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21. Councillor Campbell having resigned his position as a
Wandsworth Representative of the Council on the Governing
Technical
institute. Body of the Wandsworth Technical Institute, the
Council, on the 6th May, appointed Councillor Wise to fill the
vacancy.
22. Councillor Lidiard, who had been for six years this
Metropolitan Council's Representative on the Metropolitan
Water Board. Water Board, resigned that position on the 26th
March last, and the Council expressed its appreciation of his
valuable services by passing the following resolution, viz. :—
"That this Council has received with much regret the resignation of
Councillor Lidiard as its representative on the Metropolitan Water Board.
Councillor Lidiard has been a Member of the Board since its incorporation
in 1903, and by his special knowledge of the subject of the water supply of
the Metropolis was able to render great assistance in bringing into operation
the Act of 1902, under which the various Metropolitan Water Companies
were dissolved and their powers and duties transferred to the new
Authority. This Council records its high appreciation of the valuable
services which Councillor Lidiard has rendered, especially to this Borough,
during his six years' Membership of the Water Board, and its sincere
thanks for the ability and constant attention shown by him in the discharge
of the laborious duties which devolved upon him during that time.
The Council further desires to recognize the great service given to the
public by Councillor Lidiard, as the first Mayor of the Borough and as a
Member of this Council and of its predecessor, the District Board of
Works, for the long period of twenty-five years."
23. On the 7th April the Council unanimously elected Alderman
Lorden its Representative on the Metropolitan Water Board
to fill the vacancy.
24. With the view of making the Wandsworth Town Hall
Wandsworth more suitable for letting the room lately used as a
Town Hall. General Office for the Rating Department and the
small hall have been converted into one room. The walls of the
entrance hall and staircase have been tiled and other works of
decoration carried out; and the scale of charges has been revised.
25. Several firms having withdrawn their tenders for works,
after acceptance by the Council, the following
Withdrawal
of Tenders. standing Order was passed, viz. :—
"That the Council will not accept the tender of any
person or firm who shall on any previous occasion have withdrawn a
tender after the same has been opened by the Council or a Committee,
unless the reasons for the withdrawal were satisfactory to the Council."