CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2652, 11 July 1889, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Tiik above Couneil met at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Present : The Mayor (Mr Clements), Os. I'riestly. Webber, .Ferguson, J billy, Richardson and Ijond. 'J.'he minutes of tin! previous special anil monthly meetings were read and confirmed. I'Ni'Aip Ratk.s. — Messis Whitaker awl Russell had given a verbal undertaking to the Clerk to pay the rates on Robinson's property, but the Couneil did not think that sullicient, and requested the Clerk to write, stating the amount must be paid within one week. Tut: Overdraft.— The Auditor-licneral wrote, stilting that' as the overdraft had been reduced to within the legal limits, In: had instructed the Crown Prosecutor (o stay proceedings. Iyakaimko Burnet: Path.—The Council having doubts as to the Karapiro bridge rate having benu properly struck had taken the opinion of Messrs Hesketh and Richmond, of Auckland, on the question. A reply had been received, stating that the subject was a dillicult one, and would require more time to consider. They, however, advised the Council not to collect the rate until they hear furl her from them. Accounts. —The following accounts were passed for payment :--Plaw and Coleman, i-i; I!)* I'd; W. K. Auckland, .E3 12s; C. li-nyco, .EL ; W. C. Collins, Ms; I. Hates, 10sI'd; M. Dillon, 7s Gd ; I.'. .Murphy, ys. Total, t'Ri 7*10,1. PiAMv Uvkkdkait. — The overdraft at date stands at t'o-lii Gs .'id. Wokks.--During the past month (ho surfaceman had beer, employed on the roads only eleven days, lie had cut down a numbei of tiecs in Fort-street, but declined to take the whole of them. Jt was resolved to let somebody e!:-o have them for the cutting down and clearing away. Tut: Xkw Rate. — (Jr. 1 billy thought it would be well to strike a Is Md rata instead of is, as was contemplated, in consequence of it being doubtful if it would be legal to collect the Karapiro bridge rate,—it was decided to strike the Is rate at the present meeting, and the Clerk was instructed to write to Messs.s llesketh and Richmond and a.-kUiem to forward their opinion on an earlv.'M.te, <.> that a special meeting of theC'iuieil cuuld be iield ii it was f...uud necessary to strike an extra ltd rate. This was all the business ~i importance.