BOROUGH POLICY.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 7 March 1918, Page 3

BOROUGH POLICY.

'-Li-I-J.A CJT EXNIXLIN iiiiiiJ-i lO .a. n OiLno tilt; ii *w'.i lllOVui-L tnu iiiuuuno Ljlivt V» 1.. c 1... UUICU-lllL.' Ul. lUi: J. t v-Cll u xllCv vy-L tlie iU UUtlliilil u. c. i-iiC iliSi, muiluJi »> ilo US J-Uii-O >'• .J . jIIUU lUl' UJL U Ci,usulu.. t j i'Ugiiltt'l' Oe ULmilmu "ii uui i sor io ute oottncll; iiii.it uuns ue called 101 tne powui-ii, Hie UUtieo Oc'lllg IO tjllUiuii. a plan alia report oil tne ueai niemuuo wt carrying oat permanent impio.e ineius iiud general maiiiLenaneu, , also 10 malic i>» o visn» ui m.»pooLIUII per annumj to suae appiUAliuait; time auU cost lor e-acn lot ox work. Cr Jiatheson said he beiioveu JLeviu hud reached a stage in us history when it needed tne atLvico <ji an engineer, and provided tncy could gei what tliey required at u figure they could aiiord lie believed such an appointment would be of great bene lit. A long discussion took place on the question of advertising for an engineer. J.he Mayor .contended that this was needless . expense and that the- Council shotild write to a number of men oJ: knuwn ability whose names could easily be obtained, putting Levin's requirements beiore tliem. it was also largely a- question of the expense the Council was prepared to go to. What did Cr Matheson propose to pay for tliis Did he suggest, say, £oU a year.-' Cr Matheson: If I thought we were only going to spend iiud I would not move this motion. - It will cost ±'100 at least. Cr Parker said first-class engineers would consider it beneath their dignity to answer an advertisement. . Crs Matheson and Aitken ("who seconded the motion) strongly favoured advertising as a means of getting the best man .available, but they eventually agreed to the Mayor's suggestion, the latter altering to spend an evening wm l the jnover and tlie lown Cleik in getting the matter under way. The motion was. then carried with the alteration of the proposal tc. call applications. ■ r The second resolution was :lhat a Works Committee be set up consisting of the Mayor, Crs Lancaster, Aitken, Parker, and the mover to receive all reports oil mushed and proposed works, and to go into the cost of such work; also to I review the year's estimates at I each meeting, the committee to meet once in each month. Cr Matheson said the Council had reports from the Overseer, but these were not very elaborate and did not go into the question of cost. The Committee would give the Council a firmer hold on the work. The Council never reviewed the Estimates from the beginning to the end of the \ e;i i. Cr Aitken seconded the motion and said that while the proposal might be new to Levin there were -Works Committees in other Councils and they operated very beneficially. , , Cr Broome considered the sup one in the right direction and calculated to give better results. The Mayor said these proposals i needed looking into and the hour, eleven o'clock, was late to fully consider them. He would point out that the Council had execu live officers capable of doing all this work and the Council only had to' ask for reports on the cost of various works. As for reviewing the Estimates the Council could do that without setting up a committee. , , Cr Matheson: But we don t do if- _ -it i.• i: I-,..; 7.._

Tlie Mayor said ke disliked Ui,kmg up . uiii , ens k r wa , sure of carrying it tkrougli am could see kis way clear ahead. Tkey could not see what tkis mo tion would lead to. He urged the movers not to press it tliat Or "Aitken -said the Council hail considered-the matter at the special meeting and he understood that tkey were pretty well agreed qii tlie motion. He was somewhat surprised that it should now be questioned. It was then agreed to hold ovei the motion in the meantime, and the Council rose at 11.15.