The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-08-03 00:00:00

Dorietsbire.

SPECIAL TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

STREET. WATERING RATE.

On Tuesday morning a special meeting of the
Town Council of this borough, acting as a Loos!
Board of Health, was held in the Council Chamber.
There were present—the Mayor (W. Manfield, Fog,),
in the chair t Couneillors Deveniall, Bishop, Ensor,
Look, and Oalpin.
The TOWN CLICK read the minutes of the pro.
**ditty of the last meeting, which were eon.
firmed.
In reference to • resolution passed at the last
meeting the Tows Ccsitic said he had sent a copy
of it to Mr. Whitehead, and he (the Town Clerk)
understood that the surveyor gave a copy of it to
the
_contractor. _

Mr. BIAROP said that no change had yet taken
place, nor was there any preparation apparent for
carrying out the resolution.
A conversation arose relative to the paying of the
labourers at the well, and the Mayor objected to
having the office thrown upon himself, al he had no
means of knowing that the work was done, and EA
there wu a clerk of works who seemed to know
what was going_ on, it might be intrusted to the
treasurer or to Mr. Routledge It was ultimately
weed to let the payments go ea as at present, and
the Mayor acquiesced.
Mr. GALPIN inquired if he eould ask whether a
reply had beea received from the Gas Company!
The Toenr CLERK replied that on Monday a
quarterly meeting would be held.
Mr. GALPIN asked how he could asoertain the
expenses incurred since Mr. Whitehead had ceased
to superintend the expenditure at the well
Tits Tows CLERK said he would have a statement
ready'!" Monday from the books of Mr. Routledge.
The MAYOR said the business for which the meet•
lag hid been convened was fur the purpose of eon.
sidering an estimate for a special distnot rate topaz
the expenses of watering the public streets within
the watering district of the borough, and, if sp.
proved, to seal the rate for levying such expenses
Mr. Locs inquired why this business amid not
have been postponed till Monday
Ti. CLIRK replied that it was in oeusquenoe of the
desirability of getting the item into this yea-s as
counts, being the annual sioconnts made up to the end
of July. HO went on to say that the expenditure for
watering the streets last year left a balance in hand
of 16 121. 4d., and the setimeted expense was £3l.
The estimated expense of repairing the cart we, as
let year, ig leo, i oolleotion, oommieeion, and pro.
visina for red property end irrecoverable rites, £4 i
making a total of £43 10e. 1011., whet* deducting
the beams of £6 Hie. 44., left £37 17s. bd. The
rateable value of the property within the watering
dieriek—whiult 'comprised the front theta —we
£4,100 101, ed._ I a rate of ild. in the pound on this
would relies 438 just M. shove the estimate.
0414111 asked what the rate we last year
The Clan said 14d. In the pound. The total of
£4,330 Was warding to the existing poor nes of
the erbium hy wltioh the mle met be nude.
GALIPIN observed that If the levee pariahs'
is Übe town went on independently reducing
their ern rate,
_soh a rats es the present would
be materially Wasted. He suggested that it would
be prudent In, gentlemen from each of the four res.
tries to meet and agree ea to a Neale vigils of
the property in the leveret perishes, Instead of, as 111
preen% the several isolated vestries reducing their
Meek value and their rate
The kleroe said he supposed no ms objeoted to
the present rate, and he &mold therefore order Me
common seal to be aillsed thereto,
This was speed to,

TWI 11111i1VTION OP JAMMU 111141.
The Halton remarked that though this vie a
sputa meeting there woe a matter In which lime
woe wow of consequenoe, and in which everyone In
the town was loWreetest, The last oneoution in this
town, that of Mrs, Brown, took plus in Me/Willa
*roes, comintry to all prscedent. Hveryone oli retail
to etteh a enures on this oesesion, (Hear, hear, He
Sheraton euggeded that ra Mayor he should sign a
oominunieethin to the Secretory of Stale, a copy of
which should he sent to the High Nharitl, requesting
that u hint fore the proceeding should take plum
at tha must plus of emeoution —on the top of the
county gaol, For 40 years he WA never known a
disturbanoe arise from that granting I and though It
might by a beautiful thing to cultivate flowing in the
maiden of the prienn, the public should not be de.
barmd from enterinc 11000fIling to old custom, and
portion indeed of that garden might be fenced off.
He should probably pion answer from the geom.
tary of lute by Monday's meeting.
The Town it - LURK WM then reqauted to draw up
a memorial, and the public business of the Board wee
brought to an end.