THE BOROUGH OVERSEER.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 41, 13 February 1912, Page 5

THE BOROUGH OVERSEER.

SOME STRONG REMARKS BY CR “ PAGET.

“I DON’T TROUBLE ABOUT A MAN LIKE YOU!”

Last night’s meeting of the Borotmh Council was of a somewhat unusual character, and the Council ors talked very freely indeed. J lie termination in a “scene” was not unexpected, and it came when Cr Paget, referring to the decking of the Swansea Roiul Bridge, and a remark by Cr. Healy that Die matter had been brought up before, said that a question Tad to be brought up three or four times before one could expect anything to be done. The Mayor: “1 object to that sen t of talk. You’ve been looking tor trouble all the night. It s an .nsuit to the engineer.” Cr. Paget: “Wo haven’t got an engineer!” The Mayor: “Well, an overseer, then It’s'an insult to onr overseer to say that we have to bring a matter up throe or four times before it is attended to. He has got to sit there and listen to you, and say nothing. ] consider it a disgrace, and no gentleman would do it.” At this stage both the Mayor and Cr Paget held the Jloor, and the remarks following are verbatim extracts from speeches rendered more or less simultaneously. Cr. Paget.: “If you knew how to behave in the chair, you would not say what you have said. No Mayor has any right to talk to a Councillor as you are talking to me.” The Mayor: “1 intend to keep you in your place I” ; . , ; /ip,. Cr. Paget: “You won’t lie there very long!” i The Mayor: “I will ho there longer than you.” : '•i > i , h' Cr. Paget: “You won’t bo there very long, anyhow.” , Tho Mayor: “1 will'bo here longer than you; if I want to come hack again. But I will not allow you to insult an officer of this Council.” Cr. Paget replied that his remarks were not directed at tho overseer, but at the Works Committee. Of course, matters had been brought up again and again before anything was done.

The Mayor: “Have you got a resolution?” Cr. Paget: “I am firing in explanation to your insulting remarks to me, sir.” Continuing, Cr. Paget said that it was not very long ago since he had brought up the matter of tho condition of the streets of Broadway. Tonight ho had had to bring it up again. Other Councillors: besides himself had mentioned it. He' repeated his previous remark that he had never seen Stratford in a more ■ grossly;neglected condition than during..the. last few months, “I have insulted no officer of the Council at all. r Y T( m can take the insult to yourself.” v ' The Mayor : “I take no notice of you!” , Cr. Paget: “YouTvrc more responsible for this neglect than anybody else.” The Mayor: “You don’t trouble mo in the slightest. I don’t trouble about a man like you.”’ , Cr. Paget: 1 “Tiiank ypu.'sir!”