THAT STABLE IN MAIN STREET.

Taihape Daily Times, 22 May 1918, Page 4

THAT STABLE IN MAIN STREET.

’ To the Editor. Sir,—-1 '■notice--' ; Uy T r the !y fleport on Saturday that eonsicTeiable discussion took place at the Council meeting with reference to ’granting permission to Mr. Parker to erect stables in Main Street —the principal street of our progessive town, in spite ,of the Health Inspector’s recommendation that it was inimical to the public healthy In the interests of the public we employ a Health Inspector, and I believe we have the services of a competent man. Now health inspection requiries special training, quite as much as a solicitor, coaehbuilder, grocer or a boardinghousekeeper, yet, sir, how would any of these people like it if Mr. Swindells went to them and told them how to run their businesses. If the Mayor and councillors consider they arc competent to run the health department of the town, then why employ a health inspector? 1 notice that Cr. Wrightson withheld his remarks and did not record his vote, why? He should, I think, h" 1 the most competent man at the meeting to decide what was the best course to adopt. One can only assume from his attitude that he favoured the Health Inspector and would not vote against his colleagues. It is time now for the tradesmen to act and stop this fancy adorning the town with a butcher’s stables. Some of the buildings are bad enough down that part of the town, and a stable certainly would not bo any improvement. I would also like to point out that the Borough Council considered building stables at the back of the Town Hall, which is farther from the business part of the town than those they have permitted to be built, but eventually decided to build at the pound. Why are they not consistent- I hope the Tradesmen’s Association will wake up and move in the direction of keeping our town as up-to-date as possible, and not allow butcher’s stables to figure among architectural adornment in the thoroughfare of our progressive town. —I am, etc., PROGRESS.