CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1889, 14 August 1884, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the above body was held at the board's office on Monday evening. Present : —Crs. T. Wells, (chairman,) Johnson, Hewitt, Clark, and Richardson. The minutes were read and confirmed. Proposed Crossing at Chapel-street. —A letter was received from Undersecretary for Public Works expressing regret that the Government was unable to accede to the request of the board to construct a crossing over the railway at the top of Chapel-street to give access to the goods shed. The Government had been assured by the Engineer-in-Chief, that such a crossing would be positively .unsafe and incompatible with the work0 ing of the railway traffic. ' t Application for Soil. —Mr Jos. Gane P applied for permission to remove 500 " yards of earth, from the allotment adjoining the town hall, the* same to be used to raise the frontage of his allotment in ! Duke-street, opposite the public school. Cr. Richardson moved that permission °'be granted to move any soil above the level of the street, which in the opinion & of tbe streets'committee is not required. ' „,„ After some, little discussion, Cr. Johnson ~ seconded the proposition, which was carvaried, V-r .Illegally RESccr*-<j Cattle.—The '. * ranger "Mr Godfrey Collins, wrote to the

effect' that-while-impounding- a cow, the property of W. Bartlett, on the 27th July, both Bartlett and his son, came and forcibly rescued the beast. He had been induced to inipound through complaints made by Bartletts neighbours. The board was of opinion that the i anger should be supported m the discharge of his duties. It was suggested that the matter be put into the hands of tin board's solicitor, the ranger to prosecute. —It was finally agreed that the matter be left in the hands of the chairman to see that satisfactory amends are made by the offender. Public Pound. — The poundkeeper intimated that owing to the condition of the public pound in rainy weather, he had secured the use of the military paddock tor cattle and horses impounded. He was responsible under the Crucify to Animals Act. He wanted to know what action the board intended to take in the matter of iinpiovmg the pound.— lt was agiced to utilise the military paddock until they weie in a position to eiiect the necessarj* improvements. Tub Coming Election*. — The Chairman stated that the piesent boaid would retire ftom office on Septembei 3id, the day fixed for the election of then suceessois. It was nccessaiy that they should ha\e another meeting bcfoie retning fioni office. The next meeting was acrouiingly fixed for Monday morning, Ist of .September, at 10.30.— Cr. Kichaidson lema> ked that a lot had been haul on the subject of mctedbiug the number of membois to seven, instead of fi\e as at piesent. He \\u>h<d to asceitain the opinion of the meeting on the matter. — The meeting expicssed a veiy emphatic opinion against any such proposal. If it weie possible to lednoe the number to three, Mr Wells remarked, he would piefer it. Proposed CoNVhN'EXCE Royd.— Cr, Richaidsou brought foiwaid a pioposition to the effect that the boaid apply to the domain boaid for a road 30 feet wide, between the railway fence and the bank of the lake, fiom the ciossing at the Chinch of England to the Lakestieet ciossing. He dilated at length on the advantages which such a load would affoid. Scttleis coming fiom the Fen Comt and Mangakaua distncts to the railway uotild not ha\e to cioss the line twice The ineomenience of having to ciOFS at the Church of England and then again at Lakestieet was. seiious. The load pioposod would obviate tlii& difficulty. He lepscsented the wish of a good few settleis in this matter, and he earnestly pressed his pioposal. — Cr. Hewitt scouted the pioposal, which he cliaiacterised as a fad on the pait of the proposer. The miMghtly post aud lail bauieadc tlnough their leading thoroughfaie was a sufficient eyebOie, without making the mattei w or&e by cutting off the bcht of the domain frontage. It was piopo&cd to plant and beautify the very piece wanted by Cr. Richardson, and this was much better than throwing it away by way of satisfying some lmaginaiy gnevance, or affording a convenience which it could never create. The idea v\as, to his mind, altogether puposterous. The Fen Comt traffic would go to the Fen Comt Station, and whether it did or not, it was as easy for these people to ciofs the line as it was for the settleis in othei paits of the distiict.— Cr. Claik supported the ptoposnl, and Cr. Johnson opposed it.— On a division being taken on the question it was negatived, Cis. Wells, Johnson and Hewitt voting against it, and Cis. Claikand Richardson for it.— Ci. Richardson said he was satisfied that, so far as he was concerned, he had at least done his duty. Accounts. — Seveial accounts weie passed for pa) ment, and the meeting ter in mated.