CORRESPONDENCE.
[To the Editor.)
Sir, —lu your issue of the 14th inst., there appears the following statement: “At last night’s Council meeting it was decided on the tion of Cr Stiles, seconded by Cr Ross, that the Town Clerk be instructed to write to the Gas Company, asking if they will enter into negotiations for the sale of their works to the Borough Council, and also to state price at which they are prepared to sell.” Now, to the ordinary unlettered ratepayer who merely pays his rates and votes for what he fondly imagines to be a “progressive” Council, the above resolution smells of “gralt.” _ In another portion of the same issue, there is a report of the Council meeting held on the 13th, wherein Crs Robinson, Adams and Speirs all voiced fairly emphatic opinions that the agreement with the Gas Proprietaiy should be cancelled. If the Council are going to buy the works it should be clearly understood that the agreement—which is a not inconsiderable asset of the Proprietary—ought to be cancelled first. Aud yet we find the Mayor, who was, I understand, one of the signatories of the agreement on behalf of the Proprietary, proposing to enter into negotiations for the purchase of the works, while the question of cancelling the agreement is still unsettled. It is, of course, a matter of opinion as to whether the Borough or the Gas Company has the first call upon his Worship’s influence. It is quite possible that in the atmosphere of the Council Chamber a question like the above may have a totally different aspect to that which it bears outside. The man in the street has only one name for it, and he spells it with three capital letters : J. 0.8. It would be interesting to know how many shareholders there were in the Gas Company at the time the present mayor accepted office. —I am, etc., “Uncrowned.” Foxton, Sept. 15, ’O9.
[The proposal referred to by our correspondent in reference to the purchase of the gas works was moved by Cr Gibbs,and not the Mayor.—Ed. H.J
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 482, 18 September 1909, Page 3
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348CORRESPONDENCE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 482, 18 September 1909, Page 3
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