COUNCILLOR'S STATUS CHALLENGED.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 422, 13 December 1911, Page 5

COUNCILLOR'S STATUS CHALLENGED.

A SUB-CONTRACTOR'S POSITION. At Monday night's meeting of tha Borough Council a letter was read from H. Jane drawing attention to the fact that he understood a councillor was auo-contracting for council work. He understood this was a breach of the Municipal Act.

Cr Young said the letter referred to him and he courted the fullest enquiry into the matter. He had been told that two of the councillors had been endeavouring to injure him. If any councillor had anything against him let the man come into the open and fight it out. He was prepared to resign his seat and contest it with anyone.

The Mayor said it was not a matter between Cr Young and the members of the council.

Cr Lusk said the best thing Cr Young could do was to see his solicitor and discover if he had broken the Municipal law. If he had inadvertently done so his course was clear. Cr Young (emphatically): There was never a case cited where a subcontract was regarded as an infringement. He had been told that his vote on the council had influenced his business but such matters did not affect him.

The Mayor: If I paid attention to all I bad heard, Cr Young, I would be in my grav*. If you are satisfied with your position, I have nothing to say. Cr Young: I have made no breach. The job was not competed for and I am not afraid to say I am a sub-con-tractor.

Cr Forsyth: The letter appears to be a piece of business spite. Cr Young said if the borough solicitor held that he had made a breach he wouri;d resign immediately and come before the public and thresh the matter out thoroughly. On the motion of Crs Tammadge and, Sims the letter was received.