WAVERLEY COUNCIL - ELECTION OF MAYOR. FIXING THE ALLOWANCE. REFERENCE TO SURF MATTERS A PERMANENT LIFE-SAVER. - Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931) - 8 Feb 1911 (original) (raw)

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Wed 8 Feb 1911 - Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931)
Page 8 - WAVERLEY COUNCIL

BEFEKENXE TO StJBF KATTEBS

Two UeetlntB or the TVtvcrley Council w#re

held iMt AveDfnc. »hcn lnter»tiDg mdUeru

w«re dealt wltii. H tud become ntcewarr to

elsct m temporary mayor to fill the seaL vact-ted

by Aldtraun Tlr«tUnc. (he term to *t£lr« on

Februatr 38. ud H w*b also neceawry to tx

the Mayoral tllonDM (or the ensuiDg year.

The flnt portion ot the business Trm, soon dlb

poied of, AJdcrm&a John C*mpbt)t d'.-faj no*

mlnatei] by Alderman JUldla, punported by Al

dermen RogerB iEd Tipper. Thern b* tog do

opposiitoQ, the cbolce wai anaolmoue.

Alderroafl Alldls then moved 'iul The Ma/ora]

eaJd tbat the Uayor would find tr.a sum llitle

enough when ho reckoned up all the .-ii!». H?

(Aldenoan AlldJR) bad occupied tbe ctnlr ones

(or 3H monUiB. and found It waan't a ti«4 -t

roies. m taylor tbat bo did jo1, niita to

frighten Aldrrman Campbell.

Alderman Tipper tecotided th« naLlon.

Alderman Donild moved (t a mdu :tlon to

£76, but he vaa not eupport^J.

Alderman Drew thereupon propound a re

Alderman Jacbaman (surprisel): How («r

Alderman Drew: Never mind nbou: 'bat. wo

wsat more fban £60 for tb« roi.lc, a&d £M-.

too. will provide part of tbe lotcreEi on our

men i. and reminded tbe artlng-Meyor that last

year b« had been in favor of a reduction.

Alderman Pbllltp .supported the original mo

tton o& ibe ground* Uiat iberc would be nu

merous calli. He thought a reduction would be

Al derm ad Jackaman: It t^ems a pecollar

Iblng ihat It abould dawn on tne old members

of tba council bo suddenly tbts n^d for re

duction. Why didn't It dawn on them '- tbn

Aid^naan Lamrock: So It 414; tlie B*me

AJdtnnan Jackamao: But lb* allowance vas

£100, and tbe roads wore starved last year,

were Uiey not? £100 la Mule enough upon

which to expect the Mayor to maintain his

P oil Lion. 1 admit there la the need for hun

dreds or tboucaoda of pound* to bo cptm on

\he road*, but It Is Juet aa well to remember

tap. V ay or s retponslDliltics. when dlstiogulabed

vlBitora have to be received. I would not vote

Alderman Uogan supported thi amendment,

and hoped that the Major would not make a

hotfJ of ibe coud.J] rbambers. He Intended

would be couBliitcnl. and vote for £S0.'

Thr1 qucatloD tb*-o went to tbe vote, soil £)ftf-

was Qxed by 6 votes to 5. The Acting Mayor

This closed the buatoexB of meetlor No. 1.

Tbo Br-coofl araeton opened Jmrnedlatfly At

lemirti. and tUe Town Clerk announced that

bp b«d r^clvod one nomination for tbe posi

tion of Mayor for rlv year beginning Marrh 1

It w.is from AMrrmao Alldlc. *rho nonHantM

Aldfrman Tipper aecoaded thr proposal, and

«? In the ease of th* election of tbe Arilng

Mayor there was bo opposition.

Alderman Campbell was tbfo declared elect

ed, and be donned th* Mayoral robes In re

turning tfaanki he referred to \hf 4-xrellent

worii nf hfp preifecensor. remarking ihat no i

doubt bo would find out day by day how \\ron

had bflcn glron to tbe borough by that gentle

man lAldermao Watklnsl. He ihanhrd the al

df*rmi-n for thp honor ronfrrrnd upon htm. and

pivr an assurance that he would go untight.

being mindful of tbe Int create of tbe wbnla

borough. It would be necessary for him to

give fair play to the wards. When he an

nounced bli intention of going for ihe chair sr

veral aldermaa eratuluracfr off-rrd tbrir sup

port, but fan bad made up his mind to go, and

would not hava turned back even though b*

Alderman Jackaman: The** was no oppofI

Alderman Alldlo: Thry bav« alt goar to i-he

The Mayor, continuing, ffxpr^sed the hone

that he would have the loyalty of the bWi

n»?a. He dealrrd to cxpreae bin appreclaUon

of tbe action of one of the aldermen who had

sought the ofDee In not coming forward. it

was q manly action ho ihought, and he wanted

Aft.-r the Mayor had taken charge of the

eluding cpcchcB fcy AloVrcnen Lamrock Roe

ers. Darracluff. Sava**. Phillip, end Jnritam.in

The last-named said. 'You ran d^p^nd on my

loyalty so lone as you go straight. I will

help to make your tfrm pleatani under those

Top council tht»n adjourned nnA, at ? rcpre

eenutlve palherlng In tb« Mayor'r room [he

'Hpalth of Alderman Campbell''' «-as proposed

by Mr. J. C. Humphrey, «n« euppnrtetl by Mr.

Ebetrlngion -Hondl Llfo Saving Club) end ex

Alderman Abigail. in reply ibe Mayor said

thit he Intended making himself fully ac

(lualnted with »*urf rn&ttrrs, for it \raa known

bow much hr was Interested in the work of

the Lif* Savers' Club. That body bad doao

much more than many people gave them credit

for. Purr bathlns *'as non- a national sport.

Th're was nothing 'crook' about it, and th*r»

?orere do bMp wagerr. To« Ufo aavere had

mnde BoaJl beach prertlcally rheolutely feaf'.

aod that wan something to be ]-roud of. He

was of opinion ttuit porslbly tbe time had conic I

when tho question of appointing a pcrroftnen:

lifp-aavrr on Bondl Beach rotght bi- eoneiderrd.

He hoped thai with regard to matters g(-n«-rally

1q the Municipality or Waverley h« would be

able to live up to the reputation attributed to

him. At all eventB. hla wnuld be an honest

effort tn urve the ratepayers.