The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-16 00:00:00

Mersttsbirt.

WEYMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

A quarterly meeting of the Corporate body wee
bald on Wednesday, when there were present H.
Devenish,, FAq. (Mayor), Alderman Devenish,
Ayling, and Weidord ; Councillors R. Thomas,
W. Thomas, Howard, Roberts,
Aylea, Ribre,ilne' Frampton.

TEI aoaimin mum
Homo slight diacussion ensued relative to the Bret
shbilet ee the seeds Mar, nernali, the paying of
oartsin bill., as it was stated that the heels of the
viesail
almost , whilst the tromarsr
2=netatidvance say mere money. —Hr. Ailing
advocated the sals of some of the bonngb property.
stating that he believed the Council could not great
I rate whilst they had property to sail whim* would
mist the domand.—Mr. -Howard gave it as his
opiaioa that the Council would be juitilsd in selling
their property.—Mr. Hibbs wanted to know why
ths tramarer of the Local Board of Health would
not advance them mosey, sad also the amount due
to them from that sourcm—hfr. R. Thome replied
1:348.-_-Tbe bills were then signed for payment at

some—lstore
THII ?CLIC' CLOTHING.
Mr. Fooks's tender for supplying the police force
with clothing was ansepted.
THI HIGDON OATS
A long direninion arose respecting the position of '
the bridge gate, the Mayor_ reading letters from
Mr. Timed led Mr. Welekrd, stating that as it was
now erected it deteriorated the value of their pro-
perty. The Mayor also stated that after having
received the letters from the above gentlemen he
=evened the Embankment Committee and inspected
the gates, when they then found that it had not been
emoted in accordemas with the plan approved of by
the Council. The Town Clerk then wrote to
Mr. Stannard inquiring the reseal for so doing,
when he replied that the gate had been erected
under the direction of the surveyor of the town, and
If such had not been the ease the work would have
been carried out according to the plan; therefore if
any alteration was now made it must be done at the
expense of the Corporation.—Mr. Howard asked if
Lowman, the surveyor, bad altered the plan ; when
Mr. Milledge replied that he had not only done that,
but gore in direct opposition.—Mr. Hibbs expressed
surprise te hear the remarks made by Mr. !hennaed,
because it was utterly imporible to pet up the
bridge in accordance with the plan. He inquired if
the surveyor had ever seen Welsford did
not think the Great Western Company would furnish
a plan which it would be im 'hie to carry
out.—Mr. Hibbs still sap his belief that
It would be an impossibility to carry out the
plan, and questioned if the surveyor ever knew of
such an one. —Lawmen was than called into the
Council Chamber, when, in reply to Mr. Devemeish,
he mid he did not know of the pbe he had never
men it until two or three days alter the gate was put
up.—Mr. Devenish inquired where the plea was,
wino Mr. Gale, the 'Town Clerk's clerk, in the
absences of Mr. Staggall, replied that it was at his
oaks, end the surveyor had never applied for it.—
Mr. Devenish replied: How was Lowman to know it
was ibillfe? it °ugh t to have been sent to hlm. —ln reply
to Mr. Milledge, the Surveyor said he never saw Mr.
Steesard at all. Mr. Paul came to him to know
where be should pat up the pie, and heirs Zed out
he to him what thought was the belt Paul
was the agent of Mr. Sbuinard.—Mr. edge said
he considered that Mr. Stannard was responsible for.
petting op the pee.— Mr. Hibbs said if the gets
had been placed where it was proposed it would be
one of the greatest botches ever seen. He did not
think either Mr. Steamed or the Surveyor had does
wrong. Hs maintained that the gate was placed in
the best position, and public convenience mod
be looked to before private intereste.—Mr.
Howard believed the gate was in the worse possible
position.—Tbe Surveyor said if the plan had been
put into his hands, le should have taken it to the
Mayor directly. He did not go to him
until Mr. Weleford !poke about the matter.
—Mr. Ayling believed Mr. Lowman did wrong in
going on with the work after Mr. Welsford bad
complained. As the gate was now placed it was a
greet obstruction. He ought to have consulted the
Mayor before the work was carried out.—The
Surveyor said Mr. Btannard bad told him that be
never intended to put up the gate according to the
plan. —After some further discussion Mr. Stannard
was sent for, but sa he could not be found the
subject was adjourned for future consideration.
THZ HARBOUR DVSS •ND BRIDGI TOLL&

Mr. Howard said be was surprised that his motion,
of which be had given notice to the Town Clerk,
that of the abolition of the harbour dues end bridge
tolls, bad not been placed on the paper. At the
lest meeting of the Council he alluded to the subject,
when in consequence of some remarks which were
made to the effect that the bridge was out of repair,
end would require • large sum of money to repair
it, it would be desirable to retain the tolls on it for
the present That was a suggestion of much
Importance, and he took the trouble on reaching
home to carefully examine the Act of Parliament.
He there found that when the bridge was erected
the first thing dace warn to establish tolls, the next
to order • rate, and after the rate came the clause
that created the dues he was speaking of as a
further additional means and it also enacted that
such and such does should be made on coals, ha
The Act further stated that when a sum of money
had been realized sufficient to pay cif the cost, and
to invest £2OO to meet any contingent expenses,
the dues should comae. The corporation had now
£1,600 in bard cash, £4OO instead of £21:10 invented,
and MO yet to be manna. fie then explained
that in order to make this fund available for repair-
ing the bridge, an Act of Parliament would have to
be obtained, which would incur • heavy expense.
He thought, however, that this could be
in * much more simple manner, anlsnaget
pointed out • clause in the Act which
give them power to borrow more money for repair-
ing the bridge, to meet which, a toll could be levied
on the purge over, so that if the dues ware taken
off they had only to levy • toll on the postage of the
bridge. He contended that it was • great in.
juatice that the primal* trade of the town should
be taxed as at present, and proposed that the
harbour does should be taken off from and after the
the Vith of February. As teething could be done in
the matter on amount of its not having been placed
on the notice paper, it was left over until the next
meeting of the Council.
INCILLASI OF SALARY TO TIM SOFIZINTILIKDINT OF
FOLIC..

An application was made from Soperinten•
dent Lidbury for an increased *Mary. It stated that
he had Mein in the force for seven years, during
which, be believed, he had discharged his duties
astisfactorily.—Mr. Howard passed • high eulogium
cm the oondoct of the °Hoer, and proposed that his
salary be increased £2O elem.—The Mayor and
several members of the Council spoke in very praise-
worthy terms of the worth of Superintendent
Lidbury.—Mr. R. Thomas and Mr. Hibbs objected
to the inetraws of eatery without proper notice being
given, as it would be establishing abed precedent to
vote money away at a minute's notice. Mr.
Howard's motion having been duly seconded *as
pot to the meeting, and carried on a division by
II to 4.