The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-01-20 00:00:00

VIE TOWN cum's SALIM!.

Mr. Alderman TIIOII4/ said the drst business; was to
receive tho report 14 the Ftnance Committee with regard
to the Town Clerk's salary. The Committee recommended
as follows :—That the Town Clerk's salary. be appor ioned
among the various trusts of the Ginned. u follows :
General Fund, CSO; Harbour Fund, £0; Pirr Fund,
gld ; Market gene Fund, £10; Police Fund, £lO.
Mr. Mong.as proposed and Mr. WaLtot seconded the
adoption at the report, which was carried unanimously.

VW ragman PIER.
The following letter wel received from the Board of
Trade with referent: 14 the sPnlication of the Pier, Gem-

Pa'?Whitehall Gardens, Board at Trade, Harbour Depart-
ment,
"January sth, 188.1
" Ouitlemen,—l am directed by the Board of Trate to
present you herewith a priut of the draft of the provisional
order of the above " undertaking," which ktu been
depoeited in this D3partinent in accordance with the
provisions of the General Pier and Harbour Acts; and I
request that in Whig this document before the Gnome-
tion of Weymouth and Mt.lcombe 4eglit, you will move
them in their rapacity of Harbour 4.uthority of Wey-
mouth to favour me with their views in the matter bafore
the 20:h inst.
"Piens of the propAed works have Nun deposited for
public impaction at the Weymouth Custom House.
"lam, Ise,
" CaCit Taraea."

Mr. Remiss moved. and Ur. Cusps seToTtaw-:1, thilthe
Town Clerk he instructed to ar4nowleigo tho receipt of
tho c.nnutunication from the Ii ozl cd TrACI,', and rJfer
them respoctfully to the objections already lulgod with
them.

Aereed to.
Mr. Alderman ATLLIBURT : Ii anyone in W.ymouth
connected with it!'
The TOWN CLcal : I can And no named at all.
THI NOV STAWNO.

The CHAIRMAN said the next business was to confirm
the resolution of the committee accepting the tender of
Mr. .1. T. When= for thl erection of the staging in the
Renoir. It was the loweit tender out of seven, and the
committee resolved unanimously to accept it.
Mr. DENNIS moved that the tender of Mr. J. T. Whet-
taut for the erection of the staging in the Illubour be
acc,pted, such tenders to be in accordance with the plans
and sywrifient lons provided by the Surveyor.
Mr. fintittn seconded the motion, which was timed
to.

The folloolns sere the tenders :—Bull and Son, £1,625;
.J T. Whettsm (accented), £1.JE101; IC B. Mace, .E 1.600 ;
E. Roper. ELMO; Bartlett, ELMO; J•stl. 41,5115 ; and
Janos, £1,687.

NIL INNZII. LZAIL

e in/adorable discussion took place concerning the ap-
plication of Mr. limos for • renewal of the lease of his
backwater premises.
Mr. W asked if there was no means of doing
away with the twelve months' notice specified. Kr.
lones was about to make • very considerable outlay, and
this notice might be • great Injury to him.
Mr. ROBENS expressed his willingness to grant anything
which Mr. lanes might want. There was no one present
but would do what he csuld to further the interests of
any who were engaged in trade in the town. But Mr.
Inure would be 'indented, as far as any further outlay was
concerned, for provided he wee dislodged from his present
poeltion, it would have to be repaid him again. The only
thing which stood in the way was the questioa—is there
any likelihood of the piece of ground being needed for
matters of imperative importance I If there was no pro-
bability of its being wanted, tbeniMr. Tones, who warn the
one at present in po.soision, was the tlrat one to be cared

MS. WaLlaiti IS is a v,ry serious matter for a business
man to be turho.l out at 12 months' notice, and to have all
his business broken up.
Mr. Broom: I take it the Council will never take
advantage of that notice.
Mr. WALKUL: Nobody knows that.
Mr. Lovirat said before be said anything in the matter
he wished .it to be clearly understood he had ao animus
or or anything approaching to that, against Mr.
Inner or any of his friends ; but as all of them, he hoped,
were there to do their duty, to the public as well as them-
Delves, and to do it for the public as they would for them-
selves, it seemed to him that the first question was as to
whether there was any probability of their requiring that
part of the backwater as a water frontage. If they came
to the conclusion that they were willing to throw aside the
idea altogether that they would ever want it. then they
might, with justice to themselves and the public, consent
to an alteration of the lease. He considered Mr. Inns,
had a grand equivalent, and if they did away with the 19
months' notice then they must give up the idea of requir-
ing the land for a water frontage
llr' Waws thought they could not themselves enter-
tain the application, as the sanction lof the mortgagees
would first have to be obtained. He himself no
lo
objection to the extension of the lease.
Mr. Watuda only asked to have the 12 months' notice
taken away.
Mr. Watt's agreed with Mr. Walker that it would be •
most injurious thing for • man of business to be turned
out at 12 months' notice.
Mr. Alderman Tumor: Can we legally grant the appli-
cation I
The Tows CU.= replied in the affirmative. There was
the proper legal course to panne, subject to the approval
of tfsis mortgagees. If it were not for that you could do as
you liked.
Mr. Lovett,: Are you justified in tying your hands in
, regard to the frontage! The Backwater has been spoken
i of as being required tor commercial purposes.
Mr. Dana was at • lose to understand what was meant
in regard to the future of the town. U Mr. knee came
forward and said he was willing to take the lease at a
fair army unont, what did they want morel The question
was what they maid do legally and what they were will-
ing to do. But at the same time he was sure that when
they approached the mortgagees, so Nubian men. they
would be only too ready to do what waa right in the
matter. . . . .

Mr. Lorgu. strongly opposed it in the interests of the
public. Who knew but that possibly the whets of the
Bsck water would be utilised say in the course of the next
90 years. He should strongly oppose it. He had no in-
terline against Mr. lanes; i it were his own brother he
should
.49 the same.

V7'eutr.a— Tfie can ream the water•rieht in the

Hltimetelv Mr. Dims moved and Mr. Romans
seconded that the matter be referred to the Harbour
Committee.
. ..

Ajre.d to.
APPLICATIONIT MIL WALLLS
Mr. : I shall make an application somewhat
similar to Mr. lona for a renewal of the lease for the
Drowsily I hold under the Corporation.
Mr. Alderman Thou: I cannot allow you to make
application now. If you hare any Doti°, you know the
ordinary course Is to go to the Town Clerk's ofßas and put
It on the paper.
Mr. Wuxi': If Yr. Zones can get a renewal of his
lease, why can't I t I want to lay outs considerable sum
of money upon my property, and perhaps you will grant
me a renewal. It is u fair to one uitis to the other.

SCHOOL ATTIOIDSHOZ CONISTREI.
The committee recommend that Yr. Pally Hooper be
appointed as their clerk.
Kr. Guitar proposed that the recommendation be
confirmed at the satne salary as the late Mr. bteggalL
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111 Z sacewarn WOOL
Mr. Roam asked if anything had been done in refer-
ence to the state of this bridge. He had brought the
matter before the committee in consequent* of the alarm.
log state of the bridge It was suggested that they should
apply to the county authorities, and make known to them
that it had passed from the hands of the trustee; aod to
bear what they intended doing in the matter. Soma
notice should be affixed cautioning heavy loads against
soles over. The bridge would do very well for passengers
and ilea loads, but he WU quite satisfied that if heavy
loads such as had gone over there continua for any con-
siderable length of time, unless something was done •
catastrophe would take place.
The Teem CLine said he had communicated with the
Clerk of the Peace, and informed him of the decorous
state of the bridge. That unarming he had received a letter
from him to the effect that it should have his immediate
attention, and he would send his managing clerk down in
a few days.
Kr. Alderman Tutuila : Wear. indebted to Mr. Sabena
for bringing the matter forward.

TI Kuwait.
The Surveyor recommended that the &planed' be
newly gravelled in Jassy grovel A/ well as the paths in
the outskirts of the Borough.
Mr. WALiiill : Lisa anything been done about the
concrete under the chairs 1
ne Surveyor: Not yet It cannot be done until the
gravel is down.
Yr. WALLUI : Are you going to put the tame sort of
gravel 11.4 you did on the top of etuipelday I
The Surveyor: Yes.
Mr. Wst.)..ts : Than don't do it, It. the wont " muck
-
ever put down. (Laughter.)
The Surveyor: That requires explanation.
Mr. WALLIS: I think it dose. Its infernally bad
gravel (Laughter)