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RefNoKCB/2/CL/3/16
AltRefNoCB/2/CL/3/16
TitlePaving drainage and lighting committee minute books
DescriptionThe Paving, Drainage and Lighting Committee met monthly and discussed and resolved issues regarding the repair, maintenance and need for new paving, sewers, and lights; the removal of obstructions and the widening of roads. Issues discussed included claims for compensation for the compulsory purchase of land needed for street widening; memorials and petitions from inhabitants regarding the condition of services; legislation regarding main roads in the borough; tenders for scavenging and the removal of household refuse; permissions granted and withheld for encroachments; street numbering by the surveyor; the extraction of gravel and the supply of materials; and reports read by the Lamp Committee.

The Public Works and Town planning committee took over the work of the Paving, Drainage and Lighting Committee responsible for similar issues including renumbering of houses, installation of new lighting, paving and roadways, widening streets, the appointment of officers such as gas examiners and the surveyor; tenders for works, claims for compensation over lost land; removal of obstructions and projections; the purchase of Corporation property; the use of signal lights to help traffic movement; and the installation of public conveniences.

The Town Planning Committee existed from 1913-1927 as the Housing and Town planning Committee and have been catalogued with the Housing Committee minutes books, CB/2/CL/10/1-3.
Date1891-1928
CreatorNameMunicipal Corporation of Cambridge
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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