The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-14 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.
•DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

The annual meeting of the Town Council was held at
noon on Thursday last, when there were present i—Dr.
Aldridge (the Mayor), Aldermen Ensor, Cooinbs
Curtner, and °Aline, and Conniellors Andrewm Ensor,
Gregory-, beck, Vernon, Proud, Slade, Bishop, Bennett,
and Steele.
Till MAToRALTT.
The MATOR said the first business was the election of
his suceessor.
Mr. BENNETT : I propose the re-election of, Dr.
Aldtidge as Mayor for the ensuing year.
Mr. VIIHNoN seconded the nomination.
Mr. Lees said he was sorry that any opposition
should take place that day, but he antieipted that an
old member of the Council would have been nominated
for the Mayor of 1865-6—one of the Aldermen of the
borough, and a gentleman whose nomination he was
sure would have received the almost unanimous ap-
proval of the Council. He, therefore, took the liberty
of proposing that Mr. Curate be the Mayor for the
ensuing year. Alderman Curiae was the senior member
of the Vouticii, and one who had not held office as
Mayor sine. • single person amongst them had been a
member of the CounciL
Alderman Magi said before anything further was
remarked on the enbicett he withed to say that While
he felt !Minh eiJiliged for the honour Mute was iidnglit tO
tie put uplift him, it *mild be very distasteful tO him to
enter upon the office of Mayor at the present time;
They all knew he had opposed throughout the Co+
Exchange scheme, and this year that was to be carried
out. It would be very unpleasant for him to be Mayor and
have the majority of the Council opposed to his views.
Another year be shonli have no objection to serve.
He begged to nominate Mr: Dcrenith, a gentleman who
had not been in the COunail for the last 12 months,
end wild was free from all pert/ feeling/ as a very fit
and proper person to serve as Mayor for the ensiling
year.
Mr. BENNETT : Will he serve?
Mr. Vattern': I asked him yesterday, and be maid
that he would rather pay the fine twice over.
Alderman Cuems said he thought Mr. Devenish
would serve if elected, for be intimated that he would
not act as a Councillor, but lad rionsented.
Alderman GALPIN said that last night he received *
letter from Mr. Devenish to the effect that hearing
there was likely to be an attempt made to elect him
(Mr. Dereniah) as Mayor, he begged him (Mr. Galpin)
if he had any friendship for him, to use Ilia beat entice-
wont to oppose it, as nothing would inducts him to
atmept the office this year.
Mr. Loot said he hoped that Mr. Curiae would
allo• him to ',enlist in his nomination.
Alderman ("OMNI : I really would rather not.
Mr; Logi said he was sere that; if elected Mayor, no
theillber of the domicil Would perfOrm the &aim With
more impartiality, or introduce into the business- so
little of anything like part:sanship as Mr. Curme.
Alderman Cumin said he thought the Corn Exchange
scheme a bad one, and one they would be sorry for '
hereafter. Ile had done what he could to hinder the
scheme, and be should oentinue to do so.
Mr. ANDREWS: Will you serve, if elected?
Alderman CURIES: I shall not pay the fine; but I
shall think it anything but friendly of rtiemliert to, p9ph
m 4 fdrtrefil for the office. If you accreptell MS
Deveniah's objection, you should take mine.
It was remarked that Mr. Deveniab was in ill health.
Mr. ANDREWS : Alderman Curme has not been Mayor
for 20 years.
Mr. VERNON : Do you measure the advisability of an
appointment by the time I member has been out of it?
Mr. Loot: I would rather determine it by qualifi-
cation.
Mr. Vinwroir : So would I.
The MAYOR said he should be very sorry for there to
be any division in the Council as to the election of a
Mayor, or to stand in the way of • satisfactory adjust-
ment of the question. He did not think that Alderman
Curme's objection was a sufficient one, for whoever
ocoupied the civic chair West catty out eertata things
he was personally owposed, to. It had happened
so in his time, and he doubted net was the experience
of other Mayors. As to the matter of the Corn Ex-
change, that was quite decided.
Alderman COWIE : I scarcely lay so.
The Id•roa : The contract is signed, and the works
are oommeoeed.
Alderman Collage: There is a strong feeling in the
toren that there should be a public meeting, to see
what can be done in the matter.
The Matorc said that in the Council, of course, a
meiority decided any question, and he Uhl sure theAthe
Connell wohist Support the Mayor in eatrying cruirthe
deciairins of the majority: He thould be tery sorry in-
deed to stand In the way of • unanimous election of •
Mayor. Should it be the wish of the Council that he
should serve, though it was opposed to his personal
wishes, and he would rather be relieved of the onerous
duties of the °Moe, he would consent.
Mr. VERNON said it appeared to him that in Dorchester
as well as in other pliers there were certain parties in
the
un
yCoorsbeciflorwehtho tooedk it uponayof election, sealnvdes to
h?el
dideetthinthke
that every honeetman ought to set .his hoe against it.
He fouad that two or three gentlemen had been ping
about sdliciting totes,
Aldermen OooMet I Wad Hilt hod Yild OSile On Mr.
Devenish ? (Laughter.)
Mr. Vgatios : It was; because I think him a most
suitable mall, and I would vote for him if he would
stand.
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Mr. T. F 4246011 seconded the nomination of Aldermen
Canna.