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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14364, 15 May 1920, Page 4

Borough Elections. BOROUGH ELECTION. A pUBLIC ' ]fy[EETING will be held in The FRANKTON TOWN HALL. MONDAY, at 8 p.m. HAMILTON TOWN HALL. , TUESDAY at 8 p.m., PEAKERS—MESSRS ] H. E. TRISTRAM, J. McKINNON, :s. TOMBS, W. E. BURROW, T. P. JOLLY, and P. H. WATTS, THE PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES. 241 HAMILTON, 11 th May, 1920. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,— We, the undersigned retiring members of the Hamilton Borough Council offer ourselves for re-election. These are the reasons why the Mayor and six Councillors resigned:— 1. Because they developed a definite policv and the ratepayers rejected it. That meant that the Council must either resign or adopt a policy in which it did not believe. The right people to carry on a policy arc the people who have faith in it. 2. Because the issue was so highly technical that the ratepayers could not possibly judge on it themselves. They must either trust their Council or refuse to trust U. The result of the poll shows they refuse to trust it. This is t a vote of no confidence. 3. Because the work of the Council could not have been effectively carried on after the poll with an obstruciional element in it claiming, with reason, to represent a majority of the ratepayers. These are the reasons why the Retiring Councillors offer themselves for re-election:—

1. Because they have been asked to give the. people of Hamilton an opportunity of showing that tho recent poll was not an expression of the real feeling of the town. 2. Because they have the interests of Lite town at heart, and think they arc. the best people to forward We submit the following outline of our policy for your consideration: —j 1. Hamilton is too heavily rated. This is due partly to weakness of management, partly to unjustifiable recurring maintenance expenses. and partly to thinness of population. 2. We will lower the rates Ly improving the management. We have appointed a business manager as the first step. This should have been done years ago. 3.'We will cure the evil of recurring maintenance and lower the rates by substituting permanent works. We have commenced by arranging for concrete kerbing and channelling on a large scale. A loan has been carried for this. 4. We will go on by installing an economical system for the supply of good road metal. Hamilton has always needed this but no Council ever grappled with this difficulty till we did. An option has been obtained and the full scheme has been submitted to the Government. Why not let us carry it through? 5. We will encourage population by making the town good to live in. Industries are awaiting an opportunity to start. Why not give them the opportunity? We are committed to supply the necessary power at the earliest moment, to use Horn Hora current so far as it will go and to provide auxiliary power for the deficiency. b. We will encourage .-loser settlement by regulating the mode of subdivision of land and encouraging building on existing roads rather than making new roads and continually increasing the cost of maintenance. Why should speculators be allowed to dedicate, half made roads which.are only slowly settled and which involve you in continual expense for service and repair. D.o you realise the expense of putting water and gas into a street which has only three Houses in it? We have insisted on the observance of proper roading conditions. The speculator must puj, <n Kerbing and channelling, tarred paths and metalled carriageways. Previous Councils have let, the speculator off and made you pay. Why revert to tnem? 7. We have got the drainage scheme ready to lay before you. All the extensive preliminary work has been done. It is the present Council that has produced the scheme. 8. We have produced a definite arrangement for rubbish removal. 9. We have developed a systematic campaign against noxious weeds. 10. We. have produced a housing scheme which, with siight adjustments, will solve this problem. 11. We have kept the Borough within its income (General Account) during our year. Mr Fow and his. friends never did this. 12. We began our year by a stocktalcing of Borough Department assets. This was never done before. We have made trading account possible for the first time. 13. The opposition candidates point 'o 40 years' service, but they can I show anything they hn-e done. 14. We claim only one year's service, but we CAN show you what wo have clone. Which is the better argument? W. E. BURROW, T. F. JOLLY, J. McKINNON, S. TOMBS, H. E. TRISTRAM, 253 P. H. WATTS. TO THE ELECTORS OF HAMILTON. T ADIES AND GENTLEMEN— At the request of a large number of Electors, I have decided to accept nomination at- tlie forthcoming by-election. I realise that the Borough of Hamilton is entering upon one of its most critical stages, so far as Bcfough administration is concerned, and to-day Hamilton stands in need of its most capable citizens, men elected not under the shelter of a ticket, but men who br their own individual and practical ability are capable of furthering tli«i progress of Hamilton along sound, sm:? and economical lines. Should you return me at the above election, my best endeavours will be utilised in furthering your interest's alone progressive lines. R. N. PILKINGTON, Engineer, 301 Ward Street. MAY T have vour support at the ballot box next Wednesday?—J. G. Harp, Certificated Steam and ElecSt. 292