THE HARBOUR BRIDGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20080, 18 October 1928, Page 16

THE HARBOUR BRIDGE.

Sir, —Your correspondent in Tuesday's Herald, " G.E.L." very pertinently asks the City Council why it is of opinion that the harbour bridge is not wanted at present. The attitude of the City Council exactly resembles that of a man who is faced up with a problem about which he knows very little. Not enough to form an intelligent opinion, so lie takes refuge in " humming and haa-ing," and looking wise, and, to avoid committing himself, condemns ■everything proposed and then waits to see how the cat jumps If this is, in actual fact, the council's attitude, it, is not a very enterprising ono The benefits that a bridge would bring to the city are too obvious to need insisting upon and one would think that the council would be interested enough to advocate the construction of the bridge as soon as possible. This project would go a long way. toward easing up the present unemployment crisis, and would keep hundreds of men at work for a considerable period. No rates need be levied on either side of the harbour, and the present fares would not need to be raised for either vehicles or passengers. The benefits are great and obvious. We settlers would like to know what obstacles or objections there are in the way. Settler