CONTRACT PENALTY FOR FERRY WHARF

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2130, 23 April 1914, Page 6

CONTRACT PENALTY FOR FERRY WHARF

HABBOI'E BOARD DIVIDED. Thero was a brief hut amniated discussion at tho meeting of the Harbour Boaid last evening in reference to traiw saot-iojis betw-wn tlio board aftd the contractor who recently carriod ©ut altera- . tioiis to tho Ff-rry Wharf. Th& m-a-ttfir was discussed iii coininittcb, but wl-ieu the. board! restttnod Sir, A. H. Hindlnarsh said that he wished to enter an objection. Sβ stated that Slf, Sl'Leaa had finished tho Ferry Wharf contract some months behind time, 'JlmlVbar-ves aflfl Accounts Conunitteo had recommended that £60 ■'should be deducted from tlie contract mwiey. Hudor tho contract tljß beard was entitled to deduct over £700. Hβ did .wot suggest tout anything should bfi' tafeeH by w«y of penalty, but the board slrould recover its cmWf-poclcqt espouses in tljo traiisactioM, n'aiuoly, £60, Tho cliaiTiniia said that tho WWfvcs and Accounts Committee had recoiu- ■ i-neiidoil- a d-adiictiffli of £60, but tlio ■ board in committee hnd reijitceij tbo amoTtnt to £30. ! It was his duty a-s chairman to-'move that tli-e refipinjueii" dation from eoianrittoo should bo opisroved. Ih. Hindmnrsh moved 1 to Rtriko out £30 and substitute £.60. 8 Blr. Qobbe seconded tlie aeeitdmfint. Sir. HMr<itl-i, in opposing tto 'amendrnent, said that tlio e'en tractor. Isad eii■eountered exceptional ct-iffieuSfiks in obtaining tedWod. Ho had made t-liree special trips to Sydney and then Lad been anablo to obtain shipping space. Mr. K-. A. Wright pointed out that the late strike had efeatly fiusrea-sed the contractors' difficulties. Mr. J. Trevor said thai no et-bcr KiewIjer of tho boftrd thaji Mr. Hinimarsh would havo persisted in moving another motion in this matter after being de- . tented by seven voids to two. "Wo i hnv« get the rejiorteis here." added Mr. Trevor, "that is tbo top and botI toiii of it." He- did «ot know, if any f'lectioii was coming on, but no sttPinber would lnu-e brongJit this un but for a. political purpose. Iff. Hindmarsh: 'fliat purpose is honestv, Mr. Tcovor! Sir. CVibbo sn«l that ho thoupht a deilnctiou of £60 reasoaaWe, since tho • contraclflf was liablo to penalties totalling £720. Mr. Kletdier sssicl tliat tlio -Board] would follow its usual course- if it <Je« • ducted £60 to cover the espouses it ltiid: iisc.arred in tho i matter. On a difisieji tlie decis-imi of the board in committee to dcrfoct $30 from the contract payment was approval ly' flight- rotes to Lhroo. 'Hi-ose who voted for this oolirse M'ero: Messrs, SPEwsin, Hnnicli, ftiMfntli, M'F.irlaiie, Nntlia'J), Trevor, W'ttf-on, iiiifl Wrkht. Messrs, Fletcher. C'oblio, ?>i)d H-ittdmsi'rsli Voted for a £60 rlwh-ictioii.