The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-11-24 00:00:00

meeting was acoordlnglz called at 12 o'clock, and, as he Mr. Weutgit then rose, amid laughter. and said as no
saw a meat number of people present who were not at one seconded the amendment-Gimes: awed by the
4.
unanintouswish of the meeting, he adjourned it from that he ventured to moire an amendment to the resolution pre.
the Town Halt he begged to state that in deference to the noisy man in the gallery; cries of "Turn him out, goa_
time to the present and from the Guild-hall to that place posed and seconded. It was--That the Local Board of
-(applause). In adopting that course he thought perhaps Health of this borough having on the 10th inst., in dir-.
he might be elle:gel as thief Magistrate with doing what ganl of the resolution passed unanimously at a large
Was not iiitogether usual end which custont ilid not alto- public mee.ting of ratepayers, resolved that the report of
gether wan-noit-(appLsuee). But as it was his wish they Sir John ('oode with respect to the dam be received and
sbould have every oPlortunity of o:pm...eine their adopteel. this meeting hereby declares it hae no c !undonei
opiniom, Ii- ha-I bowel to the desire expres.,l at the in e.... John coode's rceounuendationa an•l Somas that
Town Hall meeting. Having done that he must ask them no expense be incurred in carrying_ tin lii a (appiao.•.).
that comuunicement that the whole matter in . omection with
the employment of Sir John Goode and 4 the contractors
on their part to fall in as far sie possible with his wh.h. In moving that amendment be begged t • ,••iiiark at the
patient and was Wept-HA ! and applause). The speaker took up a
careful hearing-(applause)-whether his opinions coin- book for reference, and great objection was expressed ifi a
. shetwio!ldulih;lee irievuerrliaetievetrirgetbhuanetleydsmwotil'thwi hoaccnnlitrihieslhethe:dvita;,BPuuk
tided with the =Monte' or minority of the meeting-that noisy way.
they would accord to all a fair hearing-(applausek Ho I The Marna lowed them to Five all a hearing, and by
asked them to do this, that having, as he had said, and bye they became comparatively quiet.
rendered himself liable to remark for having adopted a Mr. Wstitirm resumed lie wished to read to them a
somewhat unusual course, they would not put him in the claws in the Local Government Act. He referred to it
unpleasant petition of looking back on the meeting with at the last meeting of the Local newel It directed that
any other feelings than those of satisfaction -(aPPlituse). before any contract of the value or amount of Jain or
He rolled on them therefore, and he felt sure they would 'Jeannie tse entered into by a Local Board ten days'
all do th, to support the chair as long as he Was in it- notice at the least must be given, expressing the nature
(applause). Without further preface therefore lie would and purpose of the propasl contract, and invitol..; tend,
aownilm,,ppitliedothme.l4,:t a
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read the memorial presented to him. and he would after- for the execution of the work- -(applamel. That was
readhad arecethpleanivneinemdf7oriffmaer:nairdfejlwo.hrnetoma""thrklees
signatures, in answer to the Mayor's inquiry, IS r. Gaskell
thatui wardser..omorning,
nr e. a rend
111. a letter
howorshipw hethem
(cheers). He repested that the Act of P.irliament had
said there were 396. The Mayor proceeded to say that . lean violater! in both rases, and the whole lemeeedinee
he had not written to Sir John Goode relative to the
.. from beginning to end with those
regard to appointment.,
meeting, but one of the hand-hilts had been sent to tem, were mega
appla.ir.o.
N.,
advertisement
was
issaa4
which he thought he was in duty hound to do as the calling for plans at the commencement-he thought the
meeting would to a considerable extent affect Sir John, muleteers present would bear him out in that -thear,
and ho received that morning the following letter from hear)--and with mama to the contract for doing the
him:-work Sir John Ceode recommended that half a dozen coo-
t Westminster Chambers, tractors should be written to and asked for tenders, but
Vimoria street, Westminster, was that apublie calling for contractors /-(a ilatueand
17th Nov. 1874. "no"). Was that either •• • t the l'i• '
.. enroll% out spin. or the
Weyneeiali Drainage, •,te letter of the Act i f I'
public mooting . ' &filament 1-(' No, no ). It was
Mr. Dear Sir -I base been informed that a
which
are I not. It woe an unlawful set from beginning to end, and
has been sited for to-morrow, relative to the works
et j . . they found themselves in their present position in rms..,
penposed In oonnectioh with the Dam, which were man offal
. j quenee of thou illegal proceeditors-(a e latise). le
at the last Council meeting. As I kern that at a Kunming "I. carrying out works of this kind there waslP
ratepayers which was p to rev Italy held, a groat deal of misun public competition:
_.. ___. , , they had it in their own bueinessee,
deretanding existed upon many points relativeto the Damn. why not in this ! Every man who workel fir this or any
think it well to write you a few lime on the subject, 1 ru • , other Board should have had • chance of contracting for
to char up the points which have beef. naleconstrued, 1 must the work to be carried out-(applause), Anl if they hut
assume, in ignorance of the facts. persons connected as ith the borough ca nide f c •
let. -As to the Dam being mainly erected for the purpose of
work . . .. . . • . I ... arryou,.
This ws fr out or that desexiption, why should they not ha. e
carrying the drain pipe sacs the Backwater.
an opportunity for tendering t-(hear, hear). Why sh id
ventilated before the eonetruction of the Dam was sanctioned, they run fmm Dan to Beeniheha to look f • te
and I need not tell you that the object
of the Dam was to had . . ,or pm, ,
lands in the upperthem in the borough I The preceedinge had bent
they
seheselfe 250 "me of ueleetemuele mud' h. ink,. ag improper and illegal, and though there might he les
me of the Backwater. and that advantage `ree ee - etds, present remedy, yethey read he Act •
It, in order to lay • pipe across fnxu the est to the west
tba meat they in fa t when try _ t.. of Parties
It would have been absurd to have made such a structure as us ceply regret it Let him now call thew
ry • single drai
Dam Is order to pipe serous the Beek- attention to what had been the result it had been cons
tarn
tautly sad the Board employed an eminent engineer
water.
Alto the admitted improsed condition of the porticos Granted, to some extent he might he; but what about the
fact of coaling ISIS at the Buktvater / W
of the Backwater being due not to the Dam but to the .
that if the being an eminent engineerl Was the Govern •
the sewage befog carried Into deep water; I May ELY thus there . . .. meta aware
Dam were removed, and the old state of thing. eh a thing on the Broakerater-(appplause
restored, It would be found, during hot sunnier weather, that uproar, and cries of "Question"). It was the qticstion
tothe Dam sd the Dam alone has been due the Improved con- no to the competency of Sir John- (more noise), lie fleet
ditlon of the upper part of the heeawetee Before the con. it without fear of contradiction successfully that Sir John
'traction of the new omits, the song., found Its way Into the was not qualified for the work he was employed to carry
Harbour as it dos at preeent, and therefore without the Dam out -(mlngled applause and disapprobation). Let hint
the original state of things would lest, although the drain call their attention to • fact which was presented to them
pipes might not be in precisely in Sesame plaosa very clearly-that Sir John never had anything to do with
Srd. -As to the Harbour silting up, the results of the sanitary engineering before he mane to Weymouth. and
✓iming of the Harbour Master. mamely 'that there is no here he took one of the most difficult towos in the king.
difference whatever in the depth of water in the Harbour" dom to carry out drainage work. And our where lie had
fully disposes of this around of complaint. landed them !-(applause and uproar ithich continued
4th-If the Weir is now n , why this it not Mimed some minutes). Proceeding Mr. Walker said further in
It, the original plan? The necessity for the Weir le cow brought connection with Sir John Coode's dealing with the
about in order to accomplish more effectually this (Metallic of drainage of the borough that he had 'damn himself to be
the thugs out of the Harbour, more p•rtleularlr at neat' Ml's, utterly incompetent-(applause). In proof of that suer
or In other words to miss • more satire change of water in the tion just let bon say that Sir John had given certificates
Harbour, if neessury uce a day dun ...al the .p tide, in the
The to the contractor declaring that the work was done to his
summer wombs, and also when required in the winter.
the satisfaction, end ordering the payment fth o e money' the
Weir did not form a part of the original design because at
. man had in consequence been id d eto his
Urn. that design was propounded. and In fact until the roan
• and now S John • paid and was Son
ir said the work was not done
construction of the Dam had well adeaneed, it was not . „ . . .
nao,...atar satisfactunlY-flaughter and &mamma What would any
at to diecherge the sewage In the
of them d 1 f thei y
o were i a case o r own I If a workman
at all, but to convey it across to the Intended pumping _ .
them
. . .
Salon ; If, therefore, the sewage was not to be dia. had
i_ _ tad em individually in such a manner they
charged into the Backwater, there wee, of course, no necessity wet Id have discharged him, would they not /-
for the construction of the Welt, but at the present time, in ( CertaMly.") Have sent him about his business at once
addition to the advantages which the weir will milord for flush- as unworthy of their confidence-(" Yes, yes.") So let
big the Harbour, it will also run off the truer at the beck of them deal with Sir John Coode, line act together as men
the Dam lower than the gateway would let It off by itself. In in the matter-(cheers). Look again at the drainage
order that the repairs to the paying nay be better executed, which had taken place in the Park -(laughter)-under Sir
with rupee to the present gateway being Insufficient to John Coodea inspection. There they might set common
drain the wbole of the water on the ewer side of the Dam, I sewers laid on the top of the streete-(derisive laughter)
may remote that the mom for which the gate was Ineeted -and that be calls drainage ! ! Wu that
was not, to drain off water, but simply to allow barges to pew what they intended to have done when they
through when required, In SA It wee not Intended that the employed Sir John 1-(" Decidedly not") No one
water beige the level of the top of the Dans should run eff al thought of such a thing. Well then, was that the man
all, but that it should remain permanently impounded for ths they could have confidence in to carry out their •Irainage
of submerging the mod bank ; suMeient scour in the works /-(" No, no," anti "It's the name he'e•• a got.")
eras provided or by the water posing over the top cif Then loek at something further. There was not only the
the Dam. Park drainage, but look at the lawsuits in which they
Had it been contemplated at the time the design was pre* were involved. Before • stone of the Liam was laid he
Pend to have discharged the newhire into the Beekaater• and wrote to the local papers, calling attention to the fact
so have rendered it expedient to have run out the whole of the that lawsuits would result-that the mill would he in.
water occasionally, for Bushing purposes, it would have been ,„red and certain
other
property be dreamed i
and. tr.,
necessary to have Introduced the Weir intothe design; the coet
was actually sent to the Local Board forbidding them
of it would have been practically the suns as at present, and of
from building • Dam there I, ' I ht fe
e.
course hut at WWI not iroug or.
course would have Increased the expenditure to that extent.
The nipss through the DM to are not he removed. The ward in public until a few weeks ago. Did they want the
ems . ... .
a the bom up to the present time hu woe ze,200, end not tf,ami Board to treat them in that way 7 Wise that what
£13,000 as alleged, they elected them fort There they were with lawsuits
I have written to you somewhat at length in order to explain hanging over their heads, and they would be drawn into
throe point... it wont, to It t o important that the erroneous it unless they uttered their cries so loudly as to compel a
and exaggerated statensents which have lately gore forth hearing. They must speak up if they did not want to
respecting this Dam Souk' be corrected, have their pockets gone down deeper into than they had
Yours faithfully, been already. Consider the position into which the Harbour
Joe. COOPS, hail been brought. It wee now virtually a cess.pit -it was
lam obliged to write hastily In order to save pas -J. C, • cess-pit as the result of building the Dant. Think of
His worship added that in prospect of this meeting he the position in which the families were placed who lived
thought it advisable to ascertain the expenditure already along the quay, with ilitease and death anioncst then, in
incurred, and with the help of Mr. Gale (in the absence of consequence of the state of the Hartsier. Think ',f the
the Town Clerk) he found that including the extras it was .C 2,000 said to have been paid for the mill, and the .1.2,5140,
about 1:8,01.10 -(hear, hear.) He would only trouble then, which may be Leine before done with, for the works
with one further observation, and it was on the question now proposed Were they ready to pas' siisli an amount
whether or not the harbour wan silting up. There had -(No, not" and " Yes.") If they ware uot, let them
been some doubt raised on the subject, and since the last support his amendnient Ile left the matter in their
Council 'fleeting he had carefully gone into the question halide-(s.pomm). Certain gentlemen present mmeared
with the Harbour Master, and he (the Harbour Master) disposed to call in question the statements he had 'nail.;
assured him that there was not the slightest pretence for and if they had been a little more gentlemanly-(luters
saying there had been any silting in the harbour up to the ruption and applause)-he might have pursued a different
figment time- (applause.) Not content with that alone course-(applause).
he wished to have some further confirmation-(bear, Mr. R. C. Beeeerr said in seconding Mr. Walker's
hear)-and he accordingly got the Surveyor to examine amendment he wished to ask them as men first, whether
Into the matter. He intended going with him but was they bed confidence in Sir John Coode--lastplause, and
unavoidably prevented, and two other gentlemen were to no, no,-) Let them look at the works Sir John had
have accompanied them. He (the Survoyor) heti gone carried out and they could not say they had confidence
down, and in the most careful way, as he thought they in hint What had he done as regardeil the drainaee I
would agree when they saw the plan, tested the condition -(" Spent £3o,leAll Mr. J. Wheatley or any man who
of the Harbour. These were the results. He (the Mayor) was a surveyor could have done what Sir John had in
had not got the old map to compare the plan with, but he regard to the drainage. lie (Mr. Bennett) came there
took it the figures put down were accurate. Well, they and proposed le years ago that the drainao• lie conceit-
fully substantiateii and confirmed what the liarl.ur trated, and what hao, Sir John done nos•7--("Drainel "or
Master had states). It did not appear that in the portion Ise-bete ") Any man with practical knowledge -Mr.
of the harbour in question there had been the slightest Wheatley or the Surveyor could have done what Sir
silting up: and that he thought was to them all, as John had up to the present moment. If he(Mr. Bennett)
interested persons, a matter for great congratulation wanted to make a Dam across; the Backwater, and got •
-(applause.) The menwrial referred to the resolutions few good navigators about it, they would make a far
arrived at by the Corporation, which were two: Ist, that bettor dam than he had done. Because, they would have
the report of Str John Goode submitted to the Corporation known how to do it, and he (Sir John) didn't, As he
be received and adopted-that was passel ; and 2nd, time told them the other night instead of using puddle in
Sir John Goode be instructed to prepare plans and specifi. making the Dam, they had ussel what as. dredged out ot
cations for carrying out his propetals. He thought he the Backwater, let anc man deny that who could ! Then
had now discharge, his duty as Chairnian of the 'fleeting, look at the gate-a little narrow ..pening which was
It was no part of his duty to express his own feelings on supposed to carry away a certain amount of water to clear
the subject; and, banns received the memorial from his the Harbour; but it would neter do it it could not. Ha
friend Mr. Gasket' (if he would allow him to call him ma would also ask them as having some practical knowledge,
he would call on that gentleman to eddies' the meeting would any competent engineer erect a fate there without
-(applause.) any stains in it to shut it! It took he didn't know how
Mr. Gummi, said his first and most plowing duty was many men to close it against the force of the tide,
to tender to the Mayor his sincere thanks for the kind There were no sluice, Ana the leverage was all at the top
and cordial way in which he received the requisition for. so that the gate was pulled to pieces in shutting it. Ile
warded to him. lie (Mr. (laskell) then detailed the course mentionesi them things to show how the whole ODDS' was
of events which had led up to the present meeting. -(Voice "Rotten 1-yes, rotten. Then in regard to the
Colonel AKIMS was warmly greeted. He said he wished great flow of water backwanls and forwards from the
before saying anything else to correct a slight mistake Mr. tide, did Sir John provide for it? lie (Mr. Bennett) said
Gasket had made in speaking of him (theColorieDea being he did not, and the consemence was that a great liele had
associated with Mr. Snook in calling the meeting over the been made on each side of it; and new he came to them
water. He certainly attended it, but he bad nothing to do as ratepayers to fin them up, spending about elate or
with originating it, though he was_ glad to listen to the or something of that sort, all because be did
opinions expressed on the subject He was not, however. not provide for it in the first plac e. Were they
one el the prime movers in it, nor had he been in any of prepared to do that I-4" No"). If. should think not
the meetings. He had been asked lel "me of his brother -(applause). lie (Kr. Bennett) had been called a Radical
ratepayers to attend the present meeting and move a -(laughter)--but he was not: he was at Conservative as
resolution in respect to the drainage works. It vru this; any man present respecting his pocket; and so were
That before any further action is taken or money spent in they-(hear. hear). Ile WLS not going to have hie pocket
the completion of the present system of drainage, or in drained herialee Sir John Cowie had got a title to his
making good any defective work in connection therewith, name-Omar, hear). Gentlemen were afraid to tackle Sir
the advice of one or more eminent engineers having large John because be was a Sir; but don't let them think for •
experience in the disposal of town sewage be obtained on moment that deterred him-(hear. hear, and laughter),
he following points-lst.whether the present system of He was not afraid, and he was not going to hue Sir
disposing of the sewage of Weymouth is the best practic- John- thrust down his throat-daughter and applause).
able under the circumstances: and bed, in case it be that They say we are opposed to drainage, but it ii not so, we
the present system is in the main correct, whether the have alwaes been drainage men; but do it properly.
arrangements made to carry it out anfoorrect and complete (Here kfr• W. Longman, who had been interjecting all
-(applause). He had taken pains to avoid any al along, became so offensive that Mr. Wallis interfered, and
attack on anybody; and wished them to know that it 4 pid him down. There seemed to be the makings of a
r,_,..far fromt., his wish to make any attack upon Sir Jowbeen row at the amine, but happily it passed riser.) Humane
""'"'"a° He wall a man '" cabs to revect-he was a great Mr. in
said the &daubs were charged with being
engineer. No man who brought to compi ti eh ' eed to drainage, but he declared it to be a lic !He
e on au a oPle
work as Portland breakwater, forming t objected to the way in which the drainage had been
of refuge, was one whom any hadhat grand harbo on ly
oe to sp.& againstur
conled out From beginning to end it hash been a joh
In a general way. He had made himself • reputation ---ISPPlenee)• They knew how • Punch and Judy show
which would Probably tut as long as the breakwater and was MaDefed, the man was hid that pulls the grins and
that would probably continue as long as gneiend tilde_ Fists up the puppets. "They tell me," said the speaker.
(applause). But at the same time, he sail. ro. great• that the strings are pulled in St. Thomas-street' -(cons
men might at one time or another make a mistake-thear fusion). He continued that might he so; bathe thought
hear). The greatest generals had made mistake, The it ought not to be-(applause). They ought to be mere-
' definition of • great general in the army Was not one who anted by 'men, they ought not to have any politiesl
had net made • mistake, but he who had made the fewest influence in the Town Council ; what on earth hailjeilitics
mistakes-theElausea There wu no man but had made to do with drainage I-theedame). They were told that
some errors. The best doctors made mistakes, and none these men were drainage men, but he said they were
were so ready sa they to take counsel with others in the political amen; they were got into the Council by poliths
Profeelion-(aPPlausel• The beet lawyers made mietakes --that was how they came there, that was how we had
-(great laughter and in which the Mayor and Mr. Howard the Dam. that was why they had Sir John Coode-(shouta).
heartily joined/ The MaireoLgon nootuse, he would except He asked them to look at what they had gained by what
-(renewed laughter). the judgments of had been expended. Had they gained one shilling l-
inferior courts were reversed by thom ehoee them, but (no). They pulled down a wall, and put it up in the same
the Judges who were so overruled did not lose their place, and then they put • sewer outside the wall--
reputation by one or two revers/1i of their judgment'. (laughter). Let them go and look at It ; talk about calling
Neither would Sir John Coode if perchance another visitors to come here, let them look outside the Dark.
engineer should find out that the system of drainage he water wall, and they would see a drain moaning dows
had recommended and carried out was not the outside it, covered with concrete-(laughter). They might
v. 17 best that could be done for the town laugh ; It was • laughable thing front beginning W
-(cipers). Mind, be did not say it was not end. He as Shwa in the first place whether the Dam
the best ; true, he did not think it was himself that had been
. n erected was not an utter failure-(yes). It
but he did not feel biome
i • competent judge, wee. and there was no mistake about it Whatever might
and wanted some better one to be called in -(applause), be said about Sir John Goode-and he wished to mention
He wanted men who had had experience-as he said in his name with all due respect, he said again that the
the resolution "large experience" in the drainage of work was carried out most scandalously. As to the other
towns. It was a matter which had occupied a good deal works, they put the drainage in at a fall of lin LOKI,
of attention of late years, and would occupy • great deal leo, into Hope Cove. He
more; and he thought before they spent • lot more and concentrated at another place, been c . .
.. .
on ffir John's scheme they could not do better than spend was convinced the entire plan had aMcd out ts lea.
nd out thought Of course it was all right for the man to
• little in getting the very best advice that could be got- put in his pocket; but he was convinced
(cheers). If Sir John were present-he wished he have
money
te
' • S' .1 hn Goode d
been-he felt sure he would not object to such e they had no confidence in a o .an therefore'
being adopted. He imagined no a course he to second the amendment
engineer would The ascot asked if any other gentleman wished to
object to such a propeeal-thiedathef;tuall another •
°Pinion address the meeting /
supported hint, so much the greater credit for Sir John; loud calls for Mr. H ward intermingled
. o
.. ,
and if it were found Sir John had made aalight There were then
mistake. with an occasional shout for "liambro.
and some alteration were recommended, then h • • •
would be no great disparagement to hint to ha d cheering. li • again staked if any
e said it The MAYOR rose sun sak _
ye made a person wish to address the meeting, previously to putting
mistake in a small thing, when he had made none .in a the resolution and amendnients
__
very much greater-the Breakw
voice: "Mr. Bendel' helped hen, inttaret/t ePPlathse" and a More cheers Anil cries for Mr. 110 , ward • but that gent!"
). He vs his head.
to see so much party feeling evinced in tb• a• son-, man shook
owever, world not be denied, and Nr•
had been told himself that by taking p 'smatter lie The crowd, h '
all he had mixed himself up th - ul' the question at !toward rose. amid Inman*. .
cheering.
In aPo ttical past - • Howeno assured the meeting thAt he came theft
he could not conceive hituelf what 1' '
r. hat? . but Mr.
with t the slightest intention a address-
with drainage-(cheena. His id f Pc' 1-te
to do that evening no
ea 0 • good Co . • but lather to be • listener to the observations
was one who would conserve everything tha Conservative lug beßut being • public meeting, be
which might • main.
nd root_ up everything foul and evil • teasw" ge4 attend a meeting of the rateavers on es
honest Radical or Liberal (though • end --A ais felt it is duty to .
the
one
now
he was not one him important a question as qe them
self), was one who wished to root out all estien was no doubt one of the most
and to conserve the good--so that they that was evil, The dam e
Important four this town; the object it had in view
the Wile thing in the end, and he teto
came to very much keno— and although differina from it, at
just as well put aside the subeect f tight they might was • Mat monernel„ his great anxiety, hopes, and wishes
Liberals, and look et the quietus's, limplyee°haatvativ" °1..., it. cemmeilhee money spent would have been a judicious
drainage -(momme). Haring,
iriado. as • matter 0, were that
.. c
I that the results st hich were expected to be
would not occupy their time any these remarks, he (Half'', en' it ould bow obtained, lie might endorse
the resolution--(applause). . but &imply move obtained from w
• as which had fallen from Cu). Akers
the expreeno
Mr. GASKELL eecinded the resolution ably mot ht. word of which deserved their consideration.
Colonel Akers. Ile should only prej d' the cause -'e every
(Cot Alt rs) said "If you are not satistleL call in
he had very much at heart, v' -II ice - which advice"-(elielause). Thai was a prolier 'Mesta=
sewage out of that portion nr „biz.. the removal of the further
it the westing; they did not want any person to
dent if he were to tree's.. , - e Backwater I'd"' the t° I" -t° • two and two made four. When gentlemen
in their i • to tell them that .
say, he seconded the rmol . t nu. further tluui
.d uch • resolution, and such • resolution came frog*
(applause). °time with 'au his heart- Pune s- t• as that, it deserved the fullest supkor_t,.
such a Ise mg
The MAYOR asked if any omen 1,, saying that, it was no reflection upon any_ one,
resolution, or was prepared to -- wished t° rah t 4 the ,',"„se-t tell their own medical adviser they Wan' Tiki
No one came forward, and move an men ment. F:rtii„ advice, and he would have no objection, because
they were gathered together :Ina Worship said now that
.ii
• matter effectinc the health of the patient And
fullest and most isom tete e hoped there would be the
oltswete would do theism' vrith hurlers ; it was • very usual
all oh„ deoired te_iak %tension of opinion? and that
.kv"ei, -for persons to say "I should like for you to take 1 w
gladly hear them d° a° •• he shmil• eartainlY "-Jag y idea And what would they think of a
Pause manse e OP •
Mr. W. LoNamAr stood o). the orchestra,wyer who would take offence because be was asked to
paper, as follows :-" We, Up
- end reed a •la - simmers opinion. No lawyer would ever object. He
of the lorough and t 0,,. o ~,rratepayers and inhabitanta . take dela that the remarks of Col Akers had bad the
Is must co
Regis, do propose the-C." m wermmth and Melem°- toot weight with him: but he would not further
t° a certain Mr. wx,,,,, —i-4, a v.- were given
.......gres an their tinse-thalausea
flammable, welar„nstito ' we are a opinion --e -1 Kr. A. DILIMIS rem ed that Col. Akers had very
quit tine ~..,._ ,er _ ted, and well•mireled men shouldi
fairly put the question before then, ; Mr. Walker had very
auf ~,,, „veil' ';',....1,,,:t least 21 hours. so that it may se
e..tri • put his amendment If they agreed with Colonel
I ise it of Sir John Comic and all c • )
Depuraties i after which the world shall say- .e• Akers, the,' ,„_had not M Pflmeanee Personally against one
This mock motion provoked of laughter, there
man, b 0 to %KO the stisifbuorwarn corse of voting for
wlf they fed Mr. Kr. Walker's amendment wee
were great cries of "read it again." The mover passed it the resolution.
to the Mayor. the rieht one to tilliTat. them he urged them not to be
The Cituanax asked if he was to understand that was afraid to laid •• I°.° I.rda-(aPPlatme)* .- •
subattted as an amendment, sad Mr. Leagnumenswered Kr. G. ZUOTII2. les VIM reeteld Into a storm a
in the ailknative, and it mood to be thought pea fun, Wailed WNW °ln "."."I.l' tal mu slithmill a nB4l