The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-12-02 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL

A meeting of the Corporation was held in the Gaildhal
on Tuerday, and era, attended by the Mayor (o.numallor
G. Curtis) Aldermen M. Kerno-Welch and .1. Buckley,
C uneilloralrton. E. P. Philoot., 11. T. Treranton,
W. D. 'Medal., E N. BI tPcblrd, K J. C.n vey, T.
Buckley. W. N. We•tern, Illymm, W. Mate. FL
Aldridge. J. Gifford. anl W. Waterman.

The TOWN CLERK att.l the only tcnder yecci”.4 for
printing for the el:pining twetecitionth wee horn Mr. R.
Nut& The amount w... .001 IT.. 01.. the emu of f.rr
the poline printing haring ticcn exeludvd trot, the tender
at the augzestion of Sept. hoot, to enahle him to get •
porticn ot the amount all ierwl by the Treadury.
The Ten Clerk's sirm...l under the Rcgiltration of
Voters An. amounrinc to I:21 II).., were ecrtidiel, and an
order made on the I.l.rrough freaturer for the payment of
the name.

--The 4.-4 l of the !vancll was affixed to two renewal lows
of property in tjaeen-dreet and Welt..str,ot to Mr.
Ilabitood and Captain Stone necessitated by the death of
the Prince.. Alice, one of the lives named In the lessen
The Tows Cl.ang read • bdter front llear.. Curtis end
Son enquiring on behalf of fli.ays whether the Council
would sell the borluch gaol, and i(anon what terms.

COMICItiOr WgsTgl.t Mid they harl given Instructions to
the Borough Surveyor to get out plans for utilising the
gaol for paristt purposes, aud be had dorm so. The qqoe-
tion to decide was whether they would adopt Vine° plans
or sell the building. If they did sell it, the proper way
would be.to advert...a for te.mplerv.

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Councillors DCODLLI and BAISTON were of opinion that
they ought to have the report of the committee on the
proposed alterations before them previous to deciding
what to do, and the latter added that if they did sell the
gaol thy ought to do no by auction.
Councillor Weencxx said all the c smmittes could sty
was that they recommended the adoption of the plains
prepared by the 8 'rough Surveyor, and
Coon .illor Tairsgtox sal I he thought they ought to
know approximately what the cost of carrying them out
would be.

Councillor MATZ remarked that on the one hand they
were not told what the altirati ins would coat. and on the
other band they were not told what they woul I get for
the gaoL...

DUODALIt said the reason the committoe did
not desire the figures male public was th it if tho altera-
tions were to be made it w odd not be f Air. that the
Borough Surveyor's figure. ohould go forth. It was
estimated that the cost of the alterations, after tubing into
account what bat lie.tri pant for the gaol. would be very
much less than that of erecting • building on any other eft.
of their own.

Councilior BALATON propose., that the g tol should not he
offered for sale at present hut that stop. should he taken
to ascertain the cost of the pooposed alteration; and this
. . . .
was seconded by Co5111,:illor DOGDALX.

The MeTOll said the we. now paying shout .f.Vi
a year rent for offices. An ineresee I rental of £l2. year
was anticipated from the Green market if the gaol
was utilised, and a saving of Lie a year would thus be
. . .

Councillor TtivoitOls reminded the Mayor that they
were now paying .F. 50 • year principal and interest on the
gaol.
Councillor HAIIIAN eupported the proposition. which
was unanimously carried.
The Streets and ilighway4. Committee reported that
they had received two tenders for picking and relaying
with Oeansecy granite, the High-etreet from the King's
Arms Inn to the Parkstone-road—nne front Miners. Daniel
Ballnm (Lytcbett Minster) and John Badden (Newtown).
at .C.&56 ife., and another frond Mr. Stickland of Boutne.
mouth, at .C 1.50 lie. The c immittee recommended the
acceptance of the latter tender, but the Town Clerk said
Mr. Stickland hat since written to the Borough Surveyor
Informing him thet he had made a mistake of .P. 65 in his
tender, which he amended to .L. 515 lb.
In reply tl Councillor Warrens' the Bwoush Surveyer
said his estimate of the C st of the work 1•31.4
Councillor WEIST6.IO saki as the tender the committee
recommended them to accept had been altered, he would
propose that the Borough Surveyor ho inatructiel to carry
out the work. Many men midst be out of employment
in the town during the winter and the Surveyor multi
then give them a Job. lI had hoped that they might be
able to fill up the hole in the Ladies' Walking Field,
and chile employ • number of men, but that could not he
done yet, and- this work mwd ic done.
Councillor Batmen said he w m sled to Nay Me. Western
was mistaken as to • number of men being out of work,
se there were handbills all over the town advertising for
hands. (Lau ,ter.)
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"ZoTancillor ifisr seconded the proposition. which
was unanimously agrovd to.
The MAYOR placed before the Council plans which had
been prepared by the Borough Surveyor, to abate the
nuisance in the Ladies' Walking Field, and suggested
that they might appoint a small committee to wait on Sir
Ivor Guest, and see if they could get him to help them in

scsa—le.ciled to refer the matter to the Street& and
Inshways' Committee.
The Council then sat se Quay Trustees.
The Collector of harbour dues reported that the receipts
during August and September eonseded those of the
...tees months but year by DO Os. 64., and there
was •nce of 1:255 St 41 in band, exclusive a the
collection [IWO the end of September, and a sum of MI,
due for the hire of the dredser.

Councillor WESTIR2I prepared that £2OO be paid off the
dredger loan out of toe balance, awl tnw WY seconded by
GOWICIIICK DVGDALC, With the addition that if the friendly
aorietteslwould not accept the instalments, the sum of
AMU should be safely invested at interest to form a
revurve fund. .

The proposer consented to this addition, and the pro-
position was carried
Mr. E HOWELL applied for an extutsion of the hire of
the dredger for ivie at the Beicouilre metal'. and the
Trustees acceded to the request.