The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

TUE BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

Colonel B. B. Han'legend Ilr.W. S. °Meant, berris- tei •
at-law, the areistant boundary commissioners for this
districts, held • Wart at the Osildb•11 on flitardtr• to
aseertaln Whether the boundarise of the perilamentarY
borough should be enlarged. There were present the
Mayor, the Town Clerk, Mr Alderman Galpin, Mr.
Couneillor Vernon, Mr. H. Lock (*Jerk to the board of
guardians), Kr. .1. F. Heaps, jeer., and Mr. F. Mills.
The commisidoners bad before them • map of the
borough and district around, and the Town Clark, at
their request, predated it large chart, showing the
boundaries and out-laying district more
Tbs Mayor stated that it was recommended by the
Town Comma that the boundaries should be so extended
as to be made co-extensive with the bounds of the
pariahs. of Holy Trinity and Fordington, now but
padsislip Ineluded: Tbe distriet they desired should he
brought into the borough did not embrace many build•
lugs, but the Council oonsidered it wonldgive More con-
venient boundaries, and there sea • probability of a
portion of It being used for building purposes saloon as
land could he obtained from the Derby of Cornwall.
Colonel Hamley : What prospect is there of the
Duchy letting out any of this land for building?
The Town Clerk said Fordington field had been
panted to • considerable number of persons by copy-
holds on certain live*, but these sopyholds were now con.
lineally dropping in, and no renewals were given, and in
• short time the Dually would have become possessed
of • sellieliest proportion of the copyholds to enable them
to endows the field, and dispels, of Portions for h'ilidini•
Colonel Hatnley., Are there indieations of the
extension of the borough I less the last census only
showi an increase of MO.
The Town Clerk replied that • Ogee of land belonging
to the Corporation bad been laid out for letting cm
building leases, wee gradually being taken, and as good
ss houses were erected they found oesupsistL With
inference to Fordington field, he stated that he bad
men • plan of it by which it was laid out for enclosure
in reveral farms.

Yr. H. Look spoke to the Doohy officers Whig in
treaty with the remaining cepyholders for the relin-
naishowet of their rights.
Colonel Hamlry 'eked if it was likely dna in any
reasonable time Dorchester would be extended beyond
present limits if the Duchy granted building
leases

The Town Clerk replied that could hardly be
answered : there were building mites on the Bridport
road beyoad the borough boundaries preferable to
tisce_sprithin
1901°"1 &Rio, mid they found that objeetione were
spade to the brioglog into the borough hound, of era"'
of lout via no popalatlon on thew, fro the outoroka

of the municipal boundaries naturally followed, and
thus the unpeopled lands were brought into the borough
rating, though no oorreopondiog benefit would be received
from the borough privileges.
The Town Clerk remarked dist the Aot a Parliament
provided fur • reduced scale of rating for all agricultural
lands, vie, oncfonrth.
Colonel Ramley What Is the einount of the whole of
your rating?
Mr. Lock: About Bt. in the pound on the rateeble
valor.
Mr. 011ivant What is the county ratios?
Mr. Lock: The (aunty rate and police rate 64. to the
pound, and the poor-rate 20. 61.
Toe Town Cll,rk observed that if the Dueliy enter-
tained any extensive building scheme in Pordington
lleld the portion of land outside the present borough
boendory would be preferred to that within it, because
of its being hither and of better quality.
Mr. (Meant oboe reed that all this was rather beyond
the scope of their 0001111i141011 ; they were "to inquire
Into the boundaries of the borough with the view to
matirtain whether the boundaries should be enlarged,
so as to include within the limits of the borough all
premises which ought, due regard beinf bed to situation
and other local circumstance., to be included therein,
for the purpose of oonfeiring upon the occupier, there-
of the parliamentargr.anchise for such borough." In
the present ease were neither "premises" nor

• mailmen.
Colonel Hamley remarked that their proposal nn ns to
make provision for something quite prospective, and
depending on eseenl contingencies—ant, whether the
Duchy would grant building sites; and second, whether
'bey would be taken.
Mr. Vernon said be could speak to there being people
ready to take from 15 to 20 scree of the Dusty land, to
be built upon, if it could be got, and • petition to that
effect was about to be sent up.
In reply to a question. the Town Clerk said the area
of Fordington geld wee about 3,000 scree, of which the
prennt boundaries of the borough included about 90
mires. Upon the anmekoed land at present there was
no buildnng stall.
Mr. 011ivant I euppoes • number of the oopyholds
will not fall in for many you'?
The Town Clerk said the youngest life on the manor
was 42, and that person died lately. Fifteen or twenty
years more would see out the whole of them.
Mr. Lock said there was every prospect, be believed,
of en arrangement being made with the remaining copy.
holders to purchase their Interests.
The Commissioners pointed out that there was land
both on the east and south not built upon.
The Town Clerk replied that the land unoccupied by
, houses on the east was meadow, and unsuitable for
building, while there was but little exciept Duchy Lind
! on the south, forth was moupied by the railway premises
sod the line. . . . .

Colonel Healey said the proposal went to the In-
clusion of a pleas of land not built upon of very large
extent, and which WU not likely to be occupied, by
bosses unless! Dorchester became Is. times its present

Mr. Look said be did not advocate so large an ex-
tension aa to embrace the whole of Fordington end Holy
Trinity, but recommended it shoald be extended on the
western and southern sides. . . .

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Colonel Hamley said he thought it advisable for them
I. limit the proposal in some way. The porpoise of the
present revision was to add to boroughs any considerable
population on the outskirts baying • community of in-
terests with the borough. That the Coramievioners
would entertain • proposition for including land that
map be built Upon. bat depends on severs' contingencies,
be thought could hardly be expected.
. . . . .

Mr. Vernon said the people wished to exteml the
borough by building beyond its present limits, but they
could not get the land.
Colonel Hamley observed that the action of the Com•
missioners in this matter could not extend their facilities
for soottiring building sites. But if the Duchy did grant
building leases, the occupants of such houses would not
be cut off from the exercise of the franchise, as no doubt
the houses woald be of such u character as to confer
county votes, and if they desired to bee* the municipsl
privileges of the borough they might be admitted ir.•
dependently of the parliamentary borough bounds. The
whole case for including the land in question was purely
hypothetical—them was nothing tangible o go upon.
Mr. Vernon said a portion of the Isurl would be
readily and gladly built upon if it could be obtained for
the purpose.
Colonel Hsuley : mat seems to arise from no fault
of the Duchy ; though its rather hard when you do
want elbow room and can't get it.
The Town Clerk said building sites were really required
but there were a great many tenants of Fordington
field, and their consent could not as yet be got to the
enclosure, and no the matter stood. But he supposed it
would be done one of these fine days.
Colonel Flamley said he did not think it would fall
even within their province to recommend the proposed
it:tension.

Sideman Gilpin said their reason for asking for the
"standee was that it appeared almost a gwtausty that
within a reseonable time the limits of the town would
be greatly extended on the south and wed.
Ks 011ieant remarked that the Act of Parliament
did not contemplate the entertainment of such a
ewe _

Mr. Vernon and Mr. Halpin spoke to the great need
of houses, and that applieation was made for them es
soon A 6 the building commenced.
Colonel Hamley asked what sdditional number et
voters the proposed extension of the bounds wouM lief
at present?
The Mayor : Not more than half a dozen.
The Colonel: I suppose you could give no Mee of tbe
number of houses likely to be built on the outskirts
within a certain period.
The Town Clerk rsplied that wee impossible.
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Sir, Vernon reminded the commiasioners of the 15 or
acres to be applied for immediately.
Me o‘gior propenal being made, Ootovel Healey said
the case would be laid before the oommissioeers, and
must stand on its merits, but be was amid it
hardly fell within the *cope of the present inquiry.
Aldermar Gslpin then suggeeted that the hounds
should be extended half a mile on the south and the
weak sides, and it was arranged that several of those
interested in the matter should meet the oommissioners
on Monday morning to inspect the land is question.
The inquiry then closed.
On Monday morning seversi of the gentlemen
present on Saturday met the Corn misaionere and the por-
tion of Vordington field, which it wasipropoeed should be
included lo the borough on the south and west was
Inspected, and the Ambient rommiaioners promised to
represent the cams to the Commlairionets, bet there seems
little likelihood of any extension being made.