CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1410, 16 July 1881, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Annual Meeting of Ratepayers and Election of Trustees. The annual meeting of the Ratepayers of Cambridge was held at Town Board 1001ns on Wednesday night last, at 7 o'clock, and at the time appointed for the meeting the room was completely crowded, almost every ratepayer m Cambridge being present. .Sergeant-major Heaney, on the motion of j\lr J. IJ.1 J . Campbell, was voted to the j chair.

Annual Report. Mr Campbell, the chairman of the outgoing Boaid, read a somewhat lengthy lcport, dealing with finance, and setting forth geneial action and jjohey of the Board, and the v\uious works carried out under their huprietendence during the past twelve months. In regard to the Town Districts Bill, the report set foith what had been done by the Board towards getting the nicasui c passed. Their representative tin Parliament had telegraphed, in answer to the resolutions adopted at the late public meeting, that the bill would be re-inti cluced with every jDrospect 0 { \j e ing made law. No opportunity had been lost to advance the scheme for connecting Cambridge by rail with the main line. The Board had taken steps to obtain better post-office accommodation, and had succeeded, although the accommodation was still inadequate to the lequueincnts, and the Inulding itbelf unworthy of this comparatively populous district. Suppoited by the Resident Magistrate for ihe distnct. the Boaid had made strong re-pie-eutations to the (Government in regard to the unsuitable nature of the building used ab a Comt-housc, with the result that a building sufficient for their requirements had been fitted up. In these inatteis the Board desired to thank the member for the district (Mr J. B. VVhyte) foi his assiduous attention to their* interests In legal d to the pioposed deviations m Chapel- stieet, the following airtngemenfc between Messrs Hally and McNeish, and the Boaid would be submitted to thp meeting for confirmation. Ist. — Mr MoNeish has agreed to give 13 v 135 feet along the eastern side of lot 117 2nd. —Mr Hally lias agreed to give 13 x 375 feet along the eastern side of lot 117, and the same gentleman has also ■igieed to give 13 x 500 feet along the western side of lot 4 IS, thus making a, load 26 feet wide, for the following conMdcration.s : — (aJ The Board grant Mr Hally, oi his appointee, the use of that pait of Chapel-stieet lying between lots 4kS and 419, and iB2 and 583, for the term of 21 yeais at a nominal rent, (b) That the Boaid assist Mr Hally in obtaining the lease or freehold of No. 420. (c) That the Board pay all costs of necessary deeds for carrying this arrangement into effect. (j )) The consideration obtained by Mr McNeish being the advantage the proposed road will give him by enabling him to have access to his allotment from Queen stieet. — In conjunction with the Domain Board, the Board had been successful in getting the Government to lay down permanent survey standards for the convenience of the ratepayers. Of the contract works let by the Board the principal were the formation and gravelling of Lake and Victoria streets, at a cost of £H7 Ss 6d, and the formation of Duke-street west, which, now that the W. S. N. Co. had removed their wharf, was a very important thoroughfare. The Board had also laid down an additional drain along this street to relieve the main pipe. A number of footpaths had been gravelled. Owing to the wet weather little had been done in the direction of improving the old road to the wharf. Victoria street had been kerbed and channelled, which waa found to be a great improvement. Victoria-street had been planted with trees, presented by Major Wilson, all along the west and partly on the east side. Several owners of property adjoining had contributed towards the.dosft. The work of forming Queen-streeti niyft was now in progress. Regarding fche^oad between the bridges, the Cout%' Council had voted £150 towords the work which would have to be supplemented. The Board desired to thank Crs Wells and Kirkwood for having put the finances of the, County on a satisfactory footing, thereby insuring to the district its fair share of the County , revenue in the future. After referring to one or two other works, the report concluded with a hope that the labors of the Board had t?een for the public good, and with a tribute to the valuable services which. had been rendered by.,the Board's recretary, Mr J. IV Tliompsbn. Balance Sheet CAMBRiccm Nonra Townshib'Highway Board* 1880-81 : Receipts.— -Ranging feesj Ll9 Bs 3d; subsidies

(Genci.il Go\ crnmont) LlO7 4s 2(i, (W.iikato .' Counh Council), Ll5O ; '.ale yard fees, L 39 14s 8d; renting account: (office) LiC, (W. S. N. Co.) L 52, (Cl.irk and Gane) 1.26 ; poundage fees, Ll7 i6s qd , rates, lHho-Bi, X»27j r6s; arrears (do.), L2O 8s , Dog l'a\ fees, L 9 3s Cd : subscriptions, L 32, gorcc account, L 3; balance due Hank, L5B 7s 6d.— Total, LB3O 18 lod. E\pi NMinUKi . — B> balance due Bank, 1,5;6 13s od ro.uK work .mil mateii.il account, L 527 17s rommisMon (collecting rates), Ll5 , <-rrretary's Siilarj, \alu.ition, &c, L 27 10s; sundries, L 42 19S ' printing .md advertising-, L 25 us 6d ; trees plityiti^g', 1,68 18s; kerbing, L 2 us; engineering-, L^ 4 I s vM Bank mtciest, Ln 145. — Tot.ll, LB3O 185 unl. Statemknt or Assets and Liatulttjks Oambuidoe Nokth TowNhiur Board, 30th June : AssbTh. — To rates considered good, L2O; reaper and mower on hand, Li 2 10; Cl.irk and Gane frcnt), Ll3; W. S. N. Co. subscription, Ll2 10s; trees, planting, and kerbing account, L8 —Total, 1.66. L' Mm 11 ii'. — Hy ci-.lt due Hank, L5B 7s 6d; amount due engineer, L 5 , b.il.ince, Lz i 2!» 6d — lotil, LOo Mr Reid enquiied what steps had been taken to collect arrears of rates and expressed his surprise that such an amount «s tlipfc mentioned .should have been left by the out-goin£ trustees for collection by tlieir successois. Mr Campbell informed Mr Reid that a sum of £'2(i 8s Od of .-u rears had been collected by the ont-sroing tmstces, and th.it only some £20 remained to be collected. He'could a^suic Mr Reid that there was not another body in the provincial dibtiict of Auckland could show a more favourable balance-sheet— in the matter of arreais of rates— than that laid befoie the meeting that m<jht. Mr Reid maintained his argument. He thought -C 26 a most, extiaoidmaiy atnmount of airea?s 111 .such a binall pi ice as Cambridge. Mr Campbell informed Mr Reid that he (Mr Reid) did not nndeivst.ind the repot t as read. He would refei him to tl>e figures set forth in his lepoit It was to be hoped that the incoming bo.tid would be able to render as satisfactory an account of rheir stewaidship as the outgoiu^bo.iid had that ovenimr {»ivor«. In leply to other question 1 ) put by Mr Reid,' Mr Campbell said lhat the Bank of New Zealand had *pent over i7>o out of its own pocket and m-cspectne of their l.itcs, on the formation of the footpath facing its own piemifaes. They Had raised the kerbing, efieetcd tiie neccssaiy eaithwork iiiipio\enienes, and giavelled and finished the &arne, thus causing eonsideiablc monetary expenditure, which not only bonefitt'ed themselves lml the townspeople at Luge. Mr Alfoid was (lesuous of information as to the intended action of the Boaid 111 respect to the eaithwoik unpioveinentb 111 Qiioon-stieet west. In leply to Mi Alford, Mr Campbell ,s,nd lie was leatly to answer any questions laised 111 lespect to the Eoaul foi the out-going ycai, but as to the action of ! the futuie lioaid 111 the matter of improvements or anything else, "he was not 111 a position to speak. Otlier 11 iele\ ant questions ha\ ing been put by peiions present, present, the chairman took exception to such a proceeding. He thought as there was .1 consideiable amount of business to be ti.uisacti'd they were losing time. It was piopoHid by Mi Webhei and .seconded by Ml Isa.ics, "That the annual lepoit as lead by Mr Campbell be adopted. Canied unanimously. Mi Houghton, sen., pioposed " That the action ot the outgoing tmssees 111 lcfeieme to the continuation of Chapelhtiecfc and Mi Hally and MoNeibh >• oiler be appioved of. ' This was seconded by Mi McVeagh, ami after much discussion, question raising, and dis.ippioval by Mi Reid, was put to the meeting and iiiifliuinou&ly can led

Election of Trustees. The election of tiusteos, for the ensuing >e,n was the next bubinebs on the pi o.mil MtbSiT Wells, Johnson, iii'iil, Jl.iynes, KnUood, Hewitt, and Nixon duly piopobed. Messii John J-l.illy .mil Tuck weie unaniniously n]>i minted sciutineeus. Tlie poll w.i-. (leolaml by Mi Thomphon at about 10 o'clock, ami the-\otes ■^veie disuk-d as follows •—

State of the Poll. Johw-on . ■ 1W "\VeIK IS(S Ki\on 171 Howitt l(» fsnlvwood l'> 3 3J t> lies 4") Jin.l li»

Appointment of Officers. Me<>sis lkooks ami Houston Mere appointed .uubtois, and Messis C'.unaghan and Jlcn^on fence- \ lowers for the enduing ye<ii".

Votes of Thanks. MrThooks pioposed a lieu ty vote of thanks to the outpoint,' tnistees, coupled AMtli tlic name of Mi -f. l\ Campbell, for tli o iii.uiik'V in which they had discharged then duties dining tlicn tcim of othoe. This was seconded by Mr Reid, and en ivied by .icelaiuation. Mr Campbell icplied in suitable terms, and thanked the rateiuyeis foi the unanimous manner m which they had necoided the \ote of thanks. He \wi-> «lad to know th.it the sei vices of the outgoing trustees wcie .so unneib.vlly appieciated. Mr Wells also responded. On the motion of Mr WelK, a lioartv vote of thanks was aotoided the bciutiOn the motion of ~S\r Campbell, a heaity vote of tliauks wab accorded Sergt.-Ma^oi Heany foi the able manner in which he had conducted the bu&iuesb of the meeting. Mr Heany in acknowlcdguij/ the compliment declared the meeting dissolved.