Thames Water Supply Committee.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3005, 2 October 1878, Page 2

Thames Water Supply Committee.

r : The usual moathly meting of this body wag held at the Council Chambers lost evening. There were present^tfeisri Brassey (in the chair), Brodie, Bp#ight, and Ehrenfried. . - MINUTES* -. /-'. . -' The minutes,of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. ' __ — NEW XSKBttS.-;.; The Chairman read the certificate under the liand of the Mayor re the appointment of himself,-On Price, Khrenfried, and Speight as members of the "Committee. .<■; , BTEiXING WAnB.' v" v* >-'.l A letter was read from Mr 801 l stating that Mr Nodder had been drawing .water from Mr Brett's tap since .it was lrid on. The Turncock was instructed to make inquiries. ' ' TBHDBBS JOB PIHBS.< r, , -," The following letter was received from Messrs T. ..and S. Morrin:—" Queea street, Auckland, N.Z., September 19. 1878.-The Chairmau Thame. WatS Supply Committee.—Dear Sirj—We beg to acknowledge jeceipt of communication from your Board giring result of late tendennK for water, pipes,, and also yonr note (unofficial) of IBth linst. The areraga weight of oar pipes is 340.15; and if the weight can be multiplied by 860, and then again by £410s per ton and furnish a total higher than McCauTs' tender of £1508 we will give in; but until then we must maintain that we were the- lowest teade.-ei3, and hare been wroiiglr rejected. Why you should tisist on gmnß! our pipes a higher arerage thpn we claim for them, o\ why it should be. taken for granted that we were. going to supply pipes of a greater aTera T e weight than McCanl, we are at a loss to understand; and we think that the tenders, being in different form, one a lump and the other at per ton, the fairest.;,way of deoidiajr would certainly hare been \ o hare asked us our total. But it. would almost aDDear that you allowed McC*. u l to determine the weight both of our tnd hig o|rn# Ot course we must bo^ to your decision, and, having plac d on.r opinion on record 7£VS£S*?*J m respectfully,: T. The Secretary stated that Morrin'i tender was informal, and.McCaul's tender was really the lowest, as was found when calculations were gone into. The letter had bern already answered. ■"'':•" Aftar some discussion it was resolred to receive the letter. '• *»■"*»»» ',-„ ™ OUABANTBB -^ **" The following letter was .xeWd ftom •""."""T of tho »*«»¥ of New ZeS £7^ :r'; S*^ of New Zealand, ThamS, |7th September, 1878.-P. C. Dean, Esq.! Secretary Jhame* Domestic Water Sup! ply Committee -Dear Bir^l. begto LThV* t ¥***»* M the guarantee, to the Bank for an adrance of £36C3 to arc aaifffi Yd'V d ' &,-5S It was decided that the Secretary commumcate with the County CouwiUmd Parawai Board on the matter; - FINANCE. Accounts amounting to, £95 wera passed for payment. re

Messrs Thorburn, Stone and Brwier

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