The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-13 00:00:00

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Council wag held on Toes lay laq,
, ben there were present—The Mayor (H. Burden,
Lq.) in (be chair, Mr. Alder.nan Gregory. Mr.
Alderman Kmeon. Cout.cillore Gr. Ahl,ALe, A. Pope.
F. Lnck, W. Durileh, A. H. Luck, It. Hunt, and
;W. Tilley ; Mr. Henry Symonde, Asaiatent-Town
Clerk, and Mr. W. Th MA% Borough Surveyor.

YAIIIS AND NAZI!! TOLLI.
• The following tenders were received for the Fairs
• and Market Tolls o—Mr. R. Lewis ((illingham), £337;
i• Mr. J. Barge, £253 15..; and Mr. J. Dyer, 1275.
• Excellent M.timonialo were given as to Mr. Lewka's
respectability and "vein.." He offered to pay the
legmey down, instead of producing sureties, but it waa
S not thought proper to take advantage of this.
Os the motion of Mr. W. DURDZS, seconded by Mr.
B. MCNT, his tender was accepted.
. For the la.t year's toll. Mr. J. Beige psi I £340. He
✓ trots as follows:—" In consequence of the Morkets
being closed, sod the unsuccessful year I have had, I
! beg Ist tat ...prctfully to Allt you kindly to Allow we
, maistntes out lof my Isst month's rent. I have already
▪ coo 13.. 41., leaving £25 for the lame mouth. By
so doing I .hel feel truly thankful.
Mr. R Homy thought they should allow Mr. Berge
something. He had done the work v.ry satiofactorily,
and there bad been no c Thing. hod K.. 00
on very amicably. He suggested it be referred to the
General Purposes Committee; but Mr. I.OOK thought
they might settle it at once.
ASSISTANT-TOWN CLINK, however, suggested
they should not settle it off-hand. Mr. Dyer pro-
duced his amounts, when they allowed bloc extretbing
off.
It was 'greed to refer the matter to the committee.
•PPLICATION.

Mr. .1. D. Mowlem wrote to the Doman stating
that be was &blot to leave the employ of Mr. Lob
and Intended starting business on hi, own amount as
pork dealer and provision merchant, and applying for
permission to affix shutters t, two stalls at hie own
exCI&A Tog remark.] he had 1111.11 Mr. Mowlem,
and there appeared to be no ohjecti ni to granting the
ruowst.
The matter wee referred t' the committee.

THE CONDITION OF THE TOWN HALL i
Mr. Alderman GILIKIIIIT said before they proceeded
with the businve he had one question he wished to
aek. It appeared • report had got afloat that the
Survey, r bad reported to the Ma, or that the rown
Bell unsafe. and he found • letter in the Dorset
Coma, Express of that morphia fr..m a person calling
ottention to the matter.
The Asetirrawr-Towle CLUE remarked there was a
report from the Surveyor on the subject.
Mr. Aldermen GaZGOILT cootlnued he noticed that
oa the 77th February there we. to have been a dance
ia the Town Hail; but It appeared &calor, bad been
heaed stating that the Borough Surveyor had reported
the Town Hell to be unsafe for danator, and the com-
mlttee having been unable to secure the Corn Exahs ge,
the deuce was plat off in consequence of that report.
Now be shoold like to ask their Surveyor the (round.
on which he had stated the hell wee u05af,1,..441
the report should be at once either confirmed or
publicly contradicted. For his owa part be did n 4
me • shadow of foundation wit rtever for it. He
believed the ball wee as safe as any building poreibly
could be. There were gentlemen pres nt &Murk j thit
table who were practical men, and wimp, they
might be able to ex Prell4 the same opinion. However,
diet was his opistion. lionover that was the opinion
at the builder. He happened to pew him a few days