Dear Editor,
I refer to Mr Malcolm Alli’s letter (Stabroek News May 2 titled ‘Town Clerk Elmo Mayer conceived the Liliendaal Pump Station Project.’
First, Mr Malcolm Alli’s experience, knowledge and sense of nationalism, if properly utilized by the state will be of significant benefit to our country. I hope and pray that the powers that be recognize that it is in their and the nation’s interest to not ignore the storehouse of knowledge that resides with patriots such as Mr Alli. I compliment him for his letter as I did earlier, on the one from Mr Sohan. The public and our youths in particular are now better informed.
Second, Town Clerk Elmo Mayer is a man I held in the highest of esteem and regretted his demise a few months ago. Apart from our official contact Elmo Mayer was a personal family friend, much beloved and respected by us all. Nothing I say would in anyway try to diminish the stature of this great man. Only recently, I referred to him as the most competent and honest Town Clerk in the history of the Georgetown municipality.
Third, on the Downer Canal, I share Mr Alli’s recollection. I am jogging my memory and the records to ascertain how this canal derived its name. Mr Alli may be correct – except to say this, it is an indictment of all of us, that after a mere three decades, our records do not tell the whole story. I earlier asked the officer at City Hall under whose portfolio this type of work falls, to advise.
Finally, the second paragraph of Mr Alli’s letter has a not insignificant error, which I wish to correct. It says that my earlier letter noted as follows: “The Liliendaal Pump Station was carried out under his (Green’s) ministerial stewardship when the PNC was in power in 1976.” This is not correct, since my letter said this: “while holding ministerial office in 1976…” quite a different formulation and imagery to stewardship and the PNC in power. It was an activity all concerned Cabinet members followed with keen interest.
Please note, even though directly related, the canal and pump stations are separate structures.
Credit is due to Elmo Mayer, the public officer who entertained this important project.
Yours faithfully,
Hamilton Green JP
hammie instead of writing letter you should be organizing volunteer crews to clean the city drainage.
Get cracking you slacker….
Brandon, you are so right..Green and Williams are useless They should leave willingly and be pensioned off if they have any shame.The city is a stinking mess, not to mention the burial ground, they are always with some excuse or the other..City Hall is too sweet for them to leave. sweetsohany
What credit? He was paid to do his job like anyone else. Credit should go to those who have no running water, and are innundated by floods, and bunglin official incompetence.
Thank you for adding sanity to Hammie’s ridiculous letter who got caught with taking credit for someone elses work.
Now he is trying to deflect the fact that malcolm called him on it by writing a self serving letter calling for giving the man credit.
Hammie you cleaning the cemetery today or what?
SN/moderator/AXER,,,, tell meh wah kineah “credit” muss be given to elmo ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????
if akardin to de green mayah ! dat he hole elmo in de HIGHEST esteem ,, den ‘e din had non fuh burnham ? which brings to de fore his reason fuh all de muck-ups dat is now on his plate ,, an nat onli dat ,, ‘e bite aff mo dan ‘e can chew ,, fum de plate in frunt ‘e an now ‘e lookin fuh inveigle adahz fuh help he fix wah he an elmo muck-up !…..
suh dis late hand de failyah fuh mayah trien fuh play ,, en stan a chance at de table ,, he need to fold it ! an move away fum de table !
tell am if ‘e nah reed dis ,, tell am me seh suh …. gwan qwik !
Shouldn’t this mayor be writing a letter to himself? If he does, it wil remind him of who he was,what he did, what he is doing, and HE SHOULD BE IN THE CEMETARY WITH A CUTLASS IN HAND CLEANING. That is what he is fit for.