NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12968, 11 September 1905, Page 3

NEWS FROM COUNTRY DISTRICTS.

iff . —.. • ; [FROM OUE OWN COKBESrONDENTS.] , - CAMBRIDGE. , , 3l , A special meeting of the Cambridge„ Boreugh j " Council'wm held oil Friday, the tall Council being k-v- present. - Mr. Ferguson moved, " That -.the trees •• In Hall-street be dug: round anil the gaps filled in with fresh trees." Mr. alley seconded the motion. Mr. O'.Xoolef moved an amendment, That the fence * | and trees in Hall-street be rumored at once, and ■s;'"that a row of trees be planted on each side of the : v street, each tree to. be protected; by a barricade, pk%-* the ■ present. fence to .be told by auction *• to the highest bidder." 5 The Mayor seconded. On being s| put to : i the meeting, the amendment was lost, the S" ' voting being:—■■' The Mayor and Mr. O'Toolc. ?: Against: Messrs. Halley, Clark, Davies, Dickinson, Stone, Venabliss, Ferguson, and Wilkinson., The motion was then earned. Mr. Wilkinson moved, W!f- " That in the commercial interests of Cambridge and those of the. travelling public, the Hallway Dextfj.i partment jbe asked to alter the time-table of the morning train running between Frankton and Cambridge, ,; so that the ; train mentioned shall leave K> . Frankton, say, at ten' minutes past ten a., arrive at Cambridge at a-quarter past, eleven, a.m., and if* leave again at a-quarter pant, twelve; and thereby allow of sufficient time to do the necessary shunting at Cambridge station, enabling tradesmen and others to got delivery of their goods, instead of Jv ouch goods being detained till after' the arrival of the afternoon train, and causing congestion of S'i traffic,. loss and annoyance to tradespeople." Mr. Dickinson seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. Wilkinson moved, " That in ' the interests of the health of the residents in the -ji' V" vicinity of the swamp on the Stock Department's reserve, .this Council urges the Department to have Js.'- the swamp drained as speedily as possible." The motion was carried, unanimously.» Mr. O'Toole ' moved, " (a), That ' the existing system of ward • members be abolished, and (b) that one member of the Council be- appointed to have ■,sole control of the borough workmen, afreet maintenance, and improvements, such member to be responsible to :> the Council on all matters pertaining thereto." After discussion further consideration of the motion . was deferred" till next meeting. 'r* - A meeting of the Anders' Club was held on i'- Thursday evening list. There was a good attendV ' ance, Mr. K. B. Hill presiding. Arrangements were Q made for the distribution this season of 20,000 trout ova 'in various' streams. Messrs. Sinclair. Bucktand, F. Potts, and B. Soutcr were appointed a committee! to consider the cost 'of constructing a dam in the Korapni stream, above the bridge. ,< ile?9«. Dixon and Hill were authorised to get the hatchery put in order. It was decided to nay Is iter head for the destruction of shags. Messrs. Boater and , Sinclair strongly favoured the construcT tion of a concrete hatchery. ... Messrs. Gardner, Sinclair, and ■ Dr. Roberts were deputed t" wait on the council and ask for further financial assistance. HAMILTON'. , _ TilE noual meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council was held on Friday. An application asking a W donation' towards the cost of establishing a tech- ' nical school ■■ in Hamilton' was referred to the; ,r Finance Committee. The applicant stated that I"1 £70 had been promised by.private individuals, the report of the Legal and Finance Committee recommended : that a - water "rater be struck for:,the year * .4 ending March,* 1908; minimum, 5V 6 per,: cent, on the iiret hundred of annual value, ,5 per cent, on. the second, 4 per cent, oil 'the. third, and J 'y per cent, in ! excess off &309« ■■* That the following Jf'! .loan proposals" be submitted to. the ratepayers: — Purchase :of gasworks and extension, £12,000; street . work;) V; and limestone, £10,000; drainage,: £5000; waterworks ; extension, t £5000; saleyards, £2000; motor train line (Hamilton to; Frankton), If £&000.; That, Mr. Bovlen'* letter ,of August 31, together with all ' previous ■ correspondence j and minutes, be referred to the borough solicitor, "he ' Mayor said ; that die engineer had gone into the , water-supply question and found that in many;cases ,r'- ' where a 4in pipe should have been ■ laid only it tr,» lin pipe ■ hal been put down. In; order to extend hi'l the supply trt other portions of the borough £5000 * j," would be required. The following-, water rates were fixed:—Where the ! ratable 1 annual value does not exceed- £12 ,10s, 10»; where 4 itf exceeds £12 sr..-" 10k, 5 per cent.' on the first £100. 0 per cent, 1 , oo the second £100, 4 per cent, on fne third £100, , and' .'J percent, on amounts exceeding £200. Mr. / ' Pre wis, at the; ; requeEt of the Mayor, read a long paper upon 'the,- proposed truncal' service between JJ«nilton and Frankton. figures quoted showed #'considerable profit on *he estimated cost of workXi' /, teg. JTr. Barton thought they 1 had a ''sufficiently j&MXjjkgge , scheme ; before them i without the mctor-ear i m proposal, and moved the exclusion of the sum from the proposed borrowing scheme. The; amendment . was. lost, and the proposals :of the.'Finance ComU' mittee adopted. Dr. rrengley, of the Depart- ! b ment of Public Health, 1 wrote drawing the Council's I j i*/ attention put the.' section •of ■ the Slaughtering: and ■ ■V'/; Inspection, 1900, ;in : relation to ( abattoirs. ,< The *' Motion states that ■ where the population of any boough or town district; is not less i than. 2000 per-. ■ sous, 1 , it? is the '1 duty Jof such i. body: to'' establish an i%M abattoir. Mr. " Barton moved, " That > steps be; taken P»li»S^fe«* r ft>oUi of the ratepayer's foef&s proposal to HpS borrow ij £2000 J. to J extend the f baleyards,"., &' The Miycr moved as fan amendment, "That lot 10 Ibe : . . vbe site adopted for the saieyavds." The value of *be present site was too J great to be used lor the ~ jwrp)«. Tlie amendment was carried.