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RefNoKCB/7C/A/4c
AltRefNoCB/7C/A4c
TitleBundle of correspondence from Conservators of the river Cam's clerk, J.Musgrave Francis concerning dredging of the river Cam
Description-Letter informing the district council that the Conservator's surveyor reported considerable accumulation of sewage at the mouth of the Chesterton sewer near the site of the new bridge and to request for it to be removed to prevent further build up and flood, Aug 1890
-Letter enquiring as to what steps the council has taken to remove the sewage, Oct 1890
-Letter reporting the town council have been doing their part to remove sewage on the Cambridge side but as yet nothing has been done on the Chesterton side, Nov 1890
-Letter informing the council of the decision of the Conservators to arrange for a dredger to cleanse the river and the contribution to be made by the district council, May 1891
-Letter urging the district council to longer delay, Jul 1891
-Letter with estimate of cost £100, Aug 1891
-Letter enquiring whether both side's surveyors have met, Oct 1891
-Letter pressing for payment of £100, Nov 1891
-Letter informing the district council of the Conservator's intention to cleanse the river Cam estimating a contribution of £50, Nov 1896
-Letter challenging the district council of their financial obligation for the cleasing of the river, May 1897
-Letter calling attention to the proposal made in 1891 that the local board should pay the Conservators £30 every year for dredging the river, May 1897
-Letter to acknowledge that since no payment has been made by the district council then dredging cannot proceed, Nov 1897
Date1890-1897
CreatorNameChesterton Urban District Council and predecessors
RepositoryCambridgeshire Archives
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