The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-01-20 00:00:00

The MAYO": The ooniraltte• ordered lt on the opt,
Wes not that so, Mr. Phillips?
Mr. PHILLIP' (the surveyor): I understood so. -
Mr. BOateierr, to Mr. Galpim Yon wore one of tho
sub committee who ordered thorn to be out down.
Alderman OLLPIN : Show me the Wants appointing
' a committee to go and look at the tree&
Mr. &metre : Thema, Mr. Tumor, the Mayor,
and myself were appointee!.
Mr. GALPIN : I want to am authority for cutting
I down the Mir. I had nothing to do with any lush
Icod"' ..

Thibe MATOR said the oommittee there and then
directed the removal ot the dead teem and the planting
ol new ones.

Mr. (WPM maintalood them was nothing said to
justify vnybody in rutting down a adagio tree.
Mr. VOINON : very moat surpriled to And tho
Mayor has been outiing down trims—(!aughter).
Dr. ALDRILOS mid he was pertain!, surprised to see
men at work outtiog down trees. He thought be must
have been m. re negligent at the Council than he
thought he had been, for hie did not recolleot any order
for such removals. It it were done by • small com-
mittee it was • very improper promdent, whioh should
not be established. Nothing of that kind should be
done swept •itb the full cognfztnoe of the Council.
Mr. Gall : Allow the minute on the autj 'at to be
. _ _

Mr. BORNWIT : I'm looking for It.
Mr. Gal : You'll hare to look long time.
Mr. IVA/all mad Ile committee agreed to Tierna-
n]. nd pertain trees to bo cut down, but he elpeeted •
report would be laid before the Council before it was
done.

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rho MAI OB : Aro you referring to the dead trees!
Mr. TComat: To all the duly wo uudeztook lj
reward to the trees.

GALPIN ------ the history of the matter was this:
a letter wet read from Ur. Wellspring complaining of
the tree. being dangerous overhanging his cottage. The
huelneu re the meeting woe nearly over when it wee
atiked " What about Mr. Wolk:orioles letter ?'' and two
or torte (if the Council volunteered to go from the
t%ble to look at the trees. They did so, Mr. Penny and
Mr. Phillips going with them. As they were about to
&Tarots ielr. Turner asked him if he would be one of a
committee to go round and mark the trees that ought
to be taken down, and he refused. As to saying any
trees were to be out down that was not the ease • it
wee pointed out that certain trees were absolutely dead,
and it was expected that would be reported, that was all.
Hearing gentlemen Co very pathirUe about the beauty
and ornament of the trees, and thee, to find they bad
been cutting down trees witheur coming to the Conned,
he could not but expreu his a•tionishment—(lauskter.
The Mayon said there was no ndnuW made, but hos
appealed to the Surveyor whether the members of the
Council present did not direct him to remove the dead
trees and plant fresh ones.

Me. (lawn objected to the Surveyor being called In
to contradict a statement by a member of the ConneiL
The IldAyoft maintaioed the committee dirco:ed the
removal of the dead trope.

Dr. AU:minor suggested the matter should be allowed
to pun and that the "young members" should behave
better for the future.
The Surveyor said he removed two deed sterns,
without any limbs.
Tho MAYOR: Two skeletons.
Mr. BuannT propawd that there be no interference
whatever with the Walks trees.
Mr. Dirvnusa 6,001)&4.
Dr. ALDRIDOR said the trees wanted looking to, and
be proposed that the general Purposes Committee be
instructed to atomise the trees and repoit to the
Council whether as, Were dead and required
replentieg, and whether any of them were dangerous.
Mr. VIREON said he be had beard complaint of a large
limb near Salisbury terrace.
Mr. TIMMER seconded Dr. Aldridge's proposition.
Mr. BURNETT withdrew his motion, and intimated
that he should erqxce any interferenoe with tho trees
when the report was presented.
Dr. ALDIIIDOII.II proposition was storied sew. C
Alderman GALPIN wished to be recorded as not
voting, eayini he declined to vote on any question
relating to the tree'.
Mr. Drachm:l wished to ho recorded in the same
way.