The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-25 00:00:00

THE PROPOSED PLEASURE GROUNDS FOR POOLE
AND PARKS TONE.

mecum' To tooacw 0,000.
weetinc ,1 the Town emnal was held on Toes.
It at the Guildhall, when ihire wer•
M .yor (Mr. R. Aldridge), Albano..
'Buckley. 01 Aylee. and e .uncillore Curtis.
, We.t.rn. linckley, Hodson. Ral.ton, Dogd.le,
Wenhill. Yardman. Barnes, Ma ston,Couwey,
lb I. to bathe, oomoder th.• report ..1 the Streeteaud
Conimitte.., which we. postponed from SW
etiog, rec. minemling that the otter of
r lc to sell the two piece. rd lead at l.togtieet
rolt-t .c noon the forme est out In the re, ort be
t„1. and 444 to c .nsider • lettlr received front
Wool, .roe in teoly
.to the One waitteo by the
tArrit, req.unring his lor.h.hip to mo ui his
• , • ....II th • I'm lest oa land, and a1.,0 another letter
• .0 I fr m hid :ord-hip aa t., the Sale of the La lie.'
kill 4 Isril.. .

F I•t ers wens read from his Lordship address I
th • Ton Council Or crush tits Tow. Cure..
lit Lb• unit, doted August Nth, Lord \Viiaborue

•
•• not at all surpris id that the Town Council
at • to boy the triangle of land 11 If PArkatoli•
on, ii india, h .er valuable it IL As land • j itaing
j ,8 loot mold at lb, rate mention, din my lettar.
I „wt.., a the estate would not be jostill-al in selling
• , rweo at • liiwer rate. lam not at ail an: ••us that lb.
alt mot boy tha pl d. as I baldly thluk it is • good
• r.creati in ground. It ?pear. to ton worn squid
, Applioa ona f rain, y this a/bola
oir awaiting the Town Council'. derision."
seeoutl was dated dept‘inhor 6th and was at
li ,at
.otar you did not get icy letter In time
r the me Cog of the Town Council. I fear thare was
, no poy part. An to the L idiot Walking Field, I
b.,. no objection to ooLiag It, but I um not on
„ii prepared to say wcat sum would be in clpted by
• •, • 1,01.1111 for Toren C mood di-eide in favour
a. ihe atto 1,, the PO.l. Recreation Park, I would
ni atitoiries as to he value, and let you know In •
• ,r 'hart tma"
The I.llow4air lattar from Mr. Martin Kemp-
Welch was also

Wovileads. Parketoaa leth September,
' 317 Dear Sir.—C isaidering the st at, of the populettee
„ r mid way in which all opra SWIM
v bca4 covered with homie., It appears to in. the
..t, the Town C iuncil to 100 ahead. It is
le that the 111.114•4 in St. James's
I ilu aide to have mown for °ticket, and

••• -AM- --it-. kr he
th.t h-althful oft-madman an t ren ou
• the streets. It lutlorre the ground must be
s ....town is not lame enamel., and vegeta-
.;•
ii .1 dicult. Ti.. 16 acres et Ileckford cm be
t ***** r ev.mv reasonab'e recusirement. It will
are to be droned of ttdi water, which might he carried
....ewers of LIMA •• C. sod k ay them pure. I me no
for a lam* outlay of money et prchent in
r I. c be carefully out up int.o three or four
each bearing • &enact object to suit the entire
~.tioa. With regard t kutos.. to.
.r. fet)l/11 If .1%1 DOOM" the laying out of if,. Of
itm • in the bott.ou would Mmd to glee ahem er to
y:.ce. an 1 in -ream the nrwable value ot the bowies.
1, or et t .ti earpor mmo property on the b ydera of
would b. simply for the ainumuieut of the at
I. • e.et r ush-Popilati.m there. In regard 1. the C 0...
Louole..l ant Perk.t togetti-r. the once
n able end lower Stan It would bw i• eenuir.ml
▪ I
41 u.J n.t C demist. more than LIAO so an
• as 1,,u et prim:pt.—Yours, ',err tru'
"hi. litaip•Wcuu "
TIIS PA/1/15T0211 PLOT.

ft an the chief resident. of Perkstons,
by the vicar, the Rev. Mr. Hugaiore, w thrn
in., I ~.e I r,, the Council. Tito rev. g ntleman
mode .1 them fir the permission which ha I be-n
. lel twin to come. and gave their views upon the
. •.4t)e Fr ai,sed thecreatio., Orme I it Park-
. .t • wrnal he skull to .fine his st'eution entirely,
). • .1) • ex—idi at of remarklug that they were wit by
,it o• hdh melt, mee. He tepees nted, he
very urn ra ly the feelings of the laud-
, at ..11 event' of the householders of Perk.
•: eb-u he asked the Council to very seriously
• 1-r the *chew* for haying the land near the
• ,• Th• first end bro di paint that appeared to
•. .s that Park•done would be very much
%el by the .c istl nof a public garden. ft
, u ),-)es•ary that at should be very elaborately
. ) ut. P.oltuone was y t
.rspidlec ar DK a r• Ft
. . .

• n le .ide came and lived a Wile while at the
! a!,I 101,6,N-honors, and iu a very small degree
th-y were becoming • 11,4'1 to their great
B urnetuoutn, al • eommar mart • and
• i •v al a r ,r•len •soll.l hrrirwia their attractions
f • coital lered that if this oppo,tuidty
sr, ~tpo..ed, it le mld n.t be likely to occur Neill.
T was or diubt, the rsteshis value of bowies in
t are was much Increasiug. mei, after all, the
,ia•ns.. Ma-tarred would br quite wa lb while, couaider.
ind Th. improvement that Gould be affected. He
iiu sage UP is them ettongly, to cowed., tbra great
-I. • toady which wee now prevented trains Er the
r vein-nt 4 the b .rondh.

_ .
oel Baker, Psrk t alai spoke briefly in
ir •if the echeine. Fr ou whatever p iint of view
t.,,y mum 1.,„k e- she risqineitiou of this piece of
1.11 wh-ther t lucre aae tbe attreetiveuerie of lb.
p 4.. r for • bueiness one, it must commend itself
to them. _ .

.it st.cr a.ke I the C when be spoke of
.li.l i.e propose it sh iol I be thr
... . -

nt • lir arid Irl ibe ueighb,urb..xj,
.• .1 t••IIkUr thAt c utl not bs decided
U I 00l I be question for the future

_ . .
M 7. y alto saw catni the scheme. All they
w In \ .`t a., WOUH b,lu pl hilt e few trees end put

_ .
tr P n billowed in • similar train.
(.)NWAY &As I what power they had for rega-
l& p ork• and open 'POW.
not WiliNti•ToWS cLiglt (Hr. H. S. Malmo:in)
rep i -1, tin tar the 64111 sec. of the Public Health
Mr. Cent's. as the firet uaover In the m atter, paid
he eild ilk* t have the bon or of prdposing a
lea .11•141 in favour ..f the echerne ow), more. As soon
a. air sew a new tool woe to be cut from Church.road
t Paritaume Station-road the idea came in.o his head
that ttist triangular plea • could be preserved, not as •
plei,ar • ground, but as an open space ,• and the more
he 4,1 I . dud at it the more convince I hot he bee tole
d.a it waif .r the intereeta of the general public. A
great inauy bad sail the me we. not what could be
4 eir .1 but they could not make It 1 wirer than it we..
It wa not hi. idea of ma•ing it into • park, but
r.l ter I. preserve it as all open opacl. S.nneo3e bat
mi... I the maerti an that • gird-n in that spot would
'e Tat :eh imp rave Lord Wimhorne's properly. lie
eh n much like to disabuse their minds of that
i lea ; the eurr. Amelia: prop •.ty wee area ly s .Id, and
if th•y ccepted hid free of tied per acre he would
d,rote tar •lv allay. as that amount could easily be
...• a, .e 1. With regard to the laid at Ira. gfieet be
th 4-3 a. woe.. very 4..n.c0n.. if r. And in his opinion
the .ite in queel di was the an de suitable th .•
any •• her 1, .0 to be f oat in the borough,
an 1 !. • In th.,v wool 1 be culpable of • great
te4l t. -.I lu yif th..v did • d swept A. A piece of
01...a10e-vs *at •r c nll be formed there, a-el pe .ple
iu the winter time go there 'heaps instead of
haii,g to ruu the risky they now did at Hatch Pond
wbere there were 30th of water. 3oeneo.,e, hal alo.,
raid ao rebrenoe t proposal that it would Improve
h. value of other land. Let it be so, he for one would
be very glad if it did; but not only would it improve
their .pery adj Maine, but the whole neighbourhood
I'ol th- town i•self. He regarded it a. their absolute
dry th st d.ey eh told obtain both pit -a. A great deal
hal t". n -aid about the expense .4 keopin it uti altar
they hal curled out their scheme. Has flee was that
It Cuo nre t thea garden, but a places like Hyde Park
whee. oey might have so-ne timber, ant if they
It ...snivel, fl mere. He ',Aid! not g a intd the
.1 bit he believed it would mile add
a h.ll:e•ony • quarter to the rates. He therefore
li.or,d that the necessary steps be taken to purchase
the ter. mites.

Tne 'oration then woes as to the desirability of eon-
sidsrio. toe two propels's tern;
Mr. Familia mowd e that t s Par stone scheme b
con4lere I first.
Mr. %Vaunt!, sec in led this anasnintent-
li ee this wee put, ho , Mr. MATS seconded
31, 4 'tatia's reaolution with great pleasure. lie vote I
I 'r e vottoriernent on the last occasion, sod the more
hi lo 4-1 at l'arkstone the mor., sure he was the
',rough was growing in that directi .n. Their b model'
d thsr fore was, considering the Inhabitants were
gab contributore to their rates, to t.k after
th ifinte.sets. If they put both ,ffera together, he
th"Mrht • v.ryone would admit they bad got • very
r.O d bargain.. I:very body In Pe." to whom be
hal
r; :.ken to be favour of the purchase of this
It-, 061 th.l at L sotfiset, and at Parkst .ne everyone
.e 'tem. io favour of that pito, being acquired.
Mr. %I A It4/014 C.ll4lidetil 1 it .10111.1 be most
,',usin.ss.liks if they purchased this 1 atter without
lash: re,:vive is reply front L rd Wimborne to the
co•nnionicalion the Town Clerk wee instructed to
make. a.kiog whether be could not reconsider the
''''' • '`e I siso what be would bike for the Ladies'
Wd4,ng 1.1-1,1. The matter, be thought, was being
IsPhel d•r ear I with molt Olin 4U•I
Mr. iitl..,us lb 'right that was the first time he had
"ref h ard the C ninon 201111661 of going to, fut.
fir'egider.) II did a.t know how long they had ,
tslking aho it having • free public library,
re-r ation groun Is, &whine their sewers, and generally
6 c 'ruin; a Ci 14111.41 I community. (Renewed laughter )
Mr't m's suggestion s...onsd to be that it b 3 wl-
porta', siec di:. They were doubtlessly aware they
*ere eirdroaching their •onnal feetival—(laughter)--
whi.l ultaleci upon want-env of that Board the duty
of asehrz to the nece.sitda of the borough. He bad
rieif -collec• lone last year of going Over Parkstoue
etri P's,ls, and he remembered that In the former be
ha I to tin 1 his way to houses situate on Patherele
whsre tli ,re wtarn not a single light. Lie thought Lord
Wlttiborne's offer WWI si very fair one. With regard to
th • I.adt..s' Walking Field. he might tell them that
last we. k the eels awl crabs were corning up into his
.e --(much I tug hter)—and he believed it would cost
Vista or. r 1:101 an acre to make It fit, and trees would
cot grow eh. re. Thera( ire, be should support Mr.
proposition.
Mr. Farmer's amendment, that the ffarkstone lead
fira hi dealt with, after • great deal of talk, WY
tarried be 12 to 6.
„ Timm than proposed the purchase of the
rarkstone and.
Thi, waa seconded by Mr. Mtn, and supported by
51r. roNwky.
Th. NIATOR also Mkt in favour of the scheme.
was a lovely place, and had been derservedly
'milll.:itgland's Mout ,ne.
Mr. CURTIS remarked the matter would have to
"me bet re a 000111116•100Ibt In that boll, when the
public would be unbind to impesss theft oPlllien
elien It.