THE REASONABLE TINKERS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 June 1910, Page 3

THE REASONABLE TINKERS.

To the Editor. Sir,—T see by your issue- of the 7th instant that the local plumbers waited on the Borough Council at its last meeting, and after getting there (lid not. know what they wanted ; but what could be judged from their lop'-ided remarks they wanted tha Council t-o (five them tho sole monopoly of laying the service water mains, or in other words compel ithe property owners who wanted water to give them the job, no matter bow competent the nivner of the property may bo himself. T>id- any one ever hear of sii'-h -a one-sided and unreasonable request? Whv, the engineer in charge of itihe works ■lias not thought fit t-'> employ n licensed plumber for the service mains, w-ell knowing that he can get eou-N'Mv ,ns good work from a < r ood Iviirlv innn ■. and yet in the face of 'the.se facifs they_ want to hinder a ratepayer who is equally !"! cap.ibl" from hiving the water on his own pv"T>;>r.tv. Now wih.it would ■!>•» the •■•wiU 'f sindi *a meve-iv-lv was allriwo'l? Why the h'fiil plumbers "•"'lid -fnrin a ring and eheirge any "•to fl'cv liked. T +.»imk the r,ntt>piyfirs .i-nd al-?o 'the Borough Connc'l know pn-iugli a.boult .monopolies to kill this splfis'h, uirrensonaMo and "ugenero"" rpquest in the bud. Ti'u«,ting Unit the Borough Council will not only out thoir foot down on tliis would-be combine, luiib on any othfr of a similar nature, stent or small, that may. spring up.—l am, etc. ANTT-MONOPOLTST.