The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-08-15 00:00:00

QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.

Ibis was held on Wednesday at the Council Chamber,
them being_ present the Mayor (S. N. Howsrd. Erg).
Aldermen Miller:lm TWO:Mk Lund" Snot., Groves, and
Councillors Mangle, Dr. Drew Lovell, thook,
_(harles,
Brown. Salim Seam A an. A's:, Webh, also 14
Hooper (rows Clark), and Kr. W. a )(man (Borough
Surveyor),
Tee ILITO/L, on taking his seat, said he was eztreneely
sorry they were required to call that meeting. &Mg that
there was a bosom and other public matters going on;
but they could not help theinardres, they were reqoire
to do so by Aat of Parliament. It was inevitable, both.
hoped the business would be got through es soon 01l
pomible
The Tows CLgag read every short report in which he
said the only litigation poodles In which the Town
Council was comens-d, wag that relative to the Beck.
water Bridge, Ma hearts( of which had been adjourned
until ths sth day of the Riohesthea• term
A discussion areas over an alleged =MSS in the hernias
of the gm at the stem of the Western Mama Company,
and, on the reoorntaandetion of the Marone it was &sided
to instruct the Harbour-master to inform toe Compaay
they would (or Me future ham to par for any =chemise.
kr. Alderman Tunius drew atrimtion to tee dangerous
practice of pools' being allowed on the made.
Several members of the Coursed espremed theauelves in
similar terms as to the inadvisability of ths premise.
Mr. Titoism drew attention to the Mesas, alla the
Mayor suageeliod ths appointment of a committee to look
after their welfare. The sumpetlon was speed ts.
The Salary paid to the Borough Analyst. .Cl 5 per
annuM, was referred to by Mr. rhomas who considered It
for too much for what was really a sinecure. Not a Ma&
bit of 'work had been dose for the mosey. Several
members expressed similar views, sod it MU decided to
Inform that functionary tom foe the future the salary
would he SS per man=
Alderman Nuovc as representing the Michael Trusts
brousht forward ths subject of the George Inn, which It
I. desirable should be placed beak. la this mune the
Charity COSlSsioban had consented, and the only
question wee what price should be paid tar Hussite. Thor
had taken the &demi of people converseet with the value
of property, sad the sum he wee OAS to name was that
Weed upon by Moss mat committal to judge. He did
not asked toe Council absnit that meeting to say aye or
nay, but he would with their permiadoo • Hoorn it until
ths Mat ulempillfg. thus give thus time to consuls, the
Metter over. um tom WY 400 U.
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Tb. modem liTti;lar;an--;1 to. couaoa cesmear
were then opined. Previouaiy, Mr. Webb remarked what
they ought to do was La takii off the roof, and add • large
room worthy of the toe. over the whole of t m oflizas.
Dr. Daew considered it a capittl Idle. The tandem
weire—Wasthein, £5O 10t. Dina, £3l 10a.:
1.81 OIL • Brow,, AD 10a Yr. Wellman tender wee
accept, i
fbe report of the Market House Committee, recom-
mending that the question of letting the Market Doss be
postponed until the balance sheet for 1100 could be blow
tam•ci,
Th. Comodtte eppaintaid to consider the kind oder of
Mr. Edwards, MP,. to lowest £5.000 for the benefit of the
poor preemead a report in which they thanked him for
hi great km:armee and courtesy, mut enegoeSsd hi should
melte known hia own whales in respect to some general
activisto for the propsied charity, is. which the Gauped
would usist. They thought the Mayor, for thistle)* being,
should be trustev, but with that exc.ption lb. I/USW@
ought not to be e-lerted solely from the C Junta
. .

Th. tcord eJmnaitta• reportad la iavour of Mr.
Motile carrytnx on as work which he had begun.

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The question a the proposed Assembly Itcims on the
Pier gave M. CIWILZS au opportanity advocate the
eensible idea that • men• brains should ha hi. own
pratarty. The Cuucil twee tTo prises, .125 sod
£lO fa the beet sets a plans tor the propased improve-
menie., the plans to be the property of ttie Grrporation.
Mr. Coates waisted against • man being required to
mil toe outcome of serious thought and trouble tor others
to tuts& hint Irom for £lO.

Ultimately it was agreed to niter the t Irma and to stat
the plans should be returned to the unsuccessful CJII,
petiton within • month of bane sent la
That ugly monstrosity, the King's Statue, which now.
IliflCO at has been glUad. looks more glaringly barbarous
than ever, then cropped up
Yr. CURTIS proposed that, es the gilding did not look
wormy of tie King, he should be bronzed.
Dr. Ditzw objecied to this. Thom was never such s
thing known as bronzing on tie top of gilding. Lot them
wait, and in course of time wind and weethei would tone
it down.. .

..fie.l.4-lor's view was adopted.
Yr. CURIA then advocated the extension of the
erfuch he offered to pay for out of his own
pock I.
Silence la this cue did not give consent, for no OM
being bound to second the proposal, it fell to the ground.
Oa the proposal of Yr. Nexotg, supportod by the
MATOR. who thought it's most proper resolution," 1t...
decided to give back • mosoty of the charges for admission
to the Pile-pier on tha occasion ot lb. coming regatta to
the committee.

seems is in somewhat a dangerous state,
It having an ugly fracture near one of in. pivots. The .
surveyor repoitid it was absolutely necessary to prevent
parsons going upon it until it was finally at riot, or some.
thing serioua would occur. It wasrasolved to :All in some
local man to inspect the injury.
The tenders for the repatrs of the Chapelry.stops were
as follows :—W. H. Williams, £3l St Od. (Pennant stone)
10a. Oil. (York at 10..) ; S. Brown (Pennant)
£3B lilt 03..; L Bart'ett (Pennant) SSG Si. Od. (York)
;J. L Bartlett (Pennant) £36; (York) £ll5 101. Dl.
The opinion waa bagarded that probably this last named
had mate a mistake in the two doom, but as it was
po ot,d out rim if he hat he must pot up with it, it
warn reeolved to accept his tender for York stone.
The Surveyor was required to get out plans and
specifluitioos for laying down curb and sotto' stone, and
gravelling the pathway In frost of S. John's Church.
To. Urban Sanitary Authority reported that it was
inadvisable to allow any system of drainage to to
carried out having out-lots in the backwater, and that
the Town Clerk be instructed to oppose all such pro.
pooch.
It was resolved to accept the offers of tradesmen
willing to place awning over the sesta on the Esplanade,
and to allow advertimatenta placed Maids, and also to
grant £3O towards this.
And the Maros, at the ragout of Mr. Lorna., promised
to ass that the band played once a week On Mit