“Plans Wanted.”

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1894, 8 October 1886, Page 2

“Plans Wanted.”

To the Editor of the Standard ,

Bin,—l have laughed, but I have not grown fat with it. Ha! ha ! ha ! Hold me up somebody, till I speak a bit. Hearken, Oye gods and little fishes I Councillor Vatubam on Monday night got riled because one of our Grey town barbers didn't submit the plans of his unpretentious “ saloon ” to the Borough Council. Ho ! ho ! ho 1 Just fancy Barber Lewis standing before our august councillors with the plan of bis hair cutting saloon and asking if it was iu accordance with the building regulations and whether there was any objection to it. He 1 he ! he ! Councillor Maxton, of doughy repute, informed the Council that he had spoken to Barber Lewis about the plans and the reply was that “ho carried the plans iu his head.” Even the Conucil laughed at this. It seemed such a funny thing lor a man to carry plans of a building in his head. Councillor Varnhara was encouraged, and he proposed and Cr Trot-me-out seconded “ That Mr Lewis be requested to furnish to the Council plans of his present erection (what do they mean by 11 erection ”) and also any contemplated addi« tions and improvements.” I should advise Lewis to get the plans done at once aud nail them up ou the door of the Council Chamber that we may all see this wonderful erection of his. Did it strike Councillor Van. ham that there were certain " erections ” called fowl perches that ate more deserving of being called iu question than Barber Lewis’s hair cutting saloon? Probably not, but I think with many oth r« that the Oouneillors are unfit to judge upon plans of a “ saloon ” after they have been guilty of abusing the public eye with tho erection oi these fowl perches at the corners of our streets.

I am, &c., PICK-ME«UI’.