The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-09-09 00:00:00

• Local anb District ficb3s.

DORCHNNIKR TOWN 00IINOIL.

A meeting—ellhe Cor—poration took place on Wedn. s-
day •Itsirneata to appoint a Surveyor. At the last
meeting wren eandidatee were *sleeted to corio before
the Couoeil, via., Mr. Allardyee, Fordington ; Ur. H.
Willard, Tunbridge We I ; Mr. it Dr."`r. r"m"rim
Mr. OloYer. Co. Antrim ; Mr A. Pbillieps, Totteuham,
Mr. John June., Beverley; Mr. A. V. Robinson. Wet
BirlloPooL Of these four were In atteridanes. The
members prevent were—The Mayer (Mr. 0.
Gregory). Councillors W. Vernon, T. &matt, A.
Ramon, J. F. Hoepes, W. Slade, and F. L. Turner,
Stith the Town Clerk (Mr.-011e1 Symoodsl.
The Toms CLIMIt raid Mr. Allardyee, Mr. Dresser,
Mr. Glover, aid Mr. Phillieirs were present. Mr.
Willard could not attend; Mr. Rehinacit bad not
written ; Mr. JODIM WAS ucable to otiose, but described
himself as • gentlemanly-lookieg person, robust, and
energetic. and nearly • total *Wainer. alrtukingoothlog
but tablebeer, and that only at night I
A leiter from Mr. Allardice, to tile Council, rent
threugh Alderman Coombe, was reid. The applicant
met at broth the obje.Mons &gam% bun on the
ground of Ms connection witia the Phespho Silicon
Manure Company. and offered to unnertake the
office for MI nror the, ard If at the end of oat time
tbry were esti .fied with him his appointment •I cold bo
oonfirmed and the advertised 'Harr paid, but if not he
aboold leave and they should Live him what remunera-
Mori they pl. card. In tl at t111:11% however, he had con-
fider ce that be should show them ho understriod his
business arid stulal tie iror rests of the towe.
Mr. Allartlyee WA4 the tirot to appear before the
Council, and oentid. rable objection was raised to him
• posal not to recopy rho waterworks cottage himself
but to place in it Mr. Wilson. hia manure work.
manager. Asked shout • nuisance at the Friary, Mr.
Allardyce exploited that what be had done there
was not to create but to utilise the offensiy• matter.
Mr. Dresser followed. He wall formerly with
Remington end Co., aid &Armed the pumps now at the
waterworks. Is now resident engineer of Home:ton
smallpox hospital.
Mr. Glover, • young Iris! man, was the third. His
FrinoiPal experience had beon in roadmaking, but he
graduated at Do rogiorrriror
Mr. Phillips next come in. 11, 1. • man of 30 and
of good appeireene. Ile said he is not married. fled
Ilrrn the bowie, and it would snit him. Lately had been
designing works en his own account. Had jest finished
designing a pumpleo cosine, he., for the Tottenham
Local Board. Got the work la competition with sit nf
the beet eogineen. Had good deed if experienee in
water and sewage werks—not so much in road making.
trodereteed all 'bout engines, we. brought up In an
engineer's shop, where he worked for eight yews. Had
wen the engines at the waterworks : thought the new
one very good, though it might have been designed to
consume leas oral. 110 was; poorly just now, having had
• low fever, which bad made Man weakly but he MY
usually in good health.
All the candidates present having been seen, the
MAYOR asked what steps should he taken.
Mr. HODGES said he was exwedingly sorry that rael
such an important occasion there was an an at.
teedance. The result might he that the Surveyor
would he appointed by three or four individuals.
Mr. Biiirrr said another meeting might be equally
small.

Mr. VIIIIICON said they had had several meetings, and
he thought they ought to come to some ooncludon.
Hr. Truant remarked that all the members bad
notice of the meeting and the business. He thought
they should proceed with the election.
The Marna said the others ought to be there, so that
they migibt sot by and bye if anything went wrong,
oast any r. Section on three present.
Vaturon said he should not feel that at all.
Bo said Mr. . BINTICIT .

The MATOR : It has been said I think by gems in
regard to the lact eleetion•
Mr. 11/180g hoped it would be settled to-day, and
U those who were slant waft dissatisfied they most
put up with it.
Mr. HODOIIII thought they had a very good selection.
Mr. BLADT inppOrted coming to a decision at once.
It we. th.n decided to take the vote of the meeting.
Each member wrote the name of the candidate be
approved on a slip of raper and handed it to the Town
Clerk ; and Mr. Symonds announced that Mr. Phillips,
of Tottenham, hai four 'otos—a maj city of the meet-
ing ; he, therefore, was e!ented.
Mr. Phillit s was waled in and informed of the
result by ibe Mayor, and he briefly expressed hie
thanks.

in reply to itquirios when to could enter upon the
office, he anggeateil a weight's he wanted to have that
time at the sea ale to recruit his health ; but, is reply
to the Mayor, he said he would come in a fortnight if
required. It was arranged that the end time atould
be communicated to litto by the Town Clerk.
We urdersteml there were two votes for Mr.
Allardyee, and ore for Mr. Mover.