The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-15 00:00:00

THE DORSET

teeter.,
.uow that the

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bridge dues wer,e taken off, se they (the merchants)
mold not sea any ince...icy for their services.—
The Mayor considered the meters care a eyeful
class of men, and protected the public in their coal
transactions.-Mr. Drew considered that if meters
were sent on board ships they aught also to be seat
into shops. -The kleyor, aft, r reading the act of
Parliament by which the Council were empowered to
ins the bye-laws with reference to the coal
m re, said he lied authorised the Harboer Master
5,e
to p one on hoard each yew], and asked if his
authority was an he disputed. - Mr. Pothecary
remarked that eis,long as the bye-laws were in bree
they must he carried ,pu', nod the Miyor was re•
lieved from any odium through enforcing them.-
In reply to a question fr 'in Mr. Ayling, the Town
Clerk said the penalty for refusing to take • e mil
meter on bnata vies • fine not exceeding 40s. -
. After some discussion a resolution was
authorising the bye.laws to be enforaed.—Mr.
JecCdes AWD.IIIB At:COW/W.-The next business was
to consider a ooniutunication from Mr. Andrews
respecting the belance due from the late treasurer,
Mr. Jacobs, and to decide what should he done in the
matter. -Mr. Pothecary complained that the petal,"
monies bad been misapplied from one fund to
another, but he did expt ct by this time to have seen
matters put straight. Instead of that, however, he
found a paltry balstcc going to one aceemit instead
of a general one. He contended that the Council had
not kept faith with the tradesmen of the town, mid
alluded to the time that Mr. Dodson, who had taken
the coutorot to repair the bridge at a very low sum,
was kept out of his money.-The Town Clerk ex-
plained that by the ennwe proposed Mr. Dodson
would receive his money. - A desultory discussion en-
sued, w,hen Mr. Maud, rs said the Council were
wasting' a great deal of time about nothing, and
sulked the Town Clerk to read the report agreed to
by the committee appointed to enquire into the mat-
ter, and then to read the resolution by which the
Town Clerk and the treasurer were instructed to
1 (any the same into effect.- In reply to • question,
I Mr. Andrews, the treasurer, said be Has Willing to
I take off the late treasurer's aocourits.-Mr. Riot said
that Mr. ',acute had various sums of money upon par-
ticular accounts, but these awns Mr. Andrews wag
' willing to take off. When this was acaomplished he
(Mr. Andrew.) would have in band shout £l,OOO
upon the bridge amount which\ would enable the
Council to clear away every defined upon that fund,
axid invest £2OO according to the act of P rliament.
ifs thought this could be carried ont without any
liilty.-Upon the propeeitinn of Mr. klilledge,
,mousied by Dr. Coacher, the foll•iwing resolutiou
IMO :--" That the treasurer be authorised to
sw the balance of £76 3s. I Id. due from the late
*assurer, Mr. John Jacobi, and that the Town Clerk '
present treasurer be rensiestat to wary on% the
report received and adopted with reference to the late
treasureeascor nines on the 2ard day of March !est."- --
Teta, lialsooss iiiin WHARFACIL '1)C115. -The most
haligidast business on ' the paper Ives to take into
Weiseiderstion the propriety of reducing the harbour
wharfage dem-Mr. Roberti said he and Mr.
Chesseinan had gone carefully through the schedule
of tells, end made alterations in therm 'Be the pro-
-wed reduction they thought they would have a
'4 of £1,200 a-jear, leaving the harbour dues
present. la reply to • question, be said the ,
aaeaded schedule nearly corresponded a ith that now ,
in foreiseAroulit-The Mayer read the amounts re- '
ceived for wharfegedees from 1861 up to the present ,
time, after whit* tre said it Win true the wharfage,
dues were west exe:edsite, Wid hindered trade from
coming kito the port. Li donsttitiene.e of these shwa
Whig so high). Mr. Dasnee gout his shipsto Poole
and other pints. When he brought hie vessels here,
he afforded employment to about 20 men, who were
' thus deviied of work owing to the high wherfer
dues, He usairstained,,as a-direcitor of the Channel'
' Islands steamers, that they were charged an exorbi-
'. tint price for wharfage dues, and which ought to be
,
1, reduced. At a late meeting at Guernsey, opinions
L,t3 that effect were expreeied, and he promised be
. would bring the matter before. the Corporation of
ll:iis town, in order to see if something _could be done
Po redden them, -Mr. p..thecary I HATO they Hot
I"shoved" them up at Jersey ?-The Mayor replied
eftliat such had beau the case at Guernsey. fle further
th3diathhatht
leheoh aTenhaiodlre req.(' ini t ordera stoet moafk ei najil'ti'De dividend t
or the bondholder*. -Mr. Pothwary considered it
as rather premature to take this matter into coo-
'. lenition, anei inquired Whether the meeting be.
grew a deputation of the Council and the Orate
Western Railway Company'hid taken place- They
, wanted to reduce the due., before carrying the
I resolution passed at the Isst Council meeting into.
l'efieet. lb thought Mr. Rtiot's proposition on that
Ihnibject to be a sound and good wet stiti that teetotal
• tile better not to take any steps in the matt, r until
Ohs interview bad been carried ont. One thing was
'Certain ; it was hie wish, aer alai that of the other
rlrgembers of the C uncil, that the interests of the
'pert should be properly,' rightly, and judicioualy
. witched. A deputation had been appointed to wait
upon the Great Western people, and he considered
an acljourrintint upon the matter to be neoessary.-
Mr. Milledge wondered that if. the dues were re-
r cloned, instead of there being a fenenue or .£l,/00 it
wtuld be meth more, -Mr. Tigard Wid Mr. M Wedge
could not say that for certain • it was only a pre-
sninption on his part.- kir. Hibbs remarked that the.
reduction had been tried once before and had failed.
-Mr. Roberta said he had chartered several vessels
from Weymouth to go to Poole, because the dues
1 here were so exceraively high...-Mr. Putliewity it.
marked that Mr. Dameu took his ships where it twat
.suited hint. It Was not the first time that Mr.'
Damen had said that he would take his ships else.
where, but be had altered his mind again.-rMit ,
Tumid expressed himself in favour of waiting until '
be result of the interview between the deputation
ml the railway oompuie bad been known,-The
layer
,whicided with this obreerration, buts 'fitslllls
ime . - ,` iltall'• that.- the people of Weranath
dd , 'par.,,' . Claw et Veda to pituflt the
• • ~. 't. •arl only done,illeAety ia bringissi
hi • l'i;ja•C '• • the Connell, ai ha had premien&
; siball:rlA he would do so-Mr. lPothetiiiy
died *let his worship wars in* position to know,
t ekrestrar of theewespehy, thate•the'Oduncll.aia all
y could to support the interest and welfare of the
Ipany.-The Mayor: Ido mot think so.-e-M ,r
w said, swan a:apposing the deptitation should ,
in their object, he should vote for • rednottost of.
Ines all eke sante, because,jis thunght it Wallas,
to Uri Chennel *Wide Company. Thelon&
we 'Reath a speculative investment, andifit•
eould not get 5 per cent., they mese get' 4._.
soon, dienussioe, it was decided that the
r ahoild ...he . adjeerned until the biter.
. betwenp•4l*-*ollway company Apta ilit
,P0T5ii0.4411111114;344111'' pleat-- -nth miktrr
Riew,-The• revert of the Stirveyor rtated that
assubarbet• War needed several repairs, and
that Area 114 • imitreated to Prepare' specifies.
:11114/11.--Tris Bacntrettan Wable-The'llevireyw
-oPorted that's "pql/4,10n, eI the.Bathesaber wall ewe kr
Illipidated condition owing to Mr. salt. raoeffikit
'st thiketet-,51r Coactherealled the a• ~' • • • •
well -to the timber pound now
,;,, 7riiii • ',..-
li pesk t 6 railway station, •4_ '4ll
' paid' fee the-place be not. ..-
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-. the. negatives, it was deeid • ' • • , ''', r„
N called upon to pay or give up thia
"%wrong alio 'direeted the Council
- Loi Mr, Reynolds Oh the
and said ii one person
er oee should also be
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cil should pemmbulateabebotraities of the
irder to find oat the extent of their tend.
winciti,air this proposition eamed emirs entree.
t eitgastely resolatith arta peeled on the
and to tbe Illayet was left the option of
tsy har the evettt to take plami.—Rultab
Arat; —The Munson under this heed wee
webt of notice, -the'principal being the prd*
of a metuorial from the residents of
:•plaoe and be Royal Crescent asking for a
et through Little andtGreit George-street,
terry off the surface water there into the
r.—The Surveyor was illathlOtOd CO Prepire
apecificateina for the work.

a I /00,16 E
IT '• ?he moat eeVeth
or which has visited London this ettihtlier
in Thursday night. From seven o'clock
the storm raged with violoccq, the tight.
oh we. &lomat tonal:olu,, being. intensely
mg the numerous, cisme ties which oecurred,
fatid. A man was eugaged oh h
doh arrived in the Thames on Midday last
le, and it seems that abet% Mile o'clock,
was endeavouring be -optic* strope in the
se was strack by the lightning, and ins-
tall dead on the deck. His body resented
tarkable appearance, from the action of the
on the thin; and Um clothes which he
I to Ma boots, were burnt is varions parts.
tinsss-us, Thursday. —Before J. W. Martin,
"meter,. F. T. Rogers, and H. Harris,
31111 Stull% Frillets Rogers, Junes Duro-
the aoreeyort, of Highways, the former
*Sirs of knows is Loogetelot and °swift
in an open drain which the surveyors had
in be made.—The Bench reserved their
11 next mart day. —G. H. ktilledss-
-r, beiglieet, t.r permitting Mini ',-
ached to some .cottages beloogi-
sing him hon.', to be in suoh a
he prejwheel to the

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to the health of the inhabi-
.. 4144 somewhat abusive towards
,t before the Bench, and Superinten-
as the ease waa a very Ind one. pressed
,ediate Arley, which the magistrates
tdging the &fondant to pay costa.—
* carman, was summoned by John
Dusan of the labourers working un the
leaving a. arise in the road. It ap-.
fondant was peeping up a hill with ei
'ed that be,pstted up a atoll to ix::
V..= at horse rested, dray; on sod
AMA* the Highway Act.,
enties. The complainant;
'tol4thddanttor,; ,