LEAMINGTON AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20832, 16 June 1939, Page 10

LEAMINGTON AFFAIRS

BOARD’S MONTHLY MEETING (Special to Times) CAMBRIDGE. Thursday. 1 The monthly meeting <»r the Leamington j Town Hoard was field in the Domain 1 pavilion last night, when there were present- Messrs J. \V. Garland i chairman), J. H jack man. K. L. tit. John. F. Vosper. 11. J. .Nelson, J. Keoley, \V. Morrow and It. S. Hanna (secretary). The financial statement for the year l ended March 31 showed that the year ; opened with a credit of £2O 1 9s and conj eluded with a debit balance or £257 8s 7d. The heaviest expenditure for tin* year was I lor the purchase of a new truck, this beling necessary for road improvements A letter was received from the Public Works Department stating that the Main Highways Hoard was or the opinion that it was advisable Tor the Cambridge-Koto- J : o-rangi main highway in the Leamington i ! Town District should be classified as soon j ; as possible. At the. present time no classification ■ exists in either the Cambridge borough or 1 the Leamington town district, whereas the roads in the Waikato and Waipa counties have been da-silled. The Hamilton to Rotorua state Highway is classified third : , cla.-s, and this leaves all the Leamington : I tow ii district roads open to this class or : ; t ’ affie. uii the other hand all roads pass- j imr from Waif.a county to the Leainiiur- . ion town district are classified. The boHKi decided to have the road-, elassifted and to procure the necessary plates and have them erected. The Waik.it-> H-.-piial H>.anl wrote giving reason- !.>r tin- increased estimates Tor tiie coming year. The chairman reported on the meeting held in Hamilton recently The letter was received. After discussion on conditions or the grading or tiie town district roads it was ; decided to enquire into the purchase of a , heavier grader to keep the roads in order. |