The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-14 00:00:00

TIMM FOR TX/ lIZW TRAIMAT RAGING.

This. were opis.d, as follows ..-14. J. Imes,
£1
Z 1617 ;
9. Mt. £l-59° ; 11". ..
j 447
"d
41_

--A;. Lonna propcesd, sad several seconded,
tlaat Mews Joey's Moder be accepted.

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OLD TOWS HALL.

Teaders for repelling Bps 01,1 structure roof were
noised, as follows :—tr. H. Foot, £r/; Mr. G. A.
Butlett, £23 101. ' • Mr W. H. Willistn., £l6 ; Mr.
Farwell. 1.2'2 ; Mr. Levi Bartlett, £22: Mr. d.
Bro ea, yl9 15. .

Mr. Rousse propnixl that Mr. Williams should
bays the cmtract. —Carrkd.

ELCILVIATZS BILIOGL

The Clerk of the Peace wrote asking forth. decision
of the Council with regard to the scheme now under
consideration. A memorial from those wbo bare
suffered by the closing of dee Bridge (and very respect-
ably signed), was read "skim( the Council Moo-operate
with the County Authorities and get the bridge open
as soon as possible.
Ur. Boum" said this was now • matter of urgency
the responsibility reds with the oounty, and be
almost regretted the Council did not compel the coma. y
to proceed on the first occasion. Still the Mayor's
effort" to get • better bridge deeerved respectful
memory • but the Council mu.' now proceed. There
are no fundri from which help to the c only can be ob-
tained, nor are the Council called on to spend it.
The original intanUon of the bridge was to
afford moors to the lend on t e other side,
and the land-holders had received a very large amount
in the 'abased value of their land, and in the
buildinga a new town there. The bridge in spoken
of as • Weymouth bridge; but it is not a Weymouth
bridge, it is only • Sidi lime leading out of the
borough, and the returns will only come to the county.
There is no legal or moral right for them to call os us
to take any part in the erection of the bridge. There
is no necessity for an ornamental bridge ; on this side
there are only stone walla, timber pound., and office',
therefore elegance would be thrown away. A =b.
stantial structure tenet be put up or the nesPoasiallit7
will fall only on the county. The pre•ent bridge is
se, ea Or eight feet above the level of toe Backwater
but if they would give the county the authority to
pile and build solid walls, letting them ako take the
=tide% • very substantial "truant* may be put up,
, and the bridge very much shortened, so that the
county may be materially assisted. He moved that
the Council have no funds to wist the county autbori•
ties in building the Backwater bridge, our can they
be responsible for further &ley, but any aselstaas,
the Council can legally give they will be pleased to
affoed.

—Mr. Aldonnan Turman seconded. A great cl•isl of
emseideration was taken away by the fact t a county
authorities bad promised to have • friendly silt,
whereas they had broken faith somewhat and driven
the °toenail and borough to vast expenw. The
minty authorities are now obliged to Put up the
bridge, and a substantial bridge must be place I.
r
Ouirriti believed a revenue might be obtaised
t ertreasing the area of the Backwater land,
if not enclosed before the bridge is built the
ty will be lout,
"r.linaamis supported Mr. itobeas remark..
Mr. Omni asked how could mill be laid down on
the bridge, after the bridge was built. It war a
question of reclaiming now or never.—Voic : No,
no. _

—Mr. Dime understood that a substantial structure
will be built by the county; but they will put an
ornamental bridge if the Coascil will meat; but for
that they had no fonds. Threshes he would allow
the coontv to put what sort of structure the c minty
I liked. Whatever land is takes in. • main entrance
I must no made to the bridge, so that they could fall
upon it in future for funds.
Alderman ELIOT said unless all the MOOTS from
which fonds could be derived had been exhausted, he
should be unwilling to Mime that nothing should be
done for Me county. They are not obliged to put such
• bridge e• we dumb' like, and it is of Importsoce to us
the bridge dull be put up In the most each.*
ormeeennel rennaer Blob as opportunity will not

mom agala in • geseratioa, sad they must not let the
ohams go.
Mr. Gamtaat hoped they would not let that go by
which would sot come aegis
Aiding+. thew= urged the Council should meet
the comity by lilting up the Mad.
Mr. Huse reseeded the Council to reserve their
riOte over the Mad, especially for • right of way.
Yr. NLXOI.3 feared the meaty would put such •
briAto as would not be for the advocates* col the tows
The Ilene musidered the membe very important—
one of the'soet important slam they had done him the
honour to elect him to the chair. Vest, the bridge
must be completed as soot as poselhhe ; Diaandy, be
differed front the p dioy—that tais le not o the
borough, because whet villae .rebuilt the tows mum
be beoelitted. We are now going to ham a taxed
edd to compete with a free bridge, sad the traffic
will he diverted, an I the effect on property be ouosid.t.
▪ so that': is p male we inay br asked to put the cost
a the Harbour Eddie on the ratepayers, in order to
',path. the eff,ct on property this sad of the town.
Every county gentleman looks on Weymouth m the
watering plain of the county; we have not a single foe
at the Court, but they were obliged to follow the
advice of their legal adviern. Now, as badmen
men, they have the wooden Mrs.:tore to rePeiri
and aa to the land in the Backwater, the
Board of Trade are the parties t. 3 be said
whether the land shall be gives or not. /Many of th•
meaty oedemas oomider they moat build • new
structure, sad we must treat with diem on that con-
clusion. Have they the meat or dismot of the Board
of Trade? He did not kitow, and meet ask the Tows
Clerk. As to as iron bridge, we desired utility, and
the county authorities say we have to build • bridge
• s oertain length and width ; but if you are d spoiled
we will expend the same money in haddieit • hnitte of
• ehiarter length, and coasequently a bettor bridge.
He solvated the Town Clerk should write to sak whet
kind of bridge they are going to build, sad on the
other side what kind of made will be exposited in the
shorter bienth, il the (Muml will dare the bad
maimed. It be stood alone, be would •d 'wale the
enclosure of the laud, sad building a thoroughly good
broad, useful structure, sot a gilded one. There was
• difficulty—that on the ocher site • piece of had le
devoted to a pumping station, sad that will to
Injurious to the bad Mae by being built opus If
any arrangement could be made that the sewage shell
not be pumped over there, there would be offers made
with rdiperitto the WA. As to toads, there is a memo
of getting (undo, whether it would be mceptoble or
not, he said not tell. the this side tee retaining wall
will cost mosey, and it they maid have borrowed the
mosey it would have bees • charge at the neapayete ;
but the Board above would sot allow the Board to
borrow for improvesnenta miff the drainage of the
town is Nettled. The cost might be borrowed of the
treasurer, to be re-paid in fist years or so; but the
auditot might disallow the Interest; still other means
might be used with respect to the intend. He wee
quite ready to be responsible for me-filth of £2,000, Is
It would cost that amount They had beard of com-
peting with Bournemouth and other.; why Beath-
=pea people, whoa they beard of • railway coming
from Newbury, had goat for powers to borrow 00,000,
and offered many acres of land. He was in favour of
putting up the groin to maim the land, and give •
shorter sod • better bridge. At the present moment
we shall certainly have osier means of obtaining
powers for eadoelog the land.
Alderman &dor said after the proposal of the
Mayor he asked for the subject to be adjourned.
Mr. LOVSI.I. asked that the Town Clerk write to the
county authorities to ask what amount they propose
to exceed. .

-41-I;7—publio" were thee Invited into the Council
Chamber, as it was as cold to keep the doors opus;
but • voice was heard to object "There is no wine
there, now," and meet of the public would not swept
the "d," invitation, and abandoned the preoiacts a
the Guildhall.

Alderman Latrine sicanded Mr. Kliot's amendment
for adjournment.
Mr. Burs would like a town's meeting.
Alderman Lonna, speaking to his seconding of the
intendment, hoped they were not trespassing on the
time granted, or endangering the county authorities
going on with the bridge at Yarer.
Mr. Caarte said toe county wanted the Council
not only to fill up their land, but to back up the other.
Mr. Baum said it was unde,stood that from Lord
Ilchester, whose land it was on the other aide, help
would be got, with fonds for shortening the bridge on
the other side. The County and the people are coiling
on ua for a decided answer, and the decided answer
wat—" On the other side, gentlemen, you will expect
nothing." Lord Itchester's property was what would
benefit, and r to the pumping station, if Lord
Ilcherer would relinquish the land, be could now
obtain • very eshanced price. They could not get the
large landowner (Lord ilcheeter) on the other side to
do his part, and why should the town be called on to
do any part. One farthing in the E will bring in
£1,300 a year to the county, and spread over 30 yeas,
a half-lathing would pay for the bridge at £14.000.
We contribute out of this boruu,h already one thirty.
second part of what is laid oat there. Toe land can be
filled up by and by, when the bridge is built, the
Council taking care to ream the right of way over
the land. Lord ilchester has flung up the whole
thing and retired frets it, and why shoold we be called
on to do double duty Its wat desirous to have a
broader and a substantial bridge, but an ornamental
bridge was ridicelous. He was most anxious that the
muter should not be adjourned tide die, and the affair
end in the town being the pour patient ass having to
bear two burdens.

The id•toa agreed the voles of the town should be
heard, whether an a public meeting or ae tney want
about among their oonatimeata.
Alderman MILLMAN remarked there were difficul.
lien about gett log the Board of Trade Co Irma the area
of th• B•ckwater ; then was • great jealousy &Bout
that.

Mr. Mums remarked the County uk for a final
answer. The Idayor hinuelf had shown that an
insuperable difficulty occurred to the shortening of the
bridge at the West end. Could the Mayor lay his
finger on any fuuda more tangible than he had
mentions i foe shortening the
.bridge . . _

Alderman tinoecs asked how much the County
autborities wish the bridge shortened?
. . .

-Mr. Lvcu wist.d of chi
long bridge proposed, and of the short one t be built.
U the Council agree.
Mr. Coins asked if no person could be found only
too wiling to fill in the land and build the retaining
wall, for the sake of laving the land at a nominal
ground rent.
It WU agreed the queetion should Maud adjourned.