The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-06-11 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL NgETINO.

it monthly meeting of the Council of this borough
was held at the Council Chamber on Monday, Julie
3rd, Present: The deputy-mayor, (S. Tucker, Esq.,)
in the chair, and Messrs. Greenhorn, Cur, GrnAe,
Cogan, and Booenhani.
The minutes of the lut meeting having been read,
the report of the Improveuseut Committee was con-
aidered. It reoimmended that a new water cart
should be pureliamd at • coat of £lO. The Surveyor
stated that the old one had been sold, and that it had
realised LS.
The Somerton recommended that another wel
should be made at Kingston, as although there was a
sufficient supply for the purpose of watering the streets,
yet it was not mamma fur the requirements of the
rub& who were moutantly cousin there for wrter. A
new well could be made close to the old one, and sub
could easily be commuted at the bottom. Tb. ow..t of
making the well would be only about fire geiseas.
Mr. PENNY tuuvr.l that a awn nut exceeding CIO be
allowed for tu.king a new well at King,ton, but u
I there was no seconder, the motion fell to the ground.
I The eiUkVtToR asked whether the well would be
locked so a. not to llow the public to take Away the
water?
Mr. BOUENUAII said the public, up to the rresent
thee, bad always had access to the well, sod he
should move that the well be left open.
The subject was enured to drop.
The Rey. Ma. 81111Tiell GATES.
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The CUAIIIMAS read two letters, one (row Mr. Trask,
stating that he would undertake to put op souse iron
gates, and make the job ouluplete for £43, whilst the
writer of the other stated that he would pat up some
iron pillars that would answer the purpose for IT.
The Chairman said the job was a very bad one, and he
thought it was likely to manna° an.
The matter was left open for a future time.

REPAIRING RILYruilD AND ERICTII-RTRICI7._

The Improvement Cowaittee atuo reoaltivended that
that the pavement in Hendford and Valais-street be
re•laid, and that • sum of C 25 be &Bowed for the
lanais. They further remnauseodedthat the permeate
in Red Lion Lane be repaired. and that a back getter
be wade on boil' sides of th.lane,th.ouiltor which
not to exceed 61. per yard.—Carried.

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Tut QULOSOII Of Datil:Mini RATING.
Ms Tows CLIME said since the last meeting he had
teen 11r. route, and had wade known to him the
wishes of the Council, and had asked him to intimate what
his /large would be for furniaLing the valuation mid all
particulars connected with it. Ho received • letter from
bun vu Saturday, elating that he bad inspected the
property, end that be *mad tarnish a map ountaining
all the news sty information for the tutu of 1110. Be
(the Clerk) wrote to hitu stating that 1.. had received
no instruction relating to the purchase of a map, and
that if he wialtod to famish the Council, with owl he
1311111 i he prepared to show thew the unfit; of it. To
this he rewired an anewer in which Mr. ode *aid he
should be in Yeovil on that day, when he should be
pleased to allow the Council to inepect the map. His
charge for making the valuation would be two sailboat;
• day and his expense:4 He (the Clerk) mid belied us
doubt. the COUlldi sire aware that they had • map of
the borough, which they bad purchased of Mr. Imam.
Mr. Poole haring here sent for, here entered the
room, and the Clerk told him that he had reed his letter
to the Council, but they mewed to think that as they
! had • imp of the buret gb i was hardly worth while to
purfhase his. Ile did 11,4, however, know whether their
map cent into all the larticulate whisk he specified his
would contain.
After a long math:intim, it was oltimatly agreed
thetas the Council coiA not at present see their way
ohm to purchase G.: map, they would like that
question to stood ever for • future time, and as they
clahed the *nervy awl vidiation to be made they wood
give Mr. Poole 10 guilwas to make the valuation. To
this Mr Poole amented, and he said be would make •
survey and reluasieu, whit* would answer all the
purpose of the borough ite.
The Council then Intl: up.