CAMBRIDGE, TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1501, 16 February 1882, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE, TOWN BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this bpard was held at the .Town Board office, Lakestreet, Cambridge^ on Tuesday evening last. 4 There } presents-Messrs Thoa. Wells',' " ' (chairman) " v Kirkwodd, Nixon, Hewitt, anfrJohnspWi iThe usual preliminary business being disposed of, A petition fjroWSfrlJV Carnaghan, re* lative to some 'defectin the formation of Que^n-streetv Ea|t,lbetween $%h,e; terminatipn of Brewery-street^ and "Chapel'street, was considered/^ The, pelation complained that owing to thej£phco£tora ' having Sunk" lather deeJj\^heJK^^gHing, a, hole r had u been f 6f med .^g|f street. which, in we^maiOxw;^wa^Mtervoir for the drainage o| .tKktjviom^^ilt waa tnougnc.tnat; tnougn the. sppducations of thej contract^ diivnot !inclMe - anything abpuldr^i^gel^e^^nra^ltorß had no ocp*MOn;torkaye^^ but , thjat, it, jshpuldf ha^^jj;been«ibrie - coHimon sle|el.^ r " | certi--ncate .to^thef.contn^liCc^rtifyiiiK Ithat

understood how suck a defect was overlooked. It was agreed that the matter should be referred to the engineer for explanation. ' Attention was drawn to the fact that though Kirkwood street had been formed and passed by the engineer, it was perpetually flooded in wet weather, there being no system of drainage to carry off the surface water. — Mr Wells thought it was extremely rough that the board haviug paid for the formation of the street should be made to pay a second time. — Mr Johnson understood that the engineer gave the board to understand that Kirkwood street when formed would be drained into Brewery street, but his experience of the late working of the drainage system in that vicinity led him to be convinced otherwise. — Mr Nixon wafjjf a like opinion, and, moved a resoUdffti to the effect that the engineer bcHSifiticted to take the necessary steps to hXyfthe water taken from Kirkwood street into Lake-street in terms of his letter of the 18th inst., dealing with the matter. — The engineer having entered . the meeting, the .matter was referred to him, and he .informed the board that if Mr Wright would clear away the obstruction at his corner, the surface-man could make the necessary improvements in a short time. It was finally agreed to leave the matter inMrGwyuneth's hands, as proposed by Mr Nixon. — The engineer was authorised on the motion of Mr Johnson, to have the necessary square box drains constructed at the several street junctions lately formed in accordance with the terms of his own recommendation. The chairman informed the engineer that the members of the board had expressed their dissatisfaction with the manner in which Brewery street had been finished by the contractors. — Mr Gwynneth (engineer) replied that he thought the contractor hail made a better job of that street than he ever expected him to do. The specifications did not include the lower part of Brewery-street, and therefore nothing was supposed to be done there. He, however, •thought this was the best place to deposit the surplus earth from the cutting, and so long as the contractors consented to spread it, even in a mere superficial manner, it was better there than anywhere else. — The chairman, in referring to the matter of works of formation, construction, etc., thought the board, as a body of trustees, could not be supposed to sit there and give instructions as if they were drawing up specifications, and he would like the engineer to have an expression of opinion from the board to the effect that when work was let the engineer Avas expected to see that it was left in a finished state. In this case every member of the board, in common with himself, imagined that the street would be left m a proper condition, evenly formed, anil pas-able. Instead of this, he was sorry to notice that Brewery-street, in its present condition, would barely pass as a recognised thoroughfare in an out-lying country district. Although they could only afford at present to have many of their works dove iv a met c temporal y way, fefcill this did not prevent them from being finished as far as they went.— Messrs Hewitt a,nd Johnson coincided with the views of the chairman. — The engineer was finally instructed, on the motion of the chairman, to have Brewery-street finished so that it might be suitable for passenger and wheeled traffic. The chairman drew attention to the fact that as almost the whole of the council subsidy luul been eaten up for hospital anil charitable aid, there vas> very little coming to them for public works. Consequently he did not see how they could possibly proceed with the formation of the corner at the new Colonial Bank. He would, however, see Mr Elmes, and see to what extent the bank was ready to subsidise the work.— Mr Kirkwood moved "That the chairman and the engineer see Mr Elmes on the matter, anil see what \\ as best to be done, it being out of the power of the board to carry out the work according to the specifications. Agreed to. The tender of Messrs P. Thomson and Smalhnan, of los per chain, for the formation of Chapel-street, from Carnaghau's corner to Alpha-street, was accepted. On the motion of Mr Nixon it was agreed that the engineer be instructed to have water channels constructed in Brewery-street by the surfaceman, the same to be constructed with fascines and clay. A letter was> read from the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, repudiating tt rent account for the use of the old wharf, as they had been ordered away from that place by the chairman of the previous board. After some discussion it. was resolved that the matter be referred to the chairman of the late board. The petition of Mr William JReed anil others, asking the chairman to call a public meeting for the consideration of the most advisable site for the Cambridge Railway terminus was laid on the table. Though the names of two members of the board appeared on the petition, the matter of calling a public meeting at such a critical moment was unanimously condemned. — The chairman argued that it was very improper to condemn any site until they knew definitely where it had been decided to fix the terminus. There was nothing whatever before the public to show that the Government would not choose the best possible place. — Mr Kirkwood agreed with the remarks of the chairman, anil thought they were only making themselves ridiculous in the eyes of everybody by squabbling at such a vital moment. Let them wait until the first contract was let. j A petition was laid before the meeting, signed by a number of ratepayeis residing between Victoria-street and the Mangakawa range, pointing out the necessity that exists for the formation of William-street from Victoria-street to the East Town Belt, that being the direct road through St. Kilda to Mangakawa. It was resolved that the petitioners be informed that the board fully recognise the importance of the work, and sympathise with them, but were unable to comply with their request at present. All the accounts presented were passed for payment. The board unanimously resolved that The Waihdo Times— considering that journal was the local journal, anil as it always represented the interests of the place, and reported their meetings, — should have the advertising of the board iv future. This concluded the business.

" What must I do, " asked a mean ami conceited man of a friend that knew him well, " to get a picture of the one I love most ?" ' ' Sit for your own portrait' was the reply. The young women of a Sunday-school in Edgefield, Term., have organised for missionary work upon certain young men of the place, and will call around at their residences Sunday mornings and take themls&lftuch. lN<sijraarß : Does a man's size vary ? Yes,- 10 ' f we've seen a man in a bar-room treating the crowd, and he was the biggest man in the town till his mother-in-law came in and took Kirn by the ear, and then he was a very little fellow, The growing custom of wearing mourning for a deceased sweetheart should be discouraged. When half a dozen different girls suddeuly appear iv black at a young man's funeral the situation is ' $$mtetwg.~Phi!ad<}tyhi« l News,