The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-10 00:00:00

DORCHESTER TOWN COUNCIL.

Wrnszen.cr.—B fore the Mayor (11r. T. Bennett),
Aldenn• n It.L-mk, sod G. Corm, Councillors Id.
lleventsh. It. Damen. W. Vernon, Cl. J. G. Gregory,
sod the Town Clerk (Mr. G ler Syntoeds).

WATCI SATE.

The committee presented the following °Aimee :
Superintendent, ser,mant, and six cinstatlea, Bs.;
bo.it money, £9 2n. ; clothing, £42; station bones
charges, £2O; total, raIG 10i.
The Tows OLnan said • sixpenny rate would produoe
£415 175., and if they got the usual drawback of oar
fourth, the amount would be met.
Mr. BISHOP remtrked th it the net amount required
would be Mt 17s. 61,, so that • 81. rate wont I leave
a supine of 011, which would be aliwst equal to a
penny rate, hat it would be better to have • little out
-
plus than a I,ficienoy.
In reply to Mr. Loot, the Tows CUM said the rate
was fivepence lak year.
On the motion of Mr. BISHOP a sixpenny rate was
ordered.

TUB PROP,NIII3 NIW FAIR GROUND.
Alderman LoCK ioquired what was the state of the
nevtiatlons respecting the fair field.
Mr. Stmogns said if the Duchy accepted Mn. Ashley's
term', he supposed the transference would be carried
out.
Mr. LOCK: Suppose they don't seoept Mrs. Ashley's
terms.
Mr. SINONTIS : You cut buy that piece of land off
His. Ashley.
Mr. LOCK: The opinion seems to he g doing ground
in the town that the present fair ground is sufficient.
Mr. Btu 1:1133 : If so, yoo mast then what they cdl
make it efficient, that's all.
The fdaTOB: I should say make the present ground
"efficient." _ .

Mr. DIVA:NUM : Sales now appear so fashionable that
perhaps they may lessen the need for • fair ground.
Mr. VERNON : 1 understood that when the ground
wan put in proper condition, ell wales were to take plane
there ; and that the reason why they were not all
held there now, was the ground being unfit for the
purpose.
The MAYOR: X)o you mean Ensor's a* well?
Mr. Vgagog :Of (ultra° I 40. I understood the
reason why be was not wade tu go there now was the
unauitableness of the Lyon:II.
Mr. Srguria said there was only • trild ng difference
between him on behalf of Mrs. Ashley's trustees and
the Duchy u to the eopybolds, and he didn't think
there would be tiny difference as regard, the freehold..
The MAYOR: When is that likely to be settled?
Mr. STIEMIDS : 1 saw Mr. Hyatt, of the Doohy office,
on Saturday, and he made me an offer as regards the
copyhulds which I did not accept, and don't intend to
to accept ; I did not then give him • price for the fro.-
hold, but I gave him certain data on which I sh ,uld
proceed in estimating it. value, At the next Sessiens
I may see Mr. Evelyn Ashley, and then shall airange
the term. to be offered.
Subsequent conversation turned on the priur the
Dechy charged for the land on which the waterworks
are situatei, via, k5OO an sore. It was euggested the
' by had rather relented as to the charge they made.
Yea, it WAS rejoined, they hal, but they Iva I not re-
funded anything
Mr. SIMONDS remarked that if the Council were to
ask Mrs. atsbley to sell them the land in question,
there would be one stipulation, that the expenses of
conveyance should be met by the Council. The value
of the ground would be so small, and the cost of acquir-
ing • title so much, that he should advise them not to
have the land. •
Mr. LOCK thought the present ground would suffice
for our present purposee.
Mr. Binge? said the whole subjeet would require
careful consideration.
It was agreed that it must stand over till after the
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