The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN COVITCTL.

A quarterly meeting was held at the Council Chamber.
on Wednesday last, present the Mayor (R. N. Howard, Esq.),
Aldermen E lot, Aleing, and Militate° ; Councillors, Itoherts,
Mirk, Brown, Webb, Wehdord, Vertue. Coiiu,ln, Dyer,
Tinned, netts, Drew, i homes, with F. C. Stegall, Esq., Town
Clerk.

The find biiine,. wt to receive the replies of the Harbour
Mortgagor., and decide upim II hat stem ohould ho taken
thereon.

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Only twh of the mortgagee. were willing to take lee. than the
amount 1,1 their debt. the Ind way. SUW4II Nly Bolt, who
offerol to allow t:5 on twat clew. olqotog that t5OO were
off. Tlil Ia.IY holdt VlOO of harbour bomb.. Mr. Tizanl
wrote on behalf of a client, "fleeing to allow • db.:omit of a:7i
per cent., lu other word. to take ell lnw for £lOO.
It was propionl by Me. Wan that Ile. Tineers offer be
wecented. and that a letter be written to the other sppikamt
to know if die would part with X 209 worth of stook at the none
fatc.—Agro.A to.
With.

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The next Matinee. sra;; lett:Timm lir. R. Reynolds, tubing
if the Council were willing te let him a piece id land stijoining
the tramway, for the purpose of delimiting ,tonc. r. lyiioida
had been reque-tml by the Council to minor° a sprottity of
stone he had deposited here, tusd be wished, instead of doing m,
to rent the land.

Mr. P. TlM"lag rid the railway authoritien hare now to
keep the wcodwerk el the Quay wall in repair, where', if the
Council allowed a 11CM) WC!gilt to be on the kind, it
might prom down the woodwork, and the Council would tee
liable for the dam2ire.

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The St averts annulated in, and raid the' Mew,. Reynolds
had already deptsitod some Mandrels of tots there.
Mr. MlLLEDOlttutrottted Ord there w.ot a ottidtlerahle IT%
land now ocenitied by the CoUncil in that iteblltlamthocd.
which might be let to Mr. Reynolds without fear of liability.
A committee tr.. appointed.
Mr. W6I.BrORI. woula o 4 the committee to do nothing that
would Kite Mr. Reynold, the power .4 canning a worm> ..allO3
than he had already, In, could not open hbt lack window on
account of the toitolot (nen Mr. Retnokla's workA

The MAYOR mid the .niiike nutrance coutil tie delved at once
if ttuy from bretccrt,.., "r
anything aloe, a.nl he think there aini • towit or 12,000
inliabitanta that uould imbutit to the 11U1sRlICO Re 3/4uletly ct
Weymouth did.
LRAM' Or 0.1111,D1N.
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The seal of the Council ass affixed to the lease of • piece o:
ground in Town-lane, let to Mr. T. nnook.

MULICS lITATION.

The Tows Cuss reportod that he and Mr. Thomas had
attended CapttillWiUjo at the poliou inspection, and the in-
vector was perfectly vativfitvl with the alterations vugguted to
he made in the twllv.
The Mta.,id he WOlllll have teen present had he not
mvioudy taken suet' an active part in the discussion as tn the
new p:tlice station. . .

ott Bye prupe.leion 01 Tuomaa recoodal Ay Mr. Brew,
the Surveyor wa. inatructed to prepare pianism 4 apecilkagivas
for Übe couhms+Platoi alkutitas tujate «16.

and Portland,' yet these were
limo Hy taxes!, having I. par I:2 a year for harbour dues, and
all riasengers bad to pay 2,1. each person. The bridze was
also used by many per. ant without any char.re, althouzh £0,002
or £lO,OOO had been capriole lonlt by the town. He thought
It a zross ciii ii tax a .ouree of inninwment while that great
am t expended int the lindire ) lel led no return, lie thought
that the Bridge, harbour, and pile per ac,ount• should be
ania,irsunated, and it w s a question whether the Market-house
fo,h,) ow,' not lw also amalgamated with them. Messns.
midyear hail threatened to mire the Court &Love to grwit a
ma •! onus, ti compel the Council to make a borough rate, an
roil greatly to be deprecated. The only way to prevent this
was to obtain a new Act f Parliament, and amalgamate the
trusts. He pressed t'a. matter Ilow liciAuse they were bound
to give notice in Novomber of their intention to apply for a
new Act.

In an4wer to Mr. fires, the Tows Cuss mid e new Act
would cot fr..m h:110o o tnort., _

Mr. THOMAS said that, knowing the feeling out of doors, he
"hook] t'ltPow at eterY otaire the applying for a new Act. The
real mown for applying far the Act was to obtain find' to pay
the claim. • f ?from Goodyear and Ilessno William's debts
Incurred for mimosas which the promoter. of
the Pile Pier and the Market-house never con-
temitiots d. Ile thought there wa. no re 'son for taxing the
rat•-payera for such follies 1.4 were • ohiltited in the Pile-pier and
the Market-tutu.... Not the slightcyt rewsan had been given for
a new Art .4 Parliament, the lathing m whines could he
runt:ated under exist log Arts. and ti• t•• the ohowlehairmen and
other, a iiiiiiii ittoe Ma. f I et ery year to grant lice we..
11. repo tel that he should object in very manner to the ap,.lyy
Int.: for a new Act, and to the amok:motion the funds.

Ifs wrap thanked the Mayor for bringing the matter
(mean" awl express"' an opinion that by means of 01kw Act
they cool.' get Alooo yc • r addition ikrevenue.
Ettor r mink I the Council that two judgments had been
obtains,' againat them, ammuning to in arty £:1000, and they
mud tic aatinflol somehow. Ile proposed that the (7, until
should forma committee to meet from Time to time. to exantine
into all the accounts tn the Council, and consider the propriety
I amal ',mating the various truats. Ilia object was to avoid
• borough rate.
Mr. Intr.w ...conned the motion.
Mr. Mit.t.gong said that he strongly opponed the removal of
the con! dues. but wan told that tho inhabitanta would receive
the benefit of their being taken off, flaying a contract at the
time with a coal nun:haat, they expecte I a reduction in price
when the dues were rcm liven ; but he Wal told immediately
that the price of coalc had been raised at the 'North.
The Msvoit said that all Mr. Thome had add confirmed In
i is opinion an to the nocee•lty for a new Act of Parliament and
the amalgamation of the trtpda.

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Mr. Elmt suggested that the Pile Pier should be insured
against Are.
The TOWN Cuss WWI illstrUrtrd to enquire the rate ot
premium. . _

LOCAL BOARD OD HEALTH.
_RADIPOLIS AMID..

Tenders were opened for con-tr.-tine a sewer at Mullin,le.
Mr. Weak:ey'g tender was accepted at 75 for the first con-
tract. for the second, and law. per Cat, for ojll
The Gas Cotupany's contract was referred to a counuittee.

WEYMOUTH CONSUMERS' OAS COMPANY.
The half-yearly ordinary general meeting of this
company wes held at the Guildhall, on Moakley last.
'the chair was taken by Mr. J. E. Holmes, and there
were also present—Mr. Abbot, Mr. J. Third, clerk to
the entupany. Mr. J. Robertson, Mr. 0. Carter, Mr. T.
LL Cherie-, Mr. D. Collett. Mr. Stone, manager, Mr.
R. Lion, Captain J. Roberts.
The cLour read the minutes of the last meeting.
Tie baliii:orotheet had been distributed to the
shareholders. 0. the last statement the balance
was £1.303 04. Oid., awl there was also cash to the
amount of £llB4
on suicount of shares, and the
rectida,ed
sum of £230 had been remed for the sale of tar, which
they had in their the time of the purehaee
of the works. In the expendifers there wee an moment
of £35 paid to the executors of Ole .late Mr. Hicks, soil
he was glad to say
thi. wt., the het Amount to be paid
in connection with the arbitration. so F-LT4 they were.
entirely free on that score. The next wail r..-27. Ti. 114 d.
,
paid to contractors for new work, cioinerZeinC new
putifer, scrubber, Pump, and liquor tank, stse. the
oonden-ers also being removed, altogether the neat
being about £660. There was an Item of £37 fie. 7,1.
for coats in connection with the loan of 1:7,000, sin;
Mesas. Eliot had been paid £2,100 as balance of loan
taken to pay Mr. Burdon for the originel purchase el
the works, so that they had new simply • current
account at the Bank. There was left • balance of
£317 Is. 3d.; which baleen* had been ringmented by
£1,520 due on allotted They had 'tot that
amount altogether in hand, for when the new works
were eouipleted they would have to pay Mr. Cookey,
13475, comprieing the extension of the retort
house, so as to enable them to manufacture double
their present amount of gas. There would be • new iron
roof, arid 28 new retorts, enabling the company to mann-
feature 12d,000 feet of gas in 24 hours. Fer pipes, and
hydraulic main, fittings, &a, £llO more would be re-
quiresh The expense of the new work would be elto-
gether £1,345 including £3OO now doe to Mr. Cockey,
and 1.875 for the second contract, and £llO for enlarg•
lug the retort house, and building • notifying house.
Taking £l3O from this, for the value of the roof belong-
ing to the old work., which can be used again for
renewals, they would have the amount of £1215 to be
taken from £1,837 Is. 3d., which would leave
£622 Is. 31., the entire amount to be placed to espital
account. He was lieu"' to see that, thaugh they were
left with this small amount, they would have put their
manufacturiog plant in complete order. The meeting
was aware they Mel bought • worn-out plant, and since
they had had it, thev had found continual outlay neon-
nary for the economical working of the concern, but be
thought after next year it would be found that what
they had dune hail not been in vain. They were now
in • traesition, and the works would not be completed
until November next. After some further remarks with
reference to the trade account, the Chairman called the
meetings attention to the item of £ll3 Hie. 2.1. for
mains and services. This amount nusht appear
large, because it appeared in several balance
sheets. This half-year they had carried out a
4-in, main up to Landsdowne Villas, and Port-
more H.,uso. Very likely in the next half-year,
they might be callet noon for a further sum in
come ction with mains and services, because the autliori•
ties in tad lighting up the barracks. Last half-year
they issued their prospectuses, and were shout putting
out their advertiaeuieuts, when this unfortunate war
upset their plane, and thus the matter was in abeyance.
However, all the specifications weie prepared, and they
might be iouzi at any day. Should that ba the ease, a
new main mast be taken to the barracks, and the
fort at Rio extreme end. A new four inch main would be wanted tom Boot lane to the Working
Men's Club. The main was then good until the
Junction took place at Hope square. From Hope
stioare to the Barracks it would be neoessery to have •
;sew watt, which would Cost about MO. The bosh

Tbe report was then adopted.
Mr. IthteD enquired what bad been the regilt of ill
experiments tried with the two descriptions of cot!.
The CHAIRMAN replied that in consequence uf tt
dilapidation of the works so mach waste had Wit:
plae.e that no fair criterion could be established.
Mr. }WARD aid:. If inland coal is the best, do not le.
the Company be awed by what was said out of do 1..
Mr. broNE sail the result of the experimeLts t.l
been perfectly iaitirfaetory to him. conaideting the roo.
dition of the plAnt. More coal had been pureha.,l, a:A
it was the director's intention to try Newcastle eta:
and inland coal with the new plant. . .

Mr. Bomar .41 it seemed io him almost uaele-a,
try three ex; eriments over again, as it was well kt.
there was no clinparison between Seaborne and ink!
coal. It seemed to him like arguing on a fo,eott
conclusion, and like tapping upon the keys of a piste%
see if they would sound.
Mr. DREW nail, as manufacturers, the directors-'l
they were entitled to go to the cheapest mark,t
their material. The shareholders might teat eat:,4l-4
with this—that if they found they could get on.
cling more, or even the same amount of prttit iy
using Seaborne coal they would do so. He AO tA
think the directors would be influenced by nut
talk; they were in the same po,ition as a Irvata
manufazturer, who would go to the riteapeat nutria.
Mr. BOARD thought the matter ought to le. chard
up, once for all. They had a right to get the coal eta.
evt r they could get best served.
The meeting then proceeded to elect three directors,
Messrs. Thomas, Mason, ant Robertson.
thee three gen•l‘men were I e-.-lecto.l on the pro-
poidtion of Capt. ROBlgtilt seconded by Mr. Couttr.
Mr. E. CROBB was reelected unanimously. no ite
proposition of Mr. BOARD.
The dividend of 5 per sent, clear of Income-tax, SU
formally declared.
Mr. CoLuirr proposed a vote of thanks to the directgn
for their services.
1 Mr. (lout seconded.

Tbe Caatassau returned thanks, and the meo.:.;
broke up.