TENDERS FOR CARTING.
[To the Editor of the Daily Telegraph.] mr, —The decision of the Council on Wednesday night, in the matter of the tender of Messrs Tait and Mills, is to my mind truly in keeping with the doings of that great body of intellect. The " much ado about nothing" made by them in the consideration of the letter of the District Engineer, whose idea of what is right and proper in regard to correspondence is not equalled by the whole party of councillors together (the Mayor included), is more in their line than any attempt lo save the pockets of the ratepayers. I would ask is there one of them who, had it been their own private case, would not have acted differently than was done in this matter of cartage? Or would each of them not have acted in this wise (or similarly)—to have accepted the lowest tender, conditionally that (before say noon of the following day the tenders were before the great Public Works Committee) the accompanying cheque was marked by a banuer? Of course, considering that the tenderers were in an equal position to be able to carry out the work required. Would that I could think as highly of them as they would have us think ; there would then be fewer irregularities in this fair town.—l am, &c, XT . r , Gn *t v. Camel. Napier, July 8, 1881.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3129, 8 July 1881, Page 2
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234TENDERS FOR CARTING. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3129, 8 July 1881, Page 2
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