision can see in the not very distant future a city of Hamilton, with a population of 60.000 to 80.000. \Vhen all is not; left to the cow alone for our support. and secondary indus,try is developed. llamilton will he a beautiful city it properly laid out, not spoiled by short-sighted schemes. If it new post otllce were built where it its proposed it would tend to make the Icentre of the town there, and that wvould he a disastrous thing for Hamilton. it would spoil the chances of Uiuudelnnds becoming halfpnrtncr ot‘ liamiiton and Frankton and ‘ Macros. from connecting with the main body. 1

| Garden Place is not suitable as the mantra. Apart from spoiling the [proper lay-out of the town, Garden Place as a centre has great disad‘vantages. ’i‘he two streets on either lside—namely. Coilingwood and \Vard Streets—fairly busy at present, are lorientaiiy narrow. \Vhen two motor ”vehicles of full size are angle—parked 'in these streets there is hardly room left even for one-way trafilc. 11‘ the inroposod scheme were carried these ‘streets could not remain as they are; ‘lhey would have to be widened. l The people of llamiiton do not rea‘iise the burden they are piling on the future generations of Hamilton. piling loan upon loan for these short—sighted schemes which will lie of no use to the future generations at all. In my opinion the time is long over—due. for Hamilton to have fresh and new blood to administer its affairs—— youngrr inr‘n \\itii \‘isinn who would lflkt‘ hroaulor \‘lC\\'S 01‘ thingS “Hill meet the needs of the futurt‘.

The planning of Hamilton. made in [he inlvrusls or all parls and in salisl'y lhe nerds of Hit: fuluro, would lake lilo, following shape: The ilflllll‘Hl and proper L‘enlri‘ of Hamilton is 1110 rail~ way crossing. llevialc the railway through Marroa up to (llainlolanils. with the main station llmro; runmrL lhe railway luriilgr inlu a \\’il|L‘, inmleru lramc bridge. wllli n \\'l(10 slrccl along lhe present railway properly, from the Lake Road, Franklon. in the main slaliun; liuilLl a past, ul‘llro, on [he western side of \"iclnria Street. willi a luwn hall and public square if ‘\\'isil(‘li. Thrsu would sorvv all parls ui' lliu lown, “illl‘ll wuulxl gmw i-vonly on lmlli slilus 01' llio rlwr. The layout, of tho town like this must he done sooner or lalrr, and the sooner the bullet—l am, L‘l(‘., ll.\lL\\‘:\Y IIIIHSSINIi CENTRE. llanilllon, .\lay :3.