The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-05-10 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL NgIMMO.

A special meeting If this body, to consider the report
of the committee relative to the dispute bete et n the
Council and Mr. Four respeetioe the payment of tolls,
was held on Monday. The Mayor presided, and there
were also present Alderman Callao. Councillors
Devenish, Frond, Bennett, Davis, Hods. e, and Mason.
The Ilatcla stated that in ageordauee with
reaolution passed at the last meetiiis of the Council,
• committee of the whole body had mei and con-
sidered the matter referred to them. 14e then
stated that the committee had sat on two evenings.
and on both occasions the meetings had been well
attended, i h re tot being less than 12 members of the
Council present. They lad gone eery fully into the
subject,
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the
result of their deliberation bad beee the adoption of a
report, which hod bra almost elnanimously carried.
He then read the report, which stated " that the Pone
miter, after a careful and lengthened Moody into the
gerieml gilestiou of tolls, and m_pro t specially se rands
that Matson the Cddncil and Mr. IS have recom-
mended that the whole minter shotild be left in the
1404110 f the Town Ch-rk, with authority to take *hat
further legal opinion be might consider nteewirY. and
snob forth. t tarps as may in his judgment be tegulate
to an the rights of the Council on tolis decided."
Mr. Bitanner proposal, anti Mr. Gaitto seconded,
that the report he received, approved, and entered on
the minutes. This was carried unanimously.
Mr. Divesting proposed that the Town Cleik be
I instructed to wry out the retort, and that the coin-
most seal of the borough be silted to • formal retainer
with authority to bins for the purpose.
Mr. Berner encoded the proposition, and it was
carried wen cos.
The lIATOR mid he believed be WM Interpreting the
feelings of the Council in stating that although they
had considered it their duty to adopt the reolutios
embodied in the report of the committee, they had don
no in the hops that Mr. Minor might be induced to admit
his liability to no payment of tolls, about which they
had ro doubt whatever, and that he would meet them
in a liberal manner, so that his sales might proceed to
his own sathisnion sad that of the inhabitants of the
town, fin ellocalttika bad not been able to dismiss
Iron their sande that the gentian involved in this
matter eel up Use right of the e.t.a to reedits tolls
of any kind within the borough ; therefore, under then
Meow:ninon, it was Impossible, consistent with their
duty, loonier the matter to pass by. If the tight was
not admitted the gentian must be dealt with to the
meaner propeuL
Mr. DEVI/Ulla said be had heard more than code on
observation made that it would be desirable that the
Council and Mr. Moor should ogree on a case. That,
I. his opinion, was a most unoecemary and unhesitant-
like manner of proowdine. The Council had not
broken the la*ilk. Mort had done that, and they
had simply to do their duty. If all thejohabi ante of
the town were to my that they would net pay any
meet taxes, be apprehended that it would sot be neon,
may for the Council to et down and prepare • ctn.
The question was, whether the course put sued by the
Corea was Lftsl He thought it would be almost
casapromistug the :glitter to an Mr. &nor whether he
was obeying the lie or not.
Mr Hotta vs expensed • hope that the dec'sion which
had been arrived at would result in en arrangement
which would be fair to both 'Parties. The dispute was
gustation of principle 1110111tle n amount. He thought
the Interests of Fr. Frew would not be endangered by
• complianos With ina pas a fair and responsible
Ernst on their part. They ewe dispaed to meet
him in the most liberal spirit, and he had no doubt the
question of amount would be of that moderate
character that it would be absurd either to involve
themselves in legal proceedings, or that Mr. Eneor
should be a party to proasedinp otherwise than of an
amicable character. The shernatin was, that if the
Council were prevented from receiving the tolls which
they had previously received, they could impose a
borough rate upon the Arabia to meet the deficiency.
The toll. were now collided in a manner not in any
way burden-ame. They were not larger than in other
towns ;Weed, they was more mod-rate and be thought
It was a great pity that these small payments, thought
they amounted to a large sum is their revenue, should
be abandoned, and supply a borough rate in ths piais
of them.
The Moroi statedllthat was the view his took of
the matter. The tolls were the only certain bourn of
mance which the Council bad, and that the .nnini
tote. by st. lio-or really out at the roots of the entire
imams of the teen. If the tolls were taken away
there was no worn left but to impose • borough
rate for carrying oe the government of the Sown, and
making any improvements whi h might be required lot
the better ornagement and general &dale; al the town.
There seemed to be no other resource.
This terminated the business of th• meeting, and the
Council ruse after sitting about half-an-bout.