The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-16 00:00:00

HARBOUR BORIS.

Mr. WALLIA asked why the treasurer had refused to
pay Ida Harbour h 0.1, as ordered by the Board?
\ Van the treasurer the pervant of the Bard, or not?
The Tows CI FMK -.aid it was his dotv t see that the
people, who Cr,.01 i c..; the boa& to the Council, have
a legal title, an it wa. his and the bon ugh treasurer's
duty to see int.• the title before the bonds were paid.
Mr. Waims : You don't make any trouble with Dr.
Smith, bee tips lies n awoll. (Laughter).
NEW BOIWOUH RATS. AND XiGIItSTRATIge MIRK'S
LARY.

k 1,038 was the amount of the rate r.quired,, in
coosequence of about £4OO heicg added by the opposi-
tion to the Promenade Pier.
Mr. Alderman Tilouse sugges'ett that the rate be
adjourned till after the report of thee inmitteo respect'
in the eahry of the Slagiatrat is' Clerk.
Mr. LUNDIE said the town only had to make
go id £lOO on accouat of the Magiatra'es' Clerk.
It was resolved to take the two subjects together,
and the report of ths committee advised that Mr.
Arlen be paid £3OO a year.
Alderman THOMARI referred to the past history of
paving justices' clerks by fees, the result of which in
some instances was that there were Case. sent for trial,
which never ought to have been, and the Government
decided that justices' clerks should be paid by fixed
salary. This salary was in seer.* of the fees, and as
the po west ratepayer of the borough was called on to
contribute, he propoited that the paymitnt be for one
tweivemouth only, and that meautime the m.itter be
acquired into.
Mr. Bitowg also claimed that he was not speaking
rom any personal feel.ng to slr. Arden. Certain
features were made np of the fee; but those years
were busy years, and the returns showed the full
benefit of that, ytt the returns showed only £270 a
year, and telt of that Mr. Arden had other expenses
but the committee went on the impression that a
gentleman ought to have a certain salary. That ought
not to be the basis but the fees, arid he had pleasure
in seconding Mr. Thomas's proposition.
Mr. Watite urge I they should he "just to the
man;" certaia councillors could not see their own
faults. .

Alderman Gnovini thotitht £3OO a year WM llnt too
much; a man of that pi.ition might to he paid that
amount for his awn iced. He mo:e I that tha report of
the committee, giving Mr. Ardiu zoo a year, be
adopted.
For the pr mmition, givit g him only the £3OO for
one yea-, voted only A•derman Thema. and Mr.
11r.mn. nd tha amen lm.mt, giving him £3OO a year,
was adopted by a large m tjor ty.

KING'S sr .Tlli.

The committe3 rec.nime ided certain alieratinn. in
th. King's tsttie ani Kennett around, at an expense of

Mr. Wens asked who was th oogineer of that
revort
The Tow( OAm: th .uaht Mr. Abler man Eliot:
rann..bo Iv elm thought Mr. Naugle, and a third added
" Mr. Walker." ( ',enabler.)
Mr. Emu? vahl .omethin.: lignite nece,aaary whether
the reeommen,lations he adopted or not; but the
unfortunate ratepayers cann 4 he drumeil hi, so they
;wowed to make as appeal to the public for subscrip-
tion..

.... .
The MAYOR agreed with Mr. Eliot that thin was one
of the ug.v things in the town- ("No, no ")—aod be
woe in (avow of th rep .rt hein.: adopted, with the
a Idition of a orize of 10 guineas for the best plau for
improving the Statue
Mr. DENNI 4 agreed with the Mayor, that the con•
atruction—t he Kio-'eStatu.—was hole MP. and he was
in hymn. of the MI) or's lclu, including the trees for
Mr. Bums did not agree the Statue is hideous, or
that the plan propo,o,rl is g 1; he thought it out of
all provortiou. and part of the plan had been described
se ac "altereati..ll between them and the King." He
was in favour of plans for the improvement being
nvi ed.

/dr. Lovett. believed se many are in favour of tbe
pres mt Statue being painted and repaired as for it to
be oitered. .

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Mr. Watt's enquired what wa% to be done with the
lion and unicorn?

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It we •zreod to &river:hoe for plane.
Mr. Wean and Mr. WALLI3., whose grandfathers'
troves are on the Statue, are in favour of preeervtn
it, not Mr. Webb pr.mised to CIOVA"N in fsv,,ur of it.
It wa+ decided not to open the tenders 1, r painting
the resent King's Statue.