The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-11 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.

qUAIRTICHLY 111 KUM".
TrianAV. Prem•iit : The Mayor i.llilenitan
(lregory) in the chair. ,%lilernian W. I ).inlet.. ler-
man Kinmin CeimeillorA T. !leaflet t, 11. I hir.len.
W. Tilley, A. Pope, T. F. V Kie.or, 11. A.
Huictable, F. Lock : Mr. 11. Syne.iel.
Town Clerk), and Mr. W. Them-tat It Sur er.r.)

Tuu lunge
Mr. W. Thinnau made Ippliniti. 41 for toot
he bring shout to apply for tb. Waruirk runty
Surveyorxhip. In Ili. applieati..ll Mr. Thom..
rumarked he had hiwn ii, the 4or, it o J.l* tho i%mit, il
little over sin yean., durint4 wineb time in trw.ted lu.
had gjvint satinfact ion. -Mr. Port: e%pr.....e.1 the hope
Thumw. would he suere.e.ful. althenali tin'. wit
sorry t.. 1.0,4. I -.% mitre"; 1111 l i l for WA.
COMlXting of I.lor Mayor. Sir. 11. I harden, :411.1 Mr.
Pope, i draw up th.•
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Mr. G. M. Faulkner for two .1111. in dm
Market Iliutge for the pimp.... .4 general trrimery.
Mr. Faulkner inforinel tli.• Colineil lie wag ill treaty
for permanent preiniges., but could not f.a a
few montho. There being 3 her .if aimil•
able, the application wag granted at 2. a week per

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Mr. Supt. Cowanl recoil 1111 l ended that P.C. W. J.
be appointed to fill the iiicancy rams,' be the
death of Mr. Loveless, as clerk it the 11l irk,!.. Ile
pointed out it Wa.4 IlaVe a man more
under control. and besides this it *mild effect a ‘avinft
of £lO a year.—Mr. Alderman Emaim that the
Superintendent's recommendation be aciol,tiiil.--This
wee seconded by Mr. P. LOCK, ani agreed

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TOWN CRUM Al' IMAM&

Several nll,lic4"ttion.t for thia "thee were recei,ell,
but the vacancy no, having yet b.en adverti-ed, they
were not emr,iderei.—lt wan dt.Clitleil to :ulvertile.

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Ell. TILLEY ANI, TIII:
The hiLtron said the Council would r IneltilMi Mr.
Tilley brought forward a matter at it. last Conned
with reference to the powers of the Isirough officials to
discharge anon under them, and it was thought advis.
able to pub it on the agenda paper.
MT r. HANT said the res. ,iition stood in his wine.
but he did not make any charge against the borough
officials. Be simply wanted to know if the Iswough
officials had the power to dlischarge men witleiut the
sanction of the Corporation. There had Ism nien
discharged without sanction, and be W:V. olennel if
they had power so to discharge thsiu, then they should
also give them power to raise their ...hwy. Ile ineir
&Mood in May last, the cleaner id the market.. had his
salary rater but a week or a fortnight after he was
discharged, the reaaion being that hi. would not haul a
truckload of hurdles from the "Lola. ma,
Bmswrr Ti,. eomplaint woo brOnglit to the
Mayor, and it wad diecussed Is•fore thi• man was di,.
charged.
Mr. 11. 1./ritogs rettlarked it w. generally done
during the time hr was may.
The Bayou explaineil the cr... mentioned lay Mr. I
Tilley, the man having infect for PIOIIIV reason or other I
given notice and discharged hime•lf.
Mr. TILLEY paid he had several complaints from the
awn who had left the serviceof the Council. the newel
being they could not put up with some of the officials.
He mentioned he spoke to a young man from Portland
who had left the Borough Police force, and asked him
why be hadleft, and he replied " I moan
He said " I suppose you are, and the man added" I
COMO from the Rock, as touch as to say he could not
stand a It of nonemse.
Mr. IiVETABLIt thought this %%PI a question hy the
Watch Committee.
Mr. H. DERIOIN maid there had been no coin pla ut from
any of the men.
Mr. Alderman EnnON remarked he kuew something
o 1 he Rock men.
Mr. TILLIVI said all he wanted was that the matter
should be mentioned before men were dischamisl.
Mr. Thotnas said when Ile woo itinsiinted iiile79,
during Mr. Pope's mayoralty, lie was given full power
to discharge the men, and he had attic so if men would
not do their duty.
lirdrorit supported Mr. TI. inias' statement.
gave hint full authority .'vie hi. men.
Mr. T 11.111: Then .air ser, ices may by dispensed
with.
Mr. POPE: If we put • man in authority over these
men, do you mean to my weshouldnot give him power
to dew-horse them!
ME. Alderman }:usos : Surely we are not called
upon to give people nosons for ili.eharging them.
It is enough for me to know •,4,311t not
tne.
Mr. Titter only asked that it shouhl he tiwntioned
to the Council ; but the Surveyor reminded I if
they didAis they would Imre ii..jtower Otti a.' men
at all.
Mr. POPE said thetSurveyor had always had the
power, and be should be sorry to we it taken front
his hands ; but, as a matter of coups-, the Sitrveyor
Cr the Supt. had always mentioned it to the Mayor.
Mr. Al&wman DEEPEN remarked several complaints
wore brought before him by Mr. Coward before lie
ahl6as.w a man, but for very flagrant neglect teny
mai ambawd without.

Mr. Pon : Mr. Thum ha. full p•wer to Ilk.
,hargo Kum rurnmarily for impudenc, or flagrant
mqloet .4 dotty.
The matter then dropped.