CAMBRIDGE ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1775, 20 November 1883, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE ROAD BOARD.

Thk usual monthly meeting of the above boaid w.c lielcl at the Criterion Hotel, Cambridge, on Saturday evening last. Piesont: Me.w.s Jas. Taylor (chairman), Smith, Fonest, and Allwill. Tur. Dkvjxack Scheme. —Mr Saiulcs vta* instructed to inspect the country to be drained foi the puipo.se of seeing if a better line of drain than that proposed could be proem ed; «md also to make a full and piopei plan of the land to be so chained. Main Road Imphovkmknth. —Mr Sandes, engineer, repotted on tin* impiovementa necessary to the various roads in the dustiict. Owen's hill on the Hamilton road wjs bodily in need of lepair. The rain running down it had made .several channels and holes, which weie dangerous foy traffic. The hill lequiies to be rounded and gia\ ullcd. — The engineer was accoidingly instituted to prepare specifications), and call foi tendei -> for the work. Ti:xi)KKn. — The following' toiidci-h woie ■recen.ed foi works in the district : — Fen Court Road contract : M. Dillon, 5s lOd jhm - chain foi niation, and Is 3d giavelling; Miller, 4s .")Ul formation, and lid gravelling (accepted) ; Oiickett and Feiguson, >S«, formation, and Is Id gravelling. Nanow-. Ro.id contiact : Nonis, 7s fonn.itjon, ,iud Is 7'> d gi.ivelliug ; Heni\ .md Owen, .">«, lid foimition, anil I>7d guui'llinjf : 11. -Millei, li lid foi niiug, and Is 7d guivclling (.k Ice])tod); ]3ootli, fc^ (id foiniation, and !■> lOd gi.nelling; Noiiis]), (is foim.ition, and Is lOd gia\ oiling; Ci ickot and Keiguson, 7s lid foiination, Is Hd jjia\ oiling. lloitsi: Tiioruii.— lt w.is agiced to ciect <i ])io]iei hoise fciough at Leslie'^, gully. This was all the business.