The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

urgent.
Nothing definite was done in the matter.

TUE BRIDGE.
The MAYOR said, in consequence of the very
numerous applications which had been made to him
from females residing on the opposite side of the water
of the annoyance caused to them on passing the Bridge
in rough weather, it was proposed to fill up the sides
to the height of about two feet four inches.
Mr. Poraxostav said with respect to the Bridge
account there was only a balance of £l6 2s. to meet
the claims due on it. Now he was somewhat sur-
prised, on looking back to the accounts of the year
1862, to find that their late treasurer, Mr. Jacobs,
had a balance of £l,OOO on the Bridge account which
had been absorbed, several other accounts taking a
portion of the money belonging to that fund.
Virtually speaking, the Market House fund
had taken £2OO 13s. 7d. ; the Pilo Pier fund,
£22 7s. f3d.; the Harbour fund,f7s2 58. 9d.; and the
general account, £221 13s. 2d., so that the Bridge
fund was much worse than the public were aware of,
and he therefore considered that no time should be
lost in having the various accounts properly adjusted.
But the only question was, where was the money to
come from The present treasurer had not the
MMUS at his control, and he was utterly astonished
to see the state of the late treasurer's accounts. In
addition to the Bridge fund he found that no less a
sum thsua £145 19s. sd. had been extracted from the
Police fund without any notice being taken of it.
Mr. MAUNDERS thought a committee had been
appointed for the purpose of adjusting Mr. Jacobe's
accounts.

The TOWN CLERK said a committee was appointed
12 months ago for that purpose.
Mr. POTHECARY said owing to the wretched state
in which the accounts were in, £lOO interest had
been lost on the Bridge fund alone.
Mr. HARE considered that the Council should
appoint a committee, and look into matters.
Mr. POTRECA.RY said the Council must not keep
tradesmen from having their money owing to the
funds having been mismanaged.
Mr. THOMAS said he had reason to know that
when Mr. Dodson took the contract for repairing the
bridge, he did so with the expectation of having
his money as soon as hie work was finished.

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In this matter also nothing was done respecting
boarding up the sides of the bridge.

THE TRAMWAY AND RAILWAY.
Mr. POTHECARY asked it there was any chance of
the compensation for the tramway being soon
settled in order to increase the unfortunate Harbour
fund.

Mr. Thomas considered it was high time the
town should know something of the position between
it and the Weymouth and Portland Railway
Company. Twelve months ago they were informed
that Mr. Bruff was busily engaged in Parliamentary
matters, and the same excuse would be again offered
now.

Mr. Alderman DEVENISH said be had been
in London, and had been informed the fault did not
rest with any one connected with the Railway
Company.
Mr. Thomas replied that he had been informed
the delay was entirely owing to the fault of the
Town Clerk.

The Town CLERK said Mr. Bruff was appointed
to look into the claims of the Corporation. Mr.
Crickmay had furnished him with plans of the tram-
way and other matters, and he (the Town Clerk)
was only waiting for Mr. Bruff's report before he
took any steps in the matter.
Mr. Alderman Devotion said there was no reason
why the matter should not have been settled long
ago. The parties who had to pay the money were
most anxious to have the matter settled. This was
the only matter that remained unsettled.
Mr. POTHIOARY said having heard such a .
ment from Mr. Devenish, he thought it was entitled
to some weight. He asked the Town Clerk what
correspondence he had had with Mr. Bruff.

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The TOWN CLRRK said he had bad no correspon-
dence with Mr. Bruff, except urging him to award
the compensation as soon as possible.
Mr. POTHEDARY said he took it for granted that
the Railway Company had to do a great deal if they
kept faith with the Corporation, for it could not be
imagined that they would be allowed to lay their
tramway on the quay, without some compensation,
as the quay wall would soon fall into the harbour.
If any one of the Council was asked on the matter,
no ono knew anything.of it.
Mr. Alderman DEVANISH said the fault did not
rest with the Railway Company, and stated that
that information he received from the solicitors to
the Company.
The MAYOR suggested whether the Town Clerk
should not write to Mr. Bruff on the subject.
Mr. THOMAS said if the Council had listened to
the suggestion which be made 12 months ago the
matter would have been settled by this time.
Mr. Alderman DEVENISH asked if Mr. Bruff was
in fault, because they must find that out before they
displaced him.
Mr. POTHECARY said that there had evidently been
great lathes somewhere.
Mr. HARK said he WAR afraid the difficulties
mentioned by Mr. Pothecary arose as much during
the time he was in the Council as at any other period.
Mr. MAUNDERS : They arose before my time.
Mr. Alderman DEYENISH thought the funds were
in the same state now as when Mr. Pothecary was
in the Council.

Mr. HARE said the state the acoounta were in was
not done all at once, but had been going on for a series
of year'.
Mr. DEVERISE said that when the late treasurer
refused to pay he was brought before the Council,
and abused like a pickpocket until he paid the
money.
Mr. MAUNDERS said there was no fault at all to be
attached to Mr. Jacobs.
ME. POTHECARE said he was not finding fault
With. Mr. Jacobs; he was attaching blame to the
Council for allowing this matter to remain so many
year* in inch an unsatisfactory condition. When he
was in the Council there was a balance of £977 in
hand on the Bridge account.
A committee was formed for the purpose of seeing
what could be done in the matter.

THE POLICE SUPERANNUATION FUND.
The common seal of the Counoil wee affixed to a
- of attorney, to Menem Glyn and Co., *
the dividends on the Polioe

SuperannuAiion I

THE BALARDE9 01 071110 ERE.
MAYOR stated that the next business was to
; the salaries of the officers of the Corporation.
or some unimportant discussion, the salaries
adjusted from the funds from which they were