The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-07 00:00:00

WZYM9UTIf TOWN. CqUNCIL

A lullED;;t747.lthu hody ,We; held ci theTlaildb,4ll on
Ifrsday last. The Worship al the Mayor (Hr. (i. K Eliot)
presided, and Users were also present Aldermen )(illedg.,
Howard, Thomas. and Robertson ; and Councillors Aylvs,
Aylesbury, Dennis, Gr.ham, Groves, Hanne, Limning,
Lovell, Raul% Robots, Seaman. Snook, Webb,
and Welalord.
Tbe minutee of the but meeting were read by Mr. Pally
Hooper, Deputy Clerk.

THE ILLSIPOS OP PRI TOWS CLEJUL
The MAYOR ssid before he rummenced tbe business of
the dsy, wn he had • letter to read from the To Clerk. It
was as follows: - . _ _

Weymouth, 191 h September, 1879.
"Dear Mr. Mayor,-1 can hardly expect to be at the
Ake for Coe next few weeks, during which time certain
110liC01 moat be personally served on the Town Clerk. 1
ag.B, therefore, be obliged by you and the Council sang.
Wining Ike aropointosent of Mr. Pally Hooper as my deputy
during such time.. 1 ant ill and incapable of performing
my duties, and will be further obliged by your laying the
application before the Council at their next meeting.
" Yours UAW oily,
"Faconwit Ceialikg Snsoo•u..
"GI. R. Eliot, Esq."
The Mal'Oit said be had looted into the Municipal Act,
an Act which provided in the cam of the Town Clerk
Wei deed or incapable of performing his duties, it rebid
with the Mayor to appoint somebody to take hi. plain
=WO rprippointinent could be nada It did isokboirever,
germ to provide for a cam "meetly analogous to the present,
but he had scowled to Mr. 81ura1r. request. and as far aa
be woe coosernekbed eooeptedMr.Pelly H00p.,., alum.,
i/114111 during his illness, emB be wee sure the Corporation
would all fail in with We request.
Mr. litaggairs request wee unanimously agreed to.

Tlto following lattwned—in r•foranot to tilts
matter

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"September ff7th, 1579.
" Sly dear Kr. ltayor.—Seeies by the revert' of the
Town Council meetiags that there may be some dillicalty
in rat:glue the money neesesary for the repairs of the Pile-
pier. I think I can see my way clear, should suck • con.
Unwary anse, to advanos the (booed, on bshalt of
OOSISS and Co., the sum of £2.500 or sum. hes dye per
cent Interest. se payment of pier rent in advance, at the
rage of £4OO per annum ;.or, should the Council prate
Imolai the pier in their own hands, then the same
advance could be made sa • redemption fee for the steam-
boat tons shew, at the rote of £461/ per annum, until the
SUM sdranoad shall be tine repaid, Lb, CALULLI to put the
steamboat side of the pier into elk:dent repair and Cowrie
and Co. to keep it in UN same stale during ths whole of
their term. The principal object in vie • in making this
rwrtion is the securing for our passengers the same
itity from tolls w they hove enjoyed fix soros years
past. If, therefore. any difilculty should occur with
regard to raising the necessary fonds plasm bring thin
communication before the Comm:di—l remain, my dew
Mr. Mason, veil elneerel; Yours.—JOestg Dew". To the
Woroldpfal the Mayor, w. II !hot, Seq."
TLS IWO{ said be might remind the Council there was
• comigerable difficulty In regard to this money.
bad appealed to the bondholders, three who. one would
think, were the mast interested in the matter. but they
bad refused to advance any money. The Public had also
been appealed to upon immoral occasions, but they wers
not likely to get • penny from them. and the oft other
means therefore we to make such terms with cow
tractor se would enable bun to he repaid as the tolls cense
in; but that would be • most ruisonaly expensive method
of doing Weems. Therefore the only feasible plan was
the oder of Werra Comes sad Co. As this was • new
metier to than he thought it would be neesseary to call
together • meeting of the Barbour Committee in the next
few dap and go Into the matter thoroughly.
Mr. ROBLIN : As far se the Steamboat Pm/ IS 00a-
°Druid I am particularly anxious everything should be
dote to give them facilities for carrying on their lirsdk
but it think, • matter which the Coancil will here to '
✓eam with the bondkoldera
The KATO& : Had we not better dimes it is Coot-
Mr. news: You We the bondholders Mit to die
00SL
The )(grog: Thegoaltje=lll to do as we
Ilk.. They wore and the Council were
told to do.. they thought bee mad they would easeistes
The Harbour Committee shall be celled tegeUrg in the
___of a km days ts sassiat ths staits.

Till IatIAT WALL.
The report of .he Sonrevor and Harbour Master was
then Teo-feed. It WWI elleall that the Qley Wall oneeite
Dines and 'Annuli's storm W sub4dhar,
and Yr. Maclean now recommended three additlosal pima
te, he driven between the existing ones.
The report, with the Surveyor's recommendation, was
un.utimoutly adoptad.

11101011011 ',ND MATCH RATES.

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The asthma. s fin these rates for the current year were
said by the MATO&
A raw of bl n Ms pound wall considered necessary.
A lively discussion hem ensued upon the expenditure of
he School Attendance Cunruittee, amounting to £lOO.
Mr. Diens : flow I. th.. item made up /
It was rxp.aitud that gB.l was far salaries, and .gal for
widgets/ expenew
Mx. WALUS : Mae 1N1561.1 o be a good deal I. the way
f_iaddentaka _

Daxxis: I would be the last mac in the Wrffid to
purnhle OM trifles, but all is • large sum for lacideutal

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expenees. -
pared over very
s
Mr. ATLI:UW*I' wee pleased to hear 11r. Dennis enithir
ins into this MAWR.t ought not to lo -
quickly. He really thought that when thaw account.
were brought beton the Council they did the town the
greatest amount of good whorl they could save them souse
expenditure. At the pietent times he really did not know
anything about the expenditure of the Council. and be
did not know when+ to get at it at he should in • business
of hie own. It wean matter that ought to be pet into a
smaller Corn*** than it was at the Present time. 11, wna
thoroughly dissatisfied with his ofAce in the Council and
with the miuonee in which be was able to carry out his
duties in regard to the guardianship of the interests of
the ratePafen. He hoped the ooatter would be laud
more than it was at the present time.
The MATO*: With regard to the affairs of the Council
the booko of the Council were lard before them, and
scary farthing of exPen.liture was put before than. With
ref era to the Stbool Committee expenditure It is thor-
oughly ecrutinis-d lief,re it come. Isere. lam ~ne of
the G. ennsittee and we are as careful over our pence as
you are here, and try to keep down the expenditure to the

ltr. Alderman Ilium's:is proposed and Mr. Alderman
Titoism seconded that the Wee recommended be ordered.
—Carried.

PAPIILS.
The Karon rad f °flowing report of tli• Commit-
tee f—
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Teo committee had another interview with the execu-
tors of the late Mrs. Memo, and after some discussion
they have agreed to recommend to the Council to pay one
hundred guineas to get re-possession of those papers, and
this ass, subject to the sanction of the Board, the execu-
tors are willing to accept.
Mr. Wetus: But they would not accept it ths other
'II
Ibe Mayan: No: they reflood It.
Alderman MILLSOGI I propose that the recommenda•
Non be received end adopted.
Mr. WALLIS : I think the Sharron Paper. ought never
to have been in Mr. Sharron's possession : therefore is is a
rreatdl.grecetouoa.a Brard ta allow them to be. Mr.
Starrett put them up for sale when the offer was first
made, and he would not accept the offer; but now he finds
the law steps in. he Wooly too glad to accept it .ClOOl2 a
lot of n.oney for keeping pessession of and arranging the
Worn Good job we have got so many hundred pounds
to throw away. What good will they be 10 10. corpora-
tion? For toy Wart I would let them retain them.
The Then move an amendment
Mr. Wows: That would be no good.
Mr. NalleLS than seconded Mr. Alderman Milledge'd
proposition, which waa carried.

APPLICATIOX If NIL DOILET.
A letter was reed from timers. H. and W. Dover, duted
Poole. September Bth, IW9, which wee a. f01i0..: 'Ac to
the stores, late fish market in Weymouth, w• have discon-
tinued the use of the storm and should be °hawed to you
if you would canoel the lease for the remaining put of
the term."

A letter was alto read from Messrs. Mu and Christo-
pher, potato merchaute, of St. Thomaastreet, which was
II follows: "Raving been informed that Masers. Dorsi
wishes to give up the store we be to offer no for the
remainder of the term, and are willing to abide by the
conditions of the lease.

—it---;;;;-;1-tiM;t;ITigreod to allow Miami pct.)! to
under. lot the otorea

A COMFLAIMF FROM ML R•OOLIT.

A latter woo road from Mr. Haggett to the following
fffrt:.7

7:-16,•Brownswood-roed, Brownewood Perk, Highbury-
vale, September 23rd, LK%
"To the Mayor and Girporauon of the Borough of
Wey mouth.
Gentlemen.—l bag most respectfully to lay before your
honourable body the following petition in regard to my
property situated to Portland.huildings:-1. Ity daughter
and myself have been compelled to leave our once com-
fortable home in consequence of the annoyance earned by
the nuisanoe in front of my five hoarse. 2. While the
Gorpuntion gain .Cl.lOO enema, by this manner I have
to submit to a lete of £2l in rent. 3. The inconvenience
and annoyance will result in a seriotui depreciation in
value of my property. I ask you to grant use as compen.
Ration the following right.:—l. The privilege of building
a bay window that may overlook the nuisance which now
obecures my otherwise line Vie.. (Great laughter.) 2,
An ...it...Damn of the lease of or lire house.. Htpule ihtt
WY petiLiora • ill meet with your favourable eciti•eier4tsun
—1 ain,_gentletoen, yours rospectfuily, Baser Raousrr.•
The MATC)It She Iw. leave it to the SUVA& Cutullilttee I
(Lpight.r.)
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Mr. Canals: Wiling to renew the levee is a strong
pr.( of Hoe depreciation a the value. (Lxustiter.)
Alderman THOS: Yon will newer know wintry to stop
if you aldwe bun to have a bay window.
The Ceuncildcclineel to eutertain the request

THE £PfI.ICTIO FIOH HS. GILMWOOD.
The MATOS read a letter from Mr. ti.eenwood, offering
to accept the otter of the Cnteeil of a plece of ground at
the Breakwater. at u tnereeJe of £4 above his preeent
yenta% _ . _

Mr.• Dzesie thought it e fair offer.
Aid. rinln THOMAS: Itofore any I,q.seis entered into, the
boond.trie., ou:ht bet f.,liv detit,,at.

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Mr. ArLgeduar : I think wo ought to do what we can
for Mr. tireaugro 4. He is ait employer of. large number
of workmen hich must benefit the two. I consider he
has to to tie • very fair offer.
Mr. NAXOLI : S Mk, time ago it area thought the rail-
way company midi% want. siding there.
The Kayo.: The company have considered it, and have
derided not.

Mr. Loitzu, had no objection to letting Mr. Greenwood
have the Lend. He. however, advocated a three months'
ntc.ineud of., twelvemonth.

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fl MATOZ : Kr. Greens eod has captained to we it
woul be • treat inoonvenisitai to him to have it at three
io?uths' not ce.

Mr. LOVELL had no animus agtinst 11Ir. Greenwood. but
they really ought to be able to get the land at three
months notice, in the cue of it. being required fur, pub-
Ito purpoee.
: if.. were just we should give him the
ground fur Do ti tee up we had before.
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in Thomas : I d n't think the Board understand
it. Mr. (1 veriwool g ive up nothing Cl ail. He had made
act encroachment, end on:y removed his stone back to
where it originally was. Al! he did wee to merely move
his stone from the the piece he had encroached upon, and
the pier* that did not belong to him.
Mr. WALLIS: Ha is tio honourable • man to do that.
Alderman THOMAS: If this land is required for any
public purpose be should quit it at three month&
After other discussion,
Mr. Dicthis said: I would suggest that we accept Hr.
Greenwood's propisaL
The MATOn : I think so too.
Alderman Thomas : I strongly object to such a resolu-
tion being pasted, for, situated as that land is, we don't
know for what it might be required we therefore ought
to have the means of taking en earlier possession of it.
Mr. Clovis then sec inded Mr. Dennia's proposition,
and Alderman Illind.givog supported it.
It waa put to the meeting and carried.
TM! WIDOWS. LLentiIOCIUS.
The Moron mead the neat business WY to fill the
vacancy in the Widows' Almahouess, Wylie-road, occa-
sioned by the death of Widow bmith.
The candidates were Widows Bart, Dowell, Hockaday,
Hosts, Waite, sod Woodward
They were all deserving psrsona. and Alderman HOWailD
remarked he only wlated tiler had almsbomes for them
all.

—.After dull talk is to the Diode of election. Widow
Keats was alerted bys taro Enidorlte.
Aldermen THOMAS then frumofly Ennead, end Mr
Lc-ammo seconded. that Mrs. Kanto be elected.—Oarried..

TH 11/I.IDGI.
The HATOIII said be had received • letter trout Mr.
Matheson expressing regret at his inability to attend;
but would try to attend soy day next week it convenient
to them.
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Alderman HOWLILD: Ought we not to consider the
plans flivt of all!
Mr. Namide : The general public should have an oppor-
tuaity of ine,ectine then..
Alderman MOWAILD mitred that the plans should he
open for inspection tor a given time and at certain hours,
and the Surveyor should be in attendance to explain to
any single ratepayer the astute of the plead
Mr. N• 1101.11 seconded the motion, and it was announced
that the plans would be at the Surveyor's office on and
alter Wednesday, from the hours of eleven to one.
With regard ti Mr. Mtthesan's expensed tho MAYOR
said there wm • sum of .000 put aside for the repelr fund
of the old bridge, and that mum had been invested. The
bridge was to be renovated, and Mr. Stagged' had outvoted
to him that the fund should be used to Day Kr. Matheoon
and in defraying the preliminary expensed
It was then resolved that the fund should be called the
" Bridge Expenses load. end used to did ray the peasantry
expenses.

IILIOIeAILI COMPLAINS.
Mr. ATLIMIORT said he should lake to mention • subject
In reference to the magistrates. He had noticed on
repeated occasion' that megistrates had been called from
that Council to go on the Bench, whilst they were engaged
In arrying out the public matters of the town. (Hear,
hear.) Ile eepeclally referred to Mr. Itrbana an important
member of that Board, who had bees sent for that
morning. Mr. Robust he wa• sum was quite willing to
do both, therefore the fault did not lay with him. If the
police would only take the trouble to select other M. 6.-
trate" when important matters were before the Board. it
would be much totter. Hs bad noticed it on several
occasions. He belirred there were Sloe 30 Magiataalsa,
sad he was sure Mr. Hoban' would like to be present to
waist an oanying oat the public matters which came
before the Board. He begged to summit that • letter be
written to the police.
The matter, however. dropped without any decided
stepebeutgtaken
LOCAL BOARD.
TEE CailllVO lOLLTMIL.
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A memorial wi;s-.7ead by tl; IZ—or from • number of
the cabmen asking that the MUM A.bbott, who had bees
&mined from his poet as custodian of the shelter, should
be reinstated. The Mayor stated be had temporarily
appointed a highly respectable man named Fletcher.
Mr. ATLIIIIKTIIT said it was stated in the Press that he
was prepared to move a resolution to do away with the
, Coffee Built He, however, stated nothing in retinues
to that stall ; but what be brought before them was the
pebble stall. He was incorrectly reported on that occaeio.
and he took this opportunity of stating that he said
nothing at all about the coffee stall. It was the pebble
stall which ought not to be allowed to stand there to the
injury of the different tradesmen in the town.
Mr. WALL= Be consistent, and do away with the
coffee stall ai well. People sell coffee as well as Dobbin,
don't thn I
Boot Vickery said Abbott bad giren the police a gyet
deal of trouble, and on one owed= be had teruedj the
shelter Into a stable. He could not recommend Abbott
being reappointed.
The NIATOR said there had been more complaints since
Abbott had been there than he had ever beard before.
Mr. Wawa : Bet the cabmen are the mien who want
him. It erai built for them.
The MAYOR: Yes, but we are the custodians of the
place.
It MA proposed by Alderman Romano:4 that no natioe
should be taken of the memorial.
The appointment or • new custodian was. however, left
over to the next meeting.
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DOM
A latter was read by the MATO, from Massu. W.
VaHem, Ism and Jun., making application for permission
to net .-.en or eight boats on the beech.
Sept Vickery stated the Licensing Committee 111111 the
proper place to apply to.
Leave •114 $6,110 to Kamera Valle= to apply
to the vomitus.

gan notice of a motioa at U. next meet-
=proptiety the b.atazon paying la ackno••
t for the nee of the beach.
COll,l-alaT MON COLOkal. MGR.
ills roll ming letter was real bY the MaYda from
Cotortal Peony :
" &Dem. Weymouth, September Sth, ia
o mg gear . shall he mach o!gigotl if you
idg using before the 00410dll the very had carriage
approach that at mord aslsta to Ws part of the town.
a part of 1109111/dalfil, asor Xx. Dereakit's browley, k

continually idocked UP with (tray waggoo• belonging ti
that geotleman—edler totally impeding be sway o• mak-
ing tb., road grey decidedly Am:we've.. I have lately bed
a prin. ipal hand in constrocting e new road from the
leathiu ot .rsgtplare to the old Porandoted, opposite
It v. G. A. Rideoues, the whole of which hes within
a I. tough. By 'peens of this road a new and ea.y
approach to Wyk., and Pertbutil bag been opened out we.*
. not fpr the very !,a-row road eay in Trinity...treat and
tie general black croposite Mr. D.vecislie brewery. This
can be •omewhat if not entirely reumli,el by making •
earrlage way approach V. lloreugtuare front the Bridge,
through Cove-street. Tien sery pier houses on the quay,
, near the receiving letter pillar, will hay. to be pull,ll
.lo•vo. and •t hardly any other owl the work is ions.
I trite what I know of the nienthera of the Council I am
contideht I shell meet with igupport (rum tactia. a* I hone
ala tar con•id fable nutty benefited aiotrt of the ton
which has been hitherto neglecte3.—Yours truly, W.
PrUfT.'
thia matelr was left to the B.rret Co:omittee.