The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-17 00:00:00

MCTLOHOLOGICAL STATION.

Alderman Emor read an answer to the Town Clerks
letter asking Colonel Stuart., commanding Royal
Engineers, for a grim plot, on which tI place the
meterol lice' instruments, and the Lieutenant• Colonel
complied on payment f la per annum by the Council
as acknowledgment, and an undertaking to remove
the station. Mr. FL( .er said th Council must rail I.ff
the grans plot, but Mr. T. B. Groves will make the
collection of funds to buy the instruments.
On Mr. ELIOT'S and Mr. Alderman ROBZELDIDN'S
motion, the Council agreed ta pay the shilling a year
acknowledgment.

Tan SUPPRESSION OY SHOPS IN THE statiON.
A person named Cox applied for permissim to have
a stall on the Esplanade. but
Mr. Nauru stated it wan th,ught advisable not to
allow any stallion the Esplanade.
Alderman Grown supported the same reasonable
view, and the application was refused.
Au appli..ation on behalf of the Chnrch of England
Temperance coffee stall was next considered.
Supt. Vickery stated that two previous applications
for stalls had been granted, and it was re.olved to
reply the depeit, and refuse the permission alto-
gether.
Mr. Aldsrman ELIOT thoright they ought to be
allowed on the Suds, but
Mr. NANGLE ably explained they ought net to be
allowed on the Sands or above, as they injured people
who paid rates and term.
Superintendent Vickery said two persons. named
Barge and Gee, had been granted permission, and
Pounds had been laid out on the faith of the
permission.
Mr. BROWN and Mr. ROTiltas continued the
discussion, the latter being in favor of keeping the
Eeplenade and opening clear, but allowing a certain
number on the Sands.
As to the coffee stall. Superintendent Vickery was
In favour of its being allowed near the French steamers
at nitht.
The c .ffee eall application was not granted.
Mr. BOBIENs asked whether a small rent shc ild not
be demanded from these pains.
A shilling wan teentio tad ; hut it was rema: kid the
Sands would be full at that rate.
Mr. Romig moved that persons be allowed to hive
standings on the :•110.11.. for the sale of fancy article..
awl the rent to be 10.. if a ratepayer, or 41 if a
stranger ; the stalls to he kept at least six feet fromithe
Esplanad, wall, the Inspector of Police to appoint the
places.
Agreed to.
Mr. Weems enforced a suggestion of the soperinten-
dent, with reference to tie doakeyu and goat,.
Mr. DUNN moved that in order for the r /tepayeru to
have an Nun' chars. f the busin.S., no at tile be allowed
on the Esplanade or Sands.
Mr. Bnows urged it would be unjust t ) withdraw
the psrmission which h d been grateel, and In the
faith of which money ha I been laid out.
Mr. NA‘OL‘c spoke on the other side ur.ting the
argument. which occur to all r itep.ying sho,dreepers.
Mr. Deasis said the Lezislature hail given them,
Winans facilities for hewkisg, and be thought they
ought not lobe antlered staldin.pt.
For the amendment (7) :—Messrs. Cuarlee. Dunn,
Milledge, Naugle. Den..is, Seaman, and Webb. For
the prdpositien (8) :—Altlermsn Itobsetsmi,
and Eliot; Messrs. ft..bene, Snook, Hanna, Brown,
and_Walker.. . . . .

The prvixactaon wax therefor: carried.
SNuW•CI EARING.

lid. had beet charged for clearing snow by
Mr. JoMe, and thi. LA been objected t
Mr. I;ollK2ll4atating the snow waa so much that the
town removed great part ..f it. paying £l6B, while Mr.
Joliffe had no scavenging to d, the town being at the
time in a state of eeige, as it were, with the snow.
Mr. BROWN said the town went es far al they had •
right to to help Mr. Joliffe in hi a contract, and se
they went so far out of the way, they ought not to pay
more.

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Mr. NANGLE suggested referees° to the Street Com-
. .

Alderman GROVILI we. curl r:sed a contractor should
sign • coutratt of that kind ; if it were enf ,rced, end
the contractors had to clear al the snow, they would
be ruined.
Mr. SNOOK remarked if NI-. JoMa was ordered to
pnt on every horse he had end cl, sr the snow, it would
be outside his cos.tract. . .

Mr. Alderman i•Uti I)I . rmiarke 1 the contractor did
nothing in the way of scavenging for the town.
Mr. Ogirnis said the Council had met the excep-
tional circumstances of the case by paying an
exceptional NUM of money.
Mr. Ransil pointed out Mr. Knight, who bad the
other pile of the water t do, hat made no claim, and
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why ehouldi Mr, Jobffe?
Mr. NANGLE auked if Air. Joliffe put on an extra
number of horsw?
The CHAIRMAN c.alPd for a division, when it was
duided by 10 to 4 that the hid be not paid.