THE CITY COUNCIL AND "THE PRESS."

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11084, 1 October 1901, Page 5

THE CITY COUNCIL AND "THE PRESS."

Last night r in CSty ..Qonncil, a -long^ jplaee <*&< proposal- the Works Committee to' save tie':ratepayers .some £600-in the ereefcion of-tire chimney of the destructor by the" reduction' of the height from 150 to 100. fe*tJ. -Autihority was quoted in support of "the proposal', but , thd BttajOirfiy - were firm.- ,In >f - th'« discussion one or two of th«" councillors took upon -themselves to Lecture "Thfe Press.?' Or. Gray stated, that the - jouri nal in question "had made itself a by-word ■ and a reproach" in .tfoe,'<SoHyiuinity from the 1 manner m -which it had lectjffed tie coun-' I cillors on the subject of the destructor/i ■ and he also mentioned tie -retiring allowance question. It Itad referred,'• he said. ito the "ini-elKgenfe minority*'' which • hiad 1 supported . Councillor Mafidonald ai. last ! : meeting as. though all, the wisdom' and sense |,of the Council was concentrated, in these 1 gentlemen* Reference' was also nuwte by c Cr. Gray as to Cr< Mtacdonald leaving tihe I Mayor's room 'hurriedly on" the evening bi the previous, meeting, ''and fchep," seiid Cr. Gmy, "a letter and a leader appealed next morning in."The;Press," cona<emning tshe. action of the Council." Cr. Clark also took up his parable against "The. Press," and ;poured out tie vials of ibis wrath be* dbsse of the attitude taken by that jour'Jμ "on tha destructor question. •: "Ehe dia-^ passion" then went on its weary way,, -'■ U