MORTEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5280, 7 August 1882, Page 3

MORTEN'S CORNER.

T* TH« EDITOK OS TH» ' .] Sn,—The propotal of purehaaiag 10« .of! Mr Morteu'a blook of land, opposite the Bank of New Zealand, Colombo street, for the sum of £6000, in, I understand, to come before the City Council this evening for eoiirideraUon. I wieh, therefore, to draw the attention of the Council and the public to consiaer wdtl before expending such a I** Bo soja of money which side of the street it is that relief is reqtffirad for wheeled traffic. Now, ew, I contend that any impartial observer stand* \ ing at the come? of Fisher , e building*,or aiay j place aear, will see at a glance that the greatest amount of traffic is on the use ez the Bask of Hew Zealand, therefore ft a , obvious that this is the side whese the xebjrf should be aStaded. X consider that iE 15ft; were takaa ofi the Colombo sad Hereford stwet« coruOT of the Bank & wodd relievs this pan of the street much more thaa if the weole of Mr Mfatea'e ?p»pesfey **» takeft m to widen the etwefc,Tee the traffic vm tsot inowaae to taeh an extent on the river side v it will of nf&mw Oα the Bank dd e . % would wgfftf sh«t tiM• Oom«dl asosrteis flwiwrtof taTO ahosk 16fs eS the aof]* of ti» Beak eernerl

even if put &> arbitration, j'tt would eissplyj cause a srasu wog* to b» remOTed, %«% th* Back ha» plenty cPip»ea. for enlargement, m required, and it woud givei'f&fßank:» fißesJ Id about 24ft on the aegis,so as to makes? better cad bolder front entrance, with Tasti-; Jbule, &&, moch better by far tfeaa tlte present Mtzaoee, eddjeg resy much to appearance |nd value of the Bank property. I notice §00,io tJae eblomns of your raloable paper of mtarday, July 29th, that a eorrespoodent fining himself "Batepayer" requests tie jOity Council to give the eUisens en opporItanfty of giving aa expression of. their 'opinions npoa thi» very iaapoxtaofi subject, previous to committing themselves to iaouiring such a large expenditure out of fee funds of the city rates. I quite agres with " Eatepayer" that this, and every subject which involves a large and extraordinary expenditure of public funds, should be* brought prominently before the ratepayers for their concurrence. Yours, &c Obsbstto. ,: