INTERLUDES AT COUNCIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 61, 5 November 1912, Page 5

INTERLUDES AT COUNCIL.

COUNCILLORS AND THEIR TIME. “I’m not sitting on my doorstep waiting for the Borough Council to ring me up,” was a remark made by Councillor Dingle at the special meeting of the Borough Council last night. The Councillor complained that he had been given only five minutes’ notice of a meeting of the Reserves Committee held at a time which was most inconvenient to himj The Mayor had a good explanation ready, and stated that the meeting was an urgent one, which it was not possible to delay. He much regretted that the Councillor had been inconvenienced, and promised that it should not occur again. Councillor Dingle accepted the explanation. Later on in the evening, Councillor Dingle again referred to the meetings, and said ne could not attend meetings in the day time, except without considerable loss to himself, and without entailing a sacrifice which he was not prepared to make. He did not mind, however, giving up the whole of his time at night, between eight and eleven. The Mayor: I have meetings—morning, noon and night. Councillor Heaiy: But you have not got any work to do. The Mayor; I will give you some ot my work. This incident closed, Councillor King made a reference to the loan pioposals, and said he did not wish to see them hung up by the water scheme. The Mayor replied somewhat heatedly. It had been, he said, absolutely necessary to hold these loan meetings to get accurate and detailed information. Ho had heard one or two remarks that the loan was being unduly bung up. There had been no hanging up. The Council had been very, verv busy, and a tremendous amount ot time had been put in, in getting information that would be put before the ratepayers. ~ . Councillor King explained that he was not deprecating the work that had been done. His point was that he did not want the loan hung up by such a scheme <is the filtration of the water. The Mayor continued that there seemed to be an impression abroad that the Council was wasting its time in this matter. There had been no waste of time. A great deal of very necessary work had been done, and even if the loan was not carried, much valuable data had been obtained.