PERTINENT POINTS FOR PEOPLE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 256, 6 March 1917, Page 2

PERTINENT POINTS FOR PEOPLE.

No. 2 (Contributed.) TO THE BOROUGH COUNCILLOR ELECTION.

Increase the rates—you can't run a town without money. Don't walk home in mud and slush—there are sure to be neighbours who appreciate a good footpath. Take steps to have a few drains opened up in the main streets—look as if you are doing something and it is so funny to see innocent ratepayers falling into the ditches. Keep the streets in a state of chaos as long as possible —it gives visitors a favourable impression. Have the water supply turned off occasionally without ' notice; it makes ratepayers appreciate the water when they get i'.. Keep the streets blocked as long as you can. Business people like it (?) and if they dont it doesn't matter. Threaten to resign office occasionally. Such impresses the ratepayers that you are a man often full of spirit (or spirits). Pull things to pieces generally and don't bother about getting supplies till you have to - you can always blame the war, the railways or someone else for delays. Insist on blackberries and barb-wire straying promiscuously overthe footpaths—there is plenty of room on the road for pedestrians. Be sure and appoint plenty of inspectors, overseers, engineers, assistant engineers and so forth—it gives the town an air of prosperity to have plenty of officials. When appointing them be quite sure they don't know too much or that you know more than they do. You want to be top-dog yourself. Finally make things 11 hum " for the two years you arj in office. At the end of that time you will'have had enough of it and the electors will have had enough of you.