NEW BATHS FOR THORNDON

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 73, 19 December 1919, Page 3

NEW BATHS FOR THORNDON

INCIDENCE OF BE'OLAMATION. Residents and principals of colleges and echools in tho Thorndon district have petitioned the Reserves Committee of the City Council in favour of th" erection of new cold salt water baths in that district. Councillor M. Luckie pointed out .it last night's meeting of the council that tho in at tor had been under consideration previously, and ii; had been found impracticable'to accede to any sucli request. Tiuiuirirs bad bpsn made from the Uiiilway Department and the Harbour Board, only to leani that it was Quito hopeless f<> : consider erecting salt water baths at Thorndon. A big reclamation scheme was contemplated embracing the whole of the, sea front from Kaiwarra to Waterloo Quay. Big steamers would be berthed at the breastwork of the reclaimed arm in 30 feet of water, which depth would be available. The whole of the land reclninied would be Tcnuired for railway yards. Snlt water laths any nearer than the To Aro Ixiths wero therefore out of the They would have to ,»o to Ba!"na liny tin Evan? Bay). The only altcrnntVe was the erection of fresh water baths on the old Tl'orndcm bowling Treen on TinnIcon Road, over which s'te the council held a proclamation. The council do jiutwl the Mayor and Councillor T.uckin to meet the principals of the petitioners nml see if Fome'NnrraTijronipnt ™ulrl be nrrived at with a view to meeting their requirements.