OUR LETTER BOX.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 4

OUR LETTER BOX.

(We are at all times willing to publish correspondence on matters of public interest, but it must "be distinctly understood that we are not identified with the letters of our correspondents.—Ed. Daily News.) MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. (To tfco Editor.) Sir, —As several iiecple have been airing their views as to the action 01 the Uouncil and baths committee 10 work last Sunday, I thought it as well to give you the facts. Well, f!!T„ as to tho buths amf/the stkifr u f n .11 employed by the conimitt-ve —the committee did not employ a staff of men. The caretaker, Mr Poland, was as usual giving the Ir.ith area the careful attention that is necessary on all occasions when the sr aUi of the tide fjemniits, 'be it Si.vday or week day, and on this occasion I q>elieve a friend of (Ms offered to give bim a hand. So much for the staff of men employed by the committee. As to the pump being set going for the first time on Sunday, the reason is otavious, as the ;pujnp wa« only fixed in its position on Saturday, and on Sunday morning Mr Uollo, who had the work in haul, went d.v.vnand set t(he pump going. This ei,;.iU'l6 no tajfour, as the committee I,' ve placed, a wajter whepl in position, and all you have to do is to tusii t'hei t,ap, and the trick is I lone. 1 e committee did not place it there for ornament, but use • so I presume if! water is wanted on the Sunday it will be put there. So fin see no laixiur is required for fcv. ting up steam, etc. Thu only I ,;l ' ■ of tl.ie bath system where tiiis is necessary is in connection with the hot bttths, and these are not allowed by the Council on Sundays, for the reason mat it does not consider the ' nelqpuireiuents warrant the work on Sunday necessary to carry out this part of the service. As to the waterworks, I fancy that if the whole water service were disorganised on a week day there would foe a great 'howl from those who use the water. For health reasons it is lijnpoifitq.ve that'the Kservbin should be cleaned occasionally. When this is done t'he pumps are turned direct into the mains, and this is only suflicient for household purposes, no more, and as Sunday is the day the water is least required, hence the cleaning on that dav. Flppsonaljly, I do not beftevo in ainy work being done 011 Sunday that can he done o.i other days, but there are cases where a certain amount of work is unavoidable, ax/d as far as the batiis committee arc concerned they are not going to place Sunday work on the shoulders of the staff if it cofti )xj avod'^ud.—l ?. } m, etc., W. A. COLLIS.