, 1960-12-14
LEGISLATIVE RECORD
CONTINUED from yesterday
Senator Gomez.

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Mr.. GOMEZ: MIR. Chairman, | would like to men
ton, more or less, the same subject which Senator Ottley
spoke about. II seems to me, Mr.. Chairman, that we have
SET up a panel Of agencies under the Welfare Department
wnicn are supposed to help needy people particularly III q
time Of disaster.
Mr.. Chairman, it seems to me that the Social Welfare,
the Administration on the whole, IS not giving any partl-
cuIar attention to the distressed people. Wherever you
turn, anywhere in the town or in the country districts, Mr.
Chairman, you can see thu needs Of these suffering people
who have been flooded. And it is a wonder, Mr.. Chairman,
that there were not a few casualties during the Flood Tor
the places where some Of our people live aren't tit to i've
iii even in dry weather, muchless IN rainy weather.
Mr.. Chairman, what strikes me more than all IS this.
That we are nearing the rainy season: What Will happen
to these poor people if they are not taken proper care 81:
It is time. / believe, for the Administration to declare an
emergency. There is no sense in saying that there is a Inn
tied emergency or any such kind OF nonsense. There is no
such thing, Mr.. Chairman. An emergency does exist!
There are people running to Us, many OF Us, ! am sure
NEARLY every member of this Legislature can attest TO
that) asking us, well, what to do, what am ! to do With my
poor children. We cant remain in the House where We
are. We are encunbering our nelghbors and 1rlends Wno'
themselves, are hard-pressed for space. What are we go
mo to do? is the Administration going to stand calmly BY,
or dodge the issue or refuse to do things IN q proper way!
Another thing, Mr.. Chairman. Mr.. Boreham told US
that he has quite a lot Of equipment. But, apparently, ne
didn't tell us that he had a lot OF broken-dQWn equipment.
Mr.. Chairman, broken-doWn equipment isn't going TO clear
those three main cutters. Those cutters, Mr. CHAIRMAN,
should have been cleared long age if the Administration
was given proper attention to the situation IheIe IS no
sense to have a shovel digging stuff from the gutter and
nutting it on the bank, Mr.. Chairman. There should Pc
trucks there to take that stuff at once and move It along
the Waterfront or s~omeplace where there IS room Tor II,
but don't leave it on the gutter bank. Il we have q rain To-
NIGHT what will happen? The stuff you have placed on the
bank will be washed in again and the streets will pc HOOD
I'd again. Mr.. Chairman, that doesn't make sense! ~ pc
1eve the administration is actually sleeping on the lOD
and it is time that they wake up and DO something. we
cant have people suffering like that.
We have money. Let's spend the money. Let US IN
port people if we have to. There is no excuse. We shouldn't
say that we can't get people to do the work We can get
people to do the work il we take q little time OUT 70 make
an effort to have the work done, Mr.. Chairman.
wish, Mr.. Chairman, that you would DO something.
write 4 letter to the Governor letting him know that
something should be done. That this Legislature feels that
the proper attention is not being given to our poor people
and that he should do something about it right away.
Thnnk 81 Mr. Chairman