THE NEW ROAD TO NEW TOWN.

Evening Post, Volume LVIII, Issue 72, 22 September 1899, Page 2

THE NEW ROAD TO NEW TOWN.

♦ Pursuant to notice Councillor Luke moved at the meeting of the City Council last evening : — "That the Street Widening Committee ' bo instructed to open negot jaooj\%v . with tho Government and all other ' parties concerned, with tho view of acquiring Iho laud .Decenary for constructing the proposed new road from tho Basin Reserve to the foot of Kintonl-street." The mover said the Council had already recognised the importance of making the road, and he would only os.k it to go <i step further towards putting tho proposal into effect. Councillor Tol hurst seconded the motion. The Council should now take some practical steps towards making the road. Coucillor Anderson moved as an amendment that tho whole of the sohedule having reference to the widening of roads and stxeots be taken into consideration. Councillor M'Gill said he would object to this amendment if it meant tho inclusion of the proposed widening of Frasor's-lane. ' Councillor Murdoch socoftded the amendment, and asked if any estimate had been made as to the cost of widen 9 ing Fra&er's-lano, and acquiring the property to enable thia to be done. Tho Town Clerk road that part of tho schedule dealing with the matter -eferred to by Councillor Murdoch. Councillor Barber pointod^ out that in tho event of the extension of tho railway to Newtown the route suggested would bo on part of the road now proposod to bo made. Tho railway lino would probably cross tho proposed road at two different points. Afc 6oon as they approached tho Government to allow tho road to go through tho Asylum and .uoV pital properties tho Government would refuso, and say that the land was required for the railway. Councillor Winder would like to sec Councillor Luke's, niotioq carried, as l>o was e>u"o tho peoplo in Newtown wanted the road badly, aud ho was satisfied tho increased rales would pay for the construction of tho road. Councillor M'Gill t,id not think they need be afraid of tho railway interfering with them. The amendment was lost. In replying on the original motion, Councillor Luke aaid if they were going to wait for tho Government to construct tho railway thoy would have to wait a. very long time. He had been in Wellington 25 years, and this proposed railway oxtension had been "in the air" all the time. The motion was then carried,