REQUISITION TO MR FISH.

Evening Star, Issue 3487, 27 April 1874, Page 2

REQUISITION TO MR FISH.

This afternoon, a requisition was presented to Mr H. S. Fish, jun., signed by above three hundred persons, asking that he would allow himself to be placed in nomination for the office of Mayor for the ensuing year. Mr M. Moss presented the requisition, and said that he and a few friends had interested themselves .in getting it up, through the conviction that Mr Fish’s experience and ability in Municipal matters would prove of great service to the City, especially in the coming contest with the Waterworks Company. In addition to the names appended to the requisition an additional list was presented of about sixty gentlemen, who had pledged themselves to support Mr Fish’s

candidature, but who preferred that their names should not bo published. Mr Fish expressed his gratification that so unequivocal an approval of his past services had been given him. .A.S the chairman had intimated an answer was not immediately wanted, he would take a day or two to consider the matter. He did not wish the delay to be construed into any hesitation to oblige those who hadlsigned the requisition ; his wish merely was to give so important a matter that consideration which it deserved. Reference having been made to the Waterworks question, ha might remark he was glad the Directors of the Company had refused the offer of Ll6 per share made by the Corporation, as he considered new works could be constructed at considerably less cost, and would be very much more advantageous to the City. Should he accept the requisition, he would be prepared to sketch a scheme having that object in view. He did not think it

would be wise to agitato further iu the direction of depriving the Company of the compulsory powers they at present possess, but rather that every effort should be made to prevent their obtaining additional powers. He thought the Corporation had made a mistake in receding from the strong position they occupied after the Company had consented to, sell at Lls per share, as through consenting to an alteration in price, they had virtually abandoned the first arrangement, and commenced proceedings de novo. This would render any Parliamentary action on their part loss effective than it would otherwise have been. In conclusion, whether he consented to become a candidate or not, he should hold in grateful remembrance the names of those* who had pressed him to come forward j and his services would at all times be available to the citizens, whenever they required them at his hands.