CR. SCOTT CRITICISED
THAT CARNIVAL LIGHTING j TRAMWAY CHAIRMAN WITH “GLOVES OFF” Addressing the electors at L’pper Aramoho last night, Ur. A. E. Halligan, chairman of the Tiamways Committee, who made his first appearance on the platform in the municipal election campaign since the Easter holidays, took the opportunity of replying to Cr. J. J. Scott’s reference to the decision of the present City Council to allow the Carnival Committee an expenditure of £5O on lighting. “The previous year the council al-I lowed the Carnival Committee £4O, aud, 1 as chairman of the Tramways Commit- i [tee, 1 knew that as the result of the. carnival the trams had benefited in. revenue by £150,” said Air. Halligan, “so 1 had no hesitation in voting for it again this year. It was worth spending £5O to gel £l5O back. But j let me tell you how consistent Cr. Scott is. He criticised the council giving 1 that £5O, yet when tenders for steel • pipes for duplicating the line from the Westmere reservoir to the city camel along he voted for a tender which was: £6OO more than the one we accepted.] He wanted to fcive away £6OO .more of the, ratepayers’ money than was neces-
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 100, 1 May 1935, Page 8
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