BOROUGH ENGINEER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 108, 13 May 1902, Page 2

BOROUGH ENGINEER.

At the Council m etirg on Monday V night Ur S'ohr asked wfcar, wag going to be done regarding the appointment of an engineer, as the matter had now been some time und .t discussion. The Mayor Miid two applicants had dropped out, and inquiries had revealed that another would not b» likely ti be selected by the Council, while inquiries regarding another were not yet completed. Or. Stobr said it was time the matter was dealt with, and if r.eoesiary would move that some decision be cone to at once. The Mayor said in that case he would move an opposite moticn. The muter should be held over yet awhile. Phis Council bid other import at bui- * ness to d«al with at that meet <ig. The Council then proceeded ro other bu4nts<. m. On returning to the sabjacs the Mayor, in r*ply to Or. Carte,-, mid he would adWse th it no nun bs appointed that night. Ha went oo to explain what cha Works Committee hid doce. Io i-pply tj Or Stohr the Mayor s»'d the matter would have to bi h»ld ov r till ami her matting of th» CLuueiJ.-Or Brooking would like to hive soen some decision arrived at. The Oounoil wee io a Bom what peculiar position. The one ;-H the councillors went for h*d withdrawn. Another had since withdrawn, and the Council was left with practically two npplictnta, abou 1 ! one of whom more information was d sirable. No action was tnkon.