CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19892, 22 May 1936, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH.

COUNCIL BUSINESS. PICTURE THEATRE PROPOSAL. (Special to Times.) CAMBRIDGE. Friday. The May meeting: or tlic Cambridge Borough Council was held last evening, when there were present the Mayor. Mr C ||. Priestley, and Messrs Edgar James, M. Wells. G. Calvert. \V. Moore and K. Wilkinson. The town clerk. Mr F. T. Ray, and engineer, Mr T. Dix, were also In Mr A. Macdonald, meat inspector or the Department or Agriculture, wrote requesting the council to comply with the last amendment ol' the Slaughtering and inspection Act by installing electric light in tuc inspector’s office at the abattoir and bv supplying fuel, it was stated that the matter was long overdue and early attention was desirable. The Mayor said considering the number or .'lock slaughtered per week he did not think additional expense at the abattoir was warranted. It was decided to write to the DepartIntent of Agriculture, supplying data of killings. etc., and asking if it Is the council’s j llab.llty to go to such expense. New Picture Theatre. The Cambridge branch or the New Zealand Labour Parly forwarded a copy of a letter winch had been sent to the Minister of Industries ancl Commerce in support of tore theatre in Cambridge. The branch consider a new picture tueatre in Cambridge was badly needed. Mucb needed employment woutd result Trout the ingit was decided to reply that there is no application lor a new theatre before the council. The rutted Football Club wrote again requesting permission to erect additional ligiit.ng on Victoria Square lor training purposes.—-The request was granted, subjec to tne approval or the engineer. The Audit Department wrote stating that council to make a contribution io the Jubilee Celebration Committee of an amount m excess of the statutory limit of unauthorised expenditure. Rugby Union’s Donation. The Cambridge Rugby Colon wrote stating Dial it was prepan-d to donate £-25 towards the Improvement of Vietona Square and suggested t.at such include commemorative entra.iCe gales with ornamental trellis on each side ami that tne remainder of the eastern frontage be improved by a live hedge u. ornamental nature. An assurance was give.; mat the council would do its part -iiid hoped to have tile co-opera-Don oi other sports bodies using the square. An assurance of tenure of the si(..ai-c for live ..ears was requested and if granted tne i -Mon, assisted by other .-ports bodies, might consider the provia.on of a gruiUs.und in the near future. Ihr Mayor thought it would be a good ill.a to meet the Rugby Union oir the di •"'•'ir* a'" 11 ui:SCUS!i lUc improvements to A motion to this cfTect was carried. ■\ number of applications were received lor i ne po.-ition of town hall custodian, Mr J- Louder being appointed. Crosvenor Street. Mr James asked if anything further had been done regarding tiie had drainage in i.roMcnor street. The footpath was orten Ihe Mayor said that, with tlie engineer lie had inspected Hie area and the only solution was the raising of the permanent kerblng ol the footpath. The question of improvements along Urosvcnor and i’riirces .streets would have attention as soon as possible.