The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-12-20 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MUTING.

THIMEIDAT.—Prament : Tho,Mayor (J. ltilledge, EN.),
'deripeo AyUng, Howord, and Tissrd ; Counoillors
Itobortaon Welotord, Tolbot, Urns, Brown,
We* Aileo. Vertu., COMMIDII, Thomas, Eliot, with
F. C. dteggall, /Lq., Town Clerk.
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DAVI AID WSOT OP MIDLAND 80CiPbt T.
The Marna real a letter Iron G. Symonds, Req., of
Dorchester, inviting attends-Am at the adjourned meet-
ing or Saturday of the committes, to arrange for the
reception of the society in Dorchester in On.
Mr. BORAS° saidthet the subject had been introdueed
do lag his yes: of °Moe, awl be promlimxl to mention
the matter to his successor. HA ooneidered that tbe
vlst ol the misty would be bonefish,' to Weymouth,
and the town ought to afford them coaddetAble
btu N•TOR mid any one would be at liberty be give
what he pleated.
Dtrw yr; pleued to and there would be no
limit to the subecriptloas people might be O'nemed to
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1111 YATOB'S WAHL

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Beebe had thee given to eonsider the p of
rescinding the resolution allowing the MayormgrUlyper
annum, and to Sr some other item in lieu thereof.
Mr. Wateroth asked whether anything done at this
meeting would affect the salary of the preterit Mayor.
The Tomo CLatir said, Mr. Milleige, having taken
office that notice on the books, the decision would
be binding, as Mr. fhomas gave notice before Mr.
Milled'e entered on his Mice. Yet be did not think they
would affect the present Mayor's
Mr. Tilcuirli mid ba had no piirm. feeling in bring-
ing this forward, nor any objection on principle to tbe
stipend of the Mayor; be thought, le they were in a
position to pay it, the sum might very wisely be
doubled, for It would enable the Mayor to contribute
to gamy charities, and promote the amusements of
the town • but solely the considerthion of the Council's
Athena Position had Induced him to bring forward
the matter. lie bad lately entered into detail as in
the former Mayor's salaries, Dome of them had taken
the paymentothers what they milled their out-of-peaket
expenses, while some bad taken nothing, The Mayor,
in his official position should not be entirely shut up
from supporting many olimitlea. He was phased to
hear that the resolution would not take the Mayor by
surprise, as he had no doubt made arrangements before
hand; for his impression was that the resolution would
affect the pretest Mayor.
Mr. Trethe : Yes, of course it must.
Mr. TRONA!! continued that when the rimy was
fixed, the corporation Nude were in • very different
position. Then about £lOO or £131:1 were reserved as
the market dues in the open etreet, and this property
was saerifieed by the building of the market home.
241100 the resolution was passed there had been spent
several hundreds of pomade • year for repairs to the
Esplanade. If the general fund had been in the
pitiable position it was at present. the Council of that
day would not have voted £lOO to the Mayor to make
matters worse; With two judgment' hanging over
their heeds, and limey other moottuts remaining un-
paid, it was time they revised their expseses. Their
position was such that they would have to tax the
ratepayer{ or expose their property for sale, and be-
fore they went to the town for a borough rate, they
ought to show the ratepayirs they were as °commiesl
as they possibly meld be. Ho therefore moved that the
resolution passed on Jun. 7, 1836, allowing the Mayor
• salary of ClOO • year, be rescinded, and that • sum of
£5O be allowed the Mayor to reimburse extra subscrip-
tions in his year of offlec.
Mr. JAZ R 013121.01 weeded the resolution. Ho
did not at all object on principle to • sum of money
being set apart for the Mayor. His objection simply
was is consequence of the financial position of the
town, and he thought it unwise to continue this sum,
and they ought to impend payment thereof. They set
in the chairs by sufferance, with these judgments
harming over their heads, audeonsistantly with economy,
some alteration should be made. Ho quite believed
the dignity of the Mayor ought to be sustained, and
that he ought to be enabled to subooribe to every good
object In the town. But they must be just before they
were generous, and on the ground of expediency, he
would like for the payment to be suspended.
Mr. HOWL= utterly denied the strength of the
argument Mr. Thomas bad brought forward. He emit
beak far years gone by, and if the Mayor of those days
required £lOO, the Mayor of the present day required
moth more. The town was then limited to
visitors Irons Beth and Bristol, and whatever money was
'pest was spent among the glorious Corporation of the
day. But Wog' are entirely changed. The Meyer is
expected to aid in various subeariptioes, and to give a
sup for this &mammon{ and • cup for that. If he for
one moment supported Mr. Thomas's resolution, be
could not look up here as a member of the Board, and
expect the Mayor for the time being to pat down his
name to the various lists. A business man is the
proper man to be the Mayor, and he must bear lass of
time, width to • business man was a considerable loss,
and no the ever felt It more than he had during his
Mayoralty, and be was rare the present Mayor would
feel it also, To be niggardly was • mistake for •
watering plass; it may do vary well with • resident
population, but no one mold pretend to say Way.
mouth depends upon the residents of the town. Why
was it that Weymouth is not so fall as other places
Hs stated fearlessly it was because we had not doom
sufficient to the Mired visitors, This used to be •
fashionable wakeing place, but we have lost the plaoe
they ought to have keo. They must keep up their
expenditure on the town, do what they would, and he
tberraore said £lOO • year was none too mach for the
Mayor of the town, and he hoped it would be centithed.
In about 19 or 20 years they would be o ne el the
wealthiest Corporatism oat, and have few eitanneis to
spend their mosey by. Indeed of reducing £lOO •
par, he timed its 7 ought to be discussing the pee-
printy the Mayor £l5O. There was no ,
or menomy in Mr. Thomas's proposition;
it would ge false economy and most prejudied to the
town.

DM said if Mr. Thomas's resolution had been
Qua the salary of the Mayor should armee entire: L:1
the 9th of Nov. next, he would have oo
whether he should vote for It; but to redno• the
Mayor's salary down to • policemen's wages, WM not
only an insult to the Corporation but to the town.
To give the Mayor El a week, while they paid • Ant-
ibes policeman & entries, was bringing the offioo into
repute. He Proposed as an amendmont "Thai the
ressintion flowing the Mayor • salary of £lOO per
sauna be not It
Mr. WilflllolD seconded. It would be taloa esonomy
to recluse the salary, sad he did not Wyk they would
benefit the town by doing as, orsave the ratepayen a
single sizpouse. He fully endorsed all that Mr.
Howard had said, as to their duty am Weymonthlans
and members of the Corporation, not only to attract
visitors, but to index, them to remain u long ao they
possibly eoukl. The saving of £5O would not sleet
them, it would make very little difference, and for
the sake of saving that sum they would be sorry to
deprive the Mayor of the means of supporting the
dignity of his offioe by subscribing to the various
ebacitres. Mn: Thomares remarks led him to suppose
that he was about to propose the entire abolition of
the Mayor's salary; but he weld not understand Itaw
he and Mr. Itobsei•onoonld wind up their arguments by
the reduction to £5O a year. If ha wens
tirlretlithe borough ir ,be odd rather be without a
single
e penny than take £5O with the lilos that that wee
to °over the subscriptions.
Mr. Run did not bellows Mr. Thomas had improved
his position by the arguments he had brought forward
to-day. He (Mr. Mot) hold that unpaid lorriess are
hod services, and badly renderod. Ile looked upon the
Mayor II not only the servant of the Corporation, bet
of the town, and a very hardly worked sorvaat too.
Their duty as a Council was to put some shook or spur
upon the Mayor, and son that he did his duty properly.
Tbcy would bo stile to put mob cheek or spur upon •
negligent Mayor, it be received corepenution for his
loss of time, more easily than if his services ware valua-
tor,. The argument that they were la debt, and should
be just before they wero generous did not avail ;
because It would be strange generosity So pay Quit
debts by taking the money away from the Mayor.
Mr. Takla) having cold the office for three years.
and taken the salary, would not liks it to go forth to
the town that the Mayor received his salary 111160001.
peuation for the lose of time. Ho agreed with the
remarks of Mr. Drew, Mr. Welidord, and Mr. Howard,
I Mr. Davinnan said having himself panel the chair,
be could not agree with Kr. Thomas that the allowanoe
should be reduced. lie shoold be very glad if they
were ins position to increase it. if they felt they could
do so. He did not get his salary for two or three years
and at first did not expect to get it at all. The treseurer
offered him apart; but he sale he would have all or
none. And he would do the suns now, if he wore
Mayor. They roust remember, when they 'talked shoat
waling off this £5O that the ratepayers did not wish
them for one moment to do so, The Mayor Irai ex-
pected to subscribe to everything In town ; oven for an
old woman's donkey, they would come to the Mayor
firsl—(lauttiter.) Be should oppose the resolution of
Mr._ Thomas.

Mr.--Armue rid be sir had Passed the &sir.
Ile MN extremely sorry that Mr. Thanes had La.
trodurd this subject after the feeling that was
manifested on the last merlon, and he should be very
sorry to sae the reduction curried out. At the present
they stood is so odious light with the public at
lens. If they reduced the Mayor's salary £5O a year,
they would be eossidered one of the 004 oontemptade
bethes in Zsglarid. He did not believe It possible that
sure • view would be taken In any other town la
Engird as that antortairied_ by Mr. Thorns& Did Mr.
Thome supra, this that 250 • yesr would pay the
demand upon the Cloanoil 7 With • borough like ibis,
whom prosperity is misusing, their expenses must
neossrally be more liberal than over. In the old time
the market dues realised £30:1 or £4OO a year, and the
Mayer put them into his own poeket, sae thus had
the power of displayinteltosehospilidity, and spent the whole of the "wiled it had so happened the: • few gentlemen thought proper not to take the
Elm Mr. Thomas thouxht that that principle should.
be siva), adopted. He hoped Mr. Thomas woaid
withdraw his resolution.
Mr. Win mid the erwedel position of the Doswell
sow was mice bsOir OMR vim the slaslatioa was

nay were ledebled te the
'and o ,w tbey Ellie/ or £l5OO.
' Mr Triples, ssid tho P4l"l‘ SDPIVIA t•
, happy family, for they aU wished to Tis• it, t/ilr,
non it thry mold afford is. He we. t,t44
, that thig ws• • rarty question ; hot h. h••.
vPst
coded Lis eberset.r that be bed never sow .cei•
man. Mr. Aping had &eked it he thonght tteltakrtf,,
of P5O a year wee Roll le pr T,t the emit c. 4
eiroutod. They bed PO otber raL;
mousy than by taxing the [llO payers, ua the:°? tie.
go with cleanor htnds before Hie pubbslftiley '47411
erery moans of eoonomy. Mr. Howard had int•Tiof
&nether wstrring placr, who, via tall
whuelv
mouth wes almost amp. y. Tho foot wu that".
Bournamorrah they had hui:t. (s.e) a enrit•n, aad
they were es full as poach!. ; bat what bed thtt
den to do with tbe winter omen at hoen,"44.
Hs adhered to his proeosition. tit
On • dlvieion there appeared
For the amendment For the Toselatio,_
Mr. Drew Mr. Thomas
Mr. Welsford Mt• Hobsetem
Mr. Verhee
Mr. Donnish
Mr. Aylind
Dlr. Tiserd
Mr. Roberta
Mr. Eliot
Mr. Talbot
Mr. Brown
Mr. Webb
Mr. Ayles
Mr. Gemming

The mayor did not vote; Mr. Howard did aet
The MAMAS mid he studiously avoided inekiei"".
remark during the discussion for this reason, ieeeV
he felt perfectly independent, and did not cut Zi
it the remit of the last motion. Whatever Lae le_
the wish of the Council be should have acquiee,4,T2
ho thought it wise to merry out the sante mien 7
some time to oome, end until • longer notice ked 1,2
given. Yr. Howard had alluded to the los of eZ:
and they know that time was in • gailmA tosarssiTii;
stx.k.iss-Srods, and by his election he had to gire ,
large portion of his annual income for the publieg7.l
If be mere spared, he should carry out thiaisoobr,
and do his duty to the beat of his slaty.
searealy a day when haven not called ea to silky
the court en. magistrate ; but he had very good
such as Mr. Drew Kr. Arhag, and other gegaiTZ.
who had kindly oisdeeed hn. As to Yr. Thes,7l,'
Idea that £6O was wfikelent for the Mayor,. ake.li
bad been elected about a month, and honed tied-7T
went as at the present rate, i'l2o weeld mos be
Giant to pay for his subscriptions.
Mr. II:Lao mid be spent at In one day,
The MAToS meet sincerely repudiated say wee•
being paid for the lose of his time. Old is be
felt it ono of the highest honours his fellow to,Z2it
could confer upon him, to eilme him at the to
oouncil.

Gairorer TO IX-CONSTABLE Mitom.
On tho recommendation of the Watch committ
a gratuity of £3O was given to ex-P.C.