County Works.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8615, 19 December 1896, Page 1

County Works.

It will be remembered that wbjß I the last batch of County works wera 1 advertised for contract, the various 1 jobs were cut into sections in order to' i allow small tenderers—notably, the | settlers along the road—to compete. In 1 answer to the advertisement the Board, " § of "Woita has received and accepted'' I the following:—'' '' ' ,<■ -i TIIAMEB-WHANGAMATA ROAD - WIRES TKAGK. " j I'No. 1 section; 350 loads gravel— . | Chas. Short, 4s per load; Jas,"Hawke , s,' : 4ssd; J. "W.Eickit, 4s6d. No. 2 section, 350 loads gravel— : j Chas. Short, 3s 6d'; Jas. Hawkes, 3s • i 7d; J. W. Kickit, 3s sd. . .' ' - No. 3 section, 350 loads gravel— -; Chas. Short, 3s; Jas. Hawkes, 3s sd: J. W. Eickit, 3s 4d. No. 4 section, 350 loads gravel— I Chas. Short, 2s 6d; Jas. Hawkeß, 2s.' 1 9d; J. W.Eickit, 2slid. " A It was resolved that Mr Short's ; I tenders, being on the average the'U| lowest for the above-mentioned works, - ! be accepted. ' * - *»•. ,- i THAMES-HIKUTAIA EOAD. ,'; 1 METAL, '. - I No. 1 section, carting of 50 loads from Omahu quarry—P.-W. Bennett,' s '" 5s 5d per load; J; W. Eickit, 7s 6d; Chas. Short, Bs. No. 2 section, 50 W/ Bennett, 4s fid; J. W. Eickit, 3s 1 Id; ' Chas. Short, 4s. No. 3 section, 50 loads—F. W, ~' Bennett, 4s 6d; J. W/ Eickit, .sb; Chas. Short, ss. , ' ; •' I No. 4 section, 50 loads—F.< W. y - i Bennett, 5s sd; J. W. Eickil, 5s lOd; \ Chas. Short, 6s. «>.....; Eesolve'd that Mr Bennett's tenders, being tho lowest average for the four sections, be accepted. , " SPAWLS. No, 1 section, procuring and delivering 100 loads' F. Crane, fis. No. 2 section, 100 loads—John •■ Douglas, 5s 6d. ' ». s •' No. 3 section, 100 loadi—John - Douglas, 4s lOd. • '- ■ No. 4 section, 100 loads-W. Ashby, -, Bs. " ;• , . Eesolved: That Mr Crane's tender - for No. 1, Mr Douglas' for Nos 1 ,2 and 2, and Mr Ashby's for No. 4, be ac-' - cepted. . ' TURUA-NETHERTON EOAD. Forming and ' fascining—E. W. '. Bagnall, £140 (accepted). TARARU CREEK ROAD. Eepairing Euts—W. J. McKee, £48 1,55; Jas. Hawkes, £65; .Jno. Taylor, £75; Jno.'J. Kennerley, £78, Mr McKee's tender was 1 accepted,' WAIOTAHI CREEK ROADI, - Two tenders were received, one from Mr W. J. McKee at £18 ss, and, , „ tho other from Mr Campbell at £22 10s. Mr McKee's tender was accepted. ' , !