The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-04-11 00:00:00

THE DORSET CO

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL

WgrogransY.—Present : The Mayor (Mr. A. F.mson),
Aldermen J. (:alpin and H. Lurk; Councillors, Matthew
Divenigh, J. P. Aldridge. K Burnett, G. J. G. Gregory,
F. Bennett, W. Vernon, W. Slade, F. Lock, W. Durden.
Mr. G. Symonds (Town Clerk), with whom was Mr. H.
Symonds.

Till BEGOAIeg [NAP ITTE.

The ;rest businassbefore the Council was the reception
of the General Purposes Committee report, upon the pro-
posal to cut down the trees on Beggar's Knee, considering
which they had held a meeting an the sth of ApriL
The report was simply to the effect thathaving taken into
consideration the various memorials of the principal
agriculturista, dealer% and others attending the market it
appearedto them desirable the site should he encloaed forth-
with, and they had instructed the surveyor to prepare a
plan for enclosing walls, with specifications, and that in-
structions be given for inviting tenders for the necessary
works.

Three memorials most influentially signed. and repre-
senting all classes of Society, were presented but the
Council determined to adhere to`their prior expressed in-
tention of cutting down the row of trees leading from the
Great Western Railway station into the town.
The adoption of that portion of the report referring to
the matter wee moved by Mr. Alderman LOCK and
seconded by Dr. AIIIIIDOZ.
Mr. GIICIORT who has all along opposed this—what
some people call—desecration, entered a simple protest
against the resolution of the Council.
Alderman CALM warmly defended the Council in
having listened to the memorials which had been
presented to them. He declared no argument he had seen
or heard at all militated against the opinion of those who
had decided to destroy the trees. He further contended
that the aviculturists had expressed no wish in oppoei-
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tion to the proposed scheme.
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This was questioned, and the memorial of the agri-
culturists was rout It had been signed by 110 of the
chief fanners of the county, including-Messrs. Saunders,
Cox, IL Gauge, Foot, T. 11. Cockcrow, J. Scutt, T.
Saunders, F. Maim, C. Kent, J. Crane, George
Symonds, W. Mayo, J. Lovelace, John Mayo, H. Duke,
W. Sandell, J. Chikott, W. I aul. C. Mayo, T. Chick, J.
Cake, R. Hunt, W. Groves, Joseph Homer, R. Miller,
and J. G. Homer. A memorial from the working men of
the town signed by I3S of the class was also read. A
letter had been sent to the Mayor by Mr. G. J. Andrews
(of the firm of Messrs. Andrews it Pope, solicitors) asking
his worship to lay before the Council the enclosed resolu-
tions which had been poised at the late " indignation"
meeting at the Town-halL His worship questioned
whether he should read the bill as a copy of the original
resolutions luta not been sent, but they were ultimately
read, Mr. Vernon jocularly asking if there wa.s anything
ti infecous in the paper 1 One of the resolutions wine
thanks to Messrs. Hodges, Devenish, Gregory and Vernon
for the position they had taken in the matter.
Referring to this Alderman Gst.rix expressed his
opinion that the gentlemen referred to were "well en-
titled to thanks for having stood up, although in opposi-
tion to the majority, and maintained their own convic-
tion." However, he added he saw no reason to deviate
from what he hod before said on the subject, and there-
fore he for one cordially supported Mr. Lock's proposition.
He hoped they would proceed at once with the laying out
of the ground. The mistake had been in not being more
energetic in the matter-Owar, hear)- if they had laid
out the ground twelve months ago before the additional
land was purchased the present question would never
have arises -Omar. bear/

The argumente pr. and con were continued energetically.
Mr. ernon aaked the Council to pause before they
fleyf in the face of public opinion.
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Mr. GRZOORT was at • loss hi understand the course the
Council were pursuing; they would not move one iota
notwithstanding all the memorials. lie averred the
memorials from the inhabitants was treated as so much
waste paper. which Alderman Galpin warmly denied,
but to which Mr. Gregory replied no answer had been
given. He referred to the memorial of the working
men., who he said were huddled together live or six
families in one house, and urged the necessity of procur-
ing better accommodation for them.
Dr ALDRIDGE considered that if the Mayor had con-
genial to the request to call a public meeting, and the
matter had been thoroughly discussed, the errors by
which so many signatures had been obtained, would have
been corrected. He said the petitions had been got up by
misrepresentations, and several farmers had told him that
the Council were going away front Beggars Ktuip (!) and
he had assured them such warn not the case. He urged, in
the course of an argumentative and common-sense speech,
that the Council had taken into consideration the sugges-
tions of the farmers, and what more could they do?
Mr. Bus..verr endorsed everything said by Alderman
GALPIN and Dr. ALDRIDGE and opposed MOWS. GaILOORT
and Via.sort.
Ur. F. LOCK suggested adopting a middle course, and
did not see why • row of houses should not be built on
the site.
The MAYOR in his final remarks said the subject had
been calmly and quietly considered by the Council,
and he expressed his belief the plan the Council had
decided upon whether as regarded the farmers or the
inhabitants of the town, or yet a very large class of persons
apparently overlooked,
then ntlotveerlooked,
proceededhThe meant the travelling public.
to etigmatise the memorials
gent to the Council as having been signed by interested
persons and affirmed that the agriculturists did not care
• rap about the matter In a mauler which almost rivals
Mr. Disraeli in his defence of the Brummagem Titles
Bill, the Mayor concluded his defence of • measure
equally obnoxious by arguing the minority must bow to
the majority. The matter was then put to the vote when,
as of course everyone expected, two only voted against
the proposed cutting down of the trees. —Mr. Gregory and
Mr. Vernon.
With regard to the memorials Dr. ALDRIDGE proposed.
and Mx. Alderman bisxrus seconded that they shlit
Inform Mr. Alfred Pope that the Council, having taken
: the memorial of the agriculturalists into their serious
consideration saw no reason why they should alter their
determination as to the site originally proposed, and
trusted their agricultural friends would continue to hold
the opinions they first expressed as to its desirableness in
every respect
Mr. Busmen' proposed and Dr. ALDRIDGE seconded
that Mr. Andresni be informed that the question was
before the Treasury, and the Council must abide by their
decision. _ . _

-.7ji;IIIIIIGALPIN proposed, and Mr. Bonsrrr seconded
that the working men be informed that the powers granted
to the Council did not admit of any other appropriation of
the southern portion of the site for ether than that of
the markets and fairs,

CLIRII----07,7rii-illi;Rxers.—The next business was to
read a letter from the Houle Office in reference to Supt.
Coward holding the °Bice of clerk of the markets, an in-
timation being given that the grant towards the police
would be withheld if he continued to do so. An applica-
tion had been that morning received from Mr.
John Dyer for the office, and, on the proposition of
Dr. ALDRIDOR, seconded by Alderman GALPIN, he was
appointed to the anus. The salary is per annum.
THE MINICIPAL CORPORATIONS RIZOIJI ACT- On the
proposition of Mr. Viiii.xos, seconded by T. Bssrr, it
was resolved to send • petition to the House of Conmmons
against the Bill whieh is now before that Numbly.
Tax BOUNDARY WALLS OP TUC Niw FAIR FIELD —The
sußviyoß presented specifications for the above, and
there was a long discussion. Mr. Councillor BURNKTT
proposed that tenders for building the west and north walls
be invited, and that the work he carried out under the
supervision of the General peep.. committee.—
Alderman Gstrim seconded, and it was carried unani-
mously.

LOCAL BOARD OP BRALTIEL

Tea SANITARY A 17111011774-4 laißTriAld been received
' from the Board above, wiring that the Medical Officer of
Health should make • syrreFnatic Inspection of his
district. (Dr. Good was In attendance, and reported that
as Medical ()dicer of Health be had made an examination
of his district in conjunction with the Inspector Mr. W.
(*hick), but he did not understand the definition of the
term systematic inspection as required by the Board stoz.d
th —The Council thought it would he as well for ele
gentlemen forming that ainembly to put • clear construc-
tion upon the meaning of the term. and resolved, on the
proposition of Alderman Ustrue. to ask them to define
IM meaning.
NOISAIICIAL The Inspector reported • number of
nuisances existing in the borough, and various orders
were made. A number of houses without shuteing are
to have them fixed by the owners.
Tee STRAIT/ OX SUNDAT.—Mr. Councillor BUR:ARTY
spoke of the dirty state of our sheen on Sunday morn.
Inge and suggested that the scavengers might be allowed
to leave work an hour earlier on Saturday, and get up
between flee and six on Sunday morninp and sweep
the front street. —Several Councillors dissented from
this course, and the matter droved.
ENCROACHMENTIL—AIderman IiALPIN asked whether it
was not usual before commencing buildings within the
borough to lay plans for approval before the Council
The Town Clerk replied in the affirmative Alderman
Gatlin remitted that his reason for mentioning the
matter was that he had observed some buildings toeing
put up, a wall had been pulled down, and re-erected, and
it looked as if several inches of the ground had been taken
In But no plans of the buildings had been laid before
the Council. It was generally agreed that plans should
have been submitted, but here the matter dropped.
HUAI or I(7ow—Dr. Aldridzoszinske of the nuisance
existing on Fordington Green. It heaps of stones,
and rubbish being placed them, end this Kr. Velem(
cottserred. After some discussion it was resolved to
write to the Duchy of Cornwall, and see if 'something
could not be done with the green.
Suiyaymes RICTORT.—TItia report warn next
received, and stated that Mr. Wellspring had made
application for water for bulldog purposes in Friary Lane.
It was also reported that the pipes for draining the South
Walks road bad arrived. The gm manager offered
to take away a heap of mhos at the water works, and tins
wee The old pumps had been warted for about
(aet. and had supplied the town with water. A
fractal* in the shaft of ens of the engines had been re-
=Bristol, under the Instructions of the General
Committee. The report Nieuluded by recom-
mending the Council to 'secure several extra new parts
for the engine. After • littli discussion the report was
adopted.
Innovensaes.—The road by Mr. Raysese maithouss
is to be widened. sad a dwarf retaining wail Sl feet blet,
with iron ratline on the top, to be erected, Mr. Herne
giving up the land in coosideration of the Council paring
him ta a year. Tenders for the work are to be invited.
Icen Row is to be levelled, and • path raised on the
gorthern side, Alderman Osiris consenting to supply the
ishalk for the former, and tenders for the work will be
netted.