The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-11-11 00:00:00

ELEOTIOM OF MAYOR,

A meeting of the Council wee held this day (Mon.
day), the principal business Wog the electiou of
Mayor for the ensuing year. The Meyor (11,
Darden, Beg.), pree'de I, and the follewing were
Present :—Aldermen Gregory, Einem, W. Dor lea ;
0 ennoillore T. litanot. F. Look, A.. rope, R. EL lot,
A. H. Lock, F. V Rawer, T. Coombs, G. Mote, W.
Tilley, and G. A. G ,ore, Mr. Henry etymon lei
(A.seletant-Town Obssik), and Kr. W. Thome (Borough
Surveyor).
The ralloates of the last 0 innoil rasetiog haying
been read, the Maros sail the first bonnie i was the
election of Mayor.
Mr. T. Bowen and Mr. Al termen Derail° rise
eimultansoosly, ant th e ialter having giveu way, lir.
Baum odd he had • g intlem t propose to them,
one, of the oldeit inhabitant, of the liwa, and •
member of a family w itch hal been highly respected
li. 13 ochiester for man) years. He begged to propose,
as a fit e.nl proper perste t be &Igor for the ensulog
year the name of Me. Arthur L ect, and he hoped he
would he *logical uaanienouily.
Mr. Q. A. (IMAM eel the lied very great ple•eare ,
in seconding the poop mein en which had bean mail, by I
Mr. Bennett. He thought when they considered the
position Mr. Look occupied on the list, it was
only natural the lion int ehould b • cooterrel on
him. Of ammo, in that lessee in which
there was not a member of the C erpiratioo
who hail not pulsed the chair, or who was not
qualified, or was not in every respect an eligible men to
occupy the post, kw. very convenient to heirs those
who had already had experisooe of the duties, and
were able to discharge tasm, and who bad done the
w irk before lea *Midler:tory way. Bat Mr. Lick had,
he believed, been not exiotly passed over, hut he had
sever been elected. Mr. Lock came from an old
Dorchester family, and one which he thought he
in ght •ey was second to no other, one which had
reflected credit op in the the town and its orig a, and
he believed the gentlemen who had been prop *id
woad] he able to carry not the &Mee of the Aim in •
•• e.tief odor, manner. He, of course, taffy under-
et e .1 that lea queetiug of this wet it we. very much
o Ater -it h an b moor ehould be oenferred in a
no
nitsne .ui wed unanimous way, but Mr. Look
bat not asks! a single member of the C tenon
to Tote for him, —lt had been gaits spun'
teneons on the part of a good many members, who
c insiders,' it right he eh al 1 be elected, and that
if hewer. passed over it would be hardly lee than •
slight Of war. they is del be v try plats it he
should be unanim ensly elec.,. I bet to vie not sure
he had oufficient teroten le ter A ping that might be the
ease. However, be bad very nix,. Weavers in second-
ing the proposition that Mr. Look be Meyor for the
mailing year.
Mr. Al.lirelan Denune eai I he was of opiedon at
the present time they were rather In noel ol
practical man who wee th ingely sop:Wriest with
the badness of the drainage, boil tinge, ant go on, that
they were expecting to caw out ho • very ele
li. wag very sorry in feel I' have t oppose an old
friend like Mr. Lock, but he certainly at the present
time differed from Mr. George, in saying he woe so
tit and proper porous se the prereur if n, ci msnaxe
the aflrire .4 their lawn. lie bug.. I to nominal,
Mr. ALierrnan Gregory. Me Gregory, they must
remember, hal been carrying oa the bonne., of
architect and suer 'vier, snit he was Grp •daily
elepted at the present time to watch over Bei schemes
sal plans that had been laid belied them. Ile had
also bat groat •Eportenaa ire boil has mater.. ci that
he would be able alai to roperiaten land seder +lee the
boildiogs which moot be erected for thie scheme. Not
th et, he hail hal great experience as Msyor in
the Urinal Chamber, having filled the offi is for two
ceneemtive years, 1872 ant 1873, ant in ad lition t
that 11, wee an old inhabitant, and be knew se well as
Mr. Lick tiie reweirements of the towo. Tuerefore,
it wev with very great pleasare he prop iced him,
elth nigh he was sorry to oppo. Mr. Lock, bat he
thought he was only doing hie duty to the town and
the b rough g ally in plagued at the head of &Haire
at the present moment a teen thoroughly experienced
iii the. matters. lie therefor- prop wool Mr. Aider•
in in Gruory al May ,r fir the ensuing year.
Mr. ALYIW Pore he ,1 very great pleasure
is vomiting the pr ipocel which had been ma le
by Darden. Ile hat hoped with Mr.
George that there would here oeen no op,oo-
- and that Chill boar.' would have aim, it,
way to have elected Nle Gregory unalimoteely, sal
he yet 11nred, eino4 theose feate h.! been rneutiona
by Me. Ahlertual Dorian, eh 'wing the fit aol proper
p rs in for the eneuioer when thee-, vest .Irai.gage
works were 0 ening on, that Mr. Aldermen Gegorr,
would he to fill the chair, that even now Mr. Lnan'd
name might have beea Withdrewn. 111 quite agreed
with Mr. Alderman Darien al to the fitness ot M.
Cr-gory. In him they had a Iris I man, a gentlemen
who for two ooestoutive years (1872 au 1 1873) bed
curiel out the dune, ne Msyor of tbie b rough in the
must satisfaot,ry ant dignified manner, mad he was
q tile cure In him they bed perleape—the would uot
even gee the word perhspid—m bin they would have
• gentleman in the chair mire fitted to (ill it than any
miler member of the hosed, taking lot oinsidsration
the heavy donee WhiCli prebehly sal whiiih mutt
devolve up,,. him during the (Pooling yea-. Tory bet
these heavy drainage *chi:oars hd,re them they vier,
now nearly mature I, an-I he trusted before next y..ar
this time they well] he iii fu, I forint. fl, w. quite
sure they woul I all agree there wee no on r, litiig
men in the b ito guide and advise them in these ,
matters than Mr. Al isemen Gregory.
Mr. ROBrer fICNT sample cent" I the remarke
that had been male by Mr. Al Wotan Ddrinu an
Mr. Pope as t m the very arocial %unlade nod
cherecterietici of lir. Gregory for the of 6 :a of mayor.
He was one of the ol lest members of the Corp ran ea,
he had peeve fin the Council Chamber a. a promineot
councillor daring a very I ing tenure of Aloe, arid.
they Iced been reminded, daring twi years lse,l m et
worthily and hono arably filled the poet of tot eyor of
the borough. For his part he did not kaow of any
gentlemen sitting armee 1 that table who was more
able and more fitting to occupy the poslti en. In the
source of other remarks, he referred to Mr. Greg iry's
hog and snoosseful buelnese, which emioeutly fitted
him for the Melee at this time. Toone was no U.O
disguising the fact Mr. Gregory pose.swel very eloecial
ohereeteristios that were specially required at this
time, an I, he believe I, is geld make • very excellent
Meyer.
Mr. Aldermen Egos said he dii not mean Ii sky
a wort on the Tiesti en, but tb• pr 'poser snit the
seconder of Mr. Gregory had heel very strong argu-
ments in hie favour, and alth netts he hal not • w ri
t, ray again., him pin mally, he was of opinion the
arguments that had been need Cut as much in one
direction se the other. (Eleer, hear.) He cineidare I
there wee • good deal to be eai I agalatt • technical
man occapylog the chair, an I it wee his opinion be
was very likely to interfere with and trammel ths
experts they might call in, and bin I,r wire than he
would help the question they ha I before them.
Mr. AMOR H. Loci said bethought it was most
essential that the Connell shoal I be unenim mite, if
posidble, in the election of Mayor, lir it rather
trammed the Mayor during hie year of Mlle* if he
were not an elected. lie quitm serest with what Mr.
Emeon had said, 0411 that they should be guide I by
their own ourverir. He eaggeeted ar a way out of the
difficulty that Mr. Pipe ahoull be elects I Mal iv.
He should be very plow Ito prepuce him, and if Mr.
Gregory would second him they would have a NI spiv
elected unanimously. With regard to himeelf, be
could only say the office was not of his own melting,
as Ildr. George bad gall. The only thing wee, it hat
been said if he had been proposel by the Council of
his native town for Mayor lie eheul I nit be prepared
to take It; and he bed told one or two it wes not si.
Hie considered if the Council did him the h moue to
offer him the bonier it woe his dot, to swept the
office. With regard to the drainage scheme, he did
not see the difficulty Mr. Duthie and Mr. Pope had
f eye:Wowed. .

lir: Pori 'although he was very much flattered,
did he mud oertdely decline ths hJuour.
Mr. Alderman Elliot; remarked it was not fair p'sy
Wk... over Mr, Lock.

fair. (linos : The only reason I can think of is
that Mr. L )ek le • Liberal. Idu Chilli trite—
(Several members here [CNN and there was c
eiderabl• interruption.)
It,. Ge01:11 : I am allowed t a
Several gentlinnen wire heard torsi:arena their regret
that oolitic* bed been introdoced, wiilub drew from
Mr. G• 0101 the retort—" But you have not beard
whet! wag golog Ca say."
Mr. F. LOC' :I 'boatel be very port, f p 'Mice to
be introdneed bare. (Hair, bear.) We hay. always
carried on the hostages amicably sod without inter.
faring with toUtici, wad I think it will bee very lark
day fug Dorotwatee when that is introduced.
bit. A. H. Loci' asked this Mayor if he had ever
brought forward anything pditical.
The &taro' . No, nor soy oti.ar micab.r.
Mr. Alciarman ENRON: I ro.ila pp 's. «fiber
Llbaral or CAsarvativi, If say political matter*
lotarfert 1.. _

G 11,32011 ther• ws, • . cue .11,
menthe! in we that any feeling of that dort ab ,cl,l he
introducal Ina/ that chamber, but he wa• not •ware
titan could be say objection to Ur. Lxik. It had
bees offered to Ur. as hod ha hod (*Wed. IP.