The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

A meeting of the Corporoion took plane on Monday,
wh m them were prment : The Mayor Hi Amp, gag),
Aldermen Enenr, Galpin. and Corm.; Cumin/lima
liodgen, Lock, Devenish, Davis, and Aldridge.

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nu Limn ima.
The Ant business was to sounder and determine upon
the expediency of making suitable provision for tether-
ing horen in the her* fair, so that the free passage of
the pavement misht be preserved.
The Heron slated this wax a matter which Mr. Lock
bed given his attention to, as he felt the inconvenience
arising from the hones standing in front of his bee",
more than most of them. His Worship than esplained
that since the frontage of the Three Mariners lull bees
altered, • free mirage on the pavement could be pro-
vided for the public without interfering with the fair,
if sone sort of accommodation were placed for tether-
ing horses to.
Mr. LOCK suggested that iron poets should be placed
in the pavements, allowing suffioient room for the
public to pass between them and the houses.
The KAYOS suggested that iron poste should be Axed
in sockets in the pavement, at • distance of three or
1 lone feet from the houses.
Mr. Pitnitiorn considtred it ups high time that the
horse fair should be dissiontinsed froai being held in the
streets. The sheep fair Ind been removed, and be did
not toe why the Fug and horse fair should not be also
removed. He did not think it was ezpedient for the
'-ounail to provide tethering for hones is the streets.
He thought the convenience of the town ought to be
considered, and that this was a good opportunity for
mooting the question, and considering the expediency
of removing the horse fair from the street to the fair-
geld.
After • desultory discussion the subject was referred
to the (kneed Purposes Committee.

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The MLYOS said the neat budgies, for discussion w••
to ramie. the report trout the Mallet Bite Committee,
and consider what should be dune thereon.
Mr. STMONDe then read the following report :
" The committee, in disobarging the duty delegated to
them by the Council, have gone Into the consideration
of it with great anxiety, and every desire to suggest, if
possible, some means by which the object which all
haws at heart may be best effected.
"As a necessary preliminary, they entered on a full and
cae.l ii examlnstion of the plan proposed by Mr. Alder.
loan Ewer, for erecting a Gorn Era:hangs on the vacant
pace at the back of the ; but, sbilst admitting
that such plan had its advantages, it did not appear
to the committee to afford no much additional
Etchings accommodation as the glowing character
of the corn market would soon y.-quits. As
the committee were agreed in the opinion that the
corn market should be retained in its present situation,
if practirable, they caused • emniuunication to be made
to Mr. Toose, in order to ascertain bin willingeess to
sell the premises adjoining the Guildhall on the east,
but.. Mr. Toose did not teem disposed to entertain a
proposal for • purchase, the committee were compelled
to absndon all idea of an increase to the market area in
• "Auistion. of all others, ths moat desirable, and where
there would have been beside' the advantages cif effect-
ing • concentration of all the market buildlnts.
" Falling as the committee thus did in their wish to
negotiate with Mr. Taos's. it became necessary to coo-
eider the sapediency of seeking • new site for a Corn
E.:hangs altogether; and as that of the George Inn
seemed to afford ample space, they opened • communi-
cation with with Robert Williams. Esq., the owner, in
order to ascertain his disposition to port with that
property, and so aid in the carrying out of a scheme of
ouch great public advantme to the town.
'The commits.* desire to express their
lion to Mr. Williams for the readiness with
which he entered on • consideration of the
proposal submitted to him, and for the very
liberal tarsus on which be expressed his willingnews
to part with the George property for such an Important
purpose; and the committee were not, atone time, with.
out hopes of being able to see their way to secure to
the town the full advantme of Mr. Williams'a
liberality. It unfortunately, however, turned out
that hut a short time previously, terms bad been
agreed aeon with Mesas. Gilpin for • lease of the
George flnn. It mild not be expected that Messrs.
tialpra would relinquish the advantages of their lease
without being provided with another equally eligible
house, to which the present license and business of the
George could be tranderred ; and as this could not be
secured to them, the committee were constrained to
see and consider how far the present Corn Exchange
might be made available, and be increased in area by
the addition thereto of the vacant epees behind it.
"It appeared that this could be effected by the removal
of the cello or temporary prisons under the Council
chambers, and so much of the main walls of the Guild-
hall as would open up an enint-rropted oomnsunicasion
between the present Corn Eicharr and the space
referral to; and in ordet tea consideration of such sug-
gestion the committee caused the plan to be pee.
wed which will accompany this report. This
was done by Mr. Jowett, and in due course was
brought under discussion; but as the proemial involved
the removal of wall. twilit& would poemittly !hot the
stability of the Guildhall itself, the committee in-
structed him to inform himself of all the requisite par-
ticulars, and seek the minion of some sop rieneed archi-
tect as to how for such an interference with the main
walls of the present building could be made with safety.
Mr. Jositett consulted Mears. Brooks and Boer', the
eminent London architecta, and it was setisfastory to
the committ e to find tbst they entertained no doubt
whatever of the practicability and safety of the plan
suggestrd, provided, of coarse, that the prypoeed re-
woes! of walls were made with care, and with proper
and suitable materials for support, such as iron girders
and other appliances of modero science.
" It will he seen that to carry wit this scheme it will
be necessary to construct new police calls elsewhere; I
and this, the committee consider, could be done with
advantage on part of the site of the present poultry
market.
"The committee, in conclusion, desire to convey to
the Conned their opinion that the requisite addition to
the present Coro Exchange occornmodation can be very
ellimently, as well as most economically, effected by
carrying out the accompanying plan ; but it must, of
course, rest with the Coueall either to adopt or relate
such opinion.
" The committee have only to add, with regret, that
Mr. Allertmui Ensor dissents from the opinion and con-
clusion' contained in this retort, alleging that the
plan originally propounded by him will better afford the
additional Corn Exchange aocommodation required.
"Jolts BlelfOr, Mayor."

"Guildhall, 29th June, 1864." ,
On this proposition of Mr. Loan, ascended by Mr.
Dirvuise, the report was received and entered on this
minutes. . . . .

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;&M• said it would be in the recollection of
mart of the nieusben present, that at the last meeting,
when the committee were appointed to see whether any
other site could be obtained for a plan better adapted
for the purposes reqoired. be stated that if they failed
to do so. he should pledge himself to take the sense of
this meting on his original plan. Now he was
presumptive, and bold enough to say, that the plan
produced was a total failure for the want that was re-
quired. To explain the matter to the Council, he must
give his reasons for so doing. The Corn &change was
• buildine without having light from the roof, and no
other light would answer the nearer, purposes for
such a building He then alluded to the proposed ea-
ten-ion of the Corn Exchange, and said he believed he
waa correct, in saying that the extension proposed to be
made to the present building, that was the light unier
glen, would be 22 feet by 28. He should like to know
how the whole of the market was to he crammed into
that rite. There were 15 stands in the Exchange, and the
merchant' who rented them, ma • matter of coarse. mould
endeavour to get in that epees. Farmers and dealers
who wanted to transact baainese would all rush up to
this place. He condemned the whole of the other
building as a place quite unfit for transacting barium
in the corn trade ; it was utterly unless, and the
setioaaied cost for obtaining that small epees exceeded
that which he suggested for his oncjsal scheme.
Mt. ALDILIDGC here Interrupted Mr. Rimy by
leaving his seat, stating that his remarks was • te tied
waste of time. He was talking logic, which some of
the members who had not seen the plan did not
understand.
Mr. COINS said the Council were tailed upon to
discuss • question which they knew nothing at all
about. He had not seen the plaits.
The MATOR suggested that they should be handed
round.
Mr. EIODGIS thought if Mr. &dor was allowed to go
on with his remarks ell would be gradually explained.
Mr. ALDRIDOB could not understand Mr. Eames
observations—he was contreeting one plan with another.
Mr. Craig said he thought it was not fair to decide
on a plan which was laid before the Council for the
first ISM/. . . .

The M•roa thought it week, be best for Mr. Bogor
to go on with his statement and afterwards any
putlemaii coold make such reinuks as he thought
proper. Mr. Fame was in perfect order.
Mr. COitmg thought the bast way would be to lay the
plan
.:the table so that members of the Couneil might
acquainted with it. Re proposed that the con-
sideration of the report be deferred until that was done.
Mr. ALDLIDOC seconded the proposition.
Mr. Crams said it was not fair that members
of the Council who had cot men lb* plan should come
aad_duWe whet aboald Ine dose thereon.

Mr. HOENIG remarked that there was no proposition
before the meeting to donde upon the quesiioa, but
simply to bear Mr Busor's objections to the other plan.
Re thought that would ben meet valuable piece of ie-
formation for those who •labed to be insto acted on the
matter. _

Mr. ALDRIDOR lel4 he did not know the details of
either plan, and censadered the Council were not ia a
pottio?.to eas their derision upon them.

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Mr. Hoag*, in reply, stated that there was no pro-
posal to toms to any step of • positive nature, but all
that was desired was to plane the merit, of the two
plans before them.
The Mayon coosiderod throe WY • little misappre•
hoodoo on the subject, and stated that Mr. Smog
was comparing his own plan with that of the Com al,
sod bad* that gentleman to proceed with Lis stabs-
meat.
Mr. bomb then continued hie remarks, observing
that in order to obtain this small spree of 30 square
feet, the Conned would have to go to oonsidorabig
more expense that would be the ewe if they adopted his
suggestion for obtaining a place of 60 fest tis 30. His
sole aim and object ems to obtain a Corn Exchatip
so as to enable nirrelocts, farmers, and dealers, to
transmit their basin's' on the spot on which they wen
standing Mood of rushing from one Woos to another to
11111111ilf• eamplie. That was his object, and which be
contended Weldon would ellictoally assonsplioh. Th.
part and parcel of his saboos would bs to provide riMors
for Moue dish. Council, (bet whore were they to wins
from is tbduitber Woof) igoidoe the risk whisk would
sowed Ws l br pyramid alaVi