THE LIGHTING OF ISLAND DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 577, 4 August 1909, Page 9

THE LIGHTING OF ISLAND DAY.

Sir,— L.to thank-you for nubli?hin£ my.v';'protfist' .?iii6gfdrcling?i/tliß''lighting'of; lamps vin' Island 1 . Bay. Ivwotild;' also like to state for,the benefit.of Mr. P.irratt'that itis .-essentially the duty-of.'any; true- citizen :to bring-these.'. little extravagances. beforo' thfe. public; and to' try and curtail (or, at least, bring:,within.thoir''proper limits) 'public .'ex-; tho:> ; public's''money. .1. am indeed/deeply to 1 . 'him also' for. the information ■ •soV ;courjteous!y. (?) : givon that .the '■ lighting 'of'-"our lamps (more especially electric). are contracted out.- This is ufews to. .many .'mors.' than your humble-; servant/ I respectfully beg to roittoratc that wo do.pay for.the extravagances, sinco-these lamps are' lit. by the council from tho city corporation's supply. .. As t-o the. gas lamps, I am thankful to find them not kept; alight so late,. oven; if-1 don't have to pay for it, •My letter has evidently done no.other harm than to raise .my Opponent's voice in oppo.'sition.;Th6 extravaganco (?) has boon stopped anyhow, - and I still hide (?) under the non-:de-plume of .'"Sol."—l* am, etc.. SOL, ; P.S.—l' have no axe. to grind for j-ttiel Gas. .Company,; <ir haye-I any. idea"why Mr., Par?. . ratt'.thinks..this' business'is riot' 'mine. ' Ido not know him." -. - ■ •' ..;;.•■,. ••' .- ■ •i-■: —: : - •-