AN ANONYMOUS CRITIC.

Shannon News, 2 June 1924, Page 3

AN ANONYMOUS CRITIC.

Tilt* following anonymous letter w'as leeeived at Tuesday night's meet* mg of tiie Borough: Council. from a poison who evidently is 61 opinion tliat the members of tile Council are holding their position so as to pro■’vide themselves with work:— “What is happening to Shannon? It appeal's to'' me that the councillors are out lor a good time. First of ail they appear to do as they like concerning money affairs and afterwards look for the best. jobs. One, I sec, is going to cart gravel at 2d -per chain under the other, Has not Unit farmer ; else to do, only look lor joihs. I ithought his farm took up his time. Then again tiie Health Inspector. Why a residential onep Money lor nothing again (a job for some one in view). Why not pay the poundkeeper ,a Jittie extra end lie will do th© joih no doubt? If you people issued a notice telling people they must clean up tiheir places or otlierwise line them £5 or so'and see that they do. Tiie fowl houses are filthy and adjoin property - tliat should not. he allowed. Why not see these things are "done; then Shannon will be cleaner and 'brighter hut, when one thinks of the extra rates they are asked to, pay, instead. Of helping Shannon to ,gut ahead they .are Only putting it miles behind, because the rates will frighten them I think it is about, time we had some new. councillors,.aryl also ratepayers to have a meeting all on their own and find oui why all this'fuss o,ver these extra, , things. Another item, one councillor asks for a marble slate now to be put. on the monument (what next). . . . I believe half these things are..done lo find some -of *he councillors work. While the ratepayer looks on and says nothing, but times are going to alter. 1 would give you my name and lull address only 1 don’t want any unpleasantness between us.—Yours faithfully, ‘‘Straight Forward.'”;. The writer is 'misinformed in same of his statecniuts; For instance there . is no councillor at present carting gravel lor the Borough; Council.; while in respect to the appointment l of a residential health officer, the Council have been opposed to this.