The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-03-09 00:00:00

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.

Tuewley : Present —llts Mayor (W. Darden. Esq.),
Aldermen It. D 'vie, J. (lapin, J. Carme ; Councillors
Grego., E B rnett, T. Bennett, Frost, F. hock, R.
Hunt, K ,pe, A. Etneon. 11. Darden, with Mr. Henry
Symonds, depui y Town Clerk.

AUDITORS.
The new auditors, Mr. F. Holland, and Mr. R. Heyman,
took the (Ince of auditor, promising not to injure the
Protestant church or the Bishop. and clergy of that
church, or disturb them in ths emo:uruent• or privileges
So which th: y are or may hi by law *willed.
DUBS.

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Mr. John Dyer tendered at L 125. Ineludinz the rent of
the Yefr-flelJ, Itc.. and Mr. J. B. Frost. West Cemel. at
£312. Last yeer the dues were let for .1210. this tusking
an advance ol Cl 5. _

-117-li.Sis—oili.p7;;;osed and Mr. Butorrr seconded, that
ME..llyer's tender be accepted.—Airessd to.
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the keeping
the place clean, and it was stated that more stringent
stipulations hui been made.

TIIS BUST OV 11101 11411:1117.

The committee reported that it was difficult to do ea
wee suggested at the last meeting. and Mr. Hannah had
been instructed to put • red baize screen. so that the
Council might see the effect. It was no the same plan as
was adopted at he Hunt Ball.—)Ir. Hannah offered the
fitting at O. or with oak panels, lc., at Zi lOs more.
A member wee desirous to use the pillar, to which
another Councillor remarked—" It I. very useful now,"
th. pillar being used as • hatstand !

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U. BcAverr proposed that the niche should be cut
down to he length of the pedestal, no that the pedestal
alibi form part of the ornameatation.
Yr. A. pops th night the pedestal was quite • secondary
matter; the work of art was the bust, and a pedestal
would be out of place in • niche. He propved that Mr.
Hannah's offer of the screen for ,C 8 be 'counted, and that
the Surveyor be instructed to paint the inside of the niche
crimeon to nista the tcreen.—Seconded by Mr. GIIZIORT
and curled.

PSTIOLEU STOW.

Mr. Arthur E Groves asked far a license to store
petroleum in his new works at Fordington, instead of In
Peaswiane.
Granted.

SUNDAY CLOSING.
The Association for the Closing of Pablichouses on
Sundays 'sent • letter asking the Council to support and
sign • petition In favour of the motion of Mr. Stephenson
In the House of Commons.
Mr. A. POP. considered they were sent there to manage
municipal matters, not to say whether • man should or
should not have • glass of hem on Sundays.
Mr. Ilcaxirrr and others concurred that the petition
should lie on the table. Yr. LOCK would not sign such a
petition himself.
Alderman Cunns remarked that people who boortd in
publicheuses on Sundays were not the best customers of
the licensed victuallers.
Tls• matter dropped.
TVS LATE ML 11. LOCK.
Mr. Cyan! moved • vote of condolence with Mn, Lock,
ers the death of her husband. Mr. Lock was one of their
oldest members, and it wee right they should express
their sorrow.
Seconded by Mr. R. DAVIS, and carried unanimously.
THE CLOCK TOWEL
The Surveyor recommended ventilation in the clock
tower, at a small cost
Mr. POPS had observed theta burner in the tower wee
burnt away, and there wag a great fibre of gas. He
suggested that a new burner should be fixed there, and he
also approved the ventilation.
Mr. Hussgrr also bad observed the great heat in the
dock tower.
Mr. Gettig asked whether the Council intended for the
eloek to pass from one person's hands to another They
first had one tenon to provide the clock, then another to
swab It, and now they were about to have another
=3l, • rival in the business, to attend to the clock and
I't in order.
A member understood that Mr. Tilley kept the clock for
Kr. Curtis but on Mr. GALIN asking Mr. Curtis, he said
It yea done by Mr. Tilley for the Council, sot for himself.
Alderman Gauls thought. now they had had a firm to
pat the clock in order, they had bettor keep It in repair.
Some doubt arising about Mr. Tiller's appointment,
Gau.le said his bills fur the work came in regularly
to the Council.
Mr. Esteem wished he could see the figures from his
door, as be could formerly, but not now.
• Member: At! you were younger then.
The improvements suggested by the Surveyor were
agreed to.
Mr. A. Pore did not believe Mr. Jacob got • halfpenny
out of the work, be bad live men two days cleaning the
dock, which was very much corroded through the bad
ventilation. The parties who had done ihe clock now ought
to be the ones to keep it in order.
answer to councillors. Mr. Curtis said Mr. Tilley was
VIII a year, and his year would expire on the 25th
Mr. Jacobs being sent for, said the clock was now
finished, but be should like it in his own hands • few
weeks looser.