The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

Ma. IlAxru'e Cicz.L.ut FLAP.

The Mayor read a letter from Mr. Beater, in which
that gentleman moil, writing to the Town Clerk : —"I ais
quite surprised by your letter of this moron's( railing
uisiu we to reilleVe ille lirei or it .p in front amy pre-
mises now erecting in the New-street ; anal how imueli
more ale I surprised *then I tin I it is in consequence of
the report of the Surveyor to toe Bovril of He iith, Mr.
Lowman. as I have been actin.: from the list stair ly
with his eminent and concurrenes. Et fore the build ego,
inlet!, were onsimmoe I. from rth it Mr. leiwinan, as
marveyor toils* 11041P1 of Heslds was the pro'per person
to consult, I personally salted ui him with the
working plans. soil Ise welit through them there, with
me. The iitureeiew tested, I idsuulil think, so hour said
a half. I mpecially printed out to hia uotice Min pro-
postal lips its the street, stud he. without the leant.
husitat.ou, told ute to proceed. Mr. Lowman has ou
various oocasimus during the progress of the work..
visited the premises awl sue:mural the sums of the 111. p.
and expressed himself perfectly satisfied ; ml further.
be once told use that his worship, the M oror. had milbsl
he attention to the dap. lief he, Kr. Lowman. had re-
ported to his worship that I wts quite correct in Iwo*
ceedreg as I woe doing. 0.1 Satorday last I list • few
frierola together and laid the foundation stow., at which
time Mr. Loomis& risked Mr. Criukuray, my arch.teet,
how much the collar flap project...l before the due of
frmstage. Mr. Criikanay answered 2ft. Goa, whim, Mr.
Lowman expressed himself as perfectly satisfied. an I on
aeveral occasione he has, in my prooetice, also °arrester'
his approval to Mr. Brown, the builder and the clerk
of the works."
Mr. Lowman was then called In, and was catechised
with regard til tile matter.
The Mayor : You reporivd to the last meeting that
Mr. Bixter'a cellar Imp was an cherooclament. Whist
'du you now say—is it an eneroachma tit or ttttt ?
Surveyor : Well, I suppose you must c ill it an en-
crovehment—it canout tie anytbiog el..
The Mayor: But be says you sanetiolied it.
Sorveyor : Well, although it is an eucruseliment it i.
true. I doh% hint fault it AI. it. You retuernher on one
occasion I peinte hit nut to you. ant said —" They're
I, brought out • cellar dip. hut I don't ainsi.ter it is an
1 encroachinesit,do you? and yon said "no." L said "I don't
' think it is worth while to report it," and you said" not
at all." (Laughter.)
The Maior : Well, I did say no ; I did not see any
objection to it in that street.
The Serve, or wit. then Asko:. why, if he did not then
consoler it an encroachment, he reported it? to wkieh
he replied, •• I we, eunspellett tol it.'
Mr. Monett: Who compelled you to it?
8 irveyor : A nreaolrer.
Mr. 'Leggett : Who is that member ?
Toe Surveyor did not reply.
Mr. it .ghett suit the Sdreeeor reporte I his hew'
will illef, hecanav he wail ordered to .10 so by to illeill ice.
If members gave °Mere, they ought not to he sidemen:ll
of the r 11•111•11, it Wn.A neither honourable nor just. lie
hail done withiug that he we. eilliPlUed of, in his Affair.
and he lifted a mini to •ope•k Mit sue lova. He MY air
, Eughahm in, anal %label to be taeote I a- suet.
1 Mr. Develasslo : 110 you think I haver June anything I
tun aahooneal of thou ?
Mr. Tatar.' retuarked,thot according to an order of the
Board, no 10 rout lust • rigid to give in-It het-tons,
or intertere with the Surveyor, hut the Mayor.
, Oh. Deveuish mid he Ma not mumble this wis given
I orders to the Surveyor. He h-i! not given him any orders
1
our iiiterferwl with him, but lie shouhl not hese
liesitmevt to point out soy obstructions to bum that he
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