The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-01-14 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL NESTING.

An ordinary meeting of the Town Council wee held on
Monday hut, whan Cheju/lowing members were
W =lt:
—Mr. O. Eliot (llnyer) It the chair, Mears. Ay
Dennis, Naugle, Samna% Robes; all*
Thomas, Snook, Hann*, Otterles, Lund* Leaning, Ayles,
Graham, and the Town Clerk, Mr. F. C. Steggell

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The Tows Cuaic road the minutes of Lit meeting
which were confirmed.

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mm ILLToit said he bad received the following applica-
tion from one of the sergeants at mace—Robert Mosley—
which Ise read a follows
"To the Worshipful the Mayor. Al.lermen and Councillors
of Weymouth mad Meleombe Regis.
"Gentlemen, —I beg most respectfully to ask your kind
oonsideraUon of the additiona duties which have fallen
on me since December, 1677, in attending to the duties
attached ts the Sergeant's office, alma the illness of Mr.
Shinna they have required my attention early nod late.
feel fare you will admit those extra dative deserve soros
remuneration above my present salary. Soliciting your
kind attention to this request —I remain,
" Mr. Mayor end Gentlemen,
'Your obedient Servant,
Roam Satgsxrr,
" Sergeant-at-Maea.
" Town Hall, January 6th, 1879."

The MAYOR espairsd what salary Drinaley had at the
present ties* f
Yr. Loewe said it was £3O, and as his deUes had been
increased Lately, and as he had to be in attendance
early and late. it was only fair and remittable that his
salary should be increaaed.
Mr. Rooms asked what lb. Landis proposed with
respect to the lac:roam bow =soh did he ask f
Mr. Lw,ntl replied es. • week ewe, or £4O instead of

Mr LVIDIi pmesed, aad Ilr. Rows eeeesdad. ths
ties that di* applioados be bonded to.

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A letter yes read by the Tow!, axed from Mr.
Comma Leech, who last week wee appolated County
Analyst at the Quarter Besetons, asking for the appoint-
ment of Borough Anslyst at the salary of .110 • year. and
10e. dd. each cam
Mr. LUNDIS asked If Kr. Leech explained In hie appili*.
tics whether he paid his own expenses
The Totem Cern: Tee; he pays his own expenses.
Mr. Waxias thought they dieuld hare the Backwater
tail
teed before they appointed • public =Jaya (A
. Logout thought the Town Clerk should write to
Mr. Lomb to ask whether all expenme were Winded in
the sum he had named
After some further conversation. the matter was
deferred till the next meeting.
TOO MLICTRIC IJOMIT.

Th. Maros read tbe following loiter aid,* bad bees
roosivod on this subject :
" ilaadorsca. and Com
'lLlectsie
" HadaSallneld, Wt. lit. lft79.
To tbe Tovra OW&

" Sir,—As the subject of ligktteg be electricity now
Mthatso much of the we think it
your might be Mama to give
I. It bee beim WiedlaLeudea and Paris with
great recoess, and seems to be perfesely adapted far open
airEi well as liirintur. railway
lirtrhvieffe erth Sallow et Prenesamti'lla
the oast of illuathir by ercerklty I.i fourth (or lessj
the oast of gas, besides the Lebow performed by its light
be more efficient.
"The system now beteg tried la Loadan is genereily
the Jablochkoff ; but with our new dignam. motive
machine and lamps we shall be able to produce an equal
Illuminating power eta third of its pries Our
will also be lower in prim the. any now before the
public
" With a now to your granting us • oatiesseions=
up your town, we shall be prepared to give a
illustration of the superiority of our MINiISIS cad limps
over any Weer before the public.
" We sr% six.
" Tour ebedieut servants.
" BAIII7IIIJOW AM) 0o."
Mr. Wsius thought that the electric light would ba
tar cheaper than gee; at all events, limb cheaper than the
borough wee now paying for gm.
The Marva did not quite understand the meaning of
the letter as to whether Means Samuelson wanted to try
their I,itoeuta in Weymouth free or not He thought
they had better wait in corder to see what the result had
been in other towns.
Ur. Lunch g quit* concurred with his worship's re.
mulct
The letter was ordered to lie on the table.
TIN PROPOSED ALIT:RATION AND lIIPP.OVIAAIDIT Or TIC

MIDGE.
Mr. LuwDil proposed the following resolution :
" That the resoluttitcd by the Council on the 181 h
liovemter, NM au ea application to Parliament
for leave to bring in a Bill the essulag Session to alter
sad improve the Weymouth and Meloombe Regis
and the swooshes t,o, end to levy tolls, Am. rasa,
IS hereby astifirmed, and that the Town Clerk take
necessary nemettreo to promote the said Bill in Parliament
In penman of the said resolution."
The Tows CLAIM said in answer to several members
present that the monition first proposed by Mr. Loam.
was the last requirement in the steps to be taken with
respect to the mitten now before the Council. When
this alsO had been taken he would have to make a
declaratlon sad exhibits of every step that had been taken
from the very first
Mr. WEen mid that at a public vmetint 011 the ntwew
el
the bridge member of the Owen who was preeont
pot a rossiMisa thot iseettag, sad sew wow prestat
▪ tam r•ef WWI •PO was Wood, sliced s certain
raeraber duo Ilesed whether he would be reepeasible or
a°4• Ho MAO " Tee :be would. Theo of some to.
_,„
wee woo art tie town wee put to the mama with
all the amaleallee end " boanciblemee of ft. and he for
or should llbs to know who was sofas to Pay fat it
Mr. Wassail Ten are sanding to or.; iam quits
wrning to pay,
Mr. : I am speaking to the Town Clerk, and not
Yr. Wallis. I ath you Sir (addressing Mr.
trim s ka•illi aostabor el this Board densende • indi—
sa b
rose to speak—
bk. Wass : The poll was demanded by two. Mr.
dit royed a Ware
Mr. W ALLIS oscrosatel, ood bow to spook
The KATOR la lad B%sd MIK bi quiet
Mr Woos Wad Town who was to MY forth.
pall I
The
be would Town
rosposataus said he did not hew am Pam OF
be bla
Xies mid be had Wid M It sa so
Tows *an sealed thea 'Ui rastfor to be

The resolution was then seeowlea by Mr.
cerriei

TN{ 11/EAT MILSTEIII . AND THE lIARBOOIL
l'he following two letters wen: rLiI awn.: other enrer-
b"". " Corporation sad the Ore 1 We.larn
alrltirwray Company.

" Weymouth,
' 1611 September. WS.
" Deer Sir,—The Gorporation had in de putt c tertian to
obtain a dredger for dredring th II irlieur. arid at last I
am happy v., sty. litre anecteded in fearing of one that
'in a° LII""a "I' ' but hi mil coat of which
will be LI 100. I Shad, th. r,fore, b 01i342.1 hp your in-
funnies Inf. not later than Thursday up ruing, whether
your ContiwnY will adV•43C, that rda upon idiullar tonus
to thaw upon with:tithe hien on the *Meng was ad aaa„clt-
In thia rape there would he a fair prohebil'lT of the "-""
being paid elf In twelve menthe from another euuroll.
though I could not undertake that it would be or.
" Yours faithfully,
V. C
"J. Grienton,E-q., Great Weritcro It".iiraT S, IT'ed"TuiAogion
Station, Laudon.'

" Great Western Railway.
"General Manager's O.
" Pad lington Station. London.
" October 25th,
"My Deer Sir.—l have now bad an opportunity of cub-
=Gila,' your letter of the leth ultimo to the Daimlers,
in which you intimated that thaesrporation of 'Weymouth
have succeed* 1 in procuring • mamas machtne for
dredring the harbour, to cost of • hich will be £l,lOO,
which amount la suggested should be advanced by the
Company to the Corporation, to loe renayable by the
remission of the due, payable on the trail,. convef ad in
the Steamers of the Composty. Ltween Weymouth and
Cherbourg.
"The Directors, after carefully considering the applica-
tion, and with &view to inlet the wishes of the Corporation,
agrwed to comply with the reqnest, and in the course of •
few days bdr. Nelson will send you for perusal a short
agreement, embodying the terms on which the unapt-
meat is to be worried out.

"Yours very faithfully,
"J. GRIZILSON.
"F. C. Stem lap. Eau, Tows Clerk. Weymouth."
•

.
The fallowing resolution was unanimously adopted by
the council
That the Town Clerk be instructed to 'Hite to the
Great Western Railway Compsny, ItAting that OA
Corporation most abide by the arranroments c ntalned in
his lott,r of the 16th of Sept.:saber, 1678, in reply thereto
of the 6.5:13 of October lam, and to ask for a dellaite reply,
as time is of importance. That subject to such reply be
be •mpowered t 3 press for payment for the amount due
for due. on the Cherboorg and inform them that
the interest will be demanded on the same dues, payment
to be made forthwith. and In the meantime the negotia-
tions for the hire of the dredger, remain in ober.
shoe