The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-18 00:00:00

WiTELOOTEL.

TIIE EXPENDITURE OF THE BOROUGH.

Mr. Wai.us said he rose dm{ d.y, not to make any
remark in any sentlemau, or any official ..ccupyirut or
belonging t • that Boar& bat to do his ditty n.e C macaw.
Every gentleman woo sat at that Et iar I had bleu es:octet
• o fu Ili • duty,snd one or great importaine-.1.1 of being
the guardians of the town. there Nre they should listen
patient' yto nil matttra pertainint therath. Toe ex oendi-
tare of thla borough was he vowing • serious matter to
the ratepayers, esproisily to th es of limited income; it
hehoved them. tneref ire, t use the beet of their
endeavours, without Injury ty the pro tastily of the
borough. to be as economical as passible is their ex•
peovea, a. the burden on the ratepayers was great Tuy
were anxious to please an I grant im many necessary
things ti be done a. p *Able wbene•••• either of the
mem ere of that C mud was applied ; but, at the
Items were so many when complied with, they should
remember, when carried into effect, they formed • con-
siderable outlay. The pr.nt•d half-yearly accounts showed
them that the miscellaneous ransom., sandy en, and other
small eminent. amounted to £64 3. 104., whilst them
musician BUEII given in full, such as it, it 61., It, etc.,
only making • total of £9 16s 711., a very little mire
than the lowest of the sundries not account td for. He
thought that the Surveyor had great pow,:
Invested in him in spending public money, but he did
think they should *maul' im to the amount to he expended
In every item, es the expenditure seemed so much to the
ratmayers, that t mir oonfi lance and loth appeared to be
shaken both in councillors and profewdonal men. The
public press was the only mous through which the
majority of the ratepayers could be me I. cognisant as to
how they were • feet* i by the deelsion of those councillors
whom they had ekmted to keep their expenditure In ahoy.
mice; but he found that the Thronhill Charity had not
been mentioned in either of the local peprts;, whim kept
Us. ratepayer@ In the dark respecting its He trusty I It
would yet be brought before the public, soil would have
to be when the leases of that borough were investigate!.
It was Mated that the weekly payments fir the put y. e''
were as follows :-Drains, t.M 31. 1;1. bwough roads,
£l4B 2.. 131. • Boland., £7 7.. sd. ; sonar me. £5 7..-
making a t tel under th.t heeding of £247 7.. 41, Wu
that sum for wage. only If ert why were wage. claugad
-HarbOurinestree wag..., £4l 4,. labourers' wages,
EV Is. If for materials required lot work, they ought to
be described, but he found iron pasta, cement, wand,
gratings, repairing of tools, with other small psymente
were mentioned, Bumf rye it could not be for thou things.
He was aware they received trim the County Treaeurer
• moiety of equate of mein road., £395 3... als • repay-
ment of Mr. Curtis X 9 10... with other repute bra,
matting with the general district rate made o,:toher. 1883
£4.439 17s. 61., beginning with& balance of £1,403 Ile. 3d.
In tend in Vehrosey are tout , making a total of the two
Imola X. 6.276 2i. 61. to play on to- th • wee at lmif year,
which with the half year ssd.n.uA. me is of £5.483 17.. %a.
mad• the tn.& sum for the whole year
£11,753 19.. 1114., wnicb. with ho re ipts of 'hr /anent
@moult, ISA/ is. 611.. amounted to £12,386 1. 51.,
sad they came ccit at the cot of the year with • very
small balance-034 fit 511. It might be salt" 8 ow' at
we have to Pay for interest on to he 1,0
mach the to..r • they sit ill i csr •f u!. Now the • •4PB
ware, and had been, an exp ',tilts@ tm hr cia. If gm
amount of their cot we. reek med, it w mid he a large
puts from the time of their It leg Intl. slue The
pcupnt for lut year wu a+ fo 'ow. : -Brom r for care of
mem., /90 hurdls• r Swannery. LP ; Talbot
for • 'boat, £4 14.. : Kitchell f• r barley, Id 3. 6i. :
Templeman. All ; Pitman' E5104.-total £ll9 17. 6
I Thr. laying of pipes from too itaerack field to the
' Swannery across the Backwater .111 not cot less than
IM. ant fo- all tl at outl mr the only rat aro be cou d find
I ..se the ale of one swan to Mr*. Cholmondely for £13..
What wag done with the yoong swans? Did they re .Ily
keep them every year, ifs. they would Nereus, and the
; expenses as well, or were the ems sold, siren away. or
eaten. (Leughter I There was no doubt they were I
(R.newed taught r.) Thu. by Oat yiar's account Po,
ratepaysrs were saddled with £2 5. 1111. per w•
' That gam would have often covered the weekly 'xe sm
of Kr. Seamen when surveyor of the town. Printing.
atetionerr, and ndverfisict •a. • large sum. Ti... get. ral
account was £43 14s. 31.-marktt 6. : Pile-ono;
; Pit; establlsbnwnt ramose.. £2B lle. 11.,
general dirdriet rate, £37 101. 71 -total, LIM 7s. 21.
Take sway too smaller .am.-Market-house and Pile-plu,
£ll6 Ile. 3d -it would be £lO6 15s. Ild. for the rate-
payers to pay, averaging per weak Xi Is. 11d., ani with
t' • market and per addcA it would amount to £3 12s.
A congestion was made on Friday that certain stationery
could be obtained cheaper, which he left for them to
decide. The hauling was also • heavy item. £llO fla Id.
He did nit say the numb ir of loafs had not been carve 1
to amoont to that sum, yet It seemed • large amount of
c.arax-. esneelally as Kr. card d his Own le .t.ri .1,
• •cordlos to his contract. The weekly average cet war
£2 Is, 3s. sn.i tie number of loads carried mil., hive
1r.,. 3 781. Repairing of to such as pick., etc.
£39 Os. 91. emoted • large sum. That expeodituro was
m r, Nosily divided emonfpit the tradesmen, fir no
lee. than flee re "teed payment. Tht repairing ot the
roads they knew •114 a large item, being £7411 lig I?.,
eftb “R aroma' for gravel £l3 is. ; total, £773 16a. it.
A portion of that £749 Me Id was repaid by the County
Tr. nieurer. A. he had he'ore st•ted, It was not his
inteutir.n to ioterfere with anyone, yet there was • greet
deal said outaide the Council respecting the roads. Hinj.
street was made a g..od highway unier the euperiumn
sure of of Mr. Seaman, and that r with but small
outlay, kept Is a good state for 13 years. If they were
tu COMMIT, the monies egpatuded In ha, time, end the
exionditure at summit. It would astoniab y member
of that 11 tart. He could ask questions, but be would not
take up thelr time now; but he must way the coating In
Sr. Thomas-strut, laid down some little while a.e. had
bocrcietnnoktn*; to:wk:lifthuan:pyrn'o.fd thtthasitt Pm•restu'enerhlt awn
biwnling putastitt:taiLt.kien7.• away
all he
could say there had been • great many remarks paned
Tb::yit..h.a rol4 neotad.tzkwiulbyedetabilorrag"-"ctixelat for ourrre.apSin.b.wwwwasal
erni15:.4.1.4°71:16.7_1.
repairing of
al2teerear.st:otlhy.f.or mp.atet.cialus,
mat'ulfroeuzdfoirn
loth@
Shinner s accaont for carpenters' work for the year, was
£1.5 15.. 14. He did not now what that meant. H
again thy would find the Indlspeouble, "other
, small payment." Lll 131. lid., and 47 2.. 91. • totaL
£lB 16.. " Tbot wm aloud, be should thlak: to ma