CORRESPONDENCE.

Tuapeka Times, Volume V, Issue 261, 30 January 1873, Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

TEE DUST. (To the Editor.) Sir, — Your report of certain proceedings of our Town Council in your last issue has arrested my attention, and, although the whole affair is about as mean and paltry a piece of business as half a dozen men ever wasted half-an-hour in discussing, I write this because I think an injustice has been done to a member of the Council, who, in this matter at all events, deserves better treatment. What are the facts ? We are suddenly overtaken in the midst of long continued drought with fearfully hot— and at times windy — weather (the wind being hot wind.) One member of the Council with a degree of common sense and commendable energy, not often met with in our councillors, arrives at the safe conclusion that the water supply for which the town has paid so much should be utilized, and thereupon sends a messenger, in the person cf our respected old townsman, Mr. Burrows, to request the concurrence of two other councillors (Messrs. Hay and Walker), and. receives their consent to the employment of a man to water the streets. As a resident in Lawrence, I certainly thank Mr. Hill for his action in the matter, and cannot too strongly condemn the annoyance to which ho was subjected, by his fellow-councillors objecting to what, in their want of enlightenment, they were pleased to call '•irregular proceedings." Here, I except Mr. Hayes. He acted with common sense in the matter, and I have no doubt looked upon it as a jolly old storm in a tea pot, and wished himself away doing " stiff." One thing strikes me as very funny. This street waterer was in the service of the Council for a month. During that time a letter was written by a ratepayer co-nplaining that in the watering of the streets the hose was directed against his premises to his annoyance. The very councillor who attempted to ignore the large account of £2 Ba. for the performance of this very necessary work, replied to that ratepayer's complaint, regretting that their servant should so have misconducted himself, and promising that "he shouldn't never do so no more." In Dunedin, Mr. Barnes growls because the Council does not meet often enough. I think until there is something more in the shape of business to transact than a row about a must econoimically expended £2 Bs, our Council would do well to adjourn sme die. — I have, &C., Health.