CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN REPORTER.] Cambridge, Monday Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1977, 10 March 1885, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD. [BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN REPORTER.] Cambridge, Monday Night.

A mi:;:tino of the above board was held this Afternoon. Present : Cm. Houghton (chairman), Hewitt, Hughes, Ljuis and (jiillett. Victouiv Kovd. — Cunespondcnce rospectm^ the fonnitinn «f the east side, winch has already been published, was laid before the meeting, and further notion in the u.atter deferred till a leply hlnmid be received from Wellington. Vicroiu v iniKEr Contiiu r—A Hckve. — Respecting this conti.vet, Mr Gwynneth, engineer, wtote ceitifying that Ryan and (Jainachan had oomplited their contiact to his entue satisfaction. The amount of then contract was £121 17s (id. The contiactors had made a mistake in accepting the ontiact at this price ; the work was uoith £l!IO. He recommended that the cnnti.ictoii pet a bonus of £"50, which was 4114 le-»? than the next lowest tenderer. — Cr. Houghton was not satisfied with the work. He was surprised at the engineer pacing it. The road was too fl.it, and the centre so low in places that the water would not run off it. The water-tables were irregularly formed and the end of the road at Taylors was in a bad htate.—Mi (Jdlett thought the job was a very lough one; indeed the footpaths were ill formed and the levels were entirely out of keeping. —Mr Lewis thought the road at present was unfit for traffic. It was full of holes and the footpath was like the hind leg of a dog. They could not think of gravelling it in its pieaent state. —Mr Hewitt entirely coincided with what had been said by the other members.— Mr Hughes was of opinion that Mr Gwynneth was to blame. Ho had overlooked his duty to the board, and the board ought to pass a vote of censure on Mr Gwynneth and ask him to resign. —Mr Houghton drew attention to the fact that others outside the contractors were the people who would suffer.—Mr Lewis thought it was a great mistake to let the contractors have work at a ridiculously low price. It was absurd to think of paying a £50 bonus. They had got no value for such a sum, and would be establishing a bad precedent. —Mr Gvvynneth, at this stage of the business, enteied the loom, and the chairman told him that the work was not completed to the satisfaction of the bo ml, and enumerated the deficiencies in the work as indicated by the ni'-Mnb-M 1-". They weiv much bin prised that he had piss-d it. —Mr Gwynneth said, respecting th>j cjntrii of the road, it was completed acunding to the level". When he examined it the load had to be gravelled, and was formod in tho expectation of getting si\ inches of gravel. It was not completed yet in one or two places, us there was not sufficient earth to make it up. When forming the footpath the public had driven over the half formed work, and the contractoi s were not obliged to keep the foot path in order. The deficiency in the breadth of the footpath at Taylors w.\* owing to the way in which the domain fence was erected. The awkward break at Taylors end was a matter for the country board to attend to. —Mr Gwynnoth then went on to say he had been very badly treated by the board. He considered hehad done his duty, and more than he hid been paid for. He could not nut up with tho board's impudence, and hoped they would get someone to do the woik better, and pocket the board's impertinence. He had tolerated their blackguardism long enough, and if the person who treated him with such impertinence at the former meeting would just htep outside and repeat what he then mid he would be satisfied. [The challenge w.vs not accepted.] Mr Gwynuetli th'jn retired — The board did not consider the engineer's explanation satisfactory, and resolved, on the motion of Mr Hughes, seconded by MiLewis, that a vote of censure be passed upon him, and that ho be not employed by the board in future. —lt was furthei resolved that the engineer's recommendation about giving the contractors a bonus of £."i0 be not entertained. Mr Gwyuneth'.s account for services rendeied was next considered. The b ard looked upon the charges as exorbitant, and the account w.u allowed to stand over till next meeting. Accounts. —Several small accounts wero passed for payment. The Pound.—The clerk drew attention to tho fact that the pound was being con ducted at a loss to the b ard. The pound was being put in order.— Too biaid thought some steps should bo taken to put the pound on a better footing, and the clerk was instructed to enquire into the matter. Stohvok ov Evpumivks. —Mr L-jwis drew attention to the fact th it there was no place in the town wherein to storo explosives, such as kerosene, powder, etc., large quantities of which were to bj found in every store. —It was agreed to leave tho m itter to a conrnittee to attend to.