CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2020, 18 June 1885, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Akph'iu. meeting of the board was held on Tuesday afternoon. J'le^ent :— Mi Houghtoii, (cli.iiiiii.ui), Mo-us Lewis, Hewitt and Gillett. Town I'adowmi \ix— A lengthy discussion of a couveisation.il chai.ittci took place regai ding the di»posal of the town endowment'-. These endowments a le of a valuable character, and some of tlit'in aic conveniently situated in the centic of the town. It was finally agieed th.it the cleik and the chairman make au.uigements foi the anney of the allotnr.cn ls, as nothing could be done in the way of leasing them before their position was coirectly asxeitained. Watku Sui'PM.— A deputation consisting of Messis Kich;udson, Johnson, and Asher, appointed by a public meeting to take steps in the matter of establishing .1 fire brigade, waited on the board in 1 expect to a water supply foi the town. The de putation pointed on*, that until something in the way of a water supply was piovided, it was impossible to oiganise a file brigade, or to nbtaiii subsciiptions fiom piopertj holdeis, tow aids the co^t of pin chafing the necessaiy plant. They had thoiefoie to uigeupontlie boaid the immediate nece Isity of doing something in the matter. The chairman explained the position of the board in the matter. The boaid wine equally devious with tho deputation to see the town Mutably piotected against fire, but the Town Distucts Act a- at piesent constituted f-tood in then way. To cauyoufc these wtulo, n loan would have to be raised, but the act lequued a \uto of no le»s than two-thnds of thu ontnv votes exercisable in the town, which it was impossible to get, Repiesentations had been made to the Government on the mattci, and they had been given to undei stand that tho act would be so amended this scs sion as to enable them to laiso the money. The deputation could therefore rest a-siired that the board would lose no time in work ing the matter forward. Fnixt'Kv* sniEEr.— On the motion of Mi Hewitt.it was agreed that Princess-street be cleared from Grosvenor-street to the Thornton load. Thornton Road.— Mr Lewis leprcsen ti'd the uti-dfe .state of this road. A consulei able amount of traffic passed ovei it. It was the main toad to Maungiik.iw a, and as such should receive the immediate attention of the boaid. At present the road was not denned, and driving over it at night was attended with much danger. Jt was agieed that a road a chain wide he formed batuoen Uio->\eiior sticot and Lewis coiner. As this was all tint was requited to n,ako tho load complete. Somo othei business of a minor clvi ictor having hem di^po-ed ot, the bnaul lo^e.