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AND MOMENTS QUICKLY* FLYING.” Oub Borough Councillors (of course with exceptions) c&n certainly pot be complimented on the way in which their business is despatched, but if they are not very considerate of those unfortunates whose duties or business compel them to attend the meetings, Ooun, uillors are not averse to making some sacri. flees themselves. They have decided to have the minutes of their proceedings read over, after each meeting. In theory this is all very jvell, and the desire to have an accurate report taken of th? proceedings is a most commendable one. But experience leads us to tija belief that a greater sacrifice is tp be made than would be asked by the most ' exacting rntapayer. Suppose that it takes the ' Council until 10-30 p.m. to fiisouss a few questions which are of no more public Jnter&t than would be the fact that some Councillors prefer hard bottomed chairs to the easy ones provided, what would be the result if some mombar got U P a °d began to dilate upon some doubtful point in the minutes?—and suppose further that several Councillors had not the patience to remain and the minutes were altered and passed in their absence, and that at the lollpwipg meeting fjie retiring Councillors would net endorse the alterations and a long discussion ensued, and suppose—well no more suppositions are needed, It the Mayor were to more strictly enforce his powers as Chairman all would go like clockwork, and much of the “ elaborate waste of time ' that now goes on would be avoided: it that is not dpne, fhen let us smile with sympathy. " Minutesli)»,Y sometimes mean hours.