The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-12-10 00:00:00

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL

A meeting of the Corporation mai bald on Wedoes.
day morning, Dooember 4. Present: The Mayor IQ.
Game. Esq.), Aldermen Gilpin and Coombe, Coanoillon
IL Devenish, J. Bishop, T. Bennett, G. J. G Gresory,
Dr. Aldridge, R. Steele, W. Slade, and F. 13ennitt.

TIII MATOILAVIT.

On the reading of the minutes, the Mayor remarked
that thus was the first time they bad met aa a Council
mince he waa re-elected to the civic chair, and he begged
to ',knowledge the honour conferred upon him, though
be must say be had rather wished some other person
had been chasm. However, he would do the best he
could, be thanked them for their support during the
peat year, and hoped they should act together medially
dada, the current year.

TAUT,' POE TM NEW 0011.11 MCMANUS.
The committee appointed to oonsider the scale of
shames to be nsade for the Corn Exchanger on fair and
market day. from 12 to 5 o'cloek, recommended the
following :—For every mercantile firm, merchant or
other person (nut a renter of a stard) attending for the
purpose of baying or ailing are or merchandise, for
seven years. £2 2..; one year, 104. 64.; one dey, la.
For every farmer (not a merchant or renter of • resod)
attending for the purpose of selling or offering for sale his
own produce, or for the purchase of grain or user-handlee
for consumption 011 his farm, or any other per.l2, seven
years. El 10.; one year, 54.; one day, 3d. For every
ample or seed stand, provided hy the ow ne r,not exceeding
33 by 27 inches, £2 24 per year ;if the stand be pro.
Tided by the Corporation, 06a—this chirp to include
the admission free of boisailde partners and one clerk,
or the admission of the renter or one son and
one clerk. Any other employee to be admitted for
the annual sum of 54. or daily sum of 3.4. Every
wool sample 24. 6d. per cl.y. Every sample seek of
wen 6d. per day. For every public ball, et 34.; if in
conjunction with the Guildhall, Calmed Chamber, and
Committee-rooms. £5 55.; if with the Council
Chamber and Committee-rooms, £4 4s. Public dinners
the ram* per day. Public toe, El la.; if with
Guildhall, Council Chamber, and Consinittee-rooms,
£3 3..; if with the Council Chamber and Committee-
rooms, E 2 2s. Every concert, exhibition, lecture, or
entertainment, or public meeting, not connected with
any society in the town, £2 2.. per day ; each succeed.
ing day El Is. Every public meeting for religious or
charitable pUrpolles, and every ooncert. lecture, or
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entertainment, 'saniitioned by any rciety. in the town,
El 11. per day. Every parish meeting, ss. livery Isle
by suction. el la Advertising nose let to standholders,
by 241 n., ss. per year; each square foot after-
wards, tiM. Space let to other., 3.. per square foot,
All advertisements to be approved by the Mayor and
Finance Committee before allowed to be exhibited.
Tbe power to alter the position of the stands or add to
their number to be Taloned.

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After some conversation this tariff was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman Oalpin, it was
decided to provide a sample stand for the reception of
samples, with aeparate compartments, each provided
with a look sod key. ot. a c.harge of /Ss. for each
oompartment.

PRI OPINING OP TEM 00111 ccalusaL
Dr. Aldridge proposed that the opening dinner be on
the 17th inst., the soiree on the 191 h, and the opening
So the farmers on Saturday, the 214.
The Mayor said he had given permission for the use
of the Qui!dhoti for the Cambridge Local Examinations
from the 16th to the 214.

;aueaThed that the Committee of
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TAid.rm.jmbs
the Cambridge Local Examination should be asked to go
ko the Couoty Hall for the time being.
After some oonvenetion it was agreed that Dr.
Aldridge's suggestion should be adopted, and the Mayor
II to stride at the dinner, tickets for which shall be
10e. 64., including wine. The arrangements were WI
to a committee of the whole Council.
The Mayor said he would lee the Rev. ft. G. Watson
with a view to making ao arrangement for the acoommo-
dation of the Cambridge Lem' Examination.
The matter then dropped.
TEI TOWNHALL
The Surveyor milled mations atteutiou to the etas of
the stairs of the Townhall. "They are mash abaken,
and Ido not consider they are safe se they are. I
would recommend that a wrought iron girder be Axed
ander the eivis of the landing, from wall to wall This
would met about £3 10s. It would not be any groat
dis-sight. The girder would of worse be pointed to
match tie stairs." It was resolved that the necessary
work be dam, mules tag glahotiaa al the Gaieral PUT,
ppm Conuaiges.