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12 NOVEMBER, 1890.
III. The Clerk submitted and read copy of advertisements as
inserted by him in the "Contract Journal'' and "Builder,"
inviting tenders for re-dressing and re-laying pitching in the
Commercial Road, and submitted tenders received in pursuance
thereof.
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Thomas and resolved
—That the tenders be now opened.
The tenders were then opened as follows:
Taking
up and
re-laying,
&c., at
per yard
super.
Taking
up, redressing,
&c., at
per yard
super.
New
Guernsey
Pitching
at per
yard
super.
Concrete
at per
yard
cube.
Excavating
and
Carting
away at
per yard
cube.
Woodham & Fry
1/10
3/5
10/3
15/-
2/9
Griffiths, W.
1/3
3/8
10/6
13/6
3/3
Rutty, G. G.
2/6
4/-
10/6
10/-
3/-
Turner & Son
2/-
4/3
12/3
15/6
4/6
Mowlem, J.& Co.
2/-
3/5
10/11
14/-
3/6
Biggs, J.
2/-
3/6
11/-
15/-
4/-
Moved by Mr. Hirst seconded by Mr. Browning—That the
tender of Mr. Griffiths be accepted.
Mr. Steadman moved as an amendment to add to the
motion the words "upon condition that he will agree in the
" contract to pay the standard rate of wages."
Mr. Hirst accepted the amendment, and the motion as
amended was put to the meeting and declared carried.
It was resolved accordingly—That the tender of
Mr. Griffiths be accepted upon condition that he will agree
in the contract to pay the standard rate of wages.
IV. Mr. Richardson asked for the use of the Vestry Hall on
behalf of the Workmen's Home Union, for the purpose of
holding a public meeting on the subject of the Housing of the
Working Classes Act.
Moved by Mr. W. A. Kemp seconded and resolved—That
the use of the Hall be granted, as requested, upon the usual
terms.