EXPRESS TRAM ROUTE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 86, 10 April 1924, Page 4

EXPRESS TRAM ROUTE

B-ATEPAYERS' DOUBTS.

The '.Wellington ' North . Ratepayers'- " Association .has recently .been consider- v ing. the proposal made by the City Council to lay a double line' of tram track through Victoria street, and'discussion "• upon that proposal ensued upon the reading '6f the- following letter ,at a recent' meeting of Jhs associa.ti6nr:^-"With ; re- " ference. to'your'letter of: the 11th inst.,. 'S addressed to the Town Clerk, requesting"' particulars. of . the new . tramway, ', route through the"city,l beg:to' inform you1' that the Order-in-Cpuncil plans show a double, line of track'- starting from Clyde quay opposite the Clyde. Quay School, traversing the whole length of. Wakefield. street to the 'Public Library,' and' thence ' along. Victoria street'-to Hunter street*'-" where the tract bifurcates,' the west le"g proceeding as a- single'linoto its junction .- with the existing line in Jervpis quay. The east leg of the track-in Victoria •- street" turns into Hunter street; and con- : j.tinues.along this street, .crosses Feather-'.. ■ ston street,, and junctions^with the exist- i ing line in Lambton-qfiay. ..~: ■■' ."■'. v' : ','ln addition to-"the above line, a con-, necting loop-Hne of single track is shown' in Johnston street; running between the existing track -in. Customhouse quay and.the existing double track in Lambton quay." ■ ■'■'•:■ , ■ ■ ■ i -; It was decided. that"the associationshould draw public attention to what up- r pears to members a retrpgrAde step whkh. ; will i involve considerable risk to the public in bringing the.;tram- line: along. Hunter street to; Lamb'ton .quay.. ■ This; ' . it was considered, wiE make for.a- vcry^. dangerous' junction where the .line wiU-. cross Peatherstph: street at its function' ■ with, Lambton'.'•quay.; ••-"' ' „-'\' '