The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-06-16 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.

Waymocrre ihnoc—At the meeting of the Board of
Guardians n Tauday, the election of a collector of
Peor-rates ior the pariah of Wyke Regis took pleas.
There were Sr. candidates—Messrs. T. Tewkesbury,
Jam Parsons, Jaime Perams, George Keeping, and
David Mead. Mr. Keeping was elected by a large
gasiority, at • salary of £25 par annum.
TIC ACTION AGAINST TAN CORPOIATION.—Ie the
Court of Exebequer, Jura 10. (Sitting in Beam, before
the Lord Chief Baron and Barons Martin, Bramwell,
rind Channell,) them was heard the ruse of Payne s. the
Mayor and Aldermen of Weymouth. This was •
special case, raising • question respecting the liability
of municipal corporations. Under a °outset with the
defendants, the plaintiff had construsted • jam and
other works at W,ymoutk. under the power of • local act,
passed in 1854. The price agreed Open was £11,700, and
this action waa brought to recover CIAO, the balance
renuieing 'repaid. The defendants pleaded that the
amount wu to be paid out of money raised by them by
mortgage of the pier antes, that they bad made every
effort to rale' further stuns In that manner, but had
failed, and that they had, therefore, no fonds for the
liquidation of the plaintiff's chum. The question now
was whether that was • good defames to the action.
The plaintiff said that, supposing thus, wire no funds
to meet the debt he mould ask the Court to sive judg-
ment in his favour, and heave it to be determined bore-
aft., how the fruits of that jarlsmi-nt could be best
realised. Mr. Kingdom, q.c., and Mr. FisLer appeared
for the plaint if, and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr.
Meager fur the defendants. The Court aserved
judgment.
Tows COUNCIL—A meeting of the Council was held
on Monday, under the presidency of the Mayor (J. Ti. red.
Esq.) There were also present—Alderman Howard,
Councillors hlll4OO. Hampton. Pothecary, Drew, Bober to,
Bank, /ryas, Brown, hi. Pilot, Betts, COMMinS,
Thomas, Webb, Tsetse, 'darling, and Webb. There
were two ...imam. for rh. vacancy in she widows'
alothouses—Widow Sarah Dougherty and Widow Welsh-
The former was citizen by nine votes to six. Some
son aaaaaa ion kook plau in reference to the drawbridge.
—Councillor Webb proposed that Mr. Lowman be ap-
pointed to take Marge of the bridge, to put the same
Into good working order, and to keep it so, and to open
and abut the bridge when milled upon, at • nalary of
MO for the Bret year, and 1:20 for the following years.
The applicant to be subject to the control of the
C used. —Councillor Back seconded the proposition.
- Councillor Pothecary moved the following amend.
mint—" That the surveyor be entreated with the
Aerie of the bridge, with ponce to keep the same in
the be.t possible working order, but the outlay for
such work not to tamed 15 without the consent of the
Council." The voting wu equal—nine for each. The
Mayor said he had never given a casting vote since his
election, and he should not do as now. The matter
therefor* dropped. A letter was read from Mr. W. W.
Bardon, threatening the council with an action in the
Court of Chancery if they earned out their project of
'miming a portion o/ the Backwater. It was put aside.
-_cenneillor Thomas called the attention of the Council
to the claggersins etato of the crossing over the Portland
railway, and moved "flat the Town Clerk be requested
' to take the neceenery measuree to give the public free
aeons to the wall adjoining the Park estate, hy a removal
of the peewit gates, or Peat slope as will be Wafer:Story
to the Council."—Oottecillor Drew seconded the propo-
sition, which on Wog Rut to the meeting was curled.
In the Local Board of Health business, the question of
the mode of laying oat the Ring" was revived.
Ultimately, the Surveyor was to employ • number of
bands to level the ground., and • committee was formed
to arrange for laying out the game after it was levelled.
—The Mayor reed the following latter obi& the Tows
Clerk had received from the Chairman of the New Gas
Company -
Oa. Of6oe, Weymouth, lone 6, IN&
Dear 81r,- In sumer to youre of the 15th ell., the dlrectont
having gone Into the matter find the wet of eupplylng gee at
15.1. per 1,000 feet, llghtlor, extingulehlng, cleaning, repair.
log painting, gluing, and Interval on the capital expended le
column lamp*, ettlngs, ho., amount to £4 las 3d., but taking
Into coca/Aeration the public .re lards coectinere, the
directory oiler to ripply the lamps at AI 5a per hop per
suntan. -Yours truly,
To r. C. fitaggall, Seq.

ROWLAND MONA&

Alderman Howard said as the representative' of th•
people it was their duty to pt the contract for th•
supply of gm for the public lumps as cheap ai they
contd.—Counsellor Thomas Mr. Bardon'e solicitor
know* all about it.—Aldennan 9oward appealed to th•
Mayor if such personalitim should be dealt in. -- Th.
Mayor wished to know whether Mr. Thomas referred
1., Mr. Howard.—Counoillor Thomas thought Mr.
' Hoyle was the solicitor Lod Mr. Howard the agent.
—Alderman Howard : The question now before them was
me of gnat Interest, sad pistons In which poop/intim
should b• dealt is —ONO- He &Pike is dieelSirge of
Ids doty to tho piablie who had plastid him in that
Council. If to bad withed to have been personal, be
would have referred to the time when the new Osa Are
was posing through the Horns of COIDIrOOIII. Members
of their corporation bei,g either ssoretary, ohairoon,
or directors of the gaa ocuipaoy, had some to this
Counsel and told them that the cot was •
most beneficial ons for the town, and proposed that
thin 0...r0il Amid ere it their aopport. U. et thee
time opposed snob • propositice booms he believed the
public would not be benefited, sad the 000seqemeee
111111 that be we& beaten by either owe or two majority.
At a public meeting shortly other 15w.. boasted that the
Corporation had gives those their approve!. Now, what
wash'. •ffeot ? They were now baethr their publie light
mainly at a 2s, per lamp, though soma • little more,!
but the avenge, as their town olio* had informed them, I
was t 2 ss. He could not for • moment think the
directors were in earnest when they oinked 24 se. per
lamp, but he thought ths proper way would be to
charge so much per thoessad lest for each lamp.
Coder Mr. Burdon's sot, the outside prim that could
be *barged was el 10.. The present contract would
expire in October, sea what dm they is. ; • letter signed
by • Wernher of tbs Corporation (who had proposed to
the Greoration to give its sanction to the new Let)..
()Laketon of the new gas 0061peay, where the sum for
lighting the town was asked to be C 4 5a per lamp, or
In other terms double what they were now payiog,l
The prim for the 245 lamps would raise the sea from I
£551 to 11,011 Se. Tb• lighting of the town would cost I
£l,lOO. Barely the town would Poo emmeat to pay
snob a nos •• this. He bad looked at the total
expeadltere of the Local Board for evorridass had
that was about £3,700, sad the additional as. Would
mob. it £3.300, or be as burets* of almost oae-Ilfth of
Vie total eopanditere. Now, who would thisfall vow
Not the rich man, beeps, he was • oonsumer of gas,
acid.. he would get Ids past ta 64. instead oft.. 6d.
b. ereald afford to pay. Bat how about the poor
anechanie? tie, of course, did not sosurunie gas.
Where they now pay ISe. they would bane to pay 6..
without one single adenn, age. In fact, the poor were
being taxed for tile benefit of the doh. He trusted the
new gee wimpsny would never sob each & sum, end he
should move the question stand over for farther inquiry.
He therefore Prreirnd that the Mak be instructed to
ume to various Large towns to seseertalo what e
rise
they were paying. —Councillors Potbecary and liot
epreeg pe the Name 44 and the matter was adjourrnid
for tbe purism' of arnertalalag the above (sate—The
meeting abort') after adjourned.
WEYMOUTH COUNTY 000 RT.

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On Bnturday lait th• Juan. T. E. P. Ler" Fag
held bid moodily adttiog at the Guildhall. Than wW.
102 original plaints, are. wii.srand owns, armee Jude.
meat summonses, and one !maim toy ease.
lowing were the only 018011 art Ir importing :
Winsome's., O Cam.--Gray Flew.
plaintiff in this ease is • lissoned brewer, awrying on
6siness at Wyk. Bag* sad tb• atiadass nuts •

bows of the plaintiff at Portlead. Hr. Howard IP-
Feared forth* plaintiff, and Mr. George, from the firm
Of Timed and Chaorp, for the defendant. The claim was
for as fin. 6d. for beer 'applied to the defenclost. A
dispels mese about £3, the defendant Maiming it to be
pined le the beer amount. It was, however. eettled
that this amount should be added to the tent. The
principal dispute nom sheet the memurement of the
evoke which the defeedeet argued were smaller and did
not amnia the proper quantity of beer, whereby b, woe
a great loser. Mr. Cormick and Mr. Easton woe-smiled
as intones, to prove that the auks were of the proper
memorement, and it was admitted that ono Irish
task had been sup i lied to the defendant. His Honour
deferred gi•ing judgment, and it was •rranged that the
mein should me inns the casks and report to Ida
Honour at the nest cionrt.
Tag TMOITS OF GIVING ChtDlT.—Whibvl4ge C.
Baker.—This wee an section for the sum of ES 13s. 4d.
for beer supplied to the defendant, who is a quarryman
residing at Portland. The plaintiff was reprssented by
Mr. Howard, and Mr Weston defended. The plaintiff
kept • beer.hness at Portland and trusted the defendant
the amount claimed foraging of twenty men, who were
working at • stone quarry adjacent to the plaintiff's
premien at Weston. From the evidenee elinted from
the plaintiff, it appears it is the usual custom of the
boar retailers to give credit to the companies consisting
from 15 to 20 men. The defendant applied to him foe
credit, • hich he readily gave, but he bed not received •
penny in payment of the same, which had bin owing
for the past tweivemootba—Mr. Howard informed his
Honour that one publican had trusted • compan• for
rlchteen months, and the hill •stnnented to over £200.
His Honour said the person alluded to was v. ry foolish
in DO doing. The plaintiff acid the defendant fetched
the beer himself, and he held him responsible for the
roiWile:ed°n• bitlidf or htilL adj.:on:at wwahlielti ......
been made out against another man who was at work
at the qoarry.—His Honour stopped the further
hewing of the C•••• as it was vident the plaintiff conld
not sustain his claim. He Galled upon the defendant to
five the plaintift every usistanee he could to fiod out
the name, of the men who had consumed the beer, as it
was • hard case for the plaintiff to lose the amount he
sued for. The defendant: Can I summons then in-
dividnally ?—His Honour! am not sitting here to give
such advice, but to curry out the law. The solicitor
for the defuses Fan Mr. Howard the neoenary informs-
Honour eon-suited the plaintiff.
A Dunn:rem GLAlN.—Benoett Pstten.- -This was
• claim for £l2 sa, the Wanes of an amount for
building malaria's. The plaintiff is in business at Wey-
mouth as • builder and &minion, and the defendant
follows • similar ism wits at Fortune's wall, point...).
- Me. Howard appeared oe the defeisdant. The plaintiff
supplied the defendant with building matimiele for
planes • frost in the shop of Mr. Rana at the latter
plant He sent defendant's bill in amountinv to
£9l 104., sad he monies.' 4240 on amount, lean.' •
balance of Ell 10s. Shortly idler the LSO was paid, he
supplied the defendant some other materials for the
repair of the shutters, he., which mad* the amount up
to £l2 55., for which he now stied, and the defendant
refused to pay.—Mr. W. Criekmay, and other witnesies
were called with regard to the value, and it was snorted
that the nese should stand adjourned till next court day,
and Mr. Norman, surveyor and architect, of St. Thomas-
street, was instructed by his Honour to survey the work
and material and report the same to Hi. Honour at the
next court, and in the meantime, if the parties could
come to terms, they might settle the matter between
themselves. -Adjourned accordingly.
Flew • White.—Thia wee a claim for £2 due for rents
—Mr. Howard appeared for the plaintiff, and His
Honour, after hearing the ease, ordered the defendant
to pay the amount claimed by four monthly instalments
of 10a each.

ELUI ILOPTOT. —Re Rinser Roder.—This bankrupt
cam. up for his dual examination and discharge.—
Mr. Howard appeared for the bankrupt, who lately
carried on business in Park-street. in the wish of
Holcomb* Reg* as licensed beer reteilor. boot and
shoe dealrr and cootractor. The bankrupt's debts
amounted to WO, somas VW. He attributed his loss
through not not being able to carry out hie contract*,
by having six Immo, laid up with the mange. Their
bolo! no opposition Him Honour granted the bankrupt's
application.