LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS. CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2589, 14 February 1889, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

(l!Y TELECItAI'H.— I'IiE.SS ASSOCIATION'). Wellington, Wednesday. Some anxiety is felt regarding the safety of the yacht Alabama, which loft hero on Tuesday week with a number of men engaged to out grass in the South Island. The yacht was in charge of Taylor, boatbuilder here. Up to the present no tidings of her have been received.

The monthly meeting (if the above Council was bald on Tuesday evening, at 7.80 p.m. (.'resent : Tin; Mayor (Mr A. Clements), and Crs. Mally, Priestly, Webber, Yonng, Richardson, Bach, Bond, Ferguson ;md (Jillctt. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and continued, and the outward correspondence approved. The Foreshore. —Mr J. S. Brown, the Secretary of the Waikato Timber Company wrote, enclosing a cheque, value £20, for the rent of the ioreshore near the boom at Cambridge. The JPhoi'KRTY-TAX.—-Tho Treasury has credited, through the Bank of New Zealand, with £0 0s lid, being half the lates on the Crown Lauds in the Borough. A notice was al-o received of the abolition of the Public Works Department. The Lost Ladder.—'The Clerk reported that no reply had been received to the advertisement, re the ladder that had been taken away from the side of Buckland's salevard. Uki'air.s TO lioAns. —Mr W. (t. Collins asked to have Weld-street repaired ; he complained that in wet weather it was almost impassable.—Referred to Works Committee, Kei'ort of Legal and Finance Committee. —This Committee reported that proceedings had not been instituted against Mr Phillip Cooper, for not clearing the street near his property of furze, as they thought the law had not been complied with, as no one had been specially authorised to serve the notice. Mr Hally had been elected Chairman of the committee. The following is the financial report : Overdraft, January Bth, £(J72 (is fil ; accou nts paid during month, £122 8s ; lodged during month, 8s Id ; accounts to be passed, £25 13s (id ; overdraft when accounts paid, £724 Ills. The limit of the overdraft is i.702 lis l id. The report was adopted, and Mr J. I'. Thomson was authorised to sign the notices re clearing the streets.

Accounts. —The following ascounts were passed for paymentll. Preece, £7 10s ; G. \V. Russell, £5 ; .1. Fergusson, £2 lis (id ; T. Wells. £1 12s; J. S. JJind, £4 7s (id ; W, S. Kvans, 7s (id ; Nc»v Zealand Insurance Company, £2 ISs ; Controller and Auditor General, £3 ; W. F. Buckland, 17a Total, £25 13s (id. The following aoconn ts having been paid during the month were also passed : — Debenture No. o, £70; Coupon No. 5, £12 12s. These are the fifth j payment on account of Karapiro bridgo loan ; and leave £3f>o more to be paid. This Oj.n Karapiko Bp.ijh;b.— It was resolved to accept Messrs Cooper atid Ghitty's offer of £o, for the material of the old Karapiro bridge. Dog Registrar.—There were only two tenders for the office of dog registrar, viy„, \V. G. Collins, 10 per cent on amount collected, and H. Fitzgerald, Is per collar. Both tenders being for the same amount, the former was accepted, Mr Collins being a ratepayer and residing in (ho township. Tim Cj.ebk's Holiday.—The clerk was granted leave of absence for 14 days, at the latter end of the month. Some of the Councillors jocularly advised him not to go to Samoa interviewing Mataafa. Roiunson-strkkt.—Cr. Richardson drew attention to Robinson-street and thought it should be repaired to the Borough boundary as the Road Board had formed the continuation of it. Referred to Works Committee. Thr Deposit Dispute.—Cr. Ferguson gave notice that at the next meeting of the Council he should move that, the deposit bo returned to Fogai'ty and Co. This wis all the business,