THE BOROUGH ENGINEER.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 126, 30 May 1902, Page 2

THE BOROUGH ENGINEER.

At the las'; mating of the Mahxnan 3 Borough Council the Few jgealcmtf ■ ■■■> Times Npnts as foJbw*: - « The an; Y) gineer to the Lorongh (Mr Hpeoeer) ■ '* sent in his resignation, he having bee* ~ j appointed to a mora lucrative poeitiea J at, New Plymouth. A discu-aiot. took* ' # plate »e to the advisableneei of trying *>s to ratlin Mr Spsnwr's esrvtcta. All -? the councillors who spoke bora taati- : : moDy to the K ooi work done eiara Mr ] Spacer took office, and made ref«NMt -* 'o t'e smallnees of the «akrr beta*,. >* ceived f.om 'he borough of Maine*.' f It was pointed out by Oouooi lor Bail , I that the Wfg offr'd a car* *J tainty at New Plymouth, aud U night ', J bo mis aken kindness to aak him to £& stay here when the borough aright b* ■II jxhout t-. b- by tha OHy j£a [Council. Eventually o>uacil!or Jan* ?B [ kius mos-erl that Mr Speooer'a -alary ho' m ■irore«-»d to £3OO per aanum, free* ,1 .£175 He would not tto go, bat ha '-i ! lecogmsed Mr Spencer «»• worthy of it. Councillor. Nfco! '?! seconded the motion. CouwOlef ' « Hi-ginbotham thought tho prfosed io- ,> f ? creßßb io view of tha excel- '.2 Int offers from oi her men tb. Couoefl .5 rec ivedsijcffinntbaagoorao. Event* J ally tbo motion was witbdriwn, sad I tna muter referred to the Fiiaooai'S Committee to deal with." #■ i