CROSSING SYDNEY HARBOR

Evening Star, Issue 17793, 15 October 1921, Page 1

CROSSING SYDNEY HARBOR

THE TUBE PROPOSAL. Transit across Die harbor has within the last few hours assumed a rather new aspect (says the ‘ Sydney Daily Telegraph,’ September 17). At the close of Dm meeting of tho Northern Suburbs Campaign Committee, hold in tho North Sydney Town Hall last night, the mayor (Aldt-una-ii \V ha! more) made the following important statomci it; “I got into touch to-day with Mr Booth, representing Mr if. W. Chalmoa Kearney, inventor of the Kearney Highspeed Railway, England. If tho bridge" across the harbor were stalled, to-morrow, it would, as we Mi know, bo ton years Iteforo it would bo open for traffic. Mr Kearney in prepared to construct a. tube under tho harbor on the very Latest priu- , cipfes from Million's Point to Circular quay, to provide an electric railway in connection therewith, and to complete tho same within twelve months from tho date of commencement, at a cost of £750,000. If necessary ho will provide the whole of the capital required for tho undertaking and run the railway when completed, tho charge for passengers to ho Id each, way, the- time of travel to ho seventy seconds each, way, and the number of passengers capable of being carried being 20,000 each way. This can bo increased, if accessary. This arrangement will give a throe minutes' service between Mrbon’s Point and the quay. Mr Koitmoy is prepared to sell to'The Government on completion, if desired, or ho is prepared to construct for the Government. “The committee now has this scheme under consideration, and Mr Booth will be invited to attend meetings of the respeetivo councils interested for the purpose of .propounding the scheme during the next fortnight Thc_ committee will meet again next Friday night for tho purpose of going further into tho scheme. The rate at which tho railway will travel is 'estimated at sixty-seven miles per hour. The prepared new lino will bo : single rail top -and bottom. In tho mean-.' time tho question cf the proposed new I ', ferry service will bo receiving farther con-", gi-it-Gdion.’'. ■ , *