The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-09-21 00:00:00

Le,srs.

The seal of the Conoril was affixed to the lease of a
piece of lend near the Back water to Mr. William
Norman, for a term of Jye .rs, it being decided that the
sea wall should be belt of Portland block atone.

The seal was also atfilsd too leue Oille-ii7h—market
grope on the Quay to Mr. L'alward Pidgeon, for the
term of three years, anti to. leaned the old fish market
house under the Karina. Bank, to Mr. Charier Flisher,
for the term of three years.
RAWKI/M.

The MAYOR said there bed been some grumbling by
the bond-heldrre on the Msrket Howie that they do
not get their interest, and he therefore caused the
notice to be put on the paper. A few years ago
hawking was forbidden • hut persons in the upper
part of the town e,opieined of the inconvenience
of the hawkers not callite a; their doors. No doubt it
was • great inconvenience, and the Council allowed
persons to hawk within the borough on taking • 21.
hawker's ticket. But he found that there ie not the
slighest cheek on people from Chieskerell, hawking
on the other side a the water, horned the oullector
could not cee if they hul tickets when he was en-
, gaged on the Melcombe Begin aide. Again persons who
had only two baskets paid 2.1., while • waggon, oarry•
mg perliape 20 basketfuls only paid 6d. There were
many other abuses, and he suggested that the collector
be instructed to issue daily or weekly tickets upon a
certain male, and that whoever ia found hawking with-
out these tickets shall be summoned by the police. He
was certain tint at present a large amount of revenue
Is lost to the Market House fund, and believed the
evasion mounted to several pounds every year.
Mr. ELIOT remarked Mud frequently venous order one
market day what they require the Belt, and be
vendors did not consider bringing these things hawking,
as they were ordered,

Mr. SMITH, the market tolls collector, being sent for,
confirmed the remarks of the Mayor. Some waggons
only paid 41 others fat, &ad some of U. poor people
that brought only • few pennyworths of goodas ha only
charged Id. Ho had never mime fid. from hawkers the
other Nide of the Tater since he bad been here. On
marketolays he could not collect from hawkers at all,
being on those days confined to the Market-house or its
a•Mhbourhood. lie suggested, in answer to the Mayor,
that notices should be published in the Market-bouss,
that every one must MEW there for tickets before they
commenced hawking.
Mr. Roisters mid the policemen could ssk hawkers
If they had their license, and if they had not let them
be fined.

--11-I:fiARLINII also thought the entranee stalls should
be let at the highest figure possible, to prevent their
getting into tad bands.
The collector said that tome stall-holders had six or
seven buys, who hawk with trucks without paying Lay
one.
It was decided that the stall holders shall only oocupi
one eta each, order they psy extra.
Mr. BAILING thought tney should be let publicly,
and people should p.l u mueb as they would.
The Cobir.croa complained of bad conduct in the
Market House, but we. directvd to put any report into
writing to preemit to the monthly meetings.
It was decided that the Msrket House Committee
should be called together at ono) to consider the pro-
KM,' of lulling ha*kilie tickets, and for the future
rusnsgement ol the tolls.
The COLUCTOR reported a leakage in the Market
House roof, which the Surveyor was ordered to attend
to.

A letter was read from Mr. kfetealf, of the Royal
Terrace, culling the attention of the Corporation to the
ruinous !state of the fountain near St. John's church,
sad mentioning that the It.. John Stephenson had
suggested its removal to the neighbourhood of the
railway elation.
Mr. THOMAN did not think the fountain could be iii a
better poaitaon than at prreent ; but he considered it.
disgrace to the authorities to have allowed the hot
weather to peas without aspplying the fountain with
water.

The ki•TOR expected it was one of those things that
wage everybody's buaineaa tad nobody's bounesa.
The matter dropped.

LOCAL BOARD op HLA LTE.

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The collector at tolls RAW for a stove in the toll
house during the winter www". The &weer" wee
directed to attend to this.
PROPOPIIID eVrIyAL.OF The gioarrA..

The Maros read the -fellowtn—s'-g latter,from H.
Ellowarm).LaksrB.9l,dr, 141
whytkr. re7itambetedrlyiBal'aek..l
why we banl ni4 a Reg tta CI Weymouth,. it w. one of the
peettiget watering planm, and m aril adapted for a Regatta in
any .0 lhe tmmt. Th. sery WM. ia-aI „ !fly
0041441 U and °Men Inn I nevrt me my de„r
promote a Regatta mecoodully. Itt is tot. ,Lnit, it mod be
dmte well, and at lou4 gteD meat In, pten in the yhape
r. Now by way of showing my C 1211.14.11•1.• in the matter,
ail'ace glee a a:5O eupto be railed for, provided the further sum
14 Elwin subemihad for they prime, an an to imam name.
I Jild *end you thiti to ventilate the imldect. It iv to late tor
tho r.niar 41 hilt i know no maw.. why wo hat..
Regatta neat Angled., and we tior ha,lo,urfflk.l with the and*
yield. anat. I ahall he newt hamn to co-operate with you
tO tiring &beet thin wart amential and 111116 de4inal attraction.
• Yousa faithfully,
" HENRY EDWARDS.
"John lizard, Fret,
" layer ul Weynandh."