The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-10-08 00:00:00

BRIDPORT.

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We are glad to hear that there is a prospect of the Old
Brewegy being shortly re-opened, as we understand that
the property has been purchased by Mr. trig, brewer
of this town.

BRIDPORT TOWN COUNCIL.
Then was a council meeting on Toesdav last. the
Mayor (G. B. Eweno, FAO.. in the chair. Also present
Mews. Beach. Coils:. IL Cos. H. N. Cos. Edmunds,
B P. Onodry, ll.y, Mousse% Jelord,Lamombe. Legs,
Manley, Stembridge, Stephens, Templeman. C.
Tucker. and Williams, sod l'ae Town Clerk (Mr. F. W.
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Gundry).
It vu • special meeting called for the purport, of I
ounsidering the question of the Borough Roan farms,
and whether the Council should take any action I
in the matter. on the occasion of the Assistant
Commissioners coming here on Thursdsy. A large map
of the district was produced, and the present boundaries
were rend from the act of Parliament by the Town
Clerk, and were shown on the map, and during the
discussion the notice issued by the Commissioners of I
their intention to come to Brislport wan, at the request
of Mr. William., read from that day's Dorset aptei y
Expects to see what the exact pureme of the inquiry
would be. The meeting was quite divided on the
eubjecrt, some members saying that the present
boundaries were ancient, with petlistrw • few slight
alteration., and others that they should be extended so
as to take in the greater part of the neighbouring
parishes at present included to but • small extent in
the borough, for the purpose of increasing the popula-
tion to 10,01 M/, and sail was evidently hoodoos that they
would be stile to agree and come to an unanimous
decision, it was decided eventually that the Council an
a holy take no action on the subject of the
bounelseipa, and if soy metrben wished to make any
proposition to the Commissioners they could do so
Mr. Templeman argued for the boundaries being
enlarged. He thought they should do the best they
could to save the borough from being disfranchised
entirely, and very pomibly the Redistribution of Seat'
would shortly be reconsidered, ar.d if the boundaries
were not enlarged their remaining member might be
taken away.
Mr. Jefford on the other band considered the present
boundaries quite sufficient. At the time the first
Reform Bill was roomed an act was passed to include
portions of the neighbouring pariah. a in the ancient '
borough, and a quantity of building land was included,
sufficient for ani increase of the population to double its I
present number in the borough. If they looked around
they would see there were only • few houses erected '
outside the boundaries, but several were inside, which
showed the plan then adopted was a good one, and he
thought it was quite sufficient to last for • great many
years. The only exception he knew of was in the
West-nsad, which he thought it was desirable to alter.
Mr. 11. N. Cox remarked the reason that part was
not then included was because a Tory was living there
at the time:
. Mr. Jefford thought there was no ground for saying
that, and that they hail better not go into politico at
all. He considered it was not t.emssary to have the
boundaries altered to a very slight extent, any extension
, beyond that ems not required, and would not some
, within the terms of the notice sent them.
Mr. Colfoe spoke of the absurdity of the boundary at

the West road.'
Mr. H. N. Cox thought it was not necessary that the
municipal an parliamentary borough should be the
same extent_ . . .

Jefford thought the tendency of the Legislature
was in that direction at the present time.
Mr. B. P. Bunchy askel if the litotes of both were
the time at the present time, and he was informsd

they were.
Mr. F. W. Gondry and others thought the people
outside would not wish to come in to be rated for the
Local Board.
Mr. H. N. Cox argued they should look to the
future. If the wise of the borough had been made
greater at the time of the Reform Act they would hare
had 10.0n0 inhabitanta, and would not hare loot either
of their member., and if they did not increase the
borough they might lose the only member left to them,
as severol attempts had been made daring the past
session to didranehise all boroughs under 10,000
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Mr. Templeman thought Pymore was likely to be an
important place and ought to be included. What reason
eras there why that and Bradpolle, and LNiers, and
other placen in the neighbourhood should not be.
Mr. Jefford said if they adopted Mr. Teroptsman's
suggestion they should have an electoral district instead
of a borough, and that was one of the points of the
charter. He woo not • chartist, and did not snail to see
the charter carried out but this was leading towards it
—(laughter).
Mr. H. N. Cox said Mr. Jefford was quite wrong in
saying that it would make the borough an electoral
.listrict, and pointed that there were hquos the greater
part of the way between the town and Bothenhampton,
Symondsbury and Rradpole, so that they adjoined the
town, and if included could not make the borough an
elector .1 district. He then deeerioed a plan by which he
suggested the borough should be enlarged, taking in
Brolpole, Symendthury, and the neighbourhood to the
extents,' about two miles from the Townhall.
Mr. Williams said he gathered Mr. Cog's object in
his plan west* get more than ten thou.and inhabitants,
but if it was serried out he would not get that number, he
doubtedi he would get nine thousand. If they took
the whole populstion of all the parishes in the borough
they would only obtain a little over eleven thousand.
Mr. Legg considered that as the borough was extended
at the time of the Reform Act to get more electors, to
nearly doable its former extent, the feeling then being
that by that meann the electors would not be so much
under one man's thumb, so he thought it should now be
again enlarged to extend the franchise. He asked the
l'onnoil not to be worse than their fathers, but to extend
the franchise.
Mr. Williams thought a considerable extension of the
boundaries was not desirable, in the present limits there
wen- certain ties between the inhabitants, is they were
connected by • community of interests, but if they ex-
tended them into the country there would not be the
same ties. He thought in discussing the matter they
should consider the borough; it had been suggested, he
heard, to include Chideoek, but that would make the
borough an agricultural diatrick. Let those living thee,
vote fur the county, or why have county and borough
franchiset? They might extend the borough in some
parts, towards Bradpole for instance, where many
houses might fairly be taken in, and again in the west,
but to take in an agricultural district he thought was
not desirable. If they went to the Commissioners they
must have some data to go upon, they won't listen to
say proposition on your part to make the borough cog.
thin 10,000; if they won't let them go with some reason.
able proposition.
The dissuasion was oesstineed some time longer, Mr.
' Wog thought Promote owed he included.
Ultimately,. /imposition of Mr. Stephens,
asconded by Mr. Legg, it was decided thist the Council
' should take no adios Is the matter, and the meeting
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