The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-07-03 00:00:00

YET ONG?, AGAIN !

The next bviine-117 on .il;e-a-g-en-dia paper vim "to
receive tentlers for laying out the pr“poded new foot-
path on Begglel Knap. and the improvement of the
mad on the northern eide thereof leading to the (rest
Westcrn.llailway StWion, ke."

This led to a very desultoey discivision, Mr.
linEnovir in the osnrse of his remarks, arguing that In
Augsist and Novetnia•r resolutions were passed in
which it was proposed that the trees should be
reserved, and lie maintained that it would be necessary
to rescind the previous resolutions before proceeding
with the present one.
!dr. Alderman CtKMC, qtlotitht from the minutes
pointed ssut that the lessor wm to have the power to
replant any trees taken sloan.
Mr. fine's:sour maintained that with the pr sposition
of the 20th November 'gill on the minutes, they were
incompetent to open the tenders.
Mr. Hnnar.l soil that it arspeared to him that the
resolutions of August awl November rendered the
pssent proceedings of the Council perfectly incon-
sistent, and slhl not think it was competent for them
to proceed further.
The TOWN CLERK, being askeal as to his opinion on
the matter, said he considered these were merely
matters of detail, ansl he slid not think it necessary to
rescind everythine they had done. He dhl not think
these were such variations as would causs them to
rescind sneh resolutions.

Mr. GREGoRV barfly tuclunibuxl the Town Clerk's
explanation, and the latter learned gentleman was
sorry he had not male himself nnilerstood.
Mr. 111.KAKTT propow.l that the tenders be opened.
Mr. IHVENISH Pecomletl.
Mr. Poet remarked that in Noventher they passed
a resolution that the land should be let. and certain
trees reserved, and in May they moved that the trees
be distroyed. He submitto I they were perfestly out
of order.

Mr. llois:Es lielicved the resolution in May would
re.iilt in the destruction of the whole of the trees. He
had hoped that the previoue resolutions were a settle-
ment of this tnuch-vesed question.
The Town CLERK said the question is '' Is the Isni
to he built upon or not?'
Mr. GREGORY moved that the tenders be not
opened, inasmuch as it would be inconsistent with the
minutes on the books._

—Il-r:-Wa-zr-l7sec-TinTie-d the amendment.
Mr. DEvltilall : You observe all this is done for the
sake of pace and quietness !
For the amendment there voted four, Messrs.
Hodges, Gregory, l'ope, and Hazel.
The proposition was declared carried, and the tenders
were opened.
Mr. Gait"oar mid he considered it a most illegal
step, and he should make it his duty to repo t to the
Higher Authorities the manner in which the proceed-
ings were carried Im.
A Councillor thought this was rather a severe
remark after the opinion .if the Town Clerk
and the latter gentleman remarked the better course
would be to take the of the Court of Queen's
Bench thereon !

The .tenders were —Messrs desty and Son,
&Alpole, for doing the work in its entirety, k 249 ; for
removing earth and forming pathwar, £l4l 10s. Mr.
Cornelius Thorne, for doing work in entirety, 11161;
removing earth, &c.,
Mr. Porn suggested there wan great difficulty M
this time in getting men, and propcowd that the
tenders be left over until aft-r harvest, when he
tbought they might get the work done very much
cheaper.
The Surveyor, in reply to questions, said it would
be better to make the rowl now than in wet weather.
The MAVOI proposed that the matter be referred
the General Purposes Committee.
Mr. Buaam: The Surveyor sayl we could not do
it with mar own men for lees
Mr. DIMINISH t Every delay increases our &apes's*.
Hwoposied that Messrs. Jetty's tender be accepted.
&MON secooded.

Mr. Gunton! said as the Council had no fund
where was the money to come from?
The Mains said they had made application for a
loan ; part .if which would be applied to the work.
Mr. Pon seconded tit; Mayor'c proposition for re-
ferring the matter t.l a committee, and this was
tiltim dely carried, the c ,aunittee to rep ,rt thereon at
the next mesting.
114 ILXSOIes HIlSrRErO+l ro;tt.
Mr. G. A. En-or, auctioneer, alit a letter to the
Council, stating that on wont ..f the increase of hie
business he found it nee-es...l;y either t . enlarge him
Premise., or se in othew Ile had laid out a large awn
on the preini.ea rew el by him of the Connell in
Trinity stre,t, but 17 .111.1 ii Pt .10 In,.re nailer the pre-
sent lease, awl he asked for an extension ~f him lease
for n years. If this was grantal him he proposed
; making ext..nsive alter itioes aS were shown the
plato sent therewith.
Mr pr.,14,,4,,,1 that the application be granted,
ant Mr. K. Loci: see .n.1e.1.
Mr. Musa:, thought it WAS aniatter which required
a little further consideration, awl as the application
was not in time to be placed on the agenda paper for
that meeting, it was resolved to refer the matter to
the General Purpos.4 Committee.
This was all the business of the Council, and they
then sat as the Local B. art of Health.