(Continued from page 431) scribed. Bishop Stringers work in this cause won for him the respect and admiration of his associates and all church members.
Motorists and Int, Royal Controversy has been waging once more over the ancient question of whether automobiles shall be allowed in Montreal's public park on Mount Royal, For a generation this has been topic of civic interest, and every time the proposal has been mad sufficient storm of opposition has een raised to prevent motorists from invading the sanctum. The only method that one can use, to reach the Took-out, apart from walking, 18 take alone-horse cab and pay an outrageous price at the end of ride. True, the tramways now hat me across the mountain which brings citizens from both fern sections to walk of the to algo drive up a certain distance this back road, but the parking commodation is quite inadequate.
The suggestion which was made this fall was that a sunken road be constructed from the tramways line to @ point within a stone's throw of the lookout, and that a parking space for 500 cars be cleared and levelled (ff there. The plan involved the use of labour by those who are receiving unemployment, relief from the city, since it was thought that this might be a distinct advantage in getting the /work done cheaply. The proponents claimed that the road, as outlined, would not affect.' the park to any appreciable extent, as it would not run over any of the present rords. But it was estimated that the project would cost at least. $102,000, and that almost sufficient" objec: tion in and of itself to hold up proceedings.
This year the opposition did not tnsintain that automobiles should be [excluded from the park, But they held that the proposed site would" take away from the quietude of the mountain-top. And so a counter proposal was put forward that a parking space bbe provided at much less cost between the Park Ranger's house and the to-bogan slide. This would leave motorists some distance from the look out, but would give them better a accommodation than at present. It now appears that the whole project will be shelved for lack of funds.
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