The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL

A mosey( took pleas ow Wedaesday_leet. There
were present—The Mayor (J. Tuard, EN.) ; Alder-
man J. Millodge ; Councillors —Meson. !Torpor,
lamon, Drew, Mamma, Roberts, Bock, Webb, Brown,
Boonton, trartae, Cummins, Batting and Betts._

Ma. Atmlnes accoorre.—Tbe Mayor read as follows: I,
—"Your committee be; to news that they recommend
• rum of CS la. M., Included in the settlement come t
of Mr. Arden's arount in April, 1865, re Major Nugent
and the Tows Council. should be paid out of the Harbor
Fund, to the credit of the Police Superannuation Fund,
and that Mr. Arden be requested to funsish Ms amount
up to Christmas, 1866, in order that such accounts may
be doted up to the end of the year 1866, to enable the
Council to adjust the Superannuation Fund." The
was adopted.
STATUR.—The Mayor rid the committee had
snide no formal report. He could state, however, the
senclusion at which they had arrived. They met on
Tuesday, and the general feeling wail that the statue
should be renovated, but not altered; also that an
ornamental railing should beerected round is, and the '
tope of the railing be gilded, the expense to be defrayed
by subscription, Mr. Luce and 14 Milledge having I
undertaken to collect the money. He would add that ,
Mr. Alderman Thompson had kindly offered to contribute
£lO toward. the expense. The report was adopts].
Wititionni mil, PORTLAND RAILWAY—The next
buinews was to affix the seal of the Council to agreement
with the Weymouth and Portland Railway Company,
as to the construction of a causeway in the Backwater,
and as to the comps:nation to be paid for laud taken
and damage caused by the construction of the railway;
oleo memorial to the Loris of her Majesty's Treasury ;
appointment of Mr. Brett as arbitrator for the Connell ;
notice to the Railway Company of the appointment of
Mr. Bruit as arbitrator, and notice to the 'Railway
Company to appoint an umpire.—The Mayor said at the
last meeting tise Council had given him instruction.,
or rather were kind enough to approve of what be had
done in London, with reference to the matter between
the Corporation and the Weymouth and Portland Rail.
way Company. He had written that same day to Mr.
Rose, stating that the Council were prepared to carry
out what they hail arranged together, and asking him to
get such an agreement prepar id with referenos to the
forty.feet road as would carry out their views. Mr.
Roes replied, saying be bad placed the papers before Mr.
Colt, and would get the agreement out as soon expansible.
He (the Mayor) Informed Mr. Rose that a meeting of
the Council was to be bull this day, and be would feel
much obliged if the agreement were sent down for the
approval of the member'. Mr. 1t.., in reply, said the
agreement should be to hand this (Wednesday) morning
Hower r. he had reee iced • letter instead. His Worship
then mad • communication from Mr. Hoge, to the effect
thal it wee not until late be bad revived the draft of
the agreement, and was unable to get it copied in time;
Ise, however, enclosed 14. Coles opinionjes to the matter.
The Council, the Mayor continued to say, could either
authorise Min (the Mayor) to carry out the matter, or
adjourn it till the next meeting. Persoaally he would
prefer the latter course, aa he would rather not take the
responsibility upon himself. —Mr. Webb 'opined what
would be the rate, inspirer the Corporation were
',sera—The Town Clerk said they could not be more
thin £2o.—Tbe subject was than ordered to 0.11,1 over.
Tith PILE Pitt. —lt was agreed to ii.y Mears.
Williams !MO dee to them on the Pile Pier an there wag
1:116 is bend.

lirrta&
—Mr. Webb prorated that two extra
coal Inetera, William Chick and James Hill, who had j
been engaged for the last three years superiniendine the 1
coal business of the Dorshartor Gee company and also '
that of Kr. Look, should be established as regular
meters. —Mr. Roberts seconded. The Mayor reed •
memorial from the establiabed meters asking that no
more should be added to their number, ea they did not
how e .rn ffs, per week each.—The Mayor said he was
blessed to find from Mr. Choeseman that the trade of
he pert had increaled.—Mr. Boning questioned the
advantage of employing moistest sll, now the dues were
taken off the bridge.—Mr. Roberts said the object was
to protect the poblin —Mr. Drew thought they might
just as well appoint them to measure potatoes, timber,
hda, or Lay other article, if there was any object in
appointing • meter at alL—Mr. Webb's resolution
then passed.
PAT OF e.g POLICL—The eut matter coming under
tiotiee was an application to increase the saleries of the
police.—Mr. Thomas enquired if they had power to
entertain the application, when it was the low that they
should only levy Is I. in the pound for the polioe rate.,
end they were now almost up to that amount —The
bias or said if they increased the pay of each constable
by its. or is. • week it would augment the expense at
least £lOO • year—The Town Clerk observed that the
vedice at present coet £9OO per sotimn.—Mr. I)rew :
krovis.ons are dear, and ours is the word. paid Wee
in the county. • The Mayor read nienotrials from
the sergeants and constables of the force —Mr. Drew .
said if they could not make any incresa: in the pay
'rens the rate, they ought to take into consideration '
whether they could not aoriat the police by making them
aub-inapecters of nuisances, and pay them from the
Board el Health fund.—Mr. Thomas enquired if Mr.
t)rcts intended to take away Mr. Lidbury's salary as
inpector of nosianom.--11r. Drew: Certainly not.
C,ive it to them in addition. At 2s. Bd, per day you
can hardly expeet • man to be bonsai. —Mr. Betts
add, as it appeared the police pay was inadequate, he
'would appeal to the Tows Clerk as to what steps they
could Wm to increase it. —The Town Clerk ssid,
although they could not exeeed 84. in the pound, it
had occurred to his. that if that amount was levied, the
Treasury allowance, of £lBO per annum might be
detected in caloolating their estimate. —Mr. Thomas
said additional expenses had been incurred to relieve
the police of a part of their duty as regarded the 'oilier,
and sailors.--lbe Mayor remarked that if anyone msdo
a practice, as he hadflone of attending the polies oourts,
they would And that the 'duties of the force were oon•
adderably increased, as ewe prienners out of six were
soldiers or sailors. As men of business they could not
ntne-tt people to do their duty properly without sufficient
Imy.-1 he subject was then postponed to the next
meeting for further consideration.
THE liairme, —Specifications were perused for
pavement on the bridge, and at the suggestion of Mr.
Haunt ,n, tie surveyurn wag instructed to add the con•
templatrel alteration of pavement and steps opposite
Mrs. Cox's coal stores to the plan Proposed for the bridge
pas- anent, tenders he invited forth. same.

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LAND IN Tag BACKWATtit —The nett matter was
the replier of Messrs. Reynolds and Betts, respecting an
offee of lane on the Beckwater.—Mr. Reynol Is wrote to
ray that he coneidered EIS per annum too high. The
land was open to the public, and not available to deposit
anything of value. If the Corporation granted him a
lease he would build • wall, or if the Commit would
build th• wall, he was willing to pay a fair rental.—Mr.
Herta, in his letter, said the land was not worth the ruin
need by the Corporation, even if it was never his timber
pound. He we. willing to take ithowever, at a feirer
yental, if it was the property of the Corporation ; as •
former Mayor bad told him the Council had no right to
it.—The Mayor seid with respest to Mr. HeynoliEs pro.
penal to the Council to build • wall, that could not be
entertained. —Mr. Thomas observed that the emumittee
inopeeted the land, and all agreed that EIS wee an
equitable prioe. Mr. Reynolds ini4la think him elf
treated very liberally, and Yr. Behe. on ri. eideretion,
would perhaps think m too.—Mr. Betts felt hound to
ea., on the part of himmlf and Mr. Reynoldt that the
committee had taken a most illiberel view of the nutter,
more so iultegarded Mr. Reynold. than Memel', for whet
value was that piem of pound to any one bet to Mr.
Reynolds! Would Mr. Thomas, who was so pomaded
of its value, give £lO per annum for it? tlr. Thomas :
I will take a lease of it on those t• rms.—Mr. Betts rail
that was becalm Mr. Thomas knew the land to bo
essential to Mr. Reynol Ic. As regarded himself he was
ao thoroughly independent of the Town Council that be
wenn rathor recite the pound then MT £l5 per annum.
If they thought the principle was right that they should
eel w out of a man every halfpenny they coda. because
o piece of ground wan vale dole to him though worthlees
to any one elm, it was a principle he had never married
out in his ',draw business, and had never intended to
do so. - Mr. Tnuingsuid, as one of the committee, he
mast state their desi•ion was unanimous, and he begged
%Omura Mr. Bette that the committee had oo feeling
In the matter except a will, to do justice to the l'or•
poration and the town st large. —Mr. Berlin( thought
Elb • f eir rental. —Mr. Cosamins wee of the male ipinion.
—The Mayor, an chairman of the owernlttoe, propoised
"That the Town Clerk be instruct, I to communieate
with Messrs. Reyoolde and Bette, and In .r if they have
any otter to make for renting the Corporation lands need
by thein."—Mr. Thomas desired to proteet against the
course proposed by the Mayor. tie Poeticise that,
hoeing arrived at a decision, the I 'eased eh, uld say to
the canotoittee, " We &there to your opinion, an I will
agree to nothing teal than £ls."—Mr. Robert, said £23
we. at first proposed, which he thought ton high; but
eventually the sugeestions came down to El 3, and lie
Agreed with the rest of the committee, althouith he
thought it was too mech.—Mr. Coalmine: Don't run
from your word.—Mr. Rob eta bad no intention of doing
86.—Mr. Brown enirnired what was the t of the
hod. Mr. Thomas thought it was about ten scree.
Mr. Commiee noel not eny. alihough they lied pee«, it.
—Mr. Brown esti if Mr. Reynolds refused to give he
Wan standing in his own light. —The Mayor said he did
not wash to cut ant slur on the decision of the enor
mittee, of welder he was the chairmen ; but. if Mr.
Reynolds end Mr. Betts were unwilling tomive elk some
met:mere meat he taken to get possession f the land,
sad he wished to give them an opportunity al recon-
olidering the waiter. If they made any ogee it would
be for the Council to accept or reject it. Hs would,
therefore, pot the resolution he had read. —Mr.
Milledge aeconded.—Mr. Berta was sorry Mr. Thomas
had misunderetood him in supposing that the coins
mitten hal made it • personal matter. It was only en
the principle of tl • not being a:easels° that he cam-
plained. Ile did not supreme Mr. Thomas would
require any more from him (Mr. Betts) than from any
one eke. As regarded the value t 4 the timber pound,
he would like to know whether the committee were
aware how often In fourteen days the pound wee
say silable.—ttr. Webb thought perhaps no more than
Pit deys. —Mr. Iletts : On an average not more then fur out of the *Certain elsye. Not more than five as
regarded the ilerth of wet T. and he eozlit Way
dedeet oce-eftb for the wind. The ocouoior of the
land had also to make his own fencing, Arid he could
not be ;allowed to put up • gate acrou the water, as
there was • right el way to the brickyard. Ile would
give itl• an inn 11100. —Mr. Marline mid Mr. kirtla had
filled the pound with timber therefore it was worth
li. while to u.s it. --TM resolution was then put and
earriecL —Mr. Thomas intierated that if he brol not
been • member of the committee he thould base pro.
posed as amendment.

Mr. WELSr.lifirl Monaco& —The Mayor read the
following : "Treasury Clambers, Dee. 3/. 15513
"lair,— With refer two to dui letter of thy Tow* Clerk
of Weymouth and !combo Regis, dated 24th inst.,
requesting the staction of this Hoard to the rowing of a
loam of £1,5011 es the rote of 5 per amt., in order
to diaeharge the loan of that amount rsiniid Isl. 4
cav emit. In 1833, under the authority of thiv
Board, which in conaequenoe of (ho death of
this lender must be raid 08,-1 am commanded
by the Lords Commitsioners o/ Her Majesty's
TreamlTY to sermoint yon that they eaun.it en
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entertain an application of this nature unle a it
eddreeved to them und.r the Corporate :••huti it tie
borough. and aftvr the month', notice preset by the
Municipal Coiporatior n Av, Their Lo•clohipa further
desire me to request to be informed of the state of lb.
Sinking Fund, the foundation of which was required as
the condition on which the approval of this Board
to this loan was given in September, 1853.—f fiat, sir,

your obedient savant, ka."—Some eonversation took
plena on • bill owing to Mr. Wolaford
Coromins made some remark shout the town bPing
robbed of hundred., adding that no one wbo was •
manner of the Council k d any right to undertake
contracts for the public work.—The 11410 r saPI be NU
'mire there ...T. prosi.ions In the Act of Parb•na-nt to
that effect, and any inhabitant of the town could take
proceedings.