, 1892-06-15

ON the road now proposed to be made again;
and no one can see the utility OF having two
roads running parallel with each other. AS
regards the conditions, it will be seen that the
first one is that the work shall be under pub
lie control; aud here lie would ask the Govern
ment, who does it intend shall do the work?
(The Gorsrnor: The Building Inspector), and
who is to inspect that the work is properly
....... The Governor:
The road Commission -. .....) Well, tie
general opinion is that if the work be put up
for public licitation, it could be obtained for
q sum under Lieutenant Jorgensen's estimates
there are several mail proprietors, possessing
stock, who could have the power and desire
to contract for the work. they should not be
dsbarred and the work ought not to be given
over entirely to Lieutenant Jorgensen, even
if under the Road Commission. Then again,
there are S237.S8 expended for the temporary
repairs after the rainfall, and Westend
Quarter will have its portion of that amount
or about one half Of the total sum, although
he can't say how much. Still, it is a positive
fact that there is no obligation on Estates to
do that wo K to the North of Westend, and he
would recommend to the Council not to grant
the amount of 8426 proposed as subventiou
for that work. Then again comes $50 and
$500 for framing the estimate aud the inspec-
ton with the work now, he could not say if
this amount would be needed to the full
extent, when that piece of work, the biggest,
be left out. AS regards the amendment on
the whole, it will be remembered that the
amendment was introduced after the Budget
Committee Report had been framed and
rendered it is not customary that such large
amounts are voted on only one discussion
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of the question if the work at the Pond Bridge
to the North Of the Fort is requisite, and if
the amount TO be spent on that work could be
spent elsewhere, he could recommend the
appointment Of a Committee on this Money
Bill. Moreover the Quarter ought not to be
made responsible for excuses for then there
will be no end of it. If the work is to be
given for public licitation, is a matter also for
consideration 1t is true the work ought TO
have been commenced aud done before the
time wo can expect the rainy season but it is
not our fault but it cannot be expected that
we now at this late period shall hurry on
blindly, and in after years be told that we
consented TO what might on mature considera-
ton have been better otherwise. He there
fore proposed a Committee Of 5 Members on
this Money Bill and Amendment. If the
work is to be done, Lieutenant J0rgensen
should not be 8 contractor tor the work tor
which he has made the plan and estimate.
The Governor said he could not rightly
understand what the honorable Speaker
meant. 1t is so, that the Building Inspector
conducts the public building work at the
least possible expense any saving in the
estimated sum goes to the Treasury. In the
case of a contractor, if he can do the work for
loss than the estimate, he puts the rest in his
pocket: if more be- required than what
be undertook it for, he has to pay the
deficiency. The Building Inspector super
intends and controls the work, but the savings
go to the Treasury If the amount be not
sufficient, then an addition must be made.
He must now therefore protest against the
words used by the Speaker; the fact is that
the Building Inspector gets a certain amount
for experimenting the work he is no con-
tractor. As regards the suggestion of calling
in tenders for the work, it must be remember
cd that VS. have no time to do so, if W. are
to have the work competed before the rainy
season sets in; we have already lost time.
Honorable Members will remember that it
took time to work out a plan and estimate
and to come to an Understanding with the
Road Commission, ana then to correspond
with the Home Government and to frume the
amendment and to have it printed. He
would have preferred to have the work done
first, and afterwards apply for the Grant;
but the Council has SO often complained of