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meeting.Councillor Linkson : I don't remember you telling me, but I will not say you did not.Councillor Watt: whether Councillor Link-soo recollects it or not the fact remains. Besides Councillor Rabbieh knew the tenders were to be in by Saturday ; supposing he did no: know, one would hare naturally thought that be would hare made enquiries.Councillor Linkjon: I went sroand the street several times on Saturday night looking for Councillor Rabbieh but failed to find him. and at 9 o'clock went around and told Councillors Parks and Kitchen that the chairman was waiting for them to come around to consider the lenders, and they both came.Omodlloi Hardy : My question is not answered yet.Councillor Watt: What question /Councillor Hardy ; I want 10 know i! there was not a tender rcceired lower than 2s.Councillor Watt : How many times do you require 10 be told to understand. I told the Council about 20 minutes ago that there was a lender received lower than 2*. It was Vomard's but it was not good *-nocgb to wait till Christmas before the contract was completed, when there were tenders in from men who would carry out the contract at once.Councillor Parks: There was a lender received at u II #d. \\'e considered tbe trouble experienced through the tenderer not carrying out the work quick enough on a previous occasion. 50 we decided to throw it in with the 2s tenders, so after all be had bis chance.Councillor Walt: I will move that the minutes ol the Public Works Committee be received.Councillor Parks : I will second the motion.Councillor Rabbieh : Seeing that there is some diaalisfactiuo I hope Councillor Wall will not push that the minutes of that meeting be received.Councillor Walt: As far as I can sec at present there is only one man who has a lot to say, and be doesn't belong to the Public Works Committee. I am blamed for calling the meeting on my own responsibility, which I deny.Councillor Rabbieh : I shall vole against it.Councillor Linkson ; It is rather unfortunate that Councillor Rabbieh was not informed of the meeting, I have found out since that the accepting of Williams’s lender was illegal—be did not send a sample of sxooe. I saw Councillor Ilafcbicb on Monday morning and be toldme we had made a mistake.Councillor Parks : We did not make a mistake.Councillor Lioksoo: I saw Williams end told him there was some mistake and be had
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Burra Record
Burra, South Australia, AU
Wed, Sep 28, 1892
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