The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-05-11 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL

A quarterly meeting of the Council was held M the Town
Hell en Tuesday. when there were nt—G. Curtis.
gip. ('Layor), end Mews W. D. • I. Gifford, W.
N. WeMorn, S. T. Trevenicn. George Green, Reginald
Aldridge, E. J. Conway, and Dr. Philipota.

WANTON ItISCIIIZT.

The CLEVE read a letter from Mr. Kemp-Welch stating
that tie land had been set on Sr., and he wu obliged to
employ twenty men to put it out, to whom he falre le.
each, Ile enclosed the names of the men employed, and
salted that the amount be refunded to him. Two or three
fires bad occurred nest on Corporation land, the result of
which would have been serious bad it not been for the
.fforta of two Poole policemen. He wrote to the Wind:lora*
Superintendent of Pollee saying his men were not on the
spot. The Clerk thought it would be wise to pay this
amount, and to make an enquiry as to how these fires
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Ordered to be paid.

THE CHAILTIBUIT HZHOUT.

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It was agreed to allow the sublect to stand over till the
next meeting, when the Clerk would have received • reply
to • letter which he forwarded • few days ago.

Yr. GIFFORD sod the llittost thought Use Council ought
to expresi thanks to the surveyor. Mr. Miller. tor the
...tint, Way lb. repairs have been oarried out in tho
High-street
TIER liTlill QUZSTION.

Mr. Tsunamis would like to ask what had become of
the Bethel By agitation they had got rid oboe ntds•nos.
sad in all prob,bifity by agitation they would ultimately
get the benefit of public intim They would say there in
the presence of thair friends they should like to have theme
baths, it was necessary for something to be done they
had still got the new quay down there. and li, did not
see why he should not have them. He would be very
glad to rive &subscription towards such • desirable objecE
Mr. Wurssur : We cannot arced it.
Mr. Titzvaniow : I don't want to see this question
shelved. Everybody is talking about it, the summer is
now coming, and it must be agitated for. A committee
was &pp-Anted, what is the roman of that committee!
Whether they hams reported yet or not. I do not know.
The IiATOn said • deputation was formed and had an
intervicw with Sir Ivor, the result of which they were all
aware ; one pert of the scheme was being carried out, and
the rest was now lying in an/Minor. In the course of
week they would know more about it.
Mr. GIFVOILD: Did Sir Ivor entertain it. idea of carry-
ing out lb. remaining pert of the scheme?
The Mayor:: Oh. yen he did entertain it, but ill. to
stand over till the work now going on is completed.
Mr. Teurvarnoi : As I said Ware. we have Sot the new
quay and we might have the baths there. Our linreerer
sometime alt. furnished us with instructions and pleas.
The CLOP pointed out that before *rootlet baths they
must adopt the Act relating thereto.
Mr. Tans/nos said they were not in the position of
onuiruladoners ; they bad larger power, than Ocisnmis-
stoners, and he did not think it was necessary for them to
adopt the Act.
The CLAIM remarked that the earl most be paid out of
the rate, or they might nuke • separate rate. In this
instance it was not necessary for them to go to the Local
Government Board.
Mr. Tinvanton said that at ithe the, erected bathe and
put them under town improvements—the sense as they
had done here in the planting of the trees.
Tbo MAYOR : If you adopt the Act you can carry out as
much as you like.
Mr. TIZTLNIOP : Dot understand it is not competent
for us to curry this out without adopting the Act/
Mr. Girrorin The beet thing we can do is to wine Sir
her might tell us he is going to do it
The OLIVIA • You have got to cell • special wound for
id
the purpose adopting the Act.
Mr. Tnivarrios : The young men of Poole have no
decent plat* where they can beu.- and it is very hard
indeed that such a thing cannot be bad in • seaport town.
' it can be done without any great expense I think the
dapevem woulde't grumble. What le the probable cost?
The Surveyor: About £5OO or MO.
Mr. IPIODeLz : There were many objections raised to all
the sites.
Mr. TM/ANION : The new quay seems to be the only
site.
The Maros: Is it desirablo, seeing we here el=
tart our preceisa fulfilled,to discus this q
o 01,0
Tnithannth : Mr. Meal' will Pill us what are the
wishes of Lied Wimborne.
Mr. Donna= : I wee only one of the deputation.
Yr. Tinvanion : The summer lemming on, and ',sold
nether that a town's meeting should be called
The Marna: A penny rate would be abundant to mast
the whole wet. - _ _

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71; : It would be aell-eapporting ; a ober.
of M. or 6d. could be made sooordinn to accommodation.
In Southampton the baths bring In a grand revenue.
Mr. DIRIDLLZ : To erect baths of that description it
would take more than AMOtl flow would the ratepayer,
Ilk, to build those baths and than haul to Day for UN UM
of them

—Thelitaton : Nobody would object to pay • small fee to
recoup the servants esuploY•d at thaw. There is no
resolution beton the sistilting•
The Ow : I do not object to its being adopted, but
the committee was to make Inquiries before it wee tweed
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—The MAYOR I W• shall has. to bold another meeting
soonn_ Mas e contract for lighting in my nearly expired
and Mr. Treranion can put notice of nig subject on the
agenda ”per.
Ilr. Tazvexion s Row leas would it take to build the
batbs I
The Illerretir s Moss imam