The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-04-24 00:00:00

THE SANITARY RATE STIR.

Oh! while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
—Shake orptarc.
I would hare you shame the levil, air; lot I would
have you beware of his claws.—Johaton.
Hi. claws can do you u harm, sir, if rm have the
shield of truth.—Gobismith:

" Alarming sactitiat : Frightful reduction in paper-
batwings r
People who have not enongh notoriety in Weymouth
have, during the het week, " gone to the wall,- with
an expenditnre stf g0.,.11 paper spoilt, which is truly
chucking to the ec .nomical mind. Lancashire. Scot-
land, ratul Yankee latch, have all furnished their quota
individuals who haae rOverol boards, obstructed
shop windows, or furnished table-coverings for Mir
study, with their valuable names, styles, or tivv,ril,
ti,, Mat the bottom a the bilk Was it for such an
awful waste that we have se smiled the ends of the
earth t rags, esparto, jute, and straw, till the "raw
'anterior for paper is semen, and Sweden has to cut
down her forests, and grind thew into paper in her
mills?

. Ti, plerutant, sure, to see one's lame in print,
A book's a book. although there s nothing in t.
And ed a pretty phalanx if figures has been marched - PRELIMINARY CANTER.
out from that store t 1 arable numerals which we don't The MAYOR stated that the Town I stork was aleent
generally care :dealt hearing_ from-the rate-booke, having -hen obliged to prepare to go to London, to defend
:gel, an one elevated writer deecribee them --"They the action against the Beard. The minute book also
stand, like the ghs.t sif Macbeth's lered victims con,lll„nottbethl,:etririi..Lteri:t,,,listittceesar,(o ry to yes
the 11m"
,ittline
in e play, in grim omnipotence, shaking pee
their r I
_ rc'o.:eh 11:aft ef the minutes shotild-lerren".l
L -
he at . . lode." Dc".lk D n
.s . "tg r tling im "".i .9" Me V ishEit oldeeted that this would be out 04 enter.
titin id' raw spirits, we have a mere startling " wanted" The ihstortlerly manner of doing the lousiness was such
-" Barnaelee." not Only to mettle Mr. Walker to 'see that it was Culla to cornst it, anti trim properly.
straight, which "the staff of deliverers" could no The NI AIOR and Alderman Mammies pointed out that
dieibt understand, as, 1 hear, "spectacles" are the draft minutex as presented were the original minutes;
" bartincles" in etreet-boy clang; but these curious those in the minute book e ere only the copies.
__Mr. sVatemt again argued, and was called to order, the
inetrimients are to enable Mr. 'Walker to avoid
.1 eeuitry. Why ! they antist be spiritual "Itarnaelee," mg . g
an'YZe'c'•,l,lll:v'er'mnectirri-ii‘ilts..Tr'ptVe3il'ithae°67;sring of the draft
even if we reearst them at. instnunente t o cure squint- minutes, and Mr. THOM is thought the Council should be
ing, and might, perhape, be got from Koine l.f the allowed to n oear them
rea.t.
victims which etenti •• in grim omnipotence, cloaking Mr. WALLIS proceeded t, put a question as to whether
their eery hocks:' I leave tin.e who have wont ouch they were in order.
things to Kettle the fortn and use of theft curious
the reason o
The 'Zino' sail if the question were with reference to
toptieal instrument+, and Minced repent of my figure of "erilerc.he should net answer it.
speech deecriloing Mr. Walker as a " fireehip, for we S A • .t I'ltr ERltnienterpo to lated
The, Maild - the f Town
"
have since got to such a Babel id " figures ' that we clerk.. g.,4 041.1!
might give up in deepair. But if we have to peke fun Mr. WALKER slid not know it
at those who, am I believe, defend the right, in order .
The o.ATOR nail it Woo Ile,alllW Mr. Walker was behind
to bring them to write ctimmon•eense, what 'hall we hit time. His Worship then stated again the cause of the
say of Mr. Gerken and Mr. Walker ? The former Town Clerk's absence,
gentleman publishes fact,. and figures that tell A rotation for the reading of the minutes, proposed by
Mr. SIMI-EDGE, and screwiest liy Mr. THoMAII, was carried,
.lord.ritliolottothf"ern"wreiTl'athitils4ntireBmt Ihne,tcWaielts three dieseutients-Mesers. Dennis, Walker,
aug-i4thinsat
might poiodbly give soe cause for enquiry. The mg e„,4,,,,... ger., gi 1
iihiasr6ertitmile,,,a4n
r si I nonage by the steamer Coignes.
ailment of "uncollected' or "uncollectable" money Being called in, Mr. Margin said it was almost impOesible
varied from between tie and 1:17 per cent to between to do the repairs by contract The work would coat
4:11 and 1:12 per cent, in the borough ; I want to between k:', and ens
know what is the usual am, not het in this way on a Be. Alderman Emir proposed thatthe Surveyor proceed
rate. Mr. Gaekell has had the poor rates of Wyke with the repair of the Quay.
I
Ilegie under his ken, (and pen tied, what per-centage ...„,_e TENDERS TOR STAGING.
have they host S Let Mr. Gaihell ',how that the Lit Manna iwid the original 'etiolate of cost was teethe '
th
etassing proper, ant Council 'melded that
bort 'Ugh lute kilt a w great deal tee, aml wone at .ee see e (Meet Westerni WE..11 the Town
stetted protect the Quay Wall, there
cause for askine " why. " Land covered with wee is slight ini•rearea in the mat
water" includes timber-pounsls, on which a large sum Me CHARLEs bad had an interview with a gentleman
glee to the uncelleetable coluein i lint Mr. Gmkell, inteieete.l in thi• matter, a practical titan; Mr. Bennett
by comparison of the pererentagee lest on Wyke poor. said that the stage was net the proper one, ens! would
rate and Weyinoutli eanitary rite, might show us eend to dainatr , the (eke wall It was not at all necessary
Irfinfle Um entoniry or for hatiefactien. Until he dos% te_lier.pllizt
inimz,.,:iite.l,,Tos
dorl/ttlyniAe; sw
iztry.A. ,
tide, I don't "tee that he rulvances any came for inter- 3
ATI. excepting . the ;Creme imp, 1 .a
tine ter neu-
tering, lank,is he hiss aloandoncl Mr. Walker, and is coin Ilitien in the thee tmnioned, May 3lst. anti tendered
tin the l.ther mirk. To abandon
se Mr. Walker -alt at .152 : Mr. Eli Itopc.r, offered toils it in seven weeks
having a basl case, failing to make it out, and not fer 't Ise ; Me John Jacikson, who in coustructing the
acknowledging his emor-14 tile thought of many. For exerted,. of the miter l'ier, at.t1,491.
Mr. Walker has come to the frmit with meeker bill,
aThe MAyol silage:4,i sending for Mr. Innes,and calling
au enceinte° Wile, with figures which may be wonder- lie sittenl.l:lll to the stipulAtion as to the time..
mod if the contractor did not object to the
fel to the oduakw, ion Met principle -" mew it/not/ea . Di- DREW.
time, tipsy ought not to totter hint mere tone.
e,•,, ,e,emoice I" lint whh-h d inot " shake their eorY Mr. WALK ea aaid they ought to be open and above board
' locks in grim oinuipotensv ' at anybody who facets steith Mr. 11111.,
them, and seizes the " eery locks' " far they will Ise Mi. Imams pointed out that the tenders were not
, found (to c wry Ina the figure) to be mere back hair, Opei4,l till a long time after they were sent in, Mr. Inner;
' such as is eotuctimes worn by seem/ Lidice of a certain lA,filleflllE it, the iftli it April
tire, sensational ten any wigs with by Mr. W. B. D. The MAYOR suggested that 11 slays' extension of time lie
Jeffery ; but no more their" own hair" than that worn i gea dnte Mr. limes, he having tender,sl ou April 9tsh, and
bis tender nnt ',eine opetied till the ISth.
by This Was thought reaeonable.
"The belle of the led. okar boys ;
siV Mr. lELL uttered a warning against the p ble ossi in-
i Oh ! wasi.'t she halt i e the ball r coning of extras.
I propeoe to give a pull to the " gory lacks," and It was deckled that Mr. John Innes'e tender be accepted.
skow that they have no " omnipotence.' . . the tlitie to he extended for 11 days.
Mr. Welker first ehows a hot of vac int spaces which The 3favoit alsostated that the Town Clerk hall pee'
he says Mr Naugle ought to have pit into hie report, pare, to document, limiting the Councils liability to elleM,
filled with figuree. N.,w Mr. Nangle'e directions were to be repaid entirely out of the potato traffic • Mr. Womble
to investigate the late rater 41m:tor's accounts, and if hail. ....."01 to toil ',DV PRtra molter required
he gsaied the recoverable arrears, nicely that was the i Itiii,Eilt,Bretlf ttlii.:t
ittuendelcumelitroshiozid,
,I.ie, !vial;
very kernel of what'be Wan neetireil to lb.. Ile ilia ko:e-iv.agiont the tramway in co:nit:gm with the l'u.il'and
ninth more, and Mr. Gasket, gays be should have nal Wit 1 •
?.
ehowed the " amount uncollected" er, as 1 maintain, Mr. CHOMAS sods! the Town Clerk at that time recom-
" uncolleetable," and when Mr. I laekell tells us what mended the Council to Like gnariontees.
these egooreg will reveal, noes than Mr. Nangle halo De, Dem said AL that time the Council were strongly
publieliest the ratepayers will give him thanks. But in fievour of the Jersey. meateure.
.11r. Nan-le ',hewed au immense number sof items, (Mi. TiloylAS: And it Was considered that the removal
anil that parieh by parish, tlie voids, &e., being L t...Ltr.a.ffulebtritematct f,r.o.n.f.,,trnlier.tri: would cost klue for
f he tramway.
totole.l tier Wyke, within the berough, Um 31elcombe le . bone. was eallesj in, anti informed the on abs
Regis, for Weyi .... nth, anti for Hadipolle %Rhin the decision to ext.:nil the time ; his attention being also
borough.) meparately, so that Mr. Naugle actually direeted to the fine for non.completion of the ee,rk in the
ehoweil mull 'more than Mr. Walker melee,' 111111 of not tim . The proposed i• attract:or oinked also for an aoloitra-
doing as all. These column., whieli Mr. Walker sari tie CiallW3 in ease of attentions.
Mr. 'Naugle withheld the figures (can, (but whirl' I T e Csgincil res.-deed to grant 11 days' extension.
e sjerve or was commit...el about the arbitration
I l ie did mahh ig of ti e kind w ith , b ut g,
and vised that there be no arbitration clause in
sleeved in fullse:t oletail.) Mr. Walker has wee filled O . Zi'il till the work was mh:tea.
with lihewee' but It( r. Gaekell had already taken some IL . 'mew anti others objeccqiadp to aro arbitration clause
d ,
of the win out Id Mr. Walker's sails. Mr. Nangle as unfair to the other persona who had tendered without
in synoi,,is A, smothery of Ileneral Dietriet Hates for such a clause.
1872,3, 4,7,, and Se ',bowed itesetemble value, rate at -in 1 Mr. Inn. was called in, and in answer to the Mayor
the ton houses, rate at -in the 4: on land, amount of accepted this contract as it stood, only with the extension
cotnpositien payable by owner, reciwerable wean; of of time- .
111 r X% ALKER having pressed the reading of the slocu-
fennel' rake, tiotal amiount to be collected, ts dal amyunt hat for the mortgage betw Council ' eeu the and the Great
collected - Lei/nefrisos: ailment of rate imposei iu I wegeg.h.
reepeet ,if void property, decrease 4111 composition, ! Mr. G. ELIOT opposed its being read, a ,livision was
remitted in rm.:omit of poverty, otherwise not recover- , taken, anti a large majority &witted to have the document
alde, total of deductions, recoverable arrears at balane- ' sealed, without being read.
tag the kok. All these dozen iir more columns Were REPAIRING THE PILE .PIER STAGE.
actually separately stated for the four pririebero, and 432- ilk. J;l9 gee -t5B. anti 1:39 were the muses named b,v
then the totals given. A more admirable bit of varlet'', contractors for the repair of this stage. Mr. C.
• - etter's was fer x:o es., and ale Eli R
accountant's work than " Appendix tor Synopepd A,.. Surveyor had estimated the cost at L
oper for .£304. The4o.
I have nit seen for a long time, and Mr. Walker'. Mr. CHARLES proposed that Mr. Eli Roper's tender he
first Synopeis iv a flea bite to it, while Mr. Walker'. acoepted. -Agreed to.
signing the bill containing such a display .1 emptiness PORT SANITARY.
as What lie KhOWn lilt for Mr. Nangle's "synopsis of The outgoing members were reappointed.
rates," is au eat that I cannot nuderstand on 'any waren-km&
prinuiple of fairnesio and etraightforwardnees Mr. A rate of 1::,00 was granted for the current year. Thin
Mangle's is a truly masterly production, and for Mr. waii ex phisined to meals " for the current half-year."
Walker to put forward 0
an Mr. Nangle's what be does ,r.
fioussisaid they must thank the Conservativef r
might to bin e the seal of his conilenation and .; • • •
r. M siZlOßDowering the explained tate.hat the money would come
the termination of his career as a political ball, front the Government.
leader, for I don't know from whom he can The rate was granted.
reasonably expect a deliberate vote. The next gee FISH MARKET; AND CELLAR NEAR THY. BRIDGE.
" grim otnnipotenee," is claimed by the famone 3.1. ed., The net lousiness was to decide upon what tenus the
alseit which I poked Mr. Walker Last week; it is con. above ehould be let.
tained three times in ten c olumns of figures, to show •
Mr CHARLES proposed they be let by tender for three
that Mr. Naugle does not know bow to work nut a I years, separately.
LOCAL BOARD Or HEALTH.
rate, and it is the only exenee for these ten columns, The pork question co ' rning up sain, and it being
endowing to shstw differences between Mr. Walkers I intended to go on with Ilardwick-street,
and Mr. Nangle's figures. It has been etated that Mr. Itontais ohjeeted to anything being done with one
the difference arises from the fractional parts lost in toed, till they could deal with the subject in its entirety.
dividing between 2,000 and 3,000 a-48°e; ulente To give isle. to. ELIOT should press a re.olution for doing hard.
Mr. Walker his slue, I should have thought the wick-street, for every time they proposed to do anything
fractional difference s no the Park, they had for years pest been met with olojec•
should have been paid by the rate - Im that somebody else had emnething in the future to he
!slyer, thus, if the rate amounted to the fractional diene. The Perk wax not some beatitiful piece of machinery
part of a farthing,-then that, an ill turnpike tolls, the tlest could not be done in parts,until the whole were dealt
c tin of which it was a fraction thoulol be charged. with. Ile press°l the reeoltitien.
This, however, is matter either iof °lntim or of law, Mr. WEER said that Mr. Eliot and others hail put rein.
which I must leave the Town Clerk to decide. The fidence in Sir John Goode, they new his scheme wa, a
small matter of the Special District rates, Mr. Nangle failure, and it was all very well for Mr. Eliot to come
seems to have lightly touched, but Mr. Walker has forward and press thut scheme, before Mr. Ilawkeeley
renorted on the whole.
published a lot sof .column ri sse empty as the inteor of kg w .
the Market House. .M.r. Walker thinks this looks ' th E h 1 . LAYORD ocag t that I ardwick-street should be
done, as it would not interfere with the rest of the Park ;
load, RS he does a good niany ether things • hut Mr. yet it was a main etreet through the Park, they were
Naugle nio doubt felt that the Council had hail enough taking rates from the people in the Park. and the Board
of figures in °inflection with the General District ought to Its something for them, even if they had to Par
Rate, and did not want to be flo.led with more figures for it Mterwstds-
about a little special rate tonly concerning one parish, Hr. /WRENS intended to propose that the Park be made
which is cellected at the same time as the General rate into a separate district Ile therefore proposed an amend-
in that parish, and to which his remarks on the General inettktlayt Lair,rl:vicrlteestoreen
tt.fiewhoni.Lt repaired till Mr.
rate apply. Next we have another Syntipsie, sh °eine . c
----i- - --s, mr..:IIARLES Str•COllded. . *
the " recoverable arrears,' which have frequently Mean-, !teems, Charles, Webb, tanning. and Lovell
eloaken their "gory locks" beside the irrecoverable, voted for the amendment
i wlticlo recoverable arrears have nearly vanished like the Ten voted on the other aide, the Mayor being neutral,
village eked, when Police Superintendent Nangle and two other gentlemen.
canoe to the front, leaving a little over tlOO to be taken twee WANTED.
into explisly. lint Mr. Walker ale,, gives at least seven I Mr. Wessis complained of the want of light in the
rates as not audited, and three books withheld. Perk, and Mr. WALKE
ken. were lit so laR !said it was robbing the town that
te.
I ask an auditor-(any one ought to d,,) -" How doyen fie r. WEBB maid the lamps were lit two hours after day-
recent the fact that books have been audited?" I lláhmt (Laughter.)
Answer: "The words • Audited and found correct' I The Menet promised to nentuunicate the matter to the
are written down by the clerk, and we sign onel Gal company. 111, Werehip remarked that what was
names." Another auditor tells me "The hooks very badly wanted in the Park Wan light.
were audited, but not eigned." This cate- FILLING IF LAND.
claising, kindly allowed by the antlitore, re- Meese+. Brown offercl to deposit soil behind the
embankonent near the gas works, at le. 11 per load.
ferred to certain of the rates which Mr. Kr alist.gied; mid that people had had the cheek to
Walker has returned "nut audited," and, as a test, I &large him 24. 61. per load. Messrs. Brown'n offer was
must connider that on this matter, Mr. Walker has tplproved and accepted.
scored a point. The 1871 btooke were not forthcoming, : GENERAL DISTRICT RATE,
though one has since been hound, and here again, Mr. An eetimate for this rate was presented, total
Walker may prove to be id service in stimulating !VC- 11, 111, the rate kin the A.
greater care over the rate books. But the amount of I roposed by Mr. Councillor DREW, seconded by Mr.
nc WELSFORD, that the estimate he f. arrears seems likely to have been a reasonable one, for iIM approved o
r. WALKER dimented, until the account of the kat rate
there ioo a steady increase from 1:44 odd in 1869 to LIM presented ; but the PAtiITIAIA WAS approved.
tell in May, 1872. lem not ficially pleading for Mr. WALKER asked what amount had been collected of
either side, but only seeking to discover the truth for thi past rate, and what amount remained.
the natepayere ; and I dare to affirm that the rate Jo the course of talk. Mr. Wauss hoped they would MI
Utak, of 1971 ought never to have been miming. gn loving to-day.
Great care ghoul,' be taken that when theme books are e Movoa would be very sorry, for the reputation of
examined, they be not removed where they may not Wmeoth, if they had such a report to-day as they had
be found'. But when Mr. Walker declares that they -ef the last meeting. If it were to. be repeated, he ehould
wish lum-elf somewhere else but in the Town Council of
were " withheld," he is liable to a very grave Weymouth.
reflection, whish specially applies when he includes Mr. WALKER hoped that the first gentleman who cm:li-
the October 1876 book, for this he can examine at any mencel personalities would he etopped by the Meyer. ,
time. lied he not abandoned the investigation, he , The alarms said he would endeavour to do no.
would have had the second 1876 book in due course. I Mr. WALKER said there was a great deal of complaint
Similar remarks apply to the next synopsis, referring , that the Mayor did not do so on the last occasion, and that
to the collection and deposit books. Mr. Walker I led to what followed.
tosi ca
further gto gee on attack Mr. Mangle and the Town 1, On the mti app CENSIBO
oint this, Mr. ellarett.
CHARLES mentioned Clerk, who are well able to defend themselves', aw
but as ehe with others°l
had attended, and waited som ' •
to the keeping open of the rate books, it is clear that but he found that people who did not come befeeretamtleni '
Mr. Taylor had not time to get over the whole place, ' Licensing Committee only had to go afterwards to the
with tbousands of assessments, and it might have Town Clerk's office, and they obtained licenses. Hs
been an act of kindnens to a goed old office?, (then thought that the persons who wanted licenses should
failing), to keep open his books; however the Town '. attend within a certain time.
Clerk and his staff will not fail to explain that, hilt I It was agreed that last time the sitting of the licensing
. has not been already explained by Mr. Nangle. A , 7.4enittsee "'I. •f f,9rte•
Littee were appointe
st d. and • letter
brime charge, and a most out rageous sine, for it ca icensing .eomm
snot I
i was referred to them. People wanting licensee are to e eustained„ is that the " Books and Accounts have ' attend within certain hours before the committee.
been tampered with and cooked." Although Mr. COALS.
Walker seeks to cover his position by saying "By Mr. Read, of Augusta-place, complained that by the new
whom I do not know," the charge, coupled with ' Peeing, the only means of getting his coals into the house
remarks higher up in his bill, Ii understood' if an was cut off. Ile 'tent a letter from some neighbours,
action for libel does not quickly follow, I shall be stating that there was no inconvenience to them from the i
surprieed, for the matter cannot rest there. Erasures ctr°Pening.
. MILLIDOE said the CRS. was similar at Johnstone-
are, undoubtedly, not the ',roper way to correct nth- row, and there the owner gave it up, aad the opening was
takes in account book,; the wrong figures ought to be closed.
ruled out, Di that it can be seen what the error WAS, It was salved that an eywaing should be allowed, but as
as I believe is the rule in the Emirs ; but the rate near to the wall se pitiable.
hook; are, of course, mede up by dame elegem sod MiL was,aga's ATTACK UPOW TIM " 'MIAOW, " AND
" geormil socis." I clerks vrill, impro, 4 grist, mini out. Wit *sir ' Th. yut ma b. ma womb& in, Kr.
work may sot be Mead. But te 611•4 • dam 011 (Meg Wegw6Tekwierml " AliftweaCW "