The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1861-01-29 00:00:00

QUAY WALL.

The only tender for rebuilding the quay wall opposite
Mears. Bsyly and Kendall's house, was that of Mr. W.
If. Williams, who offered to do the work at El lls. 61.
per foot run—the corporation to find tbe stone.—The
URVETuIt, on being caPed in, aald there was 90 feet of
work to be done, and he considered that 25e. a foot run,
considering the risk, would bv a fair price for the work.
It might be • very profitable job at that stun, or it might
be a very unprofitable one.—it all depended upon
whether the foundation would stand after the stone was
taken up.—On the motion of Mr. Tuoliesorf, wconded
by Mr. HIBBn, Mr. Williams's tender was accepted.—
Mr. 1/Krt.:slim said that about 90 fret more of the wall
would have to be rebuilt.
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No tenders hod been sent in for erecting • flight of
steps opposite the Crescent.

COILPoRATION ACCOUNTS.

Mr. HARR rose to propose the motion of which he had
given notice--" That the treasurer, surveyor, and har-
bour master, and inspector of police, be directed to pro-
duce at each meeting of the Council all their books of
accounts; and that notice of such meeting be sent to the
parties." He acid that the reason he had
brought forward this motion was, that since he had
been a member of that Board he bad never seen the
accounts of the several trusts on the table. They got •
statement of annual totals of most of the trusts, at the
end of the year, after the expenses had been incurred,
and after any check that might have been deemed
necessary in regard to the expenditure, was placed
beyond their control. And not only so, without having
the accounts before them, they were ignorant as to their
financial position, as to whether or not the resolutions
passed at their meetings were carried out. He was
aware they could see the treasurer's accounts by calling
at his office, but he fur one had not time for this.
When he Come to that meeting, he came to do corpora-
tion business, and to this end they ought to know how
their affairs stood, whether or not their was • balance
in hand, and wiether they would afford to carry out
improveinents or, whether retrenchment was necessary
For bin own part lie thought that by the adoption of
this resolution, it would. be. found of essential benefit.

Mr. Arms° seconded the resolution, and it was
adopted uwaohnoudy.
USE OF THE ToWNHALL BY COUNTY JUSTICES.

Mr. THotiewm next brought forwanl his motion as to
the propriety of cli3rging the County Justices for the
use of the Townhall for holding of Petty Sessions. He
ssidthe corporation paid county rates, and he did not
ewe why they should not charge the county magistrates
for the use of the Hall.

Mr. TIZAIID said the Hall vu used by the judge of the
County Court and by the turnpike trustees. If the
county magistrates wen) called on to pay, why should
not otlisrs do the same I He thought all parties should
be served alike.

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Mr. HARI said the turnpike trustees kept in repair
the roads through the principal streets in the town,
which was • great saving to the borough, and therefore
they stood in • different position then the county
magistrates, who exercised no jurisdiction in the
borough.
Mr. THOMPSON then moved, and Mr. THOMAS seconded
"That inquiries be made as to the amounta which are
received in other towns from the county justices, for the
use of the rooms in Townhalls or other pnblic buildings
in which such justices hold their petty sessions."
The motion was unanimously agreed to.
ANNUAL STATIMINT or ACCOUNTS.

Mr. Dirt:w said he fully agreed with the resolution
which had been proposed by Mr. Hare, and he now
begged to 1110Y0 that the treasurer's account in detail of
the severe] trusts in the Corporation be published annu-
ally. He found that in many of the metropolitan dim.
tricts, detailed account*, similar to such as he now pro-
pour!, were published and sold to the ratepayers at
Id., M., or 3d. per sheet, as the case might be, to pay
for the expense of printing. He proposed that the '
annual detailed statement should be made up to the
31st August in each year, that their present financial
arrangement might not be disturbed. The statement
now published yearly was very unsatisfactory, dealing
as it did in generals and not in particulars. The rate-
payers complained of the vast expenditure, and Milt
they could see nothing done for their money, and the
reason why they could not see it was, that it was ex.
',ended underground, wlicreaa, if they had the details of
what each particular work coat, they would see where
their money went. Then there was in their lest
balance sheet £175 put down as " miscellaneous." Now
this word bad • very extended signification, and might
mean Mayor's dimmers, or roast beef and plum pudding
to charity children. Their rates were now very heavy,
a grunt deal of money was anent, and the ratepayer,
did not know what became of it, and.he thought that •
detailed stiteenent of account.' annuslly would be more
satisfactory than the system at present adopted. lie
therefore moved "That the treasurer be instructed to
prepare and have printed a debtor and creditor account,
in detail, of all the various truste of the borough, made
up to the 31st August iu each year, and that the same
be supplied by the treasurer to any ratepayer calling_at
the office for the same, at • charge of uot more than fid.
, each. _

Mr. BUMS?? SPOOD,II4 the resolution.
Mr. THOMPSON said if the treasurer had sutra work
thrust upon hini he would want extra pay.
The TKEASIT nut said it would take a twelvemonth to
copy out She aceounta in detail as proposed by Mr. Drew.
He had no objection to lay the books before them every
month, but he thought they would not understand them.
What he proposed wen, that they should pay 00 • year
extra. and he would employ • clerk to assist him, and
they would get out • monthly statement to place
before the Board.
Mr. DitvEntsit said if they had the books on the
table they would not require • balance sheet got out
monthly.
The THEASUHLR did not believe they would under•
stand them.

Mr. IiKVENIBII : Why account' are the easiest thing
in the world to understand, if bmdre are well kept ;and
if you keep your books so that we cannot read thew, we
must make an alteration.

Mr. JOHN Tiz.utn ,aid that in the balance sheet
which had been published, he SAW there were two rates
made last year—la. and Is. Bd. rate, which he should
have thought would have produced more than was there
stated—U.l93 2A. 10.1.
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The CLERK said that the time the balance sheet was
made out the whole of the rates had nut been col-
lection.

MR. TIZARD : But we are left to suppose that lithe
whole amount produced by the two rates.
Mr. DREW : This shows the necessity of publishing a
detailed balance sheet.
Mr. TIZARD uked if the balance of these rates bed
been collected since the accounts bad been mad* up.
The et.rau said they had.
Mr. Trzattn : Then you have collected a great deal of
money since then.
The CLERK replied in the affirmative.
After some further discussion, the motion waa
carried.

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An order was given for new police clothing.
CABI OF POWS CONSTABLE BILLTIT.

The MAYOR said he had received a memorial signed
by upwanla of 200 persons on behalf of P.C. Billet, who
Wilt Injured some mouths since while in the discharge of
his duty. lie had been so much injured as to incapaci-
tate him for further duties, and they had continued his
F.), till their last meeting, when the council agreed to
give him • gratuity of LW, and discharp him. The
public had taken up his case very warmly, as he was a
loan of good conduct, and • very efficient officer. The
difficulty was. he wait not in the force a sufficient length
of time to entitle him to • pension.
Mr. AYLING stated that the practice in the coutty
force was, when • man was disabled in the discharge
of his duty, if he had not been sufficiently long in the
fortis to entitle hita to a pension, to allow him a

certain run per week out of the pollee fund. They
e.iuld not take eny step in tl: • inscer at the present
ineerielg, but the hotter a/ 1y SW•AII.I b in put the psi:
fellow's ea, on the notWe lapCr that it tuiAbt be dis
cussed at Cede nest meet ink
Ths TBEAK'NEIt said they had entered into • contract
that day to rebuild a porthqs of the quay wall, but he
begged to inform them they had no funds to pay for
the work. They ba.l alms ly overdrawn on the baritone
fund to the amount 11 EGA and very shortly £.lOO
wool.' be due fur interest.
Mr. Dcvcsisti replied that the work mint be done at
onc., hot tin: trensurer need not put himself out of the
way abillit it. The harbour dues would ho !mid monthly,
and very shortly they would receive £m from the cow
tr,etor of the Nothe work+ fur the ballad-quay.

LOCAL BOARD OF MULTI!.
There were seven tender' for re-paving the Roval•
terrsee with Killion stone.—Mr. Mxtclisin 8.1. per to, t
" wombed" stone, or 94d., per foot " tooled." Mr.
F:109 Is 4. punched stone ; Mr. Reynolds kw,
ditto ; Ilesars. Curry and Chalker. £llO9. ditto ; Mr. C.
Seaman. 1279 10x., ditto • Mr. Alfred Williams £29510,.
ditto ; Mr. W. E. Paull, 014 101.—Mr. THOMP/MIN
proposed and Mr. 1111311$ seconded, thnt Mr. Sestinas
tender be accepted.--Mr. Seaman wax then Rent for. and
milted how much extra he would charge, if " tooled"
stone, instead of "ptinelied" ntone was used.—Mr. Sea.
11141, replied, £5O. —lt was sultnermently *greed to accept
hi. tender for " tooled stone" for Mi.
The tenders for repaving a portion of Kinglitreet were
--Mr. Jolifle Mt 18+. et I, ; Mr. Reyitohht, Li 7 ; Metter..
Curry end Chalker, 1:45 ; Mr. Alfred Williaton, t*:10 ;
mid Mr. W. E. 1:00 14.—011 the motion of Mr.
Dom seconded by Mr. Mums, Mr. Williams's tender
was accepted.
On the motion of Mr. Haar. the books of account re-
Ming to the Board of Health kept by the treasurer,
surveyor, and others, were °Meted to be laid on the
table at every meeting.
On the motion of Mr. THOMPSON, tenders were invited
for repaving sonic of the principal streets, at per super.
finial square foot.
tiCRVICTOR'S REPORT.

°I beg leave to remind your Board that in a former
report I stated that 1,00) tons ef metulling were
required for the repsieing of the roads, since that time
them has been but little purchased, some 120 tow. I
need Out tell you the havoc frosty weather makes in
roads and it is necessary to repair immediately, so as
the metalling may bind well on the roads.
"I beg leave to express my thankfulness at receiving
the ' resolution,' and also the ' duties of Surveyor.' To
the best of any ability I will conform to their require.
mental.
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" I take the first opportunity to lay before your Board
the whole amount of my weekly bills, from March last,
icy first appointment up to the 1911 inst. The sum I
have received from your Board, including various bills,
vie., gravel, horse hire, kc., are, £453 ss. &I. • the
amount paid for home biro, gravel, !cc. Cll5 Its. I.od. ;
leaving for labour, C 337 Os. Ittl.; amounting to a rate of
3jd. in the pound to the ratepayera.
" May I beg the favour that after receiving an order
from your Board, or the Mayor, for work, that I may
carry out such work without any interference, so as to
give me a chance if meeting your approbation, or dis-
approbation, is the favour I I lily oak fur."
" I beg to lay before your Board, a nuisance, at No.
4, Oakley•place ; it is a soaking through the well front a
cesspool, Ike., to the great annoyance of No. 5, f)okley.
place. I beg leave to state it is necessary to serve a notice
on Mr. Barrett, No. 4, Oakley-place."
(Signed)
W. LOWMAN,
Surveyor.
Mr. HIBBS said there had been a great outcry about
the expenses of the aurvevor. Why, according to the
the figures here presented lie had expended only
Ell 5 154. 101. for horse hire, gravel, kc., and
£337 9s. 10,1. for labour. That was all the money that
had passed through his handa Oue would have thought
by the great outcry that had been made, that he had
expends! at least 11000.
Mr. DgEw: Now don't let us go into the matter, or I
am prepared to argue the question for a couple of hours
if net-emery.
Mr. DEVESIBII : I am quite sure it will bear investi-
gation.
Mr. DBEW : It is unfair to drag that before the public
as being the actual amount expended by the surveyor.
Mr. HIBBS : I qualified the term by aaying that that
was the amount of money that had passed through his
hands. . . .

Mr. DREW: Your qualifying term has nothing to do
with it. The money which has parsed through the
surveyor's hands is coily a per centsge of what has been
expended. The hills have yet to come in.
Mr. HARE You fancy every man here wants to spend
the money of the town.
Mr. DREW : You inay fancy what you please, but it
will not do to state fancy for facts.
Mr. DF VENISH : There has been an investigation into
these things, and no one need fear the result.
Mr. Ditsw : What I have stated has been a repeti-
tion of howman's own words. He stated himself he had
a hatfull.of bills yet to come in.
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The CLARK Corroborated Mr. Drew, statement.
Lowman told them he had • hatfull of bills to come in
yet.
The MAYOR : I can only say this, I'll not give the
surveyor any orders for work ; and if he brings in any
of these hills I won't sign them.
Mr. Hinny said that Mr. Drew's remarks were • cen
sure upon the late Mayors
Mr. DREW : It is • censure upon the whole holy for
allowing him to go on so long as he was idlowed to
go on.
The meeting then separated.