TOWN BOARD.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 7, 23 November 1863, Page 3

TOWN BOARD.

I Friday, Not. 20th, 1863. j ' oard met at twenty-five minutes . o'clock. Present— The Chairman, ggers, Grieve, Reynolds,, Livesey, &, Mclvor, Giller, aad Beaven. - • cqg^rANCE or 7 contbacts. steW of accepting contracts* was efore the Board by theTeception of from Messrs "Burgoyne and x Son. nplained that their tender for the of the gratings in Dee-street had -»rded before the specified time, 12 n the day named for receiving the white the contract from Hall and 1, which had been accepted, was nofc, itil between two snd -three o'clock, ■s inferring that the successfal tending a previous knowledge of the tendered by other contractors, were o tender at a lesser amount, and heir contract accepted, ence to the Clerk to the Board cor-* the statement as to the 'time tlie aiders were sent iri. \ - * ( liscussion which arose, it was menist if the acceptance of Hall and l*s coritract was not rescinded, Bur--1 Son might sue the Board for com- , for non-compliance with the usual g in not adhering to the time for the tenders, while on the other hand, .I'Dosakl having fiat their tender ac- ■ a i-esoHrtion of the Board, would ipeasation for damages sustained by mmenoedthecentract. It was elicited ficial •cemmanicatiori of the accept* ieir contract bad been forwarded to M'Donald. A resolution was ultiwved by Mr Giller, seconded by Mr , and carried, to tha effect thae ender of Hall and M'Donald had not ived at the proper time, the work ire-advertised. v X ATB COMMUNICATION FaOM TIE ENGINEER. IDmmunioation. from the, .[Engineer, ret the nrevious meeting oTtmj Board — ed in the Times of Friday* —Was "taken isideration. ■a request of some of the members, the >r, again read 'the communication to id. After the letter had beenifeaoV iggers, who had been the mover of the on relative to the clearance of-TSy torn clay, entered into a lengthy, ii** in of the reasons he had for ao doing. ' v j gome few quesiions had been asked. j Ingineer, by members of the Board, j been replied to, '. ■iller, in moving, -the following resoluJH it was extremely unpleasant to have. A He had known the Engineer for a Ke. andbadentertameia high opinion' Wrilities-; but he was of opinion that ■resent Instance he had rather coni■imself. He regretted exceedingly th.it Sd and the Engineer had not been »ork harmoniously together— quo ing . 1 ;of the divided bundle of sticks as; • pie of *the «vil of disunion. It ap- [ 9 him that matters had arrived at .; it, that a separation was necessary. ! always seen it the'icase "thai whenj \ rs and employes had a serious breach i (hem, it generally turned out that it i olitic to patch it up. yWithafew ! entary remarks he moved the [a, which was — ■■ I beg to move that ion of the Engineer to the Board , unsatisfactory in consequence of the he has assumed in relation to cci tain . connection witb the Board, and it £. ■ \ kel^to operate .prejudically , to the I- j terest^t is desirable that tinder such | mces the Engineer be requested to V is appointment, and that the Clerk ' \ ited to^T^iish the Engineer with a ' Ihis resolution." ; >gers seconded it. \ igineer said before the motion went - . te, he wished to read a statement for j 5t of those- members who were prein order that, as his statement was , - t, it migbtrbe correctly reported. . igineer then .read the following stateer which he handed it to the repre- ""[ jof the press :— ,. '..'_ :ii „A.. 7 ' <i before proceeding on the matter in appears desirable for the public , and, in order that those members of 1 I, whoarenot inthe-'secrejU^shoiUa A mg led to [authorise prolJßedings, »ht prove injurious to: the Interests . i sent, that such gentlemen should i ed of a rumour I hear,; outside, and \ \ ithe following effect, i.e., that the me originated in an intrigue of two Isfor private ends, [to the; I neglect ot ' .', crests, and in opposition thereto. A ms probable that particulars render- :" ••; | imour a well-known "fact, may; be V tamable. V v yX\ ie information of those members 5 nothing of, and are above such ; [s, and to preventvsmch^members < ny way misled by apportion ofthe \ eh has special opportunities of being ned, but which, in tins. .day's paper it he (the Engineer) had r preyiously* the men subsequently put on again i 5 rk , I beg to say that, ,1 nay£ in vari-' ~*s ied to the instructions received ,' oard to the Tery letter. te, *v^ 7 «ad instructions, been given tome VI the gratings all up again. I should J *my duty to attend to them, the j jlng by such injtructions assumed |;bility. 7[7 [Y[ ( „7 .., Xbd the instructions given to, the an intended offence to me, been . c, they would hare been acted on 1 7. . ..-yAxy-yy ■ iia work was already in hand, as I j ledly stated. ' 7%'-- -. t ith regard to the instructions given to pay off the men. i employed [by applied to by the men,, 'fo; know ' ); by the &^A.toi-ci^i^;^&i. [ 3 that I refused both . to the men i Clerk' in any way to ' interfere, id no instructions, consequently J at that I had discharged the men, ' be a deliberate falsehood: y " R. M. Mabchant. j ' member., 1863." -._ ■- .' ; ' - -^ y ;^ -. . 'would beg to move . that such a "\ * received. It referred tosubjecu 1 be Board. ' v,:V: ■ .7. v v" I wer said it did.-' •- *■,>:■■£ ■ 'Vvi-fc i 7. olds would second Mr Giller's c thought the Board would be * temselves to be insulted 7if they ' ' einto consideration a document of. i rs asked tbe engineer if he would * embers referred to in his'letter. i ineer said that he was hot in a 1 atne them. 'td&j [^hen formally moved the followjps ion, which was seconded by Mr ' Vi That the written explanation as '- Uarchaht, the Engineer,- for the i ofthe Board be not as ' ipher valueless, and as charging, tfiduab; if the document refers to s of the Board ,they> should; be r i the BftKd cannot take cbgi fr. ri w of dofcr-rumours except borne I '" ' ' XAAA--e [Resolutions were put by the "d there beng no contrary amendI dared them carried^ yv:p; ] leer then withdrew, and the led. ..-..,. Wi.*,-*-' ■'. ■■-. ■ ;-. * J * • r :;;^"' : '':'-:"-a

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