WELLINGTON CITY AFFAIRS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 76, 28 March 1903, Page 2

WELLING TON CITY AFFAIRS.

PBft PRK3S ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Much 27. Referring to the irtde and Libjur Cour.cil'i protest against the street blosking being done by contract, the Mayor explained that it does no' nec?ssarily follow tint the work will not even'mlly be carried ou 1 ; by day labour b: cau<e of th« action tak^n; but it mint bi a tna'tor of conaiilerabl.t ea'i-fic i a to th:i Council, as also to citizens, if on rrceip'; of fr..sh tenders it is clearly expre-seJ that Oiry Eoijineji's estimate, having in the memtime bean carefully considerrd, is sufficient for th-. work, and thut if con tractors are unable ta appro ich the figures in such circumstances, the Council could not possibly take any other course than carry out the work themselves, whcivas if an outside contractor upon review quotes a lower figure than the estimate of the Oity Engineer, it will then become a matter for consideration to the Council whether the apparent saving will be sufficient tj kduce them to accept his tender.

Representatives of the Melrosa Borough and the Oity Council have attach-, d their signatures to the agreement embodying the terms on which the two bodi«s agreed to amalgamate and constitu'e a greater Wellington.