The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-02-14 00:00:00

AVIMIOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

A mv..tie; was hold on W.dneadsy morning last.
pre.eut :T. B.‘yor (T.lilledge, Beg.); Aldermen
Ayhug, awl Ilowsrd ; Bummed!ors, TllOl3l/a. Honoree,
Roberts w, 'Labor, Brown, Welsford, Cummins, G.
tiects, Drug, Ayles, and Dyer, with F. C.
stcga.di, L, Town Clerk.

l'avrodAL TO NORTUAGI CORPORATION PROPIRTY.
The memorial to the Lords of the fre.mery, for per•
mission to mortgage the Corporation property, was
perobed, Lhu +KW of the Commit affixed.

WII.IIIPAGIit AND HARBOOS DOES.
The ntzt business was to consider an application
from the router of the Whatfage and ['arbour Dues
,Mr. F. tY„ Ayling) for abatement of the sum he had
Donna hauselt to pay.
Thu roan Clerk stated that he had spoken to Mr.
Jeaty, who perieetly remembered the eireumstmiocs
under which tins dues were lot, and he supported his
(Mr. rite,4,o,l'a) atatenteut.
Thu letter was as follows :
Radipole. Feb, 7, 1871.
Dear Sir,—Your note dilly at hand. I am sorry I
cannot possibly attend your Council meeting to•nturrow
(Wednesday), as I have to attend is /imamate,' of the
llishways dt• Mohiourn. I remember in March,
IS7O, atteuding an emotion for letting the whafrage at
the thüldlo.ll, Weymouth. The question was ii.ked
the Auctioneer by Wier it all the swain packets paid
each. Tint tuply WAS "Wd guarantee nothiug."
L was presoit the whole of the time tho auction was
going 00. 1 surer heard any fixed MM. guaranteed.—
ant, yours faithfully,

C. JVITY.
F. C. 54.111, Esq., Town Clerk, Weymouth.
Mr. Steggail remarked that questions had been asked,
while the Corporation were going to church, the Sunday
after Novi:mbar 9th. Be himself was alma ntthen, but
if Mr. A)llu lied been mistaken in his ialeulations,
w he not complain as soon as he die covered iII
error? Why ehould ee allow eleven months to expire,
Mole mitiog bii appliCaliOn? Mr. Aylingt bad not
the Ai..ihiest claim to a farthing, as he took he tells,
well kneeing the conditions. The tolls were let by
private Weill.. several days after they had been put
up to auction. Whatever Mr. Roberts ought say, he
of all inn must have known what steamers were
likely to pay. There wits no auction at which • pro.
feminize:Ll man more needed to have hie wits about him
than teat of the tolls, and 25 piers ago he let the
Bridge tells to a man whom be asked for two months'
rent; the man sail he would get it, and after an hour
had mussel, emu° one told him the man had ridden out
of town an hour see--(laughter). No man had paid
greater att ntion to the matter than himself, and he
woul I not have allowed the old resolution to go out of
his office ; but that 'night easily have been done, as the
tolls had not been let for the four years since the
resolution was passel.
In answer ts Mr. Welsford, Mr. Steggall said he
believed the espy of the resolution was supplied proba-
bly for the purpose of the auction. The first time he
(elr• Stegall) knew anything about the matter was
when Mr. Ayling referred to the resolution shown him
by the Collector of Customs, and Mr. Ayliug had
eliir,ased himself perfectly satisfied on signieg the
bond.
Mr: Roberts said Mr. Ayling had asked him If he
reuieuibered the words used by Mr. Steggall respecting
Cs, steam boats, lie replied that he did—he put the
question to Mr. Stegall thus "Do I understand you
clearly thsee two boats pay 00 a year? and another
it she gees out once, pays CIO ?" Mr. Stegall said
" Yes." Ile (Ile Roberta) repeated the question and
Mr. answered "Yes." tie also on
Sunday asked Mr. Milledge the same question, and he
also repli "Y, s."
Tho Ittyor remarked that ho did not let the tolls.
In an,wer ti 11r. Robert+, Mr. flow sr.l also said
that NIG use) the words stated. If Mr.
Roberts 114.1 not put the questien, he should have put
It hiunpdf. AA he Cable for the purpose of doing so.
Mr. Ayling believed his son could prove that three
boats were ruuning at the time of the letting, and he
, was, theref. re, entitled to the £ll5.
Mr. Brew said if anything had been said at the
aucion likely to endanter the Weymouth and Port.
, laud 6teanter Company'i interest as a company, he
would have noticed it ; bat he beard nothing about
their paying inure than they had before.
Mr. Eli it ask,l, whether the resoinnon in the book
alter e th psyment to he mete by the third boat?
The affair passed otf very sueeessfully, and although • Mt• said in ISO viLlou tlm the Pile Pier was
the numbers were rather below those of but year this inii.6""" PmeiwitY' the resolution"'en "shah- cat.-
stireatoti adhesion doWning ems cethose "um a"aura"diag was ~...i... the