Palmerston District Hospital & Charitable Aid Board

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 148, 11 June 1892, Page 2

Palmerston District Hospital & Charitable Aid Board

A special meeting of the above .BoarcPwas held on Thursday. Present — Messrs Lethbridge (chairman), Haybittle, Park, Taylor, Nye, and Ransome. The Chairman stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose of formally accepting tenders for the Hospital, When the tenders were opened it I was fouud that Mr Rawlin's tender had been increaaed^byHSf^Sd that [ of Mr Carter for the carpentering did not include the' supply Joffelfrlp'r the roof/ The other tenders were the same as before, with the exception of $hWMr Tf J^^^Sso^pplied for the post of architect 1 . ?/ \ ! A discussion -took, place on the changed aspect of affairs, several members expressing their belief | that the former tenders were* bidding^i>n the tenderers. ; : ;/ ,i-<\\\.LT The chairman was of opinion that the Board should take legal advice oh the matter before proceeding further. Mr Haybittle Said » he iwaiiL^very sorry he was unable to attend* ihe : last meeting.; He had: beien' surprised to learn that the Board had! been'sb'weak as to give way and call 'for freßt^tenders. If the tenders called ik March were illegal, so were those called^now, or more so ; as the minute accepting the tenders still stood; < He was sorry that Mr Grant wasabseni or' ngi&ght have said much kdr^;H^ ? ySjuTcl oppose the acceptance ' of fresh 1 tenders. He did not think that legal wasnecesary; V ■■>< A The Chairman pointed tint tHai the appointment of the architect Vjnugbt not have be%n eikctly'in br^ef, as tenders had not been r called 1 for the position. '• - ! « r Mr Park upheld Mr liaybittle in his remarks, "re the weakness dl T the Board in giving Way. He Ha&ojf^ked the motion. There hafl ! b^Bn '"two courses open, one was to go *^> law, and the other was : to -'formally go through the whole business again. For his part he was'ijuiie willing to pay his share hi flitigatioitt3>^of his own purse. He, fhoright, however, that such a course would be against the best interests of the hospital,-and therefore he had given way & s On the motion^of iMr* Park, it was decided to. rescind the motion/appointing Mr Larcdmb architect to the Board.;, 1 i'il'.i^'T . Mr Grant arrived at this sstngftr On the motion ; of Mr Park, seeoaded by Mr Taylor,. Mr. Lareomb wt&sappointed architect to^the^ ; Board» ;c '' IC I The Chairnran gtjited l Mt T the newtenders wetev£lop;inl exq^8 ri qf the previous ones,' and he ihoog|iVJ^ r?* 3 advisable to .get legal- Vdyiceb.a^i to whether or not the ; first ltendenfc»tere binding. He was quite iptepawd* to pay for the legal ad vice 'himsjelf.^ „ The Chairman and Mr ! Grari€ wfere authorised to get a ]e^l''oPMMon B on the matter i}bm : Messrjs . Bakec and Cooke, and the Board .adjpurne^ for lunch. '/ :. .:; ,;■"; „^.,]v^.L Upon resuming, it was Teported the solicitor's opinion was vr t6 i! the 4ffect that the Board could v nW fi^Ohe tenderers to their fir§^ ,tenderf,neitner could the tenderer^ plaim ; against the Board if tenders sent in r to, that meeting Were ' rejected I '"i-L^hß^ Board were at liberty "to : call' forentirely new tenders. The whole of the resolutions passed at the former meetiite*acceptiiig tenders were respi||^^md the fresh tenders sent in were accepted.— Manawatu Times. ." ':■■■.- ■ "' •' -: " '""il: XI