The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-01-15 00:00:00

THE AVENUE.

The following letter from the Duchy of Cornwall
relative to the recent communicotion on the
subject of the preservation of the trees was
read :—"Your communication of the 19th ultimo,
asking that the avenue' of trees forming the several
approaches to the town of Dorcheeter may be hassled
over to the borough with the view of preservation and
possible extension, ha. recently been under the con.
adoration of the 0 ,uncil of H.B.H. the Prince of
Wales, and in reply I am to inform you there are
difficulties which prevent the Council from acceding to
the application."
Mr. G. DAY!.: There can be no difficulty on the
London-road; there may be • difficulty in reference
to the Bridport-road, Where some portions are sold.
The MATOR said the Council offered to take over
as whole of the avenues. Mr. Harrier., the Duchy
repreweetative, when be was here gad he saw no
difficulty, and wished them to send the application.
They sent it, and this wog the reply. Mr. Herriot
Certainly led them to believe that he fell in with that
views,
Mr. Loci: Will they permit no to keep the trees
In good condition and prune them?
The Marcia remarked the Duchy bsi generally
given them permission to do that.
Mr. POPS, referring to the trees on the south side
of the Briciport-mr.,l, said he was simply waiting to
hear what the Duchy would say in reply to their
application.
Mr. G. DAVIS: We have nothing to do with the
Bridp ,rt-road —the land is already soil.
Mr. Pore: I had made • proposal te hand
them over to the town, but at present I shall delay
doing so,
Mr. TILLEY said his intention was to plant some
more trees on the Bridport-road, and hand them over
to the Council.
Mr. Alderman °MORT did not think the trees on
the path on the south side of the Bridport-road
belonged to Mr. Pepe.
Mr. For.: Yee they do. The pub/lo may have a
right of way over it, but the 'oil, the path, and the
trees belong to me.
Mr. Alderman GRIGORT : Why it has been a public
path go long ge I can remember.
Mr. Pore replied the soil belonged to the Duchy,
and the property with the path was sold to the late
Mr. Anthem and himself subject ti any public right.
of way.
Mr. TILLS! remarked several of the tree were in •
very shabby condition.
lb. POPS said he had been waiting for the reply
of the Duchy, prior to having them replaced.
Mr. TILLS! thought there were • great many trees
In that avenue that ought to come down.
Mr. Alderman GREGORY said he felt almost 'pained
to make • proposition in regard to this letter from the
Duchy. lie was extremely sorry to have such • reply
from them, and one which was Ls very unsatisfactory
to him. It appeared to him the Duchy authorities
were acting on something like the dog.in-the-maoger
=
le—thee would not take charge of the trees
twee nor would they allow the Council to do so.
DS certainly thought the inhabitant, of the town
deserved some little consideration, considering the
Duchy had made such • large price out of their land
in the borough. Rarely they ought to afford some
little return in keeping up the avenues of the town.
The cost would be comparatively trifling: ate for
Instance, from the bottom of the town to Gray's
Bridge, where there were 12 trees missing. They
could boy trees aa large round as their arm at ab ,ut
Ss. woke*, which, with the cost of planting, would
not amount to more than two guineas. He urged on
the Council to agitate is this matter, and wee what
could be done. If something
_were not soon does the
teem would soon be al levelled to the ground. What

with periodical storms and wholesale levelling which
they saw viol; oo around them. Dorch'stAw would
woo be as barren of tress as the ebeal Beach et
Por_tlawl. _

Bcaserr : The treee were plant by the
town.

Mr. Alderman Gasnosr propoeed the following
reeolution :—" Teat • memorial ton.ia the Pr in •
of Wale., to entru-t 1.. title oouucil the odetody cud
preservation of the •VODUO4 leading to the town be
prepared, and inch mem dial be staled by the Mayor
and eJtmcil I the borough, se well a. the ratepayers
11 the borough. and forwards to the prop .r quarter."
(Applauee.) He web sure if His 'toyed Highness was
only aware of it be would cot refuse so modest •
. .
request.

-Mr. Alderman Dan. seconded Vie proposition.
He had just beard there had been a great el...traction
of trate on the Bridp wt-rued. Did the Cou cii not
understand.the trees were not Po be cut down—only
lopped ?
Mr. R. Hoer: That was not the case.
Mr. A. Locx : It war .4.j we bad no power over
the trees to prtysot it.
Mr, A.. Pore said he was jest on the point of rising
to second Its. metros' when Mr. Alderman Davis rose.
He bad very great pleasure in speaklog in support of
the motion, their town W 64 unique in the matter of
to• INVIHION, and the Inhabitants of this boroush ought
to do everything in their power to keep them in a
good state. Certainly, as sue of the sub-committee
appointed to wait upon the Duchy Steward, he had
considered from what passed between them then, he
looked with very great favour on the proposition toy
then made,—viz., simply that the care of the avenues
should be handed over to the town, who would under take
I. keep them up, prune them, and keep them in a proper
east*. He little expected to have bad such a curt and
unfavourable a reply from the Duchy as had just been
read. He should have great pleasure in supporting
the proposition which Mr. Alderman Greiory had
brought
.forward.

Thue MATO': I can only pay I quite fall in with the
proposition of getting up a memorial, and bringing a
little pressure to bear on the Duchy. I shall be only
too happy he do anything I can.
Ur. Alderman Dsvie : I hope the ratepsyers will
show their menu on this question some day.
Ur. A. Loos thought • memorial from the Council
would be sudicieut. They bad never ..at such a one
u yet. The bluer the memorial was the lees trouble
the Duchy authorities would take In reading it.
Mr. run replied a memorial from the inhabitants
ol the borougli would have t) be laid before the
Duchy 0 ,unciA.
Asesistent.l.....re Clerk, suggested they should
hare • siersorial (ruin iad.p•sultbatly a one
fro." the Council.

Tr. Poi; did not think • memorial from the Council
would carry with it ou much weight as ono from the
town. They bad alraady, am • Cowan'. dons all they
could. Tuey had seat a memorial to Lb. Daohy, and
had explained in person to ths Daohy steward what
they wiahod to do, and thay had manned this reply.
They could not do more.
Mr. A. Loci thought there ought to be • memorial
from the CJuaail, evaa though thy had • public
ono, _

--Mr Pops: We have dons more than any memorial.
We have gone ia a deputatint, headed by the Mayor,
to the Ltuchy representative, we have explained the
matter to blot, and this is the reply we g• t.
Mr. R. HUI? sald he did not think they ought to
Nit with folded arms and witness the wholesale destruc•
Lion of the fine awesome that had adorned the entranors
to their town for needy • century. The Council
ought to make strenuous efforts to retain the trees for
the me, soloyment, and pleasure of the inhabitants
of Dorchester. Idle passers by could destroy the
young trees, and there was no one I, blame, but when
they elm, as they had recently leen on the Bridport-
road, several of those bewail trees cut down, it wasp
a matter for very great regret. They were all exceed-
ingly sorry to see such a wholesale destruction, and
be advocated Si strung appeal I. the Duchy that in
their future disposition of the land they should retain
to themselves power over the trees so that the avenues
might be preserved in their entirety. The Duzby sol I
the land, upon which the avenues were, piecemeal, and
private individual* went And purch.ed it ant had
the right to destroy the trees. He exceedingly
reirretted that a deputation from the Council did not
wait upon Mr. Tilley to have prevented, if possible, the
destruction of the trees on the Bridpirt-road. (Hoer,
bear.) It was too late now; the destruction was
oimplete and beyond reparation, bit he maintained
that a very strong appeal oiight to to f eth to the
Duchy and Hlt H. the Prince if Wales that the
avenue, might be preserved from such destruction.
Mr. TILLIY : I should have bad no objection te sell
these trees to the Council.

WhY-cirki-Y...ct not say tbat before ) u
c•lt them down? It is no good t . say so now they
are cat
_down.

?dr. GI. DAVIS thought it waa • grist pity the trees
had been cut down. It Mr. Tilley bed mentioned it
no doubt the Council w mid here c nue to some arramor
meet.

Pops said he must take exception to Mr.
Tilley's remark that if the (3 midi had off *red to buy
the trees he would have end them. They did not
want to buy them now they were cut down, but if
Mr. Tilley had made the proposal before be had not
the slightest doubt the Council would hive bought
them et a fair value. (Rear, bear.)
Mr. TILLZT : The Council knew I had bought the
land, and they could bare bought the trees.
The MAYO!: We did not understand that to be the

Mr. G. Davis sad he made the remark at the last
Council he wee very pleased to hear Mr. Tilley had
preserved the trees. Ile was extremely *wry now to
hear be had entirely deetroysd them. lie certainly
thousht Mr. Tilley ought to bare minis saw. remark
to the Council of hie intentions, and no doubt they
would have been very pleased to have COON to some
arnorrenssint. _

MI. TRAM : The Council could hays offend to buy
the trees' it was not my place,
The Maros maid he certainly did not think the
Council were at all to blame. It they had only known
It was Mr. Tilley's intention t cut the tree' down,
they would hare been only too glad to nuns to some
arrangement in order to preserve them.
Mr. num: Why don t you buy the whole of the
avenues?

111;.--Vore : Because they won't sell them.
Mr. TILLIT : Yes they will.
Ms. Hurt said let the Council appeal to the Duchy
to retain the trees for the use of the Inhabitants. He
wee sure Hi. Royal Highaesa. wh had tone
through the walks, would never have consented to
their demolition in any shape or form.
Mr. TH.z.zr : What does the Duchy care about the
inhabitant', of Dorchester. They hove sold their land,
and do what they like with It.
Mr. Alderman GLIGORT oiled lithe, could not
send the memorial direct to the Prince of Wale..

Mr. Pori repliad It mast be first forwarded to the
secretary.
Mr. TILL= remarked the Duchy eUll had the power
to ash all the trees.

Mr. Pori: They are not likely to sell those on the
London-road or ta• Weymouth•road.
The MAToa was of opinion the Duohy ought to give
the Corp wallop power to bay or preserve the trees
when they sold the land.
The motion was carriod unanimously.
TILI SCIIVITOICB lILLAJIY.

Mr. Thomas (Borough Surveyor) wrote to the
Council stating that Levi= beeo in their employ about
four and half years, be should be glad if they would
take Into favourable oonsideratiou his &optimal nt for
an bursae* of salary, on sooouot of the work of the
borough having become more arduous. He ma:Woad
the amount of work In connectim with the roads, the
waterworks, and the heavy work by the men, who
constantly required hie supervisiou. He thought,
considering the works completed slam he had been
in their employ, his expenditure would bear favourable
comparison with those of hie predeoesiors, as well.,
those of the surveyors in neighbouring boroughs.
Mr. Hoar moved that the matter be referred to the
General Purposes Committee, which wae carried.

THII DIUMIALGE QOllllllOlll.

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The raplrt of the committee was pressatod, sad it
-114 agrwl that further negoUati.o. relative to the
purchsee of Mx. Bur len's property be referred to the
Town °lark and the Mayor.

FOLIOS CLOTHINO.