THE UNEMPLOYED

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15446, 8 September 1914, Page 9

THE UNEMPLOYED

: ix TiMAiu*. i C'OIWC'IL FINDING WORK. | ; A sjiwiai m-.vtiif.; «>t the T. maris ! Borough Council iva< held hist H -l-' i ior the purpose primarily. ol eon- ! siderin:; tlio let t of another drjinaj.i eoimaet :U once .0 as to provide , wc.rk tor the unemployed- The im-etm:i j was railed on a rcpiis:t- oil s by | vatve Councillor- —ilurdley. Pearson. ; ami Murphy. The Mayor sn'd ho was sorry that tiies- .thi'if Cotir.cilhir.s had not seoii tit to take ii in into the:r confidence iptui'i' fa ting the iuo.h.iij:. as it intuit appear to m" genera; public that lie was opposed to the proposal. lie %v;is not oppused to it. Some days before thi.'S.- Councillors had cai'.i<l the ni.ot- ! tug of that n ; :zht h-> had discussed th.; ' matters with Councillor Hunt, (chirr- ; man of th«- Works Commuted. and I ha>l dvo.dod to it before the Council as soun a-; tho cnpiio.'r nad tlo plans ready. lie and Councillor Hunt had asked the en'xneer to push |on w:th the plans as .-p.. , ed !y as posJ»li e. tspecial.y tho.o tor the drainage I «»i Kensington. so that relict" ini'.du ! l>t- l' veil 10 the imcmp'oycd as so.m as I po»i!>le. A jiood many men had been i catling on lrm for work. and he was I fully se zed of the ne.-ess'ty lor lindj work witiiaut delay, t CV.:nc Itor Hunt endorsed the ; Mayor's lemaiks The Mayer and he : had il.s u-s:il the matter with the I uay> before the special meet, f itii; was i a lirtl. and they had intended 1 t-i :L>k the Council to sanction anol'lter i contract as scon as tho <.nrneer had 1 tin- plans ready. j Councilor IVarson stated omphatit ca'tv clir.t ,~uch a th:n;i as enstim; any | reflect.on (ii the Mayor had not k t nifiivl his mtul. It w;t> about tlio List tiling Mat. was likely to happen. C'oiittcdLu.- Hnrdtoy had t::k.-n the lvquL<t:rn for the meeting to him and h>- hail syned it in the hope that by having meet iit{; it tho earl'.est oppokttin iy, work would ho round atftn earlier dai*> for the unemployed. Coinrrt.ior flrVen sa Id every C'~un<•ll Ir.r agreed t'ltat i: was <!e- .rahlo to i find a't the work they cott'd as spcod.ly as pos-- tiV. hut cad.iijs that special had not advanced the matter a.s th'- plans were not vet ready. He thought it would In- a l thins if - thoy up an employment bureau i wheis the.s.. seeking employment eou'.d j reci»rd tiieir iiames. A tcood deal of 1 work ccu'd ho found at Caroline Bay. and on the recreation reserve at Avenue. I Councillor He -k. as a m nib rof tl'.o j WurU C tie.'. tontirm-d the ! Mayor's .>iat'.'iiie:.t. Tile AVcrks Com-

iniitee had been the matter of utim tin- Ura'natre ■works in hand at their last mi et. ni;. In addit on to t!r;i work he ihoii'_:ht that a ivna'n amount ot" work could it' fount! r.l the Council's quarry. Councillor Hurdle.- sa <1 that ho had ab-olt:te'y no thoiurht of casting any retlect-oj: on the Mayt r in calling th s ni"Clin-4. Such a tiling had never emertd hs head. Willi pr. vious Connors special ir.eeliius had often been ca !ed without any tuouuhi- of any retlectioii on tie- Mayor. However, thai was net worth ti s tinner: what th'jy should do now was tt; "e: t:> woik ami spout 1 what money they could a.s s;>e;dly a-; possible and thus "ive alt me > po-sli'e. There was a lot i>: unemployment :.nd lie want<\! to s-.v tk' p j tit«ii relieved wit'licut delay, tor it was ivit-'y serious. Councillor Mmphy aYo assured the Mayor that notlini; was further fvoin h;s thoughts than to east any reflection on the Mayor :'n s'iriiitii; th«> rents's.f.ou catling the met-Mi.:; hut he kiuw flint eniphtyinen: was sorely needed by a «;o ;tl many men. and lie hojH'tl the Council would l.e able to pivvido it. He had h-eu told when he sijrned the mm -ition that th:- plans were rt ndy. Cuunetlior Hurdlcy sad that was so. the mincer had tod : it"m they were toady. "11; • Mayor suit! he wotiltl accept the rxplanatum "iven I>y Councillors llurdliy. lVa:Mii. and Murphy. lie tlitl not think that thc-e Councillors intended to east any relit ''iiori on h in : hut lie ditl think thr.t the ptibik- niijiht conclude that he was not in sympathy with t'»> further prosccut o:i of drair.works at pre-ent. j.eein«i that .the niecillors. With it-L'a: - d to Councillor Grten's about an employment Utirea-.:, he (the Mayor* hntl prac. ti'-aUv turned his <;ftici> into onc. of late, and he had thr:N. .sheets of foolscap a!r.:ady t":«!'>vl with names of men in want ot work. In reply to a question the Mayor sai I thr» pinns for further drainage works were n>t yet complete. 'J'hev would b > ready for next Friday nijxht—at> the engineer had told him that ni^ht. In {reply to Councillor Green the Mayor sa tl they had JL'oOOO wortli of unissued drainage debenture,, to ficnnce further drainage works. Councillor Sutter advocated the widening ot rrr.i"ni>iar >troet as soon as possible. It would he a convenience to t!ie aitnaitu tai s.-hool and would pro- | vide work. j Cotmeilior Heck -said ho too, would ( liltv to sc<j Street widened; i and twenty hands c.nild he etnployctl ! in the Council > '|ur>rry for the next two months. '!'!;•• Ccum-ft Jtad the money -n hand tor this, anil the labour would be prf.r'uaM- :<> the i ; .l payers. Coiineiitor Jlun: said tnpy eotild fnir! etn[:!oyment t• »i- a many men for a ' ie.'iKlhoned period ii they started nni other section oi the works. ( outieiltor HiirJiev s: id he would not : havi been ( ne i't call l!iis meeting had ■ he known the piun-> would not lx* ready I l'.»r x. Jle had ucdi-rstood that the 1 engineer had the pl; ;.s reatly. | C-.unedior-. Murphy and Pearson said i thu: thfy I'ertaif.ly iMnlerstoiul tiie I same tinnji i Tin? enjrint ?r was tailed into the : room and a~-ked eui:.-ernin'4 the ph;i:s. f Ctjuncdlor liui'.tuy said the j }>a<! ns-iiiivd him thai the plans would i bt> ready tor t't::t ni^ltt. Th saitl the plans only i Witi!te<l a little fmis'iiiw eff. ! Coiineillor Hurdiey: Then let's have j tllelll. ! ( cure I!r.r Mating said lie took it that v. hnt iht-y all wanted to do was to pro- < vidit all the uv.rk •.vithout tlei lay. 11.- euiiMieraied sever:: I works wh.i-h mi'-!it li-- taken in h: - nd with ad- ; iud ilia; the eimine :• sh..;i!d be u:ven 11 ai;>or.iry j a::.-. t " jiee s-.iry t., ennM.. him (o ;;et i otit tin' upc 'varv pla'is with>-ui delay. . C.tii;u»iil.)t- >onter moved anil C'.Mine'l- . .or >—i,iidril. that the Quarry ! Cori-tnitti',- be i>is: ruc;,»d t o carry cut i !!'■• • ~sa:y ii.irk t t::.- ('ijsMieil's ouarrv i at iM. e. i '. ourii ii'or Hi!: ;a;i! tliat the [ e« r ita.d n»jt ; I ji»-ijit ol the erusher , for the ry. lid nnt'l !ie had 1 hill. • fttt.l n:.t l-iake ;i b -.1 1,.;- t [[., ft m-her. i Ibe i limine.--!- said that sm. C.iun'iibr >■ i!! r < i: ,| j!,,.,.,. u; , 5 . '••• eti; tii.-,t .-..i11.1 done at the j I|U -I ! v. ; ( ouririi!,1!.- k . 1, .1 IhU. nii<i : ev.>': rll ,.,i ()f uor ,. I 1 ".".V 1 1.-d wi. I, Ih re. ; ff:.- motaiti wris in;-, an.l .-arried >«n- , an '>w,:t-lt- > (•• •itt-ilb,- l u , u . I !' r ' ,n ' >"l' • ' arr<- I.lit i t ~r-J: M 'v e- j! I ', l! " V":' ti, ,: -it the;,- r - • •''■ tti'.'ht - n:- • tin", i

f Councillor Hurdlcy said he wanted a I happy medium between contract and | day labour—something on the cooperative system. Councillor Mnrpliy said ho thought tho workyshonld bo let in small contracts, preference to be Riven to married men, who would be given tho work at a rate at which they could make a fair wage- He thought every Councillor would favour this. Councillor Hurdley: And preference should be given to our own local men. (Hoar, hear.) Councillor Maling said ho hoped the AVorks Committee would take into consideration tho matter of metalling tho Waimataitai road, and that the AVater Committee would go into tho matter of improving tho water supply at Craighead. Councillor Pearson proposed and Councillor Murphy seconded that the engineer prepare an estimate of the cost of the drainage work to ho carried out. and furnish a schedule mte of open-cut work, both to be presented to the Finance Committee at ilieir meeting next Friday night. The motion was carried unantmouslv. IN COMMITTEE. Tho Council then speut some time in discussing with Mr Peott-. of Scott Bros., a ouestion rclati"" to the electric light in Timaru. This was taken in committee. On tli? motion of Councilor Hurdler, cooondod by Councillor Hunt, n resolution was passed that the question of incvensinsr tho plant- at the <»l«>ctrical works, and the ouestion of rai«"ig the rate, be referral to a special tonifor consideration. The Council rose at 10 p.m.