The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-03-14 00:00:00

VLGIJ.

The report of Vie Counsittee reoosatsectittl that Vie
tteeTrniting if to tiorutigh be dose by contract, and th it
etich contract bet atrictiy esfcrced, and tte Inspector of
N•lisauces .0 I hot it is carried out in its a-surety.
p irt adopted.
1101101:661 AND TH6 DOTED:III6NT ;AID.
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Ur. DENNIS tarn lotroduoal his 'notion. who: be did
a3t thou ape k on at length, slier the very 101 l .I.scuslion
whi..h Fad taboo p.see in committee. It elm :
" That a d-putarion he apoointed to confer with the
L.icar G/VOrnuta:t ll,ud, in order to aorta,.. their sic ws
further with reference t the Improvement Bbe
respecting which souls correepondance has already tak-n
Wane tb.t such deputation c maist of the May tr ..nd
M ears. Aid lonen Groves awl E.logand that lb. Ithrou.l
sad Cult ut, M !ipbri s be respectfully invited to accompany
the dellutat'on. . .

Th •TOK said it might happen in appointing a dal,
that one or two gentiainlll might be unable to go. lie
";gaited the additioo of Mr. D tains ant Mg. It ,bena
Ur. WILLIS: They may conrait Mr. lt,3beas on the
road. _ . .

Mr. Ronan, with great respect to Mr. Dennis.
remark. I Mr. Dsnnis would admit he was 001i../1/11 for the
scheme af drainage : therefore they would be very unwise
I, put Mr Dennis on the deputation.
Mr. horst-tasked whether Mr. Dennis was in order in
prosentlng the resolution Wore he had spoken to his
motion. . . .

Mr. DannlS returned he had endeavoured to keep his
care open to ascertain If any argument bid been adduced
toshoe they would tie endalgered by 'ending the depu-
tat on ; but he had heard non • and had come to the
inclusioa that not the slightest ri.k would be the I in
secerthining whether the Lies! tlevornment Authority
could be in luo.ed to grant it. b irrowing p.eei. It.
felt they were in the p altos :It a trade.man had •
back put of Li. shop which could not be inthr ived with-
out great • 'ciente. that was no reason why he oho old not
go to the la piloro. asking him to put in • new shop-front.
He wante.l them to go to the L cal Gevernment
Board, and ask even for • larger sum of money
then that spoken of in order to keep pace
with the watering places on the right bend
and left. Take Chapelry eters for instance surely
it is tune that that approach to the town than be &he'd.
They had cuostantly harped on this string—that the rate.
of the borough ere to high for toe benefit we get cut
of them. It was bra stile we were t tking o•ot of the
current rates what should be used for permanent
improvements, that our current rates are so false.
Mr. Mai ris on bad endorsed everything in that
improvement scheme, and said it was not only desirable
but answer, ; but they had had a communication tram
he authorities asking there to do something which the
Government Board consilered stood be done first. If
they could send up • depot ition who e ,uld speak of the
Mouth of the toes, they might go enlighten the Local
Government Board that they would give their consent to
. borrow the money necessary to carry out the improve.
mesa Therefore he believed he was doing whet the
town would back them up In, what wou'd be for the
benefit of the town, rather than Incur anything like risk
in bringing down an expensive scheme of drain•ge upon
us. If he felt there II&S the slightest risk of bringing
' down tbst scheme, he should not make this protosliion.
Mr. Wass said Mr. Harrison was in that Hall sdjoin-
leg, and distinctly told them that the Local Government
Board could not allow them the Money without carrying
out the drainage. Mr. Harrison as much as told them
they obtained money by false pretence. they had
borrows i £25,000. ant not applied its, they proposed, and
here was the danger of going to the Board. If they were
comp •lied to e wry out the improvements, let them do it
without going to that Bard, for when they Wank the
Government Board would be their Madder& He asked
would the improvement, bring one visitor more to Way-
mouth I But If they would there were various means of
Reselug the money without going tie the Government

Mr. Doan seconded Mr. Dennie's proposition, on the
ground that it was very unjust that persons now in the
town should pay for what ought to be extended over • given
number of years.
Kr. Lovett, said that were such a deputation required,
he would at once say he had no Ohj•CtiOe tt the standing
of the gentlemen propesed ; bat he failed to see it was
right on their part to tike such great risk as to the
interests of the public generally, and he failed to see the
advantages they would derive from taking that risk. Setae
gentlsnaen had sal it was probable they moot go no
further than the Improvement Bthetne ; but they would
be brought into contact with gentlemen as reasonable as
themaelves, and they would not forget that this Baird
bad neglacted to carry out what had been proposed, the
drainage scheme for Weymouth, and the erection of •
pumping station. 21 one gentleman in committee had
spoken of the carrying the drainage into the h•rbour
but that was not the lichen' . iimppeing th- G imminent
Board objected to the luau unless the drainage were
carried out, what would he the result? An additional
outlay of £44,000 or 1:31,000, which roust be charged on
the rates. They mittit extend the repayment Over •
number of yea..; but it wool I be • rime,e on us, mad we
cannot get out ot It. The presenter ci the resolution said
he will not step at /15 WO, but he (Mr. L well) wee not
content to go on in t.ht ir quiet ji...jog way. Thin town
is very clean and healthy, if the manna! otti.;-en report he '
to lam attended to, and why go all,l risk an outlay of
.C 20,000 or £30,000 I The G wernmant B arti h.l told
them they would form in the dmintite, and so u ed
the argument-- You have not done what you p•o uised."
Then the prop mar bat nominated gentlemen rf his o en
wny of thinking—why did had., that! Wny not lake them
al they sat roand the liar It li, (Mr. L iveli) did not
want to go on such an errand, for they were Botha on in
ae do way now; hot if time went to borro • £15.000, it
• ouldl vow Jun11:30.000. (Rear, base. from Mr. Dettliel )
Mr. Grove. had spolt-n in a way gaud' be considered was
not so much for the protection of the ratepayers' interstate
I as to promote improvements ; but that was only very well
for those who had plenty of money, and eeriest,' snore
mosey than piudence to nosed it with. (Leughtext Sims
people thought the more premien one here, the mire they
may drink (renewed laughter)—but that might depend
on the time they come. He did not anticipate the town
OVID( any great advantage from the outlay of this
.C 15,000 or MOO). It was said we are not going fast
enough; but it must not be forgotten that while we are
rinning, other places are going on at the rate also. The
fact 1., the more places spring up, the less people will
come to Weymouth, and if we were to build golden
piers and pave our streets with gold, it would not bring •
hundred people more here.
Mr. Rongersors: Try it !
Mr. Lovigth. said the mat r:al would oast too much.
If be had 10 votes he would record them against the
proposition.
Mr. Alderman THOMAS said be ought to have read his
Medulla' to elaow he was opposed to the proposition. H.
moved as an amendmeot—" Teat in consideration of the
altered circumstances tinder -high it is proposed to obtain
a loan for an Improvement Scheme, no -deputation be
sent to the L Government It aid."
Mr. Cesium' seconded. 8 sing they heti already made
the &pelmet:on and been retuned, there was no necessity
for doieg as ILr. Dennis proposed.
Mr. Batmen said they had to step hi the town many
would like to see the town in • better state, an are a
little reckless with sax hay as t) its present position. But
we might to take • bitter view of it; our town Ls now
suffering from no great depression more than minket'
from the agncultural depression g madly. The drainage
qua aim will be the hams on wires the deputation will
have to start in dialing with the Local Goverammt
Board. Mr. Ilarrieon said—" You are in • very 'rood state
now; but how long will it that," It la no using trying
experiments; we want people not only to come here, but
to stay, and to come again next year; but if we make our
streets as perfect and as smooth as we can, will that brine
people beret It was only matter of entinton. As to
Improvements, we can do better than we have done with
the mousy we now raise. An alderman of this borough
had stated that be Ands no fault with them for spendieg
as they hays, in fast he said they ffiff not Wed enough