CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2148, 15 April 1886, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Thb usual monthly meeting of the (Jambridge Town Board was hold at the board room on Tuesday tbe 13th imt. Present : —Messrs John Houghton (chairman), Hewitt and Gillott. The riMK-TAM,E. — A letter was read from Mr J. P. Mawvpll, acknowledging receipt of one from thp board ro train service between Auckland aud Cambridge, promising coubidoi.itiou <>; sun?. Alw» a letter (already puUMi"^) fnun the Hon. E. Ricbaid-on, ry,i -<• »i ; lai*^ inability to make the altr, tio-is u U no-table asked. Mr J. 13. W! vto "i •>• .icknow lodging receipt of Boc(>ii t :u'rui<»i mi the same subject, and proini wl >. • i>'t^..iiJ -i.inie, considering the reqtust O'ichmii --t ,tud to be just and ,reasonabl j . 1 Gh.Wei. -- 1 iin . — Ifr I). Camachan wrote oonin'ini'i',; of the staff of Chapel.street, and \ r i Y. •>* decided to instruct the Burfitconian t«> do the «BC9S«ry repairs. Ohakitaule Aid.— Mr Graham, the Returning OlHcei-, wrote ro helpless condi•tfrfn of Sutherland and family, agrpein% to pay £2 per m.juUi from the Hindi. The ewe of Johnston and wife was at tb'w period of tlje meeting brought up f ana l\

was decided to make further enquiries into thoir condition, and if necessary write to Mr Graham, Thornton Road.— Mr T. B. L*wis wrote 10 bad state of Thornton road. Mr Thompwn *aid tlio work had been commenced yiaterday. Po\rd Uevrxue.— A letter from Mr F. JT.'Urrtok* was road, enclosing a chequu for £210s'7d. (being the whole amount of the Qolltct'um^.nt, the evangelical nor vices) in payment of 'rent for the hall. It was agreed to receive it in full payment, it being only 4s 5d short of amount charged. The following money* were v *l*o received :^-£2O from Timber C«m pady, Vent for fur««bore\£7s* 3d from Mr J$ S. Buckland, wmotmt ■of locs due to* the tiro© ; «»f- bin departure ; f 11 ito 8d from Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co., amount of fees fioin June 1885 to 31 »t Mnrch 188(5; £11 17s 3d from Mr McVeagh, balance of pound fees due to the board. 'STREET iMPKOytUKNT.-^lt pu propOied by Cr. Hewitt aiid seconded by Cr. Gillett, that Chapel-street be gravelled, the gravel to b& taken from the »treefr-and,tb*..bol«* thus made to be filled up by the contractor before leaving it, in uniform grade with other portions of the street. ' Accounts. — The following account* .we.rjL passed for payment, and tfie 'meeting' closed :— Jm. Mel-edith, 12i ; J. S. Bond, 11s 2d ; Jas Webber, £3 4s ; J. W, Merrick, £1 12 a ; Wella and Soutter, £7 14» 7d} Joseph Vjckers, 2i ; J. R. Longbottom, Sim ; W. Bartfett, £9 2a 2d : P. Murphy, £3 18 i 9d ; G. W. Kuasell, £13 4i ; Walter Murphy, £2 9«; E. Hutchinga, £3 ss; T. Ryan, £38 9s lid; A. J. Forrest. £17 14a 8d ; J. P. Thomson, £39 I*. H., Buckland'i account for £b'Gs6d vjraa deferred for consideration.