The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-12-06 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

A meeting of the municipal authorities of the town
we. 1p II on Wertne-d.y. Pre.ent ; The Mayor (Canton.
Prow.e), Aldenuen Devenish .nd Welsford ; Oownedlors
Drew, 11.1ledse, Thos.', Pothers:)', Aillaoo, Rupee.
/MAY, Maunders, Howmd and Robert.. After BOUM
wino: Int in .5 hsd been transacted, end committee.
iern,c4, a lengthy ductiosion ensued with reference to

TSB 111•10101 SMART.
Mr. Drew proposed the following tesolutian :
" Whereas • ereolutioo wee passed on January, 1836.
goring tar the Mayor • palmy of £lOO, and whereas the
general fend has never beet able to meport such salary,
and at thie moment is in dela—resoleed, '(bet the
mid resolution of January 7, 1836, be rescinded.'" He
said that he was desirous to see the Mike of Mayor
Disdained le dignilled manner, and indarad of the 1.100
oll,iwod to hia worship would he pleased to grant him non, provided th,, fund would admit of it, hut,. it was
elmost in • bankrupt condition he thought the salary
should not be given until the unit had improwed.
mak Mayor had taken hie Palmy since 11850, £l4OO
would have hen drawn from the fund. Instead of that,
lagwever, £643 84. bad been drawn, and only with that
smell sum left a debt on the fund of about 1",3, whe e-
as .f the full salary had tern taken, it would have been
L'7oo. Thefolloing.umshedbeeol,lved by the llsre
for the past fourteen ye•re : Bower. 1850,
INC, Mr. Bower, £35; 1852, Mr J. A. Devenish, £35;
1853, Mr, J. A. Ilereoisb, £43 Pe. : 1854, Kr. Hancock,
£100; 1855, Mr. Dodson, ; 1836. Kr. Welsford,
1:100; 1881'. Mr. Dodeon, nil; 1858, Mr. Dodgem, ;
181111, Cr. ffeeinek, £100: 1860, Mr. Provos, £100;
1851, Kr. Here, £36; 1882, Mr. H. Dermish £80;
KM Mr. H. Deveni.h, roi. The aims takenby Ho
Mayors to meet their expenees averaged about 1136
each. and it cos an utter impossibility to call upon a
fund to pay £lOO for the Meyer'. mlary,•kah it would
never be in a parities to to. He considered the pre-
sent tire* to be a wed fitting opportunity for mooting
the nodter, as their Il•yor bad recently been elected,
and if hi, motion was carried the Mayor could acts. he
pleased about spending hi sakes in charities or what-
ever he *moaned upon to sal...crib* to.—Mr. Potheeary
seconded the proposition. He consWered that the Coo
fristianu `lonid pay all legitimate expenses incurred by
UN Mayor, but waa adverse to the payment of any
italary. He. however, should like to see the
*Kee maintaised with hospitality awl dignity.
end for this purpose would contribute from
hi* oWII pocket —Mr. browbeat considered that
• fled should be raised to meet the salary
allowed to Mayort—Mr. Drew mid he should like to
use SOIIII • proyootiou. He was willing, provided the
Corporation could hare afforded it, to vote 000 towards
the Mayor if he would he ethicl to spend another out
Of his eon pocket. —The Mayor intimated that when he
previoesly held aloe he found that hate
needed his aaferf.—Mr. Thannal nnuadersd ra.. ales
peoporpilca somewhat vague. Coetethien had bees sijd
" legibbeete expeneet." and be son wanted to
what the.. mama He eemeidenid that the 'i-
odation of 1836 should be rescinded, and something
Aimee to Amok tie evens" eir eke hi was oertale the
Corporation would nu deopir and deeper into the mire,
ratite ennpelled to eell their uperty.—The Tetra
to Kr. Drew's
implied Mut,
teeeletiiie the Mayor would mot be ibis to
receive a heekiee without aproposition being mado.—

Mr. Deeentsh thought that after what had taken One
at the late banquet given by the Mayor. U the hothi
&kitties were done away with, it would be more to thi
credit of the Corporation.- Mr. Hibbs conaiderral thst
such a remark emit a slur on that body, and thinned L.
Imply that the gentlemen sitting reund the table were
not et to Join in a banquet. He considered it was most
disrespectful towards them.—After some further dip
melon, in which it was shown that two similar, but
easements!, attempts Lad been made—one in 1846 an..
the other in 1849—t0 rescind the moieties mood in
1836, Mc. Devestieh proposed that the reeolntion parsed
In dust year should not rescinded "—Mr. Howard mid
from tLe state of the borough fund, he felt bound to
gins his support to the proposition. He considered
that no Mayor ought to still further impoverish them bt
taking his salary, and alluded to the feet that during
the three years Mr. Dodson held ofithe he never received
• farthing.—Mr. Milled(' seconded the amendment.
His reason. he said, for doing so was because be con-
sidered £lOO was not siuMicent to place at the disposal
of a Mayor, meth left taking any or all of that rem
away.—On the proposition end amendment being put to
the Council the voting was so follows :--For the amend-
ment :—The Mayer, Aldermen Docents& and Welsford ;
Councillors lfthedge, Maunders, and Hari Cr. For the
Vabl,itTro:—trielo Drew
d. ThePre°thb7thri'sigMvirtue:
for each, the Mazzerre his casting cote in favour of
Mr. Deveniales went.

TEI LIGHT AT THE =TUMOR TO TEI HARBOUR.

A letter wse.reed from Mr. R. Church, pa lessee,
stating that if the Corporation would drive two piles
near the "Jack-in-the basket" be would keep the pipes
in repair till the lit Marelt—A desultory discuoioe,
respecting the exorbitant charge for gas, and the
insuMeieut and impure supply, ensued, and in reference
to the matter in question Mr. Thomas advocated the
removal of the light from its present positkon to the end
of the old pier, am then the frequent °mummies of the
light ing out would be avoided—The TOWD Clerk
said the light could not be removed without the
sanction of the Triuity Board.—Mr. Pothecary mid the
lamp was laid down in the charts, and all lamps were
erected no that a vessel could go round them, and the
consequeooe would be if the lamp WWI placed on the
pier.and • vessel went round it, it would go on Owl:lauds.
—Mr. Roberts said the removal of the li.tht from its
present position would be attended with great danger,
and • mewl would inevitably go on the Sands if the
light was removed is the pier. There was no doubt
nothing could be done wittout the sanction of the
Trinity Board.—The Mayor said the light was in a very
good position, sod if it was removed there would be
danger of vessels running on the "Mixen."—The matter
was ultimately rderred to a committee.

THS hoom-Wit
Mr. Drew called the attentioo of the Mayor to the
return of Mr. Bennett's eatablistiment to the town, and
inquired bow it era. that the owner had been allowed to
go upon public p. oTerty and sell his wares, to the great
an annoyce and pre udioe of thew tradesmen
who mid
ratite and taxes.— be Mayor explained that when he
gave "Cheap John" have to have the ground he was
not acquainted with the feet that • nomeroualy signed
memorial had been got up against his remaining any
longer OD the property belonging to the Johnston.
*data He had only allowed him to hare the ground
for • fortnight. subject to the approval of the Council,
and they had power to order him away at once if they
thought I.roper.—Mr. Brew said there was • strong
feeling in the town against the man, and the tradesmen
could not understand how it was that often he bat been
prevented from going on private ground he should have
been enabled to enter upon public property. The et nine
Sergeant of police was directed- to wait upon Mr.
Bennett, "the Cheap John," and denim e him to leave
the Corporation propeity forthwil h. —(The establishment
is .till in the town, and Mr. Bennett haa expri-med his
determination to 'bide his time out.)

TheTIMONIAL TO THE ZIFICIEXCT OT THI eOLICIt FORM
A Are occurred *boat a fortnight ego iin the premises
of Mr. M. J. Howe, confectioner, of Augusta-I.Lnc*,
which, through the instrumentality of the pol•ce, how•
ever, was roan subdued, end the folmw,pg letter has
been addressed to the Mayor on the suliject by Mr.
Howe :

" fo the Worship/al the Mayor mut fora CAROL
" GENTLEMEN, - I beg through you to inclin.a my
gratitude to the police heal *hose admir.ble conduct
and unceasing minions materially luiaisted in arresting
theirs on my premises on Tueeday laid. I feel that such
a body of men are invaluable ; aeither slisll I soon
forget how zealously they did their duty on that occasion.
" I remain, Re.,
" R. J. "[OWE.
" Weymouth, 24th November, 1861."

110 AID OF BIALTH.

The business conneeted with this department was
eery unimportcnt. Pomo ditcustion arose respecting a
well which Mr. Liewitnish had built adjoining the
Rodwell-road, inclusing some trees, which were thotight
to be public property ; but Mr. DeVeniab explainfril that
he 'hid bought the lend, and therefore had a right to
do as be pleased with the trtes.