KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 230, 25 September 1908, Page 3

KARANGAHAPE ROAD.

1 ■ A MW _JAME SUGGESTED. DISCUSSION' BY TRADESMEN. A meeting of the newly-formea association of Karangahape-road tradesmen was held last night in the Orange Hall, when about twenty gentlemen and one "adr were present. The president, Mr. George Eeed, occupied the chair. He stated that copies of the rules of the Association had been sent to every tradesmen in the road, and he regretted that there was such a small attendance, in the face of the complaints that had been heard about the road not receiving a fair share of municipal expenditure. The secretary, Mr. Wheeler, said that 200 copies and circulars had been distributed. The adoption of the rules was then discussed and agreed to. The next question was the advisability of changing the name of Karangahaperoad. Mr. Schniedeman objected to such a name as ■•Karangahape'' for such an important thoroughfare. He also argued that the reason tbe name was not on the tram-cars was because of the length ol it. He said it took a man a month or two to learn how to pronounce the word, as it was a proper jaw-breaker. People had to taice cither a Grey Lynn or Ponsonby car if they wanted to get to Karanaghape-road. As to getting "Karangnhape" on the cars, they might as well ask to have his own name added to it. (Laughter.) Mr. Wheeler sraid it was not the name that was wrong, but the fact that ''Newton, used to be on the cars, instead of Karangahape. He thought they should ask the. Tramway Company to }>ut "Karangahape" on the cars. He thought it would be a mistake to change the name of a street that was so wellknown as Karangahape-road. Air. Herrick said at one end of the road, one of the finest bridges in the. world was in course of erection. "Why not." he asked, "call it 'Bridge-street.' "' Mr. French: "Bridget-street?" Mr. Herrick: "No, sir, Bridgestreet, not Bridget ; but I don't advocate changing the name at a meeting like the present one." Mr. Buchanan suggested, "Broadway. That gives a tone." Mr. French: "It leads to destruction.'' Mr. Buchanan: ''We want to get away from the idea of Karangahape-road, the cheap place, to Broadway, with a tone -bout it." Mr. Harvey: "I have a better name. There is only one King—King Edward— but I don't care which you take, provided it is a shorter one than Karanga-hape-road. Mr. Healer said any change, would have to be approved by the Council. | That body had decided to name any streets in the future after Mayors of the City. He suggested Kidd-strect. (Laughter.) Mr. Harvey moved, and Mr. Schniedeman seconded, "That in the opinion of This meeting it is desirable that the came of the road be changed."' The chairman urged that this quesI tion be deferred until there was a larger ' meeting. They would become a laughing stock if they tried to alter the name at a small meeting like the one that night. Mr. Herrick agreed that it would be unwise to arrive at a decision that night. Mr. E. Jones thought the Association should decide what, name they would suggest, and then canvas the trades- ' men. Mr. C. Waddingham objected to altering the name of the road. Mr. French contended that a public meeting be called to discuss the question, as it was not. a matter affecting the- tradesmen only. He moved as an amendment that a public meeting be called, and this was agreed to.