The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-08 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

TIIIIIDAT.

A meeting of the Come,' was held on Tuesday,
when there were present—The Mayor (H. Darden,
Req.). in the chair
.; Mr Aldermen Canoe, Mr.
tid-rmen Gregory, Mr. Aldgrotan &nem ; Councillors
A. H. Lock, T. Coomb., F. Look, T. Bennett. W.
Tdiry, R. D. Thornton, R. Hunt, W. Dur en; H.
Symonds, Amin sot-Town Clark. and W. Thome.
Borough Surveyor.___

THB FaIIMIA.
The Surveyor reported he had prepared setimstas
In am Auto" with instructions received from the
Mayor, for a Isom of oak poste and fir rails to
separate the field part of the fair ground from
the road, but Mr. Rosin Hoar thong t it would
be • very grea, ob.truc ion on fair days.
Mr. 8.. D. Tiougroa eoquirod what wee the object
of hsving the Uwe, and the Surveyor replied, very
likely they would be able to let the feed to somebody.
Mr. HUNT said timi feed was always let with tie
ground, and very likely they would let the Mite 'gala
Mit year.
Mr. Barmen moved, and Mr. Alderman Faison
seconded, that the matter be not entertained, which
was Gerrie&

PIS Pill 111 TEI FAIS 0101310.
The Purveyor also reported that more pig pens were
required in the fair 'mooed, and it Wes referred to the
General Purposes Oommittee.
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--The nest bash:lees was to mai • Somme sanitising th•
1.... of Mr. Liderm to Gregory's premises la Trinity.
street to Messrs. R. navis and Son.
On the motion of Mr. W. DOILDMI this err done.

TZLIO SIPE POLL

A. letter from the Poetataster-General was reed, in
which he stated the departmeet wee about to erect a
line of tele.raph wires from Dorchester to Char.
pilaster. IQ carrying out thie work it would be
mammary to obtain the consent of the Connell to the
erection of twelve poles on town property. The Poet.
reader expressed the hope the auth..ritv would aid to
amotnpii43i.., • great public w .rk
ebnyetrylog their
minima Any damage caused in the on would be
made good.
Ur. F. Look moved, and Mr. W. Duitour woondad.
tk.t It he granted.
Mr. T. t3oowas renwited • similar applicatimi had
been granted by the Highway Authority, subject to
the superintendence of the Survey. q.
It was unduitool the Surveyor will eutrorilii•td
Cho work, Mr. Alderman GILISOIT remarking be
hoped Mr. Taoism would see the trees were not
dammed.

SS SOLT CLOSING.

A petition was presented for the signature of the
Conseil In (avow of Sunday Closing. It was stated
that • 011112•11.11 bed been made in 500 plains with the
following result :—ln favour, 876,845; opposed, 00,431;
neutral, 14,014.
Mr. A. Loon rid they would recollect lest time
when the petition was brought forward Mr. Pope
moved that it lie on the table. Sinew then, however.
be had men large namben of petitions had bees
present-4 to Parliament; many of the Corporstioes
throughout the kingdom had petitioned In favour of
the BUM Tberefore, be thought they wen somewhat
lei astray at the lest meeting, when it was stated it
111111 note question which eft mu..icipal corpora-
tions. There wag no doubt Sunday drinking did to a
very great extent exist in the manufscturing towns,
the reason being that laboerers received their money
on the Saturday. He did not see any reason why
they should not sign • petition In Its favour if they
were convinced It was for the good of the community.
rho Act had already been tried in &Wind, Ireland,
and Wales, and there was every probability before the
year was out there +mill be local Acts referring to
certain counties in Englaod. From what they could
pee, and from the division on Sir Wilfrid 1.41.r.0n.,
motion daring this week, if the Bills came on fag •
second reading there wee every probability they would
Dam. Was it not advisable, if it existed In parts of
England, that it should be universal? H. therefore
Proposed that It be
The Maros': All about robbing the pees maa of his
beer? (Ifeurehtw.l
Mr. A. Loot: Teat lee very old ware.
Alderman CIRMII seseeded Mr. Lock's motion.
There was a great deal of mloollef don* by Sande,'
drinking
Maroa remarked tbe petty sessiorui showed
they did not require the Act here.
Mr. A. Loot replied they should look beyond tham.
selves, and not 000llue themselves to their own narrow
circle. _ _

F. Loon moved that the petition lie oa the table.
Mr. Alderman ISitson secended. Let psoPle 005
il
thwereemirr.soor"t cLo2:lldressido.anbe"dthlohug.ithtotw:
1,0170,46" h. t Tbt,„
able to get their glees of beer on • Sunday, and here
It at their own homes. It thy/closed the publiehonws.
thty should close the clubs as well-
The MATOI acquiesced in Kr. Look's views.
Kr. Alderman Ramon remarked the °offs; homes
were aimed on Sundays; but that wee • mistake.
Mr. R. HOW!, ana Fordington man could Metiff
to the evils of Sunday drinking, and he' toppoS•d tb.
moti os.
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The following was the result of the division .---
For the Amendment. For the liotioa.
lir. F. Lock Mr. A. Lock
Alderman Reason Alderman Curets
The Mayor Ms. B. Hunt
Alderman Gregory
Kr. W.
T
~T. (loloilad
,K D. Morelos
Mr. W. Durdeu and Mr. T. Bennett did not vote.
?HI OOLLBOTOS OF TOLLS.
Mr. A. H. Locx wid there appested to be sethe
telmoprehension as to whether tb. duties of the
Collector of Toils included the pitching of hurdled and
their removal; and it was agreed that this should W
done by the scavengers.
There were four applications for the office, VU.. G.
Mitchell, W. Hutchins, A. H. Lamb, and S. ninth&
The first-named (who ts the eon of Serge. Mitchell/
had excellent testimonial.; his preeest eicplefeei Mg'
R. D. Thoraton spoke very highly of him, acl the
Council were disposed in Ibis favour; but. be bust'
It was found he could not legally HU the Ara
Toe ratify waa by ballot, the result being the
election of Hutch lee.

THE VOMIT ELI 11•1111%

A tender of £22 wee received he the cottotroctioe
of ea eiotrinoo to the veritable marked, hoo) Yam.
GuY mud Boa, sad, ea the motion of Aktensea
Gamow; was aceepted.

Mr. 0110011 thought It would be a great Impoova-
man'.
Mr. iv„ . ILLIIT, who thought the tender res 7
r,S. secooded.—Orrried
1010001 AII•LHIT.
M. K. .1. Day rapartad there had beau Co aasoplas
nitcod for sways&
n'termaa EMSON asked If this was • mutter of
,A. CsOT COOKratOlaiioo. (1440/131111.)
THO 11111,10141/.01 /10114101111
z p "id "viral aulaaaars, wlllolll were ordered to be
io„t

APPLICATION.

Mr. Stroud applie—ci Tor--fture ot El 3 3e. 41.,
rye •14i,1 poor-rats.. It appears there bad been an
err ,r in tbe sameanent, and the Fiascos 0 tormittee
rc,..,otneeded that the mosey 'Mould be reloaded,
wt.let Was agreed to.
so IWO I Oen Ill:POrt.

Th• Strvey..r asked to be allowed to order a new
I stone bucks and three now wheelbarrows. Mr.
ericknisy bad written that the Hos. lire. Ashley had
, haws the boundary wall to her garden,
r....mieJ at the comer leading to Tr%ity Church. The
n. 7 surveyor had repotted on the main roads,
referring to those outside the Borough, to
th • . fleet that they were in about the MAN 00editi011
yea/. The Boiler Insurance Company have
the boiler at the Waterworlui. and found it
In a • disfactory c -edition. The Surveyo • also asked
he might order a new lithographed plan of rbir
t ..„. 1.,r which Mr. Ling gave an estiorste of eld 16t.
Tb togsthee with aa application to purchase a set of
tools, wail refetred to the General Purposes
Convnittee.

LIGHTIRO.

Th. Manager of the Gee Company (Mr. W.
O. • inil wrote earprestirg that a lamp, of the same
p itt •rn as that now near the Museum b •Seed on to
. lir In the kerb opposite the centre of the p,siage
I. a line to Trinity Schoolrooms, which would much
imove the lighting of the north side of High Weid.
B.r et. Toe company would supply it at prime coot,
ill Ili. 6d., and to this sum must be added the omit of
c rri g from London and firing, say 20‘ The
lizhtiog would be of the IMMO power as the bracket
I ,mp .t Trinity Church.
some discussion sinned as lathe large lamp in front
o` the Hon. Mrs. Ashley's house not being lighted.
NI, H. Mini said he certainly understood it would
here been lighted with the other
Alderman &MON remarked he should strongly
ale 'cote that they resoini their firmer resolution,
a 1 retnors the lamp if it were not lighted,
Al Istvan GieGoiT Wait tUI the house is
Ne
The hissou said be bat taken the ~lint ',ppm-
t ,oity of c 'argyles the opinions of the Cu oil to
Mrs. Ashley, and she seemed to think it was rather
liar I they should ask her to light the lamp until she
was in the bows.

Ai.lermsa 01111101 Y mkt he understood Mrs. Ashley
Wl.g ,Ing to taro on sufficient gse to light the limp
it o-dinars power *very time the other limps were
i.g awl, sad on special occasion, turn oa the full
plc f.