The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-08 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL.

A nesting of the Coancil was held at the Town
Hall on Tuesday morning last. The Mayor (W.
Durden, E.g.) presided, and there were also present :
Mr. Alderman Galpin and Mr. Alderman Gregory;
Coundllory A. Pope, Aldridge, Arthur Lock, Frost,
It Hunt, and F. Lock; Mr. G. Symonds, Town
Clerk; Mr. Henry Symonds, Deputy-Town Clerk;
and Mr. Thomas, Borough Surveyor.

THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
The Ds:Purr:Com aunt read a letter which be had
received from the Local Government Board, relative
to the carrying out of the Food and Drugs Act. It
was to this effect :—" I am directed by the Local
Government Board to acknowledge the receipt of Mr.
Henry Symond's letter, giving a copy of the quarterly
report of the Analyst for the Borough of Dorchester,
and to request that the Board may be informed what
arrangements bad been made for procuring sampler*
under section 13 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
1875."
Some discussion arose as to the section in question,
which the Tows CLERK stated was to the effect that
any medical officer of health, inspector of nuisances,
police constable, and other officials acting under the
direction of the Ircal authority might procure samples
if they simpecte3 the same to have been sold contrary
to the provisions of the Act, and were in an impure
condition; the samples should be submitted to the
analyst, who should analyse the same and certify.
THE MAILIETE AND FLIED.

The General Purposes Committee reported that they
had taken into consideration Mr. Dyer's application
for some allowance to be made in respect to the
diminution of the fairs and market tolls, consequent en
the partial closing of the market. They postponed
further consideration of the matter until the termina-
tion of the order, which has been extended until March
31st. They have. however, authorised Mr. Dyer to
retain far the present Ms last monthly instalment of
rent.
The cemeeitgee also reported that thsi had revised
the conditions for letting the Fair and Market Tolls,
and had issued advertisements for the tenders for the
same. As tenders would be umpired before another
041111111 ass.* eras held, they asked to be authorised
tozzles and decide upon the mac
MUNN questioned if this wu a desirable
Cett, but the Down-Tow' OLlai replied they
i% ft once before.
The Maros suggested that they should bold their
Council meeting meter, and it vrm agreed that the
next meeting should be on Monday, 21st M.arcb, which
would be two da after the day on which the tenders
would Do

' THII TOWN BAIL.

With referenos to the soda of chimes for letting the
Town Hall (of which lb. J. Robinjoc, asked the
consideration of the eouncil at the last meeting), the
committee reomemsoded that for the use of the Town
Hall for a public ball, the °hams should be £1 lie. 6d.
Indeed of three gninem, and one guirun for every
public dinner or tea indeed of three guineas; 1160 one
guinea for the first day, and it.. ed. for every fair
Emma day for a public concert, or exhibition for the
purpose of public emommoreet, in the same way as
the pram% aerie for lectures not connected with any
atheneum, umesum, or literary institute of the town.
Alderman GALTIII did not think they ought to
lower the charges for small dances or for • pertfoolar
dais of mesons. What they ought to do WIN to lower
the whale of the charges to meet the views of the
gable ai lerge.