The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-09-18 00:00:00

CORYATES.

THE ANNI: CONG.EGATIONAL CHAPEL TEA wee
held in the schoolroom, on Thursday evening. After
the tea a public meeting was held, and addrevses
delivered by Mr. Butcher and Mr. Thomas. The
room was prettily decorated with flowers, fruit, and
evergreen. Many thanks are due to Mrs. and the

TCNDERS.—At the meeting of the Board of Guardians
on Thursday the following members were present :—Mr.
J. Hayman (chairman), and Metara. J W. Buckley, F. B.
Elliott, J. Rawlins, C. Patersan, H. Sharp. and W.
Meadus (elected Guardians), and Alderman M. Kemp-
Welch (thiardian ex.epea,). The following tenders were
accepted for the ensuing quarter :—Mr. Osman—bread, ta
per 111, loaf flotir, Us. per sack. Mr. Gala, in
Australian beef, 41. per ; pork, Isl. per lb. ; butter,
141. per lb M. ; rs. Keynea—English beet, 70. per 11, ;
mutton, 70. per lb. ; suet, 4,1. per lb. ; chins, 2.1,1 per
P. Mr. Gifford—cheese, *ls. per cwt. ; salt. Is. 101. per
cwt. ; peas, lu. 01. per bushel ; tire, lid. per lb. Me.es.
Hopkins :eel Son—oatmeal, 19s. 21. per cwt. : cog tr, M.
per ; per. light'. : al. per &win
Ora Mr. If. Burden —temper, 51. per Ils. ; tea, Is. NI. per
; Neap, 30s. per cwt. ; It, Is. Per cat Mr. F.
Styring- ale. Is. per gallon. Messrs. 13 irey anti 'c
—real,
21a. per ton. Mr. Babson —starch. 4.1. per lb. Mr.
Hoskins—brandy, 21s, per gallen ; gin, 12s. per gallon ;
wine, 12s. per gallon. Mr. Anlrews, Mr. Barnes awl Mr.
Terbury—drapery. Ur. Habgooillooots and shots,
TOWN COUNCIL—TiII. lusty met On !later lay at the
an.l there were present—The Mayor (Couneillor
A. Balaton), Aldermen M. KeeneWelch :nil .1. Buckley,
Cestmeillors 1"..1. Stone, W. N. Western, H. Farmer. W.
D. Ihigdale, H. R. Dugtoore, E. I'. Philpote, T. Buckley,
R. P. Aylesa, and E. J. Conway. -A meeting under the
Public Health Act was first hell, and after some bills had
been ordered to he paid the meeting proceeded to the
appointment of a Helical Officer of Health and an
Inspector of litibtances for the Port Sanitary District —ln
reply to Councillor Stone the Town Clerk (Ur. It. W.
Dickinson).
said they were boitnd to appoint them officers,
although they haul nothing whatever to do &wing the past
year—Upon the prosmsal of Coutteiller Stone the
old officers—Mr. H. D. Ellis and Mr. E. Pearce
—were re-appointe.l at their former adaries of .C 5
CAA.—A meeting ef the Council proper wag then held.
and ,splers were male on the B 'rough Treasurer t , pay
various bills.—The Land etimitte remnants:n.l .1 that a
piece of mud laud l on the Etat Shore should be let on lease
to Mr. Jesse Carter for 75 years, at • rental of £lO per
annum, arel this was agreed to, upon the proposition of
Couneillor Buckley, seconded by Councillor Dugmore.—
The Land Committee also recommended that a gravel ;oit
at Constitution-hill, Parkstone, should lie sold by auction
hut it was questioned whether the gravel was exhausts I,
and if not the Council hel no power to sell the pit —lt
was resolved that the pit should be inspected by the Land
Committee, the Borough Surveyor, and Councillor Dag-
more. -- The overseero of the various parishes in the
Borough next presented eturns of the annual value of the
elev.:nil estates awl rateable property within the Borough.
! and they 'hawed an increase in every parish but
' Hainworthy. The returns al were follows: —St. James's
parish; Alsistant Overseer, Ur. J. Souli-ton.—Grosa
value last year, £17,210 Os. ; this year, EIS,IMI I3s. Rates
able value this year, E1L391 14s. Lan:As:et ‘• Assistant
Overseer, Mr. Graves. Gross value laat year,
£5.511 ; this year, £ll,OOl 15s, 01. Rateable value
this year, x me; 10. tt I. Parkstone ; Assistant Overseer,
Mr. Starks. —Grows value last year, £5,510 ; this year,
£7,312 Iss. 151. R ateable vale.: this year, £5. 929 10s.
It poworthy: Aasistant Overseer Mr. Purton,—Orees value
last yea, EOM :Is, this year, £3,02$ do, OS. It tteable
value this year, 431020 is —Tile Town Clerk read a report
from the Watch Committee recotnmending the appoint.
nient of an eslditiotual Police-constable for the Boroughs
Ur. Dickinson al., read letters Oast had been received
from residents at Parkstone awl a report made by Supt.
Hunt MA to the necessity of placing another policeman at
Paxkstone. Viten the prootosition of Councillor Western.
MCCOII.IOI by Alderman KempsWelch, the Town Clerk
WAS instruetel to write t , the Secret try, of State for the
Home Department asking him Lu sanction the
appointment.—The Borough Force now consists of a
Superintendent two sergeants, end ten constables, and
we understand that if the extra man is sanctioned a
sergeant or actingeteargeant will be placed in charge at
Parkstone. —The next business on the agenda paper was
to snake • reeceutesndation to the Secretary of State,
under the Jastice's Clerk Act, 1,177, for the payment of
the Clerk ot Justices of the Pew* for this Borough
by salary, in lieu of fees."—The Town Clerk said the
previous Act of Parliament was permissive, but the
new one made it compulsory on Boron:Ma to Pay their
lerks to the Justices by salary instead of fees.--Councillor
Stone said they meat take :action in the matter before the
let of February, ant it seas a question of 4. he did
not see bow they could settle it that day. Ile propos-d
that the Mayor awl Councillors Dugntore, Farmer, Hods
son, and Western be app Mated a Committee to ascertain
the average amount received by the Clerk to the Justices
during the last three or live years. He had avoided
naming magistrates, as they might have to conaider the
matter hereafter—Alderman Kemp-Welch agreed with
the course stiggeated by Counciilor Stone, and seconded
the proposition, which was carried.—The seal of the
Council WAS affixed to the leases of the Angel Inn and
Shipwrights' Arma Inn.—Councillor Western called
attention to the delay on the part of the Canford Estate
authorities in carrying out the repairing and making roads
in Denntark-place to which the Town Clerk replied that
the contract to do the work had been entered unto and
Councillor Shine sail Mr. Paterson (the steward) had
assured him that the work of repairing would shortly be
begun in earnest.