CAMBRIDGE ROAD BOARD.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2410, 20 December 1887, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE ROAD BOARD.

The Cambridge Ruad Board met at the Criterion Hotel, on Saturday, at 3 p.m. Present; Messrs J. Taylor (chairman,) .1. P. Thompson, J. J. Smith, E. Pickering, and J. Forrest. Mo.NTqojfKitv's Phopehtv.—A letter was received, making enquiries about Montgomery’s property, of which the board had sold the lease about four years ago, for rates. The clerk had replied that the lease realised £3O. The board had expended £lB (is 4d, and held the remainder £lll3s Bd, which amount they would hand over to the Public Trustee, on application being made for it. Arnold’s Corner.—Mr T. C. Sarnies sent a plan of the alterations at Arnold's corner on the Hamilton road, and an account for same, £5 os as agreed upon. No notice having been received froiq tbe survey office that the plan had been passed, the account was ordered to stand over until next meeting, Drain at Arnold’s Farm.—Mr Charles W. Arnold wrote, saying that a drain emptied itself on to his land, at Frogmore, and requesting the board .to continue the drain down to the river, about 3(5 chains. —Mr Forrest said tbe drain had been running in in its present place for the last 1G years. Mr Arnold had bought the land with the drain on it. and now wanted them to spend a lot of money to benefit Ins farm.—The chairman: “If we do this we shall have many similar applications.” Mr Smith : “ It is the natural flow of the water. It ran there long before the drain was put in. The letter was received, the board having no offer to make in the matter. Contract Works.—Mr Forrest reported that he had prepared specifications for the repairs on Rds. 1 and 3, Cross Roads. The tenders were returnable that day, so that the board should decide the matter. Contract No. 1, gravelling and partially forming No. 3 Cross Road from Mr Allwil’s corner to tho Tamahere Creek, at per yard and chain respectively :—T. Ryan, gravelling, OJd, forming, 3s ; R. Crickett, gravelling, lid, forming, os ; C. Crouch, gravelling, Did, forming, 3s od; T. Wattam, gravelling Sid, forming, 3s Gd ; M. Dillon, gravelling, !)d, forming 3s 2d. Contract No, 2. Cravelljng No. I Cross Road near Mr Parkers farm at per yard .-—T. Ryan, 9Jd; R. Crickett, Is; C. Crouch, lid'; T. Wattam, Ogd. Wattaiq’s tenders wore accepted for both contracts. Drain at Hautapu.—Air Smith thought the public drain at Hautapu should be cleaned. Now that the dry weather had set in, as much could be done at it in a week, as it would take a month to do in the wet. He should also like to know who had given Mr Deere permission to put a dram across the road. Mr Forrest said he agreed with Air Smith that what work was done at'the' drain shofilq fie done when the weather was dry, but he was averse to continued sums of money being spent upon it. The drain was about three miles long, and it took a large sum to thoroughly cleanse it. He contended that the settlers through whose farms it passed should pay a little attention to it—he did himself—and if they saw a faulty place, they should at once endeavour to remedy it. Instead of doing so, most of th'eiri'lfit it get chokei| up, He kept his portion clear, and passed the water on to the next man. It they would all do so, there would not be any trouble about it. When the big drain was put in Air Deere refused to subscribe towards the expense, and then he afterwards cuts a drain across a fb'aq, without the permission of the board. He then moved that Air Beep be requested to put pipes across the' whole of No. 2 Cross Road, and that his attention be’ called to the fact that he had put the drain in without having obtained the permission of the board. Seconded' by Mr Dickering, and carrjed. • It WaS qejiqeJ j|o spend £i Upon olcraiin'g tpe Ijjg draip."

Tamahkub Hoaii.— Mr Borrest thought tlie attention of the Tamahere Board should be ealled to the bad state of about 15 chains of the tramway road adjoining the Cambridge district By an error the Cambridge

Board bad repaired about tire chain- of it, and ho thought til - Tain there 11 Mid should refund the cost, 255. ,K,.d that the clerk write to the Tainahere 15 iard respecting both these matters. Haltatu Found. --S 'ver d members spoke about the II oit.-ipn pound bain" locked up, and a nolle ■ being p et-d on it signed by Mr J. M. (lelliug, saying tint anyone using it would bo prosecuted. —Mr Forrest said he thought they might to pull the notice down. The pound had been left, on the recommendation of Mr Bickering, for the benefit of tbe settlers, and there was no doubt it was a great benefit, otberwi-e they would have sold the material. HMr Graham would give them a proper title they were prepared to pay for the land. Unsolved that the clerk write to Mr '(felling, asking whoso authority he had for putting up the notice. .Accounts. — The following accounts were parsed for payment:—T. Wattam, lls lit! ; R. Crickett, £25; (1. \V. Russell, ill 11s lid ; and the clerk, £5. Tins was all the business.