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Islington.
TILE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
The campaign for the forthcoming contest
for the representation of the Islington
Ward, in the Wickham Municipality, was
commenced on Thursday night by Mr. T.
Allsopp, who addressed a large meeting from
the balcony of the Criterion Hotel, Mr.
Halliday presiding.
The Chairman, in opening the meeting,
referred to the necessity of electing a local
resident to represent their interests in the
council. Up to the present time they hlad
only had one alderman residing in the ward.
He hoped they would give Mr. Allsopp a
patient hearing, and, when the day came for
them to record their votes, he trusted they
would vote for the one who, in their opinion,
would best serve their interests in the Wick
ham Council.
Mr. Allsopp was well received. Hie com
menced by referring to the fact that at
the lest election he was at the
bottom of the poll. That had not dis.
mayed him, and again he came forward
to seek their suffrages, not that he was
personally anxious to become an alderman,
but he believed that it was the duty of
everyone to try and do something for the
place in which they lived and whore all their
interests were identified. It was not his
intention to speak in disparaging terms of the
retiring aldermen who were now seeking re
election for the ward; but he thought the
time had arrived when they should have
purely local representation. The present
elipshod manner in which the ratepayers,
money was being expended in making canals
in their ward, was most unjustifiable, and to
his mind was a wilful wasteof public money.
If the money that had been spent in that
particular manner, had been expended
in permanent work, such as kerbing
and guttering, it would have beeoon
very much better for Islington. With
regard to the financial position of the
council, it would be necessary to curtail the
expenditure in order to keep down the very
heavy overdraft at the bank. He was in
favour of rating upon the capital value of
land only. He dwelt at considerable length
upon the sanitary matters of the borough.
He answered several questions, and the pro
ceedings wore brought to a close by the can
didate moving a vote of thanks to the chair
men.
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