The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-10-11 00:00:00

WEY3IOUTH.

TOWN Cneeeil..—A meeting was held on Wednesday
last, the following members being present :—The Mayor
(P. Dodson, Esq.); Councillors: Messrs. Thomas, Bart-
lett, COIIIIIIIiIIS, Howard, Joseph Timed, Pitman, Mil-
ledge, 'Leggett, Darling, Pothecary. The first business
was to appoint Ward Aldermen for the year ensuing.—
Mr. Commies proposed and Mr. Pitman seconded, the
re-appointment of Mr. Welsford for llelcombe Regis
"B-anl.—Mr. Darling suggested that the re-election be
coupled with a request that during the Municipal
Elections a state of the poll should be published (nen
time to tinie.—Mr. Pitman said the Council had no
power to enforce such • regulation.--The Mayor re-
marked that no Neer was possessed by the Council,
but they had a right to recommend the course. Mr.
Raggett considered it the fairest and most honourable
way of conducting the election.—Mr. Barling under-
ate ' that the Ward Alderinsu had not only abstained
1• self from giving the state of the poll, but had put it
out of the power f the assessors to do so. He would
propose that the Mayor be requested to convey to Mr.
Welsford the wishes of the council that the poll should
be declared from hour to hour during the election.—
The Mayor said Mr. Welsford would still have the option
of acting as he pleased.—Mr. Darling observed that it
must be understood that Mr. Welsford would be acting
contrary to the wishes of the Council, unless the state
of the poll was given.—Mr. Rauett seconded the pro-
position, which was agreed to and directed to be
entered on the minute book. For the Weymouth
Ward, Mr. John Hancock was re-elected on the proposi-
tion of Mr. Howard, and seconded by Mr. 'Bartlett.
The same recommendation with respect to the declara-
tion of the Poll was mule. The next business was to
audit and examine the Harbour and Bridge Accounts.
Sufficient members not being present, the matter was
once more put off.—Mr. Barling suggested that the
names of the members who had been present for the
last five or six meetings should be read over, that
it might be seen who were the members that had
habitually absented themselves from their public duty.
The audit and examination of the Police Accounts to
the 29th September was next proceeded with. The
Treasurer, Mr. Jacob, was present with his books and
vouchers' which were examined and found correct. It
appeared that the expenses of the year had been
£652 ea. 7d.; that a balance of £224 Is. 6d. was due to
the Treasurer; which, however, would be nearly
covered by the fourth of the expenses retunied by the
Government, under the new Act. A petition from
several residents near the Quay, on the Weymouth side,
was presented, complaining of the piles of timber which
had been allowed to remain so long on the Quay, to the
stoppage of the traffic and the obstruction of the light to
the dwellings of the petitioners.—Mr. Pothecary said
there was no doubt • just ground of complaint existed,
but the timbers bad been sold, and the vessel was daily
expected to carry it away. A letter to the same effect
was received from the purchases of the deals. Mr.
Thomas called attention to the gradual increase of the
police expenses; in 1834 they were about 1:601, but
at present they were nearly 4:7(10. He was at a lose
to account for this augmentation. The Town Clerk
explained that an addition to the wages of the force had
been made since 1854. —A report was read from the
Harbour Master, stating that some piles in the harbour
were loose, and the landing stage much shaken. He
also congratulated the Council on the fact of no serious
accident having occurred during the recent accession to
the traffic. Some of the members thought the Harbour
Master lied waxed poetic. The next subject was the
establishment of • Police Superannuation Fund. The
Clerk said there VMS a serious consideration involved in
this question ; if the Police Fend should break down,
and there was not sufficient to pay the Superannuation,
it would be charged on the Borough Fund, and if that
source was inadequate, then it would come on a
Borough Rate. A portion of the men's pay and certain
Sites were to be set apart for the Sueprannuatioat. Mr.
Pothecary thought the money which the police had
obtained from the men-of-war for taking stragglers on
board should have been applied to the purpose of the
Superannuation Fund.—The Mayor considered the
subject should not be entertained until • larger number
of members were present. It was then postponed. .
BOARD or iik:ALTll.—The Mayor read a letter from
certain ratepayers complaining of the drainage in the
Park, and signifying their intention to resist paying the
rates unless something was done, and they also gave
notiee that if remedial measures were not taken they
would petition the General Board of Health to take the
town under their own control. It was signed by T.
Youngbusband, W. Talbot, G. Cooke, T. W. Neate, S.
Simmonds, J. E. Robens, .1. Yearsley, J. Jones, and C.
Braiser.—The Mayor said that the very persons who had
thus signed their miatuics Mould be the first to exclaim
against any proposed introduction of the sanitary scheme
—Mr. Howard inquired what would be the effect of a
petition to the general board. The Clerk The Board
would be compelled to carry out the entire sanitary
scheme. The collector of rates, Mr. Flower, attended
to give information as to the state of the General and
Special District Rates. Ile stated that lie had paid in
E 1.230 12s. Ad. from both rates, and there was not quite
£lOO more to be collected. The collector was then di-
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ream' to get in the outstanding sums immediately, and
to issue summonses in case of default, as the rate mud

be closed in a fortnight. The next business was to take
into consideration the state of the road near the Rail-
way Ten ll ill us. The Mayor acid he would give his opi-
nion on the subject. The road was in such a condition
that no "cobbling" would be sufficient fin the case. An
outlay of at least Mkt would be required to put the
road in an efficient state. From the entrance at the Glou-
cester-row to the end of the goods station the road most be
entirely picked up, re-laid and re-stoned. That portion
near Gloucester-row has never been macadamised, and
also required to be paved on each side, with crossings at
the corners; in fact the entire thoroughfare must be
placed in • condition to sustain the heaviest traffic of
any part of the town. It must be repaired most tho-
roughly and with the beet materials. Mr. Pothecary
agreed with the Mayor that the most efficient way of
doing the work was the cheapest in the end.—Mr. Com-
Mull proposed that the subject be at once decided on.—
The Mayor said he had spoken with Mr. Bennet, the
surveyor of the Pile Pier works, on the matter, and he
suggested that he (Mr. Bennet) should be requested to
prepare a specification of the work. He would also recom-
mend sections and levels of the road to be taken, that

parties tendering for the work might draw up their esti-
mates in a proper manner. A resolution to this effoet
was agreed to, and Mr. Bennet was sent for to give ex-
planations on the subject. On his arrival he stated that
he had already taken a portion of the levels and sections,
and was directed to ocuiplete the survey, as well as to
draw up the neceniary plans and specifications for the
guidance of the parties tendering. At the request of the
Mayor, Mr. Bennet also produced plans of the gates to
the Pile Pier, and also of the house to be erected at the
outer extremity of the structure. The plans were much
admired and generally approved by the meeting. A
committee, consisting of Messrs. Howard, Pitman, Hag-
gett, and Cummins, were appointed to fix on such places
in the town as required additional lamps, and to report
on the same to the Board at their next meeting. Also
to consider the best plan for remedying the state of the
road in front of Victoria Terrace, to the satisfaction of
the ratepayers. The meatiest shortly after separated.