The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-13 00:00:00

WIT1101:1TS.
ELECTION OF MAYOR.

A meeting of the Council wee held at the Guildhall on
Friday at noon for the porpme of electing the Mayor for
the eneulog year ant throe Aldermen. Prior to the meet
log the outgoing Kayo. (R. N. Howard,ll.q.), entertained
the membera .1 o*. Counail, the b Noah magistrates, and
his friend.. alter which they promedod tit the Guillhall in
°iris aaLra. Teen wore pretont—The Mayor, Aldermen
Roberteth, Eliot, Toth's, Landis. en I Greyed ; Crop
cillore Mangle. Chsr:en Girls. Aylesbury, Graham.
Ilillodge, Beaman, Ayes, Welke, Lathing, Minutia, Webb,
Brown, Lovell, Scoot. Weisfierd. and Robens. and Kr.
Polly II lope. (Town Clerk). Both Council Chamber and
Guildhall were filled with people. amongst th.g, present
being the Rev. J. H. Scott (Corporation Chaplain), 80..
C R. Gilbert. Rev. J. Killer. 1t.,. W. Smith, Dr.
tionbearl, Dr. Tisard, Dr. Mahan, Kr. George, Kr.
Pero Street. KC ft H sotto& Mr. J. U. Ellin, Dr. Ryan,
Kt G. Andrews. Jan., Kr. T. Abbott, Yr. Hallett, Kr.
Oakley, Kr. Groves, Yr. Boonton, Kr. Ode, Kr. Morris,
Kr. Price. dr. Templeman, Mr. Z. Mtlledge, Mr. Target,
to.
Alderman LUNDIZ said he roes with very great pleasure
to discharge one of the most important dunes which
devolved upon • weather of the Town Council. namely.
to prop*, the election of a Moyer for the ensiling year
Before discharging that duty be would take the liberty of
tthing tern for a short time with some remarks respect-
ing the work of the Corporatioa daring the past two or
three years. They had Immo considered outside in the
Wen. and be was afraid generally, to hive adoptid •
saga- lee or donothins policy. hut he utt r:y repudiate I
the: cheese and hallen :god proof of any neglect on th or
part. He thought itan wall once a year, mpecially upon
such an ocicsaion se tie present, that the Corporation
should glee an account rot their ate eardiehip, se that It
might be satisfactorily shove whether they had fulfilled
the pledges they mule when th y mot trod the Council
Clamber, or try ne,lect on their part. o- by any oiler
means hat fallen short in th I execution of their duty.
He believed every member of the Council had been
sctuated by the hishest and beet motives, and had carried
out their duties to the fullest extent of their means., for
that, alter ail, wea the qaestion—tha key to ths whole
qthation In foot—and that t httd done what they con-
sidered for the interest, pro,p-r.tv, anl advancement of
the t which thew lived. end in which II) hoped to
so pi his tut days. He eh Add like to trace what had
been attempted to bt (erre lout by toe C mica, and ha
sad without hesitation a, much hid been accomplished
within the lost throw year. Ai in any three years of the
town's bettor? • if lie wen to ea, double as mach of
praotic us fui m. 11.111,11 hid been Plan hired, well
weighed. end earn nit, he theught he should be
the bonds of t•utb. Durins tee last few year.
improveulett, of a rery c disiderahle Mounter had taken
We,. Without going far bock ha could point to
one, the [widen which, in his opinion, wa• one
of the matt important work* the Council bad cannel
out in effecting abetter coniumuicatton between Melonobe
It .gie and the other alit of the Imrougli ; and as long as
the{ hri.los stool It would be a proof the Council ba3 done
the bast they cold to ,olpply what was sadly wanted—
the rano real of the old bridge and the °protraction of the
new. With ieg tril ti the lighting of the town, he was
sure they weedy ell with him that the lighting at
the present time was inuoh better than it formerly was.
According to the in. ins at their disp nal. he could not
see how the town could be leVer lighted Lit them look
at the magnificent improvement which had taken place
in the lighting of the •Afi'llti openings of the Ziplanade,
where some splendid, three'old iights with handsome
pillar, had been plated • that improvement alone was one
of the best to the Esplanade, which, after all, was the shop
of the town. Another very imp ortant improvement wes
the laying down of the asphalt. f row St. Jehn'teterrace to
the Borough Home It was of very great advantage to
people living in that part of the town. who hat to we'lg
late the bunnies pert of the town on business or pleasure.
With resari to the asphalting of the Ethianadv—itota
Brunswlck-hulldings on the one hand, to the extremity of
tentishireihuildings on the other, • motion him friend
Adlermon Th tmait oaf brnught forward, and which had
•le been .'arr..-,l out doting the pest year—that wee a
most important improv..guent. and one of the greatest that
ever had taken place in the town. Geheidaring the mall
min for which that improveutitot had been carried oat,
he thought it MIA a thing to he remembered with the
Mayor's year of °Mc, in 19E3. Tnere was the still further
Impr ivensent of mphaltaut the Pile Pier. At one time it
woe impossible for any lady to walk them or for a chair
to pare over, on account of the state of the ;arsonist;
bat now he would challenge any watering-place in the
kingdom to furnish for one mile and pbal • more locatiti..
fel walk than they could show here, fr on Brunswick.
buildings to the Pile Per. With regard to the building
at the entrance to the eve, it was a disappointment to
t iem that they teould nit erect a more magnificent
structure • but as the Leal Gov. remold Board refused to
allow them • loan involving an expenditure of four or
8,. thousand p ounos, it wa ...t the C ,uodre fault
• larger games ba I nit re..n carried out. What was now
being done would he a great orpiment without taxing the
rettharees of the hor 'ugh. N ow, as resettle the Mayoralty,
he thought Kr. Howard, who had been Put into office
with the go d wishes of the town, and by a majority of
Ms Council, wood willingly Nom undertake the
rsgponeibilities, arduous duties, and social obligations
connected with the Id tyo ally. During p years Mr.
Howard had been their loader and guide, fie had helps,'
thew in every Possible way, never offering a single check.
but rather facilitating everything ',high he beti.,B4
would toad to the advacconwat at Ow tows. modally as

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