The widening of Mercer street in its length betweon Willis and Victoria streeas is unquestionably a real city improvement, not alone as a vast bettering in appearance, but as a means whereby much traffic which at present runs via Manners street will be induced to get away via Wakefield street. As the width of roadway taken in by the widening had not a thoroughly compacted foundation a heavy course of reinforced concrete was laid as the baso for the standard bituminous surfacing. Much of the value of the widening will be lost unless regulations governing the parking of cars in city streets are not more strictly enforced; in the past, although a narrow roadway, Mercer street has been much cluttered up by standing cars. .

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 11, 14 July 1928, Page 10

The widening of Mercer street in its length betweon Willis and Victoria streeas is unquestionably a real city improvement, not alone as a vast bettering in appearance, but as a means whereby much traffic which at present runs via Manners street will be induced to get away via Wakefield street. As the width of roadway taken in by the widening had not a thoroughly compacted foundation a heavy course of reinforced concrete was laid as the baso for the standard bituminous surfacing. Much of the value of the widening will be lost unless regulations governing the parking of cars in city streets are not more strictly enforced; in the past, although a narrow roadway, Mercer street has been much cluttered up by standing cars. .