COMIC INTERLUDE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2007, 14 March 1914, Page 6

COMIC INTERLUDE.

AN ENGINEER <fc HIS COUNCIL

A kaven «f cbhiifc opera cWPt into ■Hie delibwaticms of t!t» AVaugilnii Barougti Co : unei:l at Tuesday everiing's' nieijting, frhftii the 'I'i'aijittijys Engineer (Jlr. V, P. w.as Kfoestioiied as to Iris oecu.pjMg a seat flu the boriioli as a Jflstice ol the. :Po:ac.!j vvhfin (110cerding to fxjrno ooftneiljorg lie slvoivld has'o been .ot]iei\vi;s:e employed. Tlie sjttiiipr el tho Oourii had' o'uly lasted tot miiHitcs, but tlie ejigincer was ful)j?ot' ed to attack, .aMiaußh Ire oSplainecl .to 'ilie eoOTCiI iJiiat lie Imd ohtaiittd tho pr?:rii).iss.ioß of llw pti.aiftna.ll of the Tf jimwayS Com-mjtteo ■ (tho late Sir/ J. T, Mtiirj before acnepttap; tlio position of JiiStico of the Peace.

Co-uiimllo}' Harknes.s said that Mr. Talbgys was serving, two uiaststSj and that tho people oi Waiiginiuj not love thfi present G.ftvoittffiieiit sttftifiwiitly to pay OJlo of theit efflnials a liicli safety to admiinster tlve lawThe SJkyar rebulced Couiicillor Hflrftlmss, and addod that uo neglect of duty lvad beoii prpwsdCoiiwe.iUov Aitfcfwn, , in a. . vigorous spooph, ssiitl that the matter" shouU never liato. besit , b'fouftht Kefpw the cDimcils aiid iroifltl have beeu sotiled without doing so- . Se could ,t)ot understand why some people- coiild" look at tho matter in Suth a Wp;V. The coun&V* fl.fS.cC:r&-.woro ■wotki.us at all sorts of 'hours, Vei'y often \vh.ea tlio cqftiici.l-,. loi-s w«o in bed and asleep* aid' they »ot na fluittUs for it. If Vlr, Talboy-R Wore to iiptfly for pefmissrou to Work all tho oi-ertijno h<s didj clifcy ■ WOIIM think Mm ti fool, but it'ho lonnfle Jjalf 'ait honr-'eff this sett of tlnnp tijppnii.ed. "Surely to goodness," coueltiflcd -GauHi oilioj- Alcferton, "*o can trust oftr l'C Bponslbje ofip'cVs to nso their effn ■pietfoii and do tlio- best they can foj

CoMrnsH Siglefs -Jflotiont 'Mini Jtr. 'Ta]V ■lioiVs's statement- be coiisHcrficl s.stis r fnctofy was tili.ffii. put n ; ii:d :eiirrle.ij.. atl pro-sent voting far ft escfcpt CouneilloTs Hoccan aiicj Mariauisa, frJio refrained [tain csoreisiiig a vote,