The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL

A special meeting of the Bridport Town Council was
held at the Council Chamber on Tuesday last.
Freeent i—the Mayor (in the chair), Messrs. Edmonds,
SIANIL Legg, Larcombe, idtembridge, S. Stephens, It.
Tucker, Manley, Templemea, H. N. Cos, smith. Town
Clerk (Mr. F. W. Liundry).
Ti.. meeting was called to receive the report of the
Watch Committee as to lighting the public lamps, and
to consider and determine., to the offer of the Gas
Company to light the Limp; for one year at £2 16s. 6d.,
or for three years at £2 13e. 6d. per lamp.
Mr. F. W. OntillillY read a letter he had written to
the Gus Company on the subject and their answer
offering the.. terms—to commence extinguishing one
hell of the lights at 11 p.m , the remaining half ono
hour before sunrise. One half of the money to be paid
In the month of January, and the other half in May of
each year. He ststed that he had been informed it was
• matter of importance to the Ou Company that the
money shuld be pail at the times mentioned.
Mr Lino said before they pot the resolution for
adoption he •hould Irish to siy • few words with re-
ference Ii the price of gee in other towns. At
Weymouth the gas was lit one hour before sunset and
pat out one bout before senriae for 50.. for the whole
year. at Yeovil it was 40s. for the whole year, now if
other towns could get gas at that price for the whole
year, he though the price asked was too much for eight
mouth.. The company had reduced the price of gee to
the public, and they ought therefore to have reduced it
to the Council, inetead of which they charged more this
year than last, es last year balf the lamps were put out
at twelve o'clock and the other hal! an hour before sun-
rim. now half the lamp. were to be put out at eleven,
and therefore they would born them one sixth lees ti en
before. . .

conversation Men ensued sad Mr. Gratify referred
sad found twelve o'clock was the time ficed in the
previous year for the lamps to be put out, but different
members Mated it was understood that those lamps that
had to he put out at twelve, were all to be out by twelve.
and therfore to do that the (enmity bad to begin to put
them out about a quarter•past eter...o each night.
Mr. Lena rid he believed there was some mistake in
the calculation, be would propose therefore that the
prupositioo be returned to the company, to re-consider
it, and sae if they oould not afford to do it for lees.
This motion was not seconded so it fell to the ground.
Mr. tizzrzzios add the oorupany would like to supply
the gas to the council by measure. The lamps omit 12a,
per year to light them and keep in repair.
Mr. TIIIPLILIII.2Isaid with rega.d to repairs of leakages
1 in the lamps which Mr. Legg led alluded to, private
individuals had to pay for the repairs of leakages and
why should not the public?
Mr. &tempuras said that on one occasion at North
Kill, there was a leakage and the geometer was mark.
ing nearly as much, though no gas one burning at the
time as wbea it was, but aa coo, as they discovered it
they cut it off, end the Gas Company altered it.
The MAYOR said as the agreement was now OA to when
the lamp. wete to be begun to be put out, he thought
there could be no mistake this year, se it was quite
slur, and they would have nothing to do with bow
long it would take to put them out, if the company
took • long time about it, that would be to their own
look out
X. COI and others reckoned the difference it would
make in the east of putting out the lamps at eleven or
twelve o'clock.

Mr. EDMONDS remarked that reckoning the difference,
the 12s. for lighting the lamps mast be &dueled, thst
had nothing to do with the price of the gas, or the time
the lamps were put met, and would remain the same
whether the pa was reduced or Dot.
Mr. ttrawasnoos it sibs seen psny *cold reduce the
pries of gas to the public, it would be very strange if
they did not give their largest consumers the benefit
of it.
Mr. SOTTILL said that as last year they began potting
Out the lamps at • quarter pest 11, the present proposi.
lion lot Incianing at 11, would only make. difference of
quarterd en hoer.
Mr. F. W. otISLIST said the Cles Oompany lest year,
when the price per temp was 34., struck off volon-
, tartly Ss. from the pries of each lamp.
Mr. Man= said be believed that was to avoid any
I dispute.
Mr. GUYONy said that was the case

NY Ledo mid if the crompsuly had an dot of Parlia-
ment they would be obliged to supply the gae to the
100eueil, the same aa al.pri.vate

--147Timrtsreas m, the company could charge
what they liked, they were not bound to charge any
partioalar prise. He tboaght the Council had better
take timer tinder for three years. In answer to another
member be mid there less no guarantee that the gm
would be lowered next year.
Mr. Fermis' remarked that at the most moderate
'etiolation ends lamp burnt 8,000 feet during the
sewn ; they bunt goneral'y betweett 8,000 and 9,000

Mr. Syrriu, thought they bed better take the tender
for three years.
Mr. M. Moan suggested they should take it for two
ram. H. concluded the company would agree to
supply it for two years at LI 13.. 64. per year for sash
It LIMO said the better way would be for the com-
pany to nay 50a., that would be quite enough —{ laug ter).
Mr. Timm supposed in that cam ttlay would take it
for three yrars—ilasghter).
After the discussion bad lasted • long time,
Mr. liTzanioog propoood that the Council should
accept the tender of the WS Company for three year. at
El 13s. 64. Per leletP•
Mr. Surnu, seconded the motiou.
. _

kr. LLGIO moved an amendment, that it should be
accepted for only one half year at 12 16e. 6d. per lamp.
Bo thought the eompaay should hang salted CIL they
might of had ES if they 44 asked it—(laughter) This
amendment eras not seconded.

Mr fiertdbiltatt's motion was then carried, Mr.
Leg's 'mod being the only ose held op against it.
A memorial from Sparseres, Bedford.terrace, and
sa.ke.lane, ow then read, requesting the Council to
hare a lamp placed at tan foot of the road leading to
Redford-terrain.

Mt. Oa said it was • dark Sam and wanted • lamp.
Mr. MANLEY mid perhaps the Gm Company would
glee it tham—(lamfbter.)
It appeared to be Om feeling of the Connell that there
should he a lamp pls..d there to burn all nightaad Mr.
NUNLEY propicsal.nd Mr. Cat aro &dad SW owl shoed/
be placed thin, whit.' was oarried.

Mr. Eltgrazga said he was not there as a gas director
bites a member of the eouncil, he woald however,
underlake for the Gee Company if they tri;lied it that
the lamp should be kept mrasing all night. white
would make 44 lamps to be kept bands( all night and
43 half the night.
After some further isouvenation Mr. Efrxraxas sug-
gested that the Watch Committee should fix the place
where the lamp abould be put, which was agreed to.
Mr. Lam:ignite then spoke with reference to the rent
of a house in Barrack-street, but wee informed the
oueetion could cot be entertained then, u the meeting
tru called for a special purpose, end the Coined
separated.