CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

Waikato Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3647, 16 November 1895, Page 7

CAMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

The usual monthly meeting of the above Couricil was held on Thursday evening. There were present : His- Worship the Mayor (Mr Bond), Crs. R. McVoagh, C, Wi Arnold, W. Escott, J. Howe, T. W; Simeon,' and R. Davies, ■Thb Band!—Mr Horace Stewirt, the late' bindmas'tßr who has lately, removed to Roijrua; wrote, asking to be relieved from being one of the for the safety of theitendinstruments.—ltwas-resolvedto relwyelMr Stewart, but stepswill ba taken to appoint a successor from amongst the members of,theband. , Finance! -Overdraft' ! at' ,10th'; October, £7s'ss jd; accounts Bin'ce' paid, 5 £5619s 3d; » amount lodged, 5 £26 ; Is '6d | present overdraft, £lO6 3i 4daccountsto l pass, £2l9s Id'; overdraft when accounts are paid! £127 > 1255(1/1 ■iJittf -ivS*.;" . !■//•■■ • Accounts. —The !iollo,wingCiWere the i accounts! passed for payments: H. Freece, £7los; T. Wattain, fit 6s; audit fees, £1: Win; McVea?hj; £2,5a.6d i; G:rHehsori,l9a; E. Nash, £1 la ; )Vi,;Wliite, £4 13s ldi; W. Brennan, Gs; 6. .Wayman, £2 12s 6d; total,,£2l3sld.:, .. r '■ Works, .-yT|ie )Yorks Committee rect)fnmendei that tenders <sliouid ! 'be' 'called 'for repairing Glare-street irom Road irf! ißryce-streetj'i and i )from Hali-»trdet to Vocral-street ; for (repairing part of Victoriastreet nearjMrjMcCullagh'a (residence; and for (forming ,and, gravelling, the, Thornton Road from Satlthurst to the 1 biirougH boundary,—The report was adopted. ;.Public the) recommendation pf v the, .Hall Kerr was appointed 'chairman of the committee. The Mayor said he had mentioned the matter to Or. Bach,, and; .explained that : it would relieve him of an awkward positition during ' his Mayoralty.—The>, recommendation; was approved and adopted, The Domain Obavbl PnS—The 'Mayor said he had visited the Domain gravel pit together with the chairman of the Domain Board, Cr._ BachandMr; Purdie, -and had endeavoured, to arrange a fixed sum to be paid by the Council in lieu of its paying three fifths of the .cost,of levelling/the pit. The conclusion they ! arrived at/was that the levelling would coat at the Council's" proportion 1 would be £3O; 5 He then moved that the Council pay to the Domain Board £3O in full discharge of all liability in connection'with the Domain gravel pit.-Seconded by Cr. Escotb, and unanimously agreed to. The Mayor further explained that the Domain Board would strip about 300 loads of gravel, which it.had offered to the Council for cirting away. It would be'thankfully received, and 'would be placed upon the Thornton Road. • The Fencourt EsTm-The Mayor had received an official'ackuowUUmnent of Ibis letter re settling the Fensourt Estate under the, Lands for Settlement Act, and he int|mated.that judging from private communications, received he thought something would be done in the matter at an early date. This concluded this business.