WESTERN SUBURBS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 126, 30 May 1928, Page 5

WESTERN SUBURBS

' (a) Existing Routes. I.—Via Molesworth street and Tinakoi'i road—road and tramway access. 2.—Via Bowen street, Sydney street, Glenbervie Cutting, and Tinakori road— road access and partly tram access. 3. —Via Hill street and Tinakori road — road access and partly tramway access. 4.—From Lainbtou quay by cable tramway* to Kiosk, Kclburn, and thence via road. s.—Via. Ghiiznce street, Wellington terrace, and Kclburn—road and bus access. G.—Via Aro street and l'aroa road —road access. (b) Proposed Routes: W.I. —Widening and regrading of Hill street to make provision for tramway access to Tinakori road. W. 2 from head of Sydney street West, under northern end of Anderson's Park to Tiiiakovi road. W. 3 road from the head of Bowen street, through private property and north-eastern portion of cemetery into Sydriey street, and thence to Tinakori road. W. 4 from the foregoing route No. 3 involving greater disturbance to private property. W. 5 from head of Bowen street, under Bolton street cemetery, to Sydney street West and thence to Tinakori road. N W.6.—Tunnel from Mee's Steps, off Lambton quay, under Wellington terrace' and Bolton street cemetery, to Tinakori road. W.7.—Duplication of the present Kelbnrn. cable tramway. W.B. —A suggested road from Boulcott street, near Piimnicr's Steps, by a tunnel under Wellington terrace and thence by a new road up gully behind Wellington terrace to the junction of Kclburn parade and Salamanca road. W.f). —Cable tramway from Church' street, off Boulcott street, to Upland road, Kelburn. W.JO.—Lift from Boulcott street to the Terrace, and thence by tram or bus along Salamanca road, Kelburn parade, Glasgow street, Upland road, and Viaduct to Karori. W.ll.—Route via Nagstaff Hill to the Terrace, and thence by similar route described in No. 10, to Karori. W.l2.—Cable tramway from base of Flagstaff Hill, near corner of Boulcott and Willis streets, by tunnel under AVellington terrace and thence to the Kiosk at Upland road, Kclbnru. AV.l3.—Cable ■ tramway from Willis street, near Ghuziiee street, by tnmiels and viaduct to Upland road near Grove road. W. 14. —Proposed road from corner of Durham street and Aro street, following generally the line of Norway street,

through a short tunnel to Horseshoe Bend in Glenmore road. W.ls.—Via Raroa road to summit near Plunket street and thence to Glenmore road near the eastern entrance to Karori tunnel. W.l6.—lmprovement of Plunket street and portion of Raroa road and thence to Highbury, via Highbury road. W.l7—Suggested route from proposed tramway terminus at Northland, along Northland road, Woburn road, and Albemarle road, and thence to Wilton road. Other proposals were submitted by various witnesses, and were duly, examined.