The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

TUB GAS BILL.

The committee appointed to consider this Bill pre-
sented the following report, which was read by the clerk
(Mr. C. K. Lee)
" That your committee hawing perused and considered
the several clauses in this Mil, and baring obtained in.
formstion with regard thereto, framed certain clauses
and amendments which they considered necessary for
the protection of the rights of your Board and the
public at large.
. . . . . _

That in the opinion of your committee it is abro-
lately necessary that such clauses so amended by them
should be inserted in the Bill, otherwise the company
would obtain pnwers which might be moet injurious to
your Board and the inhabitants of this intl.
"That your committee directed the clerk to send •
nrint of the Bill so amended to the eeeretary of the
Oas Company, which he did on the 22nd ca December
Lagt. and at dm same time offered to arrange • meeting
with the Directors for your Committee to discuss the
points is dift-rence.
That as the 2lat of January last, communication
was received from the Company, intimating that none
of the most important amendments on the Bill would
be aooeded to. Under these eirrunpitanors your com-
mittee are of opinion that any farther negotiations on
their part with the directors or the company at the
present time would be (nutlet.. Your Committee
therefore n-commend that your Board should petition
the Rouse of Commons that the Bill may not be allowed
to pus into a law as it now stands. and that your Board
may be heard by Counsel, &c., before the committee on
the Bill against the preamble thereof, and against 'ltch
of the chivies and provisions as may affect the property,
rights and interests of your Board, and in f of the
inaertion in the Bill of other clauses and provisions for
your protection.
"Your Committee append to their report a print of the
Bill so amended by them, together with the observa-
tions of the oompany tin reon. —J . Style, James Hulsey,
Deonre Pain, William Woodland., P. W. Ottemar. &
Eldridge, Fred. Ron—Committee Boom, January 23rd,
186 IL"

In answer to Mr. Warrcom, Mr. firrl.g stated
that Mr. Hughes was the only professional man the
committee hod employed.
Mr. Alder•can GOTH'S moved, and Mr. WHAT 11•11
seconded, ' That the report of the committee be reoeived
and entered on the minutes," which was agreed to.
After the adoption of the report had been proposed
by Mr. COTIIIII, seconded by Mr. Brokti, the question
of price gave ribs to some preliminary diccumion. Tbe
company propord a mazinium charge of 6s. per 1,000
feet within the borough, and 7s. without Tbe corn.
mittee on the other hand proposed that the price should
not at any time exceed 64 64., and that within the
borough, consumers of les. than 10.000 feet should he
charge., 5. a tho.pand 10.000 and leas than 20.000,
44. 9.1.; 20,000 and lesi. than 40000, 4.. 6d. •' 40,000
and upward., 4e. 3,1 ; and the public lampe at ga. per
thousand. The Directors of the Company said they
could not. under any circuinatancog short of the com-
pukion of Parliament, make the small private consumer
pay more than the large wealthy one. At the aame
time they were willing to enter into a contract for three
years at the present rote of 5•., or, if the Board would
light their ovn lamps, they would contract at 4s. per
thou•and feet.

_
Mr. STT, It, in .newer to Mr. T. Pain, mid it was
usual io melte A differenee in price to large eontutners.
The oommit,oe were eAviuud that 30 61 per thousand
for the pnblic lumpy, en I 4s. ed. a thousand to private
coneumers, would wlesit of • profit of 10 per cent, on
new works. if the committee could have allowed the
WU to pow without any amendmente they would have
done so, and even now if the company would come
forward in • fuir oruninereial, and fdendly vpirit, he did
not in. why the mutter could not be arranged without
figh.ting it out in Parliarcent.

Mr. WHITLOCK summated that the clausre in the Bill
should be discussed seriatim, and he proposed • motion
to thst effeet. Mr. DARKISH moonded the motion.

Mr. Watri.ocit wee eatialled if they went to Parlia-
ment an expenditure of something like £l.OOO would
hove to be borne by the rate Payers, who were •Ireadl
heavily taxed. It was important that they should not
enter upon • Parliamentary opposition without first
giving the matter their most serious consideration. He
did not think the Board onglit to interfere as to the
amount of capital of any public company. Salisbury
wan improving rapidly, and he hoped to see the time
when the populatMo could be doubled. He alio ob-
jected to the difference in the prices. and he contended
that the chart. proposed by the committee would eon-
far no benefit upon the poor man.
Mr. WR AAAAA answered the arguments put forward
by Mr. Whitlook—awl supporting the recommendation
of the ociminittee.
A lengthy iliscussion followed, and Mr. Werruxic
withdrew his amendment,and substituted for it that the
clause relating to the capitol in the committee's report
be Degatirel, 010 that the clause as proposed by the
company be allowed to stand part of the Ball.
Mr. MINIUM seennAed the proposition; • disewainn
followed in which Mr. T. Pain, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Style,
Mr. Dawkins, Mr. Alderman Hussey took part, and
ultimatrly Mr. Wit AAAAA propo•ed, and Mr. Alderman
T. PAIN aeconded, thit the secretary of the oonipaay be
recreated to inform the Bland the company'. rea•on for
going to Parliament for to large • sum •• £lO,OOO.
Mr. Alderman KEUBIT said the company bad no in-
'-titian of raising the whole of the 13:1010. It was
simply one of the ordinary powers imported into such
Bills.

_
Mr. WHATMAX stowed as an amendment to Mr.
Whitlock'. motin., that the report of the oommittee, as
fern. related to the gm ~on of capital, be adopted, whi-li
was swede led by Mr. Woodlands, and carried, 14 voting
for it, and 4 for Mr. Whitlock'a motion.

Mr. 'ammo( protswed that tha maximum price to
private consumer+ thoold not etheed 6 and fixing 4..
per thousand for the apply of the public lamps if
lighted by the Beard; nr fic. per 0-await,' if lighted by
the company. Mr. Fawerrr seconded the proposition.
Mr. Alderman COTHIR proposed, and Mr. Alderman
Floury neonnded, the adoption of the isomusittee's re-
commendation; which au carried, 9 voting for it, and
7 against it.

Other clanees Including those haring nrferanee to the
teatime and illuminating power of the gag were then not.
sidereal, and the oonimittee'critootomendations were
adopted.

The dividend clause was welt disowned. The com-
pany propneed 10 per eent. ax the maximum profit to be
divide' before being compelled to reduce the pries to
the public. The committee nroposel 8 per Gent. on the
/Ail capital of Cll.ooo, sad 71 per cent. on the extra
£7,000 to he raised.
The Claim suggested that the Board should fix
maximum divliend of eight per cent, on the £7,000
new capital. and 10 per cent on the £ll,OOO old capital,
which was assented to.

Mr. WHATM•II expressed a bops that the proposals
whirl, had now be.n made for arranging and coniproutin.
inn the differentia between tbe oompany end the Board
would be settled amicably. so as to avoid an opposition
In Parliament. If the *company did not some to terms,
It was open to the Board to fight out tbrissibtr.

Alderman KILIIIY, in answer to a cineetion, said be
was devirous of meeting the Ward in every poseiltle way
he rout& and he had no objection to undertake that
the Bill should not be read a hest time in the Boon of
Comenons within a fortelight from that day, withont
the ancient of that Board; but he must oak that this
condition be attache/4, that supposing on Thamday Dent
all difficulties between the company and the Board should
he got over, then his undertaking should he at au end.
If vuch vhouLl be the caw then he should bring in the
Bill, and lave it read forthwith.

The Board assented to this arratipment, and the
meeting then terminated.

Thit is an Bp of improvement, therefore all changes
should be in that direction. 'rime was when good tea
WS. readily obtainable—pure wholemnie tea—Dr.
mnsl Johnenn liked sock ; and people genemlly seek
•oeb now. John Chinsmsn Ins not been slow in lading
oat that be can pan off hit brown waste learn by
colouring all coalition alike, thus greatly increasing his
iiwn and the inerehant't profits, at the consumer's st-
ream. It is highly requisite that good tea be••gain
readily obtainable; Horniman and Co., London, there.
fore import it pure, without any mineral powder on it.
teems, being the strong, ii. beings and invigorating
spring aorta; the green • dull olive—not Winn), ; and
the black not made innately dark : this arm English
ten drinker admits is a great desiieratum. Supplied
only in packets, thmugh Horniman's own agents-8m
advertinment in this day's paper.

The "Cferieel Joeritnl," A pril23, 1861, say..—" Be.
Benson's Argentine can be manufactured in every
diner ption of service or ornament suitable for
presentation, a• well., the more unpretending articles
ordinarily to be found on every dinner and tea
fable." Tlin splendid miterial is a compound of
various metals, with a heevy &pewit of pure
Silver, fanning one haul compact body, poweviing all
the beanty, richn,s• of colour, sod durability of Silver,
at a fraction of its cost. When the Argentine and the
real Silver . are placed side by aide, the most ikilful
Judo 110111)0i distinguish between them, while it. dery
bilily I. so great that after ma., years' wear its appear-
gave remains unaltered. Durkee the last seventeen
year. it hal been so well received by the Pablic, that Its
manofaetnre ham been ezteeded to all tboui articles
tumidly made in Silver, win, Spoons, Forks, Dinner,
Tea, and Crew *raises, Waiters. Breed and Cake
Badiet•, Candelabra, Mauna all kinds linergnes,Cl•T•t
Jay, ito.. its, its A sample spoon will be sent, poet
free, to any part of the United Kingdom, on receipt of
30 stamps, and an Illustrated Catalogue, containing 300
engravings, and foll ',tie, list of the various manufac-
tures, both in argentine and solid silver, will beeent to
any address on receipt of six stamps A prim medal
was awarded to J. W. Benson for' Excelienee of manu-
facture, Argentine and Electroplate" Part-olSoi
order end cheques should be made payable to James
W. Benson. Branch Fetablishment., 46, 47. and 63,
Combat An communisations should be addreived to
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