The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-17 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH TOWN uOUNCIE.

A meeting of the Conn. il was held on the 9th inst.—
present, the Mayor, Aldermen Eliot, Prowse, Ayling,
Wehiford. and Devenirh, and Councillors Bartlett,
John Tixard, Pothecary, Comtuins, Drew, Hare,
Thompson, Pitman, MiHedge, Hibbs, and Henry
Devenish.
A number of bills were examined and passed, and an
application vu read from Mr. Bury, architect of the
market lionse,for payment of the balance due to him. It
was resolved that., until the present action with Mr.
Goodyear was settled, the appliestioncould not be enter-
tained.—A bill of 1.1 for refreshments supplied at the
letting of the bridge tolls was disallowed, it being con-
trary to resolution. From the treasurer's accounts of
the harbour and bridge, it appeared that on the bridge
account there was a balance in favour of the Council of
£987 9s. 7d, and notice was ordered to be given for the
payment of £1,600 to the mortgagees, which would leave
0,100 to be paid off hereafter, when the debt will be
cancelled. On the harbour account the balance
against the Council was £798 2e. led. 'rho
Clerk said in reference to the South-Western
Packet Company, he would propose that. legit
proceedings should be taken against the owner
of one of the vessels that supplied the coal. This advice
was adopted and the clerk was ordered to take the
neceswiry steps.
The tenders for letting the market tolls were opened,
and that of Mr. Gardner, of Stoke, near Exeter, was ac-
cepted at £487 per annum, with 3 months' notice, for 3
years—James Stiekland's offer of 1:4 a year rent fur the
old fish market was eceepted.
A letter was read from the treasurer, asking for antis-
crease of salary, as his duties were Mcreased ; and the
Council raised the amount from Vioto£loo. A letter was
read from Mr. Chenienian, comptroller of customs, stat-
ing that till an improved luggage warehouse it as erected
on, or near the pile pier, the packages (ruin the Channel
Islands must be landed at the Custom-house. Mr.
DEVENIISK remarked that Captain Cosens had suggested
that • covering might be put upon the landing stage, so
as to gi ye the customs aut borit ifs+ sufficient accommdotion.
This suggestion was acquiesced in, and the town sur-
veyor was ordered to prepare a plan and specification for I
the work.—Mr. ATLINIi understood that if the Act of
Parliament was carried oat, £1,400 or f.. 1,500 a year
might be raised by the pier. Mr. Da= stated that
hillier!. the average receipts had been £2 • day.—The
. imperfect state of the pier lamp was referred to, and
, steps onlered to be taken to put it in proper repair.
The next business was to consider the covenants and
leases of Victoria-place and Waterloo-place.—The MAYOR
' explained that great complaints had been made of the
state of the roads at the back of these houses, and the
Town Council or Local Board were called on to put
• them in estate of repast; but the proper parties to

carry out this were the original lessees. It was then
resolved that the Town Clerk Le instructed to take the
110004.1811 expll to compel the proper trustees to carry
out the coveuents of their leases in rz,peat to the Iva Is
at the back of both ranges of buil Mtgs. and that the
clerk report what progress he has made at time nest
rneeting.—The Council then formed themselves into a
Lice! Board of Health and remained togetner till •
very protracted hour, but no busiuess of importance
was transacted.