JET PLANES FOR HAREWOOD

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27073, 23 June 1953, Page 10

JET PLANES FOR HAREWOOD

RUNWAY EXTENSIONS WANTED

£lB,OOO FOR TERMINAL BUILDING “Apart from the spending of £lB,OOO on the enlargement of the terminal building at the city airport at Harewood we received a letter regarding jet planes from the Government this afternoon, and it requires the extension of two runways to 8400 feet," said the Mayor (Mr R. M. Macfarlane, M.P.) at last evening’s meeting of the City c Estimated to cost £12,000, plans for the enlargement of the terminal building to meet the increased passenger traffic have been submitted to the finance committee of the council by the City Engineer. (Mr E. Somers). The council adopted the recommendation of the committee that when the plans are completed steps be taken to obtain the sanction of the Local Government Loans Board to the raising of a loan to meet the cost, together with the cost of acquiring additional land necessitated by extensions to the runW “The overseas building is a disgrace to the city,” said Cr. L. G. Amos, who asked that the Government should be asked to consider making with the city one building at Harewood. . When the Mayor made his statement on runways for jet planes, Cr. Amos said the time had come for a decent” discussion with the Government. Cr T H. McCombs said the Government would not declare Harewood a work of national importance, and the council had difficulty In raising the necessary finance. “Here we have a Government department wanting us to spend money, and we should say we will do it if the Government helps us to raise toe money,” he said. . Cr. C. Baldwin: The airport is in the wrong city;