CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT.

Waikato Times, Volume 114, Issue 19052, 16 September 1933, Page 6

CAMBRIDGE DISTRICT.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. POWER BOARD MEETING* A STREET LIGHTS CHARGE REDUCED! At the September meeting- of the Cambridge Power Board the matter of seeing that the staff received a good grounding: in flrst-aid work was lert In the engineer’s hands. Mr J. s. Hooker, or Pukeroro, wrote claiming £9 compensation for the loss of . a cow through coming Into contact with the board’s litres during the recent gale.— It was agreed to offer £8 compensation. As Mr J. s. Fisher will be unable to act owing- to his health, the chairman is to represent the board at the annual conference or the power supply authorities at Wellington. The board reviewed the schedule of remits to he placed berore the conference. The Cambridge Board Is, among several, forwarding remits askln'g ror reduced charges. The local board has also a remit asking the Public Works’ electrical engineers to expedite experiments on water heating for milking sheds. It was agreed that the engineer should attend the Engineers’ Association conference. x Street Lighting Charges. The lengthy dispute between the board and the Borough Council over the charges for street lighting has come to an end by the board agreeing to grant a reduction of 5s per lamp (£3 to £2 15s) per annum, the council to maintain Its service at 78 lamps. The board also agreed to remove when necessary, subject to tbe approval of tbe hoard. The engineer reported total connections at 14 58, a net gain of six Tor the period. During the storm on Sunday last eight poles came down and four lines were broken. . LEAMINGTON AFFAIRS. /. TOWTf BOARD MEETING. At the September meeting or the Leam* ington Town Board Mr T. A. Hicks (chairman) presided. The clerk reported that no objections had been offered against tbe raising of a loan ror Improvements to the Town Hall.. It was decided to apply to the Loans' Board for permission to raise a loan of £2OO. The chairman said that while It had yet to be confirmed, the Power Board hadi, agreed to a reduction of 5s per antfum' on street lamps. Tbe reduction would apply to Leamington. It was decided to make a donation of £5 to the Cambridge Municipal Band. Tbe rates, as struck at tbe last meeting, were confirmed. The Valuer-General wrote advising that he could not consider a revalutlort of the town district at present. The application would be rurther considered next year. THE DOMAIN BOARD, The same members sat as a meeting of! the Domain Board. The hoard rescinded a previous resolution agreeing to exchange three sections in Burns Street for the site, occupied by the Cambridge Dairy Com-1 pany’s Leamington factory. A further resolution was carried, arter a rather animated discussion, that the board would be prepared to exchange the factory site for three sections In Burns Street, Including the corner section on Lamb Street. DAIRY PAY-OUTB. THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANY. The Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Company will make an advance on August supply at the rate or 9d lb. butterfal supplied for butter and 9d lb. butterfal supplied ror cheese. The total payout for), the month will bo £11,151, bringing tte)i season’s total up to £18,169. For the same period last year the pa; out was at the rate of lid lb. Tor butt: and lid lb. for cheese. The month’s pal out was £9943, and the season’s toi