The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-12 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.
WU/Mt:IDA; Present: The tillynr (kit. Lundie). Alder-
men %Ile ze. H.nmini, an I Elint : Councillors Gene.;
Dennis, Leaning. Seaman. Ai lee, Hiatle, Rerherm Wel.
(rd. Ns.le. Welds. sal Swink. with Yr. P. C. Bledirdle
Town Clerk.

PtIIIIOXAL lIIATTILL

MT. MOMS, WhOVI OrideNtOod to refer to • letter
forwarded ta members of the C iuncil and signed " Comas
and Ga." reirnaVed exceedingly that, when a member of
that Board sit it his duty to make any statemeet for the
welfare of the town, another member of the Town Connell,
'natant of coming to that Council Chamber, and *toting
what he bad to say, even if be made • counter statement,
should take the unusual coarse of eirealetins letters to the
memh.r,of the 0... en, and oven of extendimethe public%
on,, tor he (Mr. Sabena/had seen 0011 on the Bridge. Tha
letter woo signed— "Commas sad Co."
The Mayan: Ws moat accept it aa not mut by mambo,
of the Board.

Roill-oe's naked—he clakmed—from this Board the
protection which every ate of it. members had the right
to expert.
The Yawl said really Yr. Robots could not go on.
Maier the letter came before them as from a member of
the Board they had nothing to do with it.
Kr. Dams presumed that each member of the Town
Cmancil had received a copy of the letter: and be asked
the Town Clerk whetter be had any informatioa that
would warm the statement of Ilmert Ovens and Co.!
An objection being mital to title. Kr. Dennisnakedif .
Kr. Ravens—be was s wry that Kr. Aylrebury was not
present—WWl prepared to confirm what was stated at a
preview 'media"! (About the number of passenget's on
the Pil-elater.)
The Illarolt said it wu quite out of order to receive the
letter there.
Yr. Rows returned that it is out el order for the
member" of the Board to be &mailed in this way, when
not SOOSYMOUS leiter* were mak but signed "Owe. and
130.. e though the miter an. none other person thaa Kr.
Joseph Drew.
Some members deprecated this.
Tha MAYOR said if this matter an. brought before the,
company and they did not repudiate it, they wore re-
„meth& for it, and not Yr. Joseph Drew. His worship,
seeking to stop the diecoesion, appealed to the Board at
large
And Yr. Rowe aweeled to No members at large, and
Wed them would they allow each a letter am that to he
circulated remWm a nasmbirl Re would say so in the
pnmeace of the Wdlier to the company, although he
might wish to put him down.
r. Alderman Howw sold there wag no wish to pat
KY Miens down, in any shape or form. Re should be
onff glad to bear all be had to say.
,1 The MAYOR CORtiZONI that, while the Board is maxima
to Watsin the repatatiou of every member it mast do
It. beanies regularly. Yr. Robeas was quite wrong in
oraWng the matter at present.
- Mr. RdROIR was vot• wowed to jottify the state-
ment. be had made. Re did not make blind statements.
nor did he come there to make any statement which be
could not lolftlf, : be had too moth respect for his own
deeetetter to say anything delusive. If the Mayor retied
'goblet him now he must take another amnia.
Th. MAYOIIt was quite surprised Yr. Robes' should ray
that he wished to rule against him; but he must kaow
that be was out of order in what he had brought before
the Board.
Mr. Rowe recollected that whoa remark" were made
about thines that the Mayor bad said, In perhaps • little
heat of debate. his Worehlo at the Board made comment.
that bore veil severely upon these persona who had
eriticised his oatements
The MAYOR thought they had better proceed with the
Whams of ths smsoSSOI.
BLUMIL
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