A CITY COUNCIL “BREEZE.”

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 680, 3 December 1909, Page 8

A CITY COUNCIL “BREEZE.”

[,;.'■■ CdUNCILLOE EEEUSES:TO VO'W: N : ■ ' ,;!"■ -. ..T ~~.:'; .' ": ■ ' ' - .■ v " ''WHAT ■IS'THE;.PENALTX? , " .'■ A.rather; peculiar , position developed at last night's meeting of the City Council when' counpilloTs... were called .upoa- to- .vote; oe; certain .'division after a , long discussion,. which had not been followed very. closely, .by councillors. In. tho first place, Councillor Mtzgerald; wanted an/explanation, of: the motion -which-.had[been .'■putj-'ibut the'Mayor!insisted.uponVhis voting either-'Tes" or "No."- Councillor Fitzgerald complied, and, cast his!vote. '.■.'■ ■?;. .',-..■• ■; ''Councillor Hindmarsh!"..'called'the i Mayor, but. there.w.as no : response, and the.call waa repeated, -wit'n a request that-,the.councillor in question ShouW record ■Mβ-; vote. ! -.. •■.■.•■; ■ Councillor ffindmSrsh (warmly): "I absolutely refuse to vote. No power, will mako mo vote, twill resign my'■ position in -rho 'council rather than.vote. It's suoh an, absurd-position'.' , ... The Mayor : "I don't care '.two straws how individual councillors .vote,' but: the ;Aot isVcry ;clear." ;, r ■' \? ?: '';■;■• .■■ .- : , ;. /,] . Councillor' Hindmarsh: ■''I don't care abont the Act. I'm not going. to\vote.",. . .'.'■■■■•■ .;■ The'.Mayor: "We will!take;the:,division, and I.will go into' the .Standing Orders before next meeting." His Worship said! he .was not too clear about the wording of -the Act, ,but he thought he-was'right, and'would look, the m'atterup;,; '•: .:...! : ..:.!..■,•.■ ....':.,:.- '..--.■,■ 1 Councillor Fitiigerald remarked-.on his position. 1 C.ouncillor.ißindmarsh'had'notjvoted, but the . Mayor had on. him-- (Councillor Fitzgerald) .castuig Ms-vote..-.. "■• ■■ ■ The' • Mayor: ;; "Councillor ; ; Fitzgerald! 'has . already. voted.yjXou cannot recall your vote." : The Mayor went on :to say that he-did-not' remember, what the penalty was, but, as he had said, he would look, into the matter. : .' , - . "Councillor Fitzgerald :.persisted! that it, was not .right, that he : should have been compelled 'to■'■■vote. ■ •'. .-, . ' :-■.-•■'• >.■•;;''.•".- •;■:-'.■"■ ..'■' i- ■■•■'■ . :The Mayor 'to. Councillor Fitzgerald: "That ends, the matter ;until next meeting." . . ■•