CITY COUNCIL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14441, 6 February 1909, Page 5

CITY COUNCIL

SPECIAL MEETING. The f-'ily Cominil hold a sprrinl lnfflintr last In pass necessary resolutions in coiiii'u l ion will) Iho r.'iisiiiLt of tho loan of £206.900 recently authorised, to consider icm)'?rs for flip supply of niatori:il for dm Waipori ilin>lic;:tinn works. o:i(l to iloiil witli other 111u>stions. There wore present — The Mayor (Mr ,1. M'Donald). Crs Slcv/art, KmM, Snlliva'n. Fidd'.-. Scott. Ilnlhorfovd, Sinali, Wilson, Burr. Widk.'T, Sliaehloc!;. 11. 11. S. White, Burnett. Smith, Clilhison, ami Colo, (Jr Tapiey sent an apology for absence.

THK I.OAX I'.KSOM-TIOX. Tho council considered a mtinh"rof special resolutions bnarinir on Iho raisins; of tho loan of iiZCi.SOO, its repayment, issuo of doboNlures, and other inattors. Cr tiarr moved t!ie resolutions seriatim. In movinjr the first ho .said ho look it that no furl her explanation was necessary, as councillors wore well aware of the whole of the circumstances. Those wore iho formal resolutions that, its Iho solicitors advised tlie council, it was necessary to pass. Cr Burnett, seconded tho resolutions.

Cr Gilkison objected to tho provision that ill regard to iho sinking fund of 10s per ecnt-mn per <innum tho amount of such percentage tie paid to the Public Trustee. Why pass over their own sinking fund commissioners?

The Mayor said Iho act distinctly slated thiil. tho money must bo paid to the Public Trustee, but there was a movement on foot among municipal bodies to amalgamate to ask Parliament io rescind Ihe provision. The resolutions were unanimously agreed to.

WAII'OIII DI'I'LICATHHT. Tb? special committee (His Worship the Mayor, Cr Shackloek, and Cr Scott) appointed to consider, in conjunction with Mr Stark (city electrical engineer), the qiiolations for material for the Waipori duplication works reported that it had made comparisons and schedules of tho quotations received from the Pelton Water Wheel Company, Tuvnbtdl and Jones, National Electric Company, and United Electrics Construction Company for various purls c.f the plant. For suction 1 (including the generafors and spare parts) there wore three (Isolations— Turnbull and Jones £2567 6s 6d, National Electric £2582, ami United Electric Construction Company £2533. As the machino altered by (lie National Electric Company was Iho exact duplicate of the ones now operating, and as it had betfer regulation than cither of the others, hail a. larger capacity, took less exciting current., and tho difference in money was so very slight tho Coillllliltoo advised the acceptance of that company's (|iiotation. For section 2 ;he comniit.toe also advised that, the tender of tho National Electric Company (£1740) hn accepted, iho material being' exact duplicates of iho present, transformers, Messrs rurnbull and Jones and the United Electric Construction Company also temlernd. For soot ion 3 Ihree prices were received, and the committee recomrr.onded iho acceptance of tho lowest—that of Messrs Turnhuil and Jones 15.2). For section 4 ihree prices were received—National Electric Company £1072 10s, Turnbull and Jones £1105, and iniited Electric Company £1298. The committee advised the acceptance of tho tender of Messrs Turnbull and Jones, it Leiiiff lhe exact duplicate of the priveuf one. There was only a difference of £32, and this would not pay fur the advantage of having spare parts. The Mayor read the following telegram from Mr M'Cahe (n-onf for Mowrs U. W. Cameron and Co.), Wellington 1 " New York cable advises shipping; insulators nnd pins by steamer Wimbledon; also expect to quote for Waipori plant in about 10 da vs."

( r Shaclcloolc moved that; (ho report", bo adopted, and that Iho tenders recommended by the committee be accepted. There v.'ns a considerable diherenee between the price for the original plant and the present price —£11,000 being the original and £8900 present price. Ifc was considered advisable to have duplicates as near as possible of iho plant now at work, and, looking at 1 lie natter from that point of view, it was in 'be interests of the council fo accept the tenders recommended by the committee.

( r Bunieti seconded the motion,

Cr Keasl moved as an amendment—" That, no tenders be accepted on account of ibe telegram from Cimoron and Co." The tender from that firm mijjhl be lower and more to the advantage of'the eiiy than any ef the lenders already sent in.

Afier a short discussion fho amniidinent was withdrawn ami Ihe motion carried.