"GIDDY LITTLE OPTIMIST."

Waikato Times, Volume 97, Issue 15998, 29 May 1924, Page 11

"GIDDY LITTLE OPTIMIST."

A RATEPAYER WITH infIAGINATJON

Much laughter and amusement was caused at yesterday's meeting 1 of the YVaipa Counts- Council when a letter from a ratepayer was read complaining of llic bad condition of a road. Rvidcntly the writer had a humorous side to ■liis nature, as his epistle shows. It was as follow.-.: "Your communication of March I 1 rheered me considerably, and f imagined I would b p able to reach Forest Lake road by means of a nicely-graded and metalled road and that instead of having to hurdle the ditch a culvert would make the approach a Ml more comfortable. 'Wasn't, r a giddy little optimist.?' However, two mure months have been added to the 12 or I ■'! Ihal have already passed since I wrote, about, Ibis matter, and I wnold very much like |o know when Cr. lieilly and the engineer are going to bestir themselves to act. If they would only lend my wife a hand with the pram when she visits Frankton, they would not only appreciate the shocking state or the roads, but would be doing something useful at last."

Cr. Livingstone remarked that speakers at Hamilton Jubilee celebrations had spoken of the old days when women had had to pul their babies in baskets and carry them. Evidently such happenings were out-of-date now-a-days. (Laughter.)

further suggestions of a like nature were pul. forward, and Cr. Redly was advised to get on to Iho "pram act" right away.

\ voire: can he be trusted. (Laughter.) A councillor: Let the overseer. Mr fjnal.fi. handle the mailer. (Loud laugh ler.) After more banter was indulged in. it was decided In go into the question of relief and see what could be done.