CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2202, 19 August 1886, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE TOWN BOARD.

Thk usual monthly meeting of the Cambridge Town Board was held in the office, Cambridge, on Tuesday afternoon :— Present : Messrs Houghton. (ch.uiman), Hewitt, Hughe*i, and GiUott. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairman said he had a resolution to propose in reference to the sum of £f>, voted at their last meeting to Mr J. Thompson as clork to the licencing commtfsinners. Mr Hughes said that Mr Thompson had asked him to say that ho wished the mattei to be let drop as there had been such a humbug about it.. Mr (lillett was opposed to this course, but assented in defence to Mr Thomson's wish. It was resolved accordingly on the chairman's motion, that the vote passed last meeting be rescinded. The Clerk read a letter sent by him to the Wai pa County Council on tho matter of Mr J. McNicol's licen-e fee as follows :— In reply to youc letter of the 2Sth ult. re refund of Mr J. McXicol's license fees, I have to inform you that thi.s board claims the same on account of Mr Mc\icol's usual place of business being here, his office is here, his staff reside here, and his place of residence is here. See sub-section 2 of Section 23 Financial Arrangements Act, 1870, and Section 20, Town Districts Act, Amendment Act, 18S3. The following re ply had been received. In further reference to Mr McNicol \s license, T am directed to state that this council considers they are entitled to the fee in question, and by "virtue of the particular clauses you quote, therefore the council cannot pay over the amount claimed." The Clerk st.itcd that Mr Buckland had paid his license fee to this board after lie came to reside here ; before that he paid it in Hamilton. Mr McNicol may have an office in Oliaupo on sale days, but Cambridge was his usual place of business and residence. Mr Hewitt instanced the cases of Messrs S. Bright and G. Clark, where the license fees had been remitted to the Waikato County Council and were at once refunded by that body on application being made. The Clerk related the steps he had taken to endeavour to get the money refunded by the Waipa County Council, who now definitely refused to pay it. Mr(!illett: If they distinctly refuse, our next stop is to sue. The Clerk said that Mr McNicol was applied to by the council for the payment of his license fee a day before it became due, and he at once paid the money. ( hi an application being made for tho fpe on behalf of the Cambridge Town Board two days afterwards, Mr McNicol stated ho had paid at Ohaupo, On the motion of

Mr Hewitt, seconded by Mr Hughes, it was resolved that the ijhitter" be iroforred to the board's solicitor, with instruction* to take immediate action for the, recovery of. the money. A notification wan received from Mr Sperry, Property Tax Commissioner, that he had sent on to the treasury a voucher for the payment of £1(51 17» Od, the anmttnt of subsidy due W* tho board voder the Local Bodies Finance and Powers Act, 1885. Mr 1). Richardson wrote drawing attention to tin 1 desirability of planting trees in the Government paddock, and reminding the board fch.it this was proposed to be done last year when the tree fences wore removed, but wa< deferred as it was too late in the season. Tho writer offered a contribution of one guinea towards tho cost of planting the tree« ? and further stated that several trees required planting in the streets to replace Home that had been blown down. — Mr Hughes suggested that this work should be loft to the Borough Council, but was reminded by the chairman that the time for planting would be gojic before the borough was constructed, and that even if the board had not the money to spare just now, they could eanily hand over the bill to their successors if the work was desirable to be done. The trees would cost but little and they already had sufficient posts on hand for the greater part of the fencing required. — Mr Gillett spoke in a similar strain, and Messrs Gillett, Hewitt, and the chairman were appointed a committee to look into the matter and carry it out. Mr D. Carnachan wrote complaining about the state of Chapel-street, near hw property. On Saturday and Sunday the families in two of his houses had to walk through water which ran off the street, and was damaging his house blocks. — Referred to, Streets Committee. Mr Richard Wright wrote, enclosing an account for planking^etc, [which he had left in the room of, the Town Board building,. now used as a 'sample room. — Messrs Gillett and^the clerk'were appointed to examine the matter, .and to authorise payment of the account if it were correct. , Or. Gillett drew attention to the dirty condition of 1 Bryce-straet, from the Wesleyan Church to Alpha street. The street was in a disgraceful condition, and appeared never to have had anything done to it. Something ought to be done, a water table formed, on a footpath at least. The Chairman said that Mr Hewitt and himself had several times looked at that street to «cc how the water could be got off it, but they could see no way of dome it without great expense. At the request of Messrs Merrick and Cooper the footpath had been rai*pd one foot some time ago, which then satisfied those gentlemen. Mr Hewitt thought the difficulty might be got over by putting a sumph down if, on sinking a few feet, they found gravel. The surface man could easily find out. It was resolved that the surface man should see to this, and that Bryce-stroet should be drained from Queen-street to Alpha-street, and the footpath gravelled. — Mr Gillett «aid that the present was a good time, since there had been so much rain, for the surface man to look about and see where the water laid on the streets. The comer of King street, near Mrs Thompson's property was in a horrible mess. Several of these bad places might be remedied by sum phi being put down, on by being drained into some of the holes around. The chairman repotted that on the Thornton ro.id by the edge of the town belt there had I een a very b.ul place where there was a big water hole. At this place the town district joined the country, and he had arrang d with tho country board foi a culvert to b»* made .it thpir joint expense. The work had been done with s.itisf ictory results. Tht> action of tho ch.tirmiu in the matter v».\^> endorsed. The office of the ranger being vacant by the death of tin* late holder, it w,is decided to invite tenders for tho appointment for one week, i. c., to the 24th inst. The clerk stated that the re-election of board, under the Town District Act, t iko* place on the 15th of nevt month, -md that the date of their next monthly mooting was the 24th. It would bo woll for thob'.nd to pass a resolution to meet on the h'inf Tuesday in September instead, .so that any but>ine.»s could be transacted, accounts passed for piyment, and the books squared, so as to hnnd everything over. \lr Hughes proposed a resolution to the foregoing effect, which was seconded by Mr Hewitt and carried. The clerk further stated that according to former usage it would be necessary to advertise on the 28th instant that nominations will be received until the 7th pro\. for town commissioners. They must make preparations under tho Town Districts Act, as the Municipal Act may not be in force in time; they must make their arrangements under the Act they were living under. Mr Hewitt suggested telegiaphing to the Colonial Secretary to obtain intelligence immediately the borough is gazetted. Mr Gillett said it would not make much difference, a* the members of the board would become borough councillors. The clerk said they could see if any word came by Thursday, aud if not they could take what steps were thought necessary. The poundkeeper forwarded his account for the month of July, showing the sum of £2 10s received for poundage fees and £1 10s 3d expended for ranger* charges. Mr Gillett said that a thing badly wanted in the town was a long ladder, to be used in case of fire, etc The insurance companies' ladders were rotten, and there was not one in the town to reach to the spouting of the larger buildings. The chairman Raid there wa« no probability of getting the fire insurance companies to provide fresh ladders. It was decided to obtain two light strong ladders, 30ft. and 35ft. in length. Tho chairman handed round copies of the following circular, which was unanimously approved of and adopted by the board, and ordered to be sent to all public bodies in the districts affected : — Town Board Office, ' ambridge, August 13th, ISB6. Sir, — In view of early action being necessar} to bring into operation the Hospitals and Chantable Aid Act and its amendment in the Counties of Waikato, Waipa, Raglan, Pi.iko, and the interior boroughs of Cambridge and Hamilton — which have just been constituted a n<-\v distnt t ny tht* Legislature--I beg rcspet tfully to draw your attention to the scheme proposed l>v Mi Thomas Wei's, of this town, as suggesting .i Drartical, economical, and simple method o) administering the Act. The proposals, I ma say, commend themselves strongly to this board and I should feel obliged if you will gi\e them your consideration and make them public— l have, etc., John Hoit.iiiov, Chairman. [EXCLOSI'KK.] "That instead of electing a building, arrangements should be made with pi hate people in each district to nurse and boaid those patients who came under the administration of the board. Terms for attendance would be made with the doctors in the different districts to attend all patients, and also with some boarding-housekeeper or other suitable person for nursing those who vrere sick. The advantages of this proposal over that to erect a hospital are numerous. It would minimise the inconveniences of removal and tra\ oiling of sufferers ; it would prevent local jealousies ; it would save a large outlay for buildings ; it would prevent the necessity of maintaining a hospital staff when perhaps there were no patients ; it would enable the different local bodies to supervise the administration of charitable aid in their respective districts ; and it would most certainly be cheaper than maintaining a separate establishment. Perhaps a further advantage would bo that it would prevent patients being tlirubt into a hospital whose friends were well able to take care of them, and so *tay the wholesale pauperisation of the community uhich is> likely to grow up under this Act. It might of course be desirable to make some special arrangement in tho way of a small building in each town lor fever patients, but that could be arranged." The following accounts were passed for payment:— VV. Baitlett, fc!) ; T. Ryan, £3 VM 7d; Russell and Campbell, 451 Is; 1). Richardson, £1 2s ; G. Henson, l*(> 10s: J. McCormish, (is; Tine Waikaio Tmiks, Is (!d ; W. Murphy, t'J 7s 3d. Thi.s was all tho business.

Several important additions to Messrs W* J. Hunter & Cos. advertisement appear to-day. Mr N. R. Cox, London House, Hamilton, announces in another column tli.it he will open ■p new spring poods in a few d.iys. A. G. C L. Thomas, of Kihikihi, has filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. 'Ihe directors »f the Waikato Cheese and Karon Factory Company advertise the 13th cA\, payable before the !)th September. Mcssis Alfred Huckl.i'.d and Co. ha\e reteived instructions irom Mr \V. Kintaid, Cambridge, to hi)lcl a speci.il and unreserved sale ot draper), clothing, ironmonger}, boots, See., on the premise^, on the 25th inst., commeminir at 11 sharp 'lheir next sale of horses at their Cambridge Ba/aar will tak • place on the :23th instant. Lun of House : "Ah, cook, you arc rnnding. T thought you were hard at work." Cook : "Y«s, mum, I'm readmpr a mnel." L.H. : "Will y, m tell me who wrote it." Cook: "Wrote it? It ain't written at all, mum, its printed."