CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2071, 15 October 1885, Page 3

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Thk usual monthly meeting of this board w.u held on Tuesday afternoon, when theie was a full attendance of member-". Jam Faciuiu Sitk.— An application was leceived from the jam fact.ny company, asking that the boaid's concision, ro allot ments for the f.ictoiy, extend mrr lots <>lli to 61(>. The membeis .tgieed that the le quest should be acceded to, but a question arose as to whether the board had the power to make the factory a pi cent of this property foi Jl years. The Municipal Coi poiations \ct laid down that all s-ich en downidits should, if disposed of, be put up to public competition. This had not boon done, and were they put up to auction, somebody would be found midv to giu more than tbo jam factoiy was piepaied to pay. It wa-s finally agreed that the chin man should see Mi Wells, ch.uiinan of tin factory company, on thn mattei, and see if the difficulty could not he disposed of, all legal expenses, if any, to be defrayed by the company. Bm< X sfreft. — A communication was received fiom some propeity-hnldeis in this street relatno to tho linprovement of the footpath. — Referred to the sticets committee, with pow er to act. Smtiov 001.— An application was ie ceived from Robert Davis for tlio lease i>f this allotment adjoining the public library. — Soino discussion took piaco as to what rent should be charged. — Cr. Hewitt thought it should bo offered to Mr Davis at the same terms offered t<> Mr Laurie, who had previously applied for it for building purposes. Tins was £l."i <i yeai. — Ci. (Jillett thought they weie \ery inconsistent in then dealings with these allotments In this case they wanted to charge 4! 15 foi about 33 feet of frontage, whereas they hac' just concluded a baigain with Mr Auckland, gamg him an allotment on tho oppo lite side of the name stieet at the rate of t'lo for about 200 ft or 300 ft. —On the motion of Mr Hewitt secouded by Mr Asher it was finally agreed to give Mr Davis a lease of s (C . (101 for 21 years at £10 pel annum, all building-, elected thereon to be subject to the approval of the board, and to be the pi opcity of the lessee at the expnation of his lease. The motion was icvoked subsequently, as it was thought that the board had no power to de.il with the laud puvately, and the nutter was accoidingly allowed to stand over for the piesent" (loversment Paddock.— Permission was granted Mr J. B. Little and Mi Laurie to run their hoi ses hi this paddock at Is Od a week pei h.'ise. Drvmalk Entertumievt.— Mr (Jco Dickinson forvvaided a, cheque foi &12 on behalf of the di.miatic society, proceeds of entcitainment given in aid of the public hall renovation fund. — The secretaiy was instituted to acknowledge the same and comey the thanks of tho boaid to the dramatic society. RiCHMosn-hruEKT. — Nr (ieo. Mann wrote suggesting that this street which had now been cleared sho lid be formed, as at present it \\"i« pnetiL illy closed to wheel tr iffic. Ho would undertake to do the woik foi i'~> 2k Gd ; the local propeity owners supplying halt the tost. They also undertook to form the footpatli in front of their property at their own exptnsp. It wasagieed that the work be done on tho teims named, and to be earned out to the .satisfaction of the stieets committee. Mil Arnold and the Rwi.hi.— John Arnold wrote to the effect that the Rangei in driving borne of his sheep to the pound had lost one oi them w hich he refused to lestou\ Murphy, ho alleged, on being appealed to, had used strong language t maids him, and told him to go and warm huii-i'lf, which he had point blank lefuscd to do. He (Mr Arnold) claimed €2 compensation foi the lost sheep. Tt was agieed that the Kangei be spoken to mi tho matter and requited to restore tho lost sheep to the fold, otherwise its value would bo deducted from his fees. Pu<n rr-. Of the Pound.— The Cleik said that during the pant bix months the board had loot, through tho pound, £20 l(>s sd. The impounding fees were not so heavy as they used to be, whilst on the other hand the expenses were not reduced. They lost (Id on every cow impounded, and 3d on eveiy horse.— Mr Hughes suggested they should throw the run open again. The gi iss was beginning to grow, and the run would not only como in useful to the late payers, but would also help to pay up foi the loss on the pound. — This suggestion was accoHmgly acted upon, 5s a head to be charged on each beast, the ranger to ie ceive Is Od for registration fee. Fooitath, VicTOiUA-.srREKr.— V icqui sition waH received from the residents in the vicinity of Princes-street and Vicuna street, asking to have the necesst>y fn.it paths formed.— The Streets Committee was asked to report on tho work at nc\t meeting. ('•oust:. — Thomas l>rown wrote drawing attention to the state of ( Jrcy ,-<treet, whero the gone prevented him from getting to his property. He was w illing to clear his share if the board would compel the othei, to do likewise. —It w.ih agioed t«» servo notiris ordering that all gorse, etc., be cleared forthwith. A Xu^vnck. --Attention wan diawn to the piactise of throwing rubbish at the foot of the hill leading to Mr Carter's propcity. -It was agreed to erect a notice board pro hibiting tho Haino, and it was further agieed that tie si r acamau be instructed to remove as much of the iiibbi.sh as possible. Tin- Hvi i. Improvements.— Mr JJriggs' account for t'u'l was passed for payment - It was agreed to give Mr Brigs* a pieinium of £"> in consideration of the highly satis factory manner in which he had fulfilled his contract. It was further agieed that the sum of £4 be .spent on a drop cm tain, which was very much needed.— The Cleik pointed out that the revenue of the hall foi the past month had been t!l(i ]."is. Accoi Ms — Several accounts weie passed for payment.