The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-10-14 00:00:00

TOWN 00UNOIL.

A CON t*l of the 0 mood rpm bald on Tuesday MO,
when thvre w,u. oremot :—Th. Mayor (El. Darden,
M. Aldorman Gregory, bdr. Aldermen Emma,
%fr. Aide/man Darden • Ocmacillors Pope, A. H.
Loa, I'. Coombe, G. Dirk, R. Haut, W. Tilley, R.
D. Thoraton, Y. Lock, a.I G. A. Goorta ; B.
Symonds (Amietant-t,wa Clark) ; W. Thomas
(Borough Surveyor.)

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SKI Melia 1117L111111
Mr. Supt. Coward reported that the market and
lain retorts; for the half year ending September 22ad
had amounted to £382 13.. 101., as waled £303 86.
for the oorresponding hail year of 1883, showiog am
hearse's of 030 5.. 101. The t 4al amount collected
up to the 4 h inst. was 1085 124. 81. or a total
inorease of L 169 1.. 13 I.—This wee nmeictered to be very
ealealatehey.

RTIOLICIN LICIOIIIS.

The whole of the petroleum lloeume wore named.
IFINAIIOI.

The roan°, C nnmitgae reported that they had
pawed oi la to the amount of £l7B Ilk 81., towards
which thay only had a balaaas oa the Borough Fond
account of £34 (le. 101. It wee explained, however,
tho liiioheelana• rents would now be coming In.

VITCHILL V. 10111 MI.

The Anaurreirr-Towg Ctax• said the Council would
recollect a oonviotion bad been obtained against Mr.
Yorsyth for refusing to pay the toll for hawking, but
a mu was granted f 4. the defendant to try a point of
lan before • superior oourt se to whether the toll
could be eaforowl—whetker it was • legal toll, and
whether the Council had power to demand It. The
0/1111 would be heard In London about the end of this
month. It was rather • Mos p dot, and they thought
It wee. question whether it bad better be diserweed
In public. or referred to the Committee to do what
they thought it, either to support to. conviction, or
let rustlers take their mores, beyond ascertaining the
position of the Council generally in regard to the tolls.
Mr. F. LOOK What is MO difficult* In dispute?
The Assuirarr-Tows Cu= : Mr. Forsyth wai •
pedlar, an I the toll wee demanded for hawking goods
throughout the town. It wee a toll that hul been
paid for years past, but Mr. Forsyth wee of opini..o
be ought not to pay It, and Mr. Felthun, of Port..
mouth, acted for him and urged that If the t was
demandable It wee aot demandable within the bye-
law'. Re alai raised other points which had to be
settled._ _ _

Mr. A. H. Loos mond, mad Aid. ENID' mosode4,
that the matter be referred to an early meeting of the
General Porpoise Committee. with power to take
whet steps they think Et, and to generally consider,
and If agoessary be advised. as to the Position of lb*
Coward' with regard to the fairs and markets and their
right to demaad ths tolls.
Thu TIM.

The Sarvevor said the:time bad arrived for carrying
out the usual pruning of the tress. and • diermaidon
took plane al to the composition of the oommittee,
some members being of opinion they should have the
whole C and others • nickel committee.
Mr. Alderman &nog argued Imm favour of the
whole Gianni', but Mr. Porn said they might remem•
bep during the time Mr. Eason was Mayas they had
ea nomittrie of the whole C iuncil. It wee then found
to be eineradlogly loom:indent, for they did not pall
toeether, and the result was that it quite fell to the
ground.-

ldr. famous said this pruning was to him a most
utlartuuste Minim's, for limy were profiler tho trees
lot, a set of oil sosmorows. (Hear, hear.) If they
hal this pruning lot them call Is as mpirt with som•
artistic taste, say a yardarms of some. 'may youths-
mas 'rho was usel t 3 keeping this sort of tress lo
beautiful order. It wet at th• presett time simply
pitiabis to see the distorted limbs sad stumps of tbs
Mos, ia.the winter what sot.itlcidso
.er.the.flAses.

Mr. Alderman &MOW sold they oalliad ist Mr. Tabor
(horn Mr. Robert Williams) to gin e hie opinion es
to the pruning, but they all emoted to know more
&bout It than he did. mad he would have nothing to
do with it.

Yr. Pore I Teeny must take exceptios to what
Mr. Scams saya That wee not the moon Mr. Tabor
would not come in. The reseal why he did not come
wa• that the time for asking wee driven out so late,
and be was so much pressed with his own work at the
Com thi.i!i• could not attend at Doroheete!. _

Vsy—e—only Mr. Tabor's
own word for saying so.
The Maros Bald he ooasulted Mr. Williams with
rto Mr. Tabor men* in, and he .my kindly
e= would be very pleased for him to do so. Mr.
Tahoe nailed goon him (the Mayor), and he took him
down to the Walks. Mr. Tabor &do:tided it wee too
late to do earthling, for he said "I shall haws I, go
to each tree, as every one requires ritteation ; you MT*
three mouths' work here for a maple of men." He
(the Mayor) told him he was eery muo'S obliged to
lam, but he wee sure the Connell would not take the
sams view. . _ _

11.1-r.-ftiiir advocated the removal of 10 or 19 every
yeas, sad plactirqg mew ones. for be did not keel whet
the Haug geseration would say whew the whole of
the trees cane down at 0n... They were al old sod
decayed.
TM Mayor t We don't know what they will say
about those trees In Me Bridport-rod, gr. Tilley.
(Lhadbter.)
Ivectuaily the mattw was referred to the General
Purpoese Cloasro