HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 343, 5 September 1868, Page 3

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE MEETING.

The Westport Hospital Committee met on Saturday at five o'clock, when there were present, Dr Giles, Chairman, Messrs M'Farland, Smyth, Harris, Munro, O'Conor, Tyler, and Munson, The hon. sec, Mr Munro, read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed. The secretary stated that he had received two tenders that evening at five o'clock, for building the new hospital, and that the parties informed him that they had seen a notice in the " Evening Star," that tenders would be received up to that hour, and as it was a mistake of the paper it rested with the Committee whether they received them or not, as the parties stated they had not seen the Westport Times with the advertisement calling for tenders.

M'O'Conor stated that those who had tendered last would see their way clearer now, as some timber had arrived since the first tenders were given in and previous to that timber was very scarce in Westport, and he thought the time should be extended. A long discussion ensued whether or not the tenders should be admitted. Mr Harris stated that a " local " was no authority, and that the time for receiving tenders was advertised in the Westpoet Times, in which Mr O'Conor concurred. Mr M'Farland asked why the meeting was not called on the day that the tenders were received. Mr Munro said it would have been inconvenient for him to have attended on Friday. Mr Harris consideredlt manifestly unfairfor the sake of twotendersto throw the whole thing over. He moved, and Mr Smyth seconded : —That those tenders which were not sent in at the regular time be rejected Mr Tyler thought that the time should be further extended, and he agreed with Mr O'Conor in his view of the matter. He moved as an amendment which Mr M'Farland seconded: all the tenders be returned, and the time extended to Wednesday next, which was carried.

Mr O'Conor explained the progress of the local sub-committees, after which a long discussion took place, in which Messrs Tyler, Hprris, Munro, and Dr Giles took part. The question being that the secretary did not wish to act in that capacity to the sub-com-mittee, as his actions as secretary were confined to the Committee.

Mr Munro read a report of the last meeting of the sub-committee-Mr Tyler moved and Mr Munro seconded : —That the report be referred back to the committee, with intimation that it does not form part of the secretary's duty to conduct the correspondence of sub-committees. Mr Harris said the question was whether the secretarywastoconductthecorrespondence of sub-committees. He considered the secretary was only to conduct the correspondence of the Committee. Mr Tyler's motion was then carried. The Treasurer reported that he had received 10s additional subscriptions from Messrs Alcorn and Fleming and also £9 3s from German Terrace. Mr o'Conor stated that he declined to act as chairman of sub-committee in future, Mr Smyth proposed and Mr O'Conor seconded Mr Harris as chairman of subcommittees. Carried. Messrs Baillie and Powell were elected as auditors for the coming month. Messrs Powell, Smyth, and Munson were elected as a visiting committee. After this the Committee adjourned till Wednesday evening next, when tenders are to be in at 4 o'clock. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.