LABOUR CLAIMS ANSWERED

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21465, 6 May 1935, Page 17

LABOUR CLAIMS ANSWERED

SAVINGS TO CITY DENIED STATEMENT BY CK. T. .MILLIKEX A reply to statements made in the Labour party publication, the "Elector," denying charges of extrava- ! isanctf made by Cr. T. Millikcn, against '< ihp Labour members of the Chnstcsarrh City Council, was given on bat- < urduy evening by Cr. Millikcn. speak- ,;•." "ii St. Andrew's Church Hall. Cr. I Millikt'fJ said that two pases of the ! "Klte'or" nad been devoted to an attempt to explain away the charges u<i*de by himself in reference to certain claims made by the Mayor. Mr U. (i. Sullivan. M.P.. of . savings to i!2i« cr.v under Labour control. "Let'me repeat that during the last ivur years of Labour's extravagant control of the City Council £G3,4<S4 has o'-en transferred from the Municipal I EJectmuy Department, quarries, and •grier accounts towards the annual exI st-nditure of the council," said Cr. Mil- ! L'.en. "Mr Sullivan again rrnsrepreI H'lits the position when he says that j £18,740 v. as transferred by the C-iti-I .tens' Association council 'to save the Jagf-s' With his expert knowledge 'n city Imanee he should tell the citizens that that sum was borrowed from the | Mimis-M.sd Electricity Department to erect '.no women's rest room, it bears i ,oid is being repaid to tne I -Municipal Electricity Department by I 1 annual'm talmcnts. At last he has admitted that the only reduction in electricity made during the last two years was made on the motion of Cr. Lyons, hi ■'ie,ikie" of conversion and consolidation,' Mr Sullivan is definitely the position when he says, that no burden lias been laid upon 'be Centra! area. Again lie should k:;ovv 'perhaps he i ~ anxious not to k'io"-i tiia'tli" area within the city he;*," .'.. .addled with an extra burden nf j-; j i y KiCiij of unimurovcd value »p.-.ss:i ever a oeriud of 20 years, and ihat S.oe'.ham. Lmwood, and St. Albans ii-j also carrying an extra burden. Lieciritity Contract •ii.- . . reunited to have set out lo vh ■>■-,,• j.v'e Mr J. A. Flasher, Mr Anseai'MsKellar. and Mr C. P. Agar, f,f v v - e.-i rlit for arranging the elcc!r:ci:y bulk supply contract with the Gov. i-.-rvnt by arrogating -to three r-a-abi-."■', ef tV Parliamentary Labour ■are, .■•-. rr.ai't for the present ,;ood «■ f .vy.u.,-'\ A copy of a telegram is * ' e JU j,s.:-,, .. !( , „ r( ,vc his point, f cannot uri.d-r-e.od what advantage, political or es.a'rva■,• has been gained by the liddi'ioi- lo tin- telegram m the pos>*K:ioe ..;■ tne Municipal Electricity De-partm.-o- v.'hich have' been made m the ;!ll.••-■-! vonv' in the 'Klector. "J ha-;-' in my possession a sumtnarv ~' n,<- negotiations in connexion '.villi !:s- contract prepared by the otikers oi the Municipal Electricity Defartnier,'. ,n 1024 and 1923. In.s summary > ,ye,- ; four full pages o toolscap. 1 .übnnt some extracts shown »; the picnic,-.! nature of the ncgonitons ft urn January. 1922, to Apn , 1.)«. J. and -hov/ing -also to whom credit wu„ liue.'' " Thu extracts submitted by Cr. Millikcn covered a period from Junu v !». 1022. to April 4, 1923. the conUact havuu- been eventually signed on the latter date. He suggested that Labour':-; claims to have achieved o in the last four years were, as iiJtamik.n a; iie considered their claim to the eredit lor the electrici y cu - tract. Mr Sullivan has quoted sen Jture lo move his point, but he shod iWneinb.-r <he siiyins that the. devil .tBHld quote scripture to irairt his n>nv