CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2056, 10 September 1885, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Thk ordinal y monthly meeting of this body wai held yesteiday afternoon. Theie was a full attendance of commissioner^. Mi Ashcr took his seat for the hist time. Thk Rwckiu— The Chan man said lie had remon-.tia.ted with the Linger about using discourteous language to Mr H\ml> lin. He had also asked that tin 1 l.uigei Ina little more c.iiefnl as t(> >vhat cattle lie impounded. Si'RHr Cu,\ i:hts. — Re Mr Oornachnn's :i])|ilication for culvert, it wa-> agreed to iu form Mi Carnachui that, as the parties in Tirewery stieet, to uhom he had lefened as having their culverts made for them had mide their own culveits, the bo.ud would make no exception m his cvse. Till, (imh IN Ml- NT P\l>!>.K'Jv.— A lettei was ieceived fioin the Crown Lmds ofiue t«> the effe t that lot ."il t, opposite the National Hotel, was a public squ ire, and could be utilised by the town board foi public purposes. It was agreed to rup.nr the fences of the paddock and elect turn stiles, the key to be kept at the boaid office. Impoindivc M\oiu lfoiisKs.— A lettei was recent d fiom Mr F. A. Whitiker, solicitor, on account of Mi Moon, deinnidmg the sum of t!2 4-* expenses attendant on the illegal impounding of Maori hoises It was agieed to i ßlind only 10-i, the amount of poundage fees. It was al-o agieed to instinct the 1 auger to dmeall native hoises to the (to\ eminent paddock instead of to the pound, a dingo to bo made for diiving, and also that the poundkeepei be uistiucted not to recene natne hoi se«. MINK'U'M. COIU'OIUIIONS IiIF.L. — A coiiiinuiuc ition was iecei\ed from Mr J. 13. Wlijtc, M.H.H, rcgietting that there was no possibility of fie abo\c bill pacing this session ; neither wasthuie a jvissibility of a pnxate anieudmentbill gettingthiough. Jam Fvrioin Sirx. — Mi Cowpei wiote re a site on one of the town endowments fm the ]»opo-ed jam faciory. It was agreed to let the f ictory ha\ c the use of lot (il.'s and (Jl4 behind the post-office at an iionnal rental of Is a year for a term of 21 ye.v s. The boaid wis of opinion that such an mduitiy a-, tl i should be encouraged. UicinioND sritKKT. — Mi George Minn wrote askmg to ha\e this stiect cleared, so as to gi\e ic-idents access to Thornton lo.id. He offeied to do the work for £1. The offer was accepted. Pi m.ic H \u,.— It was agreed to f-pend a furthei iiiin of tJI.") on decoiations. Ch \rhL-M ui.hr. — Mcssi-v Henketh and Richmond gave tlieii opinion on tins mattci. If the level of Chapel stieet had not been hxed by the Town Boaid, and before suc'i level is fixed, the boaid .should see fit to alter the stieet by, say, raising or loweiing it, they would not in their opinion be liable for compensation. On the other hand, if the board in foiming the street put eaith upon private property, such an let would be a ti espies, and they would be liable to pay c iinpjnsition. It was agreed to allow the niattui to remain in abeyance foi the piesent. Tendkks. — Mr McCornish's tender was accepted for foiming in (irosyenor, Clate, and (• ley streets. Mr Mann's tender was accepted foi clearing. Mi Hew itt ti'iideied his lesignntion as a menihei of the streets committee. This was all the business.