THE BATHS QUESTION.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 2746, 18 February 1896, Page 3

THE BATHS QUESTION.

TO TUB EDITOR. Sm, —Your admirably outspoken leaderette of this morning caustically concludes with: “ Thoro|iajanother thin# they” (tho people) "want—they want; the question quickly settled.” There lies tho #ist of the whole matter within the proverbial nutshell; hut, sir, it is not likely to bo settled within a. blue moon, whilst the Council is constituted of such conflicting. combatative, fragmentary atoms of humanity as at present. The public weal is not considered by them on©'little hit, having ulterior ends and selfish motives to serve, and it is fervidly hoped tho Premier will come to the rescue and save tho people from perishing for lack of strengthening, cleansing and purifying baths in this central Empire City.— X am, &c., SUBMERGED. P.S. Let Councillors take up the gauntlet the Mayor has openly thrown down to them and resign in a body.—S. loth February, 180(5. TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — It is now over a year ago I first add ressed you on this vital subject, and that Councillor Anderson was tho modern Hercules to cleanse the Augean stables of this city, which holds the proud distinctive motto of ** Suprcma a Situ,” therefore tho public are now fully alive to the fact that (quoting tho undeniable and impressive words of Councillor Anderson) —“ The whole affair is simply an electioneering dodge to trap the unwary.” That, sir, ia a positive fact which has been sustained throughouttho whole chapter, and it is simply monstrous that citizens should be so disgracefully represented when considering the vitality of the above all momentous (question. However, tho perfidious hoodwinking and procrastination will over be remembered, let it cost what it may, our ultra-deliberative civic fathers. —I am, &c., De Profundis. 17th February.