He Wouldn't be Nasty | Hop

 Livingston Hopkins, He Wouldn't be Nasty, The Bulletin, Vol. 11 No. 545 (26 Jul 1890, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-450829406

He Wouldn't be Nasty

“There being no objection to the preamble of the Bill, the Mayor, before putting it to the vote, said he was personally opposed to railways and tramways being taken out of the hands of the Government and placed in the power of private people, but the city had received so very little consideration or remuneration from the Government for the use of its streets, and the Aldermen had so carefully considered the measure, that if they obtained the consent of the people he would have no objection to the adoption of a Bill of that character.” — Mayor Burdekin on the Sydney Tramway Bill.

The Which, Being Interpreted

“Well, boys I don’t believe in selling the trams, but the sale wouldn’t kill me and I don’t intend to worry to death about it,”