OAMARU-NASEBY RAILWAY COMMITTEE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 427, 14 June 1877, Page 3

OAMARU-NASEBY RAILWAY COMMITTEE.

Tenders were received from Messrs Grant and Co., Thornton and Bull, II; Donkin, T. D. Triphook, W. H. Coyle, John Hardy, and John Hoskyns. After consideration, the choice lay between Messrs Grant and Co. and Thornton and Bull. The Chairman of tLe-Oaniaru aud Naseby Hail way Committee. Sin, —\Y e have "the honor to tender for the flyiu* survey of tho a'>ove line, at lour pounds eighteen fhillings per mile (£4 165.) The survey if our terder b? accepted, will be performed with tho theodolite, and will give:—Ist—Elevations alons; ;>ropoaed routes 2nd—The most suitable grades. 3rd—Topographical sketeli of country traversed ; and 4th—Description of land on each side of line"*. This description of survey would be the only one which would give your Committee an approximate idea of the earth work, Ccc,on the line. A mere barometrical survey would be almost valueless to your Committee, except so far as actual elevations i'.ro concerned, and cveu then such ilata is not to be depended upon. Jf, however, the latter survey is the one required, our price would be considerably reduced. - We have, &c., Grant and Co., ginecrs and Authorised -Surveyors. Messrs Thornton and Bull stated : - To determine the best' route, and f'irnish your Committee with report stating probable length of ihe line, the ruling gradients, and approximate, cost of construction; for the sum of £l5O ; but should you decide upon having a parliamentary survey made, after the report on the preliminary survey is considered, we would undertake to wake the parliamentary survey for yo"., charging iii that case £IOO Tor the preliminary survey. Wo would also undertake to have the parliamentary survey,{plans, sections, &c., rea.iy by the meeting of parliament, on the 19th pyox.. if instructions were given us immediately after the report was considered. Mr. Heid moved—That Messrs Grant and (Jo's tender be accepted, provided that they signify that the £d 18s. per mile apply to the selection line only. The motion was seconded by Mr. Campbell. As an amendment, Mr. Connell moved That Messrs Thornton and Bull's tender be accepted. Mr Gibbs seconded the amendment. On being put, the amendment was lost, and the original motion put and carried. DEPUTATION TO THE GOVERNMENT. At the suggestion of Mr. Campbell, it was resolved that one member each from tho County Councils of Waitaki, Maniotrto, aud Wm ma tc> one member each from the Municipal Councils of Oamaru and Naseby, and one member from the associated lioad Boards of the Oamaru district, be invited to form a deputation, to proceed to Wellington as soon as Parliament is in session, to interview the Government concerning tho railway.— ' JNorth Otago Times.' T'uo Chairman intimated thai he" ha' 1 ' received a telegram from Gran', to the effect that the tender of Grant and Co. was £4 ISs. on total length of survey.. It having been icsolved that the acceptance of G rant and Co.'s tender should be on the condition that £4 18s. referred i>) the selected route, otherwise the Messrs Tliorhto)) and Bull's ('ender be accepted,— Mr. O'Meaghcr moved—That Messrs Thornton and Bull bo-telegraphed to ;u once, inforjning ihein J hat their tender has hem accepted, aud the .Committee trust that tiiey will commence operations, forthwith, as it is important that no time should be lost, The motion was seconded-by Mr. Gibhs, and carried. A vote of thanks to the chair termi-; unted tho business. T