SUPERVISION WORK

Stratford Evening Post, Volume III, Issue 209, 23 November 1934, Page 4

SUPERVISION WORK

Can the Cauhty |hgintfer Act 1 ! ; ,//'-;).: STRATFGBb HOSPiTAL :]:■', PROP Rf That a request ; be, *maide.jto ; t'ttie County Council; that; -tiEfervCpuniyrEn gi neer be eiivpow^fed■'■ toi supery.i&e all construction \vditK. at was a. ;jtoe meeting of the: Stratford .jiospital Board -today, byvijr J:/qphr.iQk". s ; There were b>v;D^is,aayapia^fes v he said, and he ..was: sure. /there"would be a J)ig saving;;'/*?? /explained, that the work would be done" 'ln * "Mr Spence's own time. ' ",■/ J Opposition on a matter of principle was expressed by Mr G. P. tt&rk ness. Th» county engineer received a good salary for full time work,'he said. There were people in.town who supported the hospital, and it was only right tha t they should expect something from' the Hospital Board in return. . .'. • •■'. He did not intend to take work away from the local tradespeople hud architect?, said Mr Cormick.. All his motion implied was that they were adopting a system of having a qiiali lied man to supervise the work.-and save the ratepayers' money. He would be the last man to suggest taking work away from an.architect. It was pointed out that the county council might not accept,the suggos tion and permit their engineer to do the work. The motion was carried with one dissenting vote. ';_'"/